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• Scholar Athlete: West Seneca West’s Paige Cocina

  27-04-2017 23:40 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – “The West Seneca West girls lacrosse team is off to a perfect start to the season.
  “Right now we are 4-0, so that’s pretty good!”
  Paige Cocina plays midfield for the Indians and is a big part of their offense. Netting a hat trick in a victory on Monday.
  “Being in control and helping out the girls we work together really well and it is fun to score.”
  This spring marks the end of a long career with sports at West, she also played soc
  
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• ‘Every Bottom Covered’ diaper bank has new home at Delavan Grider Center

  27-04-2017 23:11 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Since ‘Every Bottom Covered’ officially became a 501c3 non-profit in May of 2016, diaper donations have been pouring in.
  “I would say several thousand diapers already in my possession and then with the monetary donations that I received I’m able to purchase several more,” said Raziya Hill, Every Bottom Covered Founder and Executive Director.
  Founder Raziya Hill has been collecting diapers and distributing them from her Buffalo home for s
  
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• Erie County Legislature wants ride-sharing by Fourth of July holiday

  27-04-2017 23:10 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – Members of the Erie County Legislature want ride-sharing services available in time for America’s birthday.
  The current start date for allowing ride-sharing services in upstate New York is July 8. The date is 90 days after New York State enacted legislation approving ride-sharing for upstate.
  The Erie County Legislature passed a unanimous resolution Thursday to petition New York State to revise the start to include the Independence Day holiday.
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• Woman charged after giving sister’s name, DOB to trooper

  27-04-2017 22:34 via wivb.com
  
  PORTVILLE, N.Y. (WIVB) – A Portville woman is facing charges after New York State Police say she claimed to be her sister during a traffic stop.
  Kelly M .Crawford, 36, was charged with second degree criminal impersonation, third degree aggravated unlicensed operation, and vehicle and traffic violations Wednesday.
  Crawford was stopped on ST-417 for speeding and tinted windows and did not have a driver’s license or photo ID with her at the time of the stop.
  According to New York State
  
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• SUV runs red light, strikes unmarked state trooper vehicle in Wellsville

  27-04-2017 22:15 via wivb.com
  
  WELLSVILLE, N.Y. (WIVB) – An SUV driven by a 73-year-old woman struck an unmarked New York State Police vehicle Wednesday afternoon after the driver of the SUV failed to stop at a red light.
  According to New York State Police reports, the SUV failed to stop at a red light at the intersection of State Route 417 and Madison Street and was struck by an unmarked New York State Police vehicle, a 2016 Chrysler 200. No emergency lights were activated before or after this time.
  Both drivers w
  
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• Erie County to receive $16 million in funding to combat opiate crisis

  27-04-2017 21:58 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – Erie County will receive $16 million in funding from New York State to help combat the opiate epidemic which has already claimed 55 lives in 2017.
  New York State has allotted $213 million in the state budget for opiate crisis services statewide.
  The funding will be used for outpatient services, treatment, housing, and other services.
  State, county, and local officials announced the funding at a press conference at Horizon Health Services on East Amherst Street in Buf
  
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• Cheektowaga Police warn residents about “car popping”

  27-04-2017 19:01 via wivb.com
  
  CHEEKTOWAGA, N.Y. (WIVB) – Thanks to nicer weather, the town of Cheektowaga has experienced a surge in the number of reports of people breaking into and stealing from vehicles over the last several weeks, Cheektowaga Police warned Thursday.
  The incidents have mostly occurred in the early morning hours to cars parked both in the streets or in private driveways. In almost all cases, the doors on all the victimized vehicles had been left unlocked overnight.
  Police are advising the public to l
  
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• Possible golf ball materials prompt recall of Wegmans has brown products

  27-04-2017 18:29 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — McCain Foods USA is expanding their recall of frozen hash brown products.
  The products may contain hard plastic or rubber pieces used as golf ball materials. The materials may have been “inadvertently harvested with potatoes,” McCain says.
  The original April 21 recall included Roundy’s and Harris Teeter Brand Hash Browns. It now includes Wegmans brand 28-ounce bags of frozen O’Brien Hash Browns with the UPC number 07789036523.
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• Food Truck Thursdays are back at Niagara Square

  27-04-2017 17:49 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – Western New Yorkers are able to enjoy another sure sign of the season this week: Food Truck Thursdays have returned to Niagara Square.
  The third season for the lunchtime tradition kicked off at 11 a.m. Thursday, and lines quickly formed as people gathered to grab a bite.
  A lot of Western New Yorkers really seem to love the food truck scene and every year the options continue to grow.
  This year, there are two dozen food trucks taking part in Food Truck Thursdays on a
  
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• Motorcyclists escort replica Vietnam Memorial Wall for fundraiser

  27-04-2017 17:44 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — A replica of the Vietnam Memorial Wall received an escort from Genesee County to Buffalo on Wednesday.
  “The Traveling Wall” will be on display at Front Park Thursday through Sunday for the D’Youville College Veterans Association’s Laps for Limbs fundraiser this weekend.
  News 4 Photojournalist Dan Summerville was there to capture the 400 motorcyclists who made it possible.
  See more in the video above.
  
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• Off-duty police officer stops robbery suspect in Kenmore

  27-04-2017 17:21 via wivb.com
  
  KENMORE, N.Y. (WIVB) – Officer Christopher Ryan was off-duty Wednesday evening, driving through Kenmore, when he heard the sound of glass breaking.
  The Town of Tonawanda police officer observed 19-year-old Tyler Willamson fleeing the scene of the McDonalds at 3354 Sheridan Drive.
  According to police reports, Williamson, a Lackawanna resident, had just brandished a baseball bat at the clerk and demanded cash. The clerk gave Williamson an undetermined amount of cash, and the suspect left the
  
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• Sheriff: Dunkirk man jailed after selling heroin to cops multiple times

  27-04-2017 16:30 via wivb.com
  
  DUNKIRK, N.Y. (WIVB) — A Dunkirk man has been charged with selling drugs to undercover law enforcement officers.
  Angel Lopez, 28, was arrested on a warrant in Mayville. He was charged with criminal sale and criminal possession of a controlled substance after authorities say he sold heroin to the Southern Tier Regional Drug Task Force on multiple occasions.
  The arrest is the result of months of investigation into heroin trafficking in Dunkirk.
  Lopez was committed to the Chautauqua Coun
  
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• Driver crashes into pole after suffering seizure in Tonawanda

  27-04-2017 16:29 via wivb.com
  
  CITY OF TONAWANDA, N.Y. (WIVB) – A Buffalo man crashed into a pole in the city of Tonawanda Wednesday afternoon after suffering an apparent seizure.
  According to Tonawanda City Police, the 24-year-old Buffalo man was traveling north on Delaware Street in the city when he veered over the center lines, crossed the southbound lane and crashed his Buick sedan into a pole at the intersection of Delaware and Grove Street.
  The driver was incoherent at the scene and had no recollection of the cras
  
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• CEO of Buffalo Spree passes away

  27-04-2017 15:36 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — The publisher and CEO of Buffalo Spree has passed away.
  Larry Levite died while surrounded by his family following a brief illness.
  Levite bought Buffalo Spree in 1998, changing the magazine from a quarterly publication into a monthly one. During his time with Buffalo Spree, Levite added an additional 24 publications to the company family, the magazine said.
  In an interview for the magazine’s fiftieth anniversary, Levite said “I don’t manage th
  
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• Nordstrom feels social media sting over $425 muddy jeans

  27-04-2017 14:12 via wivb.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP modified) — Department store Nordstrom is getting dragged through the mud on social media for selling a pair of dirty-looking jeans for $425.
  Nordstrom’s website says the jeans have a “caked-on muddy coating” to embody “rugged, Americana workwear.” A matching mud denim jacket goes for the same price.
  Some social media users criticized Nordstrom for selling high-priced jeans that they say mocked blue-collar workers.
  Mike Rowe, who hosted the TV sho
  
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• Early morning fire causes $40,000 in damage

  27-04-2017 13:34 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Crews will be busy Thursday trying to figure out what caused an early morning fire.
  They rushed to a fire at an apartment complex on Oakmont Ave. off of Edison around 3:30 a.m.
  Officials at the scene say the fire started in an apartment. Crews worked fast to keep it from spreading.
  Overall, the fire caused $40,000 in damage.
  The people who live there were not home at the time. No one was hurt.
  
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• ‘Whiz Kid’ from Williamsville has students and teachers talking again

  27-04-2017 13:02 via wivb.com
  
  WILLIAMSVILLE, N.Y. (WIVB) — Remember the “Whiz Kid” from Williamsville? He has students and teachers talking again because of a new app he helped create.
  The last time we checked in with Gregg Mojica, he was still a student at Canisius High School. He graduated and went straight into the honors college at the University at Buffalo to study business.
  Now, he’s splitting his time between Buffalo and San Francisco. At 18 years old, he is already an executive with a Cal
  
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• Recruit New York looking for hundreds of volunteer firefighters

  27-04-2017 09:37 via wivb.com
  
   
  WILSON, N.Y. (WIVB) — Each year, hundreds of men and women step up and become part of volunteer fire departments. Towns and villages across the state rely on these volunteers to keep the residents the safe. Each year, volunteer firefighters save tax payers more than $3 billion dollars.
  Across the state, more volunteer firefighters are needed and through joint efforts, departments and the state are looking for more people to volunteer. This Saturday, from 10am until 2pm, the Wil
  
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• NCCC president retires hours before board plans to remove him

  27-04-2017 04:25 via wivb.com
  
  SANBORN, N.Y. (WIVB) —  A college president that has been under fire made a decision about his future before the school could do it for him.
  Niagara County Community College President James Klyczek was slammed for how he responded to allegations of sexual assault.
  Since the incident, many people at the college said it was hurting the schools’ reputation and students said they didn’t feel as safe.
  Wednesday, Dr. Klyczek retired from his position as president hours before th
  
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• Man wanted for Attempted Murder in Georgia arrested in Niagara Falls

  27-04-2017 03:47 via wivb.com
  
  NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y. (WIVB) — Police in Niagara Falls have arrested a man who was wanted on an Attempted Murder charge in Georgia. Emanuel Williams was arrested Wednesday evening on Pine Avenue.
  Police have not said how they learned that Williams was in Niagara Falls. He was sent to jail, and is awaiting extradition back to Georgia.
  Stay with News 4, and check WIVB.com for continuing updates.
  
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• Buying tickets online? Scalpers might be lurking

  27-04-2017 02:40 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – Brian Carlson was all set to buy tickets to the hit musical, “Wicked” which is coming to Shea’s Performing Arts Center next month.So when he went online to purchase the tickets, Carlson used a search engine instead of going directly to Shea’s website.
  “Got on the website and ended up looking at the tickets and thought they were a little more pricier than what Shea’s usually charges.”
  That website looked like it was Shea&rsqu
  
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• Red dye travels down Scajaquada Creek to Forest Lawn Cemetery

  27-04-2017 01:21 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB)- The red mulch dye that transformed the color of Scajaquada Creek in Lancaster and Depew traveled downstream to Forest Lawn Cemetery by Wednesday morning.
  The DEC told News 4 runoff from a leaking trailer of red-dyed mulch went into the creek. Superior Pallets, located on Walden Ave. in Lancaster, said it was dyeing the mulch on Monday and the rain washed the dye into the creek.
  Buffalo Niagara Riverkeeper was in Forest Lawn Cemetery on Wednesday testing the water. They
  
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• WNY leaders look to establish 24/7 center to help people battling addiction

  27-04-2017 01:11 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB)- Parents and community leaders want a 24 hour center to open in Buffalo to help people battling addiction seek treatment.
  “As a community we don’t have a choice, we have to do this,” said Mary Jo Alessio, a registered nurse.
  She knows first-hand how devastating the opioid epidemic is in Western New York. Alessio lost her 21 year old son in 2005. She has another child struggling with addiction right now.
  Alessio told News 4 that people seeking help 
  
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• Family of injured bicyclists speak out

  27-04-2017 00:25 via wivb.com
  
  DEPEW, N.Y. (WIVB)- 27-year-old Michael Mohl is fighting for his life after being hit by a pick-up truck while riding his bike with his brother, 25-year-old Phil Mohl.
  “He’s in critical condition right now, he’s in the ICU Trauma Unit at ECMC with a broken back and bleeding on the brain,” said their sister Lisa.
  Phil’s injuries are less severe; he has a broken wrist, a broken nose, and his missing some teeth, but is in stable condition.
  The two were riding thei
  
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