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• Social media post leads to arrest for probationer

  02-05-2017 23:34 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – A social media post lead to the arrest of an Erie County probationer.
  According to the Erie County Probation Division, probation officers conducted a search of a home at 166 Bickford Ave. in Buffalo after a probationer had made a post on social media with a gun.
  Probation officers were assisted by a Buffalo Police K9 unit and uncovered a quantity of marijuana, pills, scales, and packaging material while at the home. Officers also located over 50 rounds of .45 caliber
  
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• U.S. Army Corps of Engineers reminds homeowners of how they can and can’t help

  02-05-2017 23:14 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – Due to shoreline flooding, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ (USACE) Buffalo District has received many calls from homeowners along Lake Ontario requesting assistance.
  Homeowners should first contact their town, county, and state officials before contacting USACE, the Buffalo District said in a statement. The Corps of Engineers does not have the authority to provide technical assistance to protect homeowner property from erosion, but homeowners should contact t
  
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• Monday’s storms confirmed as tornadoes in Elk, McKean counties

  02-05-2017 23:08 via wivb.com
  
  ELK COUNTY, PA. (WIVB) – The National Weather Service from State College, PA., has confirmed two EF1 tornado tracks in Elk County and one in McKean County while surveying damage from Monday’s storm.
  According to a statement from the National Weather Service, storm damage surveys revealed tornado tracks near Twin Lakes and Dahoga in Elk County and east of Custer City in McKean County.
  The final results of the surveys, including path length, path width, and maximum wind speeds, wi
  
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• More New Yorkers are signing up to become organ donors

  02-05-2017 23:05 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB)- Five weeks after Macy Alexander-Childs was born, her parents got devastating news. She had developed bands which were cutting off circulation to her small intestine.
  A doctor removed 90 percent of her small intestine. Her parents decided to put her on the transplant list.
  “I was scared,” said Tiffany Alexander-Childs.
  She and her husband waited eight long months and then just before Macy’s first birthday they got the call that a match had been found.
  
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• Daredevil-themed water park planned for Niagara Falls

  02-05-2017 23:02 via wivb.com
  
  NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y. (WIVB)- American Niagara Hospitality, owned by Canadian businessman Michael DiCienzo, wants state support for a hotel and water park planned for Niagara Falls.
  DiCienzo presented the shovel ready plans for the daredevil-themed water park and luxury hotel to the Niagara Falls City Council Monday.
  The hotel and park would go across the street from the Seneca Niagara Resort and Casino.
  The $70 million project will create 165 full time jobs and bring in $6.5 millio
  
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• Shoplifter departs with $430 of property from grocery store

  02-05-2017 22:21 via wivb.com
  
  ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (WIVB) – A West Seneca woman is facing charges after Orchard Park Police say $430 in stolen property was found in her trunk and the shopping cart she was using.
  Ashley R. Tiedemann, 30, a Seneca Street resident, was charged with petit larceny and fifth degree criminal possession of stolen property April 28.
  According to police reports, Orchard Park Police responded to the Tops plaza on Southwestern Boulevard for a report of a female shoplifter who had departed the store
  
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• City to hold public hearing on $500 million 2017-2018 budget

  02-05-2017 22:05 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – The city of Buffalo has rolled out a nearly $500 million budget for 2017-2018, a 1.1 percent spending increase over 2017-2018, or an additional $5.7 million.
  Residential tax rates will remain the same, and commercial property tax rates will be reduced by 1 percent.
  The budget will tap into the City of Buffalo’s fund balance, leaving the city with an unassigned fund balance of almost $30 million. Buffalo also has a “Rainy Day” fund of $36 m
  
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• Bills decline to pick up Watkins’ fifth-year option

  02-05-2017 21:55 via wivb.com
  
  ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (WIVB) — Sammy Watkins will be a Buffalo Bill in 2017. Beyond that, his future in Buffalo is now up in the air.
  On Tuesday, the Bills announced they have declined to pick up the fifth-year option on Watkins’ rookie year contract. That means Watkins will become a free agent after this fall, unless he and the Bills agree to an extension. Buffalo will also have the franchise tag available, in case the two sides cannot come to an extension agreement.
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• Buffalo to host NHL Scouting Combine through 2019

  02-05-2017 21:31 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — The NHL Scouting Combine will remain in Buffalo through 2019, the Buffalo Sabres and the NHL announced on Tuesday.
  Buffalo has hosted the combine for the past two seasons at KeyBank Center and HarborCenter. The combine is a pre-draft scouting event for teams to evaluate top prospects ahead of the NHL Draft.
  “It’s been a pleasure to host this event the last two years and we are honored to be chosen to continue hosting through 2019,” said Sabres
  
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• State of emergency declared due to Lake Ontario flooding

  02-05-2017 20:44 via wivb.com
  
  ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC-TV) – A state of emergency has been declared due to flooding along the Lake Ontario shoreline.
  Governor Andrew Cuomo was in Rochester Tuesday to assess flood damage and talk to property owners.
  Gov. Cuomo says declaring a state of emergency frees up resources to be brought to Monroe County.
  A Lake Ontario response team has also been created. The response team consists of the National Guard, the Department of Homeland Security, DEC, New York State Police, and the Monro
  
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• 3 jailed following raid of Albion residence

  02-05-2017 18:42 via wivb.com
  
  ALBION, N.Y. (WIVB) — A combined effort by different law enforcement agencies resulted in the arrest of three people on felony drug charges.
  The Orleans County Major Felony Task Force was investigating the sale and distribution of crack cocaine from Rochester to Albion.
  With help from Albion police and the Orleans County multi-agency SWAT team, a search warrant was executed at an address in the village.
  The following three people were arrested on third-degree drug possession and
  
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• Post offices offering Saturday passport events in May

  02-05-2017 18:06 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — The United States Postal Service is offering a number of events where people can apply for a passport on a Saturday.
  Here are the locations, dates and times for events in western New York this month, which include some non-Saturday dates.
  OFFICE
  ADDRESS
  CITY
  HOURS
  DATE
  NORTH TONAWANDA POST OFFICE
  141 GOUNDRY ST
  NORTH TONAWANDA
  8:30 a.m. to Noon
  Saturday, May 06, 2017
  RANDOLPH POST OFFICE
  90 MAIN ST
  RANDOLPH
  9 a.m. to Noon
  Saturday, May 06, 2017
  EAST AM
  
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• 67 arrested during weekend of parties in Fredonia

  02-05-2017 17:46 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — It’s not called Fred Fest anymore, but this weekend in Fredonia, many people partied, and a number of arrests were made.
  In all, Fredonia police say 67 people were arrested between April 26-30. Most of the people arrested were between the ages of 18 and 22.
  Of the 323 incidents, police say many of them involved suspicious or disorderly people, vehicle laws or open containers.
  MORE | See the full list of arrests and incidents here.
  
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• Depew police looking to identify suspects

  02-05-2017 17:18 via wivb.com
  
  DEPEW, N.Y. (WIVB) — Depew police want help identifying the two people pictured above.
  The police department referred to them as “suspects,” but did not specify a crime or incident.
  Anyone who recognizes them can call the police department’s Detective Bureau at (716) 685-5793 ext. 5, and reference case number 17-002822.
  Those wishing to leave an anonymous tip can send them to [email protected].
  
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• NT police looking to identify woman after Walmart theft

  02-05-2017 16:59 via wivb.com
  
  NORTH TONAWANDA, N.Y. (WIVB) — North Tonawanda police are looking for a person of interest related to a Walmart theft.
  Somebody stole from the store, at 886 Niagara Falls Blvd., around 3 p.m. on March 11.
  Police are looking to identify the woman pictured above.
  Anyone with information can call the police department’s Detective Bureau at 692-4312.
  
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• New Era, Bills, Sabres foundations donate $1 million to Explore & More

  02-05-2017 16:33 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — On Tuesday morning, it was announced that a substantial gift was coming to the Explore & More Children’s Museum.
  A combined gift of $1 million was presented to the museum by the New Era Cap Foundation, Buffalo Bills Foundation and the Buffalo Sabres Foundation. The money will be used toward creating the Playing Together play zone.
  “At New Era, we’re best known for our partnerships with the major sports leagues. But equally as important
  
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• Cayuga Island residents waiting for last of street flooding to end

  02-05-2017 16:27 via wivb.com
  
  NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y. (WIVB) – People who live in one of the lowest-lying areas of Niagara Falls are still seeing some water where it should not be.
  Monday, city leaders had to close 12 streets and intersections because of flooding due to the severe weather. Tuesday, Joliet Avenue on Cayuga Island remained under water for stretch of a few hundred feet.
  Tuesday morning, Cayuga Island residents were stopping by that stretch of still-closed road to take a look at the flooding.
  “I thought
  
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• ‘Natasha, Pierre & the Great Comet of 1812’ leads Tony nods

  02-05-2017 15:37 via wivb.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — “Natasha, Pierre & the Great Comet of 1812,” a sung-through musical that dramatizes a 70-page melodrama at the center of Leo Tolstoy’s “War and Peace,” earned a leading 12 Tony Award nominations on Tuesday, which also saw nods for Bette Midler, Kevin Kline, Josh Groban, Danny DeVito and Cate Blanchett.
  Groban earned a nod for portraying — in a fat suit — an unhappy husband in “Natasha, Pierre & the Great Come
  
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• Police: Cheektowaga officer attacked while trying to break up fight

  02-05-2017 15:13 via wivb.com
  
  CHEEKTOWAGA, N.Y. (WIVB) — Cheektowaga police say an officer was injured while trying to break up a fight at the Walden Galleria.
  On April 8, a shopper at the mall informed the officer that two 16-year-old girls were about to fight.
  When the officer responded, police say the girls were already throwing punches.
  After police say they refused to stop, the officer stepped in between them to stop them. As he did this, police say several other youths attacked the officer fro
  
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• Chautauqua County restaurant destroyed in fire

  02-05-2017 14:01 via wivb.com
  
  CHERRY CREEK, N.Y. (WIVB) — It is not clear what caused a fire that destroyed a restaurant in Chautauqua County Monday afternoon.
  Around 5:30 p.m., several crews rushed to Trillium Lodge on Main St. in Cherry Creek.
  Fire officials do not think weather conditions started the fire, but they are not ruling anything out, including the chance of a lightning strike.
  In all, about 100 volunteer firefighters responded to the fire, which was brought under control around 9 p.m.
  The buildin
  
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• EXCLUSIVE: FBI reveals details of investigation into WNY terrorist sympathizer

  02-05-2017 13:06 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — After 130 people were killed in the November 2015 coordinated attacks on Paris, the Islamic State promised similar bloodshed on big cities in the U.S., like Chicago, Boston and New York.
  Soon after, they found the man they wanted to carry out those attacks, in Rochester native Emanuel Lutchman, a convicted terrorist sympathizer.
  “Our case against Emanuel Lutchman had peaked in late December,” said Joseph Testani, supervisor of the FBI’s Joint Terror
  
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• United CEO Munoz on hot seat as Congress examines air travel

  02-05-2017 13:05 via wivb.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — United Airlines CEO Oscar Munoz is likely to face pointed questions as Congress examines customer service by U.S. airlines and how air travel can be improved.
  The hearing by the House Transportation Committee comes amid worldwide outrage sparked when a passenger was dragged off a United flight after refusing to give up his seat to a crew member. The April 9 incident ignited a debate about poor service and a lack of customer-friendly policies on U.S. airlines.
  Transportat
  
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• Commentary: Reed Between the Lines

  02-05-2017 05:54 via wivb.com
  
   
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB)- With the firing of General Manager Doug Whaley, Terry Pegula finally gave the Bills fans something they could cheer. The question remains, will he ever give this town a winner to cheer? Since Terry took over as the owner in 2014 the franchise hasn’t improved. “Dysfunctional” is the worst thing you can label an organization, but too often it seems fitting.
  
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• Travel advisory lifted in Niagara Falls following flooding

  02-05-2017 05:47 via wivb.com
  
  NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y. (WIVB) — Several streets and intersections were closed off Monday after heavy rains flooded parts of Niagara Falls. Cayuga Island saw the worst of it. Rivershore Drive got up to 6 inches of flooding on some parts.
  “Whenever it rains a lot we always get a flood but we’ve never seen it this bad,” said Diane Nastasa of Cayuga Island.
  Rising waters flooded some people’s basements.
  “There’s so much water outside it’s coming through t
  
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• Janet Jackson to play Keybank Center Nov. 4

  02-05-2017 04:10 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – Janet Jackson will swing by the Keybank Center on her four-month North American tour this fall.
  Jackson, a multiple Grammy winner and multi-platinum selling artist, will play Nov. 4 in Buffalo.
  Tickets go on sale Friday, May 5 at 10 a.m.
  Tickets available online at LiveNation.com, Tickets.com at 1-888-223-6000.
  
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• State colleges to receive $2.5 million to combat underage drinking, drug use

  02-05-2017 03:45 via wivb.com
  
  ALBANY, N.Y. (WIVB) – 20 SUNY and CUNY college campuses will receive a total of $2.5 million to combat drug use and underage drinking, Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s office announced Monday.
  The funding will support the creation of campus community coalitions and foster community partnerships to help local prevention efforts. The efforts will be targeted at students 18 to 24 years old.
  Each college selected will receive up to $125,000 annually for five years. The first period will begin on July
  
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• Tonawanda man sentenced to 240 months for child pornography

  02-05-2017 02:17 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – A Tonawanda man convicted of possessing child pornography has been sentenced to 240 months in prison.
  David Barraclough, 32, was also sentenced to lifetime supervised release by U.S. district judge Lawrence J. Vilardo.
  According to assistant U.S. Attorney Mary Catherine Baumgarten, who is handling the case, Barraclough was charged with endangering the welfare of a child Nov. 12, 2014.
  While Barraclough was in custody related to that arrest, two individuals began
  
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• Deadline for American Axle clean up comes and goes

  02-05-2017 01:48 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – The State Department of Environmental Conservation says it is time to clean up the toxic chemicals at the former American Axle Manufacturing plant on East Delavan Avenue in Buffalo.
  PCB’s, toxic chemicals that the government banned nearly 40 years ago, have been turning up in Scajaquada Creek, and environmental officials believe they are coming from the former American Axle/General Motors facility.
  Environmentalists have known for 20 years the legacy of the ma
  
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• Monday’s storms leave behind damage; See it here

  02-05-2017 01:36 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Monday’s thunderstorms left behind significant damage across all of Western New York and Northern Pennsylvania. See some of the damage photos and share your own photos here. Viewer photos from Monday’s storm VIEWER PHOTO:
  BLASDELL: A tree fell on a Blasdell home during Monday's storm. VIEWER PHOTO
  SNYDER- A car drives through a flooded Burroughs Drive Monday.VIEWER PHOTOCHEEKTOWAGA- Vehicles drive through a flooded Cheektowaga street. VIEWER PHOTO
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• CRIMESTOPPERS: Female suspect sought in card skimming case

  02-05-2017 01:07 via wivb.com
  
  EAST AURORA, N,Y. (WIVB) – Up to $1,00 has been offered as a reward for information leading to the arrest of a suspect in a credit card skimming case.
  The suspect, a white female, used a cloned debit card to complete multiple ATM withdrawals at the 7-Eleven store at 42 Riley St. and 2275 Genesee St.
  The suspect also used ten additional debit and/or credit cards to complete withdrawals at the same locations within an approximately 14-minute time span.
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• The Audcast, Episode 23: Who’s the next Sabres GM?

  02-05-2017 00:39 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — On the 23rd episode of The Audcast, News 4 Sports’ Tom Martin and NHL.com’s Joe Yerdon take a look at the candidate pool for the vacant Buffalo Sabres general manager position and give their insight into what Terry Pegula could do with his latest big hire.Click to listen to the podcast or to download to your computer or mobile device!
  
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• Examining the Sabres’ potential choices for general manager

  02-05-2017 00:38 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFAL, N.Y. (WIVB) — Terry Pegula has two simultaneous searches to find his franchises new general managers, but the Buffalo Sabres got the head start.
  Pegula and staff have reportedly met with at least six candidates, according to the Associated Press. A seventh candidate, Craig Conroy, is expected to be in the mix.
  News 4 Sports’ Tom Martin examines what makes each stand out, as quickly as one can in under two minutes. The Sabres should have plenty of talented execu
  
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• Olcott residents deal with flooding, continued rise in water levels

  02-05-2017 00:05 via wivb.com
  
  OLCOTT, N.Y. (WIVB)- Strong wind gusts and waves over the weekend and into Monday swept rocks from the Lake Ontario shoreline onto Steve Hoffman’s lawn in Olcott.
  He’s lived here for several years and isn’t new to minor flooding, but said water levels have never been quiet this high.
  Crews were hard at work in Olcott Monday morning building barricades, stacking sandbags, and attempting to clear water inching closer and closer toward homes.
  Hoffman built his new cottage abo
  
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• Suspect in Saturday’s Orleans County manhunt in custody

  02-05-2017 00:04 via wivb.com
  
  RIDGEWAY, N.Y. (WIVB) – The suspect in Saturday’s Orleans County manhunt is in custody.
  Gerardo Quiros, 30, of Ridge Road in the town of Ridgeway, was charged with multiple crimes related to the April 29 incident Monday afternoon by the Orleans County Sheriff’s Office.
  Quiros is charged with second degree strangulation, third degree criminal mischief (both felonies), second degree unlawful imprisonment, second degree harassment, seventh degree criminal possession of a controlle
  
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