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• Two cocaine traffickers arrested in Dunkirk

  03-05-2017 23:34 via wivb.com
  
  DUNKIRK, N.Y. (WIVB) – Two major cocaine traffickers were arrested in the town and the city of Dunkirk Tuesday evening.
  Michael L. Pacheco, 26, 15 Webster St., and Fred A. Santiago, 29, 80 Lincoln Ave., both of Dunkirk, were arrested following a two-month investigation by the Southern Tier Regional Drug Task Force, assisted by the Town of Evans Police, Town of Hamburg Police, and the DEA.
  According to Dunkirk Police, it is alleged that Santiago conspired with Pacheco to deliver more t
  
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• Transgender student fights for restroom access at Tonawanda High School

  03-05-2017 23:11 via wivb.com
  
  TONAWANDA, N.Y. (WIVB) – A 17-year-old who identifies as female is being told she’s no longer allowed to use the women’s restroom at school.
  Junior year will be one to remember for Arianna Adamo. It is her first full year walking the halls of Tonawanda High School as a woman. She’s been transitioning for years now, but she says her fight is just beginning. The Tonawanda High School Junior says she’s never felt more like herself.
  Adamo said, “It
  
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• ‘Otto the Auto’ robot teaches students road and bike safety

  03-05-2017 23:04 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — ‘Otto the Auto’ came to the Hamlin Park school to show off some moves and talk to students about safety outdoors.
  “As soon as it warms up and the kids are playing outside you see the spike in the crashes you’ll hear it on the scanners at the news station so we’re trying to keep the kids safe to avoid those incidents,” said Elizabeth Carey, AAA of Western and Central NY Public Affairs Director.
  “We are seeing bikes as the weat
  
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• State police urge gun safety following accidental shooting in South Dayton

  03-05-2017 22:52 via wivb.com
  
  SOUTH DAYTON, N.Y. (WIVB)- It was supposed to be an Easter with family.
  Darcy Flagg was planning a ham dinner; instead, she spent her evening at the hospital.
  “Just hearing them call and say you’re daughter is being taken to the hospital because she was shot and then getting to the hospital and seeing my daughter laying in bed with her arm full of blood, it just, it was horrible,” Flagg said.
  Her 16-year-old daughter Brittany Bean was shot in her right forearm with a 12-ga
  
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• Three charged for meth possession in Jamestown

  03-05-2017 22:37 via wivb.com
  
  JAMESTOWN, N.Y. (WIVB) – Three people are facing charges following a Wednesday morning methamphetamine raid at a W. 6th Street address.
  The Jamestown Metro Drug Task Force and the New York State Police’s Community Narcotics Enforcement Team (CNET) executed a search warrant at 510 W. 6th St. following an investigation into illegal drug trafficking and sales in the area.
  The Jamestown Police SWAT team assisted in gaining entry to the home. A quantity of crystal methamphetamine and drug
  
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• Up to $1,000 offered for info about wanted Buffalo man

  03-05-2017 22:15 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – A reward of up to $1,000 has been offered by Crime Stoppers Buffalo for information leading to the arrest of Marion Hunley, 28, of Buffalo.
  Hunley is wanted by the Buffalo Police Department for robbery and criminal contempt.
  Anyone with information regarding Hunley and where he can be located can contact Crime Stoppers Buffalo at (716)867-6161.
   
  
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• Police: 2 dead in suspected murder-suicide at Texas college

  03-05-2017 20:34 via wivb.com
  
  IRVING, Texas (AP) — Two people died Wednesday in an apparent murder-suicide at a Texas community college, prompting an active-shooter alert that instructed students and employees to barricade themselves into rooms. It was the second deadly attack on a Texas campus this week.
  Irving police spokesman James McLellan said it doesn’t appear anyone else was hurt in the shooting Wednesday at North Lake College, a two-year school in suburban Dallas. The college said classes were canceled fo
  
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• Dogs patrolling areas with heavy geese populations to curb the birds’ presence

  03-05-2017 20:26 via wivb.com
  
   
  AMHERST, N.Y. (WIVB) — Dozens of geese can be found around the University at Buffalo’s campus.
  “It’s their nesting season they’ve become very aggressive,” said Garrett Cygan, a Wildlife Management Specialist.
  Cygan is one of the team members working to keep the population rates low. Bogey, a nine-year-old border collie, is another.
  “He loves working,” said Cygan, Bogey’s owner.
  The pair travels around Western New York togethe
  
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• Gov. Cuomo announces second round of program recognizing teachers

  03-05-2017 19:03 via wivb.com
  
  ALBANY, N.Y. (WIVB) — In addition to the announcement of $25.8 billion in education aid for the state, Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced the second round of the Empire State Excellence in Teaching Program.
  “The program honors outstanding individuals who exemplify the highest standards of teaching, working to foster creativity, instill a love of learning, and inspire independent thinking and student initiative,” Cuomo’s office says.
  More than 60 honorees will receive a $5,000 st
  
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• School aid to WNY increasing by $90.8 million

  03-05-2017 18:39 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed a bill to invest $25.8 billion in education across the state.
  This measure increases education aid in New York by $1.1 billion, Cuomo’s office says.
  Locally, school aid in western New York will increase by $90.8 million, which includes $50.1 million more in Foundation Aid.
  “By investing more in education than ever before and more than any other state in the nation, we are expanding access to quality education from pre-K throu
  
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• SPCA treating fox kit hit by car

  03-05-2017 17:56 via wivb.com
  
  WEST SENECA, N.Y. (WIVB) — The SPCA serving Erie County is treating a fox kit that was hit by a car.
  Wildlife veterinarian Dr. Moran put a cast on the young animal.
  The SPCA says they are hoping to help the fox with socialization by transferring it to someone local with other foxes.
  Anyone looking to donate to the SPCA to help wildlife can click/tap here for more information.
  
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• Teens charged with burglarizing abandoned hospital

  03-05-2017 17:31 via wivb.com
  
  PERRYSBURG, N.Y. (WIVB) — Two teens were charged with burglarizing an abandoned hospital in Cattaraugus County.
  On Saturday night, New York State Police responded to a call of people trespassing at the JN Adam complex in Perrysburg.
  When Troopers arrived at the scene, they say they could hear people damaging the building and breaking glass inside of it.
  The teens fled the building, Troopers say, but were apprehended.
  Identified as Bennington resident Devon Ford, 18, and Attica re
  
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• House backs bill to change overtime rules for private sector

  03-05-2017 16:50 via wivb.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The House has backed legislation that would allow private sector companies to give employees compensation time off rather than overtime pay.
  The vote was 229-197 on Tuesday as six Republicans joined 191 Democrats in opposing the measure.
  Republicans cast the measure as offering greater flexibility for employers and workers. Democrats complained that the bill undermines the Fair Labor Standards Act. No Democrat voted for the measure.
  Republican Rep. Pete Sessions of Texas
  
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• School 99 lockout lifted following threat

  03-05-2017 15:50 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — After a threat was made to School #99, the Stanley Makowski Early Childhood Center, the school went into lockout Wednesday morning.
  A third-grade student called 911 and made a threat, the school says.
  News 4 was told the student threatened to shoot a classroom and a teacher
  A shelter in place was being enforced. School officials say the building is secured and everyone is safely following protocol.
  Police were searching the building and were able to pi
  
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• Man who killed young mom and her son gets 50 years-to-life in prison

  03-05-2017 15:38 via wivb.com
  
  CHEEKTOWAGA, N.Y. (WIVB) — The man who killed a young mother and her seven-year-old son last fall will learned his sentence on Wednesday.
  Shane Stevenson was sentenced to 50 years-to-life in prison — the maximum sentence he could have received.
  He pleaded guilty to two counts of second-degree murder for the deaths of Raina Voll, 30, and her son, Leo Klinger, last September.
  Both were found strangled in their Cheektowaga apartment after a bizarre police investigation.
  It sta
  
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• Buffalo man suspected of DWI exonerated nearly 3 years later

  03-05-2017 14:56 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — A Buffalo man’s record is finally clean nearly three years after he was first charged with DWI.
  Jonathan Crane’s case was thrown out, but then the judge changed her mind. Crane was driving his girlfriend home from a club in Rochester in 2014 and was pulled over for speeding.
  After failing a field sobriety test, he was charged with DWI, but a city court judge said police did not have enough evidence to convict him and threw the case out.
  Then, the judge tr
  
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• Buffalo man suspected of DWI exonerated 3 years later

  03-05-2017 14:56 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — A Buffalo man’s record is finally clean nearly three years after he was first charged with DWI.
  Jonathan Crane’s case was thrown out, but then the judge changed her mind. Crane was driving his girlfriend home from a club in Rochester in 2014 and was pulled over for speeding.
  After failing a field sobriety test, he was charged with DWI, but a city court judge said police did not have enough evidence to convict him and threw the case out.
  Then, the judge tr
  
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• Don Tequila to reopen after October raids

  03-05-2017 14:40 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Lovers of Mexican food may be celebrating, as Don Tequila plans to re-open its doors on May 11.
  The company made the announcement on Facebook. Here is the post:The restaurant has been closed since immigration raids back in October.
  Dozens of people were arrested after the raids, including the business owner and his partners. They were charged with conspiracy to harbor illegal aliens.
  La Divina, Agave and El Agave were also raided.
  
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• Local political activist to be sentenced

  03-05-2017 14:18 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — On Wednesday, a local political activist will be sentenced after reaching a plea deal in February.
  Rus Thompson was facing felony charges related to voter registration fraud before reaching a plea deal. Now, the conservative activist stands charged with a second-degree misdemeanor for offering a false instrument for filing.
  During a primary election in September of 2015, Thompson went to vote in Grand Island and filled out an affidavit ballot, eve
  
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• Bill would make New York 1st state to ban declawing of cats

  03-05-2017 13:50 via wivb.com
  
  ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Cat lovers in New York are hoping to score a feline first by making the state the first to ban the declawing of cats — but first they must overcome opposition from veterinarians who insist the procedure must remain a legal, last resort.
  The procedure typically involves the surgical removal of a cat’s toes back to the first knuckle. Australia, Britain and several European countries already ban cat declawing. It’s also illegal in Los Angeles and some oth
  
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• Police: Man seen driving while 4 times over legal alcohol limit

  03-05-2017 13:45 via wivb.com
  
  ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (WIVB) — Orchard Park police say they caught a man driving while four times over the legal limit for alcohol.
  Around 9:30 on Tuesday night, police say an officer was patrolling on New Taylor Rd. when they saw a vehicle improperly turn.
  When police tried to pull the vehicle over for a traffic stop, they say the driver just kept going, eventually pulling into a private driveway on Imperial Dr.
  The driver, who was identified as Michael Zilak, 57, showed multiple signs of in
  
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• Farmers markets opening in WNY

  03-05-2017 12:41 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Many farmers markets are opening across western New York now that spring is here.
  List of farmers markets in the area:
  Alden Farmers’ Market – 13119 Broadway (Route 20) – May 13 – October 14 – Saturday 8:30 a.m. – 1 p.m.
  Barker Farmers’ Market – Faith United Methodist Church 1449 Quaker Rd. – June 22 – September 14 – Thursday 5 p.m. – 7 p.m.
  Blasdell Farmers’ Market – 4271 Lake Ave &n
  
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• Rising water levels in Lake Ontario take toll on Old Fort Niagara

  03-05-2017 04:11 via wivb.com
  
  YOUNGSTOWN, N.Y. (WIVB) — Rising water levels in Lake Ontario are a cause for concern across the coastline and officials in Youngstown are concerned that it could compromise the future of Old Fort Niagara.
  “We were doing a routine inspection yesterday and we noticed that some trees were missing on the lake shore just east of the fort,” said Robert Emerson, Old Fort Niagara Executive Director.
  A huge piece of ground collapsed into the lake following Monday’s storm.
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• “First-time camping weekends” planned for summer 2017

  03-05-2017 04:08 via wivb.com
  
  ALBANY, N.Y. (WIVB) – First-time campers will get the chance to see if sleeping out under the stars is for them this summer with New York State’s free “First-Time Camper weekends”.
  Families will be able to register for a fully-stocked campsite at select state campgrounds one weekend this summer from June 7 to Aug. 25 to get a camping experience without having to invest in camping equipment, thanks to the New York State DEC and the Office of Parks, Recreation, and Historic
  
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• Locally owned A&A railroad celebrates 100 years

  03-05-2017 03:47 via wivb.com
  
  ARCADE, N.Y. (WIVB) – The Arcade and Attica Railroad Corporation is turning 100.
  The railroad company will host its  100th annual stockholders meeting on May 3 at the office of the corporation, 278 Main St. in Arcade.
  The locally-run railroad began operations June 1, 1917, providing freight and passenger services between Arcade and Attica.
  The company has plans to celebrate their milestone anniversary throughout the passenger train excursion season. To learn more about the events
  
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• Erie, Niagara counties will receive $9.3 million for traveler safety projects

  03-05-2017 03:34 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – Niagara and Erie counties will receive $9.3 million in infrastructure improvement projects to help improve traveler safety, Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s office announced Tuesday.
  The funding will be awarded for three projects to improve roadways in both counties.
  The city of Buffalo will be awarded $5.6 million to improve pedestrian mobility and accessibility between Main and Elm streets and on Elm and Oak streets. Pedestrian improvements near Erie Community College wil
  
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• Amherst family facing long road with skull deformity affecting 3 of 5 siblings

  03-05-2017 03:12 via wivb.com
  
  AMHERST, N.Y. (WIVB) — Three year old Landon Lyons is happiest when he’s playing with his i-Pad, or his therapy cat Stolie. It’s temporary comfort in the pain he faces everyday.
  “He’s miserable all the time he doesn’t leave the couch. He does nothing but lay here, suck his fingers and cry. And it’s taken a toll on him he hasn’t really had a childhood, none of my kids have had a childhood,” said Lisa Lyons of Amherst.
  Landon has a deformity of
  
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• DEC in talks with owner to clean up American Axle site

  03-05-2017 02:56 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – Greg Glover has lived on Northumberland Avenue, right next to the old General Motors/American Axle complex for 32 years, going back to a time when his massive industrial neighbor was known for employing thousands of Western New Yorkers.
  In that time, General Motors has closed the plant on E. Delavan Avenue, filed bankruptcy, and when toxic chemicals were discovered, paid the state $2.8 million for the cleanup and walked away.
  Glover says it is time to get the toxins
  
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• Tolbert to run for Erie County Sheriff

  03-05-2017 02:23 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – Bernie Tolbert has thrown his hat in the ring for Erie County Sheriff.
  Tolbert gave a press conference Tuesday declaring his intention to run for Erie County Sheriff on the Democratic line.
  Tolbert, a Western New York native, is retired from the FBI. In his final years with the organization he ran the Buffalo’s FBI division. Following his retirement from the FBI he worked in private security for large corporations including Coca-Cola, HSBC Bank, and the NBA. To
  
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• Trespassing, harassment charges against Evander Kane dropped

  03-05-2017 02:19 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) –  The trespassing and harassment charges against Buffalo Sabres player Evander Kane have been dropped, Kane’s lawyer Paul Cambria confirmed Tuesday.
  The charges were dismissed and Kane’s case sealed on April 30.
  Kane was charged with several harassment charges, and trespassing in July 2016 following a June 2016 incident at a city of Buffalo nightclub. He pleaded not guilty to the charges.
  In Oct. 2016, a judge granted Kane adjournment in contemplation
  
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• Former behavioral health care worker charged with child endangerment

  03-05-2017 00:45 via wivb.com
  
  AMHERST, N.Y. (WIVB) – An Amherst man has been charged with endangering the welfare of a child who had been in his care when he worked at a Buffalo behavioral health services facility.
  Ronald Atkinson, 60, has been charged with endangering the welfare of a child, third degree menacing, and second degree harassment. Atkinson’s charges stem from an Oct. 2016 incident in which he allegedly caused a victim’s arm to hyper-extend during a restraint, which required the victim to recei
  
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• Two high-profile court case decisions upheld

  03-05-2017 00:10 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB ) – The results of two high-profile Erie County court cases were upheld in Appellate Court Tuesday.
  Justices in the Appellate Division of the State Supreme Court affirmed the convictions of an Amherst man who admitted to selling counterfeit jewelry and a woman found guilty of murdering her 8-year-old daughter.
  Paul Blarr was sentenced to 23 to 69 years in prison in 2015 for selling fake jewelry, including fake diamonds, in 2015. He is serving his sentence at the Clinton
  
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