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• Buffalo Doctor shares medical mission providing care home and abroad

  05-05-2017 23:43 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – In light of the healthcare battle in Washington, A local doctor is volunteering his time to make sure people both here and abroad have access to medical care.
  Dr. David Holmes just returned to Buffalo after he led a group of University at Buffalo medical students and residents on a medical mission to Panama.The team worked with floating doctors, an organization that travels by boat to remote villages to provide medical care.
  Dr. Holmes works in gl
  
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• Buffalo’s 25th annual AIDS Walk is Saturday

  05-05-2017 23:20 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – The 25th annual AIDS Walk Buffalo is Saturday, May 6, in Delaware Park.
  The theme of this year’s event is “Keep Walking, Keep Talking” – a reminder to the community that efforts to detect and treat HIV are still crucial.
  The event, being presented by Quest Diagnostics, aims to raise $90,000 this year. All proceeds will stay in Western New York and benefit Evergreen Health.
  Currently, there are almost 400 registered voters and close to 200 volu
  
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• CNY Fertility treatments help Elma couple conceive

  05-05-2017 23:01 via wivb.com
  
  WILLIAMSVILLE, N.Y. (WIVB) — “My husband and I had been trying since 2012 and we got diagnosed with infertility unexplained in 2013 so it’s been a long journey for us,” said Andrea, mom-to-be.
  At one point, Andrea and her husband were told the chances of having their own child were slim to none.
  “Never give up, never give up on your dreams and I’m the type of person that always persisted and I was like I’m not giving up,” said Andrea.
  Several faile
  
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• Medina man charged with possession, selling crack cocaine

  05-05-2017 22:24 via wivb.com
  
  ORLEANS COUNTY, N.Y. (WIVB) – An investigation into the sale and distribution of crack cocaine in Orleans County lead to the arrest of a 19-year-old Albany man Thursday.
  Andrew Coley, of Platt Street, was charged with three counts of third degree criminal sale of a controlled substance and three counts of third degree criminal possession of a controlled substance, both class B felonies.
  The investigation was conducted by the Orleans County Drug Task Force, with assistance from the Holley P
  
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• Buffalo man found guilty of rape

  05-05-2017 22:00 via wivb.com
  
   BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – A Buffalo man charged with second degree rape has been declared guilty by jury verdict in Erie County Supreme Court.
  Robert Healy, 36, was found guilty for three counts of second degree rape, two counts of criminal sexual act, and one count of endangering the welfare of a child.
  According to case prosecutors, Healy engaged in sexual intercourse with a minor child under the age of 15 from June 1, 2014 to May 31, 2015.
  He faces a maximum of 20 years in priso
  
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• Comprehensive study to be done on Central Terminal

  05-05-2017 21:34 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – A comprehensive study of Buffalo’s Central Terminal will be completed by June 30, the Central Terminal Restoration Corp. announced Friday.
  The study will be conducted by the Urban Land Institute and funded by the Central Terminal Restoration Corp.’s fundraising efforts and donations from the city of Buffalo and New York.
  The Urban Land Institute also conducted studies for One Seneca Tower, the Richardson Olmstead Complex, the Artspace Buffalo Lofts, and t
  
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• New York City cafe says Starbucks stole its unicorn drink

  05-05-2017 19:15 via wivb.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — A Brooklyn cafe that created a “Unicorn Latte” is accusing Starbucks of “overshadowing” its health-conscious drink with the sugary Unicorn Frappuccino in a new lawsuit.
  The End started selling its Unicorn Latte in December and has had a trademark on the drink name pending since January.
  Starbucks launched the Unicorn Frappuccino in April as a limited-run item, and it enjoyed considerable media attention.
  Both drinks are similar in that neither contai
  
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• Olcott residents bracing for rising lake levels

  05-05-2017 18:41 via wivb.com
  
  OLCOTT, N.Y. (WIVB) — Many Olcott resident living near the Lake Ontario shoreline are keeping their eyes on the water’s level.
  “I’ve been here 42 years and have never seen the lake like this,” said Roy Letcher, a lifelong Olcott resident.
  “I walk down there every day and look at it,” said Jose Gabaeles, who has lived in Olcott right up the street from Lake Ontario for 13 years.
  He says he is nervous about the water.
  “It’s coming hig
  
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• Buffalo heroin dealer could spend up to 15 years in jail

  05-05-2017 18:40 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — A Buffalo man pleaded guilty to third-degree criminal substance possession after police searched his home.
  In July, Buffalo and Lackawanna police officers searched the home of 25-year-old Eric Mitchell. Mitchell shares the home with his girlfriend and child.
  While searching the home, police found roughly an ounce of heroin mixed with fentanyl. Along with that, officers found two digital scales that had heroin residue on them.
  Prosecutors say Mitchell sold the drug&nb
  
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• Man accused of assaulting woman in front of their children; both arrested

  05-05-2017 18:14 via wivb.com
  
  JAMESTOWN, N.Y. (WIVB) — Jamestown police say they responded to an E. 4th St. address and found a man assaulting a woman.
  Authorities say the four and seven-year-old children of Erik Morrison, 29, and Theresa Marsh, 23, witnessed the Thursday night incident.
  According to police, Morrison and Marsh were heavily intoxicated at the time. Marsh is accused of trying to push the officers out of the apartment.
  She was charged with obstructing governmental administration, criminal possession
  
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• Case moves forward against Rochester man suspected in deadly shooting

  05-05-2017 17:56 via wivb.com
  
  WEST SENECA, N.Y. (WIVB) – The case against a Rochester man accused of fatally shooting a relative after a basketball game at a local sports complex last weekend took another step forward Friday morning.
  Andre Lewis, 39, appeared in a West Seneca courtroom, where he waived his right to a felony hearing, clearing the way for his case to go before an Erie County Grand Jury to consider.
  “At a felony hearing, the District Attorney just has to show probable cause that a felony was committ
  
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• Man in wheelchair accused of killing father pleads ‘not guilty’

  05-05-2017 17:15 via wivb.com
  
  CHEEKTOWAGA, N.Y. (WIVB) — The Cheektowaga man accused of fatally shooting his father was arraigned on charges of murder and criminal weapon possession.
  Prosecutors say that on April 3, SirWilliam Hardy, 31, was at his Whitney Pl. home when he killed his 54-year-old father, California resident William Hardy.
  SirWilliam, who is in a wheelchair as the result of a 2011 motorcycle accident, pleaded not guilty to the charges. Following that, he was jailed without bail.
  If he is convicted of the
  
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• Local race tracks postpone events

  05-05-2017 16:53 via wivb.com
  
  RANSOMVILLE, N.Y. (WIVB) — Ransomville Speedway decided to postpone their opening night due to rain throughout the week.
  Also cancelled were the Go-Kart program’s driving school and practice session.
  “We want to race as much as anyone, but due to heavy rains that has not been possible,” Ransomville Speedway General Manager Jenn Martin said. “We would like to thank everyone for their patience while we wait for Mother Nature. Fingers crossed, we can get practice
  
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• Police: Jamestown man found with 25 bags of heroin during traffic stop

  05-05-2017 16:23 via wivb.com
  
  JAMESTOWN, N.Y. (WIVB) — Jamestown police say they stopped a man who had 25 bags of heroin in his possession.
  Just before 8 p.m. on Thursday, authorities conducted a traffic stop on N. Main St.
  Police say the driver, Jamestown resident Alexander Mercado, 38, wasn’t wearing a seat belt and had been driving with a suspended license.
  The heroin was found following further investigation, police say.
  Mercado was subsequently taken into custody and taken to the Jamestown City Jai
  
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• Water reaching further onto Lake Ontario shore

  05-05-2017 16:01 via wivb.com
  
  OLCOTT, N.Y. (WIVB) — Heavy rain kept coming down along the Lake Ontario shore Friday morning.
  Early in the morning, lake water in Olcott could be seen coming up to steps at the shoreline.The water is coming up to the steps pic.twitter.com/yGoVfF5KAS
  — Ali Ingersoll (@AliIngersoll4) May 5, 2017The beach is gone. The waves are crashing on the bottom of these stairs pic.twitter.com/TBvFuT2KK7
  — Ali Ingersoll (@AliIngersoll4) May 5, 2017
  All of this was seen happening as a flood w
  
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• New Amherst fertility center uses aspects of eastern and western medicine

  05-05-2017 15:39 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — A new fertility center is giving hope to western New York families who might need a little extra help having a baby.
  CNY Fertility Centers opened a new facility on Hopkins Rd. in Amherst.
  The center uses a mixture of techniques, including diet changes, yoga and massage.
  Founder Dr. Robert Kiltz says they incorporate aspects of both eastern and western medicine.
  “We’ve integrated and brought them together in one location, so each really focuses on &ls
  
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• Deep South Taco celebrating Cinco de Mayo with Street Fiesta

  05-05-2017 15:18 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Deep South Taco and Buffalo Rising are partnering up to host the second annual Cinco De Mayo Street Fiesta in downtown Buffalo.
  The celebration kicks off on Friday, May 5 at Noon and lasts until 10 p.m. During this time, Ellicott St. will be closed between Broadway Ave. and E. Mohawk St.
  While beer, tacos and margaritas are served, the event will feature live music, DJs, lucha performers, giveaways and more.
  The event will also feature community partner Mea
  
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• Luke Bryan to perform at Darien Lake in August

  05-05-2017 14:15 via wivb.com
  
  DARIEN, N.Y. (WIVB) — Luke Bryan is coming to western New York for a concert at Darien Lake on August 25.
  The country superstar will be appearing there as part of the Huntin’, Fishin’, and Lovin’ Every Day Tour. Brett Eldredge and Craig Campbell will also perform at the show.
  Tickets for the show go on sale Friday, May 12 at 10 a.m. Prices range from $34.50 to $83.25.
  They can be bought at LiveNation.com or by calling Ticketmaster at (800) 745-3000.
  Darien Lake
  
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• You’re Still Doing It Wrong: Putting the Hacks to the Test – Part 2

  05-05-2017 13:24 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – We’ve all the seen the videos online of hacks that promise to change your life, especially in the kitchen. The message of most of them is that you’ve been doing it wrong your whole life.
  After putting some of those hacks to the test on News 4 Wake Up on Thursday, we went back into the kitchen Friday morning to try more tricks, to see what works, what doesn’t work and what’s not worth the extra work. We’re looking at everything from foldi
  
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• Boom Days Festival at Silo City cancelled

  05-05-2017 12:53 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Due to the predicted weather for this Saturday, Silo City is cancelling this year’s Boom Days Festival.
  On Facebook, Silo City wrote that “this nasty weather isn’t conducive with all the outdoor funtivities we had planned.”
  Following that, they said they still have plenty in store for summer, including arts, music, poetry and theater.
  MORE | See Silo City’s schedule of events for 2017 here.
  
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• Missing 13-year-old girl found in Target restroom

  05-05-2017 05:09 via wivb.com
  
  ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (WIVB) – A 13 year old West Seneca girl has been returned to her mother’s custody Thursday night after Orchard Park Police say she ran away from her mother after an argument at the Quaker Crossing Plaza.
  A search team was assembled from the Windom Fire Company, New York State Park Rangers, and the Erie County Sheriff’s Department canine division. After several hours of searching, the juvenile was found hiding inside the women’s lavatory inside of a Targ
  
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• Orchard Park temporarily halts parking lot expansions

  05-05-2017 04:50 via wivb.com
  
  ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (WIVB) –The Town of Orchard Park is temporarily putting a stop on parking lot expansions.
  Wednesday, board members approved a new law that would put a moratorium on parking lots near the Buffalo Bills stadium.
  The moratorium means private parking lot owners are not allowed to add more cars on their property or create new parking lots at places that haven’t existed before for one year. It applies to anyone that lives within a one-mile radius of New Era Field.
  As mor
  
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• 40 Years after Love Canal: A Mother’s legacy of love

  05-05-2017 04:30 via wivb.com
  
  NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y. (WIVB) — Neatly nestled off the LaSalle Expressway in a quiet corner on the edge of Niagara Falls visitors find Love Canal. The site looks more like a golf course, than a toxic burial ground. Dozens of wells offer the only hint of 21,000 tons of waste buried below.Dozens of groups visit every year, eager to tour the site of one of American’s worst chemical catastrophes.
  EPA scientists claim the Love Canal waste is carefully capped and contained. Last fall, News 4
  
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• Strong Museum announces third round of World Video Game Hall of Fame inductees

  05-05-2017 03:59 via wivb.com
  
  ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WIVB) – Donkey Kong, Street Fighter II, and other video games have taken their place in the Strong National Museum of Play’s World Video Game Hall of Fame.
  The four inductees- Donkey Kong, Street Fighter II, Halo: Combat Evolved, and Pokemon Red and Green- make up the Video Game Hall of Fame’s third class of inductees.
  These games “generated gaming icons, redefined the first-person shooter game, started a monster collection craze, and forged the fighting
  
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• Landlord’s water shutoff scheme leaves Falls grandfather homeless

  05-05-2017 02:48 via wivb.com
  
  NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y. (WIVB) – Dallas Mort pays his bills, works hard, and tries to be a good citizen, but on March 17, the Niagara Falls Water Board shut off his water. As a result, Mort had no running water, so a Niagara Falls code enforcement officer condemned the property as unsuitable to live in.
  The Niagara Falls grandfather was surprised and angry, “I had a knock on the door and it was the Water Board, there to turn off my water. When I went outside to argue with them the city
  
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• Influenza no longer prevalent in state this season

  05-05-2017 02:39 via wivb.com
  
  NEW YORK STATE (WIVB) – Influenza is no longer prevalent in New York State, the NYS Commissioner of Health advised Thursday.
  That means that New York State healthcare workers who are not vaccinated against the flu are no longer required to wear masks in areas where patients are typically present.
  For this flu season, influenza was previously declared prevalent in the state in Dec. 2016.
  Flu activity in the state peaked in mid-February, when there were more than 6,000 laboratory-confirmed c
  
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• Lyft will host party to celebrate ridesharing passage

  05-05-2017 02:17 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – Ridesharing is coming to Western New York, and Lyft is inviting Buffalo residents to celebrate.
  The ridesharing company will host a party at The Terrace at Delaware Park’s Marcy Casino 5:30 p.m. Friday.
  Representatives from the company will discuss how the service will be implemented in Buffalo and Western New York. Potential drivers and community members are welcome to join, and state representatives will attend.
  Food and refreshments will be provided. Please
  
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• Food Network star Alton Brown coming to UB

  05-05-2017 01:58 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – Author and Food Network star Alton Brown will bring his live culinary variety show to the UB Center for the Arts 7 p.m. Nov. 2.
  Tickets for Alton Brown Live: Eat Your Science go on sale at noon May 11.
  Brown’s show will incorporate songs, comedy, puppets, and “Bigger and better, potentially dangerous food demonstrations”.
  Alton Brown is the creator, writer and host of Good Eats, which ran for 14 years on Food Network. He also hosted Cutthroat Kitche
  
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• Lane re-striping project will start next week in Hamburg

  05-05-2017 01:20 via wivb.com
  
  HAMBURG, N.Y. (WIVB) – U.S. Route 20 (Southwestern Boulevard) will undergo a re-striping project starting next week from Amsdell to Lakeview roads.
  The $100,000 will help ease left-hand turns along Route 20, the New York State Department of Transportation said Thursday.
  The existing four-lane highway will be reconfigured by the project, creating a single lane in each direction with a continuous, dedicated center two-way left-turn lane to help ease left turns into area businesses, residence
  
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• SolarCity to open south Buffalo plant ‘soon after’ June

  05-05-2017 00:49 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — The latest earnings report released this week for SolarCity’s parents company Tesla showed increasing losses on increasing sales. But strengthening the company’s bottom line in manufacturing should pay off for production at the massive plant under construction in south Buffalo.
  That’s according to Fred Floss, chairman of the Economics and Finance Department at SUNY Buffalo State.
  Perhaps the biggest local news that came from the quarterly report and
  
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• Jason Derulo, Sabrina Carpenter will play Erie County Fair

  05-05-2017 00:42 via wivb.com
  
  HAMBURG, N.Y. (WIVB) – Platinum-selling pop artist Jason Derulo will headline the Erie County Fair’s Gusto Grandstand this August.
  Derulo has sold over 50 million singles worldwide and is known for hit singles like “Swalla” “Talk Dirty”, and “Whatcha Say”. He will perform at 7:30 p.m. Aug. 12.
  Tickets go on sale 10 a.m. May 11. Tickets are $40 for general admission and $55 reserved.
  Singer and Disney Channel actress Sabrina Carpenter will also perf
  
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• ‘Ruthie’s Law’ moves forward

  05-05-2017 00:27 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — When she was alive, Ruth Murray was known as a helper — helping her family, always there for her grandkids and daughters.
  It’s fitting, Murray’s family says, that the Erie County Legislature is considering ‘Ruthie’s Law’ in their mother’s name. They hope the law will prevent the horror Murray’s family went through last summer.
  “It’s going to make something horrible turn into something positive, to make sure
  
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• Parts of Krull, Royalton Ravine parks have been restricted due to water levels and heavy rain

  05-05-2017 00:22 via wivb.com
  
  NIAGARA COUNTY, N.Y. (WIVB) – Public access to portions of two Niagara County parks has been restricted following heavy rains and high waters causing ground instability.
  A bank slide along Lake Ontario forced the Niagara County Parks Department to seal off access to a stretch of lakeside land in Krull Park with snow fence barriers Thursday.
  Access to a popular hiking trail at Royalton Ravine County Park after soil erosion caused a staircase on the path to fall. Signage barring access to th
  
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