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• New “interactive entertainment” venue will open in Walden Galleria

  10-05-2017 23:13 via wivb.com
  
  CHEEKTOWAGA, N.Y. (WIVB) – A new, “live-action” attraction that will allow you aboard an abandoned starship, to explore an ancient tomb, or to meet a dragon face-to-face is coming to the Walden Galleria.
  5 Wits Buffalo will celebrate its grand opening at the mall Saturday, June 3. A press release explaining the experience calls it an “immersive, hands-on experience that allows players to become action heroes in one of three adventures”. Players work together as a te
  
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• State will allow testing for self-driving cars

  10-05-2017 22:59 via wivb.com
  
  ALBANY, N.Y. (WIVB) – Self-driving cars could be the way of the not-so-distant future in New York.
  Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced Wednesday that the state Department of Motor Vehicles will begin accepting applications from companies interested in testing or demonstrating autonomous vehicles on public roads.
  New legislation included in the state’s 2018 budget allows for testing of autonomous technology through a year-long pilot program.
  Applications for testing can be submitted by manufa
  
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• Consistent rain puts WNY student athletes behind schedule

  10-05-2017 22:49 via wivb.com
  
  CLARENCE, N.Y. (WIVB) —  “Consistently we’ve had poor weather over a 6 week period this has been one of the toughest springs we’ve ever had,” said Greg Kaszubski, Clarence Central School District Director of Athletics.
  After the latest round of wet weather, several games at Clarence High School have had to be rescheduled or canceled altogether.
  “We would have on several days 6 or 7 cancellations so we might lose varsity baseball, JV baseball, varsity soft
  
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• Flooding in Olcott puts sewage system at risk

  10-05-2017 22:26 via wivb.com
  
  OLCOTT, N.Y. (WIVB) —Beach erosion and flooded yards are the most visible problems near the water front in Olcott, but if you look up and down the side streets, man holes are covered with sand bags. That’s because county officials are worried that a little more water may cause a big problem.
  Jonathan Shultz, Director of Emergency Services for Niagara County told News 4, “We’re taking some emergency measures here in the lowest sections here in Olcott. We’re actually
  
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• Irving man charged with selling cocaine to undercover officer

  10-05-2017 22:09 via wivb.com
  
  IRVING, N.Y. (WIVB) – A Sulphur Springs Road man was arrested by the Southern Tier Regional Drug Task Force and the DEA on Wednesday on an outstanding Chautauqua County Court indictment warrant.
  Franklin R. Kettle, 36, 1025 Sulphur Springs Road, was charged with third degree criminal sale of a controlled substance. According to law enforcement officials, Kettle sold quantities of cocaine to an agent of the Task Force in the town of Hanover.
  Kettle is being held without bail pending his arr
  
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• Sweet Home Middle School Teacher honored for unique approach to classroom

  10-05-2017 22:05 via wivb.com
  
  AMHERST, N.Y. (WIVB) – An outstanding Western New York Educator is being recognized for his unique approach to teaching.Sweet Home Middle School Teacher David Etkin won the “Touchdown for Teachers” award this year.
  To keep his kids engaged, in English and Social Studies, Etkin uses social media to keep his students interested in class.The idea is take make his kids see outside of the four walls of his classroom. The classroom set up is a little unorthodox.&n
  
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• Niagara Falls Police looking for four suspects in purse theft

  10-05-2017 21:54 via wivb.com
  
  NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y. (WIVB) – Niagara Falls Police are looking for help to identify four suspects involved in the theft of a purse and the use of stolen credit cards.
  According to police, the purse was stolen from the Sheraton Hotel on Third Street in Niagara Falls May 7. The victim’s stolen credit card was used the following day at the Hala-Lazeeza restaurant on First Street.
  Anyone with information is asked to call NFPD’s retail crimes office at 286-4734.
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• Dunkirk Police investigating Tuesday night robbery

  10-05-2017 21:41 via wivb.com
  
  DUNKIRK, N.Y. (WIVB) – Dunkirk Police are investigating a robbery which occurred at the ROBO Mart at Central Avenue and Fifth Street around 10:50 p.m. Tuesday.
  The store clerk stated that a male with a slender build entered the store at that time, displayed what looked like a handgun, and demanded money.
  The clerk complied and the subject then exited the store.
  Anyone with information is asked to contact Dunkirk Police at 366-2266 or the confidential tip line at 363-0313. All information i
  
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• Wife of longtime ESPN broadcaster dies

  10-05-2017 21:30 via wivb.com
  
  WOODBURY, C.T. (AP) – Katherine Ann Berman, wife of longtime ESPN broadcaster Chris Bermna, died Tuesday afternoon in a traffic crash.
  Berman, 67, a teacher, was one of two victims in the two-vehicle crash. The other victim was identified as an 87-year-old Waterbury man.
  According to police reports, Berman who was wearing a seat belt, was pronounced dead at the scene. The other victim was not wearing a seat belt and was pronounced dead at a hospital.
  The Bermans had been married more than
  
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• 5 students injured in Wheatfield bus crash

  10-05-2017 20:34 via wivb.com
  
  WHEATFIELD, N.Y. (WIVB) — A school bus carrying students from the North Tonawanda School District was involved in an accident in Wheatfield Wednesday morning.
  Around 11 a.m., the Niagara County Sheriff’s office responded to a crash involving the bus and another vehicle on Nash Rd.
  When patrol units arrived at the scene, they saw the bus on the road’s west shoulder and the other vehicle in a driveway.
  The bus had been heading back to North Tonawanda High School from Orleans/Niag
  
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• Justice interviewing candidates for acting FBI director post

  10-05-2017 19:57 via wivb.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Justice Department leaders are interviewing four veteran law enforcement and intelligence officials for the role of interim FBI director.
  The position is currently held by Andrew McCabe, top deputy to ex-FBI Director James Comey, who President Donald Trump fired on Tuesday evening.
  Justice Department officials identified the contenders as Adam Lee and Michael Anderson, who run the FBI’s field offices in Richmond, Virginia, and Chicago, respectively. Others are Paul
  
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• Survey: Wegmans ranked best grocery store in US

  10-05-2017 19:31 via wivb.com
  
  ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WIVB) — Wegmans ranks as the best grocery store in the country for the second year in a row, according to a survey.
  The “Market Force Information” survey put Wegmans tied at the top of the list with an overall satisfaction rate of 77 percent.
  Stores were rated on factors such as value, cleanliness and how fast you can get through the checkout.
  
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• Teen’s plea for free Wendy’s nuggets sets retweet record

  10-05-2017 19:25 via wivb.com
  
  RENO, Nev. (AP) — A Twitter plea from a Nevada teen for a year of free chicken nuggets from Wendy’s is now the most retweeted post of all time.
  Carter Wilkerson asked the fast food chain on Twitter last month how many retweets it would take for him to get free nuggets for a year. Wendy’s replied, “18 million.”
  Wilkerson’s screenshot of the exchange has moved past Ellen DeGeneres’ viral tweet from the 2014 Oscars on Tuesday with more than 3.4 million retw
  
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• Teen missing from North Tonawanda home

  10-05-2017 19:11 via wivb.com
  
  NORTH TONAWANDA, N.Y. (WIVB) — The Niagara County Sheriff’s office is looking for help finding a missing teenager.
  On Tuesday, Dylan O’Hara, 15, left his North Tonawanda home on a black and red bike to meet his friends at Memorial Pool.
  The Niagara County Sheriff’s office believes O’Hara is walking around North Tonawanda.
  He is 5’6″ and has brown hair, brown eyes and a thin build. He was last seen wearing khaki pants and a gray hoodie.
  Anyone with inform
  
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• Williamsville doctor sentenced for illegally prescribing painkillers

  10-05-2017 19:00 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — On Wednesday, a Williamsville doctor was sentenced to one year of probation for illegally prescribing painkillers.
  In January, Dr. Yusif Siddiqui, 73, admitted to writing a prescription for a patient’s daughter. The patient shared the drugs with someone else.
  Previously, prosecutors said Siddiqui suffered from chronic pain and had a drug problem. He agreed to surrender his medical license.
  Although he faced up to four years in prison, he received probation
  
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• Cheektowaga couple accused of selling drugs to undercover deputies

  10-05-2017 17:31 via wivb.com
  
  CHEEKTOWAGA, N.Y. (WIVB) – A Cheektowaga man and woman were arraigned on a long list of charges Wednesday morning after the Erie County Sheriff’s Office says they sold crack cocaine to undercover deputies multiple times.
  Antonio Robinson, 40, and Kamilyn Barr, 20, were arrested at a Florein Court apartment Tuesday afternoon, when the Sheriff’s Office’s Narcotics Unit and Cheektowaga Police executed a search warrant following the undercover sales. Deputies say more drugs w
  
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• Grand Lady Cruises moving home port to RiverWorks

  10-05-2017 17:16 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Buffalo RiverWorks is going to be the new home port for Grand Lady Cruises this year.
  The announcement was made on Wednesday morning. Grand Lady Cruises (Photo courtesy of Grand Lady Cruises)(Photo courtesy of Grand Lady Cruises)(Photo courtesy of Grand Lady Cruises)(Photo courtesy of Grand Lady Cruises)(Photo courtesy of Grand Lady Cruises)
  Since 1998, the Grand Lady has been traveling in the Niagara River as the only dinner cruise vessel in Buffalo. They first
  
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• Reindeer born at Buffalo Zoo

  10-05-2017 16:36 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — On Wednesday, the Buffalo Zoo announced the birth of a new Scandinavian reindeer.
  The reindeer, who has yet to be named, was born on April 18 to mother Solara and father Apollo.
  “We are always very excited when a new baby animal arrives here at the Zoo,” Todd Geise, Buffalo Zoo Director of Marketing, said. “The public gets just as excited and it’s great to involve them in the naming process, they really feel a part of the Zoo family that way.&
  
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• GALLERY: High waters in Wilson

  10-05-2017 15:20 via wivb.com
  
  WILSON, N.Y. (WIVB) — News 4 viewer Karen sent in a number of photos showing the toll Lake Ontario is taking on Wilson. See them below: High waters in Wilson (Photo courtesy of News 4 viewer Karen)(Photo courtesy of News 4 viewer Karen)(Photo courtesy of News 4 viewer Karen)(Photo courtesy of News 4 viewer Karen)(Photo courtesy of News 4 viewer Karen)(Photo courtesy of News 4 viewer Karen)(Photo courtesy of News 4 viewer Karen)(Photo courtesy of News 4 viewer Karen)(Photo courtesy of News
  
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• Law enforcement sources: Buffalo officer may not have been shot during fatal Sunday incident

  10-05-2017 14:58 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — There are now questions about whether a gunshot was responsible for nearly tearing off the ear of Buffalo Police Officer Joseph Acquino during a scuffle with a suspect Sunday in Black Rock.
  The incident ended with Acquino’s partner, Officer Justin Tedesco, fatally shooting the suspect, 26-year-old Jose Hernandez-Rossy.
  Law enforcement sources tell News 4 while doctors were certain on Sunday night that Acquino’s injuries were the result of a gunshot, they
  
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• Latest on officer involved shooting investigation

  10-05-2017 14:58 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — There are now questions about whether a gunshot was responsible for nearly tearing off the ear of Buffalo Police Officer Joseph Acquino during a scuffle with a suspect Sunday in Black Rock.
  The incident ended with Acquino’s partner, Officer Justin Tedesco, fatally shooting the suspect, 26-year-old Jose Hernandez-Rossy.
  Law enforcement sources tell News 4 while doctors were certain on Sunday night that Acquino’s injuries were the result of a gunshot, they
  
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• Erie County DA: Buffalo officer may not have been shot during fatal Sunday incident

  10-05-2017 14:58 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — There are now questions about whether a gunshot was responsible for nearly tearing off the ear of Buffalo Police Officer Joseph Acquino during a scuffle with a suspect Sunday in Black Rock.
  The incident ended with Acquino’s partner, Officer Justin Tedesco, fatally shooting the suspect, 26-year-old Jose Hernandez-Rossy.
  Law enforcement sources tell News 4 while doctors were certain on Sunday night that Acquino’s injuries were the result of a gunshot, they
  
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• GALLERY Wednesday sunrise in WNY

  10-05-2017 13:47 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — A beautiful sunrise rose over western New York Wednesday morning. Here are photos of it, taken by viewers: Wednesday sunrise in WNY (Photo courtesy of Cheryl in Alden)(Photo courtesy of David in Cheektowaga)(Photo courtesy of David in Cuba)(Photo courtesy of Hank)(Photo courtesy of John in Williamsville)(Photo courtesy of a News 4 viewer in Lackawanna)(Photo courtesy of a News 4 viewer in Lancaster)(Photo courtesy of Paul in Snyder)
  
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• State Police prepare to graduate centennial class

  10-05-2017 12:31 via wivb.com
  
  ALBANY, N.Y. (WIVB) — In a dark parking lot, lit only by overhead lights, rain drops fall; the cloud-covered sky hides the moon. The birds aren’t chirping yet but there is a sound. It’s difficult to decipher at first but once it’s distinguishable, it’s apparent of what it has been all along. The sound- footsteps, quickly moving on wet blacktop.
  Before the sun rises in the Capital district, nearly 200 young men and women interested in becoming New York State tro
  
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• Early morning fire closes part of Broadway

  10-05-2017 12:27 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — One person safely escaped a fire on Broadway Wednesday morning.
  Crews headed to the scene, on the road’s 300 block, around 5:40 a.m.
  The man who escaped was in an apartment upstairs. A business that sells restaurant and bar equipment was on the ground floor.
  The fire temporarily closed Broadway between Michigan and Jefferson avenues.
  It is not clear what started the fire, but it caused $40,000 in damage to the building and $20,000
  
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• Sabres will play in 2018 Winter Classic at Citi Field

  10-05-2017 03:02 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – The Buffalo Sabres will play the New York Rangers on New Year’s Day for the 2018 Bridgestone NHL Winter Classic, it was announced Tuesday.
  The game will be played at Citi Field, home of the New York Mets.
  The Jan. 1 game will be the Sabres’ second appearance in the Winter Classic. The inaugural Winter Classic event was held in Buffalo in Buffalo in 2008 against the Pittsburgh Penguins at Ralph Wilson Stadium. The Sabres lost to the Penguins in a 2-1 shoot
  
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• James Comey has been fired as FBI Director

  10-05-2017 02:18 via wivb.com
  
  WASHINGTON, D.C. (AP) – FBI Director James Comey has been fired by President Donald Trump, the White House announced Tuesday.The news comes as the FBI is in the middle of an investigation into the president’s associates’ ties with Russia.
  In a letter to Comey, Trump wrote that the firing was necessary in order to “restore public trust and confidence” in the FBI.
  Comey had been under intense scrutiny in the past few months for his role in an investigation into Hillar
  
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• Researchers at Roswell Park looking into new treatment for lung cancer

  10-05-2017 02:15 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – Researchers at Roswell Park Cancer Institute are looking into a new way to treat early stage lung cancer. It’s called photodynamic therapy, or “PDT.” It was developed at Roswell Park in the 1970’s, but now doctors are trying to use it in a new way.According to the American Cancer Society, lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer deaths in men and women. Researchers at Roswell Park hope a clinical trial can pave the way for improving the outc
  
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• Complaints pile up against training operator, 6 years later

  10-05-2017 02:11 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – Lynn Tedesco and her son Tyler went to Buffalo Small Claims Court, Tuesday, to get their money back from a commercial drivers training school, because the family suspected they would not get what they paid for.
  Tyler signed up for a Commercial Drivers License (CDL) training course to operate heavy machinery, which he never got to take, from the Buffalo CDL Training school on Kenmore Ave.
  The course was supposed to help Tyler launch a career operating big machines, &
  
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• Tow truck business operators plead guilty to bribing Buffalo Police officers

  10-05-2017 01:56 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – An Alden man and his son both pleaded guilty to conspiring to pay bribes to City of Buffalo police officers.James Mazzariello, Jr., 62, and Adam Mazzariello, 37, face a maximum penalty of five years in prison, a fine of $250,000, or both.
  James Mazzariello Jr. also pleaded guilty to making and subscribing a false tax return.
  According to assistant U.S. Attorneys Russell T. Ippolito, Jr., and Maura K. O’Donnell, who are handling the prosecution, James Mazzariell
  
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• Bills announce Brandon Beane as new GM

  10-05-2017 00:07 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – The Buffalo Bills have announced Brandon Beane as the new team general manager.
  Beane comes to Buffalo after serving as assistant GM for the Carolina Panthers. He spent seven seasons as the Panther’s director of football operations prior to being appointed assistant general manager in 2015.
  We have our GM. Brandon Beane has been named the General Manager of the Buffalo Bills! https://t.co/z81rG3mp8N—Buffalo Bills (@buffalobills) May 09, 2017
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