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• Canalside announces 2017 Summer concerts

  18-05-2017 23:37 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — On Thursday, Canalside announced their summer concerts for 2017 at special press conference.
  The concerts, which are mostly on Thursdays, feature a wide range of music, including rock, blues, country and hip-hop artists. Canalside representatives described this year’s concert lineup as “diverse, multi-generational and multi-cultural”.
  Here is the concert lineup:
  Thursday, June 15 – Gary Clark Jr.
  Thursday, June 22 – Sheila
  
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• Doctors optimistic for state trooper’s recovery

  18-05-2017 23:26 via wivb.com
  
  CAMPBELL, N.Y. (WIVB)- 45-year-old State Trooper Craig Foglia remains in critical condition at Strong Memorial Hospital as of Thursday night.
  Just before 5 p.m. Wednesday in the Town of Campbell, Foglia was making a routine traffic stop on Interstate 86 when a civilian driver struck his patrol car.
  “He stopped the car for speeding, was up, talked to the operator and was back up in his vehicle when he was hit by a full-size Ford F-150 extended cab pick-up from behind,” explained
  
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• 19-year-old stabbed in Cattaraugus County, suspect in custody

  18-05-2017 23:07 via wivb.com
  
  YORKSHIRE, N.Y. (WIVB) – A 22-year-old Yorkshire man has been charged with stabbing a 19-year-old woman early Tuesday morning.
  William P. Lechner, 22, of Yorkshire, has been charged with first-degree assault and fourth degree criminal of a weapon.
  New York State Police and the Bureau of Criminal Investigation (BCI) responded to Old Olean Road in the town of Yorkshire for a possible stabbing 2 a.m. Tuesday. Upon investigation, law enforcement officers found that Lechner stabbed a 19-year-ol
  
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• New Buffalo S.H.E clinic aims to help women detect bleeding disorders

  18-05-2017 23:06 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — At least once a year, Ashley Long goes to the Hemophilia Center of Western New York for a comprehensive clinic. She’s been treated for hemophilia there for the past 6 years.
  “When I was born I was diagnosed as a carrier and then around the age of 15 or 16 I started to have more and more bleeding issues,” said Ashley Long of Buffalo.
  Hemophilia is a bleeding disorder that’s typically inherited, passed down from generations. Long says she had a
  
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• Bills busy day: rookies signed, front office hires, injuries

  18-05-2017 22:58 via wivb.com
  
  ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (WIVB) – Thursday’s organized team activities for the Bills were open to the media, but it was the moves coming off the field that caught the headlines.
  First, the team announced they had signed their first two draft picks, cornerback Tre’Davious White and wide receiver Zay Jones.
  That appeared to be the end of the good news for Jones’ day, as he did not participate in OTAs. The team announced that he is dealing with a knee injury and is week-to-we
  
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• Delevan man sentenced in crash that killed 22-year-old from Sardinia

  18-05-2017 22:42 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – A Delevan man has been sentenced to six months in jail and five years’ probation for causing a crash which killed a 22-year-old in Sardinia.
  Robert Sutherland, 22, of Delavan, pleaded guilty to second degree vehicular manslaughter in January.
  The crash occurred in July 2016 on Route 39 in the town of Sardinia. Sutherland was high on marijuana and speeding when his car crossed the center line and fatally struck 22-year-old Sam Pagano of Sardinia, who was su
  
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• Buffalo Zoo will say “See you later, alligator” to reptile

  18-05-2017 22:29 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – 16-year-old Guzman, the Buffalo Zoo’s resident alligator for the past 13 years, will be leaving the zoo next week.
  Guzman is headed to Florida as the Buffalo Zoo begins renovations on the Reptile and Amphibian Center.
  Guzman, always a visitor favorite, will be missed at the zoo, Buffalo Zoo general curator Malia Somerville said.
  “Although we are sad to say goodbye to Guzman, we know that he will truly enjoy the Florida sunshine,” Somerville said.
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• Attorney General: University Heights landlord must screen tenants, monitor parties

  18-05-2017 22:15 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – The New York State Attorney General’s office has reached a settlement with a Buffalo landlord whose University Heights properties have been the subject of over 500 calls to 911 since 2014.
  Under the terms of the settlement, Jeremy Dunn, who owns dozens of properties on Winspear Avenue and Northrup Place, must begin properly screening his tenants, place limits on parties at his properties, and inspect and clean up the properties.
  The terms of the settlement also
  
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• Vehicle strikes McDonalds in Tonawanda

  18-05-2017 21:52 via wivb.com
  
  CITY OF TONAWANDA, N.Y. (WIVB) – A City of Tonawanda woman’s vehicle struck the McDonalds Restaurant at 10 Main St. in the city of Tonawanda Thursday afternoon.
  According to City of Tonawanda Police, the driver, a 41-year-old Franklin Street woman was pulling her vehicle into a parking spot when the vehicle vaulted into the building. She told police that her foot had slipped off onto the gas pedal as she was pulling in.
  The front corner of the building shifted slightly, bowing a door
  
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• LIVESTREAM: News conference with Pres. Trump and Colombian President

  18-05-2017 21:44 via wivb.com
  
  WASHINGTON, D.C. (WIVB) – Pres. Donald Trump and Colombian Pres. Juan Manuel Santos are meeting for a joint news conference Thursday in the White House Rose Garden.
  Watch the news conference streamed live.
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• Worker killed in electrocution accident in Amity

  18-05-2017 21:34 via wivb.com
  
  AMITY, N.Y. (WIVB) – A collision between a backhoe and an overhead utility pole caused the death of a 26-year-old man on Ingraham Road Wednesday night.
  According to New York State Police reports. the backhoe struck an overhead utility line causing a utility pole to break and descend, The primary distribution line then fell on Derek Roeske, 26, who was standing nearby assisting the backhoe operator.
  Roeske was taken by ambulance to Jones Memorial Hospital, where he was pronounced deceased.
  
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• Liquor store owner charged with sexually abusing employee; liquor licenses suspended

  18-05-2017 19:35 via wivb.com
  
  TONAWANDA, N.Y. (WIVB) — Two stores in Tonawanda had their ability to sell alcohol suspended after a store owner was accused of sexually abusing an employee.
  Nasr Mohamed owns the Sheridan Liquor Store and manages Sheridan Market. Both are located at the same place on Sheridan Dr.
  Tonawanda police say that on April 7, Mohamed pressured an 18-year-old female employee to drink shots one hour before closing time. It was the woman’s first day on the job, the New York State Liqu
  
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• Students spin their way to Clay Olympics title

  18-05-2017 19:21 via wivb.com
  
   
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Students from several different area high schools are getting their hands dirty as they’re participating in the 19th annual Clay Olympics hosted at Buffalo State College. The event is showcasing their work, what they know and their skills and also showing the importance of art and art education.
  “It’s unique because you work together,” said Ashley Lamp, a senior at Kenmore East, one of the participating high schools.
  Lewiston Porte
  
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• Albion police locate missing woman

  18-05-2017 18:54 via wivb.com
  
  ALBION, N.Y. (WIVB) — Police in Albion have located a missing woman.
  On Thursday, around 2:30, police announced that Samantha Tillman was found safe.
  
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• GObike Buffalo prepares for Bike to Work Day, SkyRide

  18-05-2017 18:15 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – As the weather warms up, more and more bicyclists are hitting the roads, and GObike Buffalo is hoping more people will give biking a try.
  Friday, they’re leading bike trains from different areas around the city to the Buffalo Niagara Medical Campus in honor of National Bike to Work Day.
  MORE | Click here for a list of meet up points and to register to take part.
  Just a few days later, on Sunday morning, GObike Buffalo will host its huge annual SkyRide. “T
  
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• Car drives wrong way in Times Square and hits crowds; 1 dead

  18-05-2017 18:15 via wivb.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — A former U.S. Navy veteran who appeared intoxicated drove his car the wrong way up a Times Square street Thursday and plowed into pedestrians on the sidewalk, killing a teenager and injuring 22 other people, authorities and witnesses said. The driver was taken into custody and being tested for alcohol.
  Pandemonium erupted when the vehicle barreled through the prime tourist location and came to rest with two of its wheels in the air. The car leaned on a lamppost and ste
  
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• Darien Lake concerts to feature improvements, new additions

  18-05-2017 17:14 via wivb.com
  
  DARIEN CENTER, N.Y. (WIVB) — Next week, Darien Lake will kick off their 25th season of concerts.
  This year’s concert series will feature new additions for those who buy tickets. They include updated aesthetics, free theme park access, more concession locations, public WiFi and preferred lawn spots with lawn chair rentals.
  New food and drinks will include humanely-raised options, craft beers and “hand-crafted show specialty cocktails,” Live Nation says. Food
  
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• Queen City Pop-Up looking for pop-up shop proposals

  18-05-2017 15:50 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Anyone looking to open up a pop-up shop has a chance to with the Queen City Pop-Up.
  The Queen City Pop-Up is a partnership between Working for Downtown, Buffalo Urban Development Corporation and Buffalo Place Inc. They are seeking proposals for the project.
  Winners of the project will receive a space at the Brisbane Building on Main St. in downtown Buffalo, rent-free, from June 15 through Sept. 1.
  Following that, winners will have the chance to continue their le
  
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• Group pushing for airbags to be added to vehicle inspection checklist

  18-05-2017 15:19 via wivb.com
  
  ALBANY, N.Y. (WIVB) — A group representing auto repair shops in the state says airbags should be added to the car inspection checklist.
  Although they’ve asked the State Legislature to include airbags in previous years, their push always gets stalled.
  The group says that if window tint is part of car inspections, then air bags should also be included.
  “We felt tint was nowheres near as important as the airbag systems working, and we were hoping that maybe they wou
  
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• Former Fox News CEO Roger Ailes dies at 77

  18-05-2017 14:55 via wivb.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Roger Ailes, who transformed TV news by creating Fox News Channel, only to be ousted at the height of his reign for alleged sexual harassment, died Thursday, Fox News reported. He was 77.
  A former GOP operative to candidates including Richard Nixon, Ronald Reagan and George H.W. Bush, Ailes later turned his media savvy to running TV networks. In early 1996 he accepted a challenge from media titan Rupert Murdoch to build a news network from scratch to compete with CNN.
  That
  
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• On the brink of falling in, home on Lake Ontario shore to be torn down

  18-05-2017 14:30 via wivb.com
  
  SODUS POINT, N.Y. (WIVB) — The flooding issue along Lake Ontario has hit too close to home for one man.
  His Sodus Point house has been on the brink of falling into the lake for more than a week. Now, it has to be torn down.
  The owner of the Wayne County home says about 25 feet of land has dropped into the lake. He will save what he can, but says the home will be demolished in the next few days.
  The flooding and erosion have several more homes along the lake shore on the brink of colla
  
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• 18-year-old accused of attacking man with stun gun

  18-05-2017 12:49 via wivb.com
  
  ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (WIVB) — Police in Orchard Park say an 18-year-old man attacked another man with a stun gun Wednesday afternoon.
  Around 5 p.m., police began investigating a report from a woman who said her boyfriend was attacked with a Taser.
  According to police, the woman and her boyfriend were driving when someone in another vehicle began to chase them.
  Both the couple and the person chasing them eventually pulled over, police say. At that point, the boyfriend was attacked b
  
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• Representative: Rocker Chris Cornell has died at age 52

  18-05-2017 12:10 via wivb.com
  
  DETROIT, Mich. (AP) — Rocker Chris Cornell, who gained fame as the lead singer of the bands Soundgarden and later Audioslave, has died at age 52, according to his representative.
  Cornell, who had been on tour, died Wednesday night in Detroit, Brian Bumbery said in a statement to The Associated Press. Cornell had performed a Detroit concert with Soundgarden that night.
  Bumbery called the death “sudden and unexpected” and said his wife and family were shocked by it. The stat
  
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• Chris Cornell, 1 of rock’s respected voices, dies at 52

  18-05-2017 12:10 via wivb.com
  
  DETROIT (AP) — Chris Cornell had become one of the most lauded and respected contemporary lead singers in rock music, thanks to his charismatic energy onstage and wide vocal range. He was a leader of the grunge movement with Seattle-based Soundgarden — with whom he gained critical and commercial acclaim — but also found success outside the band with other projects, including Audioslave, Temple of the Dog as well as solo albums.
  His death Wednesday night stunned his family
  
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• Days of free concerts at Canalside are over

  18-05-2017 05:38 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — “A lot of the reason people like to come down here is because it’s free and because they get to enjoy the free amenities of enjoying Canalside,” said Kyle Brown of Buffalo.
  The upcoming concert season marks the end of free concerts at Canalside.  From now on, general admission will cost $5.
  “It’s not fair to people paying $ to come in here, it’s bad enough that they’re paying for beer food and all that stuff,” said
  
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• Narcan now urged for K-9 handlers, as deadly drugs abound

  18-05-2017 03:08 via wivb.com
  
  CHEEKTOWAGA, N.Y. (WIVB) — Wazi is a 7-year-old German Shepherd trained to identify and find narcotics. But because of the rise in the region’s opiate epidemic, and the deadly nature of the drugs causing it, Wazi’s partner in the Cheektowaga Police Department works with an added sense of awareness, and additional tools always within reach.
  On a bright and breezy Wednesday morning, Wazi attacked a “criminal” on a smoke-filled bus. If this was a real scene, he’d
  
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• Ommegang, Roscoe take home top prize in state craft brew competition

  18-05-2017 02:53 via wivb.com
  
  ALBANY, N.Y. (WIVB) – Brewery Ommegang  from Cooperstown and Roscoe N.Y. Beer Co. were the winning “draft picks” in the inaugural “Taste NY Craft Beer Challenge” Wednesday.
  The two breweries were picked as the best-tasting beer among five breweries from across NYS. The other breweries in the running were Genesee Brewing in Rochester, Prison City Pub and Brewery in Auburn, and Southern Tier Brewing Company in Lakewood. The five contestants received the most vote
  
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• New York State Trooper injured in Steuben County

  18-05-2017 02:22 via wivb.com
  
  CAMPBELL, N.Y. (WROC-TV) – A New York State Trooper suffered serious injuries after his patrol car was struck by another vehicle during a traffic stop in the Town of Campbell in Steuben County Wednesday.
  According to police, the trooper was inside his patrol vehicle when it was struck.
  He was airlifted to Strong Memorial Hospital with serious injuries.
  The identity of the trooper has not been released.
   
  
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• Special counsel appointed in investigation of potential Trump-Russia ties

  18-05-2017 00:44 via wivb.com
  
  WASHINGTON, D.C. (AP) – Former FBI director Robert Mueller has been appointed as a special counsel to oversee a federal investigation into possible coordination between Russia and the Trump campaign during the 2016 election.
  Mueller was appointed by the U.S. Department of Justice, it was announced Wednesday.
  The appointment follows Tuesday’s revelation that fired FBI director James Comey wrote in a memo that Pres. Donald Trump had asked him to end an investigation into former nationa
  
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• Former FBI Director Mueller to lead Trump-Russia probe

  18-05-2017 00:44 via wivb.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Robert Mueller has been given sweeping power to investigate Russian interference in the 2016 presidential campaign, an acknowledgment of growing public demands to place the politically charged inquiry into the hands of an outside investigator with bipartisan respect.
  The former FBI director has a broad mandate that could encompass any questionable actions of President Donald Trump’s associates and possibly even the circumstances of last week’s abrupt firing of
  
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• Work underway to create functional ecosystem at Silo City

  18-05-2017 00:31 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB)- In the shadow of the grain elevators, PUSH Blue crews work at a Silo City parking lot.
  Cars can leave behind gasoline and other waste and those pollutants travel when it rains.
  The PUSH Blue team is working to create a path for the water to take from a biosoil, which in this case is a row of trees and flowers, to the basin. Once it reaches the basin, trees and plants native to WNY will clean the water naturally.
  “All of this water waste is going to be eventually
  
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• Airbnb gaining popularity in WNY as regulations are discussed

  18-05-2017 00:21 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB)- Airbnb continues to gain popularity in Western New York. The company says 42,000 people used an Airbnb last year when they visited the buffalo-Niagara region. In 2014, only 7,600 visitors used the service.
  Seth Amman and his wife have been hosting travelers at their home for the past five years.
  “The first year or two it was really about the occasional business person and tourists going to Niagara Falls, not even to go to Buffalo,” said Amman.
  He said that
  
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