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• PHOTOS: A look at Pippa Middleton’s high-society wedding

  20-05-2017 22:20 via wivb.com
  
   ENGLEFIELD, England (AP) — There were hats and morning jackets and British royalty galore, all coming together to celebrate Pippa Middleton’s wedding.
  The 33-year-old bride, sister of the Duchess of Cambridge, had two likely future British kings and other members of the royal family looking on Saturday as she married hedge fund manager James Matthews, 41, at a rural English church.
  The wedding party included Prince George, a 3-year-old page boy, and 2-year-old Princess Charlott
  
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• Police ask for public’s help identifying burglary suspect

  20-05-2017 22:16 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB)- Buffalo Police are asking the public to help identify a burglary and larceny suspect.
  The suspect is accused of burglary and larceny on the lower west side of Buffalo.
  A reward of up to $1,000 is being offered by Crime Stoppers.
  Anyone with information is asked to contact Crime Stoppers at 867-6161
  
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• Bisons announce new smoke-free and tobacco-free policies

  20-05-2017 22:07 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB)- The Buffalo Bisons announced Saturday that additional measures are now in place to ensure that all events at the ballpark are smoke-free and tobacco-free.
  From now on the use of all tobacco-related products, including the use of vapor, e-cigarettes and chewing tobacco, will be prohibited both inside Coca-Cola Field and the James D. Griffin Plaza.
  Re-entry will no longer be allowed for all ballpark events. This means that fans will not be able to temporar
  
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• Thousands come out for Nickel City Con

  20-05-2017 19:30 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) –Star Wars, Star Trek, Batman, to name a few. Those were just some of the movies and characters represented at this year’s Nikel City Con.
  Nichelle Nichols, Sam Jones, and William Shatner…If you were brave enough to stand in the lines that wrapped around the corner, these were a few of the icons you were able to meet at the second annual Comic Con.
  Meredith Phelps, Event Coordinator and Media Relations for the event shares with News 4, “We decid
  
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• Thousands come out for Nickel City Comicon

  20-05-2017 19:30 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) –Star Wars, Star Trek, Batman, to name a few. Those were just some of the movies and characters represented at this year’s Nikel City Comicon.
  Nichelle Nichols, Sam Jones, and William Shatner…If you were brave enough to stand in the lines that wrapped around the corner, these were a few of the icons you were able to meet at the second annual comicon.
  Meredith Phelps, Event Coordinator and Media Relations for the event shares with News 4, “We decided
  
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• Torch run kicks off official Special Olympics event in Western New York

  20-05-2017 19:22 via wivb.com
  
  TONAWANDA, N.Y. (WIVB) –  The Special Olympics has been in New York since 1969 and now more than 300 athletes here in Western New York are ready for this years competition.
  For the 31st year in New York State, law enforcement officers carry the special Olympics flame of hope throughout the our communities leading up to opening ceremonies.Saturday’s Torch Run leg kicks off the 2017 Western Region spring games at Tonawanda High School.
  Deborah Fleetwood, E
  
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• 10 year-old Buffalo boy located

  20-05-2017 14:18 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Police have located a 10 year-old Buffalo boy who was reported missing Friday night.
  Fabian Ziegler was reported missing around 8:30 p.m. Friday and was last seen in the Hillery Park neighborhood.BREAKING: 10 year old missing boy has been located. Back home safe. BPD thank everyone for their assistance.
  — Buffalo Police Dept (@BPDAlerts) May 20, 2017
  
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• Attempted burglar tracked, found near elementary school bike path in Lockport

  20-05-2017 04:10 via wivb.com
  
  LOCKPORT, N.Y. (WIVB) – A Gasport man has been charged with attempted burglary Friday after Niagara County Sheriff’s deputies say he attempted to force entry into a Locust Street residence.
  Hugh R. Jackson, 61, was charged with second degree attempted burglary, possession of burglar’s tools, fourth degree criminal mischief, seventh degree possession of a controlled substance and possession of marijuana.
  According to sheriff’s reports, Jackson attempted to force entry into
  
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• Niagara Falls trolley service starts today

  20-05-2017 03:48 via wivb.com
  
  NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y. (WIVB) – The Niagara Falls Trolley will begin service to guests staying in participating Niagara Falls hotels and motels starting today.
  Metro’s Niagara Falls Trolley buses serve Niagara Falls Boulevard, Pine Avenue, Niagara Falls International Airport and downtown Niagara Falls, USA.
  Trolley stop signs along the route indicate where riders can board a Metro trolley. Trolley stops in downtown Niagara Falls are located at the Aquarium of Niagara Falls, Seneca
  
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• Buffalo Police seek assistance in identifying suspects in True Bethel break-in

  20-05-2017 02:47 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – Buffalo Police are looking for the public’s help in identifying two suspects who broke into True Bethel Baptist Church Saturday night.
  The Buffalo Police Department released surveillance pictures of the suspects Friday evening.The suspects broke a window and entered the East Ferry Street church, triggering the silent alarm. They walked around the building before police arrived and they fled.
  Rev. Darius Pridgen, pastor of True Bethel, gave the suspects until We
  
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• COAST GUARD: Mark barrels and drums used to hold down piers and docks

  20-05-2017 02:34 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – With flooding impacting many areas near Lake Ontario, the Coast Guard is requesting large, red “X”s be placed on barrels and drums used to weigh down piers and docks.
  The markings will help the Coast Guard determine those objects as “non-hazardous” if they become adrift, a press release from the Coast Guard stated Friday.
  The markings can also help mark potential hazards that are posed by otherwise submerged and unseen docks.
  If any barrels be
  
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• Niagara County authorities asking for help finding runaway teens

  20-05-2017 02:01 via wivb.com
  
  LOCKPORT, N.Y. (WIVB) – For the second time in a week, authorities in Niagara County are asking for the public’s help locating runaway teens from the Wyndham Lawn Home for Children in Lockport.
  The Niagara County Sheriff’s Office has posted pictures of the three girls on the office’s website, as an “Attempt to Locate” bulletin. Two of the girls ran away from the home earlier this week.
  The Sheriff’s ATL lists Danielle Schlagler, 14, Erika Burr, 16, and
  
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• Buffalo brothers remembered by classmates, teachers

  20-05-2017 01:04 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Shamel Middleton would have turned 12 Friday, and his birthday would have no doubt been celebrated at Buffalo United Charter School, where his brother also attended.
  And though his classmates still sang Happy Birthday, they did so through tears, while supporting one another and remembering their friends.
  Friday afternoon, a little more than a month after the crash that killed Shamel and his brother Amir, teachers, administrators and classmates honored the boys and we
  
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• Bills CEO couldn’t have ‘cared less if the Jills existed’

  20-05-2017 00:52 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — The lawsuit by former cheerleaders against the Buffalo Bills, the NFL and others surpassed its third year, just last monthSince April 2014, the public has heard very little from the local franchise about either the lawsuit or how they felt about the Jills, which for decades was synonymous with their sidelines.
  But court records made public this week show exactly how the Bills’ brass felt about their cheerleading squad: They were part of the game day festivities
  
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• Bills CEO could have ‘cared less if the Jills existed’

  20-05-2017 00:52 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — The lawsuit by former cheerleaders against the Buffalo Bills, the NFL and others surpassed its third year, just last monthSince April 2014, the public has heard very little from the local franchise about either the lawsuit or how they felt about the Jills, which for decades was synonymous with their sidelines.
  But court records made public this week show exactly how the Bills’ brass felt about their cheerleading squad: They were part of the game day festivities
  
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