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• House oversight committee member says Flynn lied to federal investigators about source of funding for Moscow trip

  22-05-2017 23:29 via wivb.com
  
  WASHINGTON, D.C. (AP) – The top Democrat on a House oversight committees said Monday that documents he’s reviewed suggest that former National Security Adviser Michael Flynn lied to federal security clearance investigators about the source of payments he received from a Russian state-sponsored television network.
  Rep. Elijah Cummings of Maryland says Flynn told the investigators during an early 2016 security clearance review that a trip to Moscow was “funded by U.S. companies.&
  
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• DEC Leaders on flooding: “This is our top priority”

  22-05-2017 23:25 via wivb.com
  
  OLCOTT, N.Y. (WIVB) – The Department of Environmental Conservation is busy helping neighbors in Olcott after historic flooding damaged properties along Lake Ontario.
  DEC leaders say they recognize this as an emergency situation. Shoreline communities in Niagara County will be eligible for a share of $10 million dollars given out by the state.
  The Buffalo Office of the DEC is giving out these emergency repair permits like wildfire. As of Monday morning, 64 of them have b
  
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• Buffalo Mom charged with child endangerment after bringing son to a downtown bar

  22-05-2017 22:51 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – A Buffalo mom is facing child endangerment charges after police say she took her toddler to a bar on Friday night.The boy tried to run out into the street while his mom was drinking inside.
  This was a close call for Anne Callan 38, and her 18-month-old son.Police say a stranger saved the boy after he climbed out of his stroller and tried to run onto Franklin Street outside of the Tudor Lounge downtown.
  Police say Callan arrived at the bar around nine on Friday&n
  
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• WNY Veteran to ride 422 miles in wheelchair for veteran suicide awareness

  22-05-2017 22:49 via wivb.com
  
  NORTH TONAWANDA, N.Y. (WIVB) — A journey starts with a single step. In Joshua’s case, it starts with wheels.
  “The last few years I’ve been having to use it more and more as my condition gets worse and worse,” said Joshua Geartz of North Tonawanda.
  Joshua Geartz received an honorable discharge after serving in the U.S. Army as a Military Police Officer from 1999 to 2004. In 2003 he was hit by an improvised explosive device that left with him several injuries, includi
  
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• Lockport police: 12-year-old boy who fell from top floor window at school “alert and conscious”

  22-05-2017 22:02 via wivb.com
  
  LOCKPORT, N.Y. (WIVB) – A child fell out of a second-story window at Emmet Belknap Intermediate School just before 2:30 p.m. Monday and was taken to a hospital via Mercy Flight.
  According to Lockport Police, the child is 12-year-old Joseph McClure. He was taken to Children’s Hospital in Buffalo and was described as “alert and conscious.”
  Police said he fell out of a window from the top floor of the school, about a 30 foot drop.
  People living along Hi Point Dr. watche
  
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• LOCKPORT POLICE: 12-year-old boy who fell from top floor window at Lockport school “alert and conscious”

  22-05-2017 22:02 via wivb.com
  
  LOCKPORT, N.Y. (WIVB) – A child fell out of a second-story window at Emmet Belknap Intermediate School just before 2:30 p.m. Monday and was taken to a hospital via Mercy Flight.
  According to Lockport Police, the child is a 12-year-old boy. He was taken to Children’s Hospital in Buffalo and was described as “alert and conscious”.
  He fell out of a window from the top floor of the school, about a 30 foot drop.
  Police are still investigating how the child fell. No foul play i
  
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• Cheektowaga man pleads guilty to attempting to possess child pornography

  22-05-2017 21:55 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – A Cheektowaga man has pleaded guilty to attempting to possess child pornography.
  Andrew Reiner, 29, of Cheektowaga, faces up to ten years in prison and a $250,000 fine when he is sentenced Aug. 30.
  According to U.S. Attorney Scott S. Allen, Jr., who is handling the case, Reiner communicated with a 15-year-old girl via phone applications Kik and Skout beginning in June 2016. After learning the victim’s age, Reiner texted the victim messages of a sexual natu
  
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• Military members can adopt a pet for free this month at Erie County SPCA

  22-05-2017 21:33 via wivb.com
  
  WEST SENECA, N.Y. (WIVB) – Past and current military members can adopt a new furry friend for free from the SPCA Serving Erie County through the end of May.
  The SPCA Serving Erie County announced Monday that through May 31, individuals on active duty, reserves, honorable discharge, service-disabled veterans, and those retired from military service will have their animal adoption fees waived through the “Vets & Pets” program.
  Military ID or DD214 needs to be presented.
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• Runners to compete in Buffalo Marathon on Sunday

  22-05-2017 19:13 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — The Buffalo Marathon is coming up this weekend.
  The course will cover a number of landmarks in the Queen City, including Lake Erie, Forest Lawn Cemetery, LaSalle Park and First Niagara Center.
  The Sunday, May 28 race is a Boston Marathon qualifier, and starts at 6:30 a.m. The current entry fee is $110.
  Participants will receive the following:
  Official long sleeve technical shirt at registration
  Finisher Medal for completing the event
  Keep Sake Finisher Key
  
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• Case moves forward against Tonawanda liquor store owner charged with sexually abusing employee

  22-05-2017 18:50 via wivb.com
  
  TOWN OF TONAWANDA, N.Y. (WIVB) – The criminal case against a town of Tonawanda liquor store owner accused of sexually abusing a young employee took another step forward Monday morning.
  Nasr Mohamed went in front of a judge in Tonawanda Town Court with his attorneys for a brief appearance.
  Mohamed, who owns the Sheridan Liquor Store and runs the Sheridan Market in the same building, is charged with sexual abuse, unlawfully dealing with a child and prohibited sale of alcoholic beverages, aft
  
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• SPCA Monday: Rocky

  22-05-2017 18:48 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Rocky came to News 4 on Monday, looking for a home.
  The American bulldog mix is four years old.
  If you’re interested in adopting him, call the Erie County SPCA at (716) 875-7360.
  
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• Slow Roll to meet up in Old First Ward

  22-05-2017 18:33 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — On May 22, the Buffalo Slow Roll will meet up in the Old First Ward.
  Parts of Buffalo included in the Monday ride will be the Ward, Larkinville, Valley, South Buffalo and the Outer Harbor. Major streets include Hamburg, Louisiana, Elk, Seneca, Southside, Tifft, Fuhrmann and Ohio.
  Bicyclists are asked to meet up at Gene McCarthy’s at 73 Hamburg St. at 5:30 p.m., and the ride will start an hour later.
  The ride concludes at 8 p.m.
  
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• State Parks new playgrounds promote interactive learning

  22-05-2017 18:24 via wivb.com
  
  NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y. (WIVB) — From musical fun to balancing and climbing, kids of all ages and abilities are welcome to join in and play on new sets around Niagara County.
  “Working for state parks, our main priority is to get people out and into nature,” said Angela Berti, the spokeswoman for the New York State Parks.
  The playgrounds at Deveaux Woods and Whirlpool State Parks are funding through the state which awarded the western parks $600,000 to fix up the play spaces. T
  
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• Worn-out flags being collected around New York for disposal

  22-05-2017 18:17 via wivb.com
  
  ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Worn and tattered American flags are being collected for proper disposal at the state Capitol and numerous state office buildings around upstate New York.
  The flags will be disposed of as part of the Memorial Watchfire on Sunday at the state fairgrounds in the Syracuse suburb of Geddes. The event is hosted by the Vietnam Veterans of America.
  The state Office of General Services has set up locations where flags will be collected through Thursday. Gov. Andrew Cuomo h
  
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• $10 million available to help communities on Lake Ontario shore

  22-05-2017 17:00 via wivb.com
  
  ALBANY, N.Y. (WIVB) — The flooding along Lake Ontario’s shore has taken a toll on roads and other infrastructure in New York.
  On Monday, Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced that $10 million is available for repairs in communities along the lake.
  The announcement comes after a State of Emergency was declared in multiple counties, including Niagara and Orleans, earlier this month.
  “As Lake Ontario and the St. Lawrence River continue to slowly rise, we must do everything in our
  
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• Batavia mom whose twin boys died in house fire sentenced

  22-05-2017 16:41 via wivb.com
  
  BATAVIA, N.Y. (WIVB) — Heather Ace will spend the next year in jail for Endangering the Welfare of a Child.
  The Batavia mother left her two-year-old twin boys Michael and Micah Gard home alone last May; a house fire broke out, and both children died.
  Although she was previously charged with two counts of Endangering the Welfare of a Child, Ace pleaded guilty to just one count in February.
  She was sentenced Monday in Batavia Town Court by Judge Michael Cleveland.
  During sentencing, Jud
  
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• Batavia mom whose twin 2-year-olds died in fire sentenced

  22-05-2017 16:41 via wivb.com
  
  BATAVIA, N.Y. (WIVB) — After her twin two-year-olds died in a Batavia house fire last May, a mother was sentenced.
  Heather Ace will spend one year in jail after pleading guilty to endangering the welfare of a child.
  Ace, who was the mother of Michael and Micah Gard, left the boys alone for more than an hour to buy marijuana and visit a friend.
  She received two calls and a text from her mother around 10 p.m. that night, telling her that her home was on fire.
  Althoug
  
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• Startling video shows sea lion snatching girl from pier

  22-05-2017 15:42 via wivb.com
  
  RICHMOND, British Columbia (AP) — A college student has startling video of a sea lion snatching a girl off a dock and yanking her into the water on Canada’s West Coast.
  It happened Saturday in Richmond, a Vancouver suburb. University student Michael Fujiwara tells CBC News that some people started feeding the animal breadcrumbs.
  In Fujiwara’s video, the sea lion pops up toward the girl as bystanders laugh. Then she sits by the pier’s edge. In an instant, the mas
  
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• Chautauqua County Sheriff’s deputies revive man with Narcan

  22-05-2017 15:30 via wivb.com
  
  PORTLAND, N.Y. (WIVB) — The Chautauqua County Sheriff’s office had to use Narcan on an unresponsive man early Monday morning.
  Around 2:45 a.m., deputies went to a residence in Portland. Before EMS personnel got there, deputies revived the man with Narcan.
  The drug is used to treat narcotic overdoses.
  Following this, the man was taken to Westfield Memorial Hospital for more treatment.
  
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• Beach Hazards Statement issued for beaches in Erie, Chautauqua counties

  22-05-2017 14:53 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — The National Weather Service issued a Beach Hazards Statement on Monday morning.
  The statement, which is in effect until 8 p.m., is for beaches in Erie and Chautauqua counties.
  A high swim risk prompted the statement. Life threatening currents and waves are expected.
  The National Weather Service says people should stay out of the water and away from piers and break walls.
  FORECAST | See our complete 4Warn Forecast here.
  
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• Maker of Nathan’s hot dogs issues recall over metal concerns

  22-05-2017 14:33 via wivb.com
  
  CINCINNATI (AP) — The company that makes Nathan’s and Curtis hot dogs is recalling more than 200,000 pounds (90,700 kilograms) of the products after getting complaints of metal found in the packages.
  John Morrell and Co., of Cincinnati, Ohio, said it had gotten three complaints and notified the federal government Friday. There have been no confirmed reports of injuries or adverse reactions from the products.
  The recall applies to 14-oz sealed film packs labeled “Nathan&rsq
  
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• Boating season kicks off at Buffalo Yacht Club

  22-05-2017 14:20 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — The Buffalo Yacht Club kicked off sailing season on Sunday.
  The yacht club claims to be the third oldest club in the United States.
  They also say they are the only one with basins in the U.S. and Canada.
  
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• Smart technology leaves us vulnerable to hacking

  22-05-2017 14:11 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — We live in a world where every day, devices are interconnected, leaving many of us vulnerable to hacking.
  Smart technology can be very useful. You can turn heat on at home from the comfort of your office, and get reminders sent to your phone that you need to swing by the store to pick up eggs or milk, but in the wake of recent cyber attacks, many are wondering if their smart devices are putting them at risk.
  Experts say as long as you are connected, you are vuln
  
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• Cell phone habits: overuse vs. moderation

  22-05-2017 12:00 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – Are you or someone you know afraid to be without your cell phone for 5 minutes? If so, there’s a name for it. It’s called nomophobia. It stands for no mobile phone phobia.
  A growing number of people are experiencing this as phones become an extension of who some people are.
  “Lots of people, especially young people, ages 16-34, are experiencing nomophobia because they are unable to be without their cell phone,” Dr. Sephra Rahabi-Vigna, a clinic
  
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• Click It or Ticket enforcement campaign gets underway

  22-05-2017 11:52 via wivb.com
  
  CHEEKTOWAGA, N.Y. (WIVB) – State Police and local police agencies will be out in force across New York and across the country for the next two weeks, cracking down on people who don’t follow the seat belt laws.
  New York State was the first state in the country to pass a law requiring drivers and front seat passengers to wear seat belts, and it remains one of the states with the highest compliance rates in the country, but there is still more work to do to save more lives.
  “New
  
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• Lancaster Speeway reviewing policies for Cruise Night

  22-05-2017 05:57 via wivb.com
  
  LANCASTER, N.Y. (WIVB)- The Lancaster Speedway is putting a popular Wednesday night event on hold as management reviews its policies.
  A Youtube video posted showed an altercation between security and someone attending Cruise Night.
  Track President Tim Packman says a small group of people who attend the event do donuts and destroy track property. On Wednesday it escalated into a confrontation.
  Packman says they are now working with police. He also says since that video was shared on social media
  
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• Lancaster Speedway reviewing policies for Cruise Night

  22-05-2017 05:57 via wivb.com
  
  LANCASTER, N.Y. (WIVB)- The Lancaster Speedway is putting a popular Wednesday night event on hold as management reviews its policies.
  A Youtube video posted showed an altercation between security and someone attending Cruise Night.
  Track President Tim Packman says a small group of people who attend the event do donuts and destroy track property. On Wednesday it escalated into a confrontation.
  Packman says they are now working with police. He also says since that video was shared on social media
  
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• Shots fired at Dunkirk bar, man arrested for hiding gun in bathroom

  22-05-2017 05:00 via wivb.com
  
  DUNKIRK, N.Y. (WIVB) — A 29-year-old Brocton man is facing several charges after police say he may have been involved in a shots fired situation at a Dunkirk bar.
  Police arrested a 29-year-old Hector Camacho Jr. for his involvement and they expect to make more arrests as the investigation continues.
  Dunkirk Police tell us they were called to the Halas Hotel Bar on East Second Street after a large fight broke out, and multiple shots were fired.
  State Police, the Chautauqua County Sheriff&rs
  
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• Report of shots fired at Main and Bryant

  22-05-2017 04:52 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Buffalo Police responded to a call for shots fired at Main and Bryant Sunday afternoon.
  A News 4 photographer on the scene captured several police officers there, but police tell News 4 there is no report of a shooting victim.
  If you have any information about this, call police at 716-847-2255.
  
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• New $16 million bridge opens over Cattaraugus Creek

  22-05-2017 04:48 via wivb.com
  
  SPRINGVILLE, N.Y. (WIVB) — A year after the 219 bridge came tumbling down, the new bridge is now open.
  State leaders, including Lieutenant Governor Kathy Hochul, opened the new South Cascade Drive – Miller Road Bridge over Cattaraugus Creek.
  The old bridge was knocked down last June after it became a safety hazard.
  State leaders say the new bridge will provide a vital link between communities on either side of the creek and businesses who rely on the traffic.
  “The connection be
  
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• WNY former member of Trump campaign asked to interview in Russia investigation

  22-05-2017 03:33 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y (WIVB)- A former campaign adviser to President Trump has been asked to voluntarily interview with the House Committee investigating Russia’s ties to the 2016 presidential election.
  Western New Yorker Michael Caputo confirms to News 4 he received the letter last week.
  News 4 obtained a copy of the letter the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence sent to Caputo. It’s dated May 9, 2017.
  The letter asks for “Any documents, records, electronically stored
  
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• “Blink of an eye” debuts in Buffalo, shedding light on opioid epidemic

  22-05-2017 03:18 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — A local film maker is shedding light on the growing opioid epidemic in a silent way.
  The silent, short film “Blink of an Eye” shows how heroin is affecting western New Yorkers and the entire country.
  Greg Robbins, of Amherst, wrote and directed the fictional film, shot in Buffalo.
  It aired for the first time Sunday at Evergreen Health.
  The silent film focuses on a young girl who suffers a leg injury while dancing. She starts taking prescription painkiller
  
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• BPS hosts annual Parent and Family Engagement Summit

  22-05-2017 00:20 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Buffalo Public Schools are asking parents to get more involved in their child’s education outside of the classroom.
  Saturday was the annual Parent and Family Engagement Summit at Easy Community High School.
  There were workshops and 40 different vendors with information about different Buffalo schools, scholarships and study tools.
  The purpose of the summit is to provide resources and strategies for parents to help their child do better academically and socially
  
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