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• Boats on the Border: Armed agents helping protect WNY

  24-05-2017 23:45 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — President Trump’s push to better secure the border has News 4 asking questions about what’s being done in Western New York. Some might feel the lakes leave us vulnerable. Smugglers might assume no one is watching, but they would be wrong.
  Every day armed agents based in Buffalo hit the water with one goal: protecting our porous border from those looking to harm to the United States. The Marine Interdiction Agents from the Office of Air and Marine allowed
  
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• Search warrant execution yields crack cocaine, drug sale charges for Jamestown man

  24-05-2017 23:19 via wivb.com
  
  JAMESTOWN, N.Y. (WIVB) – A Jamestown man was charged with selling and possessing drugs Tuesday following a search warrant execution at his North Main Street residence.
  Warkim M. Keys, 30, 1002 N. Main St., was charged with third degree criminal possession of a controlled substance, third degree criminal sale of a controlled substance and seventh degree possession of a controlled substance.
  The search warrant execution was conducted by the Jamestown Metro Drug Task Force and the New York St
  
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• Williamsville restaurant staff show “uncommon kindness” to boy with autism

  24-05-2017 23:06 via wivb.com
  
  WILLIAMSVILLE, N.Y. (WIVB) — “We knew all day we were going to eat at Sun Restaurant. Owen likes to know exactly where he’s going to eat every night,” said Sandra Block of Williamsville.
  Owen Long was with his father when they decided to order takeout from Sun Restaurant in Williamsville.
  “So he said to him Owen just go and get the takeout menu and come right back and they practiced it in the car, you’re going to ask what are you going to ask, take out menu, o
  
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• Divide within the Buffalo Police union

  24-05-2017 23:00 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – Six African-American Buffalo Police Officers have filed claims against the Police Benevolent Association for workplace harassment and discrimination.
  They say it all started when they were offered provisional promotions to become lieutenants or detectives.
  A provisional promotion is one where an officer has been promoted to a higher rank; they just have to take a test to complete the requirements for it.
  The officers’ promotions were made official during a cere
  
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• Hamburg Police seek public assistance in two separate larceny cases

  24-05-2017 22:33 via wivb.com
  
  HAMBURG, N.Y. (WIVB) – The Town of Hamburg Police Department is seeking the public’s assistance in identifying an individuals sought for questioning in two separate larcenies.
  This suspect is sought for questioning regarding a larceny at JCPenney’s.
   Anyone with information about the identity of this individual is asked to contact Det. Scott Fraser at  648-5118 ext. 2232 or our confidential tip line at 648-5111 ext. 2847.
  Police are also looking for information about
  
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• Olean’s Jordan McLaughlin wins Ilio DiPaolo Award

  24-05-2017 22:23 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – Olean wrestler Jordan McLaughlin captured the 22nd annual Ilio DiPaolo award on Monday night, going to the most impressive wrestler on and off the mat from Western New York.
  McLaughlin, who boasts a 110-44 career record, plans to attend the U.S. Naval Academy this fall.
  Bills head coach Sean Mcdermott spoke at the annual awards dinner, sharing his background in wrestling and how it molded him to be a better athlete and leader. General Manager Brandon Beane was a
  
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• Teen charged with killing toddler pleads not guilty

  24-05-2017 22:16 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – Devon VenDerWege, the 17-year-old charged with killing a toddler he was babysitting, has pleaded not guilty to second degree murder.
  VanDerWege has been charged in the blunt force trauma death of two-year-old Ethan Bigham of Marilla in March 2017. He had been watching the child at a Hemstreet resident while the child’s parents went to work.
  VanDerWege was remanded to jail without bail after entering the not guilty plea.
  If convicted of the charge, he faces a ma
  
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• Two addiction counselors in PA halfway house die of opioid overdoses

  24-05-2017 22:08 via wivb.com
  
  WEST CHESTER, Pa. (AP) — Two addiction counselors at a suburban Philadelphia halfway house died of opioid overdoses inside the facility on the same day, authorities said Wednesday.
  “If anybody is wondering how bad the opioid epidemic has become, this case is a frightening example,” said Chester County District Attorney Tom Hogan. “Opioids are a monster that is slowly consuming our population.”
  Emergency responders were called to Freedom Ridge Recovery Lodge on Sunda
  
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• Man charged with robbery at knife point in Jamestown

  24-05-2017 22:01 via wivb.com
  
  JAMESTOWN, N.Y.(WIVB) – A man is in custody in Jamestown after police say he robbed another man at knife point.
  Daryl T. Coleman, 46, was charged with first degree robbery and third degree possession of a weapon Tuesday afternoon.
  According to Jamestown Police reports, police were called to the area of E. 6th Street at Spring Street for a reported armed robbery which had just occurred. Responding officers were advised by the victim that he had been robbed at knife point by a male who fled
  
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• Mysterious lights spotted over Lake Ontario

  24-05-2017 21:57 via wivb.com
  
  LAKE ONTARIO, N.Y. (WIVB) —Several glowing lights were seen over Lake Ontario last night around sunset. Photos of these lights have definitely caused a stir on social media pages around Western New York over the last 24 hours and when you see them, it’s easy to understand why. Eight glowing orbs flashed across the sky numerous times, and onlookers say it didn’t look like anything they had seen before.
  One on looker named Kate Caven told News 4, the people that saw them thought
  
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• Indy car racer Rahal makes a pit stop at News 4

  24-05-2017 21:36 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – Indy car driver Graham Rahal was on a media tour in Buffalo on Tuesday and visited News 4.
  Rahal is set to drive in the Indianapolis 500 on Sunday and qualified for 14th position.
  He currently drives for team Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing, owned by his father who won kissed the bricks in the 80’s and David Letterman.
  Hear what Graham had to say about the big race this weekend!
  
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• Trooper injured while making arrest in Lockport

  24-05-2017 21:33 via wivb.com
  
  LOCKPORT, N.Y. (WIVB) – A New York State trooper was injured early Monday morning while making an arrest at a Dysinger Road residence.
  Rapids Volunteer Fire Company had responded to a Dysinger Road apartment building for activated fire alarm. Fire personnel were confronted by a resident, who was disorderly and hindering fire personnel from doing their duties. Rapids Fire requested law enforcement assistance, and New York State Police and Niagara County Sheriff’s deputies responded to
  
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• High School Sports: Tuesday May 23rd

  24-05-2017 21:26 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – Highlights and scores from Tuesday’s high school sports.
  MMA Boys Lacrosse semifinals
  St. Joe’s 15 St. Francis 3
  Canisius 10 Nichols 9 (OT)
  Softball
  Williamsville East 7 Hamburg 1
  
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• Gov. Cuomo announces $2 million for South Aud Block development

  24-05-2017 20:40 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — This morning in Buffalo, Gov. Andrew Cuomo boarded a boat and discussed the future of Buffalo’s waterfront.
  Cuomo encouraged development in the South Aud Block by committing $2 million in state funding.
  “Buffalo’s waterfront is both an attractive tourist destination and an engine of the region’s incredible resurgence, creating jobs, and increasing economic opportunity for the region,” Cuomo said. “From Canalside to the Bu
  
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• DWI crash victims share stories with seniors as teens enter final weeks in high school

  24-05-2017 19:34 via wivb.com
  
   
  WILLIAMSVILLE, N.Y. (WIVB) — Seniors at Williamsville East walk into school on a cloudy Wednesday, expecting it to be like any other day. They know they have an assembly. They don’t know the topic until they sit down in the lower bowl of the two-tiered auditorium.
  And then the Sheriff and District Attorney walk in, too.
  The seniors begin hearing about the impacts of drinking and driving. A deputy and an assistant district attorney rattle off legal information – fact
  
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• State Park Police rescue missing dog from Letchworth gorge

  24-05-2017 18:08 via wivb.com
  
  CASTILE, N.Y. (WROC-TV) – New York State Park Police rescued a lost dog from a Letchworth State Park gorge Monday afternoon.
  Using rappelling skills and a drone, State Park Police rescued Skippy who was trapped about half-way down the 400-foot gorge.
  Following reports about a dog barking and possibly stuck in the gorge area of Hogsback Overlook, Sgt. Ryan Clancy was lowered about 200 feet to save the missing pet.
  The rescue took place in an area where the gorge is extremely steep and woode
  
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• Missing central NY teen located in Dunkirk after 1 dies

  24-05-2017 18:05 via wivb.com
  
  DUNKIRK, N.Y. (WSYR-TV) – A teenager who was reported missing from Cayuga Centers in Auburn has been located in Dunkirk, according to Auburn Police.
  Morgan Eppinger disappeared from Cayuga Center on May 15.
  Police believe she ran away with another resident, 17-year-old Destani Williams.
  Williams was pronounced dead at a Dunkirk hospital on Saturday, May 20.
  Eppinger was found on Wednesday morning.
  Dunkirk Police are still investigating Williams’ death.
  This story was originally publi
  
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• Memorial Day events in WNY

  24-05-2017 17:47 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — A number of Memorial Day events will be happening across western New York on Monday and Tuesday. Here is a list of them:
  ANGOLA
  Memorial Day Parade – A parade will take place at 10 a.m. on Monday, starting at the Angola Village Hall at 41 Commercial St.
  BATAVIA
  VA Western New York Healthcare System Memorial Day Ceremony – A ceremony observing Memorial Day will be held on Monday, May 29 at 8:30 a.m. at the Batavia VA Medical Center. The
  
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• LIVE STREAM: Gov. Cuomo hosts Waterfront boat tour

  24-05-2017 15:57 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Gov. Andrew Cuomo is hosting a Waterfront boat tour.
  The tour at Canalside starts at 10 a.m.
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• Starbucks offering special teas on Fridays this Summer

  24-05-2017 15:41 via wivb.com
  
  SEATTLE, Wash. (WIVB) — To get you ready for summer, Starbucks is offering special teas on most Fridays this next season.
  Every Friday until Aug. 11, the company will offer free, select iced teas from 3 to 7 p.m.
  Starbucks will also have cocktail-inspired teas, like the beach bellini, strawberry daiquiri, pina colada and mandarin mimosa.
  
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• Walmart announces new pay policy for military members

  24-05-2017 15:27 via wivb.com
  
  BENTONVILLE, Ark. (WIVB) — A move by Walmart is ensuring that employees who take time off to serve in the military will never have to take a cut in their pay.
  The move will cover any gap in pay for employees whose military service is lower than what they earn working at the retail giant.
  The program is open to all employees and covers military service ranging from three days to five years. It will also cover voluntary military training.
  In addition to the change in pay policy, the com
  
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• VIDEO: Teacher fights aide in Georgia classroom

  24-05-2017 15:16 via wivb.com
  
  GEORGIA (WIVB) — When you hear there was a fight at your child’s school, like everyone else, you probably think it was a fight between two students.
  That was not a case for a school in Georgia, where a teacher and a teacher’s aide fought.
  It happened last Friday inside a classroom filled with kids.
  Cell phone video of the fight was taken by a student.
  Parents say, to make matters worse, their kids were asked not to talk about it.
  The school district says the teacher and ai
  
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• Police investigate report of suspicious person in Amherst

  24-05-2017 13:45 via wivb.com
  
  AMHERST, N.Y. (WIVB) — Around 2 a.m., at least five police vehicles were seen on Pheasant Run Rd., off of Sweet Home.
  An officer there told News 4 that they were investigating a “suspicious occurrence.” Police were seen with their guns drawn.
  Later on, a lieutenant said they were responding to a report of a suspicious person.
  It is not clear if anyone was arrested as a result of the police response.
  
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• 3 more arrested in Manchester; attacker’s Libya ties probed

  24-05-2017 12:32 via wivb.com
  
  MANCHESTER, England (AP) — British police and intelligence agencies arrested three more suspects Wednesday in connection with the Manchester suicide bombing and moved quickly to secure key sites across the country, including Buckingham Palace and the British Parliament at Westminster.
  Home Secretary Amber Rudd said the bomber, identified as British-born Libyan Salman Abedi, “likely” did not act alone when he killed 22 people and wounded dozens at an Ariana Grande concert Monday
  
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• Morning fire closes part of Northampton St.

  24-05-2017 12:08 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Buffalo fire crews headed to the scene of a vacant house fire on Northampton St. Wednesday morning.
  The fire spread to a neighboring structure, and crews had to fight it with aerial trucks.Fire spread to neighboring structure.BFD fighting with aerial trucks. @news4buffalo pic.twitter.com/WRw2MLEouH
  — Chris (@CBNEWSPHOTOG) May 24, 2017
  The structure where the original fire started is a total loss. Buildings near it suffered exposure damage.
  Northampton was close
  
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• Mom ‘worried to ecstatic’ as daughter’s Amber Alert is canceled

  24-05-2017 07:26 via wivb.com
  
  LYNDON, N.Y. (WIVB) — What started as a region-wide search ended less than 15 miles from where it began, when New York State Police caught up to two teens and the 12-year-old girl, who was the subject of a daylong Amber Alert. Each was taken into custody peacefully, but most importantly, unharmed.Tuesday started in terror for the family of McKenzie Wilson, who was eventually found safe about 12 hours after she went missing. But it didn’t start well for Heath Doberstein, either.Dobers
  
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• 12-year-old reported missing in Lockport

  24-05-2017 04:27 via wivb.com
  
  LOCKPORT, N.Y. (WIVB) – A 12-year-old girl has been reported missing from the town of Lockport.
  Tamiyah Penn was reported missing Tuesday.
  Penn was previously reported missing May 18.
  She is described as 5’2″, 130 lbs., with black hair and brown eyes.
  Anyone with information regarding Tamiyah’s whereabouts is asked to contact the Niagara CountySheriff’s Office Dispatch at 438-3393 (24hours) or Criminal Investigation Bureau at 438-3327 (during normal business ho
  
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• 16-year-old stabbed during large fight in Niagara Falls

  24-05-2017 02:03 via wivb.com
  
  NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y. (WIVB) – A 16-year-old girl was stabbed following a large fight at Diamond Park Lane Tuesday evening.
  Niagara Falls Police responded to the area at 6 p.m. Tuesday, where they located the teen with two knife wounds to her upper arm. The wounds are non-threatening and appeared to be from a utility knife or something similar.
  A dozen law enforcement officials, plus paramedics and Niagara Falls Fire Department were on scene. The crowd continued to grow to approximately 100
  
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• One man shot, others injured in fight between multiple people in Niagara Falls

  24-05-2017 01:52 via wivb.com
  
  NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y. (WIVB) – A fight between several people in the 1300 block of Whitney Avenue Tuesday resulted in a 29-year-old man being shot.
  According to Niagara Falls Police, the fight escalated with other people joining, even arriving by car to get involved.
  A 26-year-old man ran into the house (1339 Whitney Ave.) during the fight and emerged with a gun. Several people were fighting on the porch at the time and ran when they saw the man with the gun. The man fired one round, injurin
  
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• ECMC confirms April computer attack was ‘ransomware’

  24-05-2017 01:36 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – It has been a month-and-a-half since a malware attack on ECMC’s computer network, and hospital officials now confirm it was ransomware–the first attack of its kind on a hospital in New York. Most of the computers are back online, but recovery of the medical center’s 6,000 computer hard drives has been tedious.
  ECMC’s 6th floor Orthopedic Unit staff has had full use of their computers for about two weeks, while some computers in other areas of
  
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• Former mailman pleads guilty to stealing mail

  24-05-2017 00:21 via wivb.com
  
  ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WIVB) –  A former Rochester mailman has pleaded guilty to stealing mail.
  Timothy Wadsworth, 26, of Rochester, pleaded guilty to theft of mail, a charge which carries a maximum penalty of ten years in prison and a $250,000 fine.
  Assistant U.S. Attorney John J. Field, who is handling the case, stated that Wadsworth was employed by the Postal Service in 2014 as a mail carrier in Rochester. Wadsworth stole from the mail entrusted to him for delivery, taking approxima
  
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• Dozens of WNY students studying abroad in England safe following Manchester attack

  24-05-2017 00:16 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Crowds ran from the Manchester arena after a suicide bomber blew himself up, killing at least 22 people and injuring 59 people.
  “What’s disconcerting about this attack is the fact that they did use a proven method which was to attack people in a natural area of concentration and the sophistication of the bomb,” said Steven MacMartin, Medaille College Homeland Security Program Sirector.
  Homeland Security Expert Steven MacMartin says the attacker was
  
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• Black bear spotted in North Boston

  24-05-2017 00:09 via wivb.com
  
  NORTH BOSTON, N.Y. (WIVB) – A viewer sent in this photo of what appears to be a black bear passing through a driveway in North Boston.
   
  According to the New York State Department of Conservation’s website, only about ten to 15 percent of the state’s bear population resides in Western and Central New York, but transient bears are “routinely encountered’ throughout the Lake Ontario plains.
   
  Bears are intelligent, and will repeat an activity if it results i
  
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• Red Hot Real Estate: Competition soars in the Buffalo housing market

  24-05-2017 00:07 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – The red-hot housing market in Buffalo is competitive. That’s the word from Brokers across Western New York.
  Prices are at all-time highs, and bidding wars take prices tens of thousands of dollars above asking. The pace is intense.
  Realtors say waiting even one day can mean the difference between a sale, and a missed dream home.
  It’s a battle of supply and demand. We’re seeing too many buyers and not enough sellers. And now those
  
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