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• Young lives changed from Tour de Cure

  03-06-2017 18:08 via wivb.com
  
  NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y. (WIVB) – The American Diabetes Association put on the Tour de cure today. It was the 26th time that the event was held in Western New York. One special little girl was there today to share her story.
  Cecilia Loiacano is a ten year old who has been impacted by diabetes her whole life. She told News 4, “I was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes when I was one. I can’t remember my life without diabetes.”
  Cecilia is only a kid but she has very adult responsibil
  
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• Tour de Cure changing lives for young and old

  03-06-2017 18:08 via wivb.com
  
  NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y. (WIVB) – The American Diabetes Association put on the Tour de cure today. It was the 26th time that the event was held in Western New York. One special little girl was there today to share her story.
  Cecilia Loiacano is a ten year old who has been impacted by diabetes her whole life. She told News 4, “I was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes when I was one. I can’t remember my life without diabetes.”
  Cecilia is only a kid but she has very adult responsibil
  
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• Police investigate car vs. train accident in North Tonawanda

  03-06-2017 04:50 via wivb.com
  
  NORTH TONAWANDA, N.Y. (WIVB) – North Tonawanda Police responded to an accident involving a train and a car Friday evening.
  No one was injured.
  The investigation is ongoing.
  
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• Man charged after shots fired in Niagara Falls junk yard

  03-06-2017 03:42 via wivb.com
  
  NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y. (WIVB) – State Police say one man is in custody for discharging a firearm in the Town of Niagara junk yard, at Hyde Park and Delaware.
  A victim, the owner of the junk yard, said that the suspect had been in the yard and when the owner confronted him, the suspect pointed a rifle at him and shot at him.
  Police say no one was hurt.
  Police are waiting to hear from their criminal investigations bureau to see if any charges will be filed.
  
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• Fire breaks out in Liberty Cab garage

  03-06-2017 03:36 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – Fire broke out in a Liberty Cab garage around 4 p.m. Friday.
  The fire started in a storage area and spread to the roof.
  Damage is estimated at $200,000 in damage to the building and $75,000 to it’s contents.
  One firefighter suffered a minor injury- he’s been treated and released and is back on duty.
  The cause of the fire is under investigation.
  
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• DMV warns New York consumers fake traffic ticket emails are a hoax

  03-06-2017 02:38 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – The New York State Department of Motor Vehicles is urging New Yorkers to watch out for fake traffic ticket emails that can lead to identity theft or fraud.
  DMV officials said it is a classic “phishing” scam, an email directing the recipient to attachments–clicking on any of those attachments will download malware onto your computer, or demand immediate payment, while threatening to revoke your drivers license.
  A screen capture of a bogus shows the
  
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• Cazenovia Library soaked by leaky roof, closes for repairs

  03-06-2017 01:39 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – May, 2017, will go down as one of the wettest on record in Western New York, but last Wednesday night was especially brutal to the Cazenovia Neighborhood Library.
  The way library officials describe it, the roof must have been leaking like a sieve, wreaking havoc inside, and damaging valuable book collections, as they totaled up the damage with State Assemblyman Michael Kearns (D-Buffalo).
  Elizabeth Berry, VP of Cazenovia’s Board of Directors was not prepared w
  
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• Buffalo Greek Fest underway all weekend

  03-06-2017 01:35 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — The 41st annual Buffalo Greek Festival is officially underway. It is the traditional kick off for the festival season in Western New York.
  It’s taking place on the corner of Delaware and West Utica at the Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church.
  Come be Greek for a day (or the whole weekend) and enjoy some Greek food, live Greek music, Greek folk dancing, imports foods and gift shops, church tours and cultural exhibits and events.
  SCHEDULE:
  Friday June 2 11:00am-Mid
  
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• Bicyclist killed in Amherst accident

  03-06-2017 01:20 via wivb.com
  
  AMHERST, N.Y. (WIVB) – A male bicyclist was killed after being struck by a vehicle on North French Road Friday afternoon.
  According to Amherst Police, the bicyclist was riding in the 4000 block of North French Road when he was struck by a 2014 Honda driven by a female driver from Amherst.
  The cyclist sustained multiple injuries and was pronounced dead at the scene.
  The identification of those involved is being withheld pending the notification of the family.
  The accident is currently under
  
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• Protesters picket Carl Paladino’s downtown office

  03-06-2017 00:59 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – Dozens of people protested Carl Paladino’s office in the Ellicott Square Building in downtown Buffalo Friday.
  Members of organizations including Showing Up for Racial Justice (SURJ) Buffalo, Open Buffalo, and Push Buffalo picketed the developer’s office to bring attention to the impacts of gentrification on low-income residents and communities of color.
  With rents rising across the city and thousands of Buffalonians being impacted by an affordable housing
  
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• Local attorney, activist arrested on assault charges

  03-06-2017 00:36 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Local well-known attorney and animal rights activist Matthew Albert was arrested at his house late Thursday, accused of strangling his girlfriend.
  Early Friday, Albert posted $$5,000 bail on multiple charges — and is denying the allegations.
  But the allegations are serious, and Buffalo police said Albert hit and choked his girlfriend, pushed her into a wall, and that she fell down four flights of stairs  during the altercation, which happened at his house
  
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