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• Allentown Art Festival celebrates 60 years

  10-06-2017 19:34 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) —Today the 60th annual Allentown Art Festival kicked off. The nice weather helped to get thousands of people outside and shopping.
  There’s always something unique to see at Allentown Art Festival. From music to art, this year vendors did not disappoint. They had everything from jewelry, to purses made of records, and art that has a prehistoric feel.
  William McKee, owner of McKee Iron Works told News 4, “It’s very cool, wild, and different.”
  The
  
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• Saturday Jet ski crash in Tonawanda seriously injures one

  10-06-2017 19:31 via wivb.com
  
  TONAWANDA, N.Y. (WIVB)- City of Tonawanda police and fire responded to a jet ski accident on Ellicott Creek Saturday afternoon.
  Officials say a “high performance ” jet ski crashed into another jet ski causing them to crash into the docks behind Smoke on the Water restaurant on Young Street.
  Three people were taken to the hospital following the crash. Two with non life-threatening injuries and one with serious injuries.
  Names of the those involved have not been release.
  
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• “Dream” playground in honor of fallen soldier becomes a reality

  10-06-2017 19:07 via wivb.com
  
  AMHERST, N.Y. (WIVB) – An Army Staff Sergeant killed in action is being remembered today as volunteers build a new playground in Amherst park in his honor.
  Billy Wilson III was killed in Afghanistan in 2012. Kim and Bill Wilson put the final screws into a sign that reads “Billy Wilson Park,” Saturday.
  Kim Wilson said, “He would really enjoy seeing this for all these kids.”
  Their son was killed in 2012 overseas, and by the end of the day, the 8,000-square-f
  
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• Adam West, who played 1960s-era Batman, dies at 88

  10-06-2017 18:50 via wivb.com
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — Adam West, whose straight-faced portrayal of Batman in a 1960s TV series lifted the tight-clad Caped Crusader into the national consciousness, has died at age 88, his family said Saturday on a verified Facebook page.West died Friday night after “a short but brave battle with leukemia,” the family statement said.
  West played the superhero straight for kids and funny for adults. He initially chaffed at being typecast after “Batman” went off the
  
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• Erendira Wallenda ready to break husband’s world record in Niagara Falls

  10-06-2017 04:50 via wivb.com
  
  NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y. (WIVB) — The countdown is on in Niagara Falls, the Wallendas return in just six days. Five years after Nik Wallenda walked across the falls, his wife will try to top him.
  Erendira Wallenda will attempt to break her husbands world record by hanging by her teeth from a helicopter, hovering 300 feet over the falls.
  The entire stunt is expected to last between 5 to 7 minutes.
  The event kicks off Thursday, July 15. Here is the timeline of the event:
  8:15am   Openin
  
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• News 4 Premier Prospect: Nolan Patrick

  10-06-2017 04:34 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — As we countdown to the NHL Draft on June 23rd in Chicago, our first News 4 Premier Prospect is center Nolan Patrick, the projected first overall pick to New Jersey, who will decide between Patrick and Nico Hischier.
  Here’s the lowdown on Patrick:
  Position:
  Center
  Height/Weight: 
  6’3, 200 lbs
  Team: 
  Brandon Wheat Kings
  Recent Stats:
  2015-16: 102 points in 72 games (Brandon).
  2016-17: 46 points in 33 games (Brandon).
  In One Sentence:
  The son
  
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• Public pool opening schedule for WNY

  10-06-2017 03:58 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – Summer is almost here, and Western New York’s public pools and splash pads are about to open for the season.
  Here’s a list of public pools and their opening dates:
  Buffalo: City of Buffalo splash pads will be open starting Saturday from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m.
  Cheektowaga: Town Park Pool, 2600 Harlem Road- opening date is June 19., hours change June 26.
  Dingens Pool, 701 Dingens St., and Maryvale Pool, 735 Maryvale St.- opening date is June 26.
  More info: Click
  
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• Public pool and splash pad opening schedule for WNY

  10-06-2017 03:58 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – Summer is almost here, and Western New York’s public pools and splash pads are about to open for the season.
  Here’s a list of public pools and their opening dates:
  Amherst: Clearfield Community Pool, 730 Hopkins Road- opening day is 1 p.m. June 16.
  North Forest Pool,  85 N. Forest Road- opening day is June 26.
  More info: Click here.
  Buffalo: City of Buffalo splash pads will be open Saturday June 10 and Sunday June 11 11 a.m. to 7 p.m.
  
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• 700,000 lbs. of Conagra Foods spaghetti and meatballs recalled due to undeclared allergens

  10-06-2017 03:46 via wivb.com
  
  MILTON, Pa. (WIVB) – Over 700,000 lbs. of spaghetti and meatball products by Conagra Brands, Inc. have been recalled due to undeclared allergens.
  The products contain milk, an allergen not listed on the label.
  The products were produced on Jan. 5 2017 and Jan. 12 2017.
  The problem was discovered on June 6, when the company received notification from an ingredient supplier that the bread crumbs that the company received and used in the products potentially contained unclaimed milk.
  The foll
  
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• Man charged with attempted murder in Albion

  10-06-2017 02:52 via wivb.com
  
  ALBION, N.Y. (WIVB) –  A man is facing attempted murder charges after severely injuring an acquaintance during a physical altercation.
  Wesley Askew, Jr. 49, of Albion, was charged with second degree assault, first degree assault, and second degree attempted murder Friday.
  According to Albion Police reports, police and ambulance were dispatched to an apartment at 175 North Main Street in the village of Albion for a report of a person injured during an altercation.
  When they arrived on
  
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• Buffalo has its first woman postmaster

  10-06-2017 02:24 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – Buffalo has its first ever woman postmaster.
  Roselle L. Murrell was sworn in as 45th Buffalo Postmaster Friday at the Old Buffalo Post Office, now Erie County Community College City Campus.
  Murrell began her career in Medina as a clerk in 1996. She has served as postmaster in Darien Center, Middleport, Tonawanda, Lockport, and most recently as director of marketing for the WNY District.
  She is a graduate of the USPS Management Leadership Program and a certified Green
  
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• Former town clerk speaks out over her resignation

  10-06-2017 02:02 via wivb.com
  
  BOSTON, N.Y. (WIVB) – The feud between the Boston Town Clerk and the Town Board, that has been simmering for years, seems to be shifting from town hall to state court, now that the former clerk, Jennifer Mule has resigned.
  Mule submitted her letter of resignation Monday, with regrets to the people who voted her into office, “I was trying very hard not to disappoint them, they put me there, and I did not want to disappoint them by vacating.”
  The former clerk had been doing battl
  
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• AP: Puerto Rico prepares to vote on political status amid crisis

  10-06-2017 01:35 via wivb.com
  
  SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Puerto Rico’s governor is pushing ahead with his top campaign promise of trying to convert the U.S. territory into a state, holding a Sunday referendum to let voters send a message to Congress.
  His party has launched an aggressive ad campaign urging people to “demand respect” with their vote — to choose statehood so the island can obtain equal treatment from the federal government that some say would ease a 10-year economic recession tha
  
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• Free microchipping, rabies vaccination offered in Niagara Falls Saturday morning

  10-06-2017 01:24 via wivb.com
  
  NIAGARA COUNTY, N.Y. (WIVB) – June is National Pet Preparedness Month, and Niagara County is celebrating with free microchipping for dogs in the Niagara County community at Saturday’s free rabies clinic.
  The clinic will be held 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. at Hyde Park in Niagara Falls, 911 Robbins Drive.
  Microchipping will only be available to dogs and will be at the discretion of the veterinarian administering the chip. Due to limited quantities, microchips will be available on a first come,
  
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• Free medical and dental care will be offered at St. Bonaventure this weekend

  10-06-2017 00:34 via wivb.com
  
  ALLEGANY, N.Y. (WIVB) – Free medical and dental care is being offered this weekend at St. Bonaventure University for those who can’t afford it.
  Remote Area Medical Volunteer Corps, a national group of medical practitioners, is setting up this weekend at the university.
  Patients will be taken starting at 3 a.m. Saturday. The event will include 50 dental chairs and more than 300 volunteers from across Western New York.
  The event will be the first time RAM sets up in New York State. The
  
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• Niagara County warns of rabies after baby raccoon taken to local bar

  10-06-2017 00:27 via wivb.com
  
  LOCKPORT, N.Y. (WIVB) — Niagara County’s Public Health Director Dan Stapleton seems to give these warnings every year around this time.
  “People should be staying away from wild animals,” Stapleton said.
  Once western New York wakes from its winter slumber, and more people are spending time outside, human and animal interactions increase.As does the chance for disease.
  “We tell people this, we tell people multiple times a year, we do press releases and media campaigns
  
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