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• First silo brewery opens in Downtown Buffalo

  11-06-2017 20:02 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – The grain silos near Buffalo Riverworks have been empty for almost 100 years.
  But now grain will return to Buffalo’s waterfront, just not in the way you’d think. The inside of the six silos were converted to be able brew, ferment and store beer.
  It’s a challenge dreamed up by one of the city’s master brewers: transforming the six structures into a full-fledged brewery was no easy task for Head Brewer Chris Herr.
  He says his team coul
  
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• Three men shot on Millicent Avenue overnight

  11-06-2017 16:24 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y.(WIVB)- Buffalo police are investigating a shooting that occurred just after 12:30 a.m.Sunday morning.
  Police say three men were shot while sitting in a parked vehicle in the 100 block of Millicent Ave.
  All three victims were transported to ECMC. Two of the men suffered non-life-threatening injuries and one male is listed in critical condition.
  Detectives believe this was a targeted shooting and are asking anyone with information to call or text the Confidential TIPCALL Line at 847-
  
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• Cattaraugus County search leads to domestic incident suspect

  11-06-2017 14:26 via wivb.com
  
  NAPOLI, N.Y. (WIVB) — A man suspected in a domestic incident Saturday is jailed on a parole violation warrant.Investigators say he walked into the woods and may have had a weapon.
  Cattaraugus County Sheriff’s Deputies answered calls on Pigeon Valley Road Saturday morning, to look for the man.New York State Police, the Erie County Sheriff’s Office and state parole teams assisted in the search.
  The search ended with Erik Allen, 35, taken into custody, and brought to jail on a par
  
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• Woman, 96, hurt in Wheatfield home invasion

  11-06-2017 14:12 via wivb.com
  
  WHEATFIELD, N.Y. (WIVB) — A woman, age 96, was treated at the hospital for minor injuries from an early morning home invasion.
  The woman called the Niagara County Sheriff’s office around 4:00 a.m. Sunday.
  Before that call, investigators say, she got out of bed because she heard knocking on her windows.She found a male in her living room, who police say grabbed her, pushed her and demanded money.Police say the man trashed part of the house, and left in her car with cash and electronic
  
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• Human remains discovered in North Collins

  11-06-2017 05:43 via wivb.com
  
  NORTH COLLINS, N.Y. (WIVB) — Erie County Sheriff’s are investigating in North Collins after human remains were found Saturday evening in a wooded area.
  The Sheriff’s Office says someone was walking in the area and found the remains.
  Sheriff’s Detective Bureau, Erie County Medical Examiner, and an Anthropology team are on the scene and are carefully examining the evidence.
  Deputies say it will take several hours to unearth the crime scene.
  The cause of death cannot be dete
  
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• Human remains discovered by hikers in North Collins

  11-06-2017 05:43 via wivb.com
  
  NORTH COLLINS, N.Y. (WIVB)- Crews worked most of the day Saturday and overnight into Sunday to exhume human remains from a wooded area in North Collins.
  Two hikers called the Erie County Sheriff’s Office Saturday morning around 11:10 a.m. after discovering skeletal remains near Marion J Fricano Town Park.
  Officials say a Deputy who responded to the scene located a boot above ground in the vicinity and verified the contents inside to be part of a human skeleton.
  A Crime Scene Investiga
  
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• Hundreds of local dancers devastated after venue suddenly cancels dance recital

  11-06-2017 05:38 via wivb.com
  
  LEWISTON, N.Y. (WIVB) — Hundreds of dancers woke up to disappointing news Saturday morning. A recital they have been preparing for since September was suddenly cancelled.
  The Lorraine Goddard Dance Studio has been holding their annual recital for more than 65 years. For the past 15 years, it has been held at Artpark.
  When the owners of the dance studio arrived at Artpark Saturday morning, they found signs on the door as a notice that the recital was cancelled. The signs read, “due to
  
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• News 4 Premier Prospect: Martin Necas

  11-06-2017 00:35 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — As we count down to the NHL Draft on June 23rd in Chicago, our second News 4 Premier Prospect is center Martin Necas, a Czech center who put together an impressive season playing in his native country’s Extraliga… as a 17-year-old.
  Here’s the lowdown on Necas:
  Position:
  Center
  Height/Weight:
  6’1, 170 lbs
  Team:
  Kometa Brno
  In one sentence:
  A playmaking center who admittedly needs to bulk up, Necas is a skilled skater with a strong shot wh
  
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