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• Teen charged with violations in turtle beating

  16-06-2017 23:43 via wivb.com
  
  ELMA, N.Y. (WIVB) — The state’s Department of Environmental Conservation has leveled charges against the teen who is accused of beating a snapping turtle to death in Elma.
  The teen, who is 16 and from Elma, is charged with two violations of state’s Environmental Conservation Law.
  The disturbing video shows at least two teens poking a snapping turtle with a stick, and then throwing a larger tree branch on top of its shell, cracking it open.
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• Hope Chest Buffalo gets ready for big race at Buffalo Riverworks

  16-06-2017 23:30 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) —A group of breast cancer survivors are coming together as a team for the 17th year. They are just some of the thousands of people impacted by breast cancer every year. But this group beat the odds and are now working together to stay healthy.
  Friendship, exercise, and a diagnosis of breast cancer brought the group now known as Hope Chest together. In the past, it was believed by medical professionals, that exercising, while suffering from the illness could potentially
  
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• State Parks Police have recovered body from Niagara Gorge

  16-06-2017 23:17 via wivb.com
  
  NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y. (WIVB) – New York State Parks Police have recovered a body from Whirlpool State Park.
  The body was taken to the Erie County Medical Examiner’s office.
  Parks Police received a call from a hiker reporting a body floating in the rapids of the Lower Niagara River just above the Whirlpool in Niagara Falls around 11 a.m. Friday.
  The Park Police Swift Water Rescue Team and Niagara Falls Fire Department responded to the Niagara Gorge and located the body in the rapids.
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• State Parks Police are attempting to recover body from Niagara Gorge

  16-06-2017 23:17 via wivb.com
  
  NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y. (WIVB) – New York State Parks Police have confirmed that there’s an active recovery currently going on for body in Whirlpool State Park.
  We’ll have more details as they become available.
  
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• Amherst students explore WNY history & exercise with FIT story

  16-06-2017 23:08 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — “My favorite was on Monday when we went to Fort Niagara,” said Gavin Schmitt, Smallwood Drive Elementary school student.
  “We’re actually there we’re not in a textbook and we’re getting exercise from it as well,” said Anna Folks-Duncan, Smallwood Drive Elementary school student.
  All week long 4th graders from Smallwood Drive Elementary school in Amherst have walked from one historical spot in Western New York to the next It&rs
  
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• Buffalo River Fest is this weekend

  16-06-2017 22:58 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – The 17th Annual Buffalo River Fest is this weekend, bringing three days of music, food, and fun.
  The event, sponsored by the Valley Community Association, will help support Buffalo River Fest Park, including capital maintenance, utilities, insurance, dock upkeep, and grounds maintenance.
  Buffalo River Fest Park is located at 249 Ohio Street, near Michigan Street.
  The fest will kick off today from 6 p.m. to midnight, continuing Saturday from 11 a.m. to midnight, and w
  
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• Lyft will host June 20 job fair

  16-06-2017 22:31 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – Lyft is looking for drivers.
  The ridesharing company will host a job fair June 20 at the Buffalo Employment and Training Center, 77 Goodell St. from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m.
  Driver candidates need to bring a driver’s license, vehicle registration, and proof of insurance.
  Ridesharing services will officially start in Western and Upstate New York June 29.
  Ride-hailing companies like Lyft and Uber have operated in New York City in recent years under the city’s liver
  
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• CRIME STOPPERS: Man wanted in connection with Niagara County burglaries considered armed, dangerous

  16-06-2017 22:25 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – Up to $1,000 is being offered for information leading to the arrest of a man wanted for several burglaries and larcenies in Niagara County.
  Scott J. Dingwall, 42, last known address 5469 Garlow Road, Lewiston, was last seen by Niagara Falls Police riding a BMX bicycle and wearing a grey hoodie.
  Information has been obtained that Dingwall is armed and considered dangerous.
  Anyone with information about him is asked to cal Crime Stoppers Buffalo at (716)867-6161.
  
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• Two new dogs join Erie County Sheriff’s “Pups at the Pen” program

  16-06-2017 21:32 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – Two new dogs will be lending a paw in the Erie County Holding Center’s “Pups at the Pen” Program.
  Gaston, an 18-month-old retriever mix, and Dino, a 4 ½-year-old terrier mix, were welcomed into to the program earlier this week.
  Inmates participating in the program will live with the dogs for the next four to eight weeks to begin socializing and training. At the end of the training, Gaston and Dino will be available for adoption through t
  
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• Teen charged in snapping turtle beating

  16-06-2017 21:20 via wivb.com
  
  ELMA, N.Y. (WIVB) – A 16-year-old Elma male has been charged in the attack of a snapping turtle that has been circulated around social media.
  The teen has been charged by the New York State DEC with illegally pursuing wildlife and attempting to take wildlife during a closed season.
  Both charges are violations of the state’s Environmental Conservation Law and carry a potential fine of up to $250 or up to 15 days in jail.
  He is scheduled to appear in Town of Elma Court July 13.
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• County health department battles growing rat population

  16-06-2017 20:02 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB)- The natural selection that occurs in rats during the winter months mean a lot of them die off, leading to smaller numbers in the spring and summer.
  For the past couple of winters, that process hasn’t happened as it should; a couple years ago, the rat population in Erie County was up 30 percent. County health workers are still combating that spike.
  “We saw a spike over the last couple of years of rat complaints, especially last season because of this wa
  
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• Reminder for pet parents as weather warms up

  16-06-2017 18:40 via wivb.com
  
   
  CITY OF TONAWANDA, N.Y. (WIVB) — We’re in the dog days of summer now.  The warmer weather is bringing more people to parks and outside for festivals and they’re bringing along their pets too.
  “This is a constant with good pet owners- they want to spend quality time with their pets yet life keeps getting busier,” said Gina Browning with the SPCA of Erie County. “They’ll try to fit it in at a time they think is ideal – maybe going to
  
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• PHOTO: Officers treat injured boy at MLK park

  16-06-2017 18:37 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — A couple of new Buffalo police officers were seen treating a young boy with an injury to his foot.
  Roscoe Henderson III shared a photo of them on Facebook, saying “New officers on the job, went to Rite Aid to pick up medical supplies to help this little boy who cut his foot at the park. This is what we do.”
  The photo was taken at Martin Luther King Jr. Park, according to Henderson.
  
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• Man charged with stealing decorative pavers from construction site

  16-06-2017 18:24 via wivb.com
  
  TONAWANDA, N.Y. (WIVB) — City of Tonawanda police arrested a man they say tried to steal more than 100 decorative pavers from a construction site.
  After receiving a call about suspicious activity Thursday night, police went to the city’s intermodal hub site off of Young St.
  Police say North Tonawanda resident Howard Brubaker, 50, entered the fenced construction site and loaded up 129 decorative pavers in his van before trying to leave.
  Officers say he told them “the boss told m
  
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• Buffalo man sentenced for 2 counts of attempted murder

  16-06-2017 17:57 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — A Buffalo man who stabbed two people in a Kensington Ave. apartment will spend 16 years in prison after he pleaded guilty to two counts of Attempted Murder.
  Dennis Howard, 26, stabbed two people, a man and a woman, in an apartment this past October. The stabbings occurred after the female victim came home and found her apartment burglarized.
  After the woman called a neighbor to come help check for intruders, Howard repeatedly stabbed the neighbor in the throat.
  
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• Woman who sent texts urging suicide guilty of manslaughter

  16-06-2017 17:23 via wivb.com
  
  TAUNTON, Mass. (AP) — A Massachusetts woman who sent her boyfriend a barrage of text messages encouraging him to kill himself has been convicted of involuntary manslaughter.
  A juvenile court judge found that Michelle Carter caused the death of Conrad Roy III. Carter cried as the judge explained his reasoning Friday.
  Carter was 17 when she sent Roy dozens of messages urging him to take his own life. Eighteen-year-old Roy was found dead of carbon monoxide poisoning in his truck in Fairhaven
  
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• Amherst police seeking identity of man after May incident

  16-06-2017 17:15 via wivb.com
  
  AMHERST, N.Y. (WIVB) — Amherst police are looking to identify a person of interest regarding a damaged home in Eggertsville.
  Police say the damage occurred overnight on May 25.
  The person who they are looking to identify is a white male in his 20s. He was in a black four-door sedan that may have been either a Chevy Cruze or a Malibu.
  Anyone who recognizes this person or has more information can call the police department’s Detective Bureau at (716) 568-1819, email [email protected]
  
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• PHOTOS: Southern Tier flooding

  16-06-2017 16:57 via wivb.com
  
  RUSHFORD, N.Y. (WIVB) — Roads began to flood in the Southern Tier on Thursday. Viewers sent in their photos of the flooding. See them below! Southern Tier Flooding VIEWER PHOTOFlooding at Rushford Lake. (Photo by David in Houghton)(Photo by Michele in Rushford)(Photo by Michele in Rushford)(Photo by Michele in Rushford)VIEWER PHOTORushford Lake inlet flooding. VIEWER PHOTOA road is blocked by flooding in Rushford. VIEWER PHOTOThis is the Houghton College maintenance parking lot. VIEWER PHO
  
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• Vigil held for victim of fatal south Buffalo shooting

  16-06-2017 16:33 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — A man who already lost two sons to gun violence now is mourning a third shooting victim.
  Calvin Williams was shot on Pries St. in South Buffalo late Monday.
  A vigil marked what would have been his 26th birthday.
  According to Buffalo police, Williams is the city’s 24th homicide victim of 2017.
  Community leaders called for an end to violence. One person said “How many of these is it going to take for you to say enough is enough. Man, it’s your bi
  
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• VIDEO: Person in dinosaur costume goes to Dairy Queen to escape heat

  16-06-2017 16:20 via wivb.com
  
  PHOENIX, Ariz. (WIVB) — In Phoenix, the heat is too much to bear for many people, and apparently, it’s also too hot for dinosaurs.
  Someone dressed in a dinosaur costume strolled into a Dairy Queen to escape to 106-degree temperatures, and maybe grabbed a cold treat.
  See what happened in the video above.
  
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• Woman who uncovered images of Mount St. Helens eruption looking to identify photographer

  16-06-2017 16:14 via wivb.com
  
  SKAMANIA COUNTY, Wash. (WIVB) — A woman in Oregon uncovered historic images of the Mount St. Helens eruption of 1980.
  Kati Dimoff checks out film cameras at Goodwill stores to find ones with film still in them.
  One contained a roll of Koda-Chrome that she had developed.
  It had a picture that showed the plumes in the air just after the eruption, and another that’s somewhat of a mystery.
  “In the roll of film, there’s also a picture of this family, which, I’m hopi
  
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• Spirit Ride rolls through WNY

  16-06-2017 16:01 via wivb.com
  
  TONAWANDA, N.Y. (WIVB) — Many western New Yorkers say they saw a flatbed tow truck surrounded by police vehicles and other cars escorting a flag-draped coffin on Thursday.
  That was the Spirit Ride, which is part of a campaign to raise awareness about New York State’s “Move Over Law.”
  News 4 Photojournalist Dan Summerville shot video of the event. See what campaign organizers had to say about the it in the video above.
  
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• Amazon is buying Whole Foods in $13.7B deal

  16-06-2017 15:31 via wivb.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Online juggernaut Amazon is buying Whole Foods in a deal valued at about $13.7 billion, including debt.
  Amazon.com Inc. will pay $42 per share of Whole Foods Market Inc.
  The deal is targeted to close in the second half of the year.
  
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• FDA approves new, cheaper rival to EpiPen allergy shot

  16-06-2017 15:25 via wivb.com
  
  TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — U.S. regulators have approved new competition for EpiPen, the emergency allergy medicine that made Mylan a poster child for pharmaceutical company greed.
  The Food and Drug Administration on Thursday approved Adamis Pharmaceuticals Corp.’s product, which should go on sale later this year.
  Symjepi is a syringe prefilled with the hormone epinephrine, which helps stop life-threatening allergic reactions from insect stings and bites, foods such as nuts and eggs, or ce
  
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• Bat-Signal lights up Los Angeles in tribute to Adam West

  16-06-2017 15:20 via wivb.com
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — Los Angeles became Gotham City Thursday night as the Bat-Signal glowed at City Hall in honor of late Batman actor Adam West.
  Hundreds of fans, some in costume, cheered as Mayor Eric Garcetti and Police Chief Charlie Beck switched on the iconic signal and splashed a yellow oval with a bat silhouette high up on the wall of City Hall.
  West, who played the Caped Crusader in the campy 1960s TV series, died last week at 88.
  “Like you, we all spent many hours in front of
  
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• Gov. Cuomo postpones Buffalo appearance

  16-06-2017 14:50 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Gov. Andrew Cuomo postponed his appearance in Buffalo, after he was scheduled to come to the Queen City on Friday.
  Cuomo’s office did not give an explanation for the postponement. They said he was in New York City for an announcement.
  He was scheduled to come to the Frank E. Merriweather Jr. Library on Jefferson Ave. at 2 p.m.
  Cuomo will still make his scheduled appearance in Geneva later this afternoon.
  
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• Police looking for person of interest in Snyder bike theft

  16-06-2017 14:38 via wivb.com
  
  AMHERST, N.Y. (WIVB) — The Amherst Police Department is looking for a person of interest in connection to a bicycle theft from Main Street in Snyder.
  Police were able to get a picture of the suspect, and are asking for help with identifying him.
  If you have any information regarding this crime, or recognize the suspect, Amherst Police are asking that you contact the Detective Bureau at 716-689-1334.
  You can also send tips by email to [email protected], or by text to 562-TIPS.
  
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• Amherst police looking for person of interest in hit-and-run incident

  16-06-2017 14:07 via wivb.com
  
  AMHERST, N.Y. (WIVB) — Police in Amherst are looking for someone in relation to a hit-and-run incident on Princeton Ave.
  Police say the June 6 incident caused property damage.
  The person they are looking for is a black male who was driving a gray BMW sedan with license plates that were possibly from New Jersey or somewhere else out of state.
  Anyone who recognizes the person in the photo is asked to call the police department’s Accident Investigation Unit at (716) 689-1355, email tips
  
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• 8 departments battle fire in Westfield

  16-06-2017 12:32 via wivb.com
  
  WESTFIELD, N.Y. (WIVB) — Firefighters from eight departments were needed to put out a Thursday fire in Chautauqua County.
  The Westfield fire started around 3:30 p.m. at a home on Martin Wright Rd.
  Not much was left of the building after the fire was extinguished.
  No injuries were reported, and firefighters have not said if they know how the fire started.
  
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• First Canalside live concert of the season draws more than 9,000 people

  16-06-2017 05:50 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) —  The 2017 Canalside Live Concert season kicked off Thursday night with Gary Clark Jr.
  Officials estimate more than 9,000 people attended the event.
  For the first time ever, admission was $5.
  Security was tighter at the entrance gates as attendees were searched on the way into the venue.
  Concert goers told News 4 the event was more organized than in previous years.
  Buffalo Police said there were no major incidents during the concert night.
  The next concert will b
  
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• This summer, don’t allow your bike to be swiped in Buffalo

  16-06-2017 04:50 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – With more than 400 bikes reported stolen in Buffalo in 2016, local leaders are reminding residents to be aware of bike theft.
  Erie County District Attorney John J. Flynn, Buffalo Mayor Byron W. Brown and GObike Buffalo Executive Director Justin Booth issued statements reminding bike owners to keep their bikes secure.
  “Stealing bikes is a crime, and all too often victims feel like they don’t have any recourse,” said DA Flynn. “We want bike ride
  
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• BPO to perform free concert at Niawanda Park

  16-06-2017 04:40 via wivb.com
  
  TONAWANDA, N.Y.  (WIVB) – The Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra will  perform a free, outdoor concert at Niawanda Park this summer.
  The BPO will play the  David L. Miller Memorial Bandshell in Niawanda Park 7 p.m. July 9, sponsored by New York State Assemblyman Robin Schimminger.
  “Everyone should feel welcome to come out and enjoy the sounds of summer,” said Schimminger. “The Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra is a world-class symphony. I am very pleased to h
  
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• AP: In wake of shooting, Congressional Baseball Game for Charity goes on with support for Scalise

  16-06-2017 04:23 via wivb.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans and Democrats joined in a spirited, friendly rivalry Thursday at their annual Congressional Baseball game, many fresh from the penetrating horror of the ballfield shooting rampage a day earlier and all playing in honor of their grievously wounded colleague.
  The game at Nationals Park carried on a century-old bipartisan ritual, this one tinged with worry about Louisiana Rep. Steve Scalise and their determination to answer the attack by coming together in sport.
  
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• Man’s body found near Youngstown identified as Kirk Jones, jumped Falls in 2003

  16-06-2017 03:40 via wivb.com
  
  NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y. (WIVB) – A body recovered from Lake Ontario in the village of Youngstown two weeks ago has been positively identified as Kirk R. Jones of Springville, Fla.
  An investigation revealed that Jones, who most recently lived in Florida, was in the Niagara Falls area on April 19 and may have been attempting a stunt by going over Niagara Falls in a large inflatable ball.
  The attempted stunt was unsuccessful and resulted in Jones’ death.
  Jones’ body was recovered
  
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• Authorities have captured two escaped Georgia inmates who killed two prison guards

  16-06-2017 03:04 via wivb.com
  
  CHRISTIANA, Tenn. (AP) —Authorities say they have captured two escaped inmates wanted in the slayings of two Georgia prison guards.
  GBI spokeswoman Nelly Miles says 43-year-old Donnie Russell Rowe and 24-year-old Ricky Dubose were apprehended Thursday in Christiana, Tennessee.
  The inmates were being hunted in the killings Tuesday morning of two prison guards who were overpowered, disarmed and shot to death on a prison bus southeast of Atlanta.
  Baldwin State Prison transfer sergeants Christ
  
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• The Audcast, Episode 25: Is Housley right hire for Sabres?

  16-06-2017 03:01 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — On the twenty-fifth episode of The Audcast, News 4 Sports’ Tom Martin and NHL.com’s Joe Yerdon react to the Sabres’ decision to hire Phil Housley as the 18th head coach in franchise history.You can read more on the hire here. Click the widget to listen or to download the podcast to your computer or mobile device.
  
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• AP: The Latest: Scalise still critical but improved

  16-06-2017 02:56 via wivb.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The hospital where Rep. Steve Scalise is recuperating from a gunshot wound says he “remains in critical condition, but has improved in the last 24 hours.”
  MedStar Washington Hospital Center says Scalise underwent surgery Thursday related to his internal injuries and a broken bone in his leg.
  The hospital says the Louisiana congressman “will require additional operations, and will be in the hospital for some time.”
  Scalise was wounded when a gu
  
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• Elma man charged with DWI, BAC four times over legal limit

  16-06-2017 02:43 via wivb.com
  
  ELMA, N.Y. (WIVB) – A 63-year-old Elma man has been charged with DWI and other charges after Erie County Sheriff’s deputies say he had a BAC four times over the legal limit.
  Gary Golembiewski, 63, of Elma, was charged Wednesday evening with felony aggravated DWI, felony DWI, and two vehicle and traffic violations.
  An Erie County Sheriff’s deputy responded to Bowen Road for a complaint of a reckless driver Wednesday night. When the deputy located the suspect vehicle, he observed
  
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• Winners of 2017 J.P. Morgan Corporate Challenge announced

  16-06-2017 02:37 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – The results of the 37th annual J.P. Morgan Corporate Challenge are in.
  The Thursday evening event drew a total of 12,488 runners and walkers- all full time employees of Erie County companies- for a 3.5 mile road race in Delaware Park.
  The first-place men’s finisher was Ridge Robinson of Bryant & Stratton College. He completed the course in 18:05 with a 5:09/mile pace. Second place was Robert Swick of Watts in 19:08.
  The first place women’s finisher wa
  
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• FBI raids offices of political power group, Grassroots

  16-06-2017 01:40 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – FBI agents raided the offices of Grassroots, Inc., one of Western New York’s most influential political groups, and two other locations, Thursday. An FBI spokesperson confirmed, agents were armed with search warrants when they raided Grassroots offices on Genesee Street.
  When it comes to Buffalo power politics, Grassroots swings a very big stick.Among those whose political careers were catapulted by the East Side group:Mayor Byron Brown, State Assemblywoman Cr
  
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• Two deputies attacked at Erie County Holding Center in separate incidents

  16-06-2017 00:20 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – Two Erie County Holding Center deputies were attacked by two inmates Tuesday afternoon, causing significant facial injuries to one deputy and a large bite wound in the arm of another.
  Inmate Troung Cau attacked a deputy in an inmate holding area within the center around 2:15 p.m. Tuesday, striking the deputy with a closed fist in the face causing significant bleeding. The deputy was taken to ECMC for treatment.
  The incident was unprovoked, a statement from the Erie C
  
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• Bus driver won’t face criminal charges in fatal Springville accident

  16-06-2017 00:17 via wivb.com
  
  SPRINGVILLE, N.Y. (WIVB) — The driver of the bus that killed a 7-year-old Springville girl in November will not face criminal charges, following dual investigations by the Erie County sheriff’s and district attorney’s office.
  The only thing this school bus driver is facing, is the equivalent of a traffic ticket, for failing to use due care.
  Alyssa Hearn’s death struck a chord with the Springville community, hundreds of which came together just days after the little girl w
  
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