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• Students dismissed with police present after reports of shots fired near Frank Sedita Academy

  19-06-2017 23:14 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – Buffalo Police responded to reports of shots fired in the vicinity of Rhode Island Street and Lowell Street in Buffalo around 3 p.m. Monday.
  Frank Sedita Academy (PS 30) went into lockdown around 3:30 p.m. The lockdown was lifted after 4 p.m.
  Students were dismissed with police present.
   
  
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• American student freed from North Korean custody last week has died

  19-06-2017 23:07 via wivb.com
  
  CINCINNATI, OHIO (CNN) – Otto Warmbier, the American college student who spent 17 months in detention in North Korea, died Monday afternoon in Cincinnati, Ohio, his family said in a statement.
  “It is our sad duty to report that our son, Otto Warmbier, has completed his journey home. Surrounded by his loving family, Otto died today at 2:20 p.m.,” the statement said.
   
  When Warmbier was returned to his family June 13, he was unable to speak, see, or react to verbal comm
  
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• Truck, camper overturn in Pembroke

  19-06-2017 22:20 via wivb.com
  
  PEMBROKE, N.Y. (WIVB) – A truck and a camper overturned at Route 5 and Hartshorn Road Monday.
  Sources say that one of the vehicles lost a tire, and the other vehicle swerved to miss it.
  The driver of the camper was taken to Strong Memorial Hospital by ambulance with non-life threatening injuries. Sources say that first responders wanted the male driver to be checked out due to the severity of the incident.
  The driver of the truck was not injured.
  No charges are expected to be filed in the
  
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• 16-year-old pleads guilty to sexually assaulting teen girl

  19-06-2017 22:14 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – A 16-year-old Buffalo boy has pleaded guilty to forcibly sexually assaulting a teenage girl.
  Ibrahim McBryde, 16, of Stanislaus Street in Buffalo, pleaded guilty to two counts of first degree criminal sex act.
  McBryde abducted the victim from her home, threatening her with a knife and several guns. He forced her into a vacant house on Lathrop Street, where he held her captive and sexually assaulted her for several hours, according to a report from the Erie County DA&
  
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• Fawn okay after being struck by vehicle in Lancaster

  19-06-2017 22:05 via wivb.com
  
  LANCASTER, N.Y. (WIVB) – A fawn was reunited with its mother Friday after being struck by a vehicle on Central Avenue.
  Witnesses at the scene said that the driver left after striking the baby deer. A Lancaster Police officer responded to the scene and determined that the fawn was not seriously injured, and its mother was nearby.
  The officer carries the fawn into a nearby wooded area and the mother followed. When he put the fawn on the ground, it reunited with its mother and the two ran off
  
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• Arrests from Florida Georgia Line concert at Darien Lake

  19-06-2017 21:44 via wivb.com
  
  DARIEN CENTER, N.Y. (WIVB) – Five people were arrested by the Genesee County Sheriff’s Office at Friday’s Florida Georgia Line concert at Darien Lake.
  They were all issued appearance tickets returnable to Darien Court in July.
  A 17-year-old from Williamson was arrested for unlawful possession of marijuana.
  A 22-year-old man from East Amherst was charged with third degree criminal trespass after allegedly jumping a fence into the concert venue.
  A 16-year-old male from Honeoye Fa
  
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• Authorities offer reward for information on man suspected of racist graffiti

  19-06-2017 20:32 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Crime Stoppers Buffalo is offering up to $1,000 for information on the man suspected of spraying racist words and remarks at a downtown parking ramp.
  Racial slurs were spray painted at the Adam parking ramp on Washington St., and authorities suspect the man pictured above of being responsible for them.City crews spent the morning removing racist graffiti from the Adam Ramp downtown. Police expected to release more info. @news4buffalo pic.twitter.com/ep6aqraZ1s
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• Niagara Falls City Council member admits to DWI

  19-06-2017 19:50 via wivb.com
  
  NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y. (WIVB) — A Niagara Falls City Council member pleaded guilty to Driving While Intoxicated.
  Charges came against Ezra Scott after police say he crashed his vehicle on the 300 block of Hyde Park Boulevard on March 11.
  News 4 was told he hit a pole and left property damage, but no one was hurt.
  Scott, who has served on City Council since 2015, pleaded guilty in court Monday morning.
  He was placed on interim supervision and his case was adjourned until December 18., when he
  
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• SPCA Monday: June 19

  19-06-2017 19:21 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — The SPCA Serving Erie County brought a two-month-old kitten to News 4 on Monday.
  The SPCA is looking to give this cat and others a home.
  “In addition to many adult cats, the SPCA has kittens, and many come through our foster care program, so there’s new kittens at the shelter and at their offsite adoption locations every day!” the SPCA’s Bethany Kloc said.
  If you’re interested in adopting a kitten, call the SPCA at (716) 875-7360.
  
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• Car rams police vehicle on famed Paris avenue; attacker dies

  19-06-2017 18:58 via wivb.com
  
  PARIS (AP) — A man on the radar of French authorities was killed Monday after ramming a car carrying explosives into a police vehicle in the capital’s Champs-Elysees shopping district, prompting a fiery blast, officials said. France’s anti-terrorism prosecutor opened an investigation.
  No police officers or passers-by were hurt, the Paris police department said. It is unclear why the attacker drove into police, though officials said the incident was apparently deliberate.
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• News 4 team gives back to community on Nexstar’s Founder’s Day of Caring

  19-06-2017 18:47 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Members of the News 4 team came together to give back to the community as part of Nexstar’s Founder’s Day of Caring.
  Nexstar’s Founder’s Day of Caring was launched by News 4’s parent company Nexstar.
  Friday was the second day volunteers at News 4 stepped up to help.
  Members of the team were at the Food Bank of Western New York.
  Several employees were hard at work outside, including News 4’s Vice President and General Manager Domini
  
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• News 4 team gives back to community on Founder’s Day of Caring

  19-06-2017 18:47 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Members of the News 4 team came together to give back to the community as part of Nexstar’s Founder’s Day of Caring.
  Nexstar’s Founder’s Day of Caring was launched by News 4’s parent company Nexstar.
  Friday was the second day volunteers at News 4 stepped up to help.
  Members of the team were at the Food Bank of Western New York.
  Several employees were hard at work outside, including News 4’s Vice President and General Manager Domini
  
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• Transit Rd. travelers frustrated with construction project

  19-06-2017 18:22 via wivb.com
  
  DEPEW, N.Y. (WIVB) — Back ups are beginning already on Transit Road on day one of a major construction project that is expected to last weeks.
  “It’s ridiculous,” said Shanell Davis, from Lovejoy. “There’s so much traffic.”
  Transit Road from Walden to Gould is being reduced to one lane in each direction most days over the next nine weeks and shut down completely on several weekends.
  “Trying to drive that area with traffic down to one lane – it
  
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• Grand Island man competing in next season of Big Brother

  19-06-2017 18:20 via wivb.com
  
  GRAND ISLAND, N.Y. (WIVB) — A local man will be part of the cast of the next season of Big Brother.
  25-year-old Mark Jansen is a personal trainer from Grand Island.
  In the show’s 19th season, 16 house guests will compete for $500,000.
  Other cast members include a rodeo clown, a microbiologist, a government engineer and a cosplay artist.
  The season will debut on CBS with a two-part event beginning Wednesday, June 28 at 8 p.m. The second part of the event will air on Thursday, Jun
  
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• New dads talk fatherhood

  19-06-2017 17:48 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — For some, Father’s Day was a little extra special this year.
  Some are celebrating their first holiday as a new dad.
  Newborns at Mercy Hospital sported special onesies that say “Happy Father’s Day.”
  We spoke to some dads and got their take on fatherhood.
  David Frieder, a new father, said “I think Father’s Day is probably going to take on a strong meaning as time goes on.”
  Aaron Neff said “I think it’s different now
  
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• Some claim arrest of man at Juneteenth Festival was unprovoked

  19-06-2017 17:28 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — A chaotic scene unfolded at the Juneteenth Festival in Buffalo this weekend.
  A woman sent News 4 a Facebook video of a man being handcuffed on Sunday.
  She says the man was pepper sprayed, but that the incident was unprovoked. Police say the man was armed.
  The man was first approached by private security at the scene, after they say he was acting suspiciously while carrying a bag.
  Rivera Investigations Security was working the event. They say the man did not coop
  
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• Study: Modern dads are more nurturing

  19-06-2017 17:10 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — A new study says the dads of today may be more nurturing than previous generations.
  Whether it’s giving piggy-back rides or changing diapers, dads today seem to be taking a more active role in raising their children.
  A Pew research report finds that moms and dads in the U.S. work essentially equal hours when paid work hours are combined with household chores and child care hours.
  Pew also finds that fathers are putting more time into their families than ev
  
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• Case moves forward against teacher accused of sending inappropriate texts

  19-06-2017 17:06 via wivb.com
  
  TOWN OF AMHERST, N.Y. (WIVB) – The case against a Catholic school teacher accused of sending inappropriate texts to a young girl took another step forward Monday morning.
  Scott Schaefer waived his right to a felony hearing during a brief court appearance in Amherst Town Court, sending the case to an Erie County Grand Jury to consider whether to hand up an indictment against him.
  Schaefer stands charged with endangering the welfare of a minor and disseminating indecent materials to a minor.
  
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• Sabres release preseason schedule

  19-06-2017 16:38 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — The Buffalo Sabres released their preseason schedule for 2017.
  Three of the six games will take place at the KeyBank Center. The other three games will be played at neutral sites.
  Here are the dates and times:
  Sept. 18 – Carolina at Buffalo – 7 p.m. – KeyBank CenterSept. 19 – Pittsburgh at Buffalo – 7 p.m. – Pegula Ice Arena (Penn State University)Sept. 22 – Buffalo at Toronto – 7:30 p.m. – Ricoh Coliseum (Toronto
  
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• Police: Man leads officers on drunken, high-speed chase

  19-06-2017 16:31 via wivb.com
  
  ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (WIVB) — A Boston man was accused of leading police on a drunken high speed chase Sunday night.
  Dennis Krencik, 51, fled from officers who were responding to a report of an intoxicated male who left a residence in a vehicle, according to the Orchard Park Police Department.
  Krencik reached speeds of over 90 mph before the chase ended with his car being boxed in by Officers Marshall McGraw, Gregory Sheppard and Lt. Patrick Fitzgerald, police say. The officers brought him i
  
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• Sen. Schumer calling for federal help in opioid fight

  19-06-2017 15:52 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Lawmakers are still fighting to crack down on how and where heroin is being brought into the state.
  Sen. Chuck Schumer is now calling for federal help to fight addiction in New York.
  He is asking the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) to provide the state with one of four special enforcement teams. They investigate drug trafficking and are sent to states that report heroin as the highest drug threat.
  Schumer says New York’s heroin overdose rate increased by 30 perce
  
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• Vehicle fire closes part of I-190

  19-06-2017 15:35 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — A vehicle fire closed off part of the 1-190 southbound near the Scajaquada Expressway on Monday morning.
  The closure happened around 8 a.m.
  Delays occurred as fire crews worked on removing the vehicle from the road.
  (Photo of the scene, courtesy of Jessica)
  
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• 7 Erie County residents among dozens accused of illegal bird fighting

  19-06-2017 14:57 via wivb.com
  
  FRANKFORT, N.Y. (WIVB) — Seven Erie County residents were among 42 people charged with illegally making birds fight.
  Troopers say the bird fighting took place in Herkimer County. Following a six-month investigation, dozens were arrested on Saturday.
  Those from Erie County were listed as:
  Camille Garcia, 36, of Buffalo
  Victor Felix DeJesus, 35, of Buffalo
  Josue Rivera, 45, of Buffalo
  Nelson Colon, 46, of Buffalo
  Alvin Colon, 36, of Buffalo
  Hector Alejandro, 65, of Williamsville
  Angel A
  
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• Slow Roll to meet up at Buffalo News building

  19-06-2017 13:52 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — The Slow Roll will meet up at the Buffalo News building at One News Plaza Monday night.
  The ride, which goes from 6:30-8 p.m., will include parts of downtown Buffalo, the lower west side, the Elmwood Village, Masten, Johnson, Emslie and Larkinville. Major streets will include Washington, Virginia, Utica, Best and Exchange.
  Following the ride, an after-party will take place where the race started.
  Riders are asked to meet up at 5:30 p.m.
  
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• Crews fight fire at apartment complex on Emerson Place

  19-06-2017 12:37 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Crews were at the scene of an apartment complex fire on Emerson Place Monday morning.
  The fire happened around 4 a.m. at the two-story, 14-unit wood-framed building. Extra companies were called in to fight the fire.
  One apartment on the first floor was evacuated, and no one was reported to be hurt.
  It is not clear what caused the fire.
  
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• Passengers frustrated United flight headed to Buffalo diverted over airport closing

  19-06-2017 04:53 via wivb.com
  
  CHEEKTOWAGA, N.Y. (WIVB) — “He sounded real unsure of himself, but he said we couldn’t land in Buffalo. Basically at that point he just told us the airport was closed,” said Rafeal Suarez, United Airlines passenger.
  Rafeal Suarez is one of several passengers who was on United flight 830 from Chicago O’Hare to Buffalo Saturday night. He says the pilot circled around Buffalo for nearly 20 minutes before announcing the runway was closed. The flight was then diverted to
  
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• Driver plows into crowd outside London mosque, injuring 10

  19-06-2017 02:52 via wivb.com
  
  LONDON (AP) — A driver plowed into a crowd of Muslim worshippers outside a north London mosque early Monday in an attack that police said they were investigating as a terrorist incident.
  Ten people were injured and police said a man died at the scene, though he was receiving first aid at the time and it wasn’t clear if he died as a result of the attack or something else.
  Police said the 48-year-old man who was driving the van that hit people leaving evening prayers at the Finsbury Pa
  
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• CNN: London vehicle hits pedestrians, police say ‘number of casualties’

  19-06-2017 02:52 via wivb.com
  
  LONDON, ENGLAND (CNN) – A vehicle hit pedestrians in London and there are “a number of casualties being worked on at the scene,” according to authorities.London’s Metropolitan Police said officers were called just after midnight Sunday to an incident on Seven Sisters Road. “There has been one person arrested. Inquiries continue. More information will be released when confirmed,” police said.London Ambulance tweeted: “We have sent a number of resour
  
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• News 4 Premier Prospect: Gabriel Vilardi

  19-06-2017 02:21 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — As we count down to the NHL Draft on June 23rd in Chicago, our ninth News 4 Premier Prospect is Gabriel Vilardi, a Canadian center with an extremely polished offensive game who helped lead the Windsor Spitfires to the 2017 Memorial Cup.
  Here’s the lowdown on Vilardi:
  Position:
  Center (shoots right)
  Height/Weight:
  6’2 / 192 lbs
  Team:
  Windsor Spitfires (WHL)
  In one sentence:
  A gifted passer with tremendous puck-protection skills, Gabriel Vilardi’s com
  
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• 87-year-old woman seriously injured in West Seneca crash

  19-06-2017 01:42 via wivb.com
  
  WEST SENECA, N.Y. (WIVB) – An 87-year-old woman was seriously injured in a Leydecker Road accident Sunday afternoon.
  She has been transported to ECMC, where she is reported to be in critical condition.
  According to West Seneca Police, the woman’s vehicle was struck as she pulled off of Leydecker Road onto Southwestern Boulevard. The parties in the other involved vehicle were also taken to ECMC and treated for minor injuries.
  Southwestern Boulevard was closed until 6 p.m, Sunday so th
  
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• AP: Suspected jihadists attack popular resort in Mali’s capital

  19-06-2017 00:05 via wivb.com
  
  BAMAKO, Mali (AP) — Suspected jihadists attacked a hotel resort Sunday in Mali’s capital, taking hostages at a spot popular with foreigners on the weekends. The number of casualties was unclear in the assault, which continued into the evening, authorities said.
  Gunfire first rang out at the Campement Kangaba on the outskirts of Bamako in the late afternoon, according to a security official with the U.N. mission known as MINUSMA. The official spoke on condition of anonymity because he
  
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