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• Three school board members testify during day two of Paladino’s state hearing

  24-06-2017 23:33 via wivb.com
  
  ALBANY, N.Y. (WIVB)- Five witnesses were questioned over the course of six hours on the second day of Carl Paladino’s state education hearing.
  State Education Commissioner MaryEllen Elia must decide whether to remove Paladino from the Buffalo School Board.
  The board voted in January to petition for his removal based on claims he violated state law by releasing in ArtVoice information discussed during closed door, executive session. In the article, Paladino referenced contract negotiat
  
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• NY Health Department enhances medical marijuana program

  24-06-2017 21:52 via wivb.com
  
  ALBANY, N.Y. (AP)- The state Department of Health is boosting New York’s medical marijuana program to meet growing demand.
  Effective immediately, doctors, nurse practitioners and physician assistants can register online and certify patients the same day. Officials say that will help streamline and simplify the registration process for medical professionals.
  The Health Department also has approved the addition of a s
  
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• NHL Draft: Sabres make five picks on Day 2

  24-06-2017 20:01 via wivb.com
  
  CHICAGO, I.L. (WIVB) — The Buffalo Sabres made five selections on Day 2 of the NHL Draft in Chicago, adding to first round pick Casey Mittelstadt.
  Here are the Sabres’ second day picks:
  2nd round: C Marcus Davidsson (Sweden)
  2nd round: G Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen (Finland)
  3rd round: D Oskari Laaksonen (Finland)
  4th round: D Jacob Bryson (Canada)
  7th round: F Linus Weissbach (Sweden)
   
  
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• Over 120 people buried by massive southwest China landslide

  24-06-2017 18:14 via wivb.com
  
  BEIJING (AP) — More than 120 people were buried by a landslide that caused huge rocks and a mass of earth to come crashing into their homes in a mountain village in southwestern China early Saturday, officials said.The landslide, which came from a mountain, engulfed a cluster of 62 homes and a hotel in the village of Xinmo in Mao County at about 6 a.m., the Sichuan provincial government said. Officials said 1.6 kilometers (1 mile) of road were buried in the disaster.
  “It’s the
  
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• “Ride for Roswell” draws thousands from around the region

  24-06-2017 17:52 via wivb.com
  
  AMHERST, N.Y. (WIVB)- Music, sunshine, and thousands of western New Yorkers coming together for a great cause made for another successful “Ride for Roswell.”
  “Cancer touches all of us,” said Roswell President and CEO Dr. Candace Johnson.
  The “Ride for Roswell” started 22 years ago; the annual cycling event takes riders up to 102 miles around western New York and even Canada.
  Since the event started, more than 40 million dollars has been raised to help fig
  
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• Rollover crash near Masten Park

  24-06-2017 07:12 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — A car rolled over in a crash near Masten Park early Saturday morning.
  The white car was on its roof along Best Street shortly before 1:00 a.m.
  News 4 is working to learn what led to the crash, including whether anyone was hurt, whether any other cars were involved and if anyone will be charged.
  This is a developing story.Follow us on air on Weekend Wake Up! starting at 6:00 a.m., or check for updates on this page, or our Twitter or Facebook feeds.
  
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• Arrest made following rollover crash near Masten Park

  24-06-2017 07:12 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Buffalo Police have arrested a 19 year-old driver following a single car rollover that happened overnight on Best Street.
  Investigators say it appears the driver lost control, jumped a curb and struck a tree before the vehicle landed on its roof.
  Five people were in the vehicle including a 2 year-old child. Three passengers were treated at a local hospital including the 2 year-old who was taken to Women and Children’s Hospital. Their injuries appear n
  
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• New Kids on the Block member shares video message to Lancaster woman fighting breast cancer

  24-06-2017 04:54 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – Western New York breast cancer fighter Janice Sally Czosek Hetrick received a shout out from New Kids on the Block member Donnie Wahlberg Friday evening as NKOTB played a show at the Keybank Center.
  Hetrick, a Lancaster resident, was in the hospital Friday, unable to see the show. She has been a breast cancer fighter since June 2015.
  “I just wanted to say hi and I’m sorry that you missed the show,” Wahlberg said in his video message.He also promised
  
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• $20,000 in reward money given out for help catching Georgia inmates

  24-06-2017 03:43 via wivb.com
  
  ATLANTA, GEORGIA (AP) — Georgia authorities have given $10,000 apiece to two Tennessee households for help catching two inmates accused of killing their guards while escaping from a prison bus.
  The Georgia Bureau of Investigation said in an email Friday that the agency decided to equally split the $20,000 portion of the reward it had offered. GBI spokeswoman Nelly Miles said the recipients’ names are being withheld at their request.
  A total of $130,000 was offered for information lea
  
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• The United States has banned beef imports from Brazil

  24-06-2017 03:28 via wivb.com
  
  WASHINGTON, D.C. (CNN) – The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced the immediate suspension of fresh beef imports from the South American country on Thursday after inspections uncovered public health concerns, unsanitary conditions and animal health issues.
   The agency said the ban will remain in place until Brazil “takes corrective action.”Brazil is the fifth biggest supplier of beef to the U.S., ranking behind only Canada, Australia, New Zealand and Mexico. It has sen
  
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• Three charged with buying drugs with five-year-old in car

  24-06-2017 03:17 via wivb.com
  
  CONCORD, N.Y. (WIVB) – Three people were arrested early Friday morning after Erie County Sheriff’s deputies say they left a five-year-old child in a vehicle while going to buy drugs.
  Sheriff’s deputies stopped a vehicle on Genesee Road around 1:30 a.m. for vehicle and traffic violations. Inside the car were three adults and one child.
  After speaking with the occupants, the deputy requested a K9 narcotics detection team to the scene to assist with the traffic stop.
  The K9 made m
  
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• Sabres select center Casey Mittelstadt with 8th pick in NHL Draft

  24-06-2017 02:06 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – The Buffalo Sabres selected Casey Mittelstadt with the 8th overall pick in the NHL Draft on Friday night.
  Mittelstadt is the latest hockey prodigy to come from Minnesota, we previewed the American skater in our New 4 Premiere Prospects. Here’s the lowdown on Mittelstadt:
  Position:
  Center (shoots left)
  Height/Weight:
  6’1 / 201 lbs
  Team:
  Eden Prairie HS / Green Bay Gamblers (USHL)
  In one sentence:
  An explosive skater with an arsenal of scoring skills, Casey
  
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• Big movie news coming to Buffalo next week, film commissioner says

  24-06-2017 00:55 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – Some big movie news is coming to Buffalo next week, Buffalo-Niagara Film Commissioner Tim Clark said.
  Clark hinted at the news during an interview with News 4 about “Marshall”, a biopic about the life of first African-American Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall, which was shot in Buffalo. “Marshall” will be released in October.
  “There’s an announcement next week that people will be talking about a lot,” Clark said. &ldqu
  
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• Man charged with breaking into woman’s residence, fighting with officers

  24-06-2017 00:42 via wivb.com
  
  TONAWANDA, N.Y. (WIVB) – An East Aurora man is facing several charges after police say he broke into a woman’s residence and fought with officers after they arrived.
  Police received a call of a woman screaming and upon arrival found a blood trail from a front window leading to the driveway.
  Officers encountered Kevin Wolf, 42, of Chestnut Hill Road, East Aurora, bleeding from his right forearm.
  Wolf was agitated, refused to comply with officers’ requests, shouted profanities an
  
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• TSA shares travel tips at Buffalo Niagara International Airport for busy summer season

  24-06-2017 00:24 via wivb.com
  
  CHEEKTOWAGA, N.Y. (WIVB) — This summer more precautions are being taken at airports across the country. Nationwide 50 more passenger canine teams will be used compared to last summer, as well as 2,000 more TSA officers.
  “As evidenced what’s been going on overseas with the attacks in Paris, the UK and most recently Flint Michigan, we need to make sure that our officers are aware of the threat,” said Bart Johnson, Upstate NY Airports TSA Federal Security Director.
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