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• Celebrating July 4th at the Outer Harbor

  03-07-2017 23:32 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — For the first time, The Wilkeson Pointe at the Outer Harbor is throwing a two-day celebration for the 4th of July.
  It officially kicked off Monday afternoon and runs through Tuesday evening.
  It’s a mini carnival for the entire family. There will be rides, games, water sport and bike rentals, a beer garden and lots of food. Visitors can also check out street performers, jugglers, face painting and balloon art.
  It is free admission. Parking is also free, but it i
  
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• Child found unresponsive in car on Virgil Avenue

  03-07-2017 23:21 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – A child was found unresponsive in a parked car on Virgil Avenue Monday afternoon.
  Sources say a passerby saw the 4-year-old boy in the vehicle and called police. The parents of the child showed up when the police did.
  Emergency responders were able to get the boy out of the vehicle, at which point the child was still unresponsive.
  The child was treated at the scene by ADI and will be okay.
  Both of the child’s parents were arrested, and the boy was turned over t
  
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• Victim in fatal Sunday night ATV accident in Colden has been identified

  03-07-2017 21:34 via wivb.com
  
  TOWN OF COLDEN, N.Y. (WIVB) — The victim in Sunday night’s fatal ATV accident has been identified.
  Joseph Ernst, 35, of Depew, was killed Sunday evening.
  People on South Hill Rd. in Colden called 911 around 8:40 p.m. after hearing a loud crash and finding an injured Ernst in a ditch.
  Members of the Sheriff’s office, as well as volunteer fire personnel, went to the scene, where the man was pronounced dead.
  The crash remains under investigation by the Erie County Sheriff’s
  
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• Police officer corrals 1,000 lb. pig in Massachusetts

  03-07-2017 21:30 via wivb.com
  
  GEORGETOWN, MA (CBS) – A police officer in Georgetown faced an unexpected task while on patrol Thursday morning – corralling a 1,000-pound pig.
  Officer Henry Olshefsky responded to a report of a loose pig in a yard on Birch Tree Drive.
  It turns out the pig was not too hard to spot, thanks to its massive size.
  Olshefsky found the pig in the driveway of a home on Long Hill Road.
  Police say the pig “appeared friendly, and was hanging out by a Frisbee, ready to play.”
  After t
  
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• How to display the American flag correctly this Independence Day

  03-07-2017 20:45 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Many will be proudly displaying their American flags on July 4th, but if a flag is flown or used improperly, it can be seen as a sign of disrespect toward the country and its people.
  Here are some tips for properly displaying your flag this holiday, courtesy of Nexstar contributing station WWLP:
  The flag should never touch the ground.
  “Old Glory” should never be used as clothing, or as part of a costume or athletic uniform.
  The flag should never be draped
  
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• UPDATE: Law enforcement states no link to terrorism in cab vs. ten pedestrian accident in Boston

  03-07-2017 20:17 via wivb.com
  
  BOSTON, MA (CBS NEWS) — A taxi crashed into pedestrians Monday afternoon near Logan International Airport, injuring 10 people, CBS Boston reports.
  Massachusetts State Police said in a statement that 10 people suffered injuries of “varying severity” as a result of the crash. The injured were transported to Massachusetts General Hospital, Tufts Medical Center and other local hospitals.
  The incident occurred at approximately 1:40 p.m. outside a building at Logan Airport,
  
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• Man rescued from Niagara River

  03-07-2017 18:45 via wivb.com
  
  ONTARIO, Canada (WIVB) — Quick actions from first responders helped save a man from the Niagara River.
  Sunday night, Niagara Parks Police and three other agencies found a man waist deep in the water, about 200 feet above the brink of Horseshoe Falls on the Canadian side of the border.
  Police recognized that it was a suicide attempt and called in police negotiators.
  They gave the man a safety vest to help get him out of the water. But, at one point, the man removed the safety line and
  
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• Family grieves after road rage slaying of 18-year-old woman

  03-07-2017 18:25 via wivb.com
  
  WEST CHESTER, Pa. (AP) — The family of a Pennsylvania woman who was fatally shot during a road rage confrontation says they’re relieved a suspect turned himself in, but it won’t temper their grief over the recent high school graduate’s death.
  After David Desper was taken into custody by Chester County authorities on Sunday for the murder of 18-year-old Bianca Roberson, the slain woman’s brother told WPVI-TV he can’t shake the image of
  
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• Declaration of Independence on display in Boston on July 4

  03-07-2017 18:16 via wivb.com
  
  BOSTON (AP) — One of the original copies of the Declaration of Independence is going to be on display at a Massachusetts museum this Independence Day.
  The state-run Commonwealth Museum is scheduled to display the historic document from 9 a.m. until 3 p.m. Tuesday.
  One of fourteen original copies of the document, it was sent by the Continental Congress to Massachusetts during the Revolutionary War. It was printed in the Baltimore shop of Mary Catherine Goddard and bears the signature of Joh
  
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• Buffalo hockey players break world record, raise $1.2 million

  03-07-2017 18:14 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) —  Emotions were running high  as gloves soared toward the ceiling and sticks dropped to the ice, the players embracing, celebrating breaking the record for the longest continuously played hockey game.
  “It was a very emotional game,” said Dave Jickster, a blue team player. 
  The Buffalo fans filling the stands cheer while watching the hometown boys become local heroes as they raise the cup.
  “It says a lot about Buffalo,”
  
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• Gov. Chris Christie is blistered over his day at the beach

  03-07-2017 18:06 via wivb.com
  
  TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — Gov. Chris Christie got blistered online Monday after he was photographed sunning himself on a New Jersey beach that he had closed to the public over the Fourth of July weekend because of a government shutdown.
  Commenters mocked the governor as selfish and arrogant and cracked wise about the sight of the heavyset Christie in a beach chair in sandals, shorts and a T-shirt. The photo soon found itself inserted into an Oval Office picture and scen
  
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• Audit: ‘Unacceptable’ conditions at hotels housing homeless

  03-07-2017 17:50 via wivb.com
  
  ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — A state audit has found more problems including “squalid” conditions at some hotels and motels used to house homeless people in New York.
  The report issued by state Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli on Tuesday. The audit is a follow up to a 2016 report that found problems at several hotels and motels used as shelters around the state.
  Auditors found that many facilities have since improved conditions, but not all. For the new report auditors inspected 80 hotels
  
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• Slow Roll to meet up at The Oakk Room

  03-07-2017 15:28 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — On July 3, bicyclists participating in the Buffalo Slow Roll are asked to meet up at The Oakk Room at 1435 Main St.
  The ride will go through the Cold Springs neighborhood, Hamlin Park, Masten Park, Kingsley & MLK Park. Major streets will include Main, Delavan, Humboldt, Michigan, Jefferson and Fillmore.
  “We’re spotlighting Humboldt Parkway and the damage done by construction of Kensington Expressway, amplifying the advocacy of the Restore Our Communit
  
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• Map tells you exactly when, how long you’ll see total solar eclipse of 2017

  03-07-2017 15:11 via wivb.com
  
  NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) – Curious when you’ll be able to see this year’s total solar eclipse and how long it’ll last?
  Look no further. A man named Xavier Jubier has used Google to create an interactive map that allows you to search for your exact address.
  It then tells you exactly when the eclipse begins in your area and how long the maximum eclipse will last. Click here to check it out.
  Jubier has also posted further information to help you understand the map and ho
  
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• Production team looking for extras for WNY-filmed movie

  03-07-2017 12:59 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Actor, director and Cheektowaga native Bill Fichtner recently returned to western New York for his film Cold Brook.
  Now, you can get in on the action.
  Fichtner is looking for extras for two scenes to be filmed in East Aurora beginning in mid-July.
  There will be two bar scenes, each calling for 30 extras, and one coffee shop scene with about five extras.
  Those interested must be at least 18 years old and can email the production team at [email protected] with
  
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• Police in Tonawanda looking for missing teen

  03-07-2017 12:35 via wivb.com
  
  TONAWANDA, N.Y. (WIVB) — Police in the City of Tonawanda are looking for a missing teenager.
  Shelldon Bayley, 14, was last seen on Friday. At the time, he was wearing blue basketball shorts and a white t-shirt.
  Shelldon is 5’9″ and 130 lbs.
  Anyone with information on his whereabouts can call police at (716) 692-2103.
  
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• Stage is set for Bisons-BPO Independence Eve Celebration

  03-07-2017 11:42 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – Thousands of people will be flocking to Coca-Cola Field Monday night to enjoy a huge annual Independence Eve Celebration with the Bisons and the BPO.
  Gates open at 4 p.m. for the 6:05 opening pitch in the game between the Bisons and the Syracuse Chiefs.
  Immediately following the game, the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra and Chorus will take the stage to begin a concert of patriotic tunes.
  The night is capped off with a large fireworks display accompanying the music. I
  
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• $15,000 worth of sound equipment stolen from Shakespeare in Delaware Park

  03-07-2017 04:13 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — “This is our 42nd season we’ve been securing that equipment every night and unfortunately somebody must’ve been watching and wanted that type of equipment,” said Lisa Ludwig, Shakespeare in Delaware Park Managing Director.
  More than 15 thousand dollars worth of sound equipment including microphones and speakers were stolen from Shakespeare in Delaware Park overnight Saturday. Managing Director Lisa Ludwig believes it was targeted.
  “It&rs
  
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• The chemistry behind fireworks: What makes them so magnificent

  03-07-2017 01:00 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Science is hidden in everything around us. Getting close to the Fourth of July the science staring us all in the face will be fireworks!
  Everyone has their favorite Fourth of July tradition, but fireworks usually tops most people’s list.
  Claire Benedict, a little girl who loves fireworks told us, “I like the finale because it’s my favorite part.”
  Her sister Emily Benedict told News 4, “I like when the loud fireworks go on!”
  Yo
  
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