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• Five WNY veterans honored for their service on Independence Day

  04-07-2017 23:04 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — They took very different paths, but they all led to the same place.
  Tuesday, five veterans were inducted into the “Wall of Honor” on Independence day at the Buffalo and Erie County Naval and Military Park.
  The honorees include:
  Timothy P. Sullivan
  William C. Dibble
  Myron “Mike” H. Hagen
  Garold R. Seifert
  Richard L. Petri
   “Doing it on the Fourth of July, adds another spin to it, it’s kind of gut wrenching and emotional. We owe
  
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• Thousands of chickens block Austrian highway

  04-07-2017 23:02 via wivb.com
  
  (CNN) – A truck crash involving a sleepy driver and 7,500 chickens caused chaos in Austria on Tuesday after the birds blocked part of a highway.
  The accident occurred on the A1 highway near the city of Linz.
  Firemen remove chicken and transport boxes from the highway.The driver of the truck transporting the chickens admitted to falling into “a second-long sleep” during which he veered right and collided with a bridge pillar, Franz Rockenschaub, of Highway Police Inspectio
  
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• Elba man charged with allowing underage drinking at party

  04-07-2017 22:55 via wivb.com
  
  ELBA, N.Y.  (WIVB) – A 69-year-old Elba man was charged with second degree unlawfully dealing with a child following a party at his Transit Road residence where he allegedly allowed people under the age of 21 to consume alcohol.
  Kevin Dart, 69, of Elba, was issued an appearance ticket for Town of Elba Court by Genesee County Sheriff’s deputies.
   
   
  
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• Michigan man tries to kill wasps but sets off fireworks and destroys garage instead

  04-07-2017 22:14 via wivb.com
  
  (CNN) – It’s perfectly reasonable to see a bug and feel the need to wipe it off the face of the earth with hellfire.
  Actually setting a fire, though, is usually not part of the plan.Mike Tingley from Grand Blanc Township, Michigan, presumably didn’t intend to burn his stand-alone garage to the ground Monday night. He just wanted to clear out some wasps, Grand Blanc Fire Chief Robert Burdette told CNN affiliate WEYI.His solution? Set off a smoke bomb inside the s
  
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• Amherst social host law aims to crack down on underage drinking parties

  04-07-2017 21:56 via wivb.com
  
  AMHERST, N.Y. (WIVB)- A relatively new law in the Town of Amherst aims to crack down on overly loud parties, specifically those involving underage drinking.
  The Social Host Law is a civil ordinance officially put into effect this spring. It not only allows fines for the host(s) of the parties, but also requires them to take a six hour alcohol education class.
  The ordinance holds minors accountable, but also parents who aren’t home or allow the parties to go on.
  If a party becomes
  
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• Local man flies around the world for cancer awareness

  04-07-2017 21:00 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB)- Ravi Bansal will be spending his Fourth of July with a view from the top. The Williamsville businessman is taking on a journey that’s expected to last six weeks; he’s flying to India and back in his single engine Cessna.
  Bansal took off Tuesday afternoon from Prior Aviation in Buffalo.
  The nearly 20,000 mile round-trip journey is not only a personal adventure.
  “I want to bring awareness of cancer. I’m my hometown, it’s a rural town in Indi
  
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• O Negative blood donors wanted as supplies reach extremely low level

  04-07-2017 19:37 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – UNYTS has put out an immediate appeal for O Negative type blood donors across Western New York.
  The local supply of O Negative blood has reached an extremely low level due to trauma over the weekend.
  O Negative donors are asked to donate at one of UNYTS’ Neighborhood Donation Centers.
  UNYTS’s Eastern Hills Mall and Southgate Plaza locations are open from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Wednesday. Appointments can be made by visiting www.unyts.org and clicking Dona
  
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• Health Sciences hoops star Gaines commits to Tennessee

  04-07-2017 17:49 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — This weekend, Health Sciences basketball star Davonte Gaines committed to the University of Tennessee to play for coach Rick Barnes. Gaines is a junior who had offers from Rhode Island, Kent State and Monmouth, among others from mid-majors.
  But did he expect an offer from the SEC?
  “No, not at all,” he said with a laugh on Monday. “I kinda didn’t know where I would go. This year I received a lot of publicity, so more coaches reached out to
  
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• Where to park for Canalside fireworks

  04-07-2017 17:39 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – If you’re planning on attending tonight’s fireworks at Canalside, Buffalo Police are reminding you to arrive early, since large crowds are expected and additional screening and security members will be in place.
  Visitors are asked to use the parking lots near Keybank Arena at Michigan Avenue and Perry Street. Motorists should exit at Elm Street and follow the electronic messaging boards to the lots.
  Visitors are also encouraged to use the Metro to allevia
  
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• Putin, Trump to hold first official meeting Friday on sidelines of G20 summit

  04-07-2017 16:39 via wivb.com
  
  WASHINGTON, D.C. (CBS NEWS) – President Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin are set to meet Friday, July 7th, on the sidelines of the G20 summit in Hamburg.
  Kremlin official Yuri Ushakov announced the meeting on Tuesday to Russian media and would not expand on any details of the leaders’ discussion.
  A White House official confirmed to CBS News that the date was correct.
  The Trump White House has been debating their approach to the eventual meeting between the leaders as M
  
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• Erie County residents advised to “Just Hang Up” in new jury duty scam

  04-07-2017 16:31 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – A new phone scam is targeting Erie County residents, the Erie County Sheriff’s Department warns.
  An individual claiming to be an Erie County Sheriff’s Department agent has contacted several residents, stating that they failed to appear for jury duty and threatening to arrest the residents unless they pay $2,500 fine. The suspect is using the name “Robert Stzeczario”, badge number #40591.
  Residents are advised to ignore this scam and hang up th
  
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• Tips to keep your pet safe, calm around fireworks

  04-07-2017 16:15 via wivb.com
  
  WEST SENECA, N.Y. (WIVB) – Every year around the 4th of July, shelters around the country see a spike in calls from people looking for their pets who got away from them during fireworks displays.
  When it comes to fireworks, many people love the big booms and bright flashes. Many of our pets do not.
  “You know your pets better than anyone else. You know how they’ll react,” said Gary Willoughby, President and CEO of the SPCA Serving Erie County. “If they’re scare
  
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• North Tonawanda Police: Pedestrian struck, killed late Monday night

  04-07-2017 12:39 via wivb.com
  
  NORTH TONAWANDA, N.Y. (WIVB) – North Tonawanda Police continue to investigate a deadly crash involving a pedestrian on River Road.
  It happened just before midnight Monday.
  Police tell News 4 a 47-year-old man was hit by a vehicle as he was crossing River Road near Wheatfield Street. He passed away from his injuries.
  The man was not crossing in a crosswalk, police officials said.
  Police have not yet released the identities of anyone involved in this accident.
  The driver is not facing any ch
  
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• Thousands pack into Coca Cola Field for Bisons, BPO and fireworks

  04-07-2017 06:12 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB)- Baseball, the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra and bombs bursting in air highlighted a spectacular show at Coca Cola Field Monday night.
  Thousands of fans took in a game, a concert and a fireworks show ahead of Independence Day. The Buffalo Bisons and the BPO teamed up for their annual celebration. It was sponsored by Key Bank.
  The stands here were packed with people wearing red white and blue, as fans soaked in the sacrifices made for our freedom and their shared Americ
  
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• Sparkler sales are “booming”

  04-07-2017 05:10 via wivb.com
  
  NIAGARA COUNTY, N.Y. (WIVB) – Some sparkler vendors are running out of merchandise in the third year that sales of certain “sparkling devices” are legal in New York State.
  Fireworks tents have been set up along both sides of Transit Road in Lockport.
  Before 2015, New Yorkers who wanted fireworks had to travel to other states to buy them. Now, the manufacturers are coming here.
  The devices have to be hand held or mounted on the ground. Sales of the small sparklers are permitted
  
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• CNN: Hit the beaches! New Jersey budget deadlock broken

  04-07-2017 04:53 via wivb.com
  
  (CNN)- New Jersey beaches and parks that had been closed because of a government shutdown should be open to the public Tuesday for the Fourth of July, state legislative leaders said.Senate President Steve Sweeney and Assembly Speaker Vincent Prieto announced at a news conference that a budget compromise had been reached.Gov. Chris Christie had shut down the Garden State government Friday night after the state Legislature failed to pass a budget by the July 1 deadline, furloughing
  
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• North Korea fires missile into waters off Japan

  04-07-2017 03:43 via wivb.com
  
  (CNN) – North Korea has fired an unidentified ballistic missile Tuesday from North Pyong’an Province that flew into waters east of the Korean Peninsula, according to a press release from South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff.The projectile may have landed in Japan’s Exclusive Economic Zone, which extends 200 nautical miles from its coastline, Takahiro Hirano, Public Affairs Officer from Japan’s Ministry of Defense told CNN.The launch comes just after US Presiden
  
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• Niagara Falls woman charged with Leandra’s Law DWI

  04-07-2017 03:23 via wivb.com
  
  LEWISTON, N.Y. (WIVB) – A Niagara Falls woman was charged with a Leandra’s Law DWI after she was involved in an accident in the Village of Lewiston Sunday evening with her 4-year-old in the vehicle.
  According to State Police reports, troopers were called to the intersection of Center Street and 9th Street in the Village of Lewiston at 7:58 p.m. Sunday. While investigating the accident, police found one of the drivers, Amber Huisgen, 37, of Niagara Falls, displaying signs of intoxicat
  
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• Scientists baffled by strange sea creatures near Alaska

  04-07-2017 02:42 via wivb.com
  
  JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Strange sea creatures that resemble large pink thimbles are showing up on the coast of southeast Alaska for the first time after making their way north along the West Coast for the last few years.
  Scientists say the creatures are pyrosomes, which are tropical, filter-feeding spineless creatures usually found along the equator. They appear to be one long pink tube, but in reality, they’re thousands of multi-celled creatures mushed together, generally about 6 inch
  
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• UPDATE: Buffalo man involved in motorcycle accident in Town of Hanover has died

  04-07-2017 02:17 via wivb.com
  
  TOWN OF HANOVER, N.Y. (WIVB) – A Buffalo motorcyclist has died after a Monday morning accident involving another vehicle on Route 20.
  Michael Shoemaker, 60, of Buffalo, was taken to ECMC via Starflight Monday afternoon following the accident. He was pronounced dead Monday from his injuries.
  According to Chautauqua County Sheriff’s reports, a 48-year-old Silver Creek woman struck the motorcyclist around 4:30 p.m. Monday.
  The other driver, Tammy L. Mays, was issued traffic tickets
  
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• Buffalo man involved in motorcycle accident in Town of Hanover has died

  04-07-2017 02:17 via wivb.com
  
  TOWN OF HANOVER, N.Y. (WIVB) – A Buffalo motorcyclist has died after a Monday morning accident involving another vehicle on Route 20.
  Michael Shoemaker, 60, of Buffalo, was taken to ECMC via Starflight Monday afternoon following the accident. He was pronounced dead Monday from his injuries.
  According to Chautauqua County Sheriff’s reports, Silver Creek resident Tammy Mays, 48, went through a stop sign and struck the motorcyclist around 4:30 p.m. Monday.
  Mays was issued traffic t
  
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• Buffalo man injured in motorcycle accident in Town of Hanover

  04-07-2017 02:17 via wivb.com
  
  TOWN OF HANOVER, N.Y. (WIVB) – A Buffalo motorcyclist was taken to the hospital via Starflight Monday afternoon following an accident involving another vehicle on Route 20.
  According to Chautauqua County Sheriff’s reports, a 48-year-old Silver Creek woman struck the motorcyclist around 4:30 p.m. Monday.
  The motorcyclist sustained injuries.
  The Silver Creek woman was issued traffic tickets for failing to yield to right of way at a stop sign and will appear in Town of Hanover Court at
  
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• Buffalo Diocese denied motion to dismiss alleged school sexual assault case

  04-07-2017 00:29 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – We’re learning more about a case of potential sexual abuse involving a 6-year-old boy on a Buffalo Public School bus in December of 2015.
  We first told you about this case last year. The mother of the boy claims her son was forced to perform a sex act on a 12- year-old- boy.
  State Supreme Court papers show the family is holding the bus company. First Student, the Diocese of Buffalo, the Buffalo Public School District, three employees at the school, and the
  
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• Four charged with hate crimes for vandalism in Arcade, other communities

  04-07-2017 00:18 via wivb.com
  
  ARCADE, N.Y. (WIVB) — The only adult charged in what police in Arcade are calling a series of hate crimes from vandalism, will likely be spending his Independence Day in jail.
  He and three other teens facing felony charges after several vandalism incidents overnight Friday, could be facing more charges, after police said they admitted to the same behavior in other nearby communities.
  What brought them down? A late-night craving for pizza and good detective work, according to officer Michae
  
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• Clarence man gives hope to Michigan family after balloon landing

  04-07-2017 00:11 via wivb.com
  
  CLARENCE, N.Y. (WIVB) — A mysterious balloon turned into a story of hope.
  A Clarence man found a balloon in his backyard last week. Instead of throwing it away, he was on a mission to find out where it came from. He ended up finding something greater.
  “It just came floating down from the heavens basically right into my lap practically,” said Ed Badhorn, Clarence resident.
  When Badhorn stepped off his lawnmower at his Clarence home, he picked up a balloon that was clearly destin
  
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