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• Bicyclist struck in Town of Tonawanda

  08-07-2017 21:54 via wivb.com
  
  TOWN OF TONAWANDA, N.Y. (WIVB)- A bicyclist crossing Colvin at Belmont was struck by a car Saturday afternoon.
  Police say that around 1:30 p.m. the vehicle was turning right onto Colvin when it struck the person riding a bike.
  The biker suffered serious injuries. It is unknown at this time if the driver has been charged.
  News 4 will update this story as more information becomes available.
   Bicyclist struck at intersection of Colvin and Belmont in Tonawanda. @news4buffalo pic.twitter.co
  
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• Tonawanda police arrest man who aimed gun at a worker going door to door

  08-07-2017 21:38 via wivb.com
  
  TONAWANDA, N.Y. (WIVB)- A 52 year-old Tonawanda man faces a felony charge after pointing a double barrel shotgun at a man Friday evening.
  Police say John Orlowski pointed the gun at a man going door to door on DeKalb Street for an energy company. According to officials Orlowski was intoxicated when he aimed the gun at the worker from his porch.
  Orlowski was charged with criminal possession of a weapon, menacing 2nd with a weapon and criminal possession of a weapon 3rd.
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• How to use the News 4 Snapchat filter at the Taste of Buffalo

  08-07-2017 19:46 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — You can use the News 4 Snapchat geofilter to share snaps from the Taste of Buffalo this weekend.
  Be sure to turn your location on, snap a photo and then swipe left or right until you see the filter!
  Snap us directly at wivbnews4, download the photo and share it on social media, or send it to [email protected]; You might see your face, or food, on News 4!
  Come say hi to us at the @tasteofbuffalo! And don't forget to use the @news4buffalo filter on Snapchat! pic.tw
  
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• Lockport celebrates bicentennial of Erie Canal locks

  08-07-2017 18:04 via wivb.com
  
  LOCKPORT, N.Y. (WIVB) — The city of Lockport is celebrating the bicentennial of the Erie Canal locks this weekend. To commemorate 200 years since ground breaking numerous events are happening in Lockport.
  July 4, 1817 was the day shovels broke ground to dig the Erie Canal. It was completed 8 years later and it changed the way of life for people across the entire northeast. Steve Gosset, Spokesman for the Canal Club Association, told News 4, “It transformed NYS. It allowed cities
  
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• Deputies seek hit and run driver after pickup, minivan both crash in Bergen

  08-07-2017 14:27 via wivb.com
  
  BERGEN, N.Y. (WIVB) — Sheriff’s Deputies are looking for a sedan whose driver they believe was involved in one crash and led to a second one Friday night.
  The Genesee County 911 dispatch center received a report of a vehicle rolled over on Route 33.Deputies say they found a pickup truck rolled over, and a minivan crashed nearby.
  Deputies say a blue sedan unsafely passed the minivan, and hit the pickup.Then they believed the minivan driver swerved to avoid that crash, went off the roa
  
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• Black Rock and Riverside neighbors outraged over dozens of vandalized cars

  08-07-2017 04:45 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Dozens of neighbors in the Riverside and Black Rock area are outraged after their cars were heavily damaged Friday morning.
  Buffalo Police believe the cars were hit by a BB gun or pellet gun.
  Neighbors in the area say this isn’t the first time something like this has happened. A few years ago people woke up to spray paint all over their cars.
  “I’m kind of aggravated, it’s frustrating, people just go around destroying other people’s prope
  
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• Two vehicles, motorcycle involved in Route 39 accident in Hanover

  08-07-2017 04:42 via wivb.com
  
  HANOVER, N.Y. (WIVB) – Chautuaqua County Sheriff’s deputies responded to the scene of a serious injury accident at Route 39 and Hanover Road around 6 p.m. Friday evening.
  Upon arrival, deputies discovered that a driver headed south bound across Route 39 stopped at the stop sign on Hanover Road, but then failed to yield right of way to another driver who was west bound on Route 39.
  The collision caused the first driver to travel into the incoming lane, where she struck a motorcyclist
  
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• Motorcyclist dead after crash on Route 39 in Hanover

  08-07-2017 04:42 via wivb.com
  
  HANOVER, N.Y. (WIVB) – A motorcyclist from Forestville died in a crash Friday evening.
  A car that was stopped on Hanover Road at Route 39 then went through the intersection, according to Chautauqua County Sheriff’s Deputies.The car, driven by Dawn Clayburg, 57, of Tonawanda, was in a collision with another car, driven by a man from Westfield.
  The second car hit a motorcycle driven by William Wagner, 61, who was seriously hurt, according to deputies.
  Starflight brought Wagner to Erie
  
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• Video: Jordan Johnson Looking to Beat Odds

  08-07-2017 04:15 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB)- He survived a pair of minicamps and an OTA. If Jordan Johnson can clear the next hurdle he will land on the Bills roster. The undrafted running back from Sweet Home H.S. and University at Buffalo will need to impress the coaching staff at training camp if he hopes to beat the odds and make the Bills roster out of training camp.
  
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• CBS: Spider-Man brings young hospital patient to “Homecoming” premiere

  08-07-2017 03:38 via wivb.com
  
  SACRAMENTO, Calif. — It was an action-packed evening for a Northern California girl and her favorite superhero, Spider-Man.
  Shriners Hospitals for Children patient Abigail Westlund received the star treatment on the red carpet at the premiere of “Spider-Man: Homecoming” in downtown Sacramento.
  “He’s my favorite,” she told CBS Sacramento.
  “You’re my favorite too,” Tony Marsella, the man behind the Spider-Man mask, responded. “I
  
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• Poloncarz signs new ‘Ruthie’s Law’ to protect Erie County seniors

  08-07-2017 03:20 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – Erie County Executive Mark Poloncarz signed “Ruthie’s Law”, Friday afternoon, a measure designed to better protect the seniors and other residents of nursing homes in Erie County. The new law was named in honor of Ruth Murray, who was killed by a fellow resident in a Buffalo nursing home, last year.
  Poloncarz was accompanied by Murray’s family members as he signed the new law, which was so important to Erie County lawmakers, they quickly pass
  
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• Three teens charged with breaking into Summit Park Mall on July 4

  08-07-2017 03:13 via wivb.com
  
  WHEATFIELD, N.Y. (WIVB) – Three teens from Niagara Falls were charged with burglary following a July 4 break in into the Summit Park Mall.
  Niagara County Sheriff’s deputies responded to the mall around 7:56 p.m. Tuesday when an interior alarm was set off, and surveillance showed people inside of the mall.
  Patrols made entry to the mall through an unsecured door. When they entered, they observed three males inside.
  All three males were taken into custody without incident.
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• Man stabbed, beaten with baseball bat in Niagara Falls

  08-07-2017 03:00 via wivb.com
  
  NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y. (WIVB) – Niagara Falls Police are investigating a stabbing incident that happened Friday evening.
  According to police, a male victim was hit by a bat and stabbed four to five times.
  The victim is at ECMC with non-life threatening injuries.
  No arrests have been made yet.
  
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• Injured snapping turtle rescued in Amherst

  08-07-2017 02:55 via wivb.com
  
  AMHERST, N.Y. (WIVB) – An Amherst animal control officer rescued an injured snapping turtle near Glen Park Friday.
  The turtle is estimated to be about 20 lbs. and at least 20 years old.Amherst Animal Control Officer Griffin found an injured snapping turtle @ Glen Park. The SPCA thought it was 20 lbs & at least 20 years old pic.twitter.com/KvBHGraZOn
  — AMHERST POLICE (@amherstpoliceny) July 7, 2017
  
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