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• Soon you’ll be able to openly carry a sword in Texas

  13-07-2017 23:33 via wivb.com
  
  (CNN)- Starting this fall, adults in Texas can openly carry knives with blades longer than 5.5 inches.In fact, swords, spears, daggers, sabers, bowie knives and machetes are all perfectly fine to tote around. Pretty much anything you can whip out in a Dungeons and Dragons battle is fair game.
  Texas Gov. Greg Abbott signed the bill into law last month, but it doesn’t go into effect until September 1. Under the existing law knives with blades longer than 5.5 inches could be purcha
  
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• Mayville man charged with intentionally striking two people with vehicle

  13-07-2017 23:12 via wivb.com
  
  MAYVILLE, N.Y. (WIVB) – A Mayville man has been charged with reckless endangerment after Chautauqua County Sheriff’s deputies say he intentionally swerved at two individuals on Water Street, striking them.
  Daniel Weaver, 58, of W. Lake Road, was charged with two counts of reckless endangerment, unlawful possession of marijuana, and various vehicle and traffic law charges Wednesday evening.
  Weaver was arraigned and remanded to Chautauqua County Jail in lieu of $1,000 bail.
  
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• Emaciated dogs on the mend at Niagara County SPCA

  13-07-2017 22:50 via wivb.com
  
  NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y. (WIVB) — Two pit bull mixes are on the mend, after arriving to the SPCA serving Niagara County in late June both malnourished and filled with fleas and parasites.
  “When the dogs came into our facility they were both in terrible condition and both of them were evident of emaciation, skin conditions, they definitely needed immediate medical attention,” said Lauren Zaninovich, SPCA serving Niagara County Animal Cruelty Investigator.
  Timothy Neff, 31, appeared i
  
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• Italian Festival delayed due to weather

  13-07-2017 18:58 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Italian Festival organizers made a last minute call, delaying the start of the event as the rain started coming down. It was an unexpected turn of events in between putting together the agenda, working on the layout, and preparing for move to a new spot.
  “The Italian festival is the kitchen table of Western New York,” said Marco Sciortino, the spokesman for the festival. “We want to bring everyone to the table – eat, drink, be merry and h
  
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• Detavion Magee sentenced to 10 years in prison for gun charge

  13-07-2017 18:23 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – A 22-year-old man who police say was the intended target of a gang-related shooting that left a young boy badly hurt will spend the next decade in prison.
  Hon. Sheila DiTullio sentenced Detavion Magee to 10 years in prison Thursday morning after he was convicted in a non-jury trial on a felony charge of criminal possession of a weapon in June.
  Prosecutors say Magee was involved in a fiery shootout with rival gang members in June 2016, and witnesses say they saw him f
  
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• National Fuel cautions about gas use during flooding

  13-07-2017 17:54 via wivb.com
  
  WILLIAMSVILLE, N.Y. (WIVB) — National Fuel has issued a list of flooding precautions amid the Thursday weather in western New York.
  Here is the information they provided:
  If flooding has affected customers’ natural gas appliances (furnaces, hot water tanks, etc.), they should not attempt to re-light the pilot lights on that equipment. If the furnace or hot water tank controls were submerged, the floodwater may have caused damage that could affect the safe operation of the equipm
  
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• Road closures amid flash flooding

  13-07-2017 17:30 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Here are the roads currently closed due to the flooding in western New York:
  Route 240 from Slade Ave. to Ridge Rd.
  Transit Rd. from Route 20 to Walden Ave.
  Union Rd. from Como Park Blvd. to Walden Ave.
  Genesee St. at Dick Rd.
  William St. at I-90
  Broadway access to Harlem Rd.
  William St. at I-90
  Back Creek Rd. from Rice Hill Rd. to Mill St. in Town of Boston
  Route 33 EB at Route 277
  MORE | See photos of the flooding here.
   
   
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• GALLERY: Flash flooding in WNY

  13-07-2017 17:17 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — The rain is quickly filling up the streets of western New York. Here are some photos of the flooding: Flash flooding in WNY (Photo courtesy of a viewer in West Seneca(Hoyt Lake)(Photo courtesy of Brad at Transit and Olmstead in Depew)(Photo courtesy of Bob)(Photo courtesy of Bob)(Photo courtesy of Amanda in Cheektowaga)(Photo courtesy of Jill in Depew)(Photo courtesy of Zoe in Cowlesville)(Photo courtesy of a viewer at an underpass on I-90 near the Walden Ave. exit)(
  
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• KFC selling actual meteorite in shape of chicken sandwich

  13-07-2017 17:07 via wivb.com
  
  LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WIVB) — Fried chicken giant KFC is selling an actual meteorite.
  It is in the shape of a chicken sandwich.
  KFC launched a specialty website called KFC Limited, where you can buy specialty merchandise that’s fit for the Colonel.
  The big ticket item is the Zinger Meteorite. The website says “This one-of-a-kind meteorite is a real, space-made meteorite from space. Sculpted by the harsh elements that exist in the vastness of space.”
  If you’re intere
  
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• Conviction of ex-New York Assembly speaker is tossed

  13-07-2017 16:02 via wivb.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — A federal appeals court has overturned the corruption conviction of former New York Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver.
  The ruling by the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals came Thursday.
  Silver was sentenced last year to 12 years in prison after he was convicted of collecting $4 million in kickbacks from a cancer researcher and real estate developers in return for using his powerful post to help them. He has not had to report to prison while he awaited the outcome of his appea
  
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• 12-year-old saves drowning toddler from hotel pool

  13-07-2017 15:07 via wivb.com
  
  MICHIGAN (WIVB) — Witnesses call a 12-year-old Michigan boy a hero because of what he did to save a toddler from a hotel pool.
  Brayden Armstrong was staying at the Mount Pleasant Days Inn for a nearby wrestling tournament.
  After walking back to the pool to grab his clothes, he noticed a three-year-old laying face down in the pool.
  He says that’s when he immediately jumped into action.
  “I just saw the kid and jumped in,” Armstrong said. “Like, I was standing the
  
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• Visa awarding businesses that commit to going cashless

  13-07-2017 13:57 via wivb.com
  
  FOSTER CITY, Calif. (WIVB) — Visa is declaring a war on cash. It’s awarding 50 small U.S. businesses $10,000 each to commit to going cashless.
  The program will first focus on fast food establishments and restaurants before likely expanding into other industries.
  The number of non-cash payments increased at an annual rate of 5.3 percent from 2012 to 2015.
  
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• Trump seeks consensus with France despite differences

  13-07-2017 13:42 via wivb.com
  
  PARIS (AP) — President Donald Trump and his French counterpart, Emmanuel Macron, are looking to set aside differences on trade and climate change and find common ground as they meet Thursday ahead of Bastille Day celebrations in Paris.
  Trump arrived in the French capital after an overnight flight from Washington and hours before his meeting with Macron to tackle potential solutions to the crisis in Syria and broader counterterrorism strategies.
  Trump’s&n
  
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• Security lapse leaks data from millions of Verizon customers

  13-07-2017 13:32 via wivb.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — A security researcher says a lapse has exposed data from millions of Verizon customers, leaking names, addresses and personal identification numbers, or PINs.
  Verizon Wireless says 6 million customers were affected, but the company says that none of the information made it into the wrong hands. The company says the only person who got access to the data was the researcher who brought the leak to its attention.
  The security firm, UpGuard, says t
  
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• New pre-school coming to east side

  13-07-2017 13:06 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — A new pre-school will be coming to Buffalo’s east side.
  Buffalo Promise Neighborhood will turn one of the buildings on the Gerard Place campus on Bailey Ave. into a new school.
  M&T Bank will be chipping in more than $1 million to help get it done.
  About 100 children will attend, some could be as young as six weeks old.
  The school could open some time early next year.
  
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• Niagara County reaches settlement with family of crash victim after deputy-involved incident

  13-07-2017 13:01 via wivb.com
  
  CAMBRIA, N.Y. (WIVB) — Niagara County reached a multi-million dollar settlement with the family of a crash victim.
  A Sheriff’s deputy pleaded guilty to his role in a crash that killed a man from Newfane almost three years ago.
  Glenn Annalora was killed in a crash in Cambria in October of 2014.
  Sheriff’s Deputy James Bissell was behind the wheel.
  He pleaded guilty to speeding and running a stop sign.
  Annalora’s widow sued the county for negligence two years ago.
  Last night
  
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• Wednesday was “Labatt Blue Day”, this weekend “Labatt Blue Weekend” in Buffalo

  13-07-2017 04:57 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – Labatt USA celebrated ten years of being headquartered in Buffalo Wednesday.
  Wednesday was officially declared “Labatt Blue Day” and this weekend “Labatt Blue Weekend” by Buffalo mayor Byron Brown.
  ::Labatt announced that it will be partnering with the Chippewa Alliance to invest in the Chippewa area of Buffalo.
  The company also shared details about the “John Labatt Project” on Perry Street, which is expected to open Fall 2018. The
  
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• Human remains found in search for missing men, 1 victim ID’d

  13-07-2017 04:29 via wivb.com
  
  NEW HOPE, Pa. (AP) — Investigators found the body of one of four missing young men along with other human remains buried on a Pennsylvania farm, and vowed to “bring each and every one of these lost boys home to their families.”
  Cadaver dogs led them to the spot on the 90-acre (36-hectare) farm in Solebury Township where they discovered human remains inside a 12 ½-foot-deep (3.66-meter-deep) common grave.
  “I don’t understand the science behind it, bu
  
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• Four men missing from Pennsylvania, person of interest is charged with trying to sell car belonging to one

  13-07-2017 04:29 via wivb.com
  
  SOLEBURY TWP., PA. — A man who police are calling a person of interest in the disappearance of four Pennsylvania men is back in custody, this time accused of trying to sell a car belonging to one of the missing men, Bucks County District Attorney Matt Weintraub announced Wednesday.
  The missing men, 22-year-old Mark Sturgis, 21-year-old Tom Meo, 19-year-old Dean Finocchiaro and 19-year-old Jimi Tar Patrick, vanished within days of each other last week. Patrick disappeared las
  
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• Homicide investigation underway in Town of Collins

  13-07-2017 03:59 via wivb.com
  
  COLLINS, N.Y. (WIVB) – The Erie County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a homicide in the Town of Collins Wednesday night.
  Deputies were called to the Spring Wood Trailer Park on Bagdad Road around 7:40 p.m. Detectives and the Crime Scene Investigation Unit are currently at the residence investigating a fatal shooting.
  According to the sheriff’s department, there is one male victim.
  More information will be released as it becomes available.
  
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• Arrest made in Town of Collins homicide

  13-07-2017 03:59 via wivb.com
  
  COLLINS, N.Y. (WIVB) – The Erie County Sheriff’s Office made an arrest following a Wednesday night homicide in the Town of Collins.
  Deputies were called to the Spring Wood Trailer Park on Bagdad Road around 7:40 p.m. Detectives and the Crime Scene Investigation Unit were at the residence investigating a fatal shooting.
  Gowanda resident Anthony Chipman, 46, was pronounced dead at the scene.
  A gun was located nearby, but it is not clear if it was the one used in the homicide. The Sheri
  
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• AP: Me want cocaine? Drugs found inside Cookie Monster doll

  13-07-2017 02:24 via wivb.com
  
  MARATHON, Fla. (AP) — A stash of cocaine hidden inside a Cookie Monster doll has landed a Florida man in jail on a drug charge.
  The Monroe County Sheriff’s Office said in a news release Wednesday that 39-year-old Camus McNair was arrested after a traffic stop in the Florida Keys involving a car with heavily tinted windows and an obscured license plate.
  A deputy smelled marijuana odor after pulling over McNair’s car, then searched a backpack in the car and found the Cookie Monst
  
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• Flatbed truck strikes house in Lewiston

  13-07-2017 01:49 via wivb.com
  
  LEWISTON, N.Y. (WIVB) – A flatbed truck struck a house on Saunders Settlement Road Wednesday afternoon.
  The accident occurred at Saunders Settlement Road and Hewitt Parkway around 5 p.m.
  The driver of the truck drifted off the roadway and crashed into the house. The driver was taken to the hospital with injuries that don’t appear to be serious.
  
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• Doctors: First-time surgery saved boy mauled by dogs

  13-07-2017 01:46 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Doctors at the Gates Vascular Institute had to do something that’s never been done to save the life of a 7-year-old attacked by two dogs in early June.
  Kaeden Mitchell was released from the hospital last week, and he and his mother were reunited with the team of doctors who likely made history this summer.
  “The kid has so much spirit. It’s remarkable,” said Vikki Avino, Kaeden’s mother. “I feel blessed. I’m going to be honest
  
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• Take 5 ticket worth $62,590 sold at Wegmans in Depew

  13-07-2017 01:26 via wivb.com
  
  DEPEW, N.Y. (WIVB) – A Take 5 Ticket worth $62,590 was sold at Wegmans on Dick Road in Depew.
  The Quick Pick ticket was the single top-prize ticket for the July 11 drawing. The winning numbers were 01-07-19-25-26.
  The winning numbers for Take 5 are drawn from a field of one to 39. The drawings are televised every evening at 11:21 p.m. Winning Take 5 tickets at all prize levels may be cashed up to one year from the date of the drawing.
  
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• Two Niagara County men plead guilty to child pornography, cyberstalking charges

  13-07-2017 01:07 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – Two Niagara County men have pleaded guilty to child pornography and cyberstalking charges in U.S. District Court.
  Timothy Laubacker, 25, of Lockport, pleaded guilty to enticement of a minor to engage in sexual activity and cyberstalking.
  His co-defendant, Travis Guerriera, 27, of Olcott, pleaded guilty to possession of child pornography and cyberstalking.
  According to the assistant U.S. attorney handling the case, a female victim contacted the Niagara County Sheriff&
  
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• Dispatchers sleeping on the job, but officials say city is safe

  13-07-2017 01:01 via wivb.com
  
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  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – Napping on the job. Buffalo fire officials admitted some civilian dispatchers are actually sleepingwhile working as many as 48 hours straight, during a Wednesday morning hearing at City Hall.
  Buffalo Comptroller Mark Schroeder called out the city, last week, after auditing the Fire Department’s payroll.Schroeder said two audits–an audit last year, and a follow up in January–turned up overtime practices that wer
  
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• Dash’s Market hopes for city approval to move forward with expansion

  13-07-2017 00:38 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB)- A North Buffalo grocery store wants to move forward with plans for a major expansion.
  Dash’s Market hopes a new 46,000 square foot store will help bring new energy to the east end of Hertel Avenue.
  “I’m actually very excited about it, I think we need some new life in this corner,” said Kate Huber, who lives within walking distance. “It will bring some more positive traffic, it will improve the economy and it will lead to more safety becaus
  
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• No monkeying around: Court weighs if animal owns its selfies

  13-07-2017 00:02 via wivb.com
  
  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A curious monkey with a toothy grin and a knack for pressing a camera button was back in the spotlight as a federal appeals court on Wednesday questioned lawyers fighting about an animal’s ability to hold a copyright to selfie photos.
  Naruto is a free-living crested macaque who snapped the pictures with an unattended camera in Sulawesi, Indonesia, in 2011. People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals said Naruto was accustomed to cameras and took the selfies when
  
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