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• Reward offered for information on Grand Island robbery suspect

  15-07-2017 21:58 via wivb.com
  
  GRAND ISLAND, N.Y. (WIVB) — Police are searching for a robbery suspect on Grand Island.
  Investigators say a man entered a Mobile Station at 1387 Love Road on Grand Island around 10 p.m. Friday. The suspect displayed a black handgun and demanded cash.
  The suspect took an unknown amount of money from the clerk and fled on foot toward South State Parkway. He is described as a light-skinned black male with a shaved head and was wearing gold rim mirrored sunglasses with a long-sleeve blue shirt
  
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• Buffalo Red Cross handing out flood clean up kits

  15-07-2017 21:29 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — The Red Cross is handing out clean-up kits for those impacted by this week’s flooding.
  The clean-up kits include mops, buckets, gloves and more. The kits are available at the following locations Sunday, June 16th:
  Lancaster Police Department, 525 Pavement Road, Lancaster
  Alexander Fire Department, 10708 Alexander Road, Alexander
  Attica Fire Department, 11 Water Street, Attica
  Marilla Fire Department, 1950 Ave. Marilla
  Kits will also be available at the Buffalo
  
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• Joe Licata to lead Timon football, athletic department

  15-07-2017 19:48 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – A familiar face in western New York football is taking his talents to the sidelines.
  Joe Licata, former Williamsville South and University at Buffalo football star, was named Bishop Timon-St. Jude’s athletic director and football coach late Friday night. Licata replaced Charlie Comerford who also acted as the Tigers head football coach and athletic director. Comerford resigned at the end of June after stating he was unhappy the school’s principal was
  
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• Buffalo Tiki Tours make a splash at Outer Harbor

  15-07-2017 17:24 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – It seems like every day, Buffalo is adding a new way to see the waterfront. The latest and most unique way is on a tiki tour.
  A little bit of Hawaii has landed in the Outer Harbor. Buffalo Tiki Tours launched their boat tours this summer and they have certainly made a big splash. Michael Bartolotta, Co-owner of Buffalo TIki Tours, told News 4, “It went pretty crazy through friends and family really pushed it. The next thing I know, Sunday, it went ballisti
  
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• New concession stand open at Broderick Park

  15-07-2017 04:24 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – You’ll no longer have to take your lunch with you if you want to take your lunch break at Broderick Park.
  The City of Buffalo announced the opening of a new concession stand in the park Friday.
  “Brockerick Park Station” will be open every day from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m.
  
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• Corruption case for former Sen. Maziarz will not be thrown out

  15-07-2017 04:09 via wivb.com
  
  ALBANY, N.Y. (WIVB) – The corruption case for former state senator George Maziarz will not be thrown out.
  A judge in Albany denied the motion to dismiss the charges by the State Attorney General’s office on Friday.
  The former lawmaker’s attorneys had argued that Maziarz had been the victim of a selective prosecution, asking for the case to be thrown away.
  Maziarz’ trial will begin in September.
  
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• Drones help firefighters in Cheektowaga make rescues during flood

  15-07-2017 03:47 via wivb.com
  
  CHEEKTOWAGA, N.Y. (WIVB) – Drones can be fun to play with- but in the right hands, they can also help first responders save lives.
  As the Bellevue Fire Department helped get residents safely off of their flooded Cheektowaga properties on Thursday, they utilized drone footage to determine exactly where to send in equipment and teams to rescue people and valuables.
  This video footage shows an aerial view of flooded homes on Rowley Road. Water flooded two properties and seeped into homes near
  
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• Tonawanda bridal store closes, brides-to-be in limbo

  15-07-2017 02:12 via wivb.com
  
  TONAWANDA, N.Y. (WIVB) – Alfred Angelo Bridal, a national chain of 60 bridal shops with a store in the Town of Tonawanda, closed its doors for good Thursday night, after the Delray Beach, Florida store filed bankruptcy. In addition to the 60 company stores, Alfred Angelo merchandise was sold at 1,400 bridal stores worldwide, including 44 outlets in New York.
  Employees at the Tonawanda store, on Niagara Falls Blvd., were told to close the store, go home and stay home, according to customer
  
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• Bridal chain responds after sudden closing, which left WNY brides-to-be in limbo

  15-07-2017 02:12 via wivb.com
  
  TONAWANDA, N.Y. (WIVB) – Alfred Angelo Bridal, a national chain of 60 bridal shops with a store in the Town of Tonawanda, closed its doors for good Thursday night, after the Delray Beach, Florida store filed bankruptcy. In addition to the 60 company stores, Alfred Angelo merchandise was sold at 1,400 bridal stores worldwide, including 44 outlets in New York.
  Employees at the Tonawanda store, on Niagara Falls Blvd., were told to close the store, go home and stay home, according to customers
  
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• Court docs reveal grisly new details in killings of 4 Pennsylvania men

  15-07-2017 01:30 via wivb.com
  
  DOYLESTOWN, Pa. — A pot dealer gave police a grisly account of killing four men on his family’s Pennsylvania farm, saying he crushed one of them with a backhoe after shooting him and tried to set three of the bodies on fire in the same metal bin, according to court papers filed Friday.
  Twenty-year-old Cosmo DiNardo, who graduated from a Catholic prep school two years ago, said he killed a former schoolmate when he arrived with $800 to buy $8,000 worth of pot. He said h
  
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• Erie County Sheriff’s Department warns of utility scam that attempted to scam vet’s office

  15-07-2017 00:44 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – The Erie County Sheriff’s Department is warning residents and businesses about a scam in which suspects pretend to be from NYSEG and claim that victims owe an outstanding balance.
  The sheriff’s department investigated an incident July 12 at a Clarence veterinarian’s clinic. A doctor associated with the business told a deputy that the office had received a phone call from a woman identifying herself as a NYSEG representative named “Amanda&rdquo
  
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