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• Buffalo Police investigating fatal hit and run on east side

  16-07-2017 18:44 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – Buffalo Police are investigating a fatal hit and run accident off of Broadway and Gatchell Street.
  This happened just after three in the morning on Sunday.
  Accident investigators say a man, around 30 years old, was hit by an SUV that was traveling eastbound on Broadway while he was trying to cross the street.
  Investigators say the victim was transported by ambulance to ECMC with serious injuries and was later pronounced dead at the hospital.
  Investigators say after h
  
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• Buffalo Police investigating fatal hit and run near NFTA bus shelter

  16-07-2017 18:44 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – Buffalo Police are investigating a fatal hit and run accident off of Broadway and Gatchell Street.
  This happened just after three in the morning on Sunday.Accident investigators say a man, around 30 years old, was hit by an SUV that was traveling eastbound on Broadway while he was trying to cross the street.
  Investigators say the victim was transported by ambulance to ECMC with serious injuries and was later pronounced dead at the hospital.
  Investigators say after hi
  
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• Olympic hopeful takes silver in international boxing tournament

  16-07-2017 17:32 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – Champion boxer Wendy Casey returned home to Buffalo after competing in an international boxing tour.
  You don’t want to be on the receiving end of Wendy Casey’s power punch. The national championship boxer has perhaps the strongest right hand in the world for her class.
  After returning from competition in Poland and Honduras, she finally fought women with her skill set. She said, “It was really nice to get that high quality experience some
  
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• Local artist shares her love of Buffalo in a unique way

  16-07-2017 17:18 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) —716 day is here and it’s a day to celebrate all the amazingness Buffalo has to offer. One local artist is sharing her love and pride for the city in a unique way.
  A picture is worth a thousand words…or in this case over a thousand tweets. Lauren Krafft is a local artist whose drawing has taken the internet by storm.
  Lauren told News 4, “Honestly it is still such a shock for me that all this happened because of this. I went out to dinner with my pare
  
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• Buffalo, Western New York celebrating (716) day

  16-07-2017 14:18 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — The city served by area code 716 celebrates a grand occasion today:the area code being the same as the date.
  Mayor Byron Brown plans to issue a proclamation at Noon on Sunday, at the Canalside police substation.
  In 1947, Buffalo was assigned area code 716 in the North American Numbering Plan, to allow Americans to dial long distance calls directly.Buffalo is the largest city served by (716).
  
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• Man shot Saturday night in Buffalo

  16-07-2017 14:05 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Police are investigating a shooting that sent one man to the hospital.
  The shooting happened just after 11:00 p.m. Saturday around Hickory and Eagle Street in Buffalo.
  A man, 22, was shot, taken to Erie County Medical Center, treated and released.
  There’s no word on an arrest, or charges for the shooting.
  
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• Woman rescued from Zoar Valley Saturday night

  16-07-2017 13:55 via wivb.com
  
  GOWANDA, N.Y. (WIVB) — A woman who was hiking in Zoar Valley Recreational Area Saturday night was rescued by several teams working together.
  The woman had tired during the hike around 7:30 p.m., stopping around Valentine Flats, according to a member of the Gowanda Rope Rescue team.
  A man who was with the woman made it to safety on his own, but the woman could not make it up the 300-foot cliff.
  Gowanda and Eden Rope Rescue teams worked together to bring the woman to safety.
  No names were re
  
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• Felony charges against driver accused of DWI in Chautauqua County

  16-07-2017 13:19 via wivb.com
  
  MINA, N.Y. (WIVB) — A Jamestown man faces felony charges after a crash early Sunday morning.
  Chautauqua County Sheriff’s Deputies say Cristopher Jones, 22, was driving east on Route 430 around 3:15 a.m., when his car went off the road.Deputies say the car hit several trees, turned over and crashed.
  The passenger was brought to Hamot Medical Center in Erie, Pennsylvania, with serious injuries; he was not identified by police.
  Jones is charged with felony vehicular assault, aggravated
  
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• Unsolved Murders: the newsletter bringing hope to dozens

  16-07-2017 05:18 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Buffalo Common Council President Darius Pridgen is calling on the community for help to get violent criminals off the street.
  So far this year, there have been 22 fatal shootings and one fatal stabbing. Buffalo Police have only cleared two of the homicides.
  Pridgen is launching a newsletter to encourage people to come forward with information. The newsletter is called ‘Unsolved Murders’ featuring dozens of unsolved cases with pictures and information abou
  
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