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• Buffalo Police investigating shooting on Florida Street

  17-07-2017 23:59 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – Buffalo Police are investigating an incident on Florida Street in which a man was shot in the leg.
  The injury is not believed to be life-threatening.
  This is a developing story. We’ll bring you more details as they become available.
  
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• Speeding SUV hits incline, lands on roof of St. Louis home

  17-07-2017 22:34 via wivb.com
  
  ST. LOUIS (AP) — Authorities say a speeding sport utility vehicle crashed landed on the roof of a St. Louis home after hitting an embankment and launching into the air.
  The St. Louis Post-Dispatch (http://bit.ly/2v9aUYV ) reports that the driver was trapped in the SUV when authorities arrived Sunday afternoon. Michael Arras, the St. Louis Fire Department’s deputy chief of special operations, says he has never encountered anything like this before.
  Crews carefully extricated the
  
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• West Side Rowing Club takes bronze at national championship

  17-07-2017 22:22 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – The West Side Rowing Club took home a bronze medal at the US Rowing Club National Championship in Bethel, Ohio last week.
  The Intermediate 4+ team of Julien Green, Steve Rupp, Pierson Janes, Brady Stevens, and coxswain Ryan LaKamp earned a bronze medal, finishing behind gold medal winning Vesper Boat Club and silver medal winning New York Aquatic Center in a time of 6:41.2.
  Full results can be seen here.
  
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• Uber drivers can now accept tips

  17-07-2017 22:16 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – Have you had an outstanding Uber driver?
  Starting Monday in Buffalo, riders will now have the option to add a tip for their driver in the Uber app. Riders can choose from preset tip amounts or customize their own tip amount. Riders can tip up to 30 days after a trip ends.
  Uber will match every tip given by riders to drivers across the U.S. on July 18.
  Drivers who want to start accepting tips from riders should update or download the latest version of the Uber Driver
  
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• OJ Simpson faces good chance at parole in Nevada robbery

  17-07-2017 21:45 via wivb.com
  
  LAS VEGAS (AP) — O.J. Simpson, the former football star, TV pitchman and now Nevada prison inmate No. 1027820, will have a lot going for him when he asks state parole board members this week to release him after serving more than eight years for an ill-fated bid to retrieve sports memorabilia.
  Now 70, Simpson will have history in his favor and a clean record behind bars as he approaches the nine-year minimum of his 33-year sentence for armed robbery and assault with a weapon. Plus, the par
  
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• SPCA Monday: Gaston

  17-07-2017 19:55 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — The SPCA Serving Erie County brought in a young retriever mix named Gaston on Monday.
  Gaston is 1.5 years old and a recent graduate of the Pups in the Pen program at the Erie County Correctional Facility in Alden.
  If you’re interested in adopting him, call the SPCA at (716) 875-7360.
  
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• Judge orders Gov. Cuomo, mental health commissioner to stop movement of psych center

  17-07-2017 19:36 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — On Monday, it was announced that Judge Catherine Panepinto issued a temporary restraining order against Gov. Andrew Cuomo and state Mental Health Commissioner Ann Marie Sullivan from doing work to move the Western New York Children’s Psychiatric Center.
  The order comes after both the State Assembly and Senate passed a bill to block the merger of the center with the Buffalo Psychiatric Center. Panepinto also ordered Cuomo to not veto that legislat
  
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• Family court receiving grant to put treatment for defendants, family members first

  17-07-2017 18:59 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — The Erie County Family Court system is receiving a multimillion dollar federal grant and the county is using the money to think of new ways to address the opioid epidemic.
  “It’s very important because it’s bringing resources to the people who need it most — families,” says Michael Ranney, Commissioner of the Erie County Department of Mental Health
  And that’s why the county officials are gathering a family courtroom d
  
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• Chick-fil-A coming to Buffalo

  17-07-2017 18:52 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Those who have been craving a Chick-fil-A sandwich, without driving out of state, can breath a sigh of relief.
  The company announced that new restaurants will be coming to Buffalo, Rochester, Syracuse and Plattsburgh.
  The restaurants will open in either 2018 or 2019.
  Back in May, a sign appeared in Sanborn, indicating that a new restaurant was coming to western New York. Find more on that here.
  MORE | See Chick-fil-A’s menu here.
  
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• 3 jailed after police respond to Jamestown apartment

  17-07-2017 18:44 via wivb.com
  
  JAMESTOWN, N.Y. (WIVB) — Three people have been arrested after Jamestown Police found heroin, cocaine and two loaded handguns in a Jamestown apartment early Thursday morning.
  Juan Tufino Jr, 26, and Sasha L. Montanez, 30, both of Jamestown, were arrested on weapons and drug charges. Police were originally responding to a report that an individual was pointing a gun at someone, before receiving a search warrant.
  During the search, police say they found Tufino hiding in a back bedroom, where
  
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• Slow Roll to meet at Buffalo Maritime Center

  17-07-2017 18:20 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — On July 17, the Slow Roll will meet up at the Buffalo Maritime Center.
  Bicyclists can meet there at 5:30 p.m. for a ride through Riverside, North Park and Black Rock.
  The ride will begin at 6:30 p.m. and go down streets like Tonawanda, Skillen, Delaware, Parkside, Colvin, Elmwood, Military and Amherst.
  An after-party will begin after the ride.
  
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• Man discovered by passerby after morning shooting

  17-07-2017 17:07 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — A man was hospitalized following a shooting on Marshall St. Monday morning.
  Buffalo police say a passerby found the man around 8:50 a.m.
  The man, who was only identified as being in his late 20s, is in critical condition at ECMC.
  Anyone who knows anything about the incident can call the police department’s confidential tip line at (716) 847-2255.
  
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• Voting closing to name Buffalo Zoo’s baby macaque; Summer events in full swing

  17-07-2017 16:56 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – There’s no time to monkey around. Monday is the final day to vote on a name for the Buffalo Zoo’s newest addition, a Japanese Macaque born June 22.
  The Buffalo Zoo announced the birth last week and invited Western New Yorkers to pick his name through an online survey. The name that gets the most votes will be announced Tuesday on the Zoo’s Facebook page.
  MORE | Click here to cast your vote.
  “We’re very indecisive and we can never figure
  
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• Canal Fest kicks off on Sunday

  17-07-2017 16:53 via wivb.com
  
  TONAWANDA, N.Y. (WIVB) — The Canal Fest of the Tonawandas began Sunday and will continue all week.
  The week-long festival started with the opening ceremonies on the Renaissance Bridge.
  The bridge connects the cities of Tonawanda and North Tonawanda.
  Those who go can enjoy food, music and rides along the Erie Canal all week.
  This is the 35th year for the event.
  
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• 5 arrested at Chris Stapleton concert

  17-07-2017 16:31 via wivb.com
  
  DARIEN LAKE, N.Y. (WIVB) — At the Sunday night Chris Stapleton concert at Darien Lake, five people were arrested.
  Chenango resident Jeremy Wicks, 34, was charged with Unauthorized Use of a Vehicle after the Genesee County Sheriff’s office says he took a Darien Lake golf cart without permission. He was jailed on $500 bail.
  The other four people arrested were just given tickets.
  Russell Vincent Jr., 18, of Newfane, was charged with Unlawful Possession of Marijuana.
  Brandon Welsh,
  
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• Two sisters arrested for leaving children alone in Lego Store

  17-07-2017 16:05 via wivb.com
  
  VICTOR, N.Y. (WROC) — Two sisters are arrested after allegedly leaving their two children unattended in the Lego Store at Eastview Mall Sunday.
  Yaquelina Rosario De Hernandez, 54, and Francisca Lopez, 48, are accused of leaving their two children, ages 7 and 9, in the store for approximately two hours while they shopped inside the mall.
  According the Ontario County Sheriff’s Office, store employees contacted Mall Security after observing the children unsupervised for 2
  
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• Cheektowaga police looking for robbery suspect

  17-07-2017 16:02 via wivb.com
  
  CHEEKTOWAGA, N.Y. (WIVB) — Police are looking for someone they say robbed a Sunoco station in Cheektowaga.
  The store, located at 4401 Union Rd., was robbed shortly after 5 p.m. on Saturday.
  According to police, the robbery suspect showed a semi-automatic, shoulder-slung weapon.
  After the robbery, police say the suspect got into a dark-colored mini-van with long vertical tail lights and went south on Union.
  Anyone with information on the robbery can call Det. Crean at (716) 686-3507.
  
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• Former Sabres defenseman Brian Campbell to retire

  17-07-2017 15:33 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — An NHL player who started, and spent much of his career, in Buffalo, is retiring.
  The Chicago Blackhawks, whom he most recently played for, tweeted on Monday morning that Brian Campbell was retiring.After 17 seasons in the NHL, @bcampbell_51 has announced his retirement.Congrats on an incredible career, Soupy! pic.twitter.com/I4Wg8wwTIl
  — Chicago Blackhawks (@NHLBlackhawks) July 17, 2017
  Campbell, 38, was drafted by the Sabres for the 1999-2000 season, and he r
  
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• Girls Scouts to roll out cyber security badges

  17-07-2017 15:05 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — It seems like every other week, we hear about a new cyber security data breach.
  Many of us try to change our passwords after we hear about one, but what about getting ahead of the tech threats?
  The Girls Scouts want to do that.
  In addition to learning about financial security and first aid, young girls across the country will be able to learn about online threats and how to protect themselves.
  Girl Scouts is rolling out 18 new cyber security badges.
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• U.S. Government: Americans are spending less this Summer

  17-07-2017 14:20 via wivb.com
  
  WASHINGTON (WIVB) — It looks like the majority of Americans are spending less money this Summer, according to new data from the U.S. Department of Commerce.
  As U.S consumers make up a majority of economic growth, this data shows that confidence in the economy is also dropping.
  After President Trump’s delays to cut taxes, studies show Americans are losing hope.
  On the upside, growth is still strong and unemployment is low.
  
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• Price of gas in Buffalo lower than state average

  17-07-2017 13:57 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — The national average price of gas has gone down one cent from last week, to $2.25/gallon, according to AAA.
  In New York, the average price is $2.41/gallon, which is also one cent less than it was last week.
  Locally, in Buffalo, the average price has not changed since last week, remaining at $2.34/gallon.
  “It appears gas prices may have started leveling out,” AAA says. “According to the Energy Information Administration’s (EIA) report for the w
  
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• Foreigner to perform with Williamsville East H.S. Choir

  17-07-2017 13:49 via wivb.com
  
  DARIEN, N.Y. (WIVB) — A local high school choir will be performing with Foreigner during their stop at Darien Lake on July 21.
  To help them perform their hit song “I Want to Know What Love Is,” the rock band will be singing on stage with the Williamsville East High School Choir.
  $500 is being donated by Foreigner to the school’s high school chorus program.
  In 2012, the band performed the same song at Artpark, in Lewiston, with a choir from Medina High School.
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• Recall issued for Honda Accord

  17-07-2017 13:29 via wivb.com
  
  TOKYO (WIVB) — A recall has been issued for Honda Accords made between 2013 and 2016.
  This comes after reports of battery sensors causing fires in the engine.
  Honda says there have been no reported injuries from the issue.
  The auto maker will begin notifying affected owners later this month.
  To see if your car is included in the recall, click/tap here.
  
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• People all over are celebrating World Emoji Day

  17-07-2017 13:07 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Monday, July 17 is World Emoji Day.
  Anyone with a smartphone or a social media account will recognize these fun, little pictures, which replace words to help set a tone while sending texts, tweets or other electronic messages.
  The first ever emoji was created all the way back in 1999 by Japanese artist Shigetaka Kurita.
  The original emojis were all made on a 12×12, 144-pixel grid.
  Since it’s inception, many others have interpreted, redesigned and reinvent
  
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• 5 people, including 3 kids, hospitalized after truck-van crash

  17-07-2017 12:29 via wivb.com
  
  FREEDOM, N.Y. (WIVB) — A crash in Cattaraugus County hospitalized five people, including three children on Sunday afternoon.
  Authorities say a pickup truck on Route 98 struck a parked car around 4:30 p.m. Two kids were in the van.
  According to officials, the truck also hit two adults and a child that were in front of a yard sale near the van.
  The adults were taken to ECMC, while the kids were taken to Women & Children’s Hospital.
  It is not clear if the driver of the truck will fa
  
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• Relatives demand answers in fatal Minnesota police shooting

  17-07-2017 10:26 via wivb.com
  
  MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Relatives and neighbors of an Australian woman fatally shot by Minneapolis police over the weekend demanded answers Monday about the mysterious shooting in which the meditation teacher and bride-to-be was reportedly killed by an officer who fired from the passenger seat as the woman stood outside the driver’s door.
  Authorities released no details about what led to the shooting of Justine Damond, whose fiance said she had called 911 to report what she believed was a
  
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• Thousands take to Cheektowaga for Pulaski Day Parade

  17-07-2017 02:05 via wivb.com
  
  CHEEKTOWAGA, N.Y. (WIVB) — Thousands of people celebrated their Polish heritage on Sunday for the 77th Annual Pulaski Day Parade.
  The parade took off down Harlem Road in Cheektowaga with music and dancing.
  Polish Senator and Secretary of State Anna Maria Anders was named Grand Marshall for the parade.
  She is the second highest ranked official from Poland to be part of the parade since World War II.
  “Honestly I have traveled so much around the United States I know Polonia around the w
  
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