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• Niagara Falls Water Board says blackish water in Niagara River was result of routine maintenance

  30-07-2017 19:47 via wivb.com
  NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y. (WIVB)- Those visiting Niagara Falls on Saturday were surprised to see black water in the Niagara River.
  Video tweeted from the Maid of the Mist Twitter account shows dark water surrounding the boat launch site below the falls.
  The Niagara Falls Water Board tells News 4 that the substance discharged was a result of routine maintenance of one of the water board’s wastewater sedimentation basins located at the Waste Water Treatment Plant on Buffalo Avenue.
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• QB Myers looks for state title with West Seneca West

  30-07-2017 17:39 via wivb.com
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – Wednesday afternoon Timon quarterback and University at Buffalo football commit Matt Myers announced that he was leaving the Tigers program and transferring to West Seneca West.
  Myers played his freshman season at West before joining the Timon program. With the Tigers Myers blossomed into one of the best quarterbacks in the area. He said he hopes to chase a state title with his neighborhood teammates.
  In late June Timon head football coach and athletic director Charl
  
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• 29-year-old man arrested in connection to 2-alarm fire in Allentown

  30-07-2017 15:36 via wivb.com
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB)- Firefighters responded to an apartment building blaze on Franklin Street just before 8 a.m. Sunday morning.
  A second-alarm was called shortly after the 5 unit apartment building caught fire and spread to a neighboring structure on Allen.
  8 occupants escaped the building, 2 more were rescued by firefighters from Engine 2.
  The Red Cross is assisting 10 adults.
  Damages totaled $760,000 and the building may need to be demolished.Angela and Seth of 486 Franklin st were trapped i
  
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• 2-alarm fire in Allentown Sunday morning

  30-07-2017 15:36 via wivb.com
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB)- Crews are currently on scene of a two-alarm fire in the Allentown District.
  They responded to a 5 unit apartment building on Franklin and Allen just before 8 a.m. A second-alarm was called shortly after.
  10 occupants were safely removed from the building. The Red Cross is also on site assisting residents displaced by the blaze.
  The building may need to be demolished.Angela and Seth of 486 Franklin st were trapped in the rear apt and the last to escape the burning build
  
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• Man injured in early morning east side shooting

  30-07-2017 14:30 via wivb.com
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – Buffalo Police are investigating an early morning shooting on Harmonia Street between Walden Avenue and Sycamore Street.
  It happened around 1:15am. One man was struck by gunfire and was taken to ECMC where he was treated for his injuries. It’s unclear how severe his injuries are or who was involved.
  We will follow up with Buffalo Police as we learn more.
  
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• Slimmer Shaq Lawson impresses at Bills training camp

  30-07-2017 00:18 via wivb.com
  PITTSFORD, N.Y. (WIVB) – In what is technically his first full training camp after missing the first half of least year with an injury, Shaq Lawson feels right at home. He loves the fact that the Bills defense is going from a 3-4 scheme under Rex Ryan to a 4-3 under new head coach Sean McDermott, it’s the same defense he ran in college at Clemson.
  “From this year to last year, even though I was hurt I was still having a hard time trying to learn that 3-4,” Lawson sai
  
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