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• High speed chase in the Southtowns ends in crash, second chase in days

  17-08-2017 23:59 via wivb.com
  LACKAWANNA, N.Y. (WIVB) – Another high speed police chase took place across several of the Southtowns early Thursday morning – the second one in as many days.
  A man is in custody Thursday after leading sheriff’s deputies on a high speed chase through areas of Hamburg, Lackawanna and Orchard Park.
  Erie County sheriff’s deputies tried to stop a yellow mustang around 4 a.m. Witnesses say they heard a loud crash near Lyth and Willett road, right along the Lackawanna and Hambu
  
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• New Cath Lab helping to save lives in Niagara County

  17-08-2017 23:55 via wivb.com
  NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y. (WIVB) – Minutes matter. That’s what doctors say about patients who experience a cardiac event, like a heart attack.
  They need to get treatment as soon as possible. Physicians say it could be a matter of life and death.
  That’s what Jim Hildreth of Niagara Falls thought about when he had chest pain recently. He knew he had to get himself to a hospital immediately.
  “So I came down Tenth Street. Drove up on the side walk. Made a U-turn and drove down the
  
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• Why protect your eyes during the eclipse? An ophthalmologist weighs in

  17-08-2017 22:35 via wivb.com
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – A once in a lifetime total solar eclipse is happening Monday.
  Why is it important to protect your eyes during a solar eclipse?
  An ophthalmologist, Dr. David Montesanti from ECVA Eyecare, weighed in. 
  
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• Delaware North Sportservice to host two job fairs for seasonal positions at KeyBank Center

  17-08-2017 21:59 via wivb.com
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – Delaware North Sportservice will host two job fairs for part-time, seasonal positions at KeyBank Center.
  Delaware North Sportservice is the official food service provider of the Buffalo Sabres.
  Job fairs will be held from noon to 8 p.m. Monday, Aug. 21, and noon to 8 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 24 at the Lexus Club in the KeyBank Center. Attendees should enter through the arena’s front entrance.
  Open interviews will be held for a variety of positions, including cooks,
  
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• Girl, 8, struck by car in Niagara Falls

  17-08-2017 21:42 via wivb.com
  NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y. (WIVB) – An eight-year-old girl was struck by a minivan in Niagara Falls Thursday afternoon.
  The accident occurred around 12:55 p.m. Thursday in the 1800 block of Pierce Avenue.
  According to the Niagara Falls Police Department, the girl was crossing Pierce Avenue mid-block when she was struck by a 2007 westbound Chrysler minivan driven by a 36-year-old Niagara Falls woman.
  The child was stabilized at the scene by the Niagara Falls Fire Department and AMR ambulance perso
  
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• Teacher shoots himself in classroom at Georgia high school

  17-08-2017 20:41 via wivb.com
  LITHIA SPRINGS, Ga. (AP) — Authorities say a teacher took a handgun into a high school near Atlanta and shot himself.
  Douglas County sheriff’s Sgt. Jesse Hambrick says no students were hurt, and no other injuries were reported.
  Hambrick tells The Associated Press that the teacher took the weapon into Lithia Springs High School about 7:15 a.m. Thursday and then suffered a self-inflicted gunshot wound in a classroom.
  Hambrick said authorities don’t believe any students witnessed
  
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• Truck driver in fatal June accident on I-90 charged with manslaughter

  17-08-2017 20:18 via wivb.com
  LANCASTER, N.Y. (WIVB) – A suspect has been charged in a fatal accident on I-90 that occurred in June.
  Krisrofre M. Gregorek, 27, of Ballston Spa, has been charged with second degree manslaughter by New York State Police.
  On June 8, a box truck operated by Gregorek was traveling westbound on the highway and struck the rear of a 2009 Honda, also traveling westbound. The operator of the Honda, Ellen M. Volpe, 45, of Rochester, was pronounced dead at the scene.
  One other person involved in th
  
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• Former UB basketball player pleads guilty, issued conditional discharge

  17-08-2017 19:12 via wivb.com
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – A former UB basketball player accused of attempting to strangle a woman has pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor charge of criminal contempt Thursday in City of Tonawanda Court.
  Quate J. McKinzie, 20, was issued a five-year conditional discharge which will require him to stay away from the victim in the July 17 incident.
  After McKinzie’s arrest, UB said that the player was “suspended indefinitely” from the team.
  
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• Former science teacher pleads guilty to sending sexually explicit texts to 12-year-old

  17-08-2017 19:03 via wivb.com
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – A former Catholic School science teacher has pleaded guilty to sending sexually explicit texts to a 12-year-old.
  Scott Schaefer, 44, of Getzville, pleaded guilty to second degree disseminating indecent material to minors in State Supreme Court Thursday.
  Schaefer was formerly employed as a science teacher at St. Gregory the Great School in Williamsville .He admitted to sending sexually explicit texts to the 12-year-old between June 9 and 11 this year.
  Schaefer was imm
  
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• Cheektowaga woman who pleaded guilty to tax fraud sentenced to eight months in prison

  17-08-2017 18:19 via wivb.com
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – A Cheektowaga woman who pleaded guilty to fourth degree criminal tax fraud has been sentenced to eight months in prison and ordered to repay $19,011 in restitution for her involvement in a tax scam.
  Shonnel Harris, 48, of Cheektowaga, pleaded guilty to the charges in March. Harris admitted that she acted as an unlicensed tax preparer, assisting others in the preparation of false NYS personal income tax returns, resulting in a loss of about $19,000 to New York State.
  
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• LIVE STREAM: Press conference after van plows into crowd in Barcelona

  17-08-2017 18:04 via wivb.com
  BARCELONA, SPAIN (WIVB) – A press conference is being held after a van plowed into a crowd Thursday in Barcelona.
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• Barcelona: Van hits crowd near Las Ramblas tourist spot- incident “most likely” a terror attack, police say

  17-08-2017 17:45 via wivb.com
  UPDATE:  A spokesperson for Catalan police has told CNN, the incident is “most likely” a terror attack.
  Spanish Police have told CNN that “several people” have been injured.
  (CNN) – A van has plowed into a crowd of people in Barcelona, causing several injuries, local police say.
  The incident took place near the popular tourist area of Las Ramblas, which has been sealed off, according to a Catalan police spokesman. Police believe several people have b
  
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• 14 dead, more than 100 injured following Barcelona terror attack

  17-08-2017 17:45 via wivb.com
  BARCELONA, Spain (CBS) — Police in the northern Spanish city of Barcelona say a white van has jumped the sidewalk in the city’s historic Las Ramblas district, killing 14 people and injuring around 100. Spanish public broadcaster RTVE says one suspect has been arrested.
  Police are treating the incident as a terror attack.
  “We confirm the terrorist attack,” Catalan police said. “The protocol for terrorist attacks has been activated.”
  A regional interior min
  
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• 13 dead, 80 injured following Barcelona terror attack

  17-08-2017 17:45 via wivb.com
   BARCELONA, Spain (CBS) — Police in the northern Spanish city of Barcelona say a white van has jumped the sidewalk in the city’s historic Las Ramblas district, killing at least 13 people and injuring around 80. Spanish public broadcaster RTVE says one suspect has been arrested.
  Police are treating the incident as a terror attack.
  “We confirm the terrorist attack,” Catalan police said. “The protocol for terrorist attacks has been activated.”
  A regiona
  
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• 12 dead, 80 injured following Barcelona terror attack

  17-08-2017 17:45 via wivb.com
   BARCELONA, Spain (CBS) — Police in the northern Spanish city of Barcelona say a white van has jumped the sidewalk in the city’s historic Las Ramblas district, killing at least 12 people and injuring around 80. Spanish public broadcaster RTVE says one suspect has been arrested.
  Police are treating the incident as a terror attack.
  “We confirm the terrorist attack,” Catalan police said. “The protocol for terrorist attacks has been activated.”
  A regiona
  
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• State Ed. Commissioner orders removal of Carl Paladino from Buffalo Board of Education

  17-08-2017 17:27 via wivb.com
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – State Education Commissioner MaryEllen Elia has ruled Thursday to remove Carl Paladino from the Buffalo Board of Education,  Jay Worona, deputy executive director and general counsel for the NYS School Board Association.
  The school board filed a petition to remove Paladino earlier this year after he revealed what they described as confidential information only obtained during executive sessions.
  “The record demonstrates that (Paladino) disclosed confi
  
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• HS Football preview: Canisius High School

  17-08-2017 17:27 via wivb.com
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – 
  School: Canisius High School
  Last year’s finish: 10-2, 3-1 MMA. Won Catholic state championship.
  What they will miss: Senior running back Raeqwon Greer, RB Cole Burniston, defensive end Mason Hoose
  What’s exciting about this season: Crusaders return their starting quarterback Jayce Johnson and wide receiver Paul Woods who verbally committed to Rutgers this summer.
  What they said:  “That is something that we are us
  
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• 10,000 items for sale at Buffalo’s Central library

  17-08-2017 17:23 via wivb.com
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – If you want to stock your shelves with top titles, now is the time to head to the Buffalo & Erie County Library System’s Central Library branch.
  The huge annual used book sale is underway through Saturday on the second floor.
  There are 10,000 books, DVDs, audiobooks, records, music scores, music CDs and more available for purchase. Each costs only 50 cents.
  There is so much material to look through, it can be difficult to know where to start.
  “Some pe
  
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• Cheektowaga Police release images of vehicle believed to be involved in Aug. 8 hit and run

  17-08-2017 15:50 via wivb.com
  CHEEKTOWAGA, N.Y. (WIVB) – Cheektowaga Police have released camera footage of the vehicle believed to be involved in an Aug. 8 hit and run accident on Genesee Street in Cheektowaga near the Buffalo Airport.Police are also releasing pictures of small pieces of plastic recovered from the scene. The piece is 3/4 of an inch in length. Police believe it to be some type of clip possibly to a front grill assembly or other front end part. Police  trying to identify what make and model vehicle
  
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• Katy Perry cancels Buffalo concert

  17-08-2017 14:53 via wivb.com
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Katy Perry’s scheduled September 16 concert at KeyBank Center will not happen. A spokesperson for the arena made the announcement this morning, citing “production delays.” Tickets will be refunded at the point of purchase.
  The arena news release includes the following statement from Katy Perry:
  “Due to unavoidable production delays, major elements of my tour stage design could not be available for me to rehearse on until this week,” said
  
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• Hundreds turn out for prayer vigil at Buffalo church following deadly rally in Charlottesville

  17-08-2017 05:05 via wivb.com
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – The Durham Memorial AME Zion Church overflowed Wednesday night- with hundreds of people standing in solidarity outside- for a prayer vigil following the weekend;’s deadly white supremacist rally in Virginia.
  The plan had been to hold a small prayer vigil, but the turnout was so large that not all attendees could fit into the church building on East Eagle Street.
  Buffalo Mayor Byron Brown and other leaders turned up to honor Heather Heyer, who was killed when a
  
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• Hero pit bulls save kids from venomous copperhead snake in Florida

  17-08-2017 04:33 via wivb.com
  (CBS) – Melissa Butt was enjoying a sunny Sunday afternoon outside with her two grandchildren when she heard an alarming bark coming from two of her dogs.
  The pit bulls were standing in front of her 4-year-old grandson and 1-year-old granddaughter, staring at a patch of grass three feet away from Butt’s front door.
  “The dogs started acting a little funny,” Butt told CBS News. “They were barking and barking.”
  So the grandmother from Thonotosassa, Florida, ran o
  
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• Underage drinking sting at Erie County Fair nets two sales to minors

  17-08-2017 04:29 via wivb.com
  HAMBURG, N.Y. (WIVB) – An underage drinking sting operation at the Erie County Fair on Tuesday resulted in two undercover underage purchases of alcohol.
  The operation was conducted by the NYS Liquor Authority (SLA). The SLA visited five points of sale on the fairgrounds, with an undercover minor being able to purchase alcohol at two.
  The businesses selling to minors were:
  Event Center Café, licensed at 5600 McKinley Parkway in Hamburg, operating under a permit at the Carousel Beer G
  
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• Seven people arrested following search warrant execution in Jamestown

  17-08-2017 02:45 via wivb.com
  JAMESTOWN, N.Y. (WIVB) – Seven people were charged with various crimes following a search warrant execution Tuesday night at a Forest Avenue address.
  The Jamestown Police SWAT TEAM, Jamestown Metro Drug Task Force, and New York State Police worked together to serve the warrant.
  The address, 248 Forest Ave., had been identified as a nuisance through citizen complaints, police patrol activities, and JMDTF investigation.
  Six people were found inside of the residence and charged.
  Jacqueline De
  
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• Community boosts reward for info leading to homicide arrest

  17-08-2017 01:10 via wivb.com
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB)- There’s a big reward for information that could help solve a January homicide. Buffalo Police and Crimestoppers have announced a $7,500 reward for information leading to an arrest in a shooting on Cornwall Ave.
  The shooting happened on Jan. 9 around 4pm. Police say Paul Byrd was sitting in the driver’s seat of a car when someone shot him multiple times. He died later that afternoon.
  “We do have some strong leads in this case,” said Lt. Jeff Rina
  
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• Buffalo VA: Instruments used in over 500 colonoscopies at VA may not have been properly sanitized

  17-08-2017 01:00 via wivb.com
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – Instruments used in over 500 colonoscopies at the Buffalo VA Hospital may not have been properly sanitized, the VA confirmed Wednesday.
  The Buffalo VA is notifying 526 veterans who had a colonoscopy at the facility.
  “During a recent review of the disinfection process, it was noted that repetitive steps listed by the manufacturer’s instructions may not have been followed in some cases by an employee,” a press release from the VA said.
  The employee wa
  
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• Canadian man sentenced in connection with trafficking more than $130 million worth of cocaine, other illegal drugs

  17-08-2017 00:25 via wivb.com
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – A Canadian man has admitted to being part of an international conspiracy that trafficked an estimated $120 million worth of cocaine into the Canada from the U.S., most of it through the Western District of New York.
  Harinder Dhaliwal, 47, of Bramptom, Ontario, is was convicted of conspiracy to export from the U.S. five or more kilograms of cocaine. He was sentenced to 240 months in prison, it was announced today.
  Between 2006 and May 2011, Dhaliwal conspired with oth
  
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• Local Tennis Camp Renamed in Honor of Woman Killed in Hot Balloon Accident

  17-08-2017 00:08 via wivb.com
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — A young Buffalo woman who was killed in a hot air balloon crash 3 years ago is being remembered. The very tennis camp where she worked was renamed in her honor in Tuesday.
  It has been years since Natalie Lewis played tennis on these courts, but her family says they can still feel her presence.
  “Her smile, her happiness, her uplifting spirit,” said Lewis’s father.
  Lewis’s life was cut short after the hot air balloon she was riding in hit a powe
  
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