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• Netherlands concert cancelled after warning from Spain

  23-08-2017 22:54 via wivb.com
  THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) – Rotterdam police say a concert in the Dutch port city by American rock group Allah-Las has been cancelled because of a “terror threat.”
  Rotterdam police did not specify the nature of the threat in a statement Wednesday night.
  “Police took this information seriously enough that after discussion with organizers it was decided to cancel the event,” the Rotterdam police statement said.
  Concert organizer Rotown said earlier on Twitter t
  
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• Police looking for cause in hit and run uptick

  23-08-2017 22:39 via wivb.com
  BUFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Several Erie County police agencies are reporting there’s an uptick in hit and runs. Now, police aren’t only trying to solve them but to figure out why more accidents like this are happening.
  “It takes less than a second for your distraction to lead to one of these tragedies,” said Lt. Jeff Rinaldo with the Buffalo Police Department.
  He says they’re seeing more accidents, in general, being caused by both distracted drivers and p
  
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• Preservation organization awarding top projects

  23-08-2017 22:27 via wivb.com
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Preservation Buffalo Niagara is recognizing some of the best preservation projects around the city. They’re ranging from Outstanding Commercial Projects which the Turner Brother Lofts is receiving to People’s Choice which is going to the Greetings from Buffalo mural.
  “Preservation has many faces,” said Jessie Fisher, the Executive Director for Preservation Buffalo Niagara. “One of the things the awards can do is really inspire that
  
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• 16th annual Buffalo Wing Festival is Sept. 2 and 3

  23-08-2017 21:49 via wivb.com
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – Get your Buffalo wing hats ready.
  The National Buffalo Wing Festival will return to Coca-Cola Field Sept. 2 and 3.
  The festival, now in its 16th year, will feature more than 30 regional, national, and international eateries serving over 100 kinds of chicken wings, as well as other festival favorite foods.
  Last year, the event attracted 70,000 attendees from all 50 states and 46 countries.
  In addition to wings, festival-goers can expect competitive wing-eating contest
  
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• Elderly couple killed in Orleans County accident

  23-08-2017 20:44 via wivb.com
  BARRE, N.Y. (WIVB) — An elderly couple was killed in an Orleans County vehicle accident on Wednesday.
  The couple was driving north on Eagle Harbor Rd. in Barre when they failed to stop, and turned in the direction of a westbound tractor-trailer.
  The truck pushed the vehicle into a tree, according to the Orleans County Sheriff’s office.
  The woman died at the scene, and the man died after being flown to Strong Memorial Hospital.
  The couple has not been identified.
  
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• Rochester mayor hospitalized due to allergic reaction

  23-08-2017 20:20 via wivb.com
  ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC-TV) — Rochester Mayor Lovely Warren has been hospitalized due to a significant allergic reaction, according to the City of Rochester Communications Director James Smith.
  “At Mayor Warren’s request, I can confirm that she has been admitted to the hospital after an allergic reaction,” said Smith. “The Mayor is at Strong Memorial Hospital receiving treatment and is expected to make a full recovery.”
  Warren was admitted to Strong Memorial Hos
  
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• $2.4 million grant announced for local mentoring programs

  23-08-2017 19:02 via wivb.com
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — A cohort of nine mentoring programs in western New York received a $2.4 million grant from the Ralph. C. Wilson, Jr. Foundation and the First Niagara Foundation, in partnership with KeyBank.
  The grant for Western New York Mentoring Collective was announced on Wednesday.
  “The funding from this grant will contribute to improved quality of programs in the region, while also helping to increase the number of mentors working with young people,” Elizabeth Gurne
  
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• Report: More than half of WNY counties on list of most crime-ridden in NY

  23-08-2017 18:20 via wivb.com
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — A report by New York Upstate says more than half of the counties in western New York are among the top 25 most crime-ridden ones.
  New York has 62 counties. The data measured in the report is from 2016.
  Orleans County came in at number 25, with 1,799 crimes per 100,000 people. The county itself had more than 41,582 people living in it during the time these numbers were collected.
  Genesee was the next highest local county on the list, ranking at number 14. With a popul
  
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• “Hearts and Hands” in need of more volunteers to drive people in need

  23-08-2017 18:11 via wivb.com
  WILLIAMSVILLE, N.Y. (WIVB) — “I can’t tell you how wonderful these people are. They have made my life so much better since starting to use their services,” said Connie Trojanczyk, care recipient.
  Neighbors helping neighbors is what the city of good neighbors is all about. It’s also the the mission behind a volunteer organization called “Hearts and Hands” that offers rides to the elderly and the disabled at no cost.
  “It’s made it possible for
  
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• Police team up for high-tech crime fighting effort

  23-08-2017 17:58 via wivb.com
  NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y. (WIVB) – Police in Niagara County are joining forces to better fight crime in Western New York. Wednesday morning, all of the police departments in the county signed a memorandums of understanding with the District Attorney’s office, promising to to contribute all of their data to the Niagara Intelligence and Crime Analysis Center.
  The Niagara Intelligence and Crime Analysis Center (NICAC) is part of a network of eight high-tech operations in the state, staffed by
  
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• Police team up for high-tech crime fighting

  23-08-2017 17:58 via wivb.com
  NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y. (WIVB) – Police in Niagara County are joining forces to better fight crime in Western New York. Wednesday morning, all of the police departments in the county signed a memorandums of understanding with the District Attorney’s office, promising to to contribute all of their data to the Niagara Intelligence and Crime Analysis Center.
  The Niagara Intelligence and Crime Analysis Center (NICAC) is part of a network of eight high-tech operations in the state, staffed by
  
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• Another discharge occurs in Niagara River

  23-08-2017 17:22 via wivb.com
  NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y. (WIVB) — Another sewer discharge has taken place in the Niagara River.
  An estimated 1.1 gallons of sewage was discharged by the Niagara Falls Wastewater Treatment Plant.
  It is not clear whether or not public areas were affected by the discharge, which happened during a thunderstorm Tuesday night around 7 p.m.
  It lasted three hours.
  A reason for the occurrence was not listed. As of 11 a.m. Wednesday, no steps have been taken to contain the discharge.
  Just last week,
  
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• Suspect turns himself in 12 hours after robbery

  23-08-2017 16:45 via wivb.com
  TOWN OF AMITY, N.Y. (WIVB) — New York State Police say a robbery suspect turned himself in 12 hours after the crime.
  Daniel Butler, 28, was charged with Third-Degree Robbery and jailed on $25,000 bail.
  Troopers say he robbed a store in the Town of Amity early Tuesday morning.
  
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• Austin Harig trying to replace Paladino on school board

  23-08-2017 16:31 via wivb.com
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — The man who ran against Carl Paladino for a seat on the Buffalo School Board will now try to replace him.
  Austin Harig will run for the now-vacant seat representing Buffalo’s Park District. He lost to Paladino by only about a hundred votes last year.
  Paladino was removed from the school board last week for sharing private school board information.
  Last summer, Harig was charged with Assault and Harassment, but those charges were dropped earlier this year.
  
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• App freezes kids’ phones until they respond to parents

  23-08-2017 16:10 via wivb.com
  UNITED KINGDOM (WIVB) — Can’t get your kids to answer their phones? There’s an app for that.
  A dad in the United Kingdom created the Reply ASAP app, which freezes your child’s phone until they respond to a text.
  It will create an alarm that won’t stop ringing, even if the phone is on silent.
  If the child deletes the app, parents will be notified immediately.
  An iPhone version is expected to be released soon. There is not an Android app yet.
  
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• Prevent thieves from stealing your money by checking Bluetooth settings

  23-08-2017 14:34 via wivb.com
  TEXAS (WIVB) — As more and more skimming devices pop up at gas stations in our neighborhoods, there’s a way to beat the crooks from stealing your money, and it’s right in the palm of your hand!
  All you have to do is click a few buttons on your cell phone.
  “So just go to your phone, go to settings, hit Bluetooth. If you see a long string of numbers or letter trying to connect that is probably not good,” Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller said.
  So far over
  
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• Powerball grand prize is at $700 million

  23-08-2017 14:08 via wivb.com
  TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WIVB) — The jackpot keeps climbing for the Powerball.
  Wednesday’s drawing grand prize is at $700 million.
  Lottery officials say this is the second-largest jackpot on record for any U.S. lottery game.
  The odds of winning the Powerball jackpot are about one in 292 million.
  
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• Vehicle crashes into business overnight

  23-08-2017 13:39 via wivb.com
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Buffalo police are trying to find a driver that lost control and slammed into a business on the city’s east side.
  It happened right after Midnight Wednesday on Bailey Ave. near Walden.
  Firefighters went to the scene after someone smelled natural gas. They found the car with no one in it.
  Substantial damage was done to the building.
  
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• ESPN broadcaster Robert Lee taken off UVA game due to name

  23-08-2017 13:13 via wivb.com
  BRISTOL, Conn. (AP) — ESPN broadcaster Robert Lee will not work Virginia’s season opener because of recent violence in Charlottesville sparked by the decision to remove a statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee.
  A spokeswoman for ESPN says Lee, who is Asian-American, has been moved to Youngstown State’s game at Pittsburgh on the ACC Network on Sept. 2. The network says the decision was made “as the tragic events in Charlottesville were
  
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• Trump blames media for condemnation of comments on Virginia

  23-08-2017 06:06 via wivb.com
  PHOENIX (AP) — President Donald Trump is blaming the media for the widespread condemnation of his response to a Charlottesville, Virginia, protest organized by white supremacists that led to the killing of a counter-protester.
  Trump opened his political rally in Phoenix with a call for unity, saying, “What happened in Charlottesville strikes at the core of America and tonight, this entire arena stands united in forceful condemnation of the thugs that perpetrated hatred and violence.&
  
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• Gov. Cuomo says internat’l companies would fight to build new Falls casino

  23-08-2017 05:35 via wivb.com
  ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WIVB)- Governor Andrew Cuomo is doubling down on his threat against the Seneca Nation. If casino revenue payments don’t resume, he said the state will consider having another casino built in Niagara Falls.
  “If they do not pay, the payments they’re supposed to make under the compact, the compact is gone,” said Gov. Cuomo. “If you don’t pay, you’re not going to get an exclusive franchise to run a casino.”
  Seneca Nation President
  
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• Lackawanna one step closer to getting new hookah lounge and restaurant

  23-08-2017 05:31 via wivb.com
  LACKAWANNA, N.Y. (WIVB) — Lackawanna is one step closer to getting a new hookah lounge.
  The planning and development board approved a preliminary plan Tuesday for the business along with a restaurant, after the owners presented their ideas for the two different businesses.
  It’s still so early in the planning process that no name for the restaurant or hookah lounge have been said just yet. Both businesses would be located at 178 Ridge Road, which used to be the Lackawanna Halal Market
  
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• Kittens rescued from Niagara Falls dumpster

  23-08-2017 05:08 via wivb.com
  Niagara Falls, N.Y. (WIVB) — Two kittens are recovering after being rescued from a dumpster in Niagara Falls.
  The kittens were found in a dumpster behind the Holiday Inn on Niagara Falls Boulevard and were turned over to the SPCA of Niagara where they are in good condition.
  A spokesperson for the SPCA says the pair developed conjunctivitis and had to have their eyes removed due to the length of untreated infection.
  When the kittens are ready for adoption, the SPCA is requiring they go toge
  
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• Bills Players Support Boldin’s Retirement

  23-08-2017 05:02 via wivb.com
   
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB)-
  Tuesday afternoon was the first chance to hear from the Bills since wide receiver Anquan Boldin announced his retirement just 13 days after joining the franchise.
  It was certainly a shock to lose the veteran to the locker room but everyone says they respect Boldin’s decision.
  “That’s a healthy word for a lot of parts of life and this is a part of life that Anquan has decided to go on and be done with his playing career,” Head Coach Sean McDerm
  
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• Police investigate second case of graffiti on Amherst playground

  23-08-2017 02:26 via wivb.com
  Amherst, N.Y. (WIVB) — Amherst police are investigating another incident involving graffiti on a Williamsville school playground.
  The Williamsville School District says graffiti was found spray painted on a playground and wall at Maple East Elementary Monday morning. The graffiti contained racist and foul language, a sexual drawing, “Bills,” and random names, a school spokesperson says.
  Amherst police were notified and the graffiti was removed as of Tuesday morning. Two weeks a
  
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• Stoplight gives way to a roundabout in Tonawanda

  23-08-2017 02:03 via wivb.com
  TONAWANDA, N.Y. (WIVB) – Town of Tonawanda officials believe they are onto something—trying out a “temporary roundabout” in the Lincoln Park neighborhood. It is a two-day experiment to see how well the concept catches on, or does not catch on, with drivers.
  Work crews spent Tuesday morning setting up the “mini-roundabout” at Parker Blvd. and Decatur Rd., spraying lines on the pavement with chalk-based paint, and setting up green stormwater booms as soft curbs
  
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• Seneca Nation maintains it still has casino exclusivity, state disagrees

  23-08-2017 00:36 via wivb.com
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – A dispute between the state and the Seneca Nation of Indians over casino revenue sharing seems to be erupting into a war of words.
  Now the Cuomo administration is hinting that the state will entertain the possibility of locating a new casino in Niagara Falls — if the slot machine payments don’t resume.“They’re not paying so in the state’s opinion they’re not fulfilling the compact and their right to exclusive gaming is gone,”
  
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