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• East side restaurant struggles to rebuild after car plows into storefront

  24-08-2017 23:34 via wivb.com
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB)- Three years ago, a former corner store at Bailey and Doat became a second chance in more ways than one.
  The Bailey Avenue Cafe and Bake Shoppe was a booming business on the city’s east side; it also offered something unique for its staff.
  “Those coming out of a prison situation with gainful employment,” explained CEO of Saving Grace Ministries, Terry King.
  The Soul Food restaurant is owned by Saving Grace Ministries. King said providing opportunity fo
  
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• Thousands missing from county golf course, former employee under investigation

  24-08-2017 23:21 via wivb.com
  AMHERST, N.Y. (WIVB)- An Erie County golf course is out more than $13,000 according to an audit released by the comptroller’s office last week.
  “It is incredibly suspicious that a large amount of cash went missing, and now there’s an active ongoing criminal investigation,” Erie County Comptroller Stefan Mychaliw said Thursday.
  The possible theft from the Grover Cleveland Golf Course in Amherst occurred sometime last year; Mychaliw said it’s possible more f
  
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• Some treatment centers accused of keeping addicts hooked for insurance dollars

  24-08-2017 23:02 via wivb.com
  DELRAY BEACH, Fla. — The Reflections treatment center looked like just the place for Michelle Holley’s youngest daughter to kick heroin. Instead, as with dozens of other Florida substance abuse treatment facilities, the owner was more interested in defrauding insurance companies by keeping addicts hooked, her family says.
  “It looked fine. They were saying all the right things to me. I could not help my child so I trusted them to help my child,” Holley said.
  Instead,
  
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• Genesee County teen charged with putting video cameras in girls’ locker room at Oakfield-Alabama High School

  24-08-2017 22:56 via wivb.com
  OAKFIELD, N.Y. (WIVB) – A Genesee County teen has been indicted on serious charges after being accused of recording under a person’s clothing without consent in January of this year.
  A grand-jury indictment also accuses the 17-year-old of placing a video camera in the girls’ locker room at Oakfield-Alabama High School in June.
  The teen is charged with two counts of second-degree unlawful surveillance.
  The crime is a class E felony, punishable by up to four years in prison.
  
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• Leaders discussing ideas to combat regional poverty level

  24-08-2017 22:48 via wivb.com
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Leaders from around the region joined at the Convention Center in downtown Buffalo for the inaugural Poverty Summit.
  “I’m not sure that it’s hard [to break out of poverty]; I think it’s near impossible,” said Rev. Kinzer Pointer, the chair of the Erie County Poverty Commission. “Education is the first step.”
  And that’s two-fold: enhancing education resources for those living in poverty and educating others who aren
  
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• Mother who abandoned baby indicted on three felony charges, including attempted murder

  24-08-2017 22:05 via wivb.com
  ELMIRA, N.Y. (18 NEWS) – The 17-year-old mother who allegedly abandoned her eight-month-old baby in a plastic bag behind a home on Walnut Street has been indicted on three felony charges by a Chemung County grand jury.
  Harriette Hoyt was indicted today on charges of attempted murder in the second degree, a class B felony; reckless endangerment in the first degree, a class D felony; and abandonment of a child, a class E felony.
  It’s alleged that Hoyt, of Sayre, Pennsylvania, abandoned
  
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• Harvey intensifies to hurricane, likely a major Texas storm

  24-08-2017 20:05 via wivb.com
  CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas (AP) — Tropical Storm Harvey intensified Thursday into a hurricane and forecasters said it would become a major hurricane to hit the middle Texas coastline.
  Sustained winds reached 80 mph (129 kph) more than a day before landfall was expected late Friday between Port O’Connor and Matagorda Bay, a 30-mile (48-kilometer) stretch of coastline about 70 miles (110 kilometers) northeast of Corpus Christi.
  Forecasters said a “life-threatening&
  
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• Dump truck catches fire on I-190

  24-08-2017 19:45 via wivb.com
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — The driver of a dump truck is okay after the vehicle caught fire on the I-190.
  The incident happened near the Route 198 exit, closing the northbound lanes of I-190 in that area.
  A motorcycle collided with the truck, and that driver is also okay.
  News 4 will provide more information when it is available.
  
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• Mayor: Disgruntled employee shoots 1, takes hostages at Charleston restaurant

  24-08-2017 19:31 via wivb.com
  CHARLESTON, S.C. (CBS)  — A disgruntled employee entered a Charleston restaurant with a gun Thursday afternoon, shot one person and took hostages, Charleston mayor John Tecklenburg told reporters.
  Charleston police spokesman Charles Francis said there were “several” hostages still being held inside the restaurant, Virginia’s, on King Street. Officers who responded around 12:17 p.m. found one person suffering from a gunshot wound, extricated the person from the b
  
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• Charleston, SC police report ‘active shooter situation’

  24-08-2017 19:31 via wivb.com
  CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — Authorities say they are investigating a possible “active shooter” situation in downtown Charleston, South Carolina.
  Police spokesman Charles Francis said a shooting was reported just after noon on King Street, which is a row of restaurant and shops where tourists frequently gather.
  He did not immediately report any injuries or information about a potential suspect. No other details were immediately available.
  Tom and Patsy Plant told The Post
  
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• Support Boys & Girls Club while you get “back to school” deals at Niagara Falls Outlets

  24-08-2017 18:24 via wivb.com
  NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y (WIVB) — From now through Labor Day weekend you can save big at the Fashion Outlets of Niagara Falls as you get ready to send kids back to school.
  “A lot of the retailers are offering special student teacher discounts so if you stop by guest services and pick up the special offer sheet you’ll score some great deals and a lot of our retailers including Gap and J.Crew are up to 60% off right now,” said Meghan Ayers, Fashion Outlets of Niagara Falls Market
  
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• McDermott talks player improvement before Bills play Ravens

  24-08-2017 18:06 via wivb.com
  ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (WIVB) — The Buffalo Bills’ head coach detailed which players are doing better and which ones probably won’t be in Saturday’s game.
  Head Coach Sean McDermott spoke on Thursday morning, saying OT Jordan Mills has the flu, and that WR Jordan Matthews and OT Cordy Glenn aren’t expected to play this weekend.Penalties in practice are few but refs are still here. @news4buffalo pic.twitter.com/n0K0OZNOdU
  — Scott Swenson (@ScottSwenson4) August
  
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• Million dollar Powerball ticket sold in Cheektowaga

  24-08-2017 17:34 via wivb.com
  CHEEKTOWAGA, N.Y. (WIVB) – If you bought a ticket for Wednesday night’s Powerball drawing at the Kwik Fill at Harlem and Cleveland, check your numbers.
  Someone bought a million dollar winning ticket there this week.
  “Wow, that’s great!” said Maria Ortiz, as she was walking by the Kwik Fill Thursday morning. “And we usually buy tickets here, too.”
  “I like it because I spend my money here. I’m a regular customer here, so if fortune comes this c
  
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• Sheriff: Erratic driver found with marijuana, mushrooms and fireworks

  24-08-2017 17:21 via wivb.com
  ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (WIVB) — A 19-year-old from Orchard Park was arrested after authorities say they found drugs, an open alcohol container and fireworks in his vehicle.
  Deputies with the Erie County Sheriff’s office responded to a report of an erratic driver in Chestnut Ridge Park. They say he almost hit a jogger and a park employee.
  Christopher Wendt, 19, was later found near a park shelter. Deputies say that in his vehicle, a marijuana bong was in plain sight.
  A narcotics dete
  
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• Vast number of Americans live paycheck to paycheck

  24-08-2017 16:47 via wivb.com
  (CBS) — With unemployment in the U.S. at its lowest level in 16 years, experts are prone to talk about the economy as if it has fully recovered from the housing crash. But other measures of how Americans are doing reveal a darker picture.
  Almost 8 out of 10 American workers say they live paycheck to paycheck to make ends meet, according to a new survey from CareerBuilder. That can force people to take on debt or otherwise struggle when an unexpected bill arises. It also raises questions ab
  
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• Harvey regains tropical storm strength in Gulf of Mexico

  24-08-2017 16:17 via wivb.com
  CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas (AP) — Long lines extended from grocery stores along the Texas Gulf Coast early Thursday as residents braced for a slow-moving tropical storm that forecasters say could drop as much as 20 inches of rain.
  A hurricane warning was issued for most of the central and southern Texas coast Thursday morning, from Port Mansfield to Matagorda, as Tropical Storm Harvey regained strength while drifting into the Gulf of Mexico. The storm is expected to make landfall late
  
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• Toddler wanders, climbs set during TV interview

  24-08-2017 15:19 via wivb.com
  ENGLAND (WIVB) — A little girl on a British news program became the center of attention, and the story wasn’t even about her.
  Alastair Stewart was hosting ITV Lunchtime News, talking with a young boy named George Wronka his milk allergy.
  Although George was the interviewee, his sister Iris kept viewers’ attention as she wandered and climbed around the set.
  Watch the interview below, courtesy of ITV News:
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• Another 28 K-Mart stores to close

  24-08-2017 13:30 via wivb.com
  HOFFMAN ESTATES, Ill. (WIVB) — Sears is set to close another 28 K-Mart stores.
  U.S.A. Today reports the closures will be in addition to the 330 that have closed, or will close by the end of the year.
  Right now, there are only a few K-Marts left in western New York — on Hertel Ave. in Buffalo, West Seneca and Batavia.
  It is not clear if those stores will be affected.
  
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• Hospital worker claims $758.7M Powerball prize

  24-08-2017 12:54 via wivb.com
  CHICOPEE, Mass. (AP) — A Massachusetts hospital worker has claimed the $758.7 million Powerball jackpot, and says she always thought winning the lottery was “a pipe dream.”
  53-year-old Mavis L. Wanczyk, of Chicopee, says she was leaving work at night with a Chicopee firefighter, and they were discussing Powerball.
  That’s when she realized she won. She says he followed her home to make sure she got there safely.
  Wanczyk says the first thing she wants to do i
  
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• 1 winning ticket sold in Powerball jackpot

  24-08-2017 12:54 via wivb.com
  WATERTOWN, Mass. (WBRE/WYOU) — There’s finally a winner for the massive $758 million Powerball jackpot.
  The only winning ticket was sold at a convenience store in Watertown, Massachusetts.
  The winner, whose name has not been released, bought the largest single ticket in U.S. history.
  Someone else bought a Powerball ticket in Cheektowaga and won $1 million.
  Wednesday night’s winning Powerball numbers are 6-7-16-23-26, and the Powerball number is 4.  Saturday’s jackpot
  
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• 2 shot overnight near metro station

  24-08-2017 12:28 via wivb.com
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Buffalo police say two people were shot just after 11 p.m.
  The shooting happened near Parker Ave. and Amherst St. One of the people was struck in the hand.
  Both went to ECMC with non-life threatening injuries.
  
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• Suspect charged in overnight crash involving police cruiser

  24-08-2017 11:19 via wivb.com
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – Buffalo Police have arrested a suspect in connection with an overnight crash involving a police cruiser.
  The suspect and two officers were taken to ECMC with non-life threatening injuries after the crash at the intersection at Doat and Bailey. All three were released from the hospital.
  The crash happened around 2:20 a.m. Thursday.
  Police arrested 25-year-old Demario Manning in connection with the crash. He was wanted on outstanding warrants and believed to be intoxic
  
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• 3 people hurt in crash involving BPD cruiser, 1 man in custody

  24-08-2017 11:19 via wivb.com
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – Buffalo Police say two officers and a civilian were taken to ECMC with what appeared to be non-life threatening injuries after a crash involving a police cruiser overnight.
  The crash happened around 2:20 a.m. Thursday near the intersection of Doat and Bailey. Police were responding to a call related to a gun.
  Our News 4 crew on the scene saw heavy front-end damage to the police cruiser and signs that the air bags in that vehicle had deployed. A maroon SUV nearby had
  
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• 3 people hurt in crash involving BPD cruiser

  24-08-2017 11:19 via wivb.com
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – Buffalo Police say two officers and a civilian were taken to ECMC with what appeared to be non-life threatening injuries after a crash involving a police cruiser overnight.
  The crash happened around 2:20 a.m. Thursday near the intersection of Doat and Bailey.
  Our News 4 crew on the scene saw heavy front-end damage to the police cruiser and signs that the air bags in that vehicle had deployed. A maroon SUV nearby had front and side damage.
  Police are still investigati
  
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• Residents push to rename Columbus park and take down statue

  24-08-2017 04:59 via wivb.com
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — A Christopher Columbus statue in Buffalo is once again sparking a heated debate.
  “He was a slave trader, these are lies that are being told to me and my people,” said Devin Kirkwood, Buffalo resident.
  “To keep honoring this butcher, I think is an outrage,” said Dan Tritto, Buffalo resident.
  The statue is currently standing in Columbus Park, just off of Columbus Parkway. It’s been there for more than 60 years.
  In the past, people have van
  
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• Powerball Players Dream Big As Jackpot Soars Past $750 Million

  24-08-2017 04:45 via wivb.com
  NEW YORK (CBS/WIVB) — Powerball players are checking their tickets, to see if they have a piece of the jackpot.The winning numbers for Wednesday are 6, 7, 16, 23, 26 with the power ball of 4.The announced jackpot was over $750 million.
  The excitement was building late Wednesday as jackpot chasers look to cash in on the over $700 million Powerball prize.
  The jackpot is the second largest in U.S. history.
  Although the odds of winning the Powerball jackpot are just on
  
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• Non-jury trial for Adolphus Washington starts Thursday

  24-08-2017 04:16 via wivb.com
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – The non-jury trial for Adolphus Washington, the Buffalo Bills player facing a gun charge after being arrested outside of an Ohio water park earlier this summer, will begin Thursday morning.
  The trial will take place in Hamilton County Court in Ohio.
  Washington was arrested outside a water park near Cincinnati in July. He has a permit to carry a concealed weapon, but police say he was not handling his gun properly.
  He pleaded ‘not guilty’ to a gun cha
  
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• Amherst Police looking for persons of interest in use of stolen credit card

  24-08-2017 03:43 via wivb.com
  AMHERST, N.Y. (WIVB) – Amherst Police are looking for persons of interest regarding the use of a stolen credit card.
  The people pictured in this security footage are two black females and a black male who police would like to identify.
  PHOTO/AMHERST POLICE 
  PHOTO/AMHERST POLICEIf you recognize these persons of interest, or have any information related to this crime, contact the Amherst Police Detective Bureau at 689-1329 or email to [email protected] or text to 562-TIPS and referenc
  
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• In book, Clinton says Trump’s debate stalking made her “skin crawl”

  24-08-2017 03:05 via wivb.com
  (CSB) – Hillary Clinton’s upcoming book “What Happened” is set to reveal her personal experiences over the course of the 2016 campaign, but in new excerpts obtained by MSNBC, the former presidential candidate gets candid about a memorable debate with her former challenger, President Donald Trump, a moment she said was “incredibly uncomfortable.”
  In excerpts of the highly anticipated memoir, Clinton recalls the October debate, the second time she
  
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• Gov. Cuomo calls for investigation of ‘Falls wastewater plant

  24-08-2017 03:03 via wivb.com
  NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y. (WIVB) – Gov. Andrew Cuomo has directed the State Department of Environmental Conservation to undertake a “comprehensive investigation” into the discharge of dark, smelly sludge into the Lower Niagara River from the Niagara Falls Wastewater Treatment Plant on July 29.
  That official edict comes on the heels of a discharge of untreated sewage into the Lower Niagara Tuesday, the second time in a week the Wastewater Treatment Plant spilled millions of gallons o
  
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• GALLERY: Waterspouts over Lake Erie

  24-08-2017 02:46 via wivb.com
  GALLERY: Waterspouts over Lake Erie VIEWER PHOTOTaken between Fredonia and Brocton, from Cory. VIEWER PHOTOForestvilleVIEWER PHOTOTaken at Hanford Bay, sent in by Mary. VIEWER PHOTOFrom Jerome VIEWER PHOTO
  Over Pomfret, taken by Judi. VIEWER PHOTOVIEWER PHOTOTaken in Brocton, from Laura. VIEWER PHOTOTaken in Silver Creek, from Lenore. VIEWER PHOTOTaken by Nick in Fredonia. VIEWER PHOTOTaken by Steven in Evangola State Park. VIEWER PHOTOTaken at Sunset Bay.
  
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• Programs allow public to register surveillance cameras with WNY police agencies

  24-08-2017 01:30 via wivb.com
  AMHERST, N.Y. (WIVB)- Police departments across Western New York are asking residents and businesses to help solve crimes. The Amherst, Buffalo, Cheektowaga and Niagara Falls Police Departments all have programs to register private surveillance cameras with their departments.
  Buffalo Police told News 4 the city’s SafeCam program helped officers identify the SUV involved in a fatal hit and run on Bailey Ave. in May. Surveillance video captured the moment 60 year old Arthur Redrick was
  
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• Amazon-Whole Foods merger gets green light from U.S. government

  24-08-2017 01:04 via wivb.com
  (CNN) – The U.S. government won’t try to stop Amazon’s $13.7 billion takeover of Whole Foods, a deal that has massive implications for both e-commerce and how we shop for food.
  The Federal Trade Commission announced Wednesday that it’s looked into whether the merger would hurt competition and has decided to drop its investigation.
   “We have decided not to pursue this matter further,” the FTC said in a statement.
   
  No other government agencies need to
  
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• 20 charged in money laundering-scheme with Youngstown ties

  24-08-2017 00:58 via wivb.com
  YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio (WKBN) – Twenty people are facing charges in what FBI investigators in Youngstown called an international money-laundering scheme.
  The roundup of suspects began about 7 a.m. Wednesday. Twelve people were arrested in Youngstown, two in Atlanta and one in Pittsburgh. Investigators say the group was involved in laundering $16 million in stolen money as part of an international fraud ring operating in Canada, Africa and other parts of the U.S.
  The group obtained financial
  
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• New kayak launch open at Ellicott Creek Park

  24-08-2017 00:38 via wivb.com
  TONAWANDA, N.Y. (WIVB) – A new kayak launch has been completed at Ellicott Creek Park.
  The new launch is in an area that has long been a hot spot for kayak and canoe enthusiasts, a press release from the Erie County Department of Parks, Recreation, and Forestry said Wednesday.
  The launch is “a lot better than the dirt launching area that had been used and has plenty of nearby parking along with a restroom,” Commissioner of Parks, Recreation and Forestry Daniel J. Rizzo sai
  
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• Five charged in Jamestown following search warrant execution

  24-08-2017 00:32 via wivb.com
  JAMESTOWN, N.Y. (WIVB) – Five people were arrested Tuesday afternoon following a search warrant execution at a Bush Street basement apartment.
  The Jamestown Metro Drug Task Force and New York State Police Community Narcotics Enforcement Team executed the search warrant at an apartment at 20 Bush St. at 1:45 p.m. Tuesday, following an investigation which revealed that the apartment was being used for the sales and trafficking of crystal meth.
  Entry was gained to the location with the assist
  
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