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• Bills trade CB Kevon Seymour to Panthers for WR Kaelin Clay

  02-09-2017 22:27 via wivb.com
  The Bills have traded corner back Kevon Seymour to the Carolina Panthers in exchange for wide receiver and return specialist Kaelin Clay and a 7th round draft pick in 2019, the team announced on Saturday.We’ve acquired WR Kaelin Clay and a 2019 7th round pick from the @Panthers for CB Kevon Seymour.
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• Satellite images show Harvey’s impact on Texas towns

  02-09-2017 20:46 via wivb.com
  (CNN)= Hurricane Harvey and its aftermath have dumped trillions of gallons of rain across Texas, according to weather analytics company WeatherBell.Although flooding in Houston, Beaumont and Port Arthur has received the most attention, newly released satellite images show the storm’s impact in other towns.
  Arkema chemical plant in Crosby, Texas
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  Angleton, Texas
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• Jordan Johnson and Brandon Reilly among players cut by Bills

  02-09-2017 19:26 via wivb.com
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB)- Sweet Home native and former University at Buffalo standout Jordan Johnson, along with Nebraska wide receiver Brandon Reilly were among the players released by the Bills on Saturday, as the team trimmed its roster down to 53 players ahead of the regular season.
  In a crowded backfield it was a long shot for Johnson, who signed with the Bills as an undrafted free agent, to make the roster.  The former Sweet Home star scored a touchdown late in the fourth quarter of the p
  
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• The history of the chicken wing

  02-09-2017 18:36 via wivb.com
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – Ahhhh the chicken wing. Saucy goodness in all its Buffalo glory. It’s hard to imagine the queen city without them in fact, but there was a time before the wing was made famous. We have the Anchor Bar to thank for that.
  Mark Dempsey, Vice President of the Anchor Bar Franchise told News 4, “The idea came about one night at the Anchor Bar in Buffalo. Dominic was tending bar, that’s Frank the owners son, and his friends came in, and typically they&
  
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• HAM radio sends messages of hope to Houston

  02-09-2017 17:10 via wivb.com
  LANCASTER, N.Y. (WIVB)- Rescues and clean up efforts in Houston are still underway as recovery from Harvey continues.
  when technology fails in the middle of a storm, messages from right here in Western New York still make their way to the disaster zone.
  Luke Calianno is tuned in to Texas. He is the Emergency Coordinator for the Lancaster ARES Emergency Alert System here in Lancaster. He sends “radio-grams” to areas across the country, to those who are facing disaster.
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• Niagara Falls goes gold for pediatric cancer awareness month

  02-09-2017 06:05 via wivb.com
  NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y. (WIVB) — A young warrior from Niagara Falls is going for gold by fighting cancer — and fighting for others like him.
  The boy known as Baby Shawn Kennedy joined dozens of people for the 2nd Annual Golden Steps 4 Pediatric Cancer Walk Friday.
  Gold represents pediatric cancer and September is pediatric cancer awareness month.
  Dozens of people gathered at Niagara Falls State Park Friday for the 2nd annual awareness walk, which was led by Baby Shawn. He was diagnosed w
  
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• High School football recap: Week 1

  02-09-2017 05:03 via wivb.com
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – Week one of the high school football season has arrived. It certainly felt like football weather across western New York with temperatures in 50s.
  CLASS AA: Lancaster 49 Bennett 16
  The Legends looked in sectional championship form against Bennett who jumps up to class double AA this season. Lancaster scored early in often with the duo of Ryan Mansell and Max Giordano to move the ball down the field.
  Class B-3/B-1: Medina 52 Burgard 30
  In his first game since committi
  
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• The Latest: Confirmed Harvey-related death toll now 42

  02-09-2017 04:50 via wivb.com
  (AP) – Three more people have been confirmed as Harvey-related deaths by the Harris County medical examiner.
  The new entries in a list kept by the Harris County Institute for Forensic Sciences brings to 42 the confirmed death toll from Harvey, one week after it slammed into the middle Texas Gulf coast.
  Harris County is home to Houston and has so far accounted for 28 deaths from the storm.
  Oil companies have reported two more spills in Texas caused by Harvey’s floodwaters, including o
  
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• Buffalo man pleads not guilty to vehicular assault, DWI in May crash

  02-09-2017 03:47 via wivb.com
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – A 33-year-old Buffalo man has been charged with two counts of DWI and first-degree vehicular assault in connection with a May crash on Bailey Avenue that left the driver and passenger of another car with serious injuries.
  Marshawn Levy was behind the wheel May 13 on Bailey Avenue at East Delevan when he struck a car that was stopped in the southbound lane to make a turn onto East Delevan, the Erie County DA’s office said.
  The collision caused serious injury to
  
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• Part of Interstate 86 in Cattaraugus County to be closed for repaving

  02-09-2017 03:21 via wivb.com
  OLEAN, N.Y. (WIVB) – Beginning Sept. 5, NYSDOT will be repaving a portion of Interstate 86 in the towns of Hinsdale and Olean and the city of Olean in Cattaraugus County.
  Motorists should expect to encounter daily lane closures on Interstate 86 westbound between Exit 27 and Exit 26 to allow for milling and paving. The work is expected to take six weeks.
  Motorists are advised to allow for extra travel time.
  
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• Controversial crematory could reopen in town of Tonawanda

  02-09-2017 00:21 via wivb.com
  TONAWANDA, N.Y. (WIVB) — A controversial crematory in the town of Tonawanda could re-open.
  The Amigone crematory on Sheridan Drive shut down several years ago. Neighbors complained about the smell and ash and fought to keep it closed.
  Amigone Funeral Home received a permit from Department of Environmental Conservation to reopen its crematory but has yet to get the green light from the town of Tonawanda.
  The crematory was closed five years ago. Neighbors complained of the smell and pollutio
  
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• Peterman: “I have a chip on my shoulder.”

  02-09-2017 00:00 via wivb.com
  As a fifth round draft pick Nathan Peterman felt like he had something to prove.
  Through four preseason games the Bills quarterback has let his play do the talking, and while gaining fans and earning praise from Head Coach Sean McDermott for his “poise.”
  The former Pitt standout threw for 453 yards and a touchdown in four games in the preseason, which ranked 10th among quarterbacks.  He was the fifth quarterback selected in the 2017 NFL Draft.
  “I think the biggest thing fo
  
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