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• Darien Lake to host third annual “Harvest Festival”

  05-09-2017 22:41 via wivb.com
  DARIEN CENTER, N.Y. (WIVB) – As the weather grows cooler, Darien Lake prepares for its third annual “Harvest Festival”.
  The event will run the last three weekends in September, including Sept. 16, 17, 23, 30, and Oct. 1. After Oct. 1, the park will close for the season.
  Harvest Festival activities that are included with park admission:
  Local Food Trucks including Lloyd’s Taco Truck, Meat the Press and Cheesy Chick
  Stage Entertainment including international bands, local p
  
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• Hurricane Irma is a ‘potentially catastrophic’ Category 5 storm

  05-09-2017 22:05 via wivb.com
  (CNN) – Category 5 Hurricane Irma has become one of the strongest storms recorded in the Atlantic, and is threatening to slam into Caribbean islands including Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands with “potentially catastrophic” force on Wednesday, the National Hurricane Center said.It’s too early to tell how and whether the storm will affect the US mainland, but current forecast tracks show it could turn toward Florida over the weekend.Irma was churning west Tuesday a
  
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• REPORT: Tyrod Taylor passes concussion protocol, on track for season opener

  05-09-2017 21:48 via wivb.com
  A day after practicing in a limited role due to restrictions involving players in the NFL’s concussion protocol, quarterback Tyrod Taylor passed concussion testing according to ESPN’s Field Yates.Source: Bills QB Tyrod Taylor passed the NFL concussion protocol today. Bills starter on track for Week 1 vs. the Jets.
  — Field Yates (@FieldYates) September 5, 2017
  //platform.twitter.com/widgets.jsTaylor initially suffered a concussion on the Bills second series in their Week 3 prese
  
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• Ballowe released early from jail after fatal accident

  05-09-2017 20:55 via wivb.com
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — The woman who fatally struck Barry Moss in Evans, and left the scene, was released early from jail.
  In December, Gabriele Ballowe, 51, was sentenced to one year in jail after an incident from three years before then.
  Moss, 52, was struck by Ballowe’s vehicle while she was driving on Route 5. She later pleaded guilty to leaving the scene of an incident without reporting resulting in serious physical injury.
  
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• Source: Eichel may not start NHL season with contract extension

  05-09-2017 19:39 via wivb.com
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — As the season approaches, it appears that star forward Jack Eichel will begin the year without a contract extension, a source familiar with the negotiations told News 4 Sports Reporter Nick Filipowski.
  “No talks,” the source said, adding “Could change, but we don’t know.”
  The Sabres and Eichel had been negotiating the terms on an eight-year deal, the maximum allowed by the NHL.
  The center, who was the Sabres’ second overall selecti
  
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• Two innovative high schools open in Buffalo’s Bennett HS building

  05-09-2017 18:42 via wivb.com
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – As students headed back to class around the Buffalo Public School district Tuesday, some students joined local leaders to celebrate the launch of two innovative high schools inside the old Lewis J. Bennett High School building on Main Street.
  Until the end of the last school year, Bennett High School operated as a traditional high school, but the district was having to consider closing it or selling the building to reopen as a charter school. Instead, the district wa
  
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• More than 3 thousand students head back to first day at North Tonawanda City Schools

  05-09-2017 18:27 via wivb.com
  NORTH TONAWANDA, N.Y. (WIVB) — More than 3 thousand students in the North Tonawanda City School District are back to school today and there’s a lot to look forward to this school year both in and outside the classroom.
  “Our entire sports complex is being renovated to include a brand new football stadium with an all weather field that will also be used for other sports as well,” said Jim Fisher, North Tonawanda High School Principal.
  “I’m pretty excited for foo
  
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• Hamburg home where tractor trailer crashed is torn down

  05-09-2017 18:18 via wivb.com
  HAMBURG, N.Y. (WIVB) — A house in Hamburg that was hit by a tractor trailer earlier this year has been torn down.
  The home on Highland Parkway was condemned after the crash in May.
  Police say the driver of the truck suffered a medical emergency behind the wheel, causing him to drive off the road and into the house.
  No one was in the home at the time of the crash.
  We spoke with a family member on Tuesday about what the house meant to her and the family.
  Lynn Weber said “My grandf
  
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• Garage fire spreads to home on Summit Ave.

  05-09-2017 17:55 via wivb.com
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Investigators are looking into what sparked a garage fire that spread to a home in Buffalo.
  Flames broke out at about 9:30 a.m. Tuesday in a garage on Summit Ave.
  Authorities say the garage was fully involved by the time they arrived on scene.
  A firefighter had to be treated for heat exhaustion.
  No other injuries were reported.
  
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• Buffalo police arrest more than 120 people in string of drug raids

  05-09-2017 17:46 via wivb.com
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Buffalo police arrested more than 120 people during a string of successful drug raids.
  The raids happened over 46 days in July and August.
  Police seized 30 guns, four kilograms of cocaine, 250 lbs. of marijuana, 35 pounds of khat, large amounts of heroin, fentanyl, pills and crack and more than $156,000.
  Authorities say tips from people who called 311 helped with getting the drugs and guns off the streets.
  
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• ‘More Dead Cops’ banner disturbs community

  05-09-2017 17:27 via wivb.com
  ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) – A troubling sign displayed on Route 9 in eastern New York Sunday provoked outrage and raised questions about the limitations of free speech.
  “They were ignorant,” retired Troy Police Cpt. John Cooney said. “They put the sign on the overpass, but it’s insignificant. The police are resilient.”
  A banner hung on the Shaker Road overpass above Route 9 has the community asking for answers.
  “I hope they find whoever did this and punish t
  
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• Trump to phase out program protecting young immigrants

  05-09-2017 16:53 via wivb.com
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump will phase out a program that has protected hundreds of thousands of young immigrants brought into the country illegally as children and call for Congress to find a legislative solution to protect the immigrants, sometimes known as “dreamers.”
  That’s according to two people who were briefed on the plan set to be announced later Tuesday. They spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss the plans before the announcement.
  Trump suggest
  
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• First Student trainer tells drivers to treat kids on bus like their own

  05-09-2017 15:49 via wivb.com
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Step out and meet your child’s bus driver.
  You may also want to ask them if there’s a way you can track your child’s bus.
  Many districts now offer apps that allow real-time tracking.
  Buffalo Public Schools and their contractor, First Student, will be announcing a new app soon.
  School bus drivers count on the rest of us to help them protect the kids they carry.
  “They don’t use their turn signals,” Alicia Desborough said. “They
  
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• GALLERY: Back to school!

  05-09-2017 14:35 via wivb.com
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — With their backpacks on and lunches in hand, many western New York kids went back to school. Here are some photos of students, sent in by parents and other viewers. Ready 4 School 2017 Photo courtesy of JenniferPhoto courtesy of Melanie Orlins' neighbors.Photo from ChristyPhoto courtesy of a viewerPhoto courtesy of a viewerTabatha's photo of Savana and JaydenSkylar, courtesy of a viewerSheila's photo of Brelynn and ShaniaPhoto of Victor, courtesy of Jo AnnPhoto
  
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• Fire displaces 14 people in Lovejoy

  05-09-2017 13:53 via wivb.com
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — More than a dozen people, including several children, were displaced by a fire on Monday afternoon.
  The fire destroyed a home on Bogardus St., in Buffalo’s Lovejoy neighborhood around 2:30 p.m.
  No occupants were hurt, but the fire forced 14 people out of their homes, just before the start of the new school year.
  Buffalo Fire Department Deputy Commissioner Johnathan Eaton said “We have two injuries to firefighters — non life-threatening. Two civ
  
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• Death toll from Harvey rises to at least 60

  05-09-2017 12:58 via wivb.com
  DALLAS (AP) — Officials now blame at least 60 deaths on Harvey, the storm that dumped several feet of rain on southeast Texas in a matter of days.
  Many of those deaths confirmed in 11 Texas counties happened when people were caught in quickly rising floodwaters or lost control on water-logged roads, emergency management officials said. Six family members including four children were killed when a van they were riding in was swept into a bayou as floodwaters rose in
  
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• Powerful Category 5 Hurricane Irma aims at Caribbean islands

  05-09-2017 12:48 via wivb.com
  SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Officials across the northeastern Caribbean canceled airline flights, shuttered schools and urged people to hunker down indoors as Hurricane Irma barreled toward the region as a powerful Category 5 storm expected to strengthen more before nearing land late Tuesday.
  States of emergency were declared in Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands and all of Florida while people on various Caribbean islands boarded up homes and rushed to find last-minute suppli
  
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• Powerful Category 4 Hurricane Irma aims at Caribbean islands

  05-09-2017 12:48 via wivb.com
  SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Officials across the northeastern Caribbean canceled airline flights, shuttered schools and urged people to hunker down indoors as Hurricane Irma barreled toward the region as a powerful Category 4 storm expected to strengthen more before nearing land late Tuesday.
  States of emergency were declared in Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands and all of Florida while people on various Caribbean islands boarded up homes and rushed to find last-minute suppli
  
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• 2 missing kayakers make it back alive, 1 found dead

  05-09-2017 12:29 via wivb.com
  SOMERSET, N.Y. (WIVB) — Three missing kayakers from Pennsylvania were located in Orleans County Tuesday morning.
  Niagara County Sheriff’s deputies and the U.S. Coast Guard were out Monday night and were still out on Tuesday morning, searching Lake Ontario.
  Crews from Somerset police, New York State Parks and fire departments from Barker and Olcott were also there.
  Boats and aircraft were used to search for the missing men.
  The Sheriff tells News 4 the search started near Golden Hill
  
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• 2 missing kayakers come ashore, 1 still missing

  05-09-2017 12:29 via wivb.com
  SOMERSET, N.Y. (WIVB) — Two missing kayakers from Pennsylvania made it to shore in Orleans County Tuesday morning.
  Niagara County Sheriff’s deputies and the U.S. Coast Guard were out Monday night and were still out on Tuesday morning, searching Lake Ontario.
  Crews from Somerset police, New York State Parks and fire departments from Barker and Olcott were also there.
  Boats and aircraft were used to search for the missing men.
  The Sheriff tells News 4 the search started near Golden Hil
  
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• Gowanda schools close Tuesday, Pine Valley delayed by 2 hours

  05-09-2017 12:13 via wivb.com
  GOWANDA, N.Y. (WIVB) — Due to a power outage, Gowanda Central Schools are closed on Tuesday.
  Tuesday was supposed to be the first day of school for students.
  Pine Valley schools were delayed by two hours due to downed trees.
  As of 7 a.m., more than 2,100 customers were without power in Cattaraugus County and nearly 1,300 were without power in Erie County.
  Power should be back in Erie County by 9 a.m., but it is not clear when it will be back in Cattaraugus County.
  
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• NYS Police crack down on DWI’s during Labor Day weekend

  05-09-2017 04:50 via wivb.com
  CLARENCE, N.Y. (WIVB) — Law enforcement spent the holiday weekend cracking down on drinking and driving. It’s part of the national “drive sober or get pulled over” campaign.
  Officials say driving impaired is one of the leading causes of all traffic accidents.
  According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, one person is killed every 51 minutes in a drunk driving crash.
  Monday night, a News 4 crew took a ride with state police in Clarence. While there were
  
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• Buffalo Police have a suspect in custody following hit and run

  05-09-2017 03:27 via wivb.com
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB)- Buffalo Police are investigating a hit and run that happened at Philadelphia and Ontario.
  Officers were called to the scene around 6:45 pm Monday evening.
  They tell us a woman was hit and suffered serious injuries.
  BPD have a suspect and vehicle in custody.
  This is a developing story.
   
  
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• Search for missing kayakers underway on Lake Ontario

  05-09-2017 03:21 via wivb.com
  NIAGARA COUNTY, N.Y. (WIVB)- Multiple agencies are searching for missing kayakers on Lake Ontario.
  The Somerset Police Department tells us three young men left from the Golden Hill State Park boat launch around noon on Monday. They were each in their own kayak.
  Chief Yotter says they got the call the men were missing around 6pm. They believe the three kayakers headed straight out from the park but are unsure if they drifted because of high winds.
  The Coast Guard and Niagara County Sheriff&r
  
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• Shoreline Apts. makeover leaves tenants feeling let down

  05-09-2017 01:45 via wivb.com
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – Hundreds of tenants from Buffalo’s Shoreline Apartments have been displaced by an extreme makeover at the complex, but many of those residents say their relocation has not gone as smoothly as the owners promised.
  Shoreline’s owners, Norstar Development USA, started the metamorphosis about three years ago, bulldozing the apartments in phases, and building new homes, but tenants have had to fight to be treated fairly.
  Company officials had assured city and
  
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• Family project finds quick success for Lockport detective

  05-09-2017 00:48 via wivb.com
  LOCKPORT, N.Y. (WIVB) — As a detective lieutenant with the Lockport Police Department, it’s Todd Chenez’s job to solve crimes, get the real story, seek those kernel of truth.
  For the past year, though, Chenez’s latest pursuit has been a different type of kernel.
  “We started on the stove top, and got several ingredients off line and just kept making this stuff,” Todd Chenez said. “That was around July of last year.”
  Less than a month later, Chenez&r
  
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• New law allows people to sue neighbors due to unwanted surveillance

  05-09-2017 00:15 via wivb.com
  NEW YORK (WIVB) — In New York, there’s no legal expectation of privacy outdoors — even in your own backyard.
  “Everybody has cellphones, a lot of people have drones, a lot of people have video cameras,” said Terry Connors, a legal analyst for News 4.
  Now a new law will change that and protect people’s privacy, by allowing them to sue nosey neighbors for unwanted surveillance.
  But Terry Connors says it’s only under certain circumstances.
  “Now the law
  
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