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• Buffalo woman pleads guilty to manslaughter in 1983 death of WWI veteran

  06-09-2017 23:38 via wivb.com
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – A Buffalo woman has pleaded guilty to manslaughter in the death of a 92-year-old World War I veteran in 1983.
  Saundra Adams, 51, of Buffalo, pleaded guilty to first degree manslaughter just a day into jury selection in her trial.
  Adams, a former librarian, was charged in Sept. 2016 following a cold case investigation into the death of 92-year-old Edmund Screiber.
  Adams faces a maximum of 25 years in prison when she is sentenced Nov. 6.
  The Erie County DA’s offi
  
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• The debate over DACA

  06-09-2017 23:28 via wivb.com
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — There are about 50,000 young adults in New York who are enrolled in the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program which allows people who illegally arrived in the United States as children to live and work here.
  “This is my home,” said Yessica, 24. “THis is where I grew up; where all my memories are from.”
  Yessica’s parents first brought her to the U.S. when she was three-months-old, putting the infant girl in a tire, fl
  
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• U2’s promoter looking back on band’s career

  06-09-2017 23:12 via wivb.com
  WEST SENECA, N.Y. (WIVB) — Walking into Bruce Moser’s house, it’s easy to tell the Buffalo-area native loves music as every inch of his his walls are covered with posters, pictures, and promotional pieces for rock bands.
  “It’s like a little rock & roll hall of fame in here,” said Moser, one of the co-owners of Could Be Wild, a company which promotes bands.
  One of the frames holds every backstage pass Moser has ever received while attending U2 shows &n
  
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• Hurricane Irma slams Caribbean as Category 5 storm

  06-09-2017 21:53 via wivb.com
  ST. JOHN’S, Antigua — Hurricane Irma roared into the Caribbean with record force early Wednesday, its 185-mph winds shaking homes and flooding buildings on a chain of small islands along a path toward Puerto Rico, Cuba and Hispaniola and a possible direct hit on densely populated South Florida.
  CBS News correspondent Tony Dokoupil reports from San Juan, Puerto Rico, that hotels in the U.S. territory’s capital had folded up their operations and stores were boarded up o
  
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• 200 Gap and Banana Republic stores closing

  06-09-2017 21:29 via wivb.com
  (CNN) – It’s going to be a little harder to find a Gap or Banana Republic store — but expect to see more Old Navy and Athleta locations pop up.
  Gap (GPS), the parent company of all of those brands, said Wednesday that it plans to close about 200 “underperforming” Gap and Banana Republic locations.
   There are currently about 2,000 Gap and Banana Republic stores worldwide, according to public filings, so the closures would likely impact about 10% of them. Ga
  
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• McDermott "humbled" to coach first game

  06-09-2017 20:15 via wivb.com
  Tyrod Taylor will start, as expected, Sunday.
  Sean McDermott confirmed Taylor is out of concussion protocol. McDermott's expectations are very simple.
  "I want him to go out and do his job. Be 1/11th of the offense," McDermott said. "That's what I expect of every player. Do your job."
  For the first time ever during the regular season, McDermott's job will be as head coach of an NFL team. The moment isn't lost on him. 
  "I will be very humbled and thankful for the opportunity," McDermott
  
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• Niagara Falls woman admits to forging dead mother’s signature to get checks

  06-09-2017 18:57 via wivb.com
  NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y. (WIVB) — Officials say a Niagara Falls woman forged her dead mother’s signature to get benefit checks.
  The father of Virginia Donahue, 58, died in 1997 after a long-term work-related illness. After this, Donahue’s mother received bi-weekly Workers Compensation checks.
  The mother received these checks for the rest of her life, eventually passing away in October of 2014. After her death, Donahue continued to illegally collect these checks, putting them in
  
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• House passes $7.9B Harvey disaster aid package

  06-09-2017 18:42 via wivb.com
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The House has passed a $7.9 billion Harvey aid package. Republicans and Democrats united behind help for victims of that storm even as while an ever more powerful new hurricane bore down on Florida.
  The 419 to 3 vote Wednesday sent the aid package — likely the first of several — to the Senate in hopes of sending the bill to President Donald Trump before dwindling disaster reserves run out at the end of this week.
  Texas Rep. John Culberson,
  
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• Tropical Storm Katia forms in the Gulf of Mexico

  06-09-2017 18:14 via wivb.com
  ST. JOHN’S, Antigua (AP) — As Hurricane Irma continues to roar across the Caribbean on a path toward Florida, a new tropical storm has formed in the Gulf of Mexico.
  Tropical Storm Katia formed early Wednesday off the coast of Mexico.
  The U.S. National Hurricane Center says Katia’s maximum sustained winds are near 40 mph (65 kph) with some strengthening forecast over the next two days. But the hurricane center says Katia is expected to stay offshore through Friday morning.
  The s
  
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• Depew High Schoolers carry on back-to-school tradition

  06-09-2017 17:12 via wivb.com
  DEPEW, N.Y. (WIVB) – As Depew High School students got off the buses and headed through the front doors of their school Wednesday morning, they were greeted by loud cheers from the peers, carrying on an important welcome back tradition.
  “The first day sets the tone. It sets the tone for the entire year,” said Dr. Jeffrey Rabey, Superintendent for the Depew Union Free School District.
  The tone as students started the 2017-2018 school year at Depew High School was one of enthusia
  
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• Many fans say U2’s music is more than entertainment

  06-09-2017 17:08 via wivb.com
  ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (WIVB) — Many people say U2’s music is more than entertaining, and that it brings attention to critical social issues all over the world.
  Several volunteers stood in the parking lot of New Era Field, collecting signatures for Bono’s ONE foundation.
  Some of the band’s fans say they appreciate the group’s mission as much as they do the music.
  “We’re going to see things on the screen tonight that aren’t always easy to see,” Br
  
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• McDermott: Tyrod to start Sunday against Jets

  06-09-2017 16:06 via wivb.com
  ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (WIVB) — Tyrod Taylor will start at quarterback this Sunday when the Buffalo Bills take on the New York Jets.
  Bills Head Coach Sean McDermott made the announcement after Taylor suffered a concussion during the NFL preseason.#Bills Sean McDermott:I expect Tyrod to be 1 of 11. In other words "do your job"
  — Josh Reed (@4JoshReed) September 6, 2017
  Taylor is serving as a team captain, along with DT Kyle Williams, LB Lorenzo Alexander, C Eric Wood and K Steven Hau
  
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• Peach Festival Chairman talks weekend events on Wake Up!

  06-09-2017 15:04 via wivb.com
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Western New Yorkers are gearing up for this weekend’s Niagara County Peach Festival in Lewiston.
  It’s the 60th festival, and you can expect to see old favorites like the Miss Peach Fest pageant, and new attractions like a fireworks show.
  Chairman Alan Hastings came to Wake Up! on Wednesday morning to discuss this weekend’s festivities.
  
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• Earthquake occurs in Newfane

  06-09-2017 14:22 via wivb.com
  NEWFANE, N.Y. (WIVB) — An earthquake happened around 3:21 a.m. Wednesday in Newfane.
  The 2.0 magnitude earthquake occurred 7.3 miles from Lockport and almost 19 miles from Tonawanda.
  MORE | Find more information on the earthquake here.
  
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• Bailey Ave. bridge project almost finished

  06-09-2017 13:56 via wivb.com
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — A major construction project in Buffalo is almost finished.
  The Bailey Avenue bridge project is about 75 percent complete.
  City leaders plan to have it done by early December.
  The project cost is $22 million.
  The old bridge will be torn down and replaced with green space sometime next year.
  
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• Fires destroy Montana homes, students start school in resort

  06-09-2017 12:49 via wivb.com
  MISSOULA, Mont. (AP) — Wind-driven wildfires destroyed more homes in northwestern and central Montana, while students whose high school is threatened by flames began the school year Tuesday in a luxury resort.
  A cold front over the weekend brought wind gusts that fanned fires across the drought-stricken state. Some 17 of the 28 large fires burning in Montana saw significant growth, burning at least 155 square miles (401 square kilometers) of new land over
  
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• Powerful Hurricane Irma hits first Caribbean islands

  06-09-2017 12:26 via wivb.com
  ST. JOHN’S, Antigua (AP) — The most powerful Atlantic Ocean hurricane in recorded history made its first landfall in the islands of the northeast Caribbean early Wednesday, roaring along a path pointing to Puerto Rico, the Dominican Republic, Haiti and Cuba before possibly heading for Florida over the weekend.
  The eye of Hurricane Irma passed over Barbuda around 1:47 a.m., the U.S. National Weather Service said. Residents said over local radio that phone lines went down. He
  
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• Black Lives Matter Buffalo and other groups file federal lawsuit against BPD

  06-09-2017 06:11 via wivb.com
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — A federal lawsuit is being filed against Buffalo police by Black Lives Matter Buffalo and a coalition of residents.
  Black Lives Matter and several other groups stood in front of city hall Tuesday to announce the federal lawsuit filed against BPD and the city of Buffalo, claiming in the lawsuit that the city needs to be held more accountable for how it treats African Americans.
  They’re also asking the state Attorney General’s office to investigate the BPD
  
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• $11,000 reward being offered for info in Lackawanna arson fire

  06-09-2017 06:01 via wivb.com
  LACKAWANNA, N.Y. (WIVB) – A reward of up to $11,000 is being offered for help in finding the person or person responsible for an April arson in Lackawanna that seriously injured a family, including two young children.
  Officials from the Erie County’s DA’s office and other agencies have scheduled a press conference for Wednesday morning.
  The fire broke out in an Ingham Road apartment building owned by the Lackawanna Islamic Mosque. Six people were hospitalized.
  
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• $11,000 reward being offered for info in Lackawanna arson

  06-09-2017 06:01 via wivb.com
  LACKAWANNA, N.Y. (WIVB) – A reward of up to $11,000 is being offered for help in finding the person or person responsible for an April arson in Lackawanna that seriously injured a family, including two young children.
  Officials from Erie County District Attorney John Flynn’s office and other agencies spoke on Wednesday morning.
  “We believe this reward money will take us to the next level in this investigation,” Flynn said.
  The fire broke out in an Ingham Road apartment bu
  
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• Family and friends mourn the loss of young kayaker killed

  06-09-2017 04:49 via wivb.com
  ALTOONA, PENNSYLVANIA (WIVB) — Family and friends of 21 year-old Jacob McCormick gathered in Altoona, Pennsylvania for a prayer vigil Tuesday night.
  McCormick’s body was found nearly 24 hours after he launched his kayak from Golden Hill State Park Monday morning. He was traveling with his identical twin brother, Nathaniel McCormick and his friend, Joseph Williams, 18.
  When William’s boat capsized, he held onto Nathaniel’s kayak while Jacob paddled away for help.
  The two m
  
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• Maine’s ‘Passy Pete’ lobster predicts 6 more weeks of summer

  06-09-2017 04:48 via wivb.com
  BELFAST, Maine (AP) — A group of Mainers says Passy Pete the Lobster has predicted six more weeks of summer at an annual ceremony.
  The crustacean has been fished out of the Passagassawakeag River for the past three years in a tradition modeled after famed groundhog Punxsutawney Phil’s winter prediction in Pennsylvania.
  David Crabiel and his business partner, David Brassbridge, thought up the eccentric ceremony as a way to have some fun. Each year, a group of barons flank Passy Pete a
  
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• Local attorney, out for morning run, spots missing kayakers

  06-09-2017 04:42 via wivb.com
  ALBION, N.Y. (WIVB) — Just like he does each day, local attorney John Gavenda headed out for a jog Tuesday morning with his wife.
  It was around 5 a.m., and they’d take the usual four-mile route through Point Breeze.
  But their morning run was cut short, when Gavenda came across two of the three kayakers, who had been missing for nearly a day on Lake Ontario, and who had miraculously survived.
  Gavenda is a longtime resident of upper Orleans County, spending most of his life in Albion a
  
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• Voice of McGruff the Crime Dog is dead at 94

  06-09-2017 01:43 via wivb.com
  WESTMINSTER, Vt. (AP) — John “Jack” Keil, the advertising executive who led the team that created McGruff the Crime Dog and who voiced the character, has died.
  Keil died Aug. 25 at home in Westminster West, Vermont, his family said. He was 94.
  Keil was creative director at Dancer Fitzgerald Sample advertising agency when he and his team created the trench coat-wearing animated dog, with Keil himself saying the slogan “Take a Bite Out of Crime.”
  McGruff, the National
  
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• Two people ejected from vehicle following accident in Newfane

  06-09-2017 01:23 via wivb.com
  NEWFANE, N.Y. (WIVB) – Two people were ejected from a vehicle in a two-vehicle crash on East Lake Road Tuesday afternoon.
  According to Niagara County Sheriff’s reports, investigation shows that a westbound vehicle had crossed over the center median on East Lake Road, striking a vehicle that was eastbound. The eastbound vehicle rolled several times, coming to rest on the lawn south of the roadway on its roof.
  The accident happened around 2:30 p.m. Tuesday.
  The driver and occupant of t
  
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• Sabres release Prospects Challenge roster

  06-09-2017 01:15 via wivb.com
  Alex Nylander, Justin Bailey and Hudson Fasching highlight the players that will be on the ice this weekend at HARBORCENTER when the Sabres host the Penguins, Devils and Bruins in the Prospects Challenge.
  All three could be battling for a roster spot when the Blue & Gold open training camp on Sept. 15.
  Buffalo opens the weekend showcase against New Jersey, who announced No. 1 overall pick Nico Hirscher and defenseman Will Butcher.Here’s our full roster for the 2017 #ProspectsChallenge
  
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