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• BPD on the scene after child hit by car at Jersey & Busti

  10-09-2017 22:53 via wivb.com
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB)- Buffalo Police are on the scene of a crash at the intersection of Busti Ave. and Jersey St.
  Officers say a vehicle struck a child riding a bike Sunday afternoon. The child appears to have serious injuries.
  Police were still at the scene around 4:30 pm on Sunday.
  This is a developing story, we will keep you updated as soon as more information is available.
  
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• 9-year-old dies after being hit by car in Buffalo

  10-09-2017 22:53 via wivb.com
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Buffalo Police say a nine-year-old boy has died after being hit by a vehicle.
  The crash happened around 3:40 p.m. Sunday at Busti Avenue and Jersey.
  Police say the boy was riding a bike when he was hit and suffered serious injuries. He was taken to Women and Children’s Hospital where he died.
  Buffalo Police accident investigators say the driver stopped after the crash and at this time no charges have been filed.
  Police are continuing to investigate.
   
  
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• Taylor & McCoy lead Bills past Jets, into first place in AFC East

  10-09-2017 21:58 via wivb.com
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – After struggling in the preseason and despite questions about how ready he’d in the season opener, Tyrod Taylor led the Bills to a 21 to 12 Week 1 win over the Jets Sunday at New Era Field.
  The victory also puts Buffalo in first place in the AFC East.
  LeSean McCoy ran for a game-high 110 yards and also hauled in five passes for 49 yards.
  Taylor also became the Bills all-time leading rusher for a quarterback, passing Joe Ferguson with 1,174 career yards.
  The off
  
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• Buffalo Kickoff Live: Keys to the Game

  10-09-2017 20:58 via wivb.com
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – Josh and Thad share their Keys to the Game for the Bills to pull off a victory against the Jets.
  Thad's Key: Put the Jets down early – Don't let the Jets think they have any advantage…they have spent the entire offseason hearing how they are destined to lose.
  Josh's Key: Bills defensive line needs to dominate the Jets offensive line -A veteran Bills line needs to take advantage of a Jets line that doesn't have solidified starters.
  
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• Bills battle bad image

  10-09-2017 20:55 via wivb.com
  (WIVB) BUFFALO,NY –The expectations for the Bills this season were never high, But after Sammy Watkins and Ronald Darby were traded away, fans and media alike began questioning whether Bills were even going to attempt a playoff run this year. 
  LeSean McCoy was asked if he was hearing about the Bills low expectations from friends.
  He said, I hope my friends wouldn't say that. 
  LeSean McCoy: Everybody’s entitled to their own opinion. Some teams where people may feel like it i
  
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• Don’t shoot at Hurricane Irma, Florida authorities warn

  10-09-2017 18:59 via wivb.com
  TAMPA BAY (AP) – Florida authorities have issued another stern warning about Hurricane Irma: Shooting bullets into the storm won’t help keep you safe.
  The Pasco County Sheriff’s Office tweeted late Saturday: “DO NOT shoot weapons @ (hashtag) Irma. You won’t make it turn around (and) it will have very dangerous side effects.”
  The sheriff’s office, which is in the Tampa Bay-area, was responding to a Facebook event page created by two Florida men inviting p
  
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• 5 Questions with Joe Banyard

  10-09-2017 18:45 via wivb.com
  BUFFALO, NY (WIVB)– It’s time again for 5 Questions. We’ve stopped Joe Banyard this week, and Joe, first off, you grew up in rural Texas. Tell me a little bit about Sweetwater, TX and how that may have impacted your development?
  Smalltown Texas, about 10,000 people, we’re a country town, pass-through town, and we’re big on our rattlesnakes.
  And big on your football too. I read that you nlike to call your old linebackers coach Shane Mobley before each game. How
  
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• Irma’s strong winds spread across South Florida

  10-09-2017 17:21 via wivb.com
  (AP) – The National Hurricane Center says Category 4 Hurricane Irma is now “headed for the southwest Florida coast” as winds continue to pick up speed in all of South Florida.
  Irma continues to be armed with 130 mph winds as its large eye passes north of the Keys.
  Hurricane Irma’s large eye is beginning to move slowly away from the Florida Keys as it continues north.
  The U.S. National Hurricane Center in Miami reported that the center of core of Irma is about 25 miles (40
  
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• The Big Story: Sean McDermott prepares for first game as head coach

  10-09-2017 17:03 via wivb.com
  “We are going to win going through the process”
  From the minute Sean McDermott arrived, he’s been about one thing over all else: “The process.” That hasn’t changed as he gets set to coach his first regular season game.
  “I’m sure there will be some newness to that, just like there was in the preseason,” McDermott said.  “But I’m such a guy that’s focused process-wise.”
  McDermott is the 20th head coach in franchise
  
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• Hamburg man, 19, charged with sending sexually explicit pictures to juveniles

  10-09-2017 16:49 via wivb.com
  MACHIAS, N.Y. (WIVB) – A Hamburg man has been charged with sending explicit pictures to juveniles.
  Michael C. McFarland, 19, of Hamburg, was charged Sept. 6 with first degree and second degree disseminating indecent material to a minor and two counts of endangering the welfare of a child.
  McFarland was arrested by NYSP’s Bureau of Criminal Investigation, working with the Cattaraugus County Sheriff’s Office. An investigation had revealed that McFarland has sent sexually explicit
  
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• Fire breaks out at Specialty Steel in Dunkirk

  10-09-2017 16:39 via wivb.com
  DUNKIRK, N.Y. (WIVB) – A fire caused by hydrochloric acid broke out Sunday morning at Specialty Steeel, 836 Brigham Road.
  Access to the area was blocked off Sunday as the fire was dealt with. Hazmat crews responded as well as police and firefighters.
  There were no evacuations in the neighborhood.
  
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• Local WNYers brace for Hurricane Irma in Florida

  10-09-2017 05:33 via wivb.com
  CAPE CORAL, FL. (WIVB) — Some western New Yorkers decided to brave the storm and have stayed in their Florida homes. They say the winds started picking up Saturday afternoon and it’s only expected to get worse.
  As winds pick up in parts of Florida, so are the fears of many people who chose to stay behind.
  “When you’re not used to anything like this, you’re not even seen this before besides on TV, it’s, it’s got all of our nerves shot really,” said
  
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• Sabres power past Bruins with 7-4 win

  10-09-2017 04:10 via wivb.com
  Following Friday’s loss to New Jersey in their opener of the Prospects Challenge, Amerks Head Coach Chris Taylor hoped Colin Blackwell’s early success “pushed guys” internally to step up their games on Saturday.
  It did, as Hudson Fasching, Brendan Guhle, Justin Bailey and Nick Baptiste each found the back of the net in a 7-4 win over the Bruins.
  A night after the power play struggled to capitalize, the Sabres found the back of the net five times with the man advantage.
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• Man arrested after hostage standoff on Broadway

  10-09-2017 00:54 via wivb.com
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — A Buffalo man has been arrested after a hostage situation on Broadway.
  Buffalo Police say it lasted about three hours and ended when the suspect surrendered.
  Police were called to the 1900 block of Broadway around 11 p.m. Friday.
  Police say when officers arrived, two hostages had just escaped and said a man inside was armed. Police say the three people knew each other.
  Swat teams eventually deployed tear gas inside the home. Half an hour later, around 2:00 a.m., poli
  
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• Sabres set to host Bruins on day two of Prospects Challenge

  10-09-2017 00:53 via wivb.com
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – Chalk it up to nerves and even dusting of the rust, if there is a takeaway from Friday’s opening loss to New Jersey at the Prospects Challenge it’s this: after a rough first period, the Sabres played well over the final 40 minutes of action.
  Part of that turnaround was led by camp invite Colin Blackwell, who played for San Jose’s AHL affiliate last season. He scored twice in Friday’s loss but found good chemistry skating alongside C.J. Smith a
  
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• University at Buffalo study says fish in the Niagara River are on anti-depressants

  10-09-2017 00:30 via wivb.com
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) –  A new study from University at Buffalo researchers says fish living in the Niagara River are on anti-depressants.  Now, scientists are concerned about the health of these species as wastewater treatment plants fail to remove drugs.
  Dr. Diana Aga is the lead scientist with, the Henry M. Woodburn Professor of Chemistry in the UB College of Arts and Sciences. She is studying fish from the Niagara River. She’s found human antidepressants and re
  
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