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• New York State rated “F” for financial practices

  18-09-2017 23:56 via wivb.com
  ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) – A new report from a fiscal watchdog group is slamming New York State’s financial practices. 
  The Chicago-based group Truth in Reporting gives the state a grade of “F” in its new 50-state analysis of government spending and budgeting.Specifically, the report’s authors faulted New York for its relatively high pension and health care obligations, as well as its high tax burden.California, New Jersey, Illinois and Massachusetts earned simil
  
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• State: Dunkirk animal shelter can be used as temporary holding center

  18-09-2017 23:55 via wivb.com
  DUNKIRK, N.Y. (WIVB) — The New York Department of Agriculture and Markets last October — and again Monday afternoon — conducted an inspection and approved the Dunkirk animal shelter to serve as a temporary holding facility for dogs.
  But a recent post on social media whipped local animal lovers into a frenzy, some going as far as threatening to break into the building, or worse, harm the city’s dog control officer.Some posters said the dogs staying there were being mistrea
  
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• SUNY Fredonia professor issued patent for flight tracking technology

  18-09-2017 23:30 via wivb.com
  FREDONIA, N.Y. (WIVB) – Junaid Zubairi has come up with software technology that he believes has the potential to render obsolete so called “black boxes” found on airplanes.Zubairi began work on the “Flight Data Tracker” several years ago. He was issued a patent for the invention last month.It’s designed to transmit data in real-time to servers located at airports along the flight path.“We have hundreds of airports scattered around the country and they a
  
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• Tremont Seals returns home to Buffalo, continues recovery

  18-09-2017 22:59 via wivb.com
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB)- A block party ended in tragedy on Loring Avenue this Fourth of July.
  Then 7-year-old Tremont Seals was found bleeding from his head on the pavement, after Buffalo police say he was struck by a car.
  The driver took off, and no arrests have been made.
  “It’s frustrating but honestly I can’t dwell on that,” Tameka Jones, Tremont’s mother tells News 4.
  What she is focused on, is her son’s recovery.
  The now 8-year-old is walking,
  
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• McDermott commits to QB Tyrod Taylor: “We’re not making a change”

  18-09-2017 20:42 via wivb.com
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – The quarterback questions started and Bills Head Coach Sean McDermott did his best to put any speculation of a potential change to bed after the Bills amassed just three points in their Week 2 loss to Carolina.
  A day after the Bills offense was held to 176 total yards and failed to cross mid-field until the second half, Bills Head Coach Sean McDermott said while his staff will continue to evaluate every position, there will not be a change at quarterback.
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• SPCA Monday: Annabelle

  18-09-2017 19:28 via wivb.com
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — On Monday, Annabelle came to News 4, looking for a home.
  The Domestic Shorthair cat is two years old.
  If you or someone you know is interested in adopting Annabelle, or another animal, call the Erie County SPCA at (716) 875-7360.
  
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• Sheriff: Couple fornicate at county park and are found with narcotics

  18-09-2017 19:06 via wivb.com
  SOUTH WALES, N.Y. (WIVB) — Two people had sex at a county park and were found with narcotics, according to the Erie County Sheriff’s office.
  A county park ranger called the Sheriff’s office about a suspicious vehicle near Emery Park’s concert shelter around 11 p.m. on Friday.
  A deputy arrived and began to interview the vehicle’s occupants, who were identified as Richard Wagner, 29, of East Aurora and Kelly Janicki, 54, of Marilla.
  According to authorities, Wagn
  
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• LIVE STREAM: Bills Coach Sean McDermott speaks after Sunday’s loss to Panthers

  18-09-2017 18:46 via wivb.com
  ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (WIVB) — Buffalo Bills Head Coach Sean McDermott plans to speak at 1 p.m. after the team lost to the Carolina Panthers on Sunday.
  APP USERS | Tap here to watch the conference.
  
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• Teen charged with starting fires that destroyed camp, trailers

  18-09-2017 18:31 via wivb.com
  FARMERSVILLE, N.Y. (WIVB) — A Cattaraugus County man was charged with starting fires that destroyed a seasonal camp and two house trailers.
  Back in April, New York State Police began to investigate fires on Huyck Rd. in the Town of Farmersville, eventually coming to the conclusion that they were intentionally started.
  Approximately $50,000 in damage was done, but a suspect was not immediately identified.
  After a number of interviews, Joshua Monette, 18, was arrested this past Friday a
  
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• Orleans County couple killed in crash

  18-09-2017 17:56 via wivb.com
  TOWN OF RIDGEWAY, N.Y. (WIVB) — An Orleans County couple died after a crash Sunday morning.
  New York State Police say a Ford Taurus was going west on State Route 31 in the Town of Ridgeway when it failed to stop and struck a Chevy Corsica.
  The Chevy had been waiting to turn onto Taylor Rd. when the collision occurred.
  The driver of the Chevy, Rebecca Harrier, 38, of Kent, was killed. Her passenger, 39-year-old Randy Harrier Jr., was taken to Strong Memorial Hospital where he died Mond
  
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• Driver killed in 2-vehicle crash

  18-09-2017 17:56 via wivb.com
  TOWN OF RIDGEWAY, N.Y. (WIVB) — An Orleans County woman was killed in a vehicle accident Sunday morning.
  New York State Police say a Ford Taurus was going west on State Route 31 in the Town of Ridgeway when it failed to stop and struck a Chevy Corsica.
  The Chevy had been waiting to turn onto Taylor Rd. when the collision occurred.
  The driver of the Chevy, Rebecca Harrier, 38, of Kent, was killed. Her passenger and the driver of the Ford were taken to Strong Memorial Hospital.
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• Maria strengthens to Category 4 hurricane

  18-09-2017 17:31 via wivb.com
  MIAMI (AP) — The Latest on tropical weather (all times local):
  4:55 p.m.
  Hurricane Maria has intensified into a dangerous Category 4 storm as it bears down on the Caribbean.
  The National Hurricane Center in Miami said Monday the storm is growing in strength as it approaches land. The eye of the storm is expected to pass near the island of Dominica on Monday evening.
  The center called the storm “extremely dangerous,” with maximum sustained winds of 130 mph (215 kph).
  At 5 p
  
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• Maria strengthens to Category 3 hurricane

  18-09-2017 17:31 via wivb.com
  MIAMI (AP) — The National Hurricane Center in Miami says that Hurricane Maria has strengthened to a Category 3 storm as it headed toward the Caribbean.
  Maria on Monday was “rapidly” intensifying into a major hurricane. The eye is expected to move through the Leeward Islands later Monday. The storm’s center was about 60 miles (95 kilometers) east of Martinique, with maximum sustained winds of 120 mph (195 kph).
  The storm is on a path that would take it near
  
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• More than 30 percent of Buffalo residents lived in poverty last year

  18-09-2017 17:22 via wivb.com
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — New data from the U.S. Census Bureau says more than 30 percent of Buffalo residents were living in poverty this past year.
  Buffalo Business First published a report on poverty in major U.S. cities, and Buffalo was low on the rankings — number 80.
  The only three cities listed as having a poverty rate higher than Buffalo were Laredo, Texas; Cleveland, Ohio and Detroit, Michigan. Detroit was ranked last, at number 83, with a 35 percent poverty rate.
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• Jamestown probationer charged with meth possession, resisting arrest

  18-09-2017 16:54 via wivb.com
  JAMESTOWN, N.Y. (WIVB) — While police and probation officials were working together on an Operation GIVE detail, they made an arrest in Jamestown.
  Jamestown police and the Chautauqua County Probation Department worked together on Friday to make sure probationers were complying with assigned court programs.
  Officers were checking the 2nd St. apartment of Makayla McBride, 21, when they say she was found with drugs.
  According to police, McBride was in possession of methamphetamine and ma
  
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• Citizens Bank gives Food Bank of WNY grant to expand School Pantry program

  18-09-2017 16:53 via wivb.com
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – The Food Bank of WNY is getting a generous donation from Citizens Bank to help feed more families in need in our area.
  Citizens Bank announced that it is giving a $20,000 to the Food Bank of Western New York to support its growing School Pantry program.
  The School Pantry program started last year in two high schools and has now expanded to six high schools, allowing students to shop discretely in their school settings for everything their families need for a week or
  
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• Bills teaming up with Unyts for blood drive

  18-09-2017 16:30 via wivb.com
  ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (WIVB) — The Bills are teaming up with Unyts once again to help save lives here in western New York.
  They’re hosting their annual blood drive Tuesday at New Era Field from 11 a.m. until 7 p.m.
  Donors are encouraged to call to make an appointment, but you can also walk in.
  Everyone who donates will be entered in a drawing to win a pair of tickets to a Buffalo Bills game.
  100 people will win.
  
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• Tonawanda police to hold car seat check this Saturday

  18-09-2017 15:06 via wivb.com
  TONAWANDA, N.Y. (WIVB) — Police in the City of Tonawanda will hold a car seat check this Saturday.
  The event will go from 9 a.m. until Noon at the front parking lot of the City of Tonawanda police headquarters.
  The headquarters is located at 200 Niagara St.
  
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• Erie County closes on funds for ECMC ER

  18-09-2017 14:53 via wivb.com
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — ECMC administrators have decided to move forward with a new emergency department.
  Erie County Executive Mark Poloncarz says they’ve closed on a $107 million bond transaction.
  It will allow for the ER expansion and the replacement of HVAC equipment at the hospital and in county buildings.
  $17 million will go to offset the cost of paying for medical care for the poor and uninsured.
  
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• Leukemia survivor hopes you’ll “Light the Night”

  18-09-2017 14:19 via wivb.com
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Stacie Bliss will pick up a lantern and join thousands of walkers this Friday night for a sunset ceremony in Delaware Park. The annual “Light the Night” event raises hundreds of thousands of dollars for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society.
  “It’s absolutely gorgeous, and it’s really pretty amazing because there’s so many people,” Bliss explained.
  The leukemia survivor started walking at the event when she was 5 years old. &ldquo
  
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• Preservationists hosting party to save Wildroot building

  18-09-2017 14:15 via wivb.com
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — On Monday, preservationists will hold a block party to rally to save a building they say is historic.
  The preservation league of New York State lists the Wildroot building as one of its “seven to save.” It was once the headquarters of a large hair care product maker, but it’s been vacant for years.
  The block party starts at 4:30 p.m.
  
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• AMBER Alert for abducted baby, 2-year-old girl cancelled

  18-09-2017 13:50 via wivb.com
  JERICHO, N.Y. (WIVB) — The Nassau County Police Department has cancelled an AMBER Alert following the abduction of two children in Jericho.
  The two children, Promise Lee and Love Lee were safely recovered. New York State Police announced the alert cancellation around 9 a.m.
  The suspect in their abduction was identified as 31-year-old Sun Shin.
  No charges have been announced.
  
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• Burgers to be celebrated in Hamburg

  18-09-2017 12:45 via wivb.com
  HAMBURG, N.Y. (WIVB) — A sandwich that’s served billions of times each year traces its roots to the Erie County Fairgrounds, in the Town of Hamburg.
  A Monday event will mark the anniversary of the time two men, named Frank and Charles Menches, took ground beef, added coffee, brown sugar and other ingredients, added ketchup and onions and made it into a sandwich.
  That was in 1885, during the Erie County Fair.
  Legend has it, the men ran out of pork sausages and a local butcher suggeste
  
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• Sen. Chuck Schumer: Gas prices should fall as fast as they rise after natural disasters

  18-09-2017 05:32 via wivb.com
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Senate minority leader Chuck Schumer is sounding off about soaring gas prices following hurricane Harvey and Irma. He says prices should be coming down but he fears some businesses could be taking advantage of drivers.
  According to AAA, hurricane Harvey is hitting western New Yorkers harder at the pump than expected.
  “We were expecting them to go up 15 to 20 cents,” said Lindsay Hawkins, communications specialist with AAA Western New York.
  Instead, prices
  
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• List of Emmy Award winners

  18-09-2017 05:05 via wivb.com
  (AP) – List of winners of the annual Emmy Awards, announced Sunday by the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences.
  Drama Series: “The Handmaid’s Tale.”
  Directing, Drama: Reed Morano, “The Handmaid’s Tale.”
  Actor, Drama Series: Sterling K. Brown, “This is Us.”
  Actress, Drama Series: Elisabeth Moss, “The Handmaid’s Tale.”
  Supporting Actor, Drama Series: John Lithgow, “The Crown.”
  Supporting Actress, Drama Series:
  
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• Man injured in drive-by shooting on Northland Avenue

  18-09-2017 04:47 via wivb.com
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – Buffalo Police have confirmed that a man was “shot in the buttocks” during a drive-by shooting Sunday night.
  Police were called to Northland Avenue and Wohler’s Avenue around 10:15 p.m. Sunday night.
  We’ll have more information as it becomes available.
  
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• Two injured in Sunday night drive by shooting in Buffalo

  18-09-2017 03:53 via wivb.com
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) –  Buffalo Police are investigating a drive-by shooting that occurred Sunday evening on Camp Street.
  Police responded to the call at approximately 8:45 p.m. Sunday night.
  It appears that two men were struck by gunfire, police say. Both were transported to ECMC.
  Anyone with information is asked to call or text the Confidential TIPCALL Line at  (716) 847-2255.
  
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• Revealed: The world’s least stressful cities

  18-09-2017 02:59 via wivb.com
  (CNN) — If peace of mind means strolling home past trees and flowers, a fat bank balance at your disposal, and with a secure job to head to the next day, then the best place to find it is Germany.A new study has revealed the world’s most and least stressful cities of 2017, based on factors including traffic levels, public transport, percentage of green spaces, financial status of citizens including debt levels, physical and mental health, and the hours of sunlight
  
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• Residents of the southern Florida Keys will start to return home after Irma

  18-09-2017 02:07 via wivb.com
  BIG PINE KEY, Florida — One week after Hurricane Irma slammed Florida,  residents of the hard-hit southern Keys are returning to their homes this weekend to see the devastation. Authorities will open up the entire chain of islands to residents Sunday morning.
  The deeper south you drive into the Florida Keys, the worse Irma’s destructiongets.
  You’ll find a slice of the state worlds away from Naples and Miami, which held up much better.
  Officials on the ground
  
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• Emmy nominations 2017: Is your show on the list?

  18-09-2017 01:28 via wivb.com
  (CNN) – The 69th Primetime Emmy Awards nominations were announced Thursday morning and it looks to be the year of the freshman in one of the biggest categories.Five new shows, including “This Is Us,” “Westworld,” “The Handmaid’s Tale,” “The Crown” and “Stranger Things,” will compete with returning nominees “Better Call Saul” and “House of Cards” for best drama.“Stranger Things,” whic
  
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• Freedom Wall honors past and present African American leaders

  18-09-2017 01:11 via wivb.com
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Four Buffalo artists are bringing new life to Buffalo’s east side, honoring 28 civil rights leaders.
  On Sunday, the Freedom Wall at the northern entrance to the Michigan Street African American Heritage Corridor was unveiled.
  Its finally finished after about 7 months and a big crowd gathered to celebrate Sunday.
  The faces in the mural are a mix of national and local leaders.
  The Albright Knox says the mural is an opportunity to teach American history both past
  
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