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• Thousands receiving jackets through Coats for Kids drive

  06-11-2017 23:49 via wivb.com
  KENMORE, N.Y. (WIVB) — Naomi Kasprzak and her five boys walk into the Colvin Cleaners warehouse — they’re there to talk with us but they’re leaving with new jackets.
  For the last few years, the Tonawanda family has been on the receiving end of Coats 4 Kids.
  “There’s been a few years where, come winter, we couldn’t afford a warm winter coat for the kids,” said Kasprzak. ” It’s not a good feeling when you can’t afford a coat fo
  
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• Volunteers help with move to new Children’s hospital

  06-11-2017 23:33 via wivb.com
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – Staff at Women & Children’s Hospital have been preparing for months for the massive move from Bryant Street to the John Oishei Hospital on the Buffalo Niagara Medical Campus.
  Those behind this move say its a bit of an emotional experience moving a hospital, and of course, no small feat.
  Now 100 volunteers will try to make this just a little easier for staff, patients and neighbors who know and love this historic building.
  Colette Stephens is tasked wit
  
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• Police: Officer in Virginia shot and rushed to hospital

  06-11-2017 22:15 via wivb.com
  PORTSMOUTH, Va. (AP) — Police in Virginia say a police officer has been shot.
  Portsmouth police Detective Misty Holley said Monday in an email that the officer was taken to a hospital. Her condition was not available.
  Portsmouth police did not release information regarding a shooter or shooters.
  The shooting occurred about 2:45 p.m. on Hickory Street.
  
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• Nichols School deemed secure after text threat

  06-11-2017 22:01 via wivb.com
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Nichols School in Buffalo was evacuated on Monday afternoon.
  Buffalo police responded to some type of text threat around 3:20 p.m. The text was sent to several students shortly before dismissal was scheduled.
  According to police, there was an apparent bomb threat. The text warned people to not be in Albright Hall at the end of the school day.
  They evacuated the building and had a K-9 search the school.
  No credible threat was found, and the campus was deemed secure ar
  
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• Experts talk history, pros and cons of a Constitutional Convention

  06-11-2017 22:01 via wivb.com
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB)- Every 20 years, New Yorkers get a chance to change the law of the land by voting for a Constitutional Convention.
  The provision to have a vote like this was created in 1846 as an alternative path to reform, in the event that New York voters didn’t feel their government was working for them.
  Generally speaking, Constitutional Conventions take place when constituents aren’t happy with the status quo.
  The last time New York held a Constitutional Convention was in 1
  
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• Buffalo woman sentenced for role in WWI vet’s 1983 death

  06-11-2017 20:13 via wivb.com
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Saundra Adams, 51, has been sentenced to 7-21 years in prison for her role in a 1983 burglary that led to an elderly man’s death.
  During that year, Adams and two other people broke into the Hastings Ave. home of 92-year-old World War I veteran Edmund Schreiber.
  Schreiber had been awarded a purple heart for injuries suffered in combat.
  Adams, a former librarian, pleaded guilty to First-Degree Manslaughter in September.
  The Buffalo woman faced a maximum sent
  
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• Dunkirk police looking for missing 15-year-old

  06-11-2017 19:53 via wivb.com
  DUNKIRK, N.Y. (WIVB) — Police in Dunkirk are looking for a missing girl.
  Athena Partyka, 15, lives on S. Martin St. She is approximately 5’6″, 215 lbs. and has brown hair.
  Partyka is believed to be wearing flip flops and a black jacket with two white stripes on the sleeves.
  Police say she left her residence between 12:30-9 a.m. this past Sunday.
  She has gone more than one day without her prescribed medications.
  Anyone with information on her whereabouts is asked to call police
  
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• One-night-only performance of Kinky Boots coming to Buffalo

  06-11-2017 19:22 via wivb.com
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — A one-night-only performance of Kinky Boots will happen in Buffalo on November 17.
  The Tony Award-winning musical will be performed at Shea’s at 8 p.m.
  Ticket prices range from $27-70. Those interested in getting tickets can call 1-800-745-3000, go to Ticketmaster.com or visit the Shea’s Box Office.
  For groups of 10 people or more, call (716) 829-1153.
  
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• Large sinkhole in East Aurora closes restaurant on Main Street

  06-11-2017 19:08 via wivb.com
  EAST AURORA, N.Y. (WIVB) — “I’m sickened by the situation that’s going on, it’s going to be devastating to our business,” said Michael DiJoseph, Mikey Dee’s Cafe & Catering owner.
  It all started around about 9 o’clock Sunday night. The parking lot of Mikey Dee’s Cafe caved in creating a 60 foot long by 30 foot wide sink hole. The hole is about 16 feet deep, and because it is so close to the building the restaurant is closed and about $700
  
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• $300,000 approved for repairs for massive East Aurora sinkhole

  06-11-2017 19:08 via wivb.com
  EAST AURORA, N.Y. (WIVB) — “I’m sickened by the situation that’s going on, it’s going to be devastating to our business,” said Michael DiJoseph, Mikey Dee’s Cafe & Catering owner.
  It all started around about 9 o’clock Sunday night. The parking lot of Mikey Dee’s Cafe caved in creating a 60 foot long by 30 foot wide sink hole. The hole is about 16 feet deep, and because it is so close to the building the restaurant is closed and about $700
  
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• SPCA Monday: Mocha

  06-11-2017 18:54 via wivb.com
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — A guinea pig named Mocha is available for adoption through the SPCA Serving Erie County.
  Mocha is six weeks old, and is one of four baby guinea pigs available for adoption.
  If you’re interested in taking him home, call the SPCA at (716) 875-7360.
  Adoption fees for U.S. military personnel are waived through November 11.
  
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• Man charged with shooting arrow through neighbor’s dog

  06-11-2017 18:24 via wivb.com
  WIRT, N.Y. (WIVB) — An Allegany County man has been charged with shooting an arrow through his neighbor’s dog.
  New York State Police responded to a 911 call on Saturday after hearing a dog was shot with an arrow in the Town of Wirt.
  According to Troopers, the one-year-old Beagle/Labrador mix entered the property of 63-year-old Marvin Boncore.
  The dog’s owner was fixing a nearby fence at the time. Boncore proceeded to shoot the dog in the leg, according to Troopers.
  The dog was
  
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• 9-year-old with cancer wants cards for his last Christmas

  06-11-2017 17:51 via wivb.com
  PORTLAND, Maine (WCMH) — Doctors say a 9-year-old boy from Maine only has a month to live, so his family wants to help him have one last Christmas.
  WCSH reported Jacob Thompson was diagnosed with Stage 3 high-risk neuroblastoma when he was 5.
  In October, doctors told Jacob’s family he likely only had a month to live, according to CNN.
  This year, his family will celebrate Christmas early. He wants people to help him celebrate by sending cards.
  “He got some cards from t
  
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• Hundreds gather for Autumn Ball to benefit Heart Smart For Life

  06-11-2017 16:14 via wivb.com
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Hundreds of people gathered to help make a difference in the community on Friday.
  The Mercy Hospital Foundation put on its ninth annual Autumn Ball.
  The fundraiser at The Atrium at Rich’s will benefit the Heart Smart for Life project.
  The program gives people access to food, a healthy diet and nutrition education.
  News 4 Sports Director Josh Reed was emcee of the event.
  The care center provides service to more than 12,000 patients every year.
  
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• USPS offices closed on Veterans Day

  06-11-2017 15:49 via wivb.com
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — All U.S. Postal Service (USPS) offices in western New York will be closed on Veterans Day.
  Veterans Day is this Saturday, November 11.
  The only deliveries that will take place are for Priority Express Mail.
  Normal operations will take place on Friday, and regular office hours and deliveries will resume the following Monday.
  USPS says 24/7 access to most postal products and services can be found at USPS.com.
  Stamps can be found at most grocery, pharmacy and conve
  
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• Son of Richard Dreyfuss says Kevin Spacey groped him in 2008

  06-11-2017 15:33 via wivb.com
  NEW YORK (AP) — Harry Dreyfuss, the son of actor Richard Dreyfuss says Kevin Spacey groped him in 2008, adding another allegation to the mounting claims against the “House of Cards” actor.
  In a guest column published Saturday by Buzzfeed, Harry Dreyfuss said the occurrence took place while his father was rehearsing at Spacey’s London apartment for the play “Complicit” at the Old Vic theater. Dreyfuss was 18 at the time. He said he didn
  
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• Gratitude and hammocks: Oprah’s out with her favorite things

  06-11-2017 13:33 via wivb.com
  NEW YORK (AP) — Oprah Winfrey’s back with her longest holiday gift list ever at 102 of her favorite things.
  Ranging in price from free (downloads of her Super Soul Conversations podcast) to $2,000 (for a 55-inch TV that morphs into a painting), Winfrey’s annual list will be featured in the December issue of O, The Oprah Magazine, including discount codes to plug into Amazon or the websites of the companies themselves.
  Winfrey’s elves, the magazine&rsqu
  
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• Hamilton police warn of needle found in Halloween candy

  06-11-2017 13:17 via wivb.com
  HAMILTON, Ontario (WIVB) — Police in Hamilton, Ontario say a sewing needle was found in a piece of Halloween candy.
  The parents who alerted police live in the Glanbrook area. The child who received the candy trick-or-treated with a group of friends at more than 70 homes in the area of Mount Hope.
  It is not clear where the candy came from.
  Police say adults should beware of discoloration, tiny pinholes, tears in wrappers, unwrapped items, anything homemade or baked goods.
  Anyone who no
  
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• Rising creek prompts evacuation in Fredonia

  06-11-2017 13:00 via wivb.com
  FREDONIA, N.Y. (WIVB) — On Monday morning, logs could be seen littering the sides of the Canadaway Creek after it rose dramatically overnight.
  Fredonia police closed a bridge there around 11 p.m. last night, later reopening it around 1 a.m.
  Around 1:30 a.m., an evacuation order for people on Norton Pl. and Canadaway St. expired after they were told to leave their homes around 10 p.m.
  Shelters opened up in the Masonic lodge on E. Main St. and the Williams Center on the SUNY Fredonia ca
  
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• 30-foot-wide sinkhole forms in East Aurora

  06-11-2017 12:41 via wivb.com
  EAST AURORA, N.Y. (WIVB) — A large sinkhole has formed in East Aurora.
  The sinkhole started forming around 9 p.m. on Sunday in the parking lot of Mikey Dee’s Cafe and Catering on Main St.
  According to a crew at the scene, the hole is about 60 feet long, 30 feet wide and 16 feet deep.
  There have been issues there before, involving a culvert. A temporary fix had been in place, but because of the rain, the culvert was destroyed.
  There is a brook running through the sinkhole. Fixing
  
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• Local pastor plans active shooting training for Sunday congregation

  06-11-2017 06:25 via wivb.com
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — The shooting has shaken up local religious leaders. Buffalo Common Council president and pastor Darius Pridgen says he plans to have professionals come and do an active shooter training during each of his church services next Sunday.
  Pridgen, pastor of True Bethel Baptist Church in Buffalo, posted the idea on his Facebook Sunday evening and says he’s received several calls from other church leaders wanting to do the same.
  “It’s not about you know wh
  
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• Sheriff: Congregants were helpless to escape church gunfire

  06-11-2017 01:10 via wivb.com
  SUTHERLAND SPRINGS, Texas (AP) — When a gunman opened fire in a small Texas church, congregants were helpless to get away from the attacker, who killed 26 people in a massacre that claimed multiple members of some families and tore apart a close-knit town of 400 people.
  Once the shooting started Sunday at the First Baptist Church in Sutherland Springs, there was probably “no way” for congregants to escape, Wilson County Sheriff Joe D. Tackitt Jr. s
  
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• LIVE STREAM: ‘Defenseless people’: Gunman kills 26 at South Texas church

  06-11-2017 01:10 via wivb.com
  SUTHERLAND SPRINGS, Texas (AP) — A gunman dressed in black tactical-style gear and armed with an assault rifle opened fire inside a small South Texas church, killing 26 people in an attack that claimed tight-knit neighbors and multiple family members ranging in age from 5 to 72 years old.
  APP USERS | Tap here to watch a special report on the shooting.
  Once the shooting started Sunday at the First Baptist Church in Sutherland Springs, there was likely “no way&rdquo
  
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• 26 killed in church attack in Texas’ worst mass shooting

  06-11-2017 01:10 via wivb.com
  SUTHERLAND SPRINGS, Texas (AP) — A man opened fire inside of a church in a small South Texas community on Sunday, killing 26 people and wounding about 20 others in the deadliest mass shooting in the state’s history, the governor said.Officials didn’t identify the attacker during a news conference Sunday night, but two other officials — one a U.S. official and one in law enforcement — who were briefed on the investigation identified him as Devin K
  
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