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• Oliver’s restaurant serves up turkey dinner to packed house

  23-11-2017 23:28 via wivb.com
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB)- For most of us, Thanksgiving means a long day of cooking at home, football, and then an afternoon spent on the couch; it also happens to be one of the busiest days of the year at Oliver’s Restaurant in North Buffalo.
  For more than 50 years, Oliver’s has been the place for people who want to enjoy a turkey dinner and skip the dishes; like the Swales family, who’s visiting Buffalo from Chicago.
  “We flew in this morning, had a chance to come over t
  
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• Puerto Rico family spends first Thanksgiving in Buffalo

  23-11-2017 22:51 via wivb.com
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — A family from Puerto Rico is spending their first Thanksgiving in Buffalo.
  Maria Robles moved to Buffalo with her husband and her two kids in early November.
  They lost everything when Hurricane Maria ripped through their city.
  “When the storm passed I came back to my house to see how it was and everything and it was full of water, everything got damaged, I lost everything,” said Robles.
  Robles said the island was flooded, her home was flooded and the roof
  
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• Results from 2017 Turkey Trot

  23-11-2017 18:55 via wivb.com
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – About 14,000 people turned out for the 122nd annual YMCA Turkey Trot.
  The Turkey Trot is an eight kilometer race through Buffalo.
  Chad Maloy, 24, of Boston took the top overall male ranking, with a time of 24:25. Maloy also won the 2016 Turkey Trot.
  Top overall female was Jenny Delsignore, 22, of Tonawanda, with a time of 28:18.
   
  
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• Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade balloon pops, but show marches on

  23-11-2017 18:44 via wivb.com
  NEW YORK — The Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade marched, rolled and soared in traditional style Thursday as police went all-out to secure it in a year marked by attacks on outdoor gathering spots.
  With new faces and old favorites in the lineup, the Americana extravaganza made its way through 2 ½ miles of Manhattan on a cold morning.
  “The crowds are still the same, but there’s a lot more police here. That’s the age we live in,” Paul Seyforth
  
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• Two hurt in three-vehicle Clarence crash

  23-11-2017 18:38 via wivb.com
  CLARENCE, N.Y. (WIVB) – Two people were taken to ECMC Thursday afternoon following a three-vehicle crash at Harris Hill Road and Greiner Road.
  The crash happened just before noon. One of the vehicles rolled over.A third person in the crash was uninjured.
  We’ll have more information as it becomes available.
  
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• Philadelphia neurologist admits groping patients, gets probation

  23-11-2017 17:57 via wivb.com
  (CNN) – A Philadelphia neurologist pleaded guilty this week to seven counts of sexual misconduct with patients and was sentenced to seven years probation.Dr. Ricardo Cruciani, 63, the former chairman of Drexel University’s Neurology Department, must also register as a Tier 1 sex offender and can no longer practice medicine, a judge ruled Tuesday in Philadelphia County Municipal Court.He was fired in March after the university investigated allegations from seven patients that he
  
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• Evans Police investigating several suspicious fires in Derby area

  23-11-2017 17:50 via wivb.com
  DERBY, N.Y. (WIVB) – The Evans Police Department is looking for assistance following several suspicious fires and complaints of cars being gone through Thursday morning between 5:30 a.m. and 7:30 a.m.
  The incidents happened in the Derby area on the lakeside between Gates Drive and Revere Drive.
  Any residents or business owners who have video surveillance in the area and have footage of any suspicious persons or activity are asked to contact the Evans Police Department at  (716)549-360
  
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• 14,000 runners participate in 122nd annual YMCA Turkey Trot

  23-11-2017 17:16 via wivb.com
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — The Turkey Trot is an annual tradition here in Buffalo that brings out thousands of people each year. This year 14,000 people are running or walking to the finish.
  “Nothing compares to coming out at 9 o’clock in the morning in freezing weather so even though you prepare it’s hard but it’s also a lot of fun because you’re doing it with a lot of of people,” said Katie Cageao of Buffalo.
  Cold temperatures didn’t stop turkey trot
  
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• Overnight fire damages East Side home

  23-11-2017 14:46 via wivb.com
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Investigators want to know what caused a fire that damaged a home early Thanksgiving morning.
  Crews responded to the home on Davidson Avenue around 1:30 a.m.
  It’s unclear whether anyone was inside when the fire started. News 4 is also working to learn more about the extent of the damage.
   
  
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• Woman killed in apparent hunting accident in Chautauqua Co.

  23-11-2017 14:18 via wivb.com
  TOWN OF SHERMAN, N.Y. (WIVB) — Sheriff’s deputies in Chautauqua County hope to learn more today about what led to a woman’s death Wednesday evening.
  Deputies and firefighters responded to a report of an accidental shooting in the area of 2998 Armenian Road in the Town of Sherman. They say Rosemary A. Billquist, 43 of Sherman, was shot once while walking her dogs. Paramedics took her to a hospital in Erie, Pennsylvania where she was pronounced dead.
  Deputies located a hunter in
  
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• Sources: DA to send case of woman killed by hunter to Grand Jury

  23-11-2017 14:18 via wivb.com
  TOWN OF SHERMAN, N.Y. (WIVB) — State and local authorities are investigating a fatal accidental shooting in the Town of Sherman.
  Chautauqua County Sheriff’s deputies and firefighters responded to a report of an accidental shooting in the area of 2998 Armenian Road in the Town of Sherman Wednesday evening around 5:30.
  Deputies say 43-year-old Rosemary Billquist of Sherman was shot once by a male hunter while walking her dogs.
  Chautauqua County Sheriff Joe Gerace says the hunter, who h
  
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• Local charges unlikely in Chautauqua County hunting accident

  23-11-2017 14:18 via wivb.com
  TOWN OF SHERMAN, N.Y. (WIVB) — State and local authorities are investigating a fatal accidental shooting in the Town of Sherman.
  Chautauqua County Sheriff’s deputies and firefighters responded to a report of an accidental shooting in the area of 2998 Armenian Road in the Town of Sherman Wednesday evening around 5:30.
  Deputies say 43-year-old Rosemary Billquist of Sherman was shot once by a male hunter while walking her dogs.
  Chautauqua County Sheriff Joe Gerace says the hunter, who h
  
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• DA: Local charges not likely after woman killed in apparent hunting accident

  23-11-2017 14:18 via wivb.com
  TOWN OF SHERMAN, N.Y. (WIVB) — State and local authorities are investigating a fatal accidental shooting in the Town of Sherman.
  Chautauqua County Sheriff’s deputies and firefighters responded to a report of an accidental shooting in the area of 2998 Armenian Road in the Town of Sherman Wednesday evening around 5:30.
  Deputies say 43-year-old Rosemary A. Billquist of Sherman was shot once by a male hunter while walking her dogs.
  Chautauqua County Sheriff Joe Gerace says the hunter, wh
  
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• Buffalo Police investigating Thanksgiving morning shooting

  23-11-2017 13:55 via wivb.com
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – Buffalo Police have confirmed one man was shot Thursday morning on Buffalo’s east side.
  The shooting happened on the 1200 block of Fillmore Avenue. The victim was transported to ECMC.
  Police have not released information about the man’s identity or his current condition.
  Our News 4 photographer saw homicide detectives working at the scene near Lee’s BBQ and the Legacy Lounge. Officers were seen picking up clothing, among other pieces of evidence.
  Th
  
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• Police encourage people to use ride-sharing services on Thanksgiving Eve

  23-11-2017 05:45 via wivb.com
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Wednesday is Thanksgiving Eve but it’s also known as one of the biggest and busiest bar night of the year. That’s why law enforcement agencies are encouraging people to use ride sharing services to prevent drinking and driving.
  Buffalo police say they’re stepping up patrols starting Wednesday and will have a greater presence in all of the entertainment districts like downtown Buffalo and Allentown.
  People are encouraged to leave their car at home an
  
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• Niagara Falls senior center on the chopping block due to budget cuts

  23-11-2017 04:25 via wivb.com
  NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y. (WIVB) — Senior citizens in Niagara Falls aren’t going down without a fight.
  They are trying to save the LaSalle Neighborhood Senior Center that the city wants to close.
  City officials told News 4 the John A Duke senior center in the city can provide the same services except their nutrition program, but the seniors say they won’t use that center.
  The plan is to consolidate the two senior centers into one.
  “I think it’s real asinine that they want
  
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• Sabres drop 7th straight game, fall to Wild 5-4

  23-11-2017 04:02 via wivb.com
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – Jordan Nolan Jack Eichel and Sam Reinhart each found the back of the net but it wasn’t enough as the Sabres dropped their seventh straight game, a 5-4 loss to the Minnesota Wild on Wednesday.
  Buffalo opened the scoring, with Jason Pominville originally credited with the first goal of the game, to give the Blue & Gold a 1-0 lead.  The tally, was ultimately changed to Eichel, who gets credit for his sixth goal of the season.
  The Sabres’ lead,
  
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• Patients are asking for help after Orchard Park pain doctor is arrested

  23-11-2017 01:14 via wivb.com
  ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (WIVB)- Patients are asking ‘what now?’ after an Orchard Park doctor is arrested. Dr. Paul Biddle is accused of getting drugs through fraud and identity theft.
  The U.S. Attorney’s Office announced the charges on Tuesday.
  Dr. Biddle’s office is closed. As two employees left the office, News 4 tried to ask where patients should turn to now for appointments and prescriptions but both refused to speak at all.
  According to the criminal complaint, a DEA
  
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• “Game Changers” youth program kicks off sixth season in Buffalo

  23-11-2017 01:10 via wivb.com
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – City leaders came together Wednesday to announce the sixth season of the popular “Game Changers” youth program.
  The free, six-week program gives kids a safe and fun way to spend the weekends in the city.
  Organizers say their goal is to have fun, and to encourage kids to stay out of trouble.
  Buffalo mayor Byron Brown said the program introduces 200 kids involved to role models.
  
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• Diocese of Buffalo puts St. Ann’s up for sale

  23-11-2017 00:53 via wivb.com
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB)- The Buffalo community is saying goodbye to an East Side church, once the center of a neighborhood.
  The Diocese of Buffalo has announced St. Ann’s will not re-open. It’s now up for sale.
  “It’s troubling because you have so many strong devout people that fought for that parish, it’s a historic parish,” said Common Council Member David Franczyk.
  The Vatican’s highest court has made a ruling that supports Bishop Malone’s 2013
  
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• Kindergarten teacher arrested, tells feds he’s addicted to child porn

  23-11-2017 00:45 via wivb.com
  BROCKPORT, N.Y. (WIVB) — Roland Yockel told federal agents he was addicted to child pornography, and admitted to viewing and distributing child porn from his home in Hilton, where lived with his parents. But even more terrifying than the charges he faces, is the constant access he had to children of the same age — as a kindergarten teacher and summer camp coordinator.
  “It’s been less than 24 hours and law enforcement within that 24 hours has searched a home, seized device
  
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• Two Good Samaritans help save man from burning home in Mayville

  23-11-2017 00:08 via wivb.com
  MAYVILLE, N.Y. (WIVB) – Two men recently helped save the life of a 67-year-old man who was caught in a house fire in Mayville.
  The Chautauqua County Sheriff’s Office 911 Center received a call Sunday night reporting heaving smoke from a residence on Morris Road. The caller, Shaun Dimino, a Town of Lancaster police officer, owns a hunting cabin in the area and was traveling on Morris Road.
  Dimino could not find the address of the burning home so he quickly went to a neighbor’s h
  
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