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• East Otto man arrested for endangering welfare of child

  02-12-2017 22:18 via wivb.com
  EAST OTTO, N.Y. (WIVB)- The Cattaraugus County Sheriff’s Office took a man into custody Friday evening.
  53-year-old Jeffrey Horn was arrested on an arrest warrant for attempted criminal sexual act in the first degree, sexual abuse in the first degree and endangering the welfare of a child.
  Horn is currently being held awaiting further proceedings.
   
   
  
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• WSW’s Matt Myers wins Connolly Cup

  02-12-2017 22:09 via wivb.com
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – It really is a storybook ending for Matt Myers.
  On Saturday, Myers was awarded the Connolly Cup, which is given annually to the top football player in Western New York.Matt Myers, your 2017 Connolly Cup winner! Congrats Matt on an incredible season and story! pic.twitter.com/eNiDBi7KE1
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  After transferring back to West Seneca West for his senior season, the quarterback was o
  
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• Man charged with hiding death of missing North Carolina toddler

  02-12-2017 18:10 via wivb.com
  JACKSONVILLE, N.C. (AP) — Authorities have arrested a man in connection with the disappearance of a young girl and said they will continue to use volunteers to look for the child’s body in the North Carolina woods.
  Earl Kimrey of Jacksonville was arrested late Friday and was being held at the Onslow County Detention Center on a $1 million bond in the disappearance of 3-year-old Mariah Woods, deputies said.
  Investigators think the girl is dead, but they have not found her body, the sh
  
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• Final ‘Coats 4 Kids’ distribution is a success

  02-12-2017 18:02 via wivb.com
  HAMBURG, N.Y. (WIVB) – The cold is right around the corner. So the last distribution of Coats 4 Kids came at a perfect time,
  The young, the old, and everyone in between came out to the Knights of Columbus in Hamburg Saturday to pick up a coat.
  Brenda Lisvega, a mother of 4 and Buffalo resident told News 4, “It’s hard, and to find a good coat is expensive, and this is a blessing.”
  The south town location was a first this year. It worked out perfectly because it allowe
  
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• Highlights of Senate, House GOP bills to overhaul tax code

  02-12-2017 16:51 via wivb.com
  The Senate passed a nearly $1.5 trillion tax overhaul early Saturday after some late changes were made to the bill. The House passed a nearly $1.5 trillion tax bill two weeks ago that differs in key respects. A comparison of the two Republican-written measures:— Personal income tax rates: Senate bill retains the current number of brackets, seven, but changes them to 10, 12, 22, 24, 32, 35 and 38.5 percent. Under current law, the top bracket
  
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• Senate OKs tax bill as Trump, GOP near big legislative win

  02-12-2017 16:27 via wivb.com
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans pushed a nearly $1.5 trillion tax bill through the Senate early Saturday after a burst of eleventh-hour horse trading, as a party starved all year for a major legislative triumph took a giant step toward giving President Donald Trump one of his top priorities by Christmas.“Big bills are rarely popular. You remember how unpopular ‘Obamacare’ was when it passed?” Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky.,
  
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• Girl’s body found; mom’s boyfriend charged with hiding death

  02-12-2017 16:04 via wivb.com
  JACKSONVILLE, N.C. (AP) — The body of a missing 3-year-old North Carolina girl was found in a creek less than a day after her mother’s boyfriend was charged with hiding her body after knowing she didn’t die of natural causes, authorities said.
  Investigators continue to stay tight-lipped about what happened to Mariah Woods. But they left little doubt Earl Kimrey knew how she died and was trying to cover it up. He was charged late Friday with concealing of death.
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• Any sign of the abominable snowman? UB led study says: Not Yeti

  02-12-2017 15:38 via wivb.com
  AMHERST, N.Y. (WIVB) – Sightings have been reported for centuries. Footprints have been spotted.
  The “Yeti” or abominable snowman lives on in mythology around the world, but does it actually exist?
  The story of this creature has been passed on through generations especially in areas like Nepal and Tibet.
  “I’m glad people are interested in it,” said Stephanie Gill, a PHD Candidate at the University at Buffalo who worked on this study.
  Her journey into stud
  
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• 11th Annual Buffalo Polar Plunge is Saturday

  02-12-2017 04:42 via wivb.com
  HAMBURG, N.Y. (WIVB) – About 1,000 people will plunge into Lake Erie on Saturday for a good cause.
  The 11th Annual Polar Plunge to Benefit Special Olympics is happening Saturday at Woodlawn Beach.
  On Friday, local, county, and state law enforcement agencies were on the beach to make sure it’s safe foe everyone taking part. They wanted to make sure the shoreline and the water itself is clear of any potential debris.
  This year’s Polar Plunge is expected to raise more than $150,00
  
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• A Buffalo legend remembered

  02-12-2017 04:36 via wivb.com
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – Friends and family of a Buffalo native and Las Vegas entertainer came together Friday night to keep his memory alive.
  A celebration of life for the late Joey Scinta was held Friday at Statler City.
  Music and laughter filled the halls in honor of his legacy.
  Scinta passed away earlier this month.
  He was one of the founders of the Scinta band.
  The Scintas will perform at the Riviera Theatre on Saturday.
  
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• Town of Boston man avoids jail time in June crash

  02-12-2017 04:23 via wivb.com
  BUFFALO , N.Y. (WIVB) –  A 21-year-old Boston man who pleaded guilty to casing a crash that left his friend with serious injuries avoided jail time when he was sentenced Friday.
  Corey Sieh will be fined $1,000 and receive five years’ probation for a vehicular assault charge.
  He pleaded guilty to the charge in September.
  Sieh was accused of driving drunk when he crashed his car in Holland in June. His passenger suffered a broken jaw, teeth, and cheekbones, and had his jaw wired s
  
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• Two Lovejoy residents bound with duct tape during home invasion

  02-12-2017 03:03 via wivb.com
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – Burglars took cash, a phone and about 100 Oxycodone pills during a burglary at a Lovejoy home on Thursday, binding the hands of two residents inside with duct tape.
  According to Buffalo police, three suspects entered a Davey Street home through a rear window. They then tied the hands of the victims and one of the suspects sat on one of the victims.
  One of the suspects made comments indicating he knew a relative of one of the victims.
   
  
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• Military IDs 100 killed on USS Oklahoma in Pearl Harbor

  02-12-2017 02:24 via wivb.com
  HONOLULU (AP) — The military has identified 100 sailors and Marines killed when the USS Oklahoma capsized during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor 76 years ago, officials said Friday.
  The milestone comes two years after the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency dug up nearly 400 sets of remains from a Hawaii cemetery.
  Officials exhumed the bodies after determining that advances in forensic science and genealogical help from families could make identifications possible. The buried Marines and
  
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• Farmer finds perfect location for evergreen growing for 40 years

  02-12-2017 01:13 via wivb.com
  ELMA, N.Y. (WIVB) — The Canalside crews have been spending all week preparing for the tree lighting.  They’re tightening the light bulbs, placing the ornaments, and making sure the tree is standing upright in its stand.
  “We’re always trying to find the perfect tree,” said Don Hilliker Jr., a tree farmer from Treehaven, located on Jamison Road in Elma.
  He says the one by the waterfront is far from perfect but it is perfect for its location. The Grand Fir tr
  
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• Caitlyn Frisina, Florida teen missing with soccer coach, found safe in New York

  02-12-2017 00:56 via wivb.com
  (CBS NEWS) – A missing Florida teenage girl who police said was traveling north with a 27-year-old high school soccer coach has been found safe in New York, a Florida sheriff’s office says.
  Caitlyn Frisina, 17, was found on Friday, according to the Columbia County Sheriff’s Office, which tweeted the news. More information about how or where she was located wasn’t immediately available. It wasn’t clear whether she was with the coach, Rian Rodriguez.
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• GALLERY: Sunsets over WNY

  02-12-2017 00:43 via wivb.com
  Sunsets over WNY VIEWER PHOTOChautauqua County, from Helen. VIEWER PHOTOBoston Hills, from Cathie VIEWER PHOTODepew, from Dawn VIEWER PHOTOFrom Sherri in Gowanda VIEWER PHOTOFrom Steve in Cowlesville VIEWER PHOTOFrom Jenn in Alexander VIEWER PHOTOFrom Connie in Silver Creek
  
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• Buffalo’s sex offender task force stepping up efforts to stop child sex abuse

  02-12-2017 00:18 via wivb.com
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — The City of Buffalo’s Sex Offender Task Force is out in full force.
  The Buffalo Police Department is investigating four separate stranger danger incidents in the last month, all within the same area of the city.
  In early November two 14 year-old girls were approached by a black man in a gold vehicle. After asking personal questions, authorities say the man took off.
  Three days later, police say three black men jumped out of their car and chased a 13 year-old gi
  
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