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• Buffalo Schools will close Friday

  03-01-2018 23:54 via wivb.com
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – All Buffalo Public Schools will be closed Friday , Jan. 5, amid forecasts of extremely low temperatures.
  Central Office staff will report.
  All schools will be open Thursday, Jan. 4. All afterschool activities, including adult education and athletics will be canceled for Thursday.
  All school Saturday programs will be closed on Saturday, Jan. 6.
  Lockport Schools are also closing Friday.
  The school posted a message on their website which read:
  “The National Weathe
  
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• Former Erie County Executive Joel Giambra announces gubernatorial run

  03-01-2018 23:35 via wivb.com
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – Former Erie County Executive Joel Giambra announced Wednesday that he will run for New York State governor as a Republican in 2018.
  In a press release issued Wednesday, Giambra criticized Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s State of the State address, saying the governor offered no insight into how he would restructure the state’s tax code to meet what he called the “economic arrow” of the new federal tax law that he said punishes New York and other blue stat
  
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• Accused Dollar General shooter indicted, ordered held without bail

  03-01-2018 23:35 via wivb.com
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – Travis Green, 29, of Cheektowaga, was arraigned Wednesday in Erie County Court on an indictment charging him with attempted murder, attempted assault, reckless endangerment and criminal possession of a weapon.“The people believe that based on the gravity of these charges and the danger that this defendant presents to the community that he should be remanded without bail,” said Assistant District Attorney Ryan Haggerty during the court proceeding.Green is
  
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• Bengals QB Andy Dalton and wife Jordan thank Bills fans with billboards

  03-01-2018 21:25 via wivb.com
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – Cincinnati Bengals QB Andy Dalton and wife Jordan are thanking Buffalo Bills fans for their support of their foundation via billboard.
  Five billboards are going up in the Buffalo area starting Wednesday afternoon, thanking Bills fans for their support of the Andy and Jordan Dalton Foundation.They will be located at the following spots:
   I-190 @ OLD WORTHINGTON PL 80 ROBERTS F/W
  KENSINGTON EXPWY @ 289 CHERRY ST F/E
  KENSINGTON EXPWY @ VERDUN F/W
  I-190 @ OLD WORTHI
  
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• Lockport City School District closed to students on Friday

  03-01-2018 20:33 via wivb.com
  LOCKPORT, N.Y. (WIVB) — Lockport City School District will be closed on Friday.
  The school posted a message on their website which read:
  “The National Weather Service is predicting a frigid windchill factor and temperatures for Friday, January 5, 2018. In anticipation of this weather event, the District is taking a proactive position and is cancelling classes for all regular, agency, BOCES, and parochial students, along with afterschool sports and activities. This means all students
  
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• Groundbreaking event held for Rochester-area Chick-fil-A

  03-01-2018 19:30 via wivb.com
  GREECE, N.Y. (WROC) — A groundbreaking event for the new Chick-fil-A location near Rochester was held on Wednesday.
  The new restaurant, which is expected to open in Spring, will be located on West Ridge Rd. in Greece.
  A special permit for the restaurant was approved by the Greece Town Board last year.
  
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• LIVE STREAM: Gov. Cuomo gives State of the State address

  03-01-2018 18:52 via wivb.com
  ALBANY, N.Y. (WIVB) — Governor Andrew Cuomo is delivering his 2018 State of the State address.
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• Man accused of Dollar General shooting indicted on attempted murder charges

  03-01-2018 18:50 via wivb.com
  CHEEKTOWAGA, N.Y. (WIVB) —The man accused of opening fire on a Cheektowaga Dollar General has been indicted on attempted murder charges.
  Travis Green faced a judge Wednesday morning.
  Police say that in November, the 29-year-old fired dozens of round outside the Dollar General on Union Rd.
  A 53-year-old man was shot twice in the shoulder, but he survived.
  In addition to attempted murder, Green faces attempted assault, reckless endangerment and weapons charges.
  The case is expected to go to
  
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• Traffic diverted after accident on I-190

  03-01-2018 18:27 via wivb.com
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Buffalo police diverted traffic after an accident on I-190 NB Wednesday morning.
  The two-vehicle accident occurred near the Peace Bridge exit. Police were directing traffic to that exit and onto Niagara St.
  The left lane of I-190 NB was closed in that area as a result of the accident.
  New York State Police say minor injuries resulted from the crash.
  
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• 3 charged with stealing hoverboards from Walmart

  03-01-2018 18:01 via wivb.com
  LAKEWOOD, N.Y. (WIVB) — Three people were charged with stealing hoverboards from a Walmart in Lakewood.
  Erie, Pennsylvania residents Sheena Beebe, 29, Terrell Gavin, 25, and Da’Shara Carson, 24, were arrested a short distance from the store on Tuesday evening.
  Lakewood-Busti police say they took more than $2,400 worth of hoverboards and other items without paying for them.
  As police investigated, they learned that the three were also the subjects of another investigation. In tha
  
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• New Planet Fitness locations redeveloping empty buildings

  03-01-2018 17:34 via wivb.com
  TOWN OF TONAWANDA, N.Y. (WIVB) – This time of year, with the new year getting underway, we talk a lot about keeping new fitness resolutions. But, new gyms opening in Western New York are impacting more than just muscles, they’re providing an economic boost.
  Planet Fitness is celebrating the opening of its newest location on Sheridan Drive in the Town of Tonawanda, marking the completion of a project to redevelop the old Sears Hardware building that had been sitting empty for a coupl
  
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• Teen charged after stabbings in Chautauqua County

  03-01-2018 17:00 via wivb.com
  TOWN OF KIANTONE, N.Y. (WIVB) — A teenager was charged after two people were stabbed in Chautauqua County.
  Early in the morning on New Year’s Day, New York State Police went to a residence on Peck Settlement Rd. in the Town of Kiantone.
  They say Jamestown resident Justice McBride, 17, was involved in an altercation where two other people had been stabbed.
  Both victims were hospitalized, but only one of them has been released. The one who is still hospitalized is in stable condit
  
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• McDermott: Injured McCoy not practicing Wednesday, but wants to play Sunday

  03-01-2018 16:34 via wivb.com
  ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (WIVB) — Running back LeSean McCoy will not practice on Wednesday, but Buffalo Bills coach Sean McDermott says he wants to play Sunday.
  McDermott talked to members of the media on Wednesday morning, speaking about the upcoming playoff game against the Jacksonville Jaguars.
  The coach says the Jaguars’ defense is strong, and will prove to be a challenge for Buffalo.
  In the locker room, McDermott says he is confident in the leadership he sees there. He says the t
  
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• Officials: More than 50 kilograms of suspected cocaine seized at bridge

  03-01-2018 16:07 via wivb.com
  NIAGARA-ON-THE-LAKE, Ontario (WIVB) — Authorities in Canada say they seized nearly 50 kilograms of suspected cocaine at the Lewiston-Queenston Bridge.
  This past November, a Toronto man was hauling a load of plastic resin pellets when he arrived at the bridge.
  After he got there, his tractor-trailer was examined; That’s when authorities say 50 packages of suspected cocaine were found inside cardboard boxes.
  The driver, Omari Kutaladze, 54, was charged with importation of a contro
  
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• 25th anniversary of Bills’ comeback game

  03-01-2018 14:54 via wivb.com
  ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (WIVB) — It’s safe to say Buffalo Bills fans are excited for the team’s first playoff appearance in more than 17 years.
  On Wednesday, we look back 25 years at a game that kept the team’s Super Bowl run intact. It was the biggest comeback in NFL playoff history.
  Most fans here in western New York had to listen to the late Van Miller’s radio call of the Bills’ wild card game against the Houston Oilers.
  My dad was there. I listed to Van Mi
  
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• Many Oregon residents don’t want to pump their own gas

  03-01-2018 14:32 via wivb.com
  OREGON (WIVB) — At the start of the year, people in rural Oregon counties could begin pumping their own gas.
  Despite the new law taking effect, some gas stations will continue pumping gas for customers.
  KTVL, a CBS contributing station in Oregon, asked people whether or not the state should allow self-serve gas stations through the state.
  The responses from people across the world have been mixed as the post has gone viral. Here are some of the comments:“I say No too many creepe
  
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• Flights to and from Buffalo airport delayed Wednesday morning

  03-01-2018 13:45 via wivb.com
  CHEEKTOWAGA, N.Y. (WIVB) — Many departures from the Buffalo-Niagara International Airport have been delayed.
  The flights include some going to New York, Atlanta, Detroit and Chicago.
  Other flights to Orlando, Philadelphia, Baltimore and Chicago were cancelled.
  A Detroit flight arriving at the Buffalo airport was delayed.
  MORE | Keep track of arrival and departure information at the Buffalo airport here.
  
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• Freed Taliban hostage faces assault charges in Canada

  03-01-2018 04:31 via wivb.com
  (CNN)A Canadian man who spent five years with his family in militant captivity in Afghanistan was arrested in Ottawa, his lawyer said.Joshua Boyle and his American wife, Caitlan Coleman, returned to Canada in October with their three children. Now, Boyle is facing 15 charges in connection with incidents alleged to have occurred since the family’s arrival in Canada, according to Canadian media reports citing court documents.CNN has not seen the court documents. Boyle’s attorney told
  
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• Trump: I have a much bigger nuclear button than Kim Jong Un

  03-01-2018 04:21 via wivb.com
  (CBS NEWS) – President Trump took to Twitter Tuesday night to blast North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, saying he, too, has a “nuclear button” that is “much bigger & more powerful” than North Korea’s. Mr. Trump also wrote that “my Button works!”
  “North Korean Leader Kim Jong Un just stated that the Nuclear Button is on his desk at all times.’ Will someone from his depleted and food starved regime please inform him that I too have
  
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• Ahead of Sunday’s Bills vs. Jaguars playoff game, Jacksonville gets a taste of Buffalo-like weather

  03-01-2018 03:31 via wivb.com
  JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA (WIVB) – Jacksonville is getting a preview of what the Buffalo Bills will bring to the Sunshine State this weekend for the Bills’ playoff game against the Jacksonville Jaguars.
  The city is facing a winter weather advisory, which is in effect through 9 a.m. Wednesday.
  While Jacksonville may see minor ice coatings and even a few flurries, more snow accumulation will be found across southeast Georgia, where totals could reach three to six inches.
  Our forecast for a
  
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• Southern states grapple with bone-chilling cold temperatures

  03-01-2018 03:05 via wivb.com
  DALLAS — Across the country, Americans are dealing with frigid conditions. That includes parts of Texas, where temperatures dipped into the teens in some areas.
  The arctic blast that has been sweeping the country has been downing power lines, icing over roads and causing dozens of water main breaks, turning neighborhoods into ice rinks overnight.
  Light snow and icy roads made travel dangerous across parts of the Lone Star State. In Hurst, Texas, an officer responding to a hi
  
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• Ex-Indianapolis employee files ‘chronic body odor’ lawsuit

  03-01-2018 02:30 via wivb.com
  INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indianapolis is being sued by a former courts official who alleges that she was fired after she installed air fresheners to combat a co-worker’s body odor.
  Amber Bridges’ federal lawsuit says she was fired last year for creating a hostile work environment after the malodorous co-worker complained about the air fresheners. According to the complaint, Bridges’ action to “improve the overall quality of air in the office” prompted other staff t
  
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• Bengals QB Andy Dalton on donations from Bills fans: “I can’t say thank you enough”

  03-01-2018 02:15 via wivb.com
  (CBS NEWS) – A winning touchdown pass by Cincinnati Bengals’ Andy Dalton has turned the quarterback into a hometown hero in Buffalo. As a thank-you for helping snap their 17-year playoff drought, Buffalo Bills fans flooded the Andy & Jordan Dalton Foundation, with many donating exactly $17.
  “It’s a crazy story to think that — obviously for me, playing for the Bengals — winning a game to help them get to the playoffs, and there’s a whol
  
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• Salvatore’s opens its doors to motorists stranded by I-90 crash

  03-01-2018 02:05 via wivb.com
  DEPEW, N.Y. (WIVB) – A Western New York restaurant is extending its hospitality to people who were involved in a massive crash on I-90 Tuesday night.
  Salvatore’s Italian Gardens on Transit Road is acting as a warming shelter for about 50 people who were bused in from the multi-vehicle accident.
  At Salvatore's Garden Place Hotel right now where a warming shelter is set up for about 50 people who were bused in from the @NYSThruway crash pic.twitter.com/2gioc1dPJo
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• Drivers describe frightening crash on the Thruway

  03-01-2018 02:05 via wivb.com
  DEPEW, N.Y. (WIVB) – Drivers involved in a multi-vehicle pileup on the Thruway warmed up at Salvatore’s Garden Place Hotel Tuesday night.
  The Transit Road hotel served as a temporary shelter for about 50 people who were bused in from the multi-vehicle accident.
  Drivers told News 4 the pileup came out of nowhere.
  “There’s just a wall of snow in front of me, I can’t see anything,” described Cory Zeiner, traveling to Buffalo from Rochester. “The next thing
  
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• NBC names Hoda Kotb as Lauer replacement on ‘Today’

  03-01-2018 00:18 via wivb.com
  NEW YORK (AP) — NBC News opened the new year Tuesday by appointing Hoda Kotb as co-anchor of the “Today” show’s first two hours with Savannah Guthrie, replacing Matt Lauer following his firing on sexual misconduct charges in late November.
  Kotb, 53, will continue to co-host the show’s fourth hour with Kathie Lee Gifford.
  It will be the first all-female team headlining “Today” in the show’s 65-year history. Diane Sawyer and Robin Roberts blazed that
  
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