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• “Game of Thrones” to return in 2019 for final season

  04-01-2018 23:58 via wivb.com
  NEW YORK —“Game of Thrones” fans will be disappointed to hear that the show won’t be coming back in 2018. Instead, the final season of “Game of Thrones” will feature veterans of the show behind the scenes when it airs in 2019.
  HBO said Thursday that David Benioff, D.B. Weiss, David Nutter and Miguel Sapochnik will direct and Benioff and Weiss along with Bryan Cogman and Dave Hill will write the episodes. They will collaborate on the six episodes of the series&
  
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• Bills fans prepare for playoffs in Jacksonville

  04-01-2018 23:24 via wivb.com
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB)- Bitter temps and snow aren’t going to keep die-hard Buffalo Bills fans from their first playoffs in almost two decades.
  North Tonawanda native Brandon Shoemaker is flying out Friday evening to Jacksonville with a few of his friends; he bought tickets Sunday.
  “Pretty much as soon as the guy from Bengals scored and they won the game, we’re like we have to do this. Because I was like seven-years-old when they actually made the playoffs the last time,&rdq
  
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• Frozen iguanas falling from trees during cold snap in Florida

  04-01-2018 22:08 via wivb.com
  MIAMI BEACH, Fla. — It’s so cold in Florida that iguanas are falling from their perches in suburban trees. Temperatures dipped below 40 degrees Fahrenheit early Thursday in parts of South Florida, according to the National Weather Service in Miami.
  That’s chilly enough to immobilize the green iguanas common in the region.
  Palm Beach Post columnist Frank Cerabino tweeted a photograph of an iguana lying belly-up next to his swimming pool.
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• Buffalo Police warn of possible “stranger danger” incident involving masked man

  04-01-2018 21:58 via wivb.com
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – Buffalo Police are investigating a possible stranger-danger incident that occurred just before 9 a.m. Wednesday in the 600 block of E. Delavan.
  Police say a 17-year-old female student got off a school bus when an unknown male approached her.
  The white male was described as wearing a black ski mask and said something to the student before fleeing on foot.
  Anyone with information is asked to call Buffalo Police at 847-2255. Police say a 17-year-old female stu
  
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• Tips for staying safe in extreme cold

  04-01-2018 21:24 via wivb.com
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – With dangerously cold windchill temperatures expected for Friday into the weekend, the Erie County Department of Health is reminding WNY residents to keep safe from the cold.
  “Heat leaves your body more rapidly in severe cold, particularly as wind speed increases. If at all possible, try to stay indoors,” the health department warns. Trips outside should be kept as brief as possible.
  Here are some additional tips from ECDOH on staying safe in dangero
  
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• Driver evacuates students before school bus catches fire

  04-01-2018 19:50 via wivb.com
  SHERMAN, N.Y. (WIVB) — Sherman Central School says there was a fire on one of their buses before school Thursday morning.
  The school wrote on Facebook “Our driver, at the first sign of a problem, had students evacuate the bus.”
  The students had already been picked up before the bus caught fire.“SCS would like to thank our bus driver, our head of the bus garage, and our first responders from Stanley Hose for their amazing work and response in keeping our kids safe. Thank y
  
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• AAA and utility crews prepare for bone chilling cold in WNY

  04-01-2018 18:35 via wivb.com
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — “The day after day of cold temperatures is one of the worst things for your vehicle and for your battery,” said Elizabeth Carey, AAA Public Relations Director.
  Crews at AAA have been working around the clock responding to more than double the calls for things like dead car batteries due to the bone chilling cold.
  “In a typical January day we’d see about 600 calls for roadside assistance. Yesterday we saw well over a thousand calls,” said
  
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• Buffalo parents support decision to close schools Friday; other parents still waiting for word

  04-01-2018 17:22 via wivb.com
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – With dangerously cold wind chills in the forecast, Buffalo and Lockport schools, as well as several local charter schools, made the call as early as Wednesday to cancel classes Friday.
  Families who were dropping students off at School 81 on Tacoma Avenue Thursday morning said the Buffalo district made the right call.
  “I don’t think kids should be out waiting for school buses in super cold weather,” said Michele Fanton, who was taking her great-grand
  
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• Bills backer bars and restaurants in Jacksonville area

  04-01-2018 17:06 via wivb.com
  JACKSONVILLE, N.Y. (WIVB) — If you’re a Bills fan heading down to Jacksonville, but are planning to watch the game from a bar, there are a number of places you can see it among other fans.
  Here is a list of Buffalo Bills backer bars in the Jacksonville area, courtesy of the Bills:Lillian’s Sports Grill5393 Roosevelt BlvdJacksonville, FL904-388-4220
  Buffalo Wild Wings9550-26 Baymeadows Rd.Jacksonville, FL904-448-1293
  Senor Wings700 Blanding BlvdOrange Park, FL904-375-0476
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• Trump left ‘furious,’ ‘disgusted’ by Bannon over new book

  04-01-2018 16:23 via wivb.com
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump launched a scathing attack on former top adviser Steve Bannon, responding to a new book that portrays Trump as an undisciplined man-child who didn’t actually want to win the White House and quotes Bannon as calling his son’s contact with a Russian lawyer “treasonous.”
  Hitting back via a formal White House statement rather than a more-typical Twitter volley, Trump insisted Bannon had lit
  
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• List: Local suburbs prosper while Buffalo neighborhoods are distressed

  04-01-2018 16:06 via wivb.com
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Although many local suburbs and rural areas made New York Upstate’s list of most prosperous places upstate, many parts of Buffalo made the list of most distressed places.
  65 locations were on the list of prosperous places, with 11 of them being in Erie County. Factors include the following:Adults with a High School Diploma
  Low poverty rate
  Employed Prime-Age Adults
  Low Housing Vacancy Rate
  Median Income Ratio
  Low Change in Employment
  Low Change in Est
  
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• LIVE STREAM: Gov. Cuomo holds briefing on severe weather

  04-01-2018 15:53 via wivb.com
  NEW YORK, N.Y. (WIVB) — Gov. Cuomo is in New York City to hold a briefing on severe weather on the east coast.
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• Powerball jumps to $550M after no winning tickets sold

  04-01-2018 15:02 via wivb.com
  DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — No winning tickets were sold for the $460 million Powerball drawing.
  The winning numbers selected Wednesday night were 2, 18, 37, 39 and 42, and the Powerball number was 12.
  The jackpot jumps to an estimated $550 million for Saturday’s drawing. That would make it the nation’s 8th largest lottery prize ever.
  Powerball is played in 44 states, as well as Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. The odds of winning are one in 292.2 million.
  
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• Taco Bell adding $1 ‘nacho fries’ to its menu

  04-01-2018 14:54 via wivb.com
  COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (FOX21) — Taco Bell is serving up some hot potatoes!
  Starting Thursday, Jan. 25, the fast food chain will serve $1 “nacho fries.”
  The fries features a “bold Mexican seasoning” and also come with nacho cheese dipping sauce.
  Taco Bell has been beefing up its dollar menu to compete with other fast food chains, like McDonald’s.
  The restaurant, owned by Yum Brands, has been teasing fried potato offerings for nearly a year.
  Just last month, i
  
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• New plan for abandoned rail line near Downtown

  04-01-2018 14:46 via wivb.com
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Build a ribbon of green to connect the community. That’s the bold vision for a project that would transform the old DL&W rail line into a linear park and greenbelt.
  The Western New York Land Conservancy thanks it’s the perfect way to connect Canalside with the Buffalo River and Solar City.
  “We’re gathered to celebrate an opportunity,” WNY Land Conservancy Executive Director Nancy Smith proclaimed during a Wednesday news conference.
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• Spotify facing $1.6 billion lawsuit

  04-01-2018 13:24 via wivb.com
  (WIVB) — Spotify is facing a $1.6 billion lawsuit for violating U.S. copyright laws.
  Wixen Music Publishing claims Spotify used more than 10,000 songs without a license.
  Those songs include Tom Petty’s “Free Fallin'” and works by artists like The Doors, Neil Young and Missy Elliott.
  U.S. law requires two copyrights for every song — one for the actual recording, and one for the composition.
  Spotify has not commented on the matter.
  
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• Local school districts close schools Friday due to frigid temperatures

  04-01-2018 05:34 via wivb.com
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — The dangerous cold caused several school to close on Friday. Buffalo Public Schools and Lockport school will be closed January 5th. Other districts say they haven’t made the call just yet.
  The sign at Niagara Falls High School reads that it’s 23 degrees as of Wednesday night. With wind chills expected to be well below zero Friday, many parents are calling for school to be closed.
  “We have received calls of why don’t you close now, make sure th
  
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• Powerball winning numbers announced for $460 million jackpot

  04-01-2018 05:22 via wivb.com
  CBS NEWS – The winning Powerball numbers drawn Wednesday were 2, 18, 37, 39, 42 and the Powerball number is 12. The jackpot is $460 million.
  There is a one-time cash option of $291 million.
  Powerball tickets are $2. If there is no winner, the next jackpot will be Saturday.
  There was no winner in Tuesday’s Mega Millions’ drawing, pushing the jackpot up to $418 million for Friday’s drawing.
  The odds of winning one of the jackpots is roughly one in 259 million for Mega Milli
  
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• Bills fans help raise over $30,000 in one day for Bengals WR Tyler Boyd’s fundraiser

  04-01-2018 05:16 via wivb.com
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – Bills fans helped raise over $30,000 in one day for Bengals wide right Tyler Boyd’s fundraising effort.
  Boyd caught Bengals QB Andy Dalton’s game-winning pass Sunday, clinching a long-awaited play-off spot for the Buffalo Bills.
  For any of the fans at Buffalo still generous enough to donate here is the link to help support my cause Thank You https://t.co/UaQBtZW6KQ
  — Tyler Boyd (@boutdat_23) January 3, 2018As a thank you gesture, Bills fans have bee
  
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• Governor Cuomo delivers his State of the State Address

  04-01-2018 03:49 via wivb.com
  ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) – New York Governor Andrew Cuomo delivered his State of the State Address on Wednesday.
  According to the governor’s office, Gov. Cuomo’s agenda includes a full package of legislative reforms, robust investments and targeted actions – from a comprehensive women’s rights agenda to a first-in-the-nation plan to fight the federal tax assault to nation-leading criminal justice reforms – that will increase opportunity for New Yorkers
  
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• State Attorney General reaches settlement with Amherst fencing company

  04-01-2018 03:42 via wivb.com
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – The New York State Attorney General’s Office says a settlement has been reached with an Amherst fencing company and its owner.
  Eric Schneiderman says Fred Denormand of Classic Fence has accepted advanced payments from more than 20 people for a total of $50,000.
  Scheiderman said all those involved will get their money back.
  If you have been impacted, you have until Feb. 26 to submit a complaint to the State Attorney General’s Office. 
  
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• Trump signs order disbanding voter fraud commission

  04-01-2018 02:51 via wivb.com
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump has signed an executive order disbanding his voter fraud commission.
  A White House statement is blaming the decision on numerous states that have refused to provide voter information to the Presidential Advisory Commission on Election Integrity.
  White House spokeswoman Sarah Huckabee Sanders says that, “Rather than engage in endless legal battles at taxpayer expense,” Trump has signed an order to dissolve the commission and asked the Dep
  
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• Peace Bridge will be lit in Bills’ colors this weekend

  04-01-2018 02:24 via wivb.com
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – The Peace Bridge will be lit up in Buffalo Bills colors starting Friday evening to show support for the Bills’ playoff game against the Jacksonville Jaguars this Sunday.
  The bridge will be lit red, white, and blue Friday, Saturday, and Sunday evenings.
   
  
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• Elba community remembers Thruway crash victim

  04-01-2018 01:29 via wivb.com
  ELBA, N.Y. (WIVB)- A seat will be now empty at the New Covenant Church in Elba. A dear member of the congregation, 64 year old Edward Torres,  was killed during Tuesdays pileup on the Thruway.
  “I didn’t believe it,” said Pastor Edward Brown Jr.
  He and Torres were close friends for 25 years.
  “It’s been really hard, there’s nothing easy about it,” he said.
  NYS Police told News 4 Torres was traveling east on the Thruway, behind a tractor trailer.
  
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• WNY region one of the few not feeling impacts from nationwide police shortage

  04-01-2018 00:09 via wivb.com
  CHEEKTOWAGA, N.Y. (WIVB)– From small towns to major metropolitan areas, police departments across America are reporting they’re having issues filling squad cars. There is a shortage of applicants for open spots at dozens of police departments.
  “This area seems to be the exception,” said Jim Speyer, the Assistant Chief of Police for the Cheektowaga Police Department. “I don’t know if it’s because of industry and the economy here but young people stil
  
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• Cheetah at St. Louis Zoo gives birth to 8 cubs

  04-01-2018 00:09 via wivb.com
  ST. LOUIS (AP) — A cheetah named Bingwa at the St. Louis Zoo is a proud mother — eight times over.
  The zoo announced Wednesday that the 4-year-old cheetah gave birth Nov. 26 to eight cubs — three male and five female. It’s the largest litter of cheetah cubs ever delivered at the zoo. The average litter size is three to four cubs.
  In fact, the Association of Zoos and Aquariums has documented 430 litters and said this is the first time a cheetah mom has given birth to and r
  
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• New York residents have purchased over 20 percent of Bills vs. Jaguars tickets on Vivid Seats

  04-01-2018 00:05 via wivb.com
  JACKSONVILLE, Florida (WIVB) – More than 20 percent of tickets for Sunday’s Buffalo Bills vs. Jacksonville Jaguars playoff game have been purchased by people with NY zip codes, ticket reseller Vivid Seats reported Wednesday.
  According to Vivid Seats, about About 20% of the tickets purchased for Sunday's #jaguars #bills playoff game were bought by people with NY ZIP codes — that's the largest representation of a home state fanbase of any "road team" playing in this weekend's wil
  
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• Buffalo travelers expecting to feel ripple effect from East Coast storm

  04-01-2018 00:00 via wivb.com
  CHEEKTOWAGA, N.Y. (WIVB) — It’s a busy Wednesday at the Buffalo Niagara International Airport as more than 2000 travelers are finding flights after theirs were canceled due to low visibility from the snow storm here on Tuesday. Meanwhile, the passengers have a short window to find time to fly if they’re heading to many east coast cities which are expecting a major snow storm.
  “Our flight schedule is very heavily weighted toward the east coast,” said Bill V
  
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