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• First responders take extra precaution in frigid cold

  05-01-2018 23:49 via wivb.com
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB)- American Medical Response or AMR implemented new policies in October 2017 on how to wrap patients in inclement weather; already this winter the new training has come in handy.
  Regional Director of AMR of Western New York Thomas Maxian told News 4 in addition to packing vehicles with extra warming blankets, paramedics will put IV fluid bags on the dashboard of emergency vehicles to keep them warm.
  “When the body is cold, when the body is fighting to keep itself wa
  
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• CRIME STOPPERS: Up to $1,000 reward is offered for information on suspects in commercial larcenies

  05-01-2018 21:23 via wivb.com
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – A reward of up to $1,000 is being offered for information leading to the arrest or indictments of the people responsible for several commercial burglaries in Erie County, including burglaries at gas stations in Hamburg, Wales, and Marilla.Anyone with information is asked to call 716-867-6161.
  
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• Water board gives updates on main breaks in Niagara Falls

  05-01-2018 20:22 via wivb.com
  NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y. (WIVB) — The Niagara Falls Water Board says there were five main breaks caused by the cold weather this week.
  They occurred on 13th St., 77th St. and 102nd St. The breaks were repaired or addressed by the water board.
  Work on a major 36-inch water transmission line break, in the area of Niagara Falls Blvd. and 47th St., is expected to progress on Monday.
  CATCO, the repair contractor, will perform further excavations by mid-week. The contractor intends to complete u
  
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• Father of 3-year-old who was shot last week charged

  05-01-2018 19:58 via wivb.com
  TOWN OF BENNINGTON, N.Y. (WIVB) — A Wyoming County man has been charged after a 3-year-old was shot in the Town of Bennington.
  The Wyoming County Sheriff’s office says the boy was struck in the chest and shoulder area at a home in the Town of Bennington. The incident happened on the morning of December 30, the Sheriff’s office said.
  According to authorities, the boy was shot after handling the loaded gun himself. The shooting was ruled accidental.
  After the incident, the boy un
  
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• Mega Millions jackpot up to $450M; Powerball up to $570 million

  05-01-2018 19:29 via wivb.com
  DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The jackpot for the Mega Millions lottery game has climbed to $450 million, just hours before the drawing.
  The top prize was raised ahead of the drawing Friday night.
  Lottery officials also increased the jackpot of Powerball, the other national lottery game, to $570 million. That drawing will be Saturday night.
  The jackpots refer to the annuity options for both games, in which payments are made over 29 years. Most winners opt for cash options, which would be $2
  
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• Mayor Brown makes bet with Jacksonville mayor on Bills playoff game

  05-01-2018 19:18 via wivb.com
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Buffalo Mayor Byron Brown held a pep rally with Common Council President Darius Pridgen Friday morning as the Bills prepare to head to Jacksonville.
  (1) We “Billieve”! Team City Hall rallies together in Common Council Chambers to show our support for the @buffalobills ahead of their playoff game against the Jacksonville Jaguars this Sunday… pic.twitter.com/qoxOASg7p0
  — Byron W. Brown (@MayorByronBrown) January 5, 2018A bet was made betwe
  
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• U.S. Postal Carriers fight brutally cold temperatures on the job

  05-01-2018 18:37 via wivb.com
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — For Frank Franklin, delivering mail in bitter cold temperatures is nothing he hasn’t done before.
  “This is my 15th winter so you know not my first rodeo. I’ve been doing it for 15 years and each year I add a little more to my arsenal of winter clothing,” said Frank Franklin, U.S. Postal Carrier.
  But even though he has plenty of layers and plenty of experience, staying warm in single digit temperatures still doesn’t get easier.
  “I h
  
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• Schiller Park Senior Center, others open doors as warming shelters during brutal cold

  05-01-2018 17:36 via wivb.com
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – As Western New York deals with dangerously cold wind chills, nine senior centers and community centers in Buffalo have opened their doors as warming shelters.
  The Schiller Park Senior Center, for example, is open for any community member who needs to get out of the cold between 8 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. Friday.
  Cheryl Buttino, director of Senior Services for Schiller Park Community Services, told News 4 the Senior Center was only expecting a handful of people to take adva
  
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• Investigation: 10 teachers at Nichols School had inappropriate relationships with students

  05-01-2018 17:29 via wivb.com
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — An 85-page report from a law firm’s investigation says 10 teachers at Nichols School “had improper relationships with students over several decades,” according to the school.
  MORE | See the report here.
  The investigation was initiated by Nichols School’s Board of Trustees more than six months ago. 110 interviews with 76 people were conducted by Washington D.C.-based firm Crowell & Moring.
  “From the outset of this investigation,
  
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• McDermott: McCoy “will do things”

  05-01-2018 16:53 via wivb.com
  ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (WIVB) — Buffalo Bills Coach Sean McDermott gave an update on the team before their playoff game against the Jacksonville Jaguars.
  Running back LeSean McCoy continues to make progress after suffering an ankle injury against the Miami Dolphins this past Sunday.
  On Friday morning, McDermott said McCoy “will do things.” It is still not clear whether or not he will play against the Jaguars.
  Linebacker Matt Milano will not practice on Friday. He has not pract
  
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• Draped in black, Golden Globes will try on a new look

  05-01-2018 16:26 via wivb.com
  NEW YORK (AP) — The Golden Globes have always been the less serious stop in route to the Academy Awards — the boozy, bubbly awards show put on by a little-known group with sometimes confounding taste. But this year, a funny thing has happened: The Golden Globes mean something.
  The 75th annual Golden Globe Awards, to be presented in Beverly Hills, California, on Sunday night, will be the most prominent display yet for the “MeToo&rdquo
  
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• Winter clothing being distributed after “Operation Warm” drive

  05-01-2018 15:47 via wivb.com
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Thousands of clothing items will be going to people in need in the Buffalo area.
  True Bethel Baptist Church’s Mobile Outreach Ministry put on an “Operation Warm” donation drive this week.
  They collected more than 2,300 Winter coats, hats and gloves over a three-day period.
  “We have had an overwhelming demand for coats and hats from all over Western NY,” Elder Cambridge Boyd, the director of outreach for True Bethel Baptist Church, said.
  
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• Burst pipe destroys Keuka College art building

  05-01-2018 15:04 via wivb.com
  KEUKA, N.Y. (WROC-TV) — Keuka College is dealing with a devastating break in a water pipe on campus.
  The break caused heavy water damage inside Allen Hall, which is home to the school’s arts program and human resources.
  School officials say the pipe froze and then ruptured early in the evening on January 1.
  Ceilings collapsed and nearly all of the building’s electrical wiring, computers and art supplies were destroyed.
  It’s not known yet whether the college will demolish
  
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• More ear infections seen this time of year

  05-01-2018 14:30 via wivb.com
  (WIVB) — We often associate the extreme cold with illnesses such as influenza, but this time of year, doctors also treat more patients with ear infections.
  Most of the patients are children, but ear infections also occur in some adults.
  It’s not the cold itself that leads to the spike in infections, but the illnesses that typically spread this time of year.
  “It’s probably flu and other viruses that people get this time of year, and that sort of sets the kids up for ear in
  
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• ‘Jeopardy’ host Trebek has surgery for blood clots on brain

  05-01-2018 14:09 via wivb.com
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — Longtime “Jeopardy” host Alex Trebek had surgery for blood clots on the brain, but assured fans he’d be back reading clues to contestants soon.
  Trebek appeared in a video on the “Jeopardy” Facebook page Thursday to announce that he’d had the surgery during the show’s holiday break.
  Wearing a “Jeopardy” baseball cap and using the same tone he employs to explain difficult subjects on the show, T
  
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• Various flights to and from Buffalo airport cancelled

  05-01-2018 13:40 via wivb.com
  CHEEKTOWAGA, N.Y. (WIVB) — A number of Friday morning flights have been cancelled.
  Some flights that were intended to arrive at the Buffalo Niagara International Airport from places like New York City, Boston and Philadelphia were cancelled.
  In addition to the intended arrivals, some flights from the airport to those places were also cancelled.
  FLIGHTS | Keep track of flights to and from the Buffalo Niagara International Airport here.
  
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• Crews head to fix water main breaks early in the morning

  05-01-2018 12:53 via wivb.com
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Crews headed out into the extreme cold to begin repairing several broken water mains early Friday morning.
  Police had to block off part of Kenmore Ave. between Elmwood Ave. and Military Rd. A water main broke, partially flooding the street.
  The freezing water made the road icy and slippery. Around 2 a.m., that stretch of Kenmore Ave. was reopened.
  Part of Hertel Ave. is closed due to a water line that broke there.
  News 4 shot video of the scene outside West Hert
  
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• Neighbors want answers after hiring private snow plow contractor

  05-01-2018 05:42 via wivb.com
  CLARENCE CENTER, N.Y. (WIVB) — A group of neighbors say a snow plow driver left them out in the cold — and out hundreds of dollars. But the plow company is giving a bit of a different story.
  Amy Lipinski says she’s frustrated after paying $325 for ZHS Enterprises to plow snow around her home in Clarence Center.
  “He said he had multiple drivers, multiple trucks and it sounded like a great deal,” said Amy Lucinski.
  She was referred the owner, Brian Zoeller, by other n
  
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• Philly dad measures baby’s growth with cheesesteaks

  05-01-2018 04:46 via wivb.com
  PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A Philadelphia father put the city’s signature sandwich to use in a whole new way: measuring his baby’s size in cheesesteaks.
  Philly.com reports Thursday that computer programmer Brad Williams used a foolproof system he calls “Cheesesteak for Scale” to measure the growth of his son during the child’s first year in 2015.
  It started when he noticed his 2-week-old, Lucas Royce, was about the same size as a cheesesteak he’d brou
  
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• States with legal pot vow to fight Attorney General Sessions’ marijuana memo

  05-01-2018 02:07 via wivb.com
  LOS ANGELES — Attorney General Jeff Sessions issued a memo Thursday that reverses an Obama-era policy that enabled states to legalize marijuana without federal intervention. But that memo sparked swift reaction from officials in Washington state, where recreational marijuana has been legal for 5 years now.
  “We will not be bullied by an administration that seems obsessed with dismantling things that are actually working,” said Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan.
  In Colora
  
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• VIDEO: WNY native teaches students in Thailand the Bills “Shout Song”

  05-01-2018 02:00 via wivb.com
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – The Bills make people want to shout as far away as Thailand!
  A video of teacher Mackenzie Garner, who hails from WNY, teaching his English students in Thailand the Bills’ Shout song has gone viral on social media.
   
  
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• Local nursing home’s heat within ‘acceptable’ range, state says

  05-01-2018 00:58 via wivb.com
  WILLIAMSVILLE, N.Y. (WIVB) — The New York State Department of Health was called to investigate the conditions at Williamsville Suburban after complaints from relatives of residents and a report from the nursing home itself.
  However, although the administrator of the Union Road nursing home told News4 the state investigation is now closed, officials with the state Department of Health said their investigation is ongoing, and the nursing home will be monitored for the next several days.
  Offi
  
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• Some garbage pickups for Friday and Saturday postponed because of cold weather

  05-01-2018 00:39 via wivb.com
  NIAGARA, N.Y. (WIVB) – Due to extreme cold, some WNY municipalities will see their garbage pickup delayed.
  Allied Waste Services will cancel garbage pickup for the Town of Niagara for Friday and Saturday. All garbage to be picked up that day will be postponed until the normal pickup day next week.
  There will be no garbage and recycling pickup for the Town of Evans for Friday and Saturday.
  
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• Wellsville students prepare to send experiment to space

  05-01-2018 00:11 via wivb.com
  WELLSVILLE, N.Y. (WIVB) — Students from Wellsville High School are about to get an international lesson. They’re sending an experiment to the International Space Station. The students won a national competition, and if their experiment works, NASA’s astronauts could stand to benefit.
  “I have people talk to me all the time asking about the experiment,” said Wellsville Senior Tyler Watson. “Everyone seems to be really interested about the fact that Wellsvil
  
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