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• 7-month-old in critical condition; Buffalo mother and ex-boyfriend charged

  06-01-2018 23:54 via wivb.com
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB)-  Buffalo police have arrested a Buffalo woman and her ex-boyfriend after her 7-month-old was seriously injured on Friday.
  Police say 26-year-old Jasmine Mendez brought her infant son to Oishei Children’s Hospital with life threatening brain injuries early Friday morning. She was arrested and charged with endangering the welfare of a child.
  Sex Offense Detectives arrested the ex-boyfriend, 26-year-old Frank Redd early Saturday morning. Redd was charged h
  
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• NASA: Legendary astronaut, moonwalker John Young has died

  06-01-2018 22:14 via wivb.com
  Legendary astronaut John Young, who walked on the moon and later commanded the first space shuttle flight, has died, NASA said Saturday. Young was 87.The space agency said Young died Friday night at home in Houston following complications from pneumonia.
  NASA called Young one of its pioneers – the only agency astronaut to go into space as part of the Gemini, Apollo and space shuttle programs, and the first to fly into space six times. He was the ninth man
  
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• $450 million Mega Millions winning ticket sold in Florida

  06-01-2018 18:48 via wivb.com
  DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The winning ticket in the latest Mega Millions drawing was sold in Florida.One ticket matched all six numbers in Friday night’s drawing and will claim a $450 million grand prize. The Florida Lottery says the winning ticket was bought at a 7-Eleven convenience store in Port Richey. The retailer will receive a $100,000 bonus for selling the winning ticket.
  The winning numbers to claim the nation’s 10th-largest jackpot were 28-30-39-59-70-10.
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• The ripple effect: Bills players see more donations to charities’ after Dalton fundraising campaign

  06-01-2018 15:44 via wivb.com
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – Bills fans are celebrating a rare playoff game by pouring donations into Bengals  Quarter Back Andy Dalton’s charity.
  That win sealed the deal for the Bills to end their playoff drought.
  But Bills fans are sharing the good news by also contributing to local fundraising campaigns. Brooke Kibrick, Marketing and Event Coordinator, Olmsted Center For Sight said, “supporting an organization outside of Buffalo is great. But to have some of that m
  
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• Calls to AAA increasing due to bitter cold temperatures

  06-01-2018 05:52 via wivb.com
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – AAA has been slammed with calls during these bitterly cold temperatures. Crews have been working around the clock to help stranded drivers throughout the region.
  “That first day when its 12, or 2 or 20 below, it’s still a shock no matter how prepared you are for it,” said Dan Fisher, fleet manager for AAA.
  These brutally cold temperatures have been keeping Dan fisher pretty busy. He’s the fleet manager for AAA.
  When its dangerously cold, with
  
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• 2 planes collide on the ground at Toronto’s airport

  06-01-2018 04:21 via wivb.com
  TORONTO (AP) — Passengers were forced to evacuate via emergency slides in the frigid cold on Friday night after two planes collided on the ground at Toronto’s Pearson International Airport. No injuries have been reported.
  WestJet said an inbound from Cancun, Mexico with 168 passengers and a crew of six was stationary and waiting to go to a gate when it was struck by a Sunwing aircraft moving back from a gate.
  Video footage from the Westjet plane shows flames on the wing of one the pl
  
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• Fire crews on scene of two-alarm fire on Rano Street

  06-01-2018 02:59 via wivb.com
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – Buffalo Fire is responding to a two-alarm fire on Rano Street.
  News 4 is on the scene. We’ll have more information as it becomes available.
  
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• Silver Alert issued for missing Town of Tonawanda man

  06-01-2018 01:15 via wivb.com
  TONAWANDA, N.Y. (WIVB) – A Silver Alert has been issued for a missing 89-year-old man.
  Karl Muchow, 89, was last seen on Englewood Avenue at Starin Avenue.
  He is described as a white male, 5’6″, 200 lbs., with black hair and hazel eyes. He was last seen wearing a black jacket and black pants.
  He may be driving a 2015 Subaru Outback with the license plat ETS798 (New York).
  Anyone with information is asked to contact Town of Tonawanda Police at 716-876-5300.
  
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• Bills fans flock to local airports to head south

  06-01-2018 01:08 via wivb.com
  CHEEKTOWAGA, N.Y. (WIVB) — Buffalo Niagara International Airport has been a popular place for Bills fans over the past week.
  First, they showed up early Monday morning to welcome home their drought-busting team. And late this week, thousands could be seen catching a flight south to attend the Bills first playoff game in 17 seasons.
  It’s easy to see the minds of local fans changing, and it’s time to put regrets in the rear view.
  “The last 17 years has been a struggle,&rdqu
  
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• Duff’s, Bills spread the Buffalove to Cincinnati

  06-01-2018 00:33 via wivb.com
  CINCINNATI, OHIO (WIVB) – A “Buffalo” thank you has been delivered in Cincinnati.
  On Thursday night, Duff’s took a truckload of chicken wings on the road to Ohio, as a thank you to the Bengals for beating the Baltimore Ravens and sending the Buffalo Bills to the playoffs for the first time in 17 years.
  The Bengals decided to pay it forward. They donated the wings to The Children’s Home of Cincinnati. Some of the players helped to hand them out to kids today. They al
  
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