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• Georgia Senate blasts NFL denial of ‘Please Stand’ ad

  03-02-2018 22:04 via wivb.com
  ATLANTA (AP) — The debate over whether the NFL should let players kneel during the national anthem flared up in state government this week as some legislators and a governor disparaged the league.Georgia senators unanimously passed a resolution Thursday denouncing the NFL for allowing players to kneel but not letting a veterans group advertise in the printed game program for the Super Bowl. South Carolina Republican Gov. Henry McMaster
  
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• NFL rejects veterans group’s ad for Super Bowl program

  03-02-2018 22:00 via wivb.com
  MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The NFL has denied advertising space in the Super Bowl program for a veterans group that declined to alter language about standing for the national anthem.NFL spokesman Brian McCarthy confirmed Tuesday that American Veterans, or AMVETS , submitted an advertisement last week to the third-party publisher of the game program with the message, “Please Stand.”
  McCarthy said t
  
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• ‘The Patchwork Theatre’ brings performing arts to Niagara Falls

  03-02-2018 19:54 via wivb.com
  NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y. (WIVB) – Niagara Falls is home to a lot of hidden gems. One of those is a theatre on Pine Avenue in one of the city’s historic buildings.
  Rosemarie Lorenti, Co-Founder of the Patchwork Theatre of Niagara told News 4,”The reason that we have the name ‘The Patchwork Theatre’ is because we have all of these remnants patched together.”
  Inside the NAAC, the old Niagara Falls High School, sits The Patchwork Theatre.
  William Horn, Co-Founder
  
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• Give Kids A Smile Day: offering free dental care to area families

  03-02-2018 19:01 via wivb.com
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) –  Since kicking off the “Give Kids A Smile,” program the University at Buffalo has treated nearly 10 thousand kids from our area, providing free dental care one day a year.
  It’s a part of a national effort to teach children good dental health habits while they’re young to avoid major oral health problems later in life.
  Among the several hundred volunteers who keep the day running smoothly is Dr. Mary Beth Dunn. She said, “We’re
  
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• Worker opens up after sending false missile alert: ‘I did what I was trained to do’

  03-02-2018 18:29 via wivb.com
  (KOHN)- For the first time, the fired state worker who sent a false missile alert is speaking out.
  On Saturday, Jan. 13, at 8:07 a.m., a Hawaii Emergency Management Agency employee mistakenly sent a statewide emergency alert to cell phones that read: “Ballistic missile threat inbound to Hawaii. Seek immediate shelter. This is not a drill.”
  The alert created widespread panic, and a follow-up alert wasn’t sent until 38 minutes later: “There is no missile threat or danger to
  
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• Bulls stay hot at home with win over Western Michigan

  03-02-2018 04:35 via wivb.com
  AMHERST, N.Y. (WIVB) – One loss in the MAC was all it took for the Buffalo men to get back to their winning ways…
  In front of a crowd of over 6,600 at Alumni Arena, UB knocked off Western Michigan 92-86. It was the largest crowd in arena history since it was reconfigured.
  Before tip off, the Bulls honored junior Nick Perkins who has eclipsed 1,000 career points. The Buffalo big man finished the game with 17 points and six rebounds off the bench.
  After a hot shooting performance
  
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• Ice rink at Nichols school to be renamed amid teacher misconduct investigation

  03-02-2018 04:32 via wivb.com
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — The memorial ice rink at Nichols private school in Buffalo is getting a new name. The change comes weeks after an investigation revealed several teachers had inappropriate relationships with students. Hundreds of people signed a petition for the Dann Memorial Ice Rink to be renamed. As of Friday night, the name had already been removed from the building.
  It’s not clear what the ice rink at Nichols school will be called, but it’s no longer known as the &ls
  
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• VIDEO: Congressman Chris Collins weighs in on Nunes memo

  03-02-2018 04:30 via wivb.com
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – Congressional Republicans claim in a now-declassified memo that the FBI relied “extensively” on information from a politically motivated source to drum up dirt on Donald Trump during his 2016 campaign.
  The White House released the memo Friday, despite requests by the FBI and the Dept. of Justice to keep it secret.
  Congressman Chris Collins (R-Clarence) stopped by News 4 Friday to discuss the memo’s contents.
   
  
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• Students at Tonawanda elementary school make “Valentines for Vets”

  03-02-2018 04:15 via wivb.com
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – Some youngsters took time Friday to show how much they appreciate local veterans.
  About 200 first- and second-graders in at Hoover Elementary in the Town of Tonawanda School District made valentines for local veterans- a program that State Sen. Chris Jacobs has been putting on since he was Erie County Clerk.
   
  
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• Crumpton’s double-double powers Griffs past Marist

  03-02-2018 04:09 via wivb.com
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – Niagara Falls native Jermaine Crumpton scored 18 points and hauled in 16 rebounds to help Canisius rally from an 11-point deficit for a 73-67 win over Marist on Friday.
  Isaiah Reese and Takal Molson each had 21 in the win for the Griffs, who pushed their overall record to 14-9.
  In total, over the final seven minutes Canisius outscored Marist 18-9 — and held the Red Foxes to just three field goals over that span — as they improve to 8-2 in Metro Atlantic A
  
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• Mother who left baby in plastic bag for 72 hours sentenced to nine years

  03-02-2018 04:05 via wivb.com
  ELMIRA, N.Y. (18 NEWS) – Harriette Hoyt, the mother who abandoned her eight-month-old baby in a garbage bag outside of a home on Walnut St., in the City of Elmira last August, has been sentenced to serve nine years in prison.
  Hoyt agreed to plead guilty to attempted murder in the second degree back in December in order to receive a lesser sentence.
  If Hoyt had gone to trial and was found guilty of attempted murder, she could have faced up to 25 years in prison.
  Along with her sentence
  
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• Elton John show in Buffalo sold out

  03-02-2018 04:02 via wivb.com
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – If you were hoping to get tickets to see Elton John’s farewell world tour when it makes a stop in Buffalo, you may be out of luck.
  The Sept. 15 show at Keybank Center is sold out.
  Tickets ranged from $50 to $225, plus tax.
  Some tickets are already on sale on the secondary market at places like Stub Hub.
   
  
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• Buffalo Police investigating disturbing video depicting child pornography

  03-02-2018 03:20 via wivb.com
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – Buffalo Police are looking into a very disturbing video depicting child pornography that has been circulating on Facebook Friday.
  Police have opened an investigation into the matter and the FBI has been notified.  It’s unclear whether the video originated in Buffalo.
  Police say you could be charged with a federal crime for sharing the video on social media.
  We’ll have more information as it becomes available.
  
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• Memories of the Minneapolis Super Bowl featuring the Buffalo Bills!

  03-02-2018 02:01 via wivb.com
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — This weekend’s Super Bowl in Minneapolis is stirring memories among Bills fans because the last time that city hosted a Super Bowl, it featured the Buffalo Bills!
  Of course, the Bills came out on the losing end of Super Bowl XXVI versus the Washington Redskins 37-24, but it was still a thrill ride from start to finish and an experience that fans, players, and Minnesotans won’t forget!
  My mission in Minneapolis back in 1992 was to cover Bills fans for News
  
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• Hawaii man says he’s devastated about sending missile alert

  03-02-2018 01:53 via wivb.com
  HONOLULU (AP) — The ex-Hawaii employee who sent a false missile alert last month says he’s devastated about causing panic, but he believed it was a real attack at the time.
  The man in his 50s spoke to reporters Friday on the condition he not be identified because he fears for his safety after receiving threats.
  He says the on-duty call he received on Jan. 13 didn’t sound like a drill. However, state officials say other workers clearly heard the word “exercise” repea
  
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• Sabres’ Larsson suspended two games for cross-check

  03-02-2018 01:50 via wivb.com
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – Sabres forward Johan Larsson will sit the next two games after being suspended by the league for cross-checking Vincent Trocheck in the face in the final seconds of Buffalo’s 4-2 loss Thursday night.
  Although he has no prior history, the NHL Department of Player Safety ruled, that while Larsson did not intend to hit Trocheck in the face, his stick rides up his shoulder and to the face which is not a hockey play.
  “When a player attempts to intentionally us
  
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• Super Bowl tickets up 31% over last year

  03-02-2018 00:49 via wivb.com
  (CNN) –  The New England Patriots are looking for a sixth title on Sunday when they face the Philadelphia Eagles in Super Bowl LII. That would tie the Pittsburgh Steelers for most Super Bowl wins.
  Haven’t bought your ticket yet? The cheapest ones left cost nearly $3,000, according to StubHub.
   Tickets on the site were up 31% compared to the cost of last year’s Super Bowl two days out.The average cost of attendance for Sunday’s game is also up over last year
  
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• Buffalo teachers file grievance over bed bugs at School 37

  03-02-2018 00:39 via wivb.com
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Parents and teachers are fed up with bed bugs at Buffalo Public School 37.
  Parents received a letter from the district last week that stated an individual in the building had possible bug bites.
  The Buffalo Teachers Federation (BTF) says school officials aren’t doing enough to handle the problem.
  A Buffalo parent, Michelle Eggleston, says her 7 year-old son goes to School 37. Eggleston says she pulled him out of school last Friday because the issue wasn’t
  
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• Tonawanda woman sentenced to probation, community service for stealing $18,000 from school

  03-02-2018 00:09 via wivb.com
  TONAWANDA, N.Y. (WIVB) – A Tonawanda woman who pleaded guilty to stealing over $18,000 from a Tonawanda Elementary School was sentenced to three years probation and 200 hours of community service Friday.
  Jennifer Seyfang, 38, has admitted to stealing more than $18,000 from July 2016 to Sept. 2017, while she was serving as PTA treasurer at Charles A. Lindberg Elementary.
  Seyfang also admitted to attempting to take more than $9,500 from the Greater Buffalo Gymnastics Booster Club when she wa
  
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