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• Canisius, Niagara fall on the road

  18-02-2018 23:52 via wivb.com
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Isaiah Reese had a chance at the buzzer to lift Canisius to a seventh straight victory — but his attempt was blocked by Rider in an 83-82 loss to the Broncos.
  Reese finished with 23 points while Niagara Falls native Jermaine Crumpton powered the Griffs with 24.  Trailing by four at the half, Crumpton scored nine straight points to open the second stanza to give Canisius a 53-49 lead with a little more than 17 minutes to play.
  Prior to his miss at the buzze
  
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• FULL SPECIAL: Western New York’s Hidden History

  18-02-2018 21:58 via wivb.com
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – Western New York’s Hidden History looks at the impact African Americans have had on WNY.
  You can watch the special on WNLO Saturday 2/24 and Sunday 2/25 at 6:30 p.m.
   
  
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• Death of Buffalo man found on ice in Pennsylvania bay ruled accidental

  18-02-2018 20:30 via wivb.com
  ERIE, Pa. (AP modified) — Authorities say the death of a Buffalo man found on the ice in Presque Isle Bay in northwestern Pennsylvania has been ruled accidental.
  The Erie County Coroner says the body of 65-year-old Thomas Fields of Buffalo was recovered at the foot of Dobbins Landing on Saturday morning.
  Coroner Lyell Cook says Fields, a former Erie resident, was visiting family but wandered away at about midnight. Erie police say surveillance video shows him alone when
  
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• ‘Black Panther’ blows away box office with $192M weekend

  18-02-2018 20:21 via wivb.com
  NEW YORK (AP) — Already a much-celebrated pop-culture milestone, “Black Panther” is now a record-setting smash at the box office, too.The Marvel superhero film blew past expectations, with $192 million in ticket sales in North America over the weekend, according to studio estimates Sunday. That makes “Black Panther” the fifth-biggest opening weekend ever, not accounting for inflation.
  The only films with a higher grossing opening weekend are “Star Wa
  
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• Police warn of scam, people impersonating water authority employees

  18-02-2018 03:36 via wivb.com
  ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (WIVB) — A scam alert is putting neighbors in Orchard Park on high alert. Police say someone is impersonating Erie County Water Authority workers to get inside people’s homes. Officers say this isn’t the first time this has happened.
  For Helena Boronkay this latest case of a home burglary scam hits too close to home.
  “This is a very quiet street, not a whole lot of dollars floating on this street,” said Helena Boronkay.
  She says now she’s ev
  
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• Police warn of people impersonating county employees, says it’s a scam

  18-02-2018 03:36 via wivb.com
  ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (WIVB) — A scam alert is putting neighbors in Orchard Park on high alert. Police say someone is impersonating Erie County Water Authority workers to get inside people’s homes. Officers say this isn’t the first time this has happened.
  For Helena Boronkay this latest case of a home burglary scam hits too close to home.
  “This is a very quiet street, not a whole lot of dollars floating on this street,” said Helena Boronkay.
  She says now she’s ev
  
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• Niagara Falls Underground Railroad museum almost ready to open

  18-02-2018 02:41 via wivb.com
  NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y. (WIVB)- A new museum in Niagara Falls will take visitors through often forgotten history. The Niagara Falls Underground Railroad Heritage Center opens on May 4.
  The last few walls are going up before the exhibits are assembled. The exhibit elements were just delivered Friday.
  “It’s emotional for a lot of us,” said Bill Bradberry, the chairman of the Underground Railroad Heritage Area Corp. “This is, in a sense, the end of a long trail and in anoth
  
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• Eden native Alex Iafallo returns home, nets assist in Kings’ win over Sabres

  18-02-2018 00:27 via wivb.com
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – The last time the Kings won in Buffalo, Alex Iafallo was nine years old.
  Playing in his first game back home, in a building he frequently cheered on the Blue & Gold, the Eden native recorded an assist as the Kings beat the Sabres 4- to earn their first win in Buffalo in 15 years.
  “My buddy is in the corner by the Zamboni door and I just kind of looked at him for a second,” Iafallo said after the Kings opened up a 3-0 lead.  “It was a pretty
  
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• UB women knock off Akron, punch ticket to MAC tournament

  18-02-2018 00:05 via wivb.com
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – The UB Women’s Basketball team continued its run of dominance, knocking of Akron 85-71 and earning a bye to the quarterfinals of the MAC Tournament in Cleveland in March.
  Summer Hemphill led the way with 18 points and nine rebounds as the Bulls picked up their fifth straight win to improve to 21-4 overall and 12-2 MAC play.  The 12 wins in conference action are their most in program history.  UB also improved to 10-0 on home court this season.
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