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• Williamsville man pleads guilty to receiving child pornography

  23-02-2018 23:46 via wivb.com
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – A Williamsville man has pleaded guilty to receiving child pornography.
  Christopher Chase, 50, of Williamsville, will face a minimum of five years in prison, a maximum of 20, and a $250,000 fine when he’s sentenced June 6.
  According to the assistant U.S. attorney handling the case, between March 10 and April 2, Chase engaged in sexually explicit online conversations with an undercover law enforcement officer posing as a 15-year-old girl.
  Chase asked the undercov
  
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• Rochester police make arrest after ‘credible’ threat against East High

  23-02-2018 23:30 via wivb.com
  ROCHESTER, NY (WROC) – Rochester police have arrested a student after a threat was made against East High.
  Officers say they were informed by the district about the threat on the East High School Facebook page.
  “I’m coming tomorrow morning and I’m going to shoot all you b—–,” the message read, according to police.
  After an investigation, police say they found a shotgun at the girl’s home. Further, officers determined the suspect, 21-year-old Abagai
  
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• NF Police: shots fired at home with children inside

  23-02-2018 23:15 via wivb.com
  NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y. (WIVB) — Some neighbors in Niagara Falls are on edge after a gunman opened fire, hitting a home Thursday evening.
  Niagara Falls Police say someone shot at a house in the 600 block of 22nd Street multiple times with a shot gun around 10 pm.
  Several bullet holes could be seen from the front of the home.
  “Officers were able to locate a home that had been shot multiple times, sustaining damage throughout the house as a result of the shots,” said Lt. John Conti,
  
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• Cheektowaga Police want post office to consider changes amid new scam

  23-02-2018 22:47 via wivb.com
  CHEEKTOWAGA, N.Y. (WIVB) – Cheektowaga Police are calling on the U.S. Postal Service to consider changes, with a new scam becoming more and more popular. It involves a change of address form.
  Assistant Chief Jim Speyer says scammers are using post office forms to fraudulently change the address of some people.
  “We’ve had three in the past two months right here in Cheektowaga,” Speyer said.
  Once that’s done, Speyer says scammers open credit cards or loans in the
  
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• Newfane high school administrators respond to alleged threat

  23-02-2018 21:50 via wivb.com
  NEWFANE, N.Y. (WIVB) – A Newfane high school student was detained after allegedly making threats in the hallway Friday morning.
  In a letter posted on the Newfane Central School District website Friday morning, Newfane High School principal Dan Bedette said that another student overheard the conversation and reported it to school officials. The student who allegedly made the comments was immediately removed from the hallway and detained in the office for questioning.
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• Vehicle hits security barrier near White House

  23-02-2018 21:48 via wivb.com
  (CNN) – A passenger vehicle hit a security barrier near the White House on Friday, according to the Secret Service, though it didn’t breach the secure complex that surrounds the executive mansion.The Secret Service said the driver of the vehicle was female and was immediately apprehended by uniformed officers.The incident occurred at 17th and E streets NW in Washington, on the west side of the White House complex.President Donald Trump is at the White House, having just complet
  
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• Bradford police investigating reported threat at high school

  23-02-2018 20:11 via wivb.com
  BRADFORD, Pa. (WIVB) — Police in Bradford, Pennsylvania responded to another school-related threat this week.
  During the week, police responded to four separate incidents at Floyd C. Fretz Middle School over the course of three days.
  On Friday morning, police responded to a reported threat of violence at Bradford Area High School.
  The school was put in a “shelter in place” status when the school resource officer was made aware of the threat.
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• 3 indicted following 2016 death of former Bills player

  23-02-2018 19:41 via wivb.com
  DETROIT (WIVB) — Three people were indicted following the deaths of a former Buffalo Bills player and another man.
  In December of 2016, former player Robert Eddins IV and and Ricardo McFarlin were killed with a firearm, the DEA says.
  Officials charged the following men with interstate travel with intent to kill, injure or harass; interstate travel in aid of unlawful activity; heroin and cocaine distribution and firearm offenses:Michael DeAngelo Griffin, 34, of Birmingham, Alabama
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• TSA: PA woman with loaded gun at Buffalo airport arrested

  23-02-2018 19:30 via wivb.com
  CHEEKTOWAGA, N.Y. (WIVB) — A Pennsylvania woman was arrested after authorities say she had a loaded gun at the Buffalo-Niagara International Airport.
  TSA officials stopped the Erie woman from bringing a 9mm handgun with six bullets in it in a carry-on bag, they say.
  According to them, the gun was spotted in a checkpoint x-ray machine.
  “The bringing of a loaded firearm to the airport checkpoint is both dangerous and illegal,” TSA’s Upstate New York Federal Security Directo
  
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• Decision could come in future of 5 BPS teaching positions

  23-02-2018 18:26 via wivb.com
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — A decision could come Friday in the ongoing battle between Buffalo Public Schools and the teachers’ union.
  Parents and teachers rallied Thursday, trying to get Buffalo Mayor Byron Brown to stop the transfer of five teaching positions.
  The union wants to stop teachers from having to do non-teaching jobs, like bathroom patrol.
  The district proposed cutting the positions from City Honors and hiring 16 teaching aides to perform those duties.
  Parents and students ar
  
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• Music therapy programs helps people struggling with substance abuse

  23-02-2018 18:13 via wivb.com
  SANBORN, N.Y. (WIVB) — “The whole group starts with a song, we all introduce our names and how we’re feeling that day with a song. Some people play guitar, percussion instruments, stuff like that,” said Cory McMillan, a resident at Horizon Village.
  Cory McMillan says music therapy helps him express himself.
  “I hop in with a guitar in this program and I just start wailing away and getting everything out and learning about myself and stuff,” said McMillan.
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• Buffalo man sentenced for killing ex-girlfriend’s boyfriend

  23-02-2018 17:22 via wivb.com
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — A Buffalo man was sentenced to 27 and two-thirds to 33 years in prison following a fatal stabbing.
  This past April, Hillard Smith, 47, broke into his ex-girlfriend’s N. Division St. home and attacked her boyfriend, Justin Johnson, 42, with a knife.
  Johnson was taken to ECMC, where he died five days later.
  Smith was convicted of manslaughter, burglary, assault, menacing, criminal possession of a weapon and criminal contempt. His sentencing took place on Fri
  
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• Buffalo’s Best Mac and Cheese: Mooney’s Sports Bar and Grill

  23-02-2018 16:56 via wivb.com
  KENMORE, N.Y. (WIVB) – We received tons of nominations and votes for this week’s Buffalo’s Best poll, but the place that came out on top really puts mac and cheese in the spotlight.
  Mooney’s Sports Bar and Grill has an entire page of its menu devoted just to different mac and cheese varieties.
  “From the original, which is regular mac and cheese, to stuffed banana pepper, Philly cheese steak, Reuben, there’s the bomb, which is a steak and stuffed hot pepper. Th
  
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• Cheektowaga police warn of identity theft scam

  23-02-2018 16:44 via wivb.com
  CHEEKTOWAGA, N.Y. (WIVB) — Cheektowaga police are warning of a new identity theft scam.
  In the scam, police say the thief uses the post office to change the victim’s mailing address, thus sending their mail somewhere else.
  In two of three cases investigated by police, they say the mail was diverted to an address in Florida, and in the third, the address was changed to one that the victim used many years ago.
  According to police, the thief in cases like this can open credit cards or l
  
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• New UB study warns about letting kids sip alcohol

  23-02-2018 16:25 via wivb.com
  AMHERST, N.Y. (WIVB) — Parents may think they’re doing good by allowing their kids to sip and taste alcohol in front of them, but new research from the University at Buffalo raises real concerns about the practice.
  “Most parents think that it reduces harm because it sort of reduces kids’ curioursity about alcohol use because they get to taste it,” UB Psychology Professor Craig Colder explained.
  Tasting that forbidden fruit could be far from fruitful, according to Co
  
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• SpaceX launches Spanish satellite, 2 others from California

  23-02-2018 16:16 via wivb.com
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — An Earth-observation satellite built for Spain and two experimental satellites for internet service were successfully launched into orbit from California at dawn Thursday, creating a brief light show as it arced over the Pacific Ocean west of Los Angeles.
  A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, reusing a first stage that had flown on a previous launch, lifted off at 6:17 a.m. from Vandenberg Air Force Base.
  Californians were hoping for a repeat of the spectacle that occurred
  
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• Walmart to launch new online home shopping experience

  23-02-2018 14:24 via wivb.com
  NEW YORK (AP) — Bohemian or traditional?
  Walmart is launching a new online home shopping experience in the coming weeks that will let shoppers discover items based on their style.
  The move, announced Thursday, is the first glimpse of the company’s broader campaign to redesign its site with a focus on fashion and home furnishings. The overhauled website will be launched later this year and will mirror how people shop for different items. While some purchases like groceries are tr
  
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• Ex-Trump campaign associates face more charges

  23-02-2018 13:48 via wivb.com
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Dramatically escalating the pressure and stakes, special counsel Robert Mueller filed additional criminal charges Thursday against President Donald Trump’s former campaign chairman and his business associate.
  The filing adds allegations of tax evasion and bank fraud and significantly increases the legal jeopardy facing Paul Manafort, who managed Trump’s campaign for several months in 2016, and longtime associate Rick Gates. Both had already faced the
  
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• UB professor’s research raises concerns about letting kids try alcohol

  23-02-2018 13:16 via wivb.com
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — New research from a UB psychologist raises red flags about allowing your kids to test alcohol.
  The “sip and taste” approach is more common than you probably think.
  Most research shows 1/3 of kids will taste alcohol with their parents’ permission before they turn 12.
  Professor Craig Colder says “Most parents think this is a protective strategy. They think it’s an effective way of teaching kids how to manage drinking as they get older
  
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• Video shows bullet holes in Niagara Falls home

  23-02-2018 12:47 via wivb.com
  NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y. (WIVB) — Police surrounded a home on 22nd St. in Niagara Falls.
  Video shot by The Action shows several bullet holes in the home.
  They report there were people, including children inside, when the shots were fired around 10 p.m. on Thursday, but no one was hurt.
  Overnight, News 4 contacted police, but no other details were released.
  
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• Who makes Buffalo’s best meatball?

  23-02-2018 11:15 via wivb.com
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — We want to know who you think makes Buffalo’s best meatball!
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• Scandella beats buzzer for Sabres win

  23-02-2018 05:56 via wivb.com
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB)- The Sabres snapped their 3-game losing streak in dramatic fashion on Thursday night. Marco Scandella scored the game-winning goal with less than a second left in overtime, sending the Sabres to a 3-2 win over Detroit.Evander Kane, whose days in a Sabres uniform are likely numbered, scored a goal in the second period to give Buffalo a 2-1 advantage.That would remain the score until 1:25 left in regulation. Detroit’s Justin Abdelkader pulled the Red Wings into a 2-2 tie
  
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• Police credit woman in Connecticut with saving her sister’s life in WNY

  23-02-2018 04:50 via wivb.com
  CITY OF TONAWANDA, N.Y. (WIVB) — A woman in the city of Tonawanda almost died from an overdose. Police say a phone call from a woman in Connecticut helped save the woman’s life.
  “She said something’s wrong, she doesn’t sound right, she sounds lethargic,” said Captain Fredric Foels, with City of Tonawanda police.
  It was a frantic call from a woman in Connecticut, not the typical call for city of Tonawanda police. But it’s one Captain Fredric Foels says he
  
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• CBS Evening News anchor, WNY native Jeff Glor assists in “State of the City” address

  23-02-2018 03:30 via wivb.com
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – Mayor Byron Brown got a high-profile assist with his “State of the City” address Thursday from an accomplished native son.
  Jeff Glor, anchor of the CBS Evening News, appeared in a video which ran before the mayor began his speech.
  Glor grew up in Tonawanda and told News 4 Thursday that he was happy to lend a hand here in WNY when the mayor’s office reached out to him.
  “Buffalo, this is our time,” Glor said. “Any time I have a chanc
  
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• UB releases 2018 football schedule

  23-02-2018 03:20 via wivb.com
   
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB)-  Fresh off a six-win, bowl-eligible season, the University at Buffalo football team announced it will kick off the 2018 campaign at home against Delaware State on Sept. 1. The Bulls released their entire 2018 football schedule on Thursday.
   Date
  Opponent
  Sept. 1
  DELAWARE STATE
  Sept. 8
  at Temple
  Sept. 15
  EASTERN MICHIGAN*
  Sept. 22
  at Rutgers
  Sept. 29
  ARMY WEST POINT
  Oct. 6
  at Central Michigan*
  Oct. 13
  AKRON*
  Oct. 20
  at Toledo*
  Oct. 30
  MIAMI (OH)*
  Nov. 6
  KENT
  
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• Western New York residents voice concerns over National Grid’s proposed rate hike

  23-02-2018 03:17 via wivb.com
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – On Thursday, Western New York residents got the change to voice their concerns about a proposed rate hike by National Grid to the Erie County Legislature.
  The utility wants to raise rates as much as 11 percent over the next three years.
  If granted, the average customer would see an increase of around $2.25 the first year. Lawmakers say National Grid wants to invest in infrastructure but are troubled by the timing and how it will affect customers.
  National Grid’
  
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• Millennials merging avocado obsession with marriage proposals

  23-02-2018 02:49 via wivb.com
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Have millennials finally taken things too far with the avocado? The superstar of the produce section has been eaten in everything from guacamole to trendy avocado toast, and now young adults are using the giant berry as a prop in their wedding proposals.
  The super food has become a millennial favorite because of its wealth of vitamins and minerals, as well as high level of “good fat” which nutritionists say lowers bad cholesterol. Apparently no longer content
  
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• Buffalo mayor: state of the city is ‘strong’

  23-02-2018 01:44 via wivb.com
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – Buffalo Mayor Byron Brown delivered his 12th State of the City address to a record crowd, Thursday, at the Buffalo Niagara Convention Center.
  Brown told the gathering of 1,700 civic, business, and government leaders the state of the city is “strong”, and he outlined his plans for building up the city and regional economy even further, inviting elected officials from the suburbs.
  The mayor touted the billions of state and federal dollars that have poured i
  
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• Sheriff: Armed school resource officer “never went in” to building in Florida mass shooting

  23-02-2018 00:34 via wivb.com
  ARKLAND, Fla. — The armed school resource officer assigned to Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School “never went in” last Wednesday while a gunman opened fire on students, Broward Sheriff Scott Israel said. The massacre police say was perpetrated by former student Nikolas Cruz left 17 dead and 15 wounded.
  Scot Peterson, the school resource deputy, was “absolutely” on campus through the event, armed and in uniform, Israel said Thursday. After seeing vide
  
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• Metro Rail expansion to Amherst moves forward

  23-02-2018 00:17 via wivb.com
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – Expanding the Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority’s light rail system to Amherst is moving forward now that its Board of Commissioners has given the green light to a nearly $5 million environmental review.
  The review is being funded by the New York State’s Buffalo Billion 2 initiative.
  The plan calls for expanding the light rail system from the existing University Station in Buffalo onto UB’s north campus in Amherst.
  “This isn’t s
  
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• Hidden crime: human trafficking in western New York

  23-02-2018 00:00 via wivb.com
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB)- Human trafficking is not a new problem in western New York, however it wasn’t until 2006 community advocacy groups received federal funding to help address it.
  Since then, funding has almost tripled. There are now more than a dozen groups working to combat this problem locally, with the Erie County Sheriff’s Office leading the charge.
  It’s an uphill battle though, because trafficking remains a largely under-reported crime.
  “Sarah,” a traff
  
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