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• #11 UB thumps #6 USF to earn 1st NCAA Tournament win, 102-79

  17-03-2018 20:37 via wivb.com
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – The UB Women’s Basketball team made history on Saturday, winning their first NCAA Tournament game in program history with a rout over No. 6 South Florida, 102-79.
  Cierra Dillard led the way with 36 points, including a 7-for-13 effort from beyond the arc. As a team, the Bulls hit a season best 14 3-pointers.
  With the victory the Bulls advance to the 2nd Round where they will face No. 3 Florida State, which dispatched #14 Arkansas Little Rock 91-49.
  Trailing 24-1
  
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• Motorcycle rider injured at Shrine Circus

  17-03-2018 19:57 via wivb.com
  HAMBURG, N.Y. (WIVB)– An accident occurred at the Shrine Circus Saturday afternoon in Hamburg.
  23-year-old Tyler Burke of Sarasota, Florida crashed while performing as a motorcycle rider in the Motorcycle Globe of Death.
  He suffered a broken collarbone among other injuries and is currently hospitalized, according to Lyons Media.
  The Shrine Circus’s other shows at the Hamburg Fairgrounds will go on as scheduled at 2:30 p.m. and 7 p.m. today and three shows Sunday at 10 a.m., 2:30 p.m.
  
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• Driver loses control of vehicle, strikes pole and fence in Niagara Falls

  17-03-2018 17:44 via wivb.com
  NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y. (WIVB)— Just after 5 a.m. Saturday morning the Niagara Falls Police Crash Management Team responded to the scene of a one-vehicle accident at the intersection of 10th Street and Buffalo Avenue.
  Upon arrival, investigators say a 38-year-old man driving a 2014 Dodge Charger lost control of the vehicle around a curve while traveling southwest-bound on Buffalo Avenue.
  After losing control, the driver hit a snow-covered median, a city traffic light pole, and struck the fence
  
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• WATCH: Gold medalist and WNY native Emily Pfalzer speaks with media prior to her puck drop at Sabres game

  17-03-2018 17:02 via wivb.com
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• Pfalzer enjoying her Gold Medal in return to Buffalo

  17-03-2018 17:02 via wivb.com
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB)— Emily Pfalzer was all smiles on Saturday as she spoke to the media before her busy weekend in Buffalo.
  The former Buffalo Beaut and Western New York native is coming off a Gold Medal in Women’s Hockey from the Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea this past February.
  After appearances on the likes of Ellen and Jimmy Fallon, Pfalzer said she’s excited to be back home to see her former coaches and teammates.
  Pfalzer said while she’s enjoying the
  
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• Barn fire in Boston late Friday night

  17-03-2018 15:48 via wivb.com
  BOSTON, N.Y. (WIVB)— A barn fire closed down portions of Mayer Road and Zimmerman Road late Friday night in Boston.
  The North Boston Volunteer Fire Company said upon arrival the barn was fully engulfed.
  Crews on scene were able to save the main house, garage, and building containing maple syrup evaporator (the owners home and business) with minor damage.
  
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• Top 4 tips from a professional organizer for Spring Cleaning your home

  17-03-2018 14:27 via wivb.com
  HAMBURG, N.Y. (WIVB) – It may still feel like winter outside, but spring really is just around the corner, and professional organizer Jennifer Ford Berry says now is the time to start Spring Cleaning your home.
  “You just have to realize that it took a long time to accumulate the clutter. It is going to take a while to simplify,” she noted.
  Ford Berry wrote the book on simplification and organization – literally. She’s author of the whole “Organize Now!”
  
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• Dog sent overseas by mistake returned to Kansas family

  17-03-2018 03:51 via wivb.com
  WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — A dog that United Airlines mistakenly flew to Japan is back with its family in Kansas.
  The 10-year-old German shepherd named Irgo arrived at a Wichita airport Thursday night after a flight on a private plane that United chartered from Japan.
  Kara Swindle and her two children took a United flight Tuesday from Oregon to Kansas City, Missouri, during a move to Wichita, Kansas.
  When they went to pick up Irgo, they were shown a Great Dane that was supposed to go to Japan.
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• Dentists see a jump in emergency visits days after St. Patrick’s Day

  17-03-2018 03:49 via wivb.com
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — As hundreds of people get ready to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day in Buffalo, local dentists say the holiday has them seeing green as they’re gearing up for more emergency visits.
  From the St. Patrick’s Day parades to the parties, it’s that time of year again where the entire city of Buffalo is seeing green.
  But after a day of drinking, it’s a bit of bad luck that can land many people at the dental office.
  “When people are drinking ob
  
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• Aretha Franklin cancels concerts due to doctor’s orders

  17-03-2018 03:24 via wivb.com
  NEW YORK (AP) — Aretha Franklin is canceling two upcoming concerts on doctor’s orders.
  The Queen of Soul’s management team says in a statement Friday that Franklin will not perform March 25 at the New Jersey Performing Arts Center in Newark, New Jersey. That show would have taken place on her 76th birthday.
  Franklin also won’t appear April 28 at the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival. Organizers say Rod Stewart will perform as the headliner instead.
  The statement says
  
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• Ex-FBI deputy director Andrew McCabe fired

  17-03-2018 03:12 via wivb.com
  (CNN) – Attorney General Jeff Sessions fired former FBI deputy director Andrew McCabe late Friday, less than two days shy of his retirement, ending the career of an official who rose to serve as second-in-command at the bureau.McCabe had more recently been regularly taunted by President Donald Trump and besieged by accusations that he misled internal investigators at the Justice Department.McCabe had been expected to retire this Sunday, on his 50th birthday, when he would have become
  
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• VIDEO: Mid-March snow is a blessing for skiers

  17-03-2018 02:32 via wivb.com
  GLENWOOD, N.Y. (WIVB) – You may be done with the snow- but skiers are celebrating the mid-March snow.
  If you’re headed out to Kissing Bridge this weekend, discounted tickets will be $35- starting Monday, they’ll be $15. 
   
  
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• Fans celebrating the UB Bulls first NCAA tournament win, a huge upset against Arizona

  17-03-2018 00:18 via wivb.com
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — People around the country are referring to them as the Bracket Busting Buffalo Bulls. That’s coming after the UB men’s basketball team obliterated Arizona in the first round of play – their first win in the NCAA tournament, ever. Now, they have captured the attention of fans around the nation as they begin their fairytale journey toward a title.
  “This is a storytelling ending,” said Kyle Hughes, a UB Bulls senior and fan.
  Every coup
  
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• Buffalo among top cities to celebrate St. Patrick’s day

  17-03-2018 00:10 via wivb.com
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Around Buffalo, many folks are Irish will be Irish for the weekend as St. Patrick’s Day celebrations are underway.
  “We are being nationally and internationally recognized now,” said Patrick Kaeler, the President of Visit Buffalo Niagara.
  That’s right – Buffalo is among the top cities to celebrate the holiday. Outlets like Travel and Leisure, USA Today, and WalletHub have designated the Queen City as a top five destination for this e
  
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