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• Niagara Falls Police investigating homicide of 28-year-old woman

  04-09-2020 23:57 via wivb.com
  
  NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y. (WIVB) – Niagara Falls Police are investigating a homicide at a LaSalle Avenue address. The victim, 28-year-old Mariah Wilson, was a resident at 1701 LaSalle Avenue. The homicide took place sometime overnight between Thursday and Friday. Police have not made any arrests yet.
  
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• Friday evening protest begins on Hertel Avenue

  04-09-2020 23:36 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – Another demonstration is being held Friday night on Hertel Avenue. The demonstration is being held following recent incidents on the street during which a man threatened protesters with a knife, and after patrons at a bar on the street were involved in a confrontation with protesters. News 4 is live on […]
  
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• Some Williamsville School District students will have delayed start to school year

  04-09-2020 23:02 via wivb.com
  
  WILLIAMSVILLE, N.Y. (WIVB) – Some students in the Williamsville School District will have a delayed start to the year. Students in grades 5 to 12 that are doing remote-only will not start next week as expected. The district doesn’t say when they’ll start. Students in hybrid learning will begin on Tuesday. Students in grades kindergarten […]
  
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• Tops Markets offering flu shots in stores with pharmacies

  04-09-2020 22:22 via wivb.com
  
  (WIVB) – Tops Markets is launching a flu shot campaign to encourage shoppers to get their flu shot. Tops offers flu vaccinations at any location that has a pharmacy, during normal pharmacy hours. The cost is a $0 copay for most insured patients, and $39.999 for uninsured people with a Tops Bonus Card. Click here […]
  
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• Roving DWI patrols headed out over Labor Day Weekend

  04-09-2020 21:43 via wivb.com
  
  (WIVB) – Are you headed out this long weekend? Erie County and State Police agencies are headed out too. They will conduct more than 250 hours of intensive DWI roving patrols over Labor Day weekend. Officers will also be on the lookout for cues of impairment by drugs other than alcohol. “Motorists are advised to […]
  
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• Pair of wanted fugitives from Colorado arrested in Allegany County following pursuit by NYSP

  04-09-2020 21:33 via wivb.com
  
  WELLSVILLE, N.Y. (WIVB) – Two people from Colorado were arrested Wednesday following a pursuit by New York State Police in Allegany County. According to state police reports, troopers were investigating a “suspicious vehicle” complaint on Duffy Hollow Road in the town of Wellsville when they discovered the vehicle was stolen from Colorado. The vehicle fled […]
  
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• Trailblazing Women of WNY detail plans for monuments in Erie County

  04-09-2020 20:37 via wivb.com
  
  "This is a very important project as we stand here since 100 years ago, women weren't given the right to vote," Poloncarz said.
  
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• Buffalo Zoo to return to regular hours on Wednesday

  04-09-2020 19:45 via wivb.com
  
  The Buffalo Zoo had closed in March, but it reopened with safety measures in place this past July.
  
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• Buffalo Police internal affairs investigative officer involved in off-duty Elmwood fight

  04-09-2020 19:25 via wivb.com
  
  Buffalo police launched an internal investigation of one of their own officers who was involved in an off-duty fight in broad daylight on Thursday in Elmwood Village. Buffalo Officer Richard Hy was caught on video punching a man and squatting on his chest for several minutes until on-duty officers arrived at the scene at the […]
  
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• New York State’s new positive coronavirus test results under 1% for 28th day

  04-09-2020 19:15 via wivb.com
  
  "Thanks to the hard work of New Yorkers across the state, New York has now gone four straight weeks with an infection rate below one percent," New York State Governor Andrew Cuomo said.
  
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• Police looking for tractor trailer after 2 die in hit and run on NYS Thruway

  04-09-2020 16:58 via wivb.com
  
  The tractor trailer is described as a yellow Volvo truck with a sleeper cab. It is pulling a trailer with damage on the driver’s side.
  
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• 2 more cases of COVID-19 found in Cattaraugus County

  04-09-2020 16:17 via wivb.com
  
  Both people work in a healthcare facility.
  
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• Cask + Cow in Lewiston to close over weekend after 2 employees test positive for COVID

  04-09-2020 16:03 via wivb.com
  
  The two employees who tested positive for the virus were asymptomatic.
  
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• 8 protesters arrested, 2 officers hospitalized, pepper spray deployed during protest in Rochester

  04-09-2020 14:14 via wivb.com
  
  Protesters demonstrating over Daniel Prude's death clashed with police outside the Public Safety Building in downtown Rochester late Thursday, and into Friday morning.
  
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• Transit Drive-In shares dates, hints at Tolkien series

  04-09-2020 13:12 via wivb.com
  
  Without saying any movie or book titles, the drive-in posted a quote from The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit author J.R.R. Tolkien with some dates.
  
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• Bills 53-man roster projection

  04-09-2020 12:53 via wivb.com
  
  The Bills GM and coaching staff will have some tough decisions to make this Saturday when rosters must be chopped to 53.
  
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• Keeping students moving with virtual P.E.

  04-09-2020 12:37 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Students at Charter School for Applied Technologies is currently learning virtually. So staff is going the extra mile to make sure its’ students keep moving! Elementary, middle and high school students are using Microsoft Teams to work out together, with Virtual P.E. “We’re actually going to film live and post it […]
  
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• Local businesses worry as WNY’s spike in COVID 19 cases threatens reopening progress

  04-09-2020 04:58 via wivb.com
  
  KENMORE, N.Y. (WIVB-TV) – With Western New York’s high coronavirus infection rate threatening the region’s reopening progresses, some restaurants are worried a second shut down could force some establishments already barely getting by to close for good. “We’ve been following the rules, and following the rules, and following the rules, and then we see the […]
  
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• UB: Based on zip code, it appears vast majority of new and active student COVID cases are in Heights district

  04-09-2020 04:55 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB)–The University at Buffalo released a statement Thursday night in response to the active COVID-19 cases among students, faculty, and staff. Officials say, based on zip code, it appears the vast majority of new and active student cases are again in the Heights district. According to UB, they don’t currently have evidence that […]
  
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• Protestors gather in Town of Tonawanda over arrest of Eric Martin

  04-09-2020 04:23 via wivb.com
  
  TOWN OF TONAWANDA, N.Y. (WIVB)–Protesters met tonight outside the Town of Tonawanda Police Department demanding accountability. It’s in response the arrest of Eric Martin. Police responded to a Speedway store on Kenmore Avenue back in July. The store called officers claiming Martin was trying to cash a lottery ticket believed to be stolen during a […]
  
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• Depew Police say Daniel Prude was asked to leave Amtrack train on March 22

  04-09-2020 01:31 via wivb.com
  
  DEPEW, N.Y. (WIVB)–Village of Depew Police say they had a report of customer trouble aboard an incoming train arriving at the Amtrack station at 55 Dick Road on March 22 around 8:35 a.m. Lieutenant William Curr tells News 4 when officers arrived, the customer, later identified as Daniel Prude, was already off the train. Officers […]
  
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• Couple scammed out of $46,000 from their contractor

  04-09-2020 00:55 via wivb.com
  
  SHERIDAN, N.Y. (WIVB)–An elderly couple in the Southern Tier is in a desperate situation, after getting ripped off by a home improvement contractor, but a local business is being a good neighbor and Called 4 Action. The couple, Mike and Teri Weinheimer of Sheridan re-mortgaged their home to pay for an addition and garage, which […]
  
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• Opening amid the pandemic, Shuck Shack has brought a taste of New England to Buffalo

  04-09-2020 00:25 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – The COVID-19 pandemic has been tough on Western New York’s local restaurant scene- but it hasn’t stopped some new places from popping up this summer. Shuck Shack is one of the new outdoor dining concepts that has found success this season. The “New England-inspired seafood trailer” is located in a parking […]
  
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• WNY businesses react to civil unrest recently displayed in North Buffalo

  04-09-2020 00:24 via wivb.com
  
  NORTH BUFFALO N.Y. (WIVB) – North Buffalo continues to be a focal point after recent clashes between Black Lives Matter protesters and bystanders on Hertel Avenue. At the center of the attention is the bar MT Pockets. A bar patron allegedly waved a knife and yelled racial slurs at protesters last Friday. “It’s definitely a […]
  
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• Covid19 numbers spike at SUNY Fredonia and UB

  04-09-2020 00:18 via wivb.com
  
  On Tuesday there were 22 positive cases of Covid19 among students at SUNY Fredonia and now, just days later, that number is up to 43. Six of the students are in isolation on-campus and 36 of the students are in isolation off-campus, 1 student has recovered.  Officials say they’re making sure students get tested quickly.  […]
  
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• State & local leaders talk possible consequences due to WNY infection rate

  04-09-2020 00:16 via wivb.com
  
  WESTERN NEW YORK (WIVB) — For more than two weeks, Western New York’s infection rate has stayed above one percent. Now, both state and local leaders say there could be consequences if we don’t lower our number of positive COVID-19 cases. “I think the people of Western New York have to realize if they don’t […]
  
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