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• Police ask for help searching for missing Lockport teen

  26-12-2024 23:03 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- The Niagara County Sheriff's Office is searching for a missing teen who was last seen on Dec. 19 in Lockport.Leanna D. Palmer, 17, was last seen wearing a grey Nike Tech sweatsuit and black puffer coat, officials said. She is 5-foot-3 and approximately 170 lbs.
  Anyone with any information should contact Investigator Timothy Caughel of the Niagara County Sheriff's Office at 716-438-3393.Latest Local News Police ask for help searching for missing Lockport teen Tips for trav
  
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• Tips for traveling after the holidays

  26-12-2024 18:35 via wivb.com
  
  CHEEKTOWAGA, N.Y. (WIVB) -- While some travelers might be spending December 26th in Buffalo, others are starting their journeys home or taking last-minute vacations before the new year."We're going to head down south, and kind of recharge and get ready for the rest of the school year," said Sanborn resident Brad Rowles, whose family is traveling down to Orlando.Others are taking their last leg of traveling home for the holidays."We would have stayed longer if we could have," said Alanna Gallaghe
  
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• Mexican restaurant Oralia reopens in new downtown location after bazaar exit

  26-12-2024 15:22 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- A downtown Mexican restaurant has reopened in the Brisbane Building, following the struggles of WEDI's Downtown Bazaar, where the restaurant was formerly located.Oralia Mexican Cuisine opened at 403 Main St. in the Beebe's at the Gallery space in early September, serving tacos -- both traditional and breakfast tacos -- quesadillas, burritos, lunch boxes and various appetizers, in addition to their catering service.After living in Texas and studying Mexican cuisine, owner
  
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• Whooping cough cases approach near record numbers

  26-12-2024 14:50 via wivb.com
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Holiday cheer is in the air, and so are infections. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, whooping cough cases in the United States are beginning to return to pre-pandemic levels.According to Dr. Jason Newland, chief of infectious diseases at Nationwide Children's Hospital, there are over 32,000 recorded cases this year alone in the U.S., which is six times greater than last year.The most up-to-date data from the CDC, which was released in ear
  
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• Bald eagle finally becomes official US bird

  26-12-2024 13:36 via wivb.com
  
  (The Hill) -- After long being an unofficial symbol, the white head, yellow beak bald eagle became the official U.S. bird on Christmas Eve.  President Joe Biden signed 50 bills into law Tuesday. Among them was Senate bill 4610, legislation amending Title 36 of the U.S. Code to designate the predator as the national bird. The bill was originally brought to the Senate floor in July. The legislation passed unanimously and cruised through the lower chamber in December without any oppo
  
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