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• A piece of history for sale: George Urban’s mansion is on the market

  30-06-2024 03:28 via wivb.com
  
  CHEEKTOWAGA, N.Y. (WIVB) — Growing up in Western New York, it's been heard it a hundred times: a reference to George Urban Boulevard. There really was a George Urban decades ago, and his mansion is for sale today. The first real estate open house is Sunday, June 30.Local history oozes from its wood-paneled corridors, custom cubbies and intricate chandeliers.
  The massive, rambling estate on Pine Ridge Road in Cheektowaga is just steps away from Villa Maria College. The current own
  
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• Amateur Hockey Club to debut new single, Stress Dolls, Anthony Casuccio thrive off May releases: Buffalo Music Monthly

  03-07-2024 18:53 via wivb.com
  
  Buffalo Music Monthly July 2024 (Amateur Hockey Club photo: Colin Carey / Anthony Casuccio photo: Robin Grandin / Stress Dolls photo: Peter Heuer)BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- Buffalo Music Monthly makes its return to WIVB.com this month in a new form. Rather than a weekly feature of one local band or artist, the series will now serve as a preview for upcoming releases in Western New York.Amateur Hockey ClubAmateur Hockey Club will be releasing a new single on July 5, titled "Coexistence." This is AHC
  
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• No injuries after tractor-trailer collides with vehicle on Chautauqua County bridge

  03-07-2024 12:27 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- No one was injured after a tractor-trailer and a vehicle collided on a bridge Tuesday evening in Chautauqua County, Chautauqua County EMS announced in a Facebook post.Officials said the crash occurred just before 6:50 p.m. on the Chautauqua Lake Bridge near Bemus Point.
  In addition to no one being injured, the occupants of the vehicles self-extricated, according to officials.Latest Local News No injuries after tractor-trailer collides with vehicle on Chautauqua County bri
  
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• Tonawanda man to become first living heart donor in US in 8 years

  03-07-2024 04:32 via wivb.com
  
  TONAWANDA, N.Y. (WIVB) — 38-year-old Patrick McDonald has battled asthma throughout his life. In 2020, he battled COVID-19. Two years later, after multiple bouts of pneumonia, he needed emergency surgery to remove two-thirds of his right lung.He's currently waiting for a double lung and heart transplant. Despite all of that, Patrick has signed up to donate his own heart to a person in need.“My bronchial tubes and my lungs are just 100 percent scar tissue and scar tissue does not heal
  
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• Erie County Legislature holds public hearing on potential term limits

  03-07-2024 04:24 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- On Tuesday, the Erie County Legislature allowed community members to make their voices heard about proposed term limits for county officials.The new bill, introduced by Democratic Legislator John Bargnesi, would limit any new officeholder by 2030 to three terms. It also moves county legislators from two-year to four-year terms.
  Only two people showed up to the hearing Tuesday night to voice their opinions. An e-mail was also sent to Olivia Owens, the court clerk, which wa
  
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• Tips for traveling, staying safe this Fourth of July

  02-07-2024 23:47 via wivb.com
  
  GETZVILLE, N.Y. (WIVB) -- Americans all across the country are getting excited for the Fourth of July. In fact, AAA said 71 million people nationwide are expected to travel 50 miles or more to celebrate the holiday.
  "People want to be with their friends, be with their family, have these experiences and make memories together," said Elizabeth Carey, AAA director of public relations.
  Congestion is predicted every day this week, but especially Sunday and Monday as people return home. 2 p.m. to 7 p.
  
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• Woman who accused Pridgen filed second Adult Survivor's Act case a month later

  02-07-2024 23:38 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- The Buffalo woman who filed an Adult Survivor's Act lawsuit against the former Buffalo common council president in 2023 filed a second lawsuit against the State of New York a month later.In her previously unreported August 2023 lawsuit, the woman claims a kitchen runner sexually abused her daily from August 2003 to February 2004 while she was serving a prison sentence at Beacon Correctional Facility. The accuser claims the abuse occurred in a kitchen freezer, and he threa
  
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• Buffalo man sentenced for killing motorist in wrong-way crash

  02-07-2024 23:28 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- A Buffalo man was sentenced Tuesday afternoon for killing a motorist in a wrong-way crash on the I-190 on Aug. 12, 2023, the Erie County District Attorney's Office announced.Guillermo Morales, 53, received an indeterminate sentence of five to 15 years in prison.Officials said around 3 a.m., Morales was driving under the influence of alcohol and a drug and caused a collision on the I-190 near the Scajaquada Expressway.He was driving north on the southbound side of the high
  
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• Sue's NY Deli to be phased out of Buffalo City Hall after scathing audit

  02-07-2024 22:37 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) - A business in Buffalo City Hall hasn't been paying their rent for years and city officials are trying to figure out what to do next. The finding was discovered in a recent city audit.The issue of unpaid rent has to do with Sue's NY Deli, which is located in the basement of Buffalo City Hall and has been in operation for years.The city audit found that Sue's owes the city more than $100,000, hasn't made a payment in four years and has been working with an expired contract.
  
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• Sabres '24-25 schedule: Home opener Oct. 10 after dropping puck in Prague

  02-07-2024 18:41 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Synch your calendars Sabres fans. A new slate of games has been etched in ice.The Sabres will begin the season Oct. 4-5 in Prague, Czechia with games against coach Lindy Ruff's former team the New Jersey Devils, and Ruff will be behind home bench at Buffalo's downtown arena for the first time over a decade when the Sabres play the Los Angeles Kings in their first game of the season at KeyBank Center on Oct. 10.The Stanley Cup champion Florida Panthers will visit Buff
  
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• Cheektowaga man sentenced for role in dog fighting operation

  02-07-2024 18:14 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- A Cheektowaga man was sentenced to one year in prison in connection with an animal cruelty case involving dog fighting, the Erie County District Attorney's Office announced Tuesday.
  Officials said police executed a search warrant at the residence of James A. Jackson, 24, on April 13, 2022 in Cheektowaga following a tip about dog fighting. Investigators recovered evidence of dog fighting and seized three dogs found in the basement of the home, while the remains of two othe
  
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• Upstate New York awarded $40 million in federal funding for tech hub

  02-07-2024 17:52 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- The NY SMART I-Corridor Tech Hub in Upstate New York was awarded $40 million in federal funding that will go toward making the region a semiconductor center for the world, Sen. Chuck Schumer's Office announced Tuesday.The federal investment, one of just 12 across the nation, will allow the region to build out its workforce training initiatives, strengthen existing manufacturing and innovation, and help attract new supply chains, according to a release. Buff
  
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• Buffalo man sentenced for fatal Bailey Avenue shooting

  02-07-2024 17:45 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- A Buffalo man was sentenced Monday afternoon in connection with a shooting that left a man dead last year, the Erie County District Attorney's Office announced.
  Officials said Ryan M. Crawford, 23, shot Duryll Anderson, 38, with an illegal handgun on the 800 block of Bailey Avenue around 2:25 a.m. on April 2, 2023. The victim was taken by ambulance to ECMC where he later died from his injuries.
  Crawford was sentenced to 25 years in prison followed by 5 years of post-relea
  
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• 1 seriously injured after motorcycle crash on Route 5 in Hamburg

  02-07-2024 17:31 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- A motorcycle crash on Route 5 left a West Seneca man seriously injured Monday afternoon after he was struck by oncoming traffic, according to Town of Hamburg Police.
  Police said around 1:25 p.m. on Monday, 28-year-old Ryan Czekaj lost control of his motorcycle as he drove eastbound on Route 5 near Lakewood Drive. After reacting to another vehicle, Czekaj entered the westbound lane and was struck by oncoming traffic, according to police.
  Route 5 was closed for an investiga
  
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• Jessica Pegula cruises to straight-set win in Wimbledon first round

  02-07-2024 14:41 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- Jessica Pegula cruised in her opening match Tuesday at Wimbledon, downing fellow American Ashlyn Krueger in less than an hour to advance to the second round.The Buffalo native defeated Krueger, who is ranked No. 75 in the world, in straight sets 6-2, 6-0 as rain rolled into London and caused some matches to be delayed.Pegula, the world's fifth-ranked player, is looking to build off her first career title on grass at the Berlin Open in late June. Pegula's best finish at Wi
  
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• Fire kills dog, causes $125K in damage to Buffalo home

  02-07-2024 12:55 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- An early Tuesday morning fire left a dog dead and caused roughly $125,000 in damage to a house in Buffalo's Lovejoy neighborhood, city officials told WIVB News 4.The fire began around 2:30 a.m. on the first floor of a home located on the 300 block of Benzinger Street, officials said.
  In addition to the $125,000 in damage to the house, roughly $20,000 in exposure damage occurred at three nearby residences and a vehicle was also affected.The cause of the blaze remains under
  
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• Hamburg’s Foxglove Pub closes one week after grand opening

  02-07-2024 04:27 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – The Foxglove Pub in Hamburg closed its business one week after its grand opening on June 22.The pub, located on Buffalo Street, announced on social media that it was “calling it quits” this week, just days after starting the business. The closure comes after years of renovations to the building.In social media posts that have since been deleted, the owners originally mentioned “questionable decisions” and “a series of unfortunate events.
  
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• 'Grand Island seems to be increasingly agitated with politics': town supervisor's business sign vandalized with political message

  02-07-2024 02:50 via wivb.com
  
  GRAND ISLAND N.Y. (WIVB) -- Grand Island Town Supervisor Pete Marston is trying to find the person responsible for vandalizing the sign to his business, which he said happened sometime Thursday night.
  "This is 100 percent because I'm a politician. I'm an elected supervisor," he said. "There's 100 signs down here, they picked mine for a reason."Someone spray painted the message "Drain the Swamp.""Which is ironic because I'm Republican," he said.Marston spent hours cleaning up his sign after it wa
  
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• Gasport family organizes motocross race to raise awareness for child abuse

  02-07-2024 01:40 via wivb.com
  
  BATAVIA, N.Y. (WIVB) -- A Gasport family teamed up with Bikers Against Child Abuse Saturday to organize a motocross race. Their goal was to raise awareness for child abuse and to let parents know what resources are available."I don't think there will ever be a finish line," said Mallory Bumpers-Wojewoda, whose daughter, Charlee, was abused at a former daycare in Newfane. "My voice is very loud and I want other families to know they're not the only ones who have gone through this and it is OK to
  
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• Von Miller admits he "shouldn't have even been playing" during sack-less season

  02-07-2024 00:34 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – Bills pass rusher Von Miller played in 12 games last season after returning from a torn ACL, but failed to record a sack for the first time in his professional or collegiate career.The dip in performance was uncharacteristic for the NFL's active leader in sacks, and the lack of threat off the edge hampered the Bills defense as the team crashed out of the playoffs before reaching the Super Bowl once again.
  While Miller was clearly not at full strength last season -- e
  
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• Blueberry Treehouse Farm expands to include Airbnb on property

  02-07-2024 00:14 via wivb.com
  
  WEST FALLS, N.Y. (WIVB ) -- From big or small to sweet or tart, The Blueberry Treehouse Farm in West Falls has 11 different types of organically grown blueberries, and some will be ready to be picked starting Friday, July 5.
  Along with the farm's blueberry variety expanding, owners and couple Jyl and Ricardo Rivera are currently constructing an Airbnb on the property. They hope to build four more that are open year-round."We're trying to expand on the agritourism concept here where people are co
  
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• How to protect your family before hiring in-home care

  01-07-2024 23:06 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- News 4 is taking a look into the steps families can take before hiring in-home care for a loved one.This comes after Call 4 Action reported on a local home care aide who's accused of stealing from a senior citizen. She should have been caring for that 79-year-old woman. Now, there's a warrant out for her arrest.
  "I'm very emotional because of the fragile state that she was in, the fact that somebody could come and take advantage of her," Jackie said.For privacy reasons, J
  
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• Buffalo man arrested 30 times in less than 20 years

  01-07-2024 20:28 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- A Buffalo man was arrested Sunday for drug dealing, the 30th time he's been arrested since 2005, according to the Buffalo Police Department.
  51-year-old Morrell Buster was allegedly making drug deals around 12:20 p.m. in front of a business on Hampshire Street. Police say they recovered 100 bags of suspected heroin, around two grams of suspected crack cocaine, small amounts of suspected powder cocaine and drug paraphernalia.
  Buster was charged with the following:
  fifth-de
  
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• Federal funding to go towards expanding Head Start program in Niagara Falls

  01-07-2024 20:03 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Nearly $2.5 million in federal funding is set to go towards expanding the Head Start program within the Niagara Falls City School District, it was announced on Monday.The money, announced by Congressman Tim Kennedy, will go towards adding more classes for children as young as 1-year-old as well as funding staff salaries to support growing class sizes.Unlike most Head Start programs, the program in Niagara Falls is tied to the city school district, which has allowed t
  
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• Road closures, lane reductions in Buffalo, Wheatfield, Evans starting early July

  01-07-2024 19:30 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- Construction season is here and with it, a number of travel advisories are being issued for towns across Western New York.
  Motorists are asked to plan accordingly and expect delays in Buffalo, the Town of Wheatfield and Evans. See the advisories below.
  BuffaloBeginning 7 a.m. on July 8, Main Street will be reduced to one lane in each direction from Robie St. to Glendale Pl. Left turns from westbound Humboldt Parkway to southbound Main St. and from southbound Main St. to e
  
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• South Main Street in Batavia closed for hours during police stand-off

  01-07-2024 19:28 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- A Batavia man was arrested Friday following an hours-long police stand-off in the vicinity of a South Main St. apartment building, according to Batavia Police.
  Around noon on June 28 emergency dispatch received a call regarding an attempted break-in at an apartment at 11 South Main St. 53-year-old Martin Jones of Batavia had allegedly threatened the caller with the use of an "AK" and was in possession of a gun.
  Jones retreated into another apartment in the building in an
  
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• North Carolina man charged following head-on crash on Route 33

  01-07-2024 17:58 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- A North Carolina man was charged with DWI following a head-on crash early Sunday morning that injured another man, Buffalo Police said.
  Just after 2:30 a.m., the man, 43, was allegedly traveling the wrong way on Route 33 near the Best Street exit. His Ford Edge struck another vehicle head-on, according to police.
  Police say a 25-year-old Cheektowaga driver was hit. He was transported to ECMC and taken into surgery for multiple injuries.
  The North Carolina man was not hurt
  
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• Why are there more low planes near my house? Airport construction could be the reason

  01-07-2024 17:44 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — If you live near the Buffalo Niagara International Airport, you might hear more low planes near your house soon.Flight patterns will be changing due to ongoing renovations, which will close runways during certain periods over the next few months.Starting on July 8, runway 5-23 will close nightly Monday to Friday from 9 p.m. to 5 a.m. That will run until July 31. It will completely close on Aug. 1 and will remain closed until Oct. 1.The overnight closures will begin a
  
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• Buffalo man sentenced for fatal shooting on East Ferry

  01-07-2024 17:09 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — A Buffalo man has been sentenced in connection to a fatal shooting on East Ferry Street in 2023, the Erie County District Attorney's Office said Monday.Louis Goforth, 40, was sentenced to 20 years in prison on Friday. Goforth shot and killed 39-year-old Mario Saddler on the 200 block of East Ferry around 4:30 a.m. on Jan. 22, 2023. Saddler died at the scene.Goforth pleaded guilty to one count of first-degree manslaughter in February. He will also be subject to five y
  
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• Live updates: Supreme Court rules Trump has presumptive criminal immunity for official acts

  01-07-2024 14:30 via wivb.com
  
  In a monumental ruling, the Supreme Court ruled that former presidents enjoy a presumption of criminal immunity for official acts while in the White House, handing a win to former President Trump.Trump's appeal froze his federal election subversion indictment in the nation's capital, where a federal court has charged him with conspiring to subvert the 2020 election results, from moving ahead toward trial.The Supreme Court's ruling comes four months before Election Day, when Trump hopes to retake
  
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