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• Anonymous couple pays for Batavia family's mattress and leftover layaway payments

  07-12-2021 00:37 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- A mother and daughter in Batavia received quite the early Christmas gift from complete strangers. An unnamed couple paid more than $1,300 for the family standing behind them in line at Xtreme Discount Mattress Warehouse. General Manager Ricky Thompson says the mother/daughter duo were making layaway payments on an adjustable base [...]
  
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• Pedestrian hit near Highmark Stadium

  23-12-2024 05:06 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- A pedestrian was struck by a vehicle near Highmark Stadium Sunday night, according to Orchard Park police.The incident took place on Abbott Road near Highmark Stadium.
  This is a developing story, and we will update as more information becomes available. Latest Local News Pedestrian hit near Highmark Stadium Child-Sensitive Arrest Bill signed by Gov. Hochul, local law enforcement shows support Santa Claus spreads holiday cheer in West Seneca Auburn Ave. fire causes $500K i
  
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• Bills start slow, come back to beat Patriots

  23-12-2024 03:45 via wivb.com
  
  ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (WROC) — Sunday's game against the New England Patriots was supposed to be a stress-free game against a 3-11 opponent already thinking about the offseason.However, there was plenty of stress for the Buffalo Bills. The Patriots got out to a 14-0 lead. In the fourth quarter, Josh Allen suffered an injury to his right arm. The Patriots made it a three-point game in the final minutes.But the Bills rallied, Allen returned to the game, and the Bills held on late to take down t
  
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• What we know about the deadly Christmas market attack in Germany

  22-12-2024 13:39 via wivb.com
  
  MAGDEBURG, Germany (AP) — Four women and a 9-year-old boy were killed and 200 people were injured when a Saudi doctor drove into a Christmas market teeming with holiday shoppers in the German city of Magdeburg — an attack that has left Germans mourning the victims and with a shaken sense of security.
  How did the attack unfold?At first, Thi Linh Chi Nguyen thought the loud bangs were fireworks. The 34-year-old manicurist from Vietnam, whose salon is near the Christmas market, was on t
  
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• Local leaders in support of Child-Sensitive Arrest Bill

  22-12-2024 04:25 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — The Child-Sensitive Arrest Bill on Gov. Kathy Hochul’s desk looks to address the trauma children endure when they witness a parent being arrested.While many in the region have their own way to handle these cases, the bill aims to make the process more uniform statewide.“It's a way to safeguard children when there's an arrest of their parent or custodian and to ensure that we minimize the trauma," said Erie County Sheriff John Garcia. "Because we have
  
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• Child-Sensitive Arrest Bill signed by Gov. Hochul, local law enforcement shows support

  22-12-2024 04:25 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — The Child-Sensitive Arrest Bill signed on Saturday by Gov. Kathy Hochul looks to address the trauma children endure when they witness a parent being arrested.While many in the region have their own way to handle these cases, the bill aims to make the process more uniform statewide.“It's a way to safeguard children when there's an arrest of their parent or custodian and to ensure that we minimize the trauma," said Erie County Sheriff John Garcia. "Because w
  
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• Unlucky 13: Sabres' skid equals playoff drought

  22-12-2024 03:39 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — The Sabres extended the third-longest winless streak in team history to 13 games and fell into a tie for the worst record in the NHL with a 3-1 loss Saturday night in Boston.Morgan Geekie scored the winning goal on a power play for the Bruins with 1:45 remaining after the Sabres challenged for offside on his scoring tally earlier in the third period.
  JJ Peterka had a power-play goal in the second period and James Reimer made 16 saves for the Sabres, who have gone 0-1
  
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• Hall of Famer Rickey Henderson, baseball's stolen base king, has died at 65

  22-12-2024 02:47 via wivb.com
  
  OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Hall of Famer Rickey Henderson, the brash speedster who shattered stolen base records and redefined baseball's leadoff position, has died. He was 65.
  Henderson died on Friday. The Athletics said Saturday they were “shocked and heartbroken by his passing," but did not specify a cause of death.
  Known as baseball's “Man of Steal,” Henderson had a lengthy list of accolades and accomplishments over his nomadic 25-year career — an MVP, 10 All-Star s
  
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• 2 Batavia officers assaulted during 'mental health incident,' police say

  22-12-2024 02:17 via wivb.com
  
  ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) — Two Batavia police officers were hospitalized after they were hurt while responding to a call Saturday morning.
  According to the Batavia Police Department, the officers were called to check out a "mental health incident" on Trumbull Parkway around 11:39 a.m. While on scene the two were assaulted, police announced. What led up to the incident remains unclear, BPD stated that additional details will be released at a later time.Man serving 12-year sentence for Monroe
  
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• Santa Claus spreads holiday cheer in West Seneca

  22-12-2024 01:23 via wivb.com
  
  WEST SENECA, N.Y. (WIVB) -- Santa Claus took a break from making toys to spread holiday cheer Saturday in West Seneca. Every year, the West Seneca Fire District takes Santa around the neighborhood to greet families and take pictures.It's a moment the Brant family never misses, with the tradition going back multiple generations.“The family goes back ... my children are in their ’60s,” said David Brant, a great-grandfather and former member of East Seneca Fire Company. “The
  
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• Auburn Ave. fire causes $500K in damages

  21-12-2024 22:26 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- A fire on Auburn Avenue early Saturday afternoon caused an estimated $400,000 in damages and an additional $100,000 in damages to the home's contents, officials said.
  Fire crews responded to the fire at 675 Auburn Ave. around 1:30 p.m. The fire started in the attic, officials said, and spread throughout the 2 1/2-story wood-frame structure. There was also minor damage to two neighboring properties.The American Red Cross is assisting five adults and four children who were
  
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• Thad's Three Things: Bills vs. Patriots

  21-12-2024 18:37 via wivb.com
  
  Three things on my mind (the only three unrelated to all the Christmas shopping I have left) about Buffalo's first meeting with the Patriots this year...Hello, Mr. Ed!Ed Oliver was incredible last week. His best game of the year by far. Oliver was credited with 10 quarterback pressures per Next Gen Stats. That's the most in the league this season by a defensive tackle. It wasn't just the numbers. At one point, Oliver trucked center Frank Ragnow. He ran over one of the best snappers in the league
  
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• 'Super sweet' Lainey is looking for her forever home

  21-12-2024 14:14 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- On this Saturday's Wake Up Wags, we met Lainey, a 6-month-old puppywho is looking for her forever home.Hailing from Georgia, Lainey is described as being "super sweet" and a perfect addition to any family. She loves to play with other dogs, is great with children and is both crate and potty trained.To learn more about Lainey and how to adopt her, watch the video above or click here.Katie Skoog joined the News 4 team in April 2024. She is a graduate from the University at
  
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• Sabres continue their winless despair

  21-12-2024 03:39 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — A single Sabres supporter wearing a Grinch mask surrounded by a section full of Maple Leafs fans wearing Santa beards and hats set a festive scene Friday night at KeyBank Center.If there was any saving grace for the Sabres in their 12th consecutive loss, the volume of cheers for the visitors drowned out the despair from the home crowd. And most of the paying customers went home happy.The Sabres extended the fifth-worst winless streak in franchise history to a depress
  
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• Neighbor recounts Aurora plane crash aftermath

  21-12-2024 02:07 via wivb.com
  
  AURORA, N.Y. (WIVB) -- Investigators are working to figure out how a single-engine plane fell from the sky, killing its pilot.
  The aircraft came down around 11:30 a.m. Thursday in the Town of Aurora. Minutes before, Michael Lester was inside his nearby home when he heard a loud noise. That's when he looked out his back window to see billowing black smoke and dialed 9-1-1."It looked like it was coming from above my neighbor's house," Lester said. "So I had run across the street and I was kind of
  
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• Local agencies await millions in federal funds before it disappears

  21-12-2024 00:19 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- Dozens of organizations and community groups in Buffalo are awaiting their slice of the pie of millions of dollars in federal funds.Those funds need to be spent by the end of the year or else they go back to Washington, D.C.A special session has been set in Buffalo City Hall for Monday at 11 a.m. There is still no concrete timeframe for when that money could get out into the community.This has become a holiday headache for lawmakers, city officials and community groups. N
  
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• House passes bill to avert government shutdown after whirlwind funding fight

  21-12-2024 00:04 via wivb.com
  
  The House approved legislation to avert a government shutdown hours before the deadline Friday, sending the bill to the Senate for consideration after a whirlwind week on Capitol Hill.The chamber voted 366-34-1 in support of the legislation, clearing the two-thirds threshold needed for passage since GOP leadership brought the bill to the floor under the fast-track suspension of the rules process. All Democrats except one — Rep. Jasmine Crockett (Texas), who voted present — joined 170
  
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• Man sentenced for killing estranged wife in front of her kids

  20-12-2024 23:47 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- A man who murdered his estranged wife in front of her children in Northeast Buffalo was sentenced to 25 years to life in prison Friday.He previously served 15 years in prison for an armed kidnapping of two women, one of them an ex-girlfriend.
  Adam Bennefield was convicted of killing Keaira Hudson in November. On Oct. 5, 2022, Bennefield shot and killed 30-year-old Hudson on Shawnee and Richlawn Avenues. The incident occurred outside of her car with her three young childre
  
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• Lackawanna father and son convicted of kidnapping female relative in marriage scheme

  20-12-2024 23:04 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- A Lackawanna father and son were convicted by a federal jury of a kidnapping conspiracy after they allegedly confined their female relative in Yemen for over a year to force her into marriage, the U.S. Attorney's Office announced.Sentencing is scheduled for June 17, 2025. Conspiracy to kidnap a person in a foreign country and kidnapping conspiracy carry a maximum penalty of life in prison.Khaled Abughanem, 52, and his son Adham Abughanem, 28, allegedly flew from Buffalo t
  
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• Lackawanna father and son convicted of kidnapping

  20-12-2024 23:04 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- A Lackawanna father and son were convicted by a federal jury of a kidnapping conspiracy after they allegedly confined their female relative in Yemen for over a year to force her into marriage, the U.S. Attorney's Office announced.Sentencing is scheduled for June 17, 2025. Conspiracy to kidnap a person in a foreign country and kidnapping conspiracy carry a maximum penalty of life in prison.Khaled Abughanem, 52, and his son Adham Abughanem, 28, allegedly flew from Buffalo t
  
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• Independent Health to pay up to $98 million for alleged fraud

  20-12-2024 23:00 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- Independent Health has agreed to pay up to $98 million to resolve allegations that it knowingly submitted invalid diagnosis codes in order to receive increased payments from Medicare.Independent Health will pay a minimum of $34.5 million as part of the agreement.
  The U.S. Attorney's Office alleged that Independent Health created a subsidiary to retrospectively search medical records and contact doctors in order to generate higher-risk scores for Medicare patients. Higher-
  
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• Buffalo man admits to fatal beating of victim with lamp

  20-12-2024 19:37 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- A Buffalo man pleaded guilty to first-degree manslaughter Thursday after he used his fists and a lamp to beat a 66-year-old man to death, the Erie County District Attorney's Office announced.
  Officials said 57-year-old James Dietz repeatedly beat 66-year-old Michael Fronczak before allegedly stealing his wallet and vehicle and fleeing. Officers discovered Fronczak's body around 4 p.m. Aug. 17 in the basement of his residence on Henrietta Avenue.Dietz was apprehended in So
  
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• Health commissioner encourages Bills fans to bundle up for Sunday's game

  20-12-2024 18:45 via wivb.com
  
  ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (WIVB) -- Bills fans are being encouraged to bundle up this weekend, as those cheering on from the stands of Highmark Stadium will face below freezing temperatures Sunday."This game is going to be colder than other games we've had this season," Dr. Gale Burstein, the Erie County Commissioner of Health, said. "Every experience is different like every game is different. All the conditions can be different and we just have to make sure we're smart, use common sense."Dressing warm
  
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• Sports legends turned Bills partners hoping to expand team's brand into Toronto

  20-12-2024 17:30 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Three Toronto sports legends now have a stake in the Buffalo Bills, and are hoping to further expand the team's brand into the Canadian city.Basketball Hall of Famers Vince Carter and Tracy McGrady, who both began their careers with the Toronto Raptors and were teammates from 1998-2000, and Jozy Altidore, who starred for the Toronto FC of Major League Soccer from 2015-2021, highlight the new limited partnership group. It is believed that the group will own about 20%
  
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• RiverWorks to host Josh Allen look-alike contest

  20-12-2024 16:52 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- Following a slew of lookalike contests held across the globe, Buffalo RiverWorks and The Lucky Wing OG Necklaces & Accessories will be hosting a Josh Allen look-alike contest on Saturday at 6 p.m.The trend began with a Timothée Chalamet-themed event on Oct. 27 in Manhattan's Washington Square Park.According to social media posts by The Lucky Wing, the winner will receive a Lucky Wing necklace, a $100 Lucky Wing shopping credit, a $100 RiverWorks gift card
  
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• Garbage truck stuck under bridge on Colvin Avenue

  20-12-2024 14:39 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — A garbage truck is stuck under an overpass bridge on Colvin Avenue on Friday morning, police said.The truck is stuck in the area between Amherst Street and Linden Avenue. It got stuck around 7 a.m.Police are currently on scene assessing the situation. Some natural gas discharged from the truck and blew out a few windows in nearby buildings.
  Drivers are asked to avoid the area and seek alternate routes for now.This is a developing story, check back for updates.Latest
  
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• Man gets 90 days for injuring pedestrian in hit-and-run near airport

  20-12-2024 13:15 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — A Niagara Falls man was sentenced to a split sentence of 90 days in jail for injuring a pedestrian in a hit-and-run near the Buffalo Niagara International Airport in February, the Erie County District Attorney's Office said.Travis Rosario, 51, hit the victim on Luiz Kahl Way near the airport just before 5 a.m. on Feb. 27, as the pedestrian was crossing the road near Genesee Street. Rosario left the scene without reporting it to police.The pedestrian, a 44-year-old Wi
  
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• Will Buffalo have a white Christmas this year?

  20-12-2024 13:03 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – The weather in Western New York this Christmas will be cooler than last year. Last year's high temperature was 57 degrees, 22 degrees above average (35 degrees). This year, the temperature will be cooler but still above average. The forecast high temperature will be around 40 degrees.There is still some good news for those wanting a white Christmas. Temperatures plummet this weekend. Saturday, Dec. 21's high temperature will struggle to get out of the teens, and Sund
  
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• Bills Make Me Wanna Give: Greg Rousseau creates foundation to further community efforts

  20-12-2024 12:50 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Bills defensive end Greg Rousseau recently started his own foundation. This week was its first major event, a shopping trip for some local single moms.“I feel like this time of year, everybody needs some extra love sometimes,” said Rousseau. “To be blessed with the resources to facilitate that, I mean, I couldn’t pass up the opportunity.”It’s a common theme among Bills players during the holiday season.“Our team’s just
  
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• What to know before gifting a pet this holiday season

  20-12-2024 03:47 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- With the holiday season in full swing, some families may be considering a furry friend as the perfect gift. But local animal shelters are urging people to think about the long-term consequences.The holidays are a popular time for welcoming a furry friend into your home -- but it may not always be the best gift."Sometimes it's an impulse buy for the holidays," said Rachel Hewitt, a foster with Buffalo Underdogs Rescue. "It can be a 10 to 15-year commitment that maybe you b
  
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