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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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• Power line malfunction sparks concern in Buffalo neighborhood

  23-11-2024 00:40 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- Concerns over an electrical power line in one Buffalo neighborhood has a city resident calling for action. This came after an incident earlier this month that sent sparks flying.It was a scare in the middle of the night on the West Side with a power line on Carolina Ave. having a major malfunction, causing popping sounds and sending sparks flying to the ground."I woke up to the sound of loud banging and tried to make sense of it and eventually got out of bed," said Michae
  
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• AAA encourages drivers to follow these winter weather tips

  23-11-2024 00:02 via wivb.com
  
  CHEEKTOWAGA, N.Y. (WIVB) -- With the mild weather Western New York has seen so far, AAA is reminding drivers to start brushing off those winter weather driving skills and to double check the maintenance of your vehicle to make sure it's ready and safe to go when the seasons change.
  "Plan ahead, be proactive about it and that way you'll be comfortable and you'll be safe when the time comes," said Elizabeth Carey, Director of Public Relations at AAA of Western and Central New York.AAA says it sees
  
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• Lockport man charged with rape

  22-11-2024 23:00 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- A Lockport man was arrested and charged with first-degree rape Friday following an investigation, the Niagara County Sheriff's Office announced.A complaint involving a juvenile victim led to the investigation. Edwin Livingston, 39, was charged with first-degree rape, first-degree criminal sexual act and first-degree sexual abuse.
  He is currently being held at the Niagara County Correctional Facility pending arraignment. Latest Local News Lockport man charged with rape Por
  
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• Portion of North Bailey Avenue to close for construction starting next month

  22-11-2024 22:44 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- A portion of North Bailey Avenue will be closed for construction beginning at 6 p.m. on Dec. 1, Amherst police announced.The road adjacent to The Boulevard will be closed between Meyer Road and Ridge Lea Road. Construction work is expected to end by 4 p.m. Dec. 6.
  Amherst police advise that motorists avoid the area during that time. Latest Local News Portion of North Bailey Avenue to close for construction starting next month Allegany County woman arrested for alleged the
  
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• Allegany County woman arrested for alleged theft of 30K in pension checks

  22-11-2024 22:36 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO N.Y. (WIVB) -- An Allegany County woman was arrested after allegedly stealing close to $30,000 in pension checks, officials announced Friday.
  Linda Burrows, of Fillmore, N.Y., allegedly stole $29,893 in state pension checks that were sent to her deceased stepfather.
  Burrows' mother was a former custodian for the Yorkshire Pioneer Central School District. After she died in 2019, her pension went to Burrows' stepfather. After he died in 2020, the payments should have stopped, but Burrows a
  
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• Georgia man admits to conspiracy to commit bank fraud, identity theft

  22-11-2024 22:14 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- A Georgia man pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit bank fraud and aggravated identity theft after he and multiple co-conspirators allegedly traveled to Western New York to steal from businesses, the U.S. Attorney's Office announced.According to officials, 38-year-old Quentavious Price conspired with Lorenzo Jones, Ameer Clark, Montez White and others to steal checks from WNY businesses between January and September 2022. The businesses were based in Elma, Tonawanda, Cla
  
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• Police bust illicit massage parlor in Kenmore

  22-11-2024 20:28 via wivb.com
  
  KENMORE, N.Y. (WIVB) – Two people were arrested Friday following an investigation into an alleged illicit massage parlor.Kenmore Police told WIVB News 4 they found three women had been living inside the storefront of Candy Spa on Euclid Avenue in the Village of Kenmore.The two people arrested were given appearance tickets. News 4 is working to learn more about this story.Latest Local News Police bust illicit massage parlor in Kenmore Where’s the snow? Buffalo has never gone this
  
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• Where's the snow? Buffalo has never gone this long without seeing snowflakes

  22-11-2024 19:56 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – While much of Western New York saw its first coating of snow this week, warmer temperatures near the metro area meant Buffalo only received rain. That extended an unusual streak in the city known for snow.Officially, the city of Buffalo has not seen any snow yet this season. Never in Buffalo's recorded history has the city gone longer without receiving its first snowfall ... though residents aren't exactly complaining.The latest "first flake" of the year, as recorded
  
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• Have a turkey this size? You need to start thawing today

  22-11-2024 14:29 via wivb.com
  
  (NEXSTAR) — Thanksgiving could not be any later this year but have no fear, it's right around the corner. And if you have a massive turkey taking up space in your freezer, it's not a moment too soon.
  Depending on the size of your turkey, however, your thawing time may be running out.
  While a turkey is in the freezer, it is "safe indefinitely" from bacteria, according to the U.S. Food Safety and Inspection Service. Yes, the freezer part is important — the turkey needs to be kept where
  
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• High school football: Previewing Canisius-St. Joe's championship and Far West Regionals

  22-11-2024 14:10 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – One of Western New York's best high school rivalries takes center stage this weekend when Canisius hosts St. Joe's in the Monsignor Martin football championship. Meanwhile, Section VI champions head down I-90 to play Rochester-area schools in Far West Regionals.
  Watch our high school football show in the video player above as Jonah Bronstein, Nick Veronica and Francis Boeck get you prepped for the action and recap last week's championships. Thanks also to AJ Feldman
  
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• Projects in Town of Alden on hold after 'personnel change' with building inspector

  22-11-2024 01:15 via wivb.com
  
  ALDEN, N.Y. (WIVB) -- People in the Town of Alden are pushing back after officials told them to bring any construction projects on their property to a halt.The Town of Alden board sent out a letter to residents and commercial property owners and said that due to a change in personnel, inspections can be done through the Village of Alden. However, affected residents tell WIVB News 4 that it's not that simple."I just don't even know how you can tell someone who just spent that kind of money and ti
  
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• Scholar athlete: Nichols' Molly DiGiulio

  22-11-2024 00:37 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- Molly DiGiulio has made her mark as an exceptional student-athlete at Nichols.A four-year varsity member of both the field hockey and ice hockey teams, Molly’s journey is defined not only by her athletic achievements, but also by her academic excellence as a straight-A honor student.Her passion for field hockey, which she will continue at Providence College, was heavily influenced by her mother, a former Hamilton College field hockey player.
  “I think I got int
  
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• Car drives into Clarence business one week after it opens

  22-11-2024 00:32 via wivb.com
  
  CLARENCE, N.Y. (WIVB) -- A car drove into a Clarence business Tuesday morning -- a bookstore, bar, coffee shop combo that had only been open for about a week.The damage was covered up in the back of BestCellar Book Bar after the crash took place. Inside, a tarp has been put up. Peter and Devon Powers, a father and daughter duo, are the brains behind this start-up business."We were both on our way to the store, Devon beat me here and when I came in she was just sitting on the couch ... at first I
  
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• Tech expert warns your 23andMe genetic data could be at risk  

  22-11-2024 00:04 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – The genetic ancestry testing company 23andMe has recently announced that they're filing for bankruptcy which could result in the company being sold.
  Over the last 20 years, 15-million people have submitted their DNA to the company for testing, but now the company has fallen on hard times, potentially putting your saliva sample with highly sensitive information about your health and genealogy at risk.The company has lost nearly 6-billion dollars, according to cyber se
  
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• No charges filed against juvenile who hit and killed girl in Grand Island

  21-11-2024 23:23 via wivb.com
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- The person who hit and killed a Grand Island eighth grader in September is not being charged with any crime, according to court documents obtained by WIVB News 4.On the night of Sept. 11, Leah Mayer was hit at the intersection of South State Parkway and Broadway while crossing the street. She died at the scene.
  Following the incident, an online petition was started to install a traffic light and crossing signals at the Grand Island intersection described as "unsafe" by re
  
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• 2 gun calls made in 1 day in City of Buffalo

  21-11-2024 22:16 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- Two different gun calls were made in Buffalo in one evening on Wednesday, with one of them being a shots fired call, according to the Buffalo Police Department.
  Around 7 p.m. Wednesday, officers responded to Welker Street for a report of a man with a gun. 36-year-old Jeffrey Lewis was allegedly brandishing a rifle and making threatening comments. The scene was secured.
  Courtesy: Buffalo Police DepartmentA search warrant found a revolver, a rifle, over 300 rounds of ammuni
  
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• Man sentenced for selling drugs that led to overdose death

  21-11-2024 19:33 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — A Buffalo man was sentenced to more than 14 years in prison for selling drugs that led to an overdose death in 2022, the U.S. Attorney's Office said Thursday.Darryl Sweat, 32, will spend a total of 170 months in prison. Prosecutors said that on April 18, 2022, Sweat sold cocaine to a regular customer identified as V.O. Two days later, the customer was found dead at his residence. The death was found to be acute mixed drug intoxication, to include cocaine, fentanyl, p
  
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• Man pleads guilty to stealing thousands in merchandise during 2023 crime spree

  21-11-2024 18:45 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — A 55-year-old man has pleaded guilty to charges in connection to stealing nearly $13,000 in merchandise during a five-week crime spree in early 2023, the Erie County District Attorney's Office said Thursday.Jordan Ellison, of Rochester, admitted to nine different retail crimes between Jan. 4 and Feb. 4, 2023. The crimes took place at six different retailers in four jurisdictions in Erie County.
  Ellison was apprehended once, which allowed the merchandise to be recover
  
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• Gaetz withdraws from attorney general consideration

  21-11-2024 18:43 via wivb.com
  
  Former Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) on Thursday said he was withdrawing from consideration as President-elect Trump's nomination to be attorney general.
  Gaetz announced the decision in a message on X, saying that while he had had "excellent meetings" with senators on Wednesday, "it is clear that my confirmation was unfairly becoming a distraction to the critical work of the Trump/Vance Transition.""There is no time to waste on a needlessly protracted Washington scuffle, thus I'll be withdrawing my n
  
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• 97 Rock's Operation 'Rock out Hunger' shows support for FeedMore WNY

  21-11-2024 18:21 via wivb.com
  
  AMHERST, N.Y. (WIVB) -- For 19 years now, 97 Rock's Dave Jickster has camped out in a trailer to collect donations around the clock for a good cause."It's a very uplifting feeling to see the 'City of Good Neighbors' -- I know we always hear that term, but it's true. When you see people step up to the plate and donate it's great," said Jickster, an on-air personality and director for special projects for 97 Rock. "FeedMore needs food 365 days of the year, not just around Thanksgiving time."They a
  
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• I-190 ramp to Route 198 closes for part of the day

  21-11-2024 15:31 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — The I-190 North ramp to Route 198 is closed for part of the day on Thursday.The closure is due to road work. As of just after 9 a.m. Thursday, the ramp was closed.It is not exactly known when it will open back up.Latest Local News I-190 ramp to Route 198 closes for part of the day Shaun Dolac powers UB Bulls to 7th win, besting ex-QB Cole Snyder at Eastern Mich. Opportunity to trade turkeys for Sabres tickets returns to Tops, Keybank Ask the Mayor: Chris Scanlon disc
  
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• How the Bills can win another AFC East title without playing another game

  21-11-2024 13:00 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – The Buffalo Bills are well on their way to winning a fifth-straight division title, a streak never reached before in franchise history.
  The Bills are 9-2 at the bye week, owning one fewer win than the Dolphins, Jets and Patriots combined.How soon could the Bills officially clinch another AFC East crown? If other results fall the right way, the Bills could have it wrapped up before their next game against the San Francisco 49ers kicks off on Dec. 1. Here's how.What th
  
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• Shutout win for Sabres in UPL's return to net

  21-11-2024 07:23 via wivb.com
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen made 23 saves, Jason Zucker scored the game's only goal, and the Buffalo Sabres beat the Los Angeles Kings 1-0 on Wednesday night.Luukkonen stopped six shots in the first period, six in the second and 12 in the third to get his first shutout of the season in his return after being sidelined for two games because of a lower-body injury. The Sabres have won five of seven.With the game scoreless after two periods, Zucker scored 38 seconds into the third
  
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• Shaun Dolac powers UB Bulls to 7th win, besting ex-QB Cole Snyder at Eastern Mich.

  21-11-2024 04:27 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — University at Buffalo's football team affirmed its bowl game bonafides and remained on the fringe of contention for the Mid-American Conference title with its third consecutive victory, 37-20 on the road at Eastern Michigan on Wednesday night.Locally-grown linebacker Shaun Dolac played a starring role in the victory that boosted UB's record to 7-4. Along with nine tackles to raise his national-best total to 146, Dolac made two interceptions, including one that he ret
  
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• Opportunity to trade turkeys for Sabres tickets returns to Tops, Keybank

  21-11-2024 00:26 via wivb.com
  
  WEST SENECA, N.Y. (WIVB) -- Car after car, turkey after turkey, many community members were up early Wednesday, hoping to exchange frozen turkeys for Sabres tickets.The Buffalo Sabres, along with Tops and other sponsors, held their annual "Turkeys for Tickets" drive at participating Tops locations and the Keybank Center. Participants donated over 2,000 frozen turkeys to help fight food insecurity in the City of Good Neighbors.
  "I love the Sabres, I mean I have been a Sabres fan since the early '
  
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• Ask the Mayor: Chris Scanlon discusses upcoming projects in Buffalo

  21-11-2024 00:19 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- WIVB News 4's Kelsey Anderson sat down with Buffalo Acting Mayor Chris Scanlon Wednesday for an "Ask the Mayor" interview, where he discussed the city's upcoming projects along with a recent increase in unemployment rates.Scanlon discussed the Heritage Point Project at Canalside that has been stalled for almost a year. He said he hopes the state will give Sinatra & Company an additional $4 million in funding, which they recently asked for, to help finish construction.
  
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• Orchard Park police investigating bank robbery

  21-11-2024 00:10 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- Orchard Park police are investigating after a man forcibly took money from a bank on Southwestern Boulevard Wednesday afternoon.The suspect is described as a man around 5-foot-10 with shaggy brown hair wearing a dark hooded jacket and brown pants. It is alleged that he stole money from a bank teller at 5 Star Bank around 3:55 p.m.He then fled the scene in a silver pickup truck with a red snowplow on the front.
  Anyone with any information about the man or anyone who witnes
  
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• Over $9M approved by City of Buffalo for legal settlements

  20-11-2024 23:20 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- Over $9 million in taxpayer money was approved Wednesday to settle three significant lawsuits against the City of Buffalo.The first is a $500,000 settlement going to Jyirah Bailey, who in 2020 was driving on Main Street when she was struck and severely injured in a crash involving Buffalo police officer Brandon Lowe.
  Lowe was traveling over 80 miles per hour going to a domestic call that turned out to be false. Chelsea Ellis was also injured -- she was paralyzed and award
  
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• Buffalo man arrested following assault of mail carrier

  20-11-2024 22:44 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- A Buffalo man was arrested after he allegedly assaulted a mail carrier Monday morning on the East Side, according to Buffalo police.Police responded to the 400 block of Doat Street around 10:45 a.m. to reports of an alleged assault. A suspect had yelled at, shoved, and struck a USPS mail carrier, witnesses said. He then fled the scene. Witnesses gave a description of the vehicle that fled.
  37-year-old Kenneth Livingston was apprehended without incident. He was charged wit
  
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