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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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• NYS Police investigating fatal ATV crash in Alma

  06-07-2024 04:39 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- An ATV accident in Alma left one person dead and another injured Thursday night, according to New York State Police.
  Around 10 p.m. on July 4, 26-year-old Jesse Bestine and 25-year-old Zachary Barnett, both of Wellsville, were traveling east on County Road 38 when they swerved to avoid an oncoming vehicle causing the ATV to overturn several times, police said.
  Barnett died at the scene. Bestine was transferred to Strong Hospital in Rochester from Jones Memorial with non-l
  
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• Community honors Buffalo woman killed in Philadelphia car crash

  06-07-2024 03:56 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) - The family of a Buffalo woman who was killed in a car crash in Philadelphia held a vigil on the city's east side Friday.
  On June 8, 22-year-old Mariah Clemons was visiting a friend in Philadelphia. According to her family, she was involved in a minor crash with a U-Haul on I-75 Westbound. While exchanging information in the right lane of the interstate, a dump truck hit the back of the U-Haul sending it forward.
  The U-Haul struck 3 occupants, a male who is believed to have
  
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• Vehicle on fire temporarily closes I-290 West ramp

  06-07-2024 03:16 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- A vehicle on fire temporarily closed the I-290 West ramp in Amherst Friday night, according to NITTEC.
  The closure was reported at 8:20 p.m. and was cleared by 8:58 p.m.
  WIVB News 4 has reached out to Amherst Police for more information and is waiting to hear back.
  
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• The Buffalo News no longer printing on major holidays

  06-07-2024 01:48 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- The Buffalo News has stopped printing its newspaper on major holidays.
  Readers found themselves out of luck this Independence Day. The Buffalo News will also no longer be published on the following holidays: New Year's Day, Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Presidents Day, Memorial Day, Labor Day, Veteran's Day, Thanksgiving and Christmas.
  Last year, The Buffalo News cut 130 jobs.
  Once situated in Buffalo, their printing operations now take place in Cleveland, Ohio. Latest Loca
  
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• Erie County Legislator Howard Johnson resigns

  06-07-2024 00:55 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- Legislator Howard Johnson has resigned today after five years of serving Erie County.
  His resignation is effective as of 11:59 p.m. Friday night.
  In a statement, Johnson said he was grateful to be able to serve the public and was proud of his accomplishments while in office. He cited his establishment of the Corrections Specialist Advisory Board, his creation of the Urban Initiative Fund and his role in approving pay raises for Erie County's elected officials.
  Johnson ser
  
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• Sabres trade prospect Savoie for Oilers' Ryan McLeod, re-sign Jokiharju

  05-07-2024 23:29 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – The Buffalo Sabres acquired forward Ryan McLeod in a trade with the Edmonton Oilers on Friday, getting an established NHL player who just experienced a long playoff run in exchange for one of the organization's top prospects.Buffalo received McLeod and minor leaguer Tyler Tullio from the Western Conference champions for 20-year-old center Matthew Savoie.Savoie was the ninth pick in the 2022 draft and made his NHL debut in November -- so far his only game at that leve
  
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• Rochester man accused of assaulting woman after breaking into her Buffalo residence

  05-07-2024 20:11 via wivb.com
  
  Content warning: This article contains details of an alleged physical assault.BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- A Rochester man was arrested Friday after he allegedly broke into a woman's Buffalo residence and assaulted her, Buffalo police announced.Police said they received a call from a 12-year-old stating that her mother was being assaulted around 10 p.m. Thursday. Officers then responded to a residence on the 400 block of Normal Avenue and reportedly heard screaming inside.After breaching a locked doo
  
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• Multiple Buffalo parks damaged during Fourth of July celebrations

  05-07-2024 18:48 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- Multiple Buffalo parks suffered damage on Thursday as residents celebrated the Fourth of July holiday, city officials announced.Officials said two baseball diamonds, one at Cazenovia Park and another at Riverside Park, were damaged by fireworks being lit off, with parts of the infield at both getting burnt. Repairs at each of the fields were taking place Friday.Additionally, a large amount of debris was left behind around the Centennial splash pad at Ralph C. Wilson Park,
  
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• NFTA to temporarily pause above-ground Metro Rail service due to construction

  05-07-2024 17:24 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- The NFTA will temporarily pause its above-ground Metro Rail service for 14 days in July due to construction, the organization announced Friday.The pause, which spans from July 8-11 and July 20-29, will allow for "crucial track bed, catenary, and electrical system upgrades aimed at enhancing the safety and reliability of the Metro Rail system." The work intends to ensure a smooth and safe travel experience for passengers while modernizing and fortifying track infrastructur
  
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• US employers added a solid 206,000 jobs in June in a sign of continued economic strength

  05-07-2024 15:12 via wivb.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — America’s employers delivered another healthy month of hiring in June, adding 206,000 jobs and once again displaying the U.S. economy’s ability to withstand continually high interest rates.
  Last month’s job growth did mark a pullback from 218,000 in May. But it was still a strong gain, reflecting the resilience of America’s consumer-driven economy, which is slowing but still growing steadily.
  Still, Friday’s report from the Labor Department c
  
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• He's derided as dull but Keir Starmer becomes UK prime minister with a sensational victory

  05-07-2024 14:37 via wivb.com
  
  LONDON (AP) — For someone often derided as dull, Keir Starmer has delivered a sensational election result.
  Starmer led Britain's Labour Party to a landslide election victory, and on Friday became the country's 58th prime minister — the first leader from the center-left party to win a U.K. national election since Tony Blair, who won three in a row starting in 1997.
  It's the latest reinvention for a man who went from human rights attorney to hard-nosed prosecutor and from young radical
  
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• Fire causes $70K in damage to Buffalo residence

  05-07-2024 12:36 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- A fire caused roughly $70,000 in damage to a Buffalo residence early Friday morning, fire officials announced.Officials said the blaze began around 1:30 a.m. on the first floor of a Hill Street home near ECMC before it spread to other floors. The residence was occupied at the time of the fire, but no injuries were reported.The cause of the blaze remains under investigation.Latest Local News Fire causes $70K in damage to Buffalo residence Knee-high by the Fourth of July? F
  
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• Knee-high by the Fourth of July? Farmers laugh at that!

  05-07-2024 01:46 via wivb.com
  
  BURT, N.Y. (WIVB) -- Did you grow up hearing that corn should be growing "knee high by the Fourth of July?" The height of the corn depends on what kind of corn it is, when it was planted, what the weather has been, the irrigation and much more.Jeff Hiller of Hiller's Sweet Corn Farm Market in Burt, N.Y., sees this as a very good year for sweet corn.
  "I would say the quality is going to be fantastic," Hiller said.Farmer Jeff Hiller of Burt, N.Y., checks the growth of his corn crop on July 4.Stand
  
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• Federal lawsuit filed in WNY claims NY’s body armor ban is unconstitutional

  05-07-2024 00:53 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- Local attorney John Elmore said it would be unjust and dangerous to reverse New York's ban on body armor, but that's the goal of a federal lawsuit filed in Western New York.The lawsuit, filed by the Firearms Policy Coalition and a resident from Lakeview, claims the ban is unconstitutional under the Second Amendment. It also said the state’s ban infringes on the rights of law-abiding citizens from protecting themselves and their families.Two years ago, following the
  
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• 1 hospitalized after East Delavan Avenue morning shooting

  04-07-2024 22:59 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- A male was struck by gunfire while outside on the 1400 block of East Delavan Avenue Thursday morning, Buffalo police officials said.Police responded to the call just after 4 a.m. Officials said a 31-year-old male, of Buffalo, was transported by a civilian vehicle to ECMC where he was taken into surgery.Buffalo police are investigating the incident. Anyone with information is asked to call or text their confidential tip line at (716) 847-2255.Latest Local News 1 hospitaliz
  
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• Save-A-Lot owner asks city for money amid closure, customers voice concerns

  04-07-2024 21:18 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- Customers of Broadway Market's Save-A-Lot were greeted with a locked door and a piece of computer paper signifying the store's closure on Wednesday.Customers and Fillmore District Buffalo Common Councilmember Mitch Nowakowski are fed up, and the owner isn’t confident the open sign will come back unless the city cuts him a check.“They should try to work something out, but if he’s being ridiculous, leave him alone, get somebody else,” said Save-A-Lot
  
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• Poloncarz rep says he'd veto bill on term limits

  04-07-2024 18:55 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – The effort to enact term limits for politicians across Erie County could be short lived.Last month, Democratic legislator John Bargnesi introduced a bill that would limit any new office-holder by 2030 to three terms. The bill would cover the Erie County Legislature, County Executive, Comptroller, Sheriff, Clerk and District Attorney.But a spokesperson for Erie County Executive Mark Poloncarz told WIVB News 4 that Poloncarz opposes and would veto any bill calling for
  
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• Fighter pilot recalls mission to take down hijacked flight before it struck DC on 9/11

  04-07-2024 15:19 via wivb.com
  
  WASHINGTON (WTAJ) — Two fighter pilots willing to sacrifice their own lives to save countless others scrambled to stop Flight 93 on September 11, 2001, before hijackers could crash it into the U.S. Capitol.Heather Penney was one of the two Air Force fighter pilots who were tasked with taking down the airliner, an act that would save untold lives but result in their own deaths, as well as those of the 40 passengers aboard."I am just your average ordinary American, I’m a mom, I was a m
  
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• Krabbe screening gets final approval after decades-long push from Kelly's Hunter's Hope Foundation

  04-07-2024 14:30 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – The family of Bills legend Jim Kelly celebrated the news this week that Krabbe Disease was officially added to a panel of recommended tests for newborn babies.The formal approval from Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra marked a long-awaited victory in a battle spearheaded by Kelly and his wife, Jill, who launched the Hunter's Hope Foundation in 1997 after their son was diagnosed with the disease.Krabbe can cause children to lose voluntary and basic fu
  
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• Orchard Park residents voice concerns over gas station proposal near stadium

  04-07-2024 04:57 via wivb.com
  
  ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (WIVB) -- Orchard Park residents voiced their concerns on Wednesday about a proposed gas station down the road from Highmark Stadium.
  At the town's board meeting, board members heard more details about the gas station, but it came with backlash from community members who said it's not prioritizing fans during football season.
  Four residents spoke in opposition of the idea. They said if the gas station gets built at Abbott and Big Tree roads, it will cause tons of traffic issue
  
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• Orchard Park residents voice concerns over gas station proposal

  04-07-2024 04:57 via wivb.com
  
  ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (WIVB) -- Orchard Park residents voiced their concerns on Wednesday about a proposed gas station down the road from Highmark stadium.
  At the town's board meeting, board members heard more details about the gas station, but it came with backlash from community members who said it's not prioritizing fans during football season.
  Four residents spoke in opposition of the idea. They said if the gas station gets built on Abbott and Big Tree Roads, it will cause tons of traffic issue
  
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• Do New York State income taxes hinder the Sabres in signing players?

  04-07-2024 00:35 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — As if the Sabres needed any further challenges in their effort to build a roster capable of ending the longest postseason drought in NHL history.Could New York State's tax code be partly to blame?"If you can get New York state to go tax-free, I’m in," mused Sabres general manager Kevyn Adams, a Clarence native, when asked about the subject following Buffalo's free agent spree this week. "I think it would help our roster. And I'll be up for that, too. I'm good w
  
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• Catholic Diocese to sell Saint Jude Center

  04-07-2024 00:14 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO N.Y. (WIVB) -- The days may be numbered for the Saint Jude Center downtown after the Buffalo Diocese put the property up for sale.
  "It's a bad decision, I can say that," said Father Richard Augustyn, who's the Saint Jude Center director. "It's one of the worst decision they have made."After serving the community for more than four decades at the center, Father Augustyn said he never expected that the property on Ellicott St. would be up for sale.
  "I was shocked and disappointed," he said
  
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• Buffalo man who threatened to blow up VA facility pleads guilty

  04-07-2024 00:04 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- A Buffalo man pleaded guilty to assault upon a federal employee following numerous threats made against the VA in 2023, the U.S. Attorney's Office announced Wednesday.Officials said on Sept. 12, 56-year-old Demont Coston called the U.S. Veterans Affairs Crisis Line and made repeated threats to blow up the Buffalo VA facility. Later that same day, Coston called the crisis line again saying, "I should go blow... I should go burn the building down."According to the Attorney'
  
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• Oregon man arrested in Buffalo airport, allegedly urinated in aisle during flight

  03-07-2024 23:05 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- An Oregon man was arrested and charged with indecent exposure Wednesday after he allegedly urinated in the aisle during an American Airlines flight, the U.S. District Attorney's Office announced.
  On July 3, a flight from Oregon to New Hampshire was diverted to the Buffalo Niagara International Airport following a call to the NFTA Police. 25-year-old Neil McCarthy had allegedly exposed himself and urinated in the aisle while the plane was in flight.
  When the flight landed
  
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• After going viral, Bills friendship bracelets now benefit Oishei

  03-07-2024 22:43 via wivb.com
  
  (WIVB) -- Logan Bittner is a diehard Bills fan, who loves to involve everyone in Bills Mafia. One way he does that is through friendship bracelets.The 10-year-old's homemade accessory recently went viral after he mailed one to rookie Keon Coleman. The wide receiver wore the red, white and blue bracelet in his official NFL photos - sparking interest in the trend.Now, everyone can get their hands on Logan's friendship bracelets thanks to a partnership with 26 Shirts. The young fan wanted to find a
  
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• Florida woman who operated in WNY convicted by jury of wire fraud

  03-07-2024 22:31 via wivb.com
  
  Correction: It was originally incorrectly reported that the woman faced 18 counts.
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- A Florida woman was convicted by a federal jury of four counts of wire fraud and conspiracy to commit wire fraud, the U.S. Attorney's Office announced Wednesday.The charges carry a maximum penalty of 30 years in prison and a $1,000,000 fine.
  Officials said between March 2016 and May 2017, 44-year-old Angela Burdorf, of Florida, conspired with others to operate various illegitimate debt coll
  
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• Florida woman who operated in WNY convicted by jury of 18 counts of wire fraud

  03-07-2024 22:31 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- A Florida woman was convicted by a federal jury of 18 counts of wire fraud and conspiracy to commit wire fraud, the U.S. Attorney's Office announced Wednesday.The charges carry a maximum penalty of 30 years in prison and a $1,000,000 fine.
  Officials said between March 2016 and May 2017, 44-year-old Angela Burdorf, of Florida, conspired with others to operate various illegitimate debt collection businesses in Kenmore, Buffalo, Lackawanna and the Town of Niagara.The busines
  
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• Five for Fighting tour coming to Buffalo in August

  03-07-2024 21:10 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- Five For Fighting will be bringing the full band to Buffalo on Aug. 8 for a show at the downtown Electric City venue.Of the 24 shows on this tour, nine will be played in New York state, with Buffalo being the first of those nine. The other Empire State tour locations include Tarrytown, Homer, Saratoga Springs, Corning, Bethel, Oneonta, Bethlehem and Port Washington.The first half of the tour will be played with the full band, and for the latter half, frontman John Ondrasi
  
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