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• GObike location allegedly robbed of $8K worth of equipment

  10-04-2025 00:56 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- GObike, a local group that works to make Buffalo a safer and more accessible city for cyclists, announced one of its locations was robbed. The announcement came in a social media post on Wednesday."We're bummed we got perceived as a soft target," said Kevin Heffernan, communications director at GObike. "That part really sucks."Every Tuesday, the GObike location on Colvin Avenue opens its doors for shop night, allowing anyone to come by and work on their bikes. When staff
  
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• St. Joe's reacts to first American pope: 'It was a surprise'

  09-05-2025 23:47 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- While the celebrations of the next chapter for the Catholic Church continue in Rome, here in Buffalo we're hearing from students and staff from St. Joseph's Collegiate Institute on their reaction to the announcement of Robert Prevost being picked to be the next leader of the Catholic Church."I think it's a great and exciting thing to have a new pope and also a first American pope," said William Hynes, a senior religion teacher at the high school. "The fact that he was cho
  
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• Attorney cites dancing as reason for Luna Lounge closure following 'shots fired' incident

  09-05-2025 23:23 via wivb.com
  
  CHEEKTOWAGA, N.Y. (WIVB) — The Luna Lounge bar in Cheektowaga was ordered to shut down by the town just three days after we brought you news of neighbors' concerns last week. Now, dancing has become an argument for the bar's closure.
  Concerns were first raised by residents following a "shots fired" incident that happened in the bar's parking lot in the early morning hours of Monday, April 28.The incident stemmed from the bar, according to Cheektowaga Police Chief Brian Coons, who said it s
  
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• Gov. Hochul: Applications open for $10 million for East Side business property owners

  09-05-2025 23:11 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- Applications are now open for a new $10 million fund for East Side property owners in an effort to revitalize neighborhood business districts, Gov. Hochul announced during a press conference Friday.The project must include a mixed-use or commercial property in order to be eligible. It must be on the East Side, preferably in an already established business district.
  The "East Side Building Fund" comes from Empire State Development and local organizations."My administration
  
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• 'Remarkable breadth of experience': WNY Monsignor reacts to new pope

  09-05-2025 18:10 via wivb.com
  
  LACKAWANNA, N.Y. (WIVB) -- Thursday marked a historic moment for the Catholic Church as Robert Francis Prevost of Chicago became Pope Leo XIV, the 267th leader of the Roman Catholic Church, and the first American to hold the papacy.At the Basilica of Our Lady of Victory in Lackawanna, a local faith leader reflected on what this moment means for Western New York.“The church always rejoices when we have a new pope, and to elect someone with his caliber of experience is a cause for rejoicing
  
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• Winning lottery ticket worth more than $16K sold in Grand Island

  09-05-2025 15:36 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — A lottery ticket worth more than $16,000 was sold in Grand Island in Thursday night's Take 5 drawing.The ticket, worth a total of $16,704, was sold at Say Cheese Pizza on Love Road in Grand Island.Take 5 drawings are done twice daily, once at 2:30 p.m. and again at 10:30 p.m. To see winning numbers, click here.Latest Local News Winning lottery ticket worth more than $16K sold in Grand Island Tonawanda receives $20 million in state budget for water improvements Viral
  
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• Tonawanda receives $20 million in state budget for water improvements

  09-05-2025 12:40 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — The Town of Tonawanda secured $20 million in the state budget to make improvements to its raw water system, town supervisor Joe Emminger and state assemblyman Bill Conrad said Thursday.The state budget, some $254.3 billion, was passed by legislators late Thursday night.The raw water system maintains the River Road Industrial Corridor, which feeds into several facilities in the area. The facilities had been relying on raw water intakes from the old NRG Huntley on Rive
  
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• Pope Leo XIV celebrates first Mass, calls his election both a cross and a blessing

  09-05-2025 11:59 via wivb.com
  
  VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Leo XIV, history’s first U.S.-born pontiff, said Friday that his election was both a cross to bear and a blessing as he celebrated his first Mass as the head of the Catholic Church.Leo spoke off-the-cuff in English in the Sistine Chapel to the cardinals who elected him to follow in the footsteps of Pope Francis, who put a commitment to social justice at the core of his papacy. He acknowledged the great responsibility they had placed on him
  
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• Pope Leo XIV celebrates first Mass as details emerge of how conclave votes coalesced

  09-05-2025 11:59 via wivb.com
  
  VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Leo XIV said Friday that his election was both a cross to bear and a blessing as he celebrated his first Mass and details began to emerge of how votes quickly coalesced to make him history's first American pope.Freed from their conclave, cardinals began describing the days and hours leading up to the final ballot Thursday afternoon that brought Leo past the two-thirds majority needed. Many marveled that the Chicago-born Augustinian missionary Ro
  
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• Lawmakers pass 2025-2026 New York State budget

  09-05-2025 05:07 via wivb.com
  
  ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- New York lawmakers passed the long-overdue 2025-2026 state budget on Thursday night. The spending plan totals around $254.3 billion, over $10 billion more than last year's budget.
  The budget's finalization comes more than a month after the traditional April 1 deadline. The state plan includes a $1 billion investment in housing initiatives, as well as expected inflation refund checks for qualifying New Yorkers.
  The enacted budget now awaits approval by Gov. Kathy Hochul.
  
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• Viral video captures Cheektowaga road rage incident with mom, child, and driver

  09-05-2025 03:16 via wivb.com
  
  CHEEKTOWAGA, N.Y. (WIVB) -- A disturbing incident on the roads of Cheektowaga has captured the attention of thousands of people. A viral video shows a confrontation that escalated beyond mere words with a mother, her child, and another driver.According to Cheektowaga Police, the incident took place around 7 a.m. on Tuesday near George Urban Boulevard and Union Road.Adreana Jemison, a Cheektowaga resident, was bringing her daughters to school.After making a turn onto the road, she saw a car comin
  
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• Local parishioners celebrate new pope

  09-05-2025 00:18 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- There were warm smiles and greetings around Western New York as parishioners went to Mass on Thursday to celebrate the election of Pope Leo XIV -- the first American pope in history.
  Parishioners at The Saint Jude Center on Ellicott Street and The Buffalo Irish Center on Abbott Road were excited, describing Thursday's news as "wonderful." The naming of any pope would have been a welcome sight, they said, but the naming of the first American pope in history makes it even m
  
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• Amherst Police investigating 'misuse' of AI by high school student

  09-05-2025 00:18 via wivb.com
  
  AMHERST, N.Y. (WIVB) — Amherst Central High School administration sent a letter this week to parents after it learned that a student used artificial intelligence (AI) to create and share content that included the names of several students and faculty.The letter by Amherst Central High School Principal Gregory Pigeon was sent out Wednesday to let parents know about a recent incident involving a high school student's misuse of an internet-based AI tool called Flow GPT.That AI software was us
  
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• Students visit golf course to gain STEM skills

  08-05-2025 23:39 via wivb.com
  SPRINGVILLE, N.Y. (WIVB) -- Springville students traded their classroom for the golf course on Thursday to learn more about the process of upkeeping the greens at Concord Crest Golf Course in Springville."It gives them a whole new appreciation for nature right in our backyard," said Mila Clauss, a fifth-grade teacher at Springville Elementary. "In Springville, we're all about experiential learning, we're encouraged to take risks, we're encouraged to give the kids tons of experiences. So this fit
  
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• Along 4 The Hike: Iroquois National Wildlife Refuge

  08-05-2025 23:07 via wivb.com
  
  WEST SENECA, N.Y. (WIVB) -- The hike at the Iroquois National Wildlife Refuge in Genesee and Orleans counties is the only National Wildlife Refuge in Western New York.
  The calls of bald eagles, wood ducks, herons and more can be heard on the hike. Located about 40 miles Northeast of Buffalo, the refuge has numerous pools and twisting trails from a mile long to nearly eight miles long.
  Address: 1101 Casey Road, Basom, NY 14013
  Difficulty: EasyLearn more: Visit the Iroquois National Wild
  
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• Jamestown man sentenced to nearly 18 years for distribution of child pornography

  08-05-2025 23:04 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- A Jamestown man was sentenced to 17 1/2 years in prison after he used Snapchat to send and receive images and videos of child pornography, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office.
  Brandon Uber, 24, sent sexually explicit content of a 16-year-old to another Snapchat user in March 2021. He also received images and videos of child pornography on other apps and stored them on various electronic devices.Uber is also accused of persuading a known, young female victim to send hi
  
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• What's in a name? Pope Leo XIV's choice signals a commitment to social justice

  08-05-2025 21:11 via wivb.com
  
  SCHIAVON, Italy (AP) — Pope Leo XIV 's choice of name signals a commitment to social justice which is very much in line with the late Pope Francis ' global ministry.“I think a lot us had a question mark when they elected an American, and then he selected the name Pope Leo XIV,” said Natalia Imperatori-Lee, the chair of religious studies at Manhattan University. “It really means to me he will continue the work of Leo XIII.”
  Pope Leo XIII, who was head of the Catholic
  
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• Chipotle Mexican Grill to open location in East Aurora

  08-05-2025 18:38 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- A new Chipotle location will be opening in East Aurora next week.A spokesperson with the popular Mexican food chain said the location will be opening May 13. The restaurant offers bowls, burritos, quesadillas and more.
  The new Chipotle will be located at 168 Main St. and will be open every day from 10:45 a.m. until 10 p.m. They are currently hiring around 30 positions.
  The closest location to East Aurora is a location in Blasdell at 4405 Milestrip Rd. Latest Local News Ch
  
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• WNY health company files charges against 1199SEIU amid contract talks

  08-05-2025 13:52 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — A Western New York health care company has filed charges against 1199SEIU United Healthcare Workers East, alleging that the union misled workers in a social media post about company finances.The McGuire Group, which runs a number of health care facilities across the area, claimed that union leaders intentionally spread misinformation during labor negotiations in 2022.The charges stem from a Facebook post that alleged that owner and operator Edward Farbenblum's 'relat
  
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• White smoke pours from Sistine Chapel chimney, signaling a new pope on second day of voting

  08-05-2025 10:51 via wivb.com
  
  VATICAN CITY (AP) — White smoke poured from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel and the great bells of St. Peter's Basilica tolled Thursday after cardinals elected the 267th pope to lead the Catholic Church.The crowd in St. Peter’s Square erupted in cheers, priests made the sign of the cross and nuns wept as the crowd shouted, “Viva il papa!” after the white smoke wafted into the late afternoon sky.The smoke signal means the winner secured at least 89 votes of the 133 cardi
  
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• Robert Prevost elected the first American pope in history, will take the name Leo XIV

  08-05-2025 10:51 via wivb.com
  
  UPDATE: Pope Leo XIV, the American Robert Prevost, said “Peace be with you” in his first words as pope, offering a message of peace and dialogue “without fear.”From the loggia of St. Peter’s Basilica, history’s first American pope recalled he was an Augustinian priest, but that he was above all a Christian and a bishop, “So we can all walk together.”He spoke in Italian and then switched to Spanish, recalling his many years spent as a missionary and
  
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• Black smoke: No decision after Cardinals hold morning votes on new pope

  08-05-2025 10:51 via wivb.com
  
  VATICAN CITY (AP) — Cardinals failed again Thursday morning to find a successor to Pope Francis, sending black smoke billowing up through the Sistine Chapel chimney after two more inconclusive rounds of conclave voting.The black smoke poured out at 11:50 a.m. (0950 GMT) after the second and third ballots to elect a pope to lead the 1.4 billion-member Catholic Church.With no one securing the necessary two-thirds majority, or 89 votes, the 133 cardinals will return to the Vatican residences
  
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• 2 incidents in Depew draw large police presence

  08-05-2025 04:36 via wivb.com
  
  DEPEW, N.Y. (WIVB) -- WIVB News 4 is working to learn more about two incidents in Depew that drew a large police presence Wednesday night.Both Lancaster and Depew police were on the scene as of 10:30 p.m. on Main Street near Sanilac Street. Residents said it began to unfold around 5:30 p.m. on Main Street.
  Main Street is closed between Sanilac Street and Wyandotte Street until further notice, Depew police announced just after 10 p.m. in a Facebook post. The public is asked to avoid the area and
  
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• 17-year-old charged with attempted murder in Depew Dollar Tree shooting

  08-05-2025 04:36 via wivb.com
  
  DEPEW, N.Y. (WIVB) -- A 17-year-old male has been charged with attempted murder in connection to am alleged shooting in a Dollar Tree parking lot in Depew on Wednesday night, police said Thursday morning.Depew police responded to the store, located on Broadway, around 6:15 p.m. A 20-year-old female had been shot multiple times in the parking lot. The woman was transported to the hospital and is listed in stable condition. Lancaster police were also seen on scene.The suspect fled the scene. He wa
  
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• 17-year-old barricaded himself for hours following Dollar Tree shooting

  08-05-2025 04:36 via wivb.com
  
  DEPEW, N.Y. (WIVB) -- A 17-year-old male barricaded himself in a nearby apartment and was charged with attempted murder in connection with an alleged shooting in a Dollar Tree parking lot in Depew on Wednesday night, police said during a press conference Thursday.
  Depew police responded to the store, located on Broadway, around 6:15 p.m. A 20-year-old female, who was also an employee at the Dollar Tree, had been shot multiple times in the parking lot, police said. The woman was transported to EC
  
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• 'The Sunflower Promise' shares hope with grieving mothers one sunflower at a time

  08-05-2025 00:26 via wivb.com
  
  NORTH TONAWANDA, NY (WIVB) -- One mother is helping other grieving mothers one sunflower seedling at a time this Mother's Day--by creating "The Sunflower Promise.""With 'The Sunflower Promise,' we hope to bring some joy to other grieving mothers on Mother's Day," said Debra Hastings.For Hastings, sunflowers will always remind her of her daughter Erin Grace.Erin was born with cerebral palsy and hydrocephalus, and doctors told Hastings she wouldn't be around for her first birthday."She proved ever
  
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• 'We're already a struggling community': Businesses in Ripley take a hit during bridge closure

  08-05-2025 00:25 via wivb.com
  
  RIPLEY, N.Y. (WIVB) -- Businesses in the Southern Tier's Town of Ripley said they're struggling and that a nearby construction project, a bridge closure across the state line, is to blame.The bridge, which carries Route 20 over Twenty Mile Creek, is located in North East Township between the interchange with Interstate 90 and the New York state line. Bob Bentley, who manages Meeder's Restaurant on East Main Street in Ripley, said since the Route 20 bridge closure, his restaurant is los
  
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• Watch Live: Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts speaks at Buffalo event

  08-05-2025 00:06 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – United States Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. is holding a fireside chat Wednesday night in his hometown of Buffalo. You can watch it on this page at 6:15 p.m.Roberts is in town for the United States District Court for the Western District of New York (WDNY)'s 125th anniversary celebration."Chief Justice Roberts was born in Buffalo and spent his early childhood here, so we claim him as one of our own," Chief U.S. District Judge Elizabeth Wolford said
  
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• Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts speaks at Buffalo event

  08-05-2025 00:06 via wivb.com
  
  Watch Roberts' full fireside chat in the video player above.BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – United States Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. held a fireside chat Wednesday night in his hometown of Buffalo.Roberts is in town for the United States District Court for the Western District of New York (WDNY)'s 125th anniversary celebration."Chief Justice Roberts was born in Buffalo and spent his early childhood here, so we claim him as one of our own," Chief U.S. District Judge Elizabeth W
  
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• 4 men from WNY arrested for child porn in nationwide crackdown

  07-05-2025 21:46 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- Four men from Western New York, ranging in ages 20 to 68, were arrested and charged with possession of child pornography during a nationwide crackdown led by the FBI, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office.Over the course of five days, Operation Restore Justice led to the arrests of 205 child sexual abuse offenders nationwide, officials said.
  The four men arrested were identified as Samari Thompson, 20, of Buffalo, Jamie Anderson, 25, of Buffalo, Matthew Kowalski, 25, of
  
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