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• Man gets 7 years in prison for string of attempted armed robberies of convenience stores

  25-09-2024 20:02 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — A Buffalo man received seven years in prison for a string of armed robberies in December 2021, the Erie County District Attorney's Office said Wednesday.Cesarick Merritt, 35, attempted to steal cash, lottery tickets and cigarettes while armed on three different occasions. Two were on the same day, Dec. 5, 2021, at stores on Abbott Road in Buffalo and Walden Avenue in Cheektowaga, while the third was five days later at a store on the 1000 block of East Lovejoy Street
  
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• Fatal hit-and-run, multiple crashes, carjackings lead to Hamburg man charged

  12-11-2024 18:35 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — A pedestrian is dead and a man is facing a slew of charges following multiple carjackings and a series of accidents across multiple cities and towns on Monday night, according to City of Tonawanda Police.Police received a call just after 8:15 p.m. Monday. The incident began in Hamburg where police abandoned a chase. The driver of the suspect vehicle, identified as 31-year-old Mark Whalen of Hamburg, later hit a 40-year-old male pedestrian in Tonawanda, killing him.Sh
  
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• How to watch the Buffalo Bills vs. Kansas City Chiefs game on Sunday

  12-11-2024 17:45 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — The latest chapter of the Bills vs. Chiefs rivalry will be written on Sunday as the two face off once again.Here's how you can watch, stream and listen to the game.TelevisionThe game's on 4! The game will air locally on WIVB at 4:25 p.m. and will air nationally on CBS as the only CBS game in the 4 p.m. window.CBS will send its top broadcast team with Jim Nantz doing play-by-play, Tony Romo providing color commentary and Tracy Wolfson handling sideline reporting.Cover
  
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• Top comedian Shane Gillis performing in Buffalo as part of world tour

  12-11-2024 17:16 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Top comedian Shane Gillis is coming to Buffalo in May as part of his world tour.The critically acclaimed comedian will perform at KeyBank Center at 8 p.m. on May 3.In 2021 he released his self-funded debut 'Shane Gillis: Live in Austin' that ended up getting over 30 million views on YouTube. He also released a Netflix special in 2023.Earlier this year he had his first eight-stop arena circuit, breaking attendance records in both Toronto and Philadelphia.A presale for
  
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• Popular comedian Shane Gillis performing in Buffalo as part of world tour

  12-11-2024 17:16 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Popular comedian Shane Gillis is coming to Buffalo in May as part of his international tour.Gillis will perform on May 3 at KeyBank Center.The comedian released his self-funded debut 'Shane Gillis: Live in Austin' in 2021 that ended up getting over 30 million views on YouTube. He also released a Netflix special in 2023.Earlier this year he had his first eight-stop arena circuit, breaking attendance records in both Toronto and Philadelphia.A presale for the show in Bu
  
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• My Little Pony, Transformers, and Phase 10 inducted into the Toy Hall of Fame

  12-11-2024 15:58 via wivb.com
  
  ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) — The inductees into the Strong Museum's National Toy Hall of Fame have been revealed.The Strong National Museum of Play updated its website with the latest inductees. The three inductees are My Little Pony, Transformers, and Phase 10.As usual, there were nine other nominations that did not make the final cut. These toys were:
  Apples to ApplesBalloonsChoose Your Own Adventure booksHess Toy TrucksPokemon Trading Card GameR/C VehiclesSequenceStick HorseTrampoline
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• Lottery ticket worth $50K sold in Hamburg

  12-11-2024 15:34 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — A winning lottery ticket worth $50,000 was sold in Hamburg in Monday night's Powerball drawing.The ticket was sold at the Tops Friendly Markets on McKinley Parkway.
  The Powerball drawing is held every Monday, Wednesday and Saturday night at 10:59 p.m. To see winning numbers, click here.Latest Local News Lottery ticket worth $50K sold in Hamburg Former Lockport restaurant goes up in flames Police release new details after Fredonia native killed in Budapest Florida tea
  
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• Former Lockport restaurant goes up in flames

  12-11-2024 12:39 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — The site of a former Lockport tavern went up in flames late Monday night, according to authorities.Crews responded to 167 Van Buren Street, formerly home of Pleasant Valley Tavern, just after 11:15 p.m. Monday.
  When crews arrived, flames were coming through the door on the east side of the first floor and had gone up to the second floor. Crews fought the fire for about three hours and were on scene for over four hours.The bar had been closed for several years. Invest
  
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• Police release new details after Fredonia native killed in Budapest

  12-11-2024 03:21 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- A Budapest court ordered the alleged murderer of Fredonia native Mackenzie Michalski to remain behind bars Monday night, and for the foreseeable future, after the suspect was detained and confessed to the crime.Michalski, who was living in Portland, Oregon, was reported missing on Nov. 5 after she was last seen at a nightclub in central Budapest, where she was visiting as a tourist.Investigators said Michalski and the suspect, a 37-year-old man of Ireland, met at a nightc
  
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• Florida teacher inspires students through NFL statistics, Buffalo Bills take notice

  12-11-2024 01:27 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- Mary Crippen teaches third grade at Florida's Miami-Dade County Public Schools. Her lessons blend NFL statistics with what she calls "feel-good football." Many teams have taken note, including the Buffalo Bills.Step into Crippen's classroom and you'll find students glued to the latest NFL football statistics.This Miami, Florida, teacher has gone viral online, collecting 3.1 million likes on TikTok, for pairing up her love of football and teaching. John Murphy: Bills look
  
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• Rally held for Sumitomo Rubber employees as they head to unemployment

  12-11-2024 01:08 via wivb.com
  
  TOWN OF TONAWANDA, N.Y. (WIVB) -- Hundreds of Sumitomo Rubber employees gathered for a rally Monday to demand severance packages and express their shock after the company announced the Tonawanda plant's closure last week.In total, about 1,500 workers will be out of work. The last day on the job for hourly employees is Monday, with other workers leaving at the end of the week and in the coming months as Sumitomo winds down operations.Many employees have no idea what they'll do next to find work."
  
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• Watch: Veterans Voices 2024

  11-11-2024 23:48 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- WIVB News 4 presents Veterans Voices with hosts Kelsey Anderson and Jordan Norkus with additional reporting by Ali Touhey.The special honors local veterans, both past and present, this Veteran's Day, such as Bill Dibble, a prisoner of war who says he has lived to 103 years old by staying calm, and Edward Blasz, whose home, destroyed by a tornado in Eden this summer, was put back together with help from fellow servicemembers.See the full special in the video player above.L
  
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• DEC officer union shares information about Peanut investigation, calls for end to threats

  11-11-2024 23:41 via wivb.com
  
  (WETM) -- The union that represents officers from the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) shared information about the investigation that led to the seizure and euthanasia of Peanut the squirrel, and the union is asking the public to stop sending threats to DEC employees and offices.According to a Nov. 8 statement from the State Environmental Conservation Officers’ Union, people have been making threats against DEC officers, DEC staffers, an elected judge, DEC reg
  
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• Astonishing story inspires local company to support veterans

  11-11-2024 23:21 via wivb.com
  
  BLASDELL, N.Y. (WIVB) -- Every year, a decking company, Decked Out WNY, provides a free deck to a veteran in need in their annual Veterans Deck Giveaway initiative.This year's winner was announced Monday: Marine Col. David Brenon will get a deck built at his house in the spring.The owner of the company, Pat Williams, has never served, but is fueled to give back because of an astonishing story involving his uncle named Tim and Tim's former Navy helmet. "It sat in a glass case on his credenza
  
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• Bills LB Matt Milano returning to practice, won't play vs. Chiefs but progressing toward December return from preseason biceps tear

  11-11-2024 23:19 via wivb.com
  
  ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — Buffalo Bills coach Sean McDermott on Monday announced starting linebacker Matt Milano will resume practicing this week after missing three months with a torn left biceps, but won’t be ready to play against Kansas City on Sunday.The move opens a 21-day window for Milano to be activated off injured reserve. The AFC East-leading Bills (8-2) enter their bye week after hosting the Chiefs, meaning the earliest the eighth-year player can return is for Buffalo
  
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• Trump names former Rep. Lee Zeldin to lead EPA, adviser Stephen Miller to be deputy chief of policy

  11-11-2024 23:14 via wivb.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump on Monday named former New York congressman Lee Zeldin to lead the Environmental Protection Agency as he continues to build out his future administration with loyal supporters.Zeldin, a Republican who mounted a failed bid for governor of New York in 2022, will “ensure fair and swift deregulatory decisions that will be enacted in a way to unleash the power of American businesses,'' Trump said in a statement. Zeldin also will maintain "the h
  
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• A legacy of service: Multigenerational military families in WNY

  11-11-2024 23:03 via wivb.com
  
  LANCASTER, N.Y. (WIVB) -- The branches of the military often grow from the roots of family.Buffalo natives Kenneth and Eugene Godios are twins and at the age of 88, they think back to their time in the Army."He had orders cut to go to Germany and I had orders cut to go to France," Kenneth said. "We told them that we wanted to be together, seeing that we're twins, so they changed the orders and we both wound up in France.""I had to keep an eye on him, make sure he behaved. Wasn't an easy task on
  
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• Sabres let win streak slip away in 3rd period stumble after injured Tage Thompson exits

  11-11-2024 21:14 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — The Montreal Canadiens scored goals barely two minutes apart on their first two shots against Sabres backup goaltender Devon Levi in the third period, and the last-place team in the Eastern Conference halted Buffalo's win streak with a 7-5 victory Monday in front of a split crowd at KeyBank Center.Striving to win four in a row for the first time in two seasons, the Sabres got goals from Rasmus Dahlin and JJ Peterka less than two minutes apart to take a 5-4 lead early
  
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• Sabres let win streak slip away in 3rd period stumble

  11-11-2024 21:14 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — The Montreal Canadiens scored goals barely two minutes apart on their first two shots against Sabres backup goaltender Devon Levi in the third period, and the last-place team in the Eastern Conference halted Buffalo's win streak with a 7-5 victory Monday in front of a split crowd at KeyBank Center.Striving to win four in a row for the first time in two seasons, the Sabres got goals from Rasmus Dahlin and JJ Peterka less than two minutes apart to take a 5-4 lead early
  
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• Facility in Clarence connects veterans with rescue horses

  11-11-2024 20:15 via wivb.com
  
  CLARENCE, N.Y. (WIVB) — Wisdom Farm in Clarence is helping our country's heroes heal here at home. They hold equine-facilitated learning workshops and programs, connecting veterans with rescue horses.Karen Arrison said she got the idea years ago when her late husband suffered a traumatic brain injury. He had a hard time putting sentences together, until he met a horse and started speaking full sentences. Now Arrison and her farm helps veterans heal by building that connection, but also thr
  
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• 14-year-old driver killed in crash at Elmwood, Amherst

  11-11-2024 17:58 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — A 14-year-old driver was killed in a three-vehicle crash at Elmwood Avenue and Amherst Street late Sunday night, according to Buffalo police.Police observed a car going at a high rate of speed around 11:30 p.m. Sunday in the area of Elmwood and Hertel Avenue. When officers tried to pursue the vehicle, the driver, a male, crashed into a vehicle traveling eastbound on Amherst and then spun and hit a third vehicle going north on Elmwood.The driver was pronounced dead at
  
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• John Murphy: Bills look ahead to archenemy Chiefs visiting Orchard Park

  11-11-2024 17:52 via wivb.com
  
  Here it comes.  The heavyweight matchup we’ve been waiting for.The team that short-circuited Buffalo’s Super Bowl hopes in three of the last four years is coming back to Orchard Park to face the Bills in a regular season game.But first, the Bills had to deal with Indianapolis, and they did, winning 30-20. Indy turned it over four times and didn’t make much of a game in the second half. The Colts scored their only second half points when there were two seconds left and the
  
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• Buffalo Curling Club honors nation's heroes for Veterans Day

  11-11-2024 17:08 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO N.Y. (WIVB) — Veterans are forming bonds on the ice at the Buffalo Curling Club. Three years ago Army veteran Dan Walter teamed up with the Buffalo VA and the Buffalo Curling Club to start the veterans curling therapy program."It's very much team oriented which to veterans is very important. The camaraderie. Doesn't matter who wins or loses, it's a fun sport both mentally and physically challenges," said Army veteran Dan Walter, who is also a member of the Buffalo Curling Club.The
  
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• Bills look ready to tangle with NFL's elite

  11-11-2024 16:26 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WROC) — For the first time ever, Sean McDermott is the head coach of an 8-2 football team. And it's this team.McDermott has had other really good teams. The first year with Stefon Diggs team. The Von Miller is healthy for all of three months team. Neither of those started 8-2.
  This team that sent a ton of veteran talent packing in the spring. This team that started the year relying on a mis-mash of weapons. This team that everyone expected would take a step back. This is the
  
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• Bills are 8-2 for first time since 1993 after winning 5th in a row

  10-11-2024 22:38 via wivb.com
  
  INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Taron Johnson returned Joe Flacco's first pass 23 yards for a touchdown Sunday, and Josh Allen and James Cook each scored on TD runs to lead the AFC East-leading Buffalo Bills past the Indianapolis Colts 30-20.The Bills (8-2) extended their winning streak to five with their first victory at Indianapolis since 1998. Allen was 22 of 37 for 280 yards with two interceptions while running eight times for 50 yards. Cook had 19 carries for 80 yards.Flacco had four turnovers &m
  
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• Tonawanda man arrested in connection with homicide at Shaffer Village apartments

  10-11-2024 21:59 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- A Tonawanda man was arrested Saturday in connection with a homicide that occurred in September 2023 at the Shaffer Village apartments on Isabelle Street, Buffalo police announced.At 10:45 a.m. on Sept. 23, officers responded to a call about a suspicious incident at the complex.
  Officials said when officers arrived, they tracked blood and footprints in a hallway to a dead body in an apartment. The victim was identified as 39-year-old Jose Barreto-Gonzales of no permanent a
  
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• Western New York community gathers to honor life of local woman killed in Budapest

  10-11-2024 20:08 via wivb.com
  
  FREDONIA, N.Y. (WIVB) -- The Western New York community came together Saturday night to honor the life of 31-year-old Mackenzie Michalski, a Fredonia native who was tragically killed while traveling in Hungary earlier this week.Friends and neighbors gathered at the Barker Commons for a candlelight vigil to celebrate the life of Michalski. Words of encouragement were read, prayers were shared and tears were shed as the community leaned on one another. Michalski traveled to Hungary as a touri
  
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• Kissing Bridge Ski Resort prepares for season under new ownership

  10-11-2024 18:46 via wivb.com
  
  GLENWOOD, N.Y. (WIVB) -- Kissing Bridge Ski Resort, now under new leadership, is preparing for the upcoming winter season with new upgrades and projects underway. All they need next is the snow.After several seasons with poor skiing conditions, the future of the resort was uncertain, until Rhett McNulty, the new owner of Kissing Bridge, stepped in. The resort was sold for a total of $1,060,000 in late October.McNulty, who's from Southern California, said he was drawn to the resort because of its
  
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• Bills place LB Baylon Spector on IR, sign WR Jalen Virgil, elevate WRs Tyrell Shavers, K.J. Hamler from practice squad

  10-11-2024 17:13 via wivb.com
  
  ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — The Buffalo Bills placed Baylon Spector on injured reserve on Saturday after the backup linebacker sustained a calf injury in practice this week.The AFC East-leading Bills (7-2) also elevated receivers Tyrell Shavers and K.J. Hamler from their practice squad. Buffalo could be thin at receiver with rookie Keon Coleman expected to miss multiple weeks with a wrist injury, and Amari Cooper listed as questionable to play with a left wrist injury.Buffalo had a
  
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• Saturday night fire in Buffalo causes $50K in damage

  10-11-2024 17:11 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- A fire that occurred early Saturday night caused an estimated $50,000 in damage to a vacant structure in Buffalo, fire officials announced.Officials said just after 7 p.m., crews responded to the fire at 37 Miller Ave., a 1 1/2-story wood frame structure.The cause of the fire remains under investigation.Saturday night's fire marks the sixth vacant structure fire that has occurred within a one-mile radius since September of this year. On Nov. 3, 23 Deschler St. caught fire
  
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