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• Another accuser comes forward, another priest name not on ‘the list’

  24-03-2018 00:16 via wivb.com
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Wayne Bortle stood before the Buffalo Diocese on a bright Friday morning to become the latest accuser of sexual abuse at the hands of local clergy.
  For the past few weeks, it’s been people like Bortle that have forced the diocese to own up to decades of abuse and secrecy.
  Bortle said he was 15 when he was abused by Father Robert Conlin, while Conlin was the pastor of St. Mary’s Church in Pavillion — in Genesee County.
  Conlin was appointed pastor at
  
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• 11th Buffalo Cherry Blossom Festival returns this weekend

  27-04-2024 00:08 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- Friday marks Arbor Day, Frederick Law Olmsted's 202nd Birthday and the eve of the eleventh Buffalo Cherry Blossom Festival."I think the cherry blossoms here really bring the community together, people of all walks of life come here during the Cherry Blossom season to admire and just be among the blossoms themselves," said Zhi Ting Phua, director of engagement and inclusion at the Buffalo Olmsted Parks Conservancy. "I think it means community."Activities for the eleventh y
  
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• Monroe County District Attorney drives home, calls chief before pulling over for police

  27-04-2024 00:04 via wivb.com
  
  ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) — Monroe County District Attorney Sandra Doorley drove home and called the Webster police chief when officers tried to pull her over for speeding Monday.
  Officer-worn body camera footage of the incident was released to the public Friday, showing Doorley repeatedly invoking her position as district attorney and refusing to follow orders."I'm the D.A.," Doorley says to the first officer to approach her, standing outside her car and parked in a garage when the video beg
  
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• UB students react to tensions on campus amid Israel-Hamas war

  26-04-2024 22:38 via wivb.com
  
  AMHERST, N.Y. (WIVB) - Happening right now on college campuses across the country, pro-Palestinian students are setting up encampments in response to the war in Gaza, and some of those demonstrations have become violent.It's all an effort to meet specific demands from protesters such as a ceasefire.On the campus of UB North, there's a bull statue that is oftentimes painted by students. Right now, the message says "I love being Jewish," but according to students on campus the heart in the middle
  
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• Man stabbed at University at Buffalo NFTA station

  26-04-2024 22:06 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- Two Buffalo men were involved in a stabbing at University Station on Friday, according to the NFTA.A group of people were allegedly arguing in the bus station lobby on the University at Buffalo South campus around 1:30 p.m. According to an NFTA public information officer, a 36-year-old man pulled out a knife and stabbed a 48-year-old man as the fight escalated.
  The victim was transported to ECMC for non-life-threatening injuries. The alleged assailant is being held in pol
  
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• Buffalo Pride announces 2024 Pride Festival tickets now on sale

  26-04-2024 19:47 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- Buffalo Pride organizers on Friday announced that tickets for this year's Pride Festival are now available for purchase.The event will take place on June 2 from 1 to 7 p.m. at Canalside and will feature a "Now's the Time" theme.Ticket purchases will benefit the Pride Center of Western New York. General admission is $10 if purchased in advance or $20 on the day of the event. Premium tickets, limited to those 21 years of age and older, are available for $45 in advance or $5
  
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• A.I. commencement speaker draws ire of D'Youville students

  26-04-2024 18:36 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- D'Youville University's decision to bring in an A.I. robot as this year's commencement speaker has drawn backlash from students and members of the community.This week, the college announced that Sophia, a "social humanoid robot," would be brought to Buffalo to take part in a conversation with Student Government Association president John Rizk.“I use AI every day, multiple times a day,” Rizk said. “I am much more productive and organized having AI in my p
  
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• Hochul making education budget announcement in Albany

  26-04-2024 16:37 via wivb.com
  
  ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- Governor Kathy Hochul will make an education budget announcement Friday in Albany. The announcement is expected to start at 10 a.m.
  New York lawmakers passed the 2024-2025 state budget on Saturday, April 20. The state Assembly and Senate enacted the nearly $237 billion spending plan after final deliberations on numerous state bills.
  
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• Hochul makes 'Back to Basics' reading announcement in Albany

  26-04-2024 16:37 via wivb.com
  
  ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- Governor Kathy Hochul made an announcement regarding reading education Friday in Albany. "Back to Basics" reading legislation was signed into law as part of the FY 2025 budget.
  The "Back to Basics" plan will have every New York classroom use evidence-based instructions to improve reading rates across the state. School aid was increased by $1.3B, reaching nearly $36B in the new 2025 FY budget.“Reading is one of the most fundamental skills students need to learn, but
  
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• County Executive to make affordable housing announcement in Cheektowaga

  26-04-2024 15:27 via wivb.com
  
  CHEEKTOWAGA, N.Y. (WIVB) -- After speaking on grants for housing in his 2024 State of the County address, Erie County Executive Mark Poloncarz will be in Cheektowaga on Friday to announce an affordable housing project.The County Executive will be joined by legislators and other leaders on Long Avenue near Mt. Hope Cemetery to make the announcement at 1 p.m.Previously, it was announced in Poloncarz's address that grants of $500,000 would go toward building more than 600 new housing units in Erie
  
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• I-90 lane restrictions from Hamburg to West Seneca start Monday

  26-04-2024 14:19 via wivb.com
  
  HAMBURG, N.Y. (WIVB) -- A project estimated to take one week will lead to some lane restrictions on I-90 eastbound.Starting Monday, the right lane will be intermittently shut down from Exit 56 (Route 179) in Hamburg to Exit 55 (Ridge Road) in West Seneca. These daily closures will take place from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. through Friday.NITTEC says moderate delays are expected. A full list of anticipated traffic changes can be found here.Latest Local News I-90 lane restrictions from Hamburg to West Senec
  
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• 4 check: Rochester Americans begin playoff run led by Sabres prospects

  26-04-2024 13:00 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- For the third straight season, the Buffalo Sabres are hitting the links while the Rochester Americans are hitting the ice in late April.The Amerks enter the AHL postseason as the No. 2 seed in the North Division, where they'll square off with the No. 3-seeded Syracuse Crunch in the best-of-five division quarterfinals. Game 1 is slated for 7:05 p.m. Friday at Rochester's Blue Cross Arena.Rochester enters the playoffs on a hot streak, going 8-1-1 in their final 10 regular s
  
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• Delivery driver who killed Rochester man in hit-and-run near Bills stadium sentenced to 120 days

  26-04-2024 12:56 via wivb.com
  
  ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (WROC) — The delivery driver who admitted to killing a Rochester man with his car near Highmark Stadium and leaving the scene was sentenced Thursday.Khairullah L. Hasein was sentenced to 120 days in jail and five years of probation. He pleaded guilty in February to one count of leaving the scene of an incident without reporting resulting in death.According to investigators, Hasein was working as a delivery driver on November 13 when he hit William Young on Southwestern B
  
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• 4 things to know: Bills opt out of 1st round, will kick off in 2nd

  26-04-2024 07:18 via wivb.com
  
  ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (WIVB) — The Bills dealt with an enemy and an old friend Thursday night. Trading pick No. 28 to the Super Bowl champion Kansas City Chiefs, and pick No. 32 to the Carolina Panthers, the Bills will now make their first selection in the 2024 NFL Draft at the start of Friday night's second round.Buffalo improved its draft position for the remaining two days of the draft, moving up 38 spots into the third round (No. 95) in the deal with the Chiefs, replacing the pick dealt t
  
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• 4 things to know: Bills drop out of 1st round, will lead off in 2nd

  26-04-2024 07:18 via wivb.com
  
  ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (WIVB) — The Bills dealt with an enemy and an old friend Thursday night. Trading pick No. 28 to the Super Bowl champion Kansas City Chiefs, and pick No. 32 to the Carolina Panthers, the Bills will now make their first selection in the 2024 NFL Draft at the start of Friday night's second round.Buffalo improved its draft position for the remaining two days of the draft, moving up 38 spots into the third round (No. 95) in the deal with the Chiefs, replacing the pick dealt t
  
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• Town of Lewiston bans short-term rentals in residential areas

  26-04-2024 04:25 via wivb.com
  
  LEWISTON, N.Y. (WIVB) — The Town of Lewiston is shutting the door on short-term rental properties in its neighborhoods.A new law, set to go into effect next month, will ban Airbnbs along with bed-and-breakfasts in the town's residential areas following a 3-2 vote from the town board.Board member John Jacoby, who voted for the change, told News 4 WIVB that short-term rental properties have never been legal in the town.“The town code lists specific things that are allowed in a resident
  
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• 2 Jamestown men arrested in connection with March fatal shooting

  26-04-2024 02:52 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- Two Jamestown men have been charged for their alleged involvement in a fatal shooting last month, the Jamestown Police Department announced.Police said William Hernandez, 53, and Juan C. Rivera, 35, were both arrested in connection with the shooting death of 26-year-old Trevon Tripp of Dunkirk on March 18. The shooting also left two other individuals injured.Rivera, who was taken into custody a day after the shooting, was charged with second-degree criminal possession of
  
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• Jamestown man accused of strangling 8-month-old child, causing life-threatening injuries

  26-04-2024 01:21 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- A Jamestown man was arrested Monday after he allegedly strangled and caused life-threatening injuries to an 8-month-old child, the Jamestown Police Department announced.Following an investigation, police said Sean L. Thomas, 26, allegedly caused serious physical injuries to the child by "shaking and then strangling it." Thomas was allegedly taking care of the child at the time and is not the 8-month-old's father, according to police.Police said the child has been transpor
  
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• Elma woman arraigned in connection with fatal January hit-and-run

  26-04-2024 00:59 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- An Elma woman was arraigned Thursday in connection with a fatal hit-and-run earlier this year on Transit Road, the Erie County Sheriff's Office announced.Deputies said Stephanie Kollatz, 36, is alleged to have fatally struck a pedestrian on the night of Jan. 8 while driving in the vicinity of 4701 Transit Rd. The victim was not identified by the Sheriff's Office.A day after the incident, deputies reported that they had located the suspected vehicle and that the alleged dr
  
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• Buffalo students told to wait 2 hours at school for bus pickup

  25-04-2024 23:46 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) - A Buffalo mom is seeking reforms to the bus system for Buffalo Public Schools, after the bus for her children was nearly three hours late in picking them up from school.The family says this wasn't the first time their bus was extremely late and that it's been a recurring issue this school year. They say the district's three-tiered bell system, implemented at the beginning of the year to address the bus driver shortage, hasn't been working for their family."It's so unfair t
  
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• Cattaraugus County man convicted of 2022 arson in Chautauqua County

  25-04-2024 22:08 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — A Cattaraugus County man has been convicted of setting fire to a homein Chautauqua County in 2022, the Chautauqua County District Attorney's Office said Thursday.29-year-old Aubrey Baize of Randolph was convicted for starting the fire at a home in the Town of Kennedy on July 20, 2022. He was charged with third-degree arson.The fire destroyed two homes and caused damage to nearby homes as well. Multiple pets were killed in the fires.Baize is being held pending sentenc
  
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• Harvey Weinstein’s rape conviction is overturned by New York's top court

  25-04-2024 21:53 via wivb.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — New York’s highest court on Thursday overturned Harvey Weinstein ’s 2020 rape conviction, reversing a landmark ruling of the #MeToo era. The court found the trial judge unfairly allowed testimony against the ex-movie mogul based on allegations that weren’t part of the case.
  Weinstein, 72, will remain in prison because he was convicted in Los Angeles in 2022 of another rape. But the New York ruling reopens a painful chapter in America’s reckoning with
  
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• Food Truck Thursdays return May 2

  25-04-2024 21:14 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- Food Truck Thursdays are returning to Niagara Square next month, starting May 2.Here's the full list of rotating vendors for 2024. The asterisks indicate first-time participants.
  Anderson'sBreezy BowlsDirty Bird Chicken N WafflesFat Bob’s SmokehouseGabriela’s KitchenGreen Acres Ice CreamIslands Hawaiian BBQ*Just Pizza & Wing Co.K CaféKT Caribbean CuisineMad SaucesMaria’s Bene CiboMineo & Sapio Street EatsPizza AmorePolish VillaStreet Caf&e
  
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• Puppy found in Lackawanna in need of foster home

  25-04-2024 21:03 via wivb.com
  
  GRAND ISLAND, N.Y. (WIVB) -- Rescue Buffalo says it's concerning to find a puppy walking the streets alone, and that was the case with Bean.Bean is estimated to be 12-13 weeks old. She was found in the City of Lackawanna.For now, she's staying with Rescue Buffalo on Grand Island. They're looking to find her a forever home, preferably by having someone foster her first.If you're interested, send an email to [email protected]. More on the organization can be found here.Latest Local News Puppy
  
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• World Penguin Day at Aquarium of Niagara

  25-04-2024 20:11 via wivb.com
  
  NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y. (WIVB) -- Working alongside the Humboldt penguins at the Aquarium of Niagara is part of Abby Pietrow's daily routine."It's like getting to come to work with 15 of my best friends every day," said Pietrow, an animal care specialist at the Aquarium of Niagara. "Some of them are really curious and inquisitive, and want to know everything that's going on all the time. Some of them are more laid back, some of them are very close to their mates and spend most of their time hanging
  
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• Josh Allen's WR wishes for the '24 NFL Draft

  25-04-2024 19:36 via wivb.com
  
  ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (WIVB) — Josh Allen is a regular draft enthusiast. “He loves the process,” Bills general manager Brandon Beane said. “The mock simulators and all that stuff.”Allen also happens to be Buffalo’s franchise quarterback with the ability to exercise his power of suggestion. “I’m doing my own evals right now in trying to lean Beane being one way or another,” Allen said with a smirk last week when discussing the draft after th
  
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• Man who fell into stadium pit at Bills opener could have case dismissed

  25-04-2024 19:07 via wivb.com
  
  ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (WIVB) – A 29-year-old Cheektowaga man who was charged with trespassing after he allegedly entered the construction pit at the Bills new stadium while under the influence of multiple drugs last September could have his case dismissed.A spokesperson for the Erie County District Attorney's Office said Adam McPherson was granted an adjournment in contemplation of dismissal for his stadium incident that garnered numerous headlines after the Bills' 2023 home opener.Others cha
  
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• Harvey Weinstein’s 2020 rape conviction overturned by NY appeals court

  25-04-2024 18:09 via wivb.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — New York’s highest court on Thursday overturned Harvey Weinstein ’s 2020 rape conviction, reversing a landmark ruling of the #MeToo era in determining the trial judge improperly allowed women to testify about allegations against the ex-movie mogul that weren’t part of the case.
  Weinstein, 72, will remain imprisoned because he was convicted in Los Angeles in 2022 of another rape. But the New York ruling reopens a painful chapter in America’s reckoning
  
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• Lockport mayor says order directing no news media contact is temporary

  25-04-2024 18:05 via wivb.com
  
  LOCKPORT, N.Y. (WIVB) -- Department heads within Lockport's City Hall have been directed to not speak with members of the news media, but Lockport's Mayor says his controversial order is only temporary.Mayor John Lombardi tells News 4 the directive was sent to department heads on Tuesday."It was a temporary order directed to correct an administrative situation present in my administration," Lombardi said.When asked about what led to the order, Lombardi said he couldn't go into detail about it, b
  
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• Woman admits to drunk driving in connection with hitting pedestrians

  25-04-2024 17:43 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- A Buffalo woman who was arrested last month pleaded guilty Wednesday to leaving the scene of an incident while drunk driving, according to the Erie County District Attorney's Office.
  Maggie A. Coyle, 49, was driving intoxicated on Cazenovia Street the night before Saint Patrick's Day when she hit two pedestrians while turning onto Cumberland Ave. Coyle drove away without notifying police.A 23-year-old male victim was transported to ECMC for a head injury and was released.
  
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