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• Gun brandished, woman shoved after traffic accident; victim’s husband calls for hate crime prosecution

  17-07-2019 18:13 via wivb.com
  Jeffrey Calhoun is accused of brandishing a handgun after a traffic incident Tuesday on Buffalo's north side.
  
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• Three people charged following vehicle search in Jamestown

  20-04-2024 01:19 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- According to Jamestown police, three people were found to have drugs and drug paraphernalia in a vehicle during a traffic stop last month and were subsequently charged with criminal possession.At 11 p.m. on March 28, Debra K. Leeper, 56, was pulled over in the area of Maple St and Everett Ave. Koran D. Leeper, 51, and Jordan E. Czerniak, 43, were in the car with her. Officers searching the vehicle say they found drugs "in plain view" on Koran's person, while Czerniak was
  
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• Documents shed more light on DEC's seizure of Albert the alligator in Hamburg

  20-04-2024 00:46 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- The alligator saga in Hamburg continues.The owner of Albert, the alligator that was seized by the DEC last month, and his lawyers told News 4 WIVB they haven't heard from the organization since the reptile was taken, and they're not sure if he's OK.Tony Cavallaro and his lawyers said they've been trying to get a hold of the DEC since Albert was taken more than five weeks ago, but it's been radio silent."It's been an emotional rollercoaster," Cavallaro said. "I break down
  
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• 30 prospects in 30 days: the measurables of Michigan's Mike Sainristil go beyond height and weight

  20-04-2024 00:32 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- Mike Sainristil did it all during his five seasons at the University of Michigan.
  He made 33 starts, nine on offense and 23 on defense. He made the switch to defensive back in 2022 and was able to showcase his elite athletic ability. "One of the better cases in switching positions so late in your college career, shoutout to coach Harbaugh because he called me and asked me to make that switch. He saw something and I believed in him, I trusted his vision," Sainristil s
  
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• Instagram-famous 67-year-old from Albion invited to White House

  19-04-2024 23:00 via wivb.com
  
  ALBION, N.Y. (WIVB) -- A retired teacher in Albion was recently invited to The White House.
  "When I got the invitation, I was utterly shocked. I thought it was a scam," said Diane Shiffer. "I'm just this chubby, little old lady, living in my little old house, in a little town."Shiffer is 67 years old and a mom of five. The reason why she was invited to The White House might surprise you.Shiffer's approaching one million followers on Instagram and TikTok.
  "I'm on the verge of tears when I talk ab
  
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• Bishop Fisher: 'I do need to be out there more'

  19-04-2024 22:48 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) - Bishop Michael Fisher has heard the criticism.But the Diocese of Buffalo is in bankruptcy and faces payouts of at least $100 million, which was the suggested contribution to almost 900 survivors of sexual abuse by clergy, employees, volunteers, Boy Scout leaders, and others.Churches are closing or being merged. Catholic schools are running out of money.Fewer Catholics are turning to priesthood. As a result, there are fewer than 110 priests for the 160 parishes. That h
  
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• Power restored to roughly 7,500 Cheektowaga customers

  19-04-2024 21:57 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- Around 7,550 Cheektowaga NYSEG customers have had power restored following an outage on Friday.The outage was caused by a crash into a power line on Crandon Boulevard, according to NYSEG.The crash happened around 3:04 p.m.
  Adam Duke is a digital contributor who joined the News 4 team in 2021. See more of his work here.
  
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• Over 7,500 customers without power in Cheektowaga

  19-04-2024 21:57 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- About 7,550 Cheektowaga NYSEG customers are without power Friday afternoon after a vehicle reportedly crashed into a power line near the intersection of Crandon Boulevard and Stanislaus Avenue.
  According to NYSEG, crews are working to restore power and the company expects restorations to be completed by 6:25 p.m.The crash happened at 3:04 p.m. News 4 will update this article as more information becomes available.Adam Duke is a digital contributor who joined the News
  
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• Have you curd the word? "Meet and Eat Charcuterie" is opening in Larkinville

  19-04-2024 21:42 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB)--If you like meat and cheese, you feta keep reading.
  Meet and Eat Charcuterie is opening their doors in Larkinville, Saturday April 20th, and will be offering wine and cheese tastings, charcuterie classes, grab to go options and made to order charcuterie boards."Guests will be able to come in and they will be able to select two different types of cheeses, meats, produce, so you go down the line and you can try and sample different things," said owner, Kristen Cronyn, who cam
  
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• Pegula family exploring sale of 'non-controlling' interest in Buffalo Bills

  19-04-2024 21:34 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- The Pegula family is exploring the potential sale of a "non-controlling, minority interest" in the Buffalo Bills, the organization said in a statement.The statement said the Pegulas have retained Allen & Company, a private investment bank, to help look into the sale. The potential discussions do not involve any other Pegula-owned team, according to the Bills."No investment would be possible without Terry Pegula and the Pegula family maintaining a controlling interest
  
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• Local bookstores get head start on Independent Bookstore Day with passport contest

  19-04-2024 20:03 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- Buffalo's independent bookstore scene is getting a head start on this year's Independent Bookstore Day. The event is celebrated on the last Saturday of April each year, this year falling on April 27.
  Ahead of the 11th annual event, 12 local bookstores are participating in the Buffalo Bookstore Passport -- an incentive program to visit each of the participating stores -- where readers can collect stamps at each location between April 13 and April 27.
  Completed passports wi
  
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• Record store owners prepare for influx of customers ahead of Record Store Day

  19-04-2024 17:06 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- Saturday, April 20 marks the 16th annual Record Store Day -- the international event celebrating independent record stores with hundreds of exclusive releases available only at those stores.Phil Machemer, owner of Revolver Records Inc., joined News 4 on Friday morning to discuss the upcoming weekend."It's a nice spike in sales in the middle of the year when we don't expect that much," Machemer said. "It brings people into the shops to see what we do if they aren't familia
  
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• 2 men found dead Wednesday suspected to have overdosed

  19-04-2024 16:02 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- Two men were found dead when police responded to an address on Broadway this past Wednesday.Around 10 a.m. that day, police responded to a call about unresponsive men on the 300 block of Broadway. The two men, declared deceased at the scene, were identified as Buffalo residents ages 61 and 64. They are suspected to have overdosed.At the scene, police say two kilograms of fentanyl mixed with xylazine were recovered."Key items associated with a drug processing operation wer
  
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• Buffalo to light up in celebration of 192nd birthday

  19-04-2024 14:38 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- Buffalo City Hall and other buildings downtown are known to light up in support of or in celebration of various events and causes. This weekend, the city is celebrating itself.As part of the Buffalo Landmark Illumination Team (BuffaloLIT) program, a number of structures will be illuminated with blue and white light on Friday and Saturday in honor of Buffalo's birthday.The city is inching closer to a bicentennial, turning 192 years old on Saturday, April 20.Anyone who want
  
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• Missing children last seen Thursday have been found

  19-04-2024 14:01 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- Buffalo police say they have found two missing children last seen Thursday evening.Edward Hale Jr., 8, and Eiania Hale, 10, were last seen leaving the Jasper Parrish projects in a tan 2009-2013 Chevy Impala around 6:30 p.m. Prior to this, police say they were taken from Sunnyside Place in the same vehicle around 4 p.m.The video below, provided by Buffalo police, shows that vehicle:
  Police said the vehicle did not have a front license plate.According to police, the childre
  
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• Buffalo police looking for two missing children last seen Thursday

  19-04-2024 14:01 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- Buffalo police are looking for help finding two missing children last seen Thursday evening.Edward Hale Jr., 8, and Eiania Hale, 10, were last seen leaving the Jasper Parrish projects in a tan car around 6:30 p.m.Edward is 4'3" and 70 lbs. He has black hair, brown eyes and a scar on his upper lip. Eiania is 4'5" and 66 pounds. She has brownish hair, brown eyes, a mole on her collar bones and a burn patch birthmark on her back.Anyone with information on their whereabouts i
  
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• Iran fires at apparent Israeli attack drones near Isfahan air base and nuclear site

  19-04-2024 12:58 via wivb.com
  
  DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — An apparent Israeli drone attack on Iran saw troops fire air defenses at a major air base and a nuclear site early Friday morning near the central city of Isfahan, an assault coming in retaliation for Tehran's unprecedented drone-and-missile assault on the country.No Iranian official directly acknowledged the possibility that Israel attacked, and the Israeli military did not respond to a request for comment. However, tensions have been high since the Satu
  
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• 1 hospitalized after alleged stolen Kia crashes into vehicle following police chase

  19-04-2024 05:07 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- One person was hospitalized after an alleged stolen Kia collided with another vehicle Thursday night in Buffalo following a police chase, a Buffalo Police Department spokesperson told News 4 WIVB.A News 4 photojournalist filmed the scene near the intersection of Jefferson Avenue and High Street, where police said the alleged stolen Kia crashed into a car. The civilian in the vehicle was taken to ECMC with minor injuries.Police said suspects from the Kia fled on foot, and
  
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• 30 prospects in 30 days: USC safety Calen Bullock is a long, athletic ball-hawk

  19-04-2024 03:30 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- Long, athletic, and ball-hawk are the words national draft analysts use to describe USC safety Calen Bullock. He had nine interceptions over three seasons with the Trojans including two touchdowns.
  At the combine, he wanted to show teams that his football IQ is also a strength. "They see that I'm a very smart player, they see I'm very diverse when they watch the film," Bullock said. "Then they make me learn one of their plays and see that I pick up easy playbooks and
  
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• Liquor sales in movie theaters, to-go sales of cocktails included in New York budget agreement

  19-04-2024 03:00 via wivb.com
  
  ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York would expand access to booze by allowing movie theaters to sell liquor and continuing to let people buy takeout cocktails from bars and restaurants under a series of measures unveiled Thursday.The state Assembly passed the measures Thursday, which are part of the larger state budget agreement. The state Senate is expected to follow before it's sent to New York Gov. Kathy Hochul's desk for signature. The deal was struck between Hochul and leaders of the state Se
  
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• Niagara Falls man sentenced for attempted murder of woman, shooting at police officer

  19-04-2024 02:26 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- A Niagara Falls man was sentenced to serve a combined 30 years in prison for the attempted murder of a woman and shooting at a police officer in two separate incidents, the Niagara County District Attorney's Office announced.Officials said Kalique Miller, 19, received a 20-year sentence for attempting to kill a 22-year-old woman by shooting her multiple times on Nov. 10, 2022 in Niagara Falls. Niagara Falls teen admits to attempted murder of woman, shooting at police offi
  
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• Bills' Josh Allen credits receiver Stefon Diggs for being the caliber of QB he is today

  19-04-2024 00:25 via wivb.com
  
  ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — Impersonal as it might seem to have their dynamic on-field relationship end with an exchange of phone texts, Bills quarterback Josh Allen made it clear on Thursday how much receiver Stefon Diggs meant to him during their four seasons together in Buffalo.Allen made no mention of Diggs’ mercurial temperament or the occasional sideline flare-ups by expressing only praise in his first opportunity to discuss his now-former teammate being traded to the Housto
  
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• Cyberattack impacting New York State budget process

  19-04-2024 00:14 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) - The State of New York is investigating to find out who launched a cyberattack into the state budget process, slowing it down.Earlier this week, Governor Kathy Hochul announced an agreement on the state budget, but it still has not been voted on and is 17 days late. And now, the state has been hit with this cyberattack, which is affecting the speed of the budget process.The cyberattack was targeted against the state's Legislative Bill Drafting Commission, which helps lawmak
  
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• Cirque de Paris European circus set to kick off in Buffalo Thursday

  18-04-2024 23:42 via wivb.com
  
  CHEEKTOWAGA, N.Y. (WIVB) — From hula-hooping, to clowning, or juggling on hand--and on foot. On Thursday night, it's curtains up for the European show, Cirque de Paris at Walden Galleria.The producer of the show, Anouchka Bouglione has the circus in her blood line. She said that her family is the oldest circus family in France and that this tour is their American debut."It's nice for us because this show is more than a show. It's like a big family," said Bouglione said. "I am the seve
  
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• Buffalo Zoo defends decision to raise admission prices: 'raising prices is hard and unavoidable'

  18-04-2024 22:38 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Officials at the Buffalo Zoo defended their decision to raise admission prices for the zoo, citing rising costs of operation as well as the amount of discounts that they offer.It comes after the zoo announced plans to raise admission prices by 44%, while also announcing discounts for low-income families, called the "Zoo For All" program.After the announcement, Erie County Republicans began to fight back on the prices, saying that the zoo would risk losing some public
  
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• American Eagle coming to Boulevard shopping center

  18-04-2024 21:36 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- The Boulevard in Amherst is introducing a new name brand store, Pittsburgh-based American Eagle Outfitters.
  The clothing store will be roughly 5,400 square feet and located between L.L Bean and J.Crew Factory, at 1579 Niagara Falls Boulevard, project officials told News 4 WIVB. Niagara Falls Planning Board approves county’s first Chick-fil-AThe latest additions to The Boulevard included T.J. Maxx, HomeGoods, and Sephora.
  American Eagle currently has locations at the
  
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• Lancaster man admits to making terroristic threats related to high profile civil-case

  18-04-2024 21:02 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- A Lancaster man has pleaded guilty to making a terroristic threat, a felony, and making a threat of mass harm, a misdemeanor, according to the Erie County District Attorney's Office.Lancaster man accused of sending death threats to New York AG, judge in Trump civil case26-year-old Tyler J. Vogel texted two victims separately on March 24, threatening physical harm or death if they did not comply with his orders. He allegedly demanded that they cease action in a pending hig
  
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• Micah Hyde's 'future is still unknown' beyond charity softball event in Buffalo

  18-04-2024 20:51 via wivb.com
  
  ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (WIVB) — The Bills began offseason workouts this week without Micah Hyde, a mainstay in the defensive secondary over the past seven years. Still uncertain about his NFL future, Hyde remains committed to playing ball in Buffalo.Hyde confirmed his charity softball event will go on as planned May 19 at Sahlen Field in a social media post Thursday."Although I'm currently not with the team, I want you all to know how special this game is to not only myself, but my whole famil
  
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• Bills would prefer to be on receiving end in NFL draft

  18-04-2024 20:12 via wivb.com
  
  ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — One day, Brandon Beane joked the Buffalo Bills are going to select a receiver in each of the seven rounds of the NFL draft. The next, the Bills general manager saying there's no lock he’s drafting a receiver in the first round.Don’t be fooled.Hard as Beane has been working at trying to keep everyone guessing in the wake of trading Stefon Diggs to Houston, it would be difficult to imagine the Bills passing up on filling what stands as their biggest
  
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• Cheektowaga police looking for man last seen last week

  18-04-2024 18:07 via wivb.com
  
  CHEEKTOWAGA, N.Y. (WIVB) -- Cheektowaga police are looking for help finding a man who's been missing since April 10.Todd Wright, 49, was last seen at the TownePlace Suites Marriott hotel on Genesee Street across the street from the Buffalo Niagara International Airport. Police said he might have one or two dogs with him.Wright has blue eyes, weighs 170 lbs. and stands at 5'8". He has a tattoo on his right shoulder."Wright may be suffering from a mental illness, and his family is concerned about
  
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