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• Jim Kelly out of surgery, headed into recovery

  29-03-2018 03:41 via wivb.com
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) –  Jim Kelly’s wife Jill has confirmed that the Bills great is out of surgery and headed into recovery.“During pre-op the computer in our section wasn’t working so they had to get a new one. Then Jim says to me, “Did you see the computer? You should take a picture.” And so I did! As silly as it sounds, God gave us the #12computer. And almost 12 hours of surgery later….#12 is now on the road to recovery,” Jill wr
  
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• Your tax refund could be bigger this year. Here's what to do with it

  10-05-2024 12:02 via wivb.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — The average taxpayer is getting a $2,852 refund, $75 more than last year, based on the most recent IRS data. So what should you do with that money?
  Experts generally advise putting it toward debt and savings, but, for many people, that's unrealistic.A tax refund is typically the “biggest extra windfall of the year," said Courtney Alev, consumer financial advocate at Credit Karma.
  “One thing we do see is a propensity to consider a tax refund something to splurge
  
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• National Labor Relations Board files complaint against Buffalo Tesla facility

  10-05-2024 03:54 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — The National Labor Relations Board has filed a complaint against the Tesla facility in South Buffalo, accusing the automotive company of using strategies to keep employees from unionizing.The complaint, which was filed in February by the board's regional director, accuses Tesla of using an unlawful policy for using technology in the workplace. The complaint says that includes restricting technology use, such as email and sharing content, to "business purposes only."T
  
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• Stadium site search, ticket prices among topics at Buffalo Pro Soccer town hall event

  10-05-2024 03:37 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- If there's one thing Buffalo Pro Soccer officials want the community to know, it's that the club intends to be "by Buffalo, for Buffalo."The slogan was mentioned a number of times during Thursday's town hall event at The Banshee Irish Pub in downtown Buffalo, and even was inscribed on scarfs that were handed out to many of the over 100 supporters who turned out. The gathering is likely to be the first of many for the group headed by Peter Marlette Jr., who is seeking to b
  
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• Bills sign drafted rugby player Travis Clayton | Frank Gore Jr. among 12 UDFA adds

  10-05-2024 03:16 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — The Bills signed their seventh-round draft pick, English rugby player Travis Clayton on Thursday, and announced the addition of 12 undrafted players before beginning rookie minicamp.Among the rookie free agents is running back Frank Gore Jr., whose father played for the Bills in 2019 and retired a year later as the NFL's third all-time leading rusher. Gore Jr., who rushed for 4,022 yards and 26 touchdowns in four seasons at Southern Mississippi, follows Buffalo's fou
  
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• Erie County legislator requests investigation into inmate water intoxication death

  10-05-2024 00:04 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) - An Erie County legislator is requesting an investigation into the death of an inmate from water intoxication that was first reported by News 4 Investigates, two months ago.
  That inmate died last year. Erie County legislator April Baskin says that water intoxication death is "troubling" and wants the county Corrections Specialist Advisory Board to investigate the death. The board is supposed to provide oversight on county jails.Last year, William Hager, died from consuming
  
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• 40% chance of rain? Here's what the 'probability of precipitation' actually means

  09-05-2024 23:27 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- In a typical forecast, you often hear or see the words "probability of precipitation." This value is given as a percentage. Although this value is frequently seen and used, there is often confusion on what it truly means in a forecast.Misconceptions about the meaning of the phrase range from the area of coverage to the confidence of precipitation occurring, or even how intense the precipitation could be. The actual meaning is defined as the likelihood of occurrence (expre
  
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• Fredonia man pleads guilty to selling drugs; drugs led to overdose death

  09-05-2024 22:48 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — A Fredonia man pleaded guilty to selling drugs that led to the overdose death in January 2022, the U.S. Attorney's Office said Thursday.John Wallace Buchanan, 37, admitted to selling the drugs. Authorities said that Buchanan sold heroin, which he admitted often contained fentanyl and methamphetamine.
  On Jan. 7, 2022, Buchanan sold meth and an opioid to a man identified as "B.G." The next day, the person sent Buchanan a message saying "that stuff is strong." Two days
  
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• Two indicted for allegedly kidnapping 77-year-old

  09-05-2024 22:28 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Two people have been indicted on several charges in connection to allegedly kidnapping a 77-year-old earlier this year, the Niagara County District Attorney's Office said Thursday.Niagara resident Gregory Perry, 31, and Niagara Falls resident Ashley McMillen, 35, are accused of kidnapping and robbing 77-year-old Rodney Haynes, Sr., who was first reported missing on March 26.Perry is charged with first-degree kidnapping, second-degree robbery, aggravated criminal cont
  
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• Thruway worker killed in crash on 1-90 East

  09-05-2024 22:10 via wivb.com
  
  ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) — A thruway worker was killed and another severely injured in a crash on I-90 East Thursday.According to Trooper Lynnea Crane, NYSP responded to a fatal motor vehicle collision just before 12:30 p.m. Investigators said a tractor-trailer operated by a 64-year-old man struck two NYS Thruway Authority workers in a work zone.
  Troopers said a 62-year-old man was pronounced dead at the scene and a 58-year-old man was taken to Strong Memorial Hospital in critical condition.
  
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• Cheektowaga man charged in fatal shooting on Buffalo's East Side

  09-05-2024 21:45 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — A Cheektowaga man has been charged in connection with a fatal shooting on Buffalo's East Side last month, Buffalo police said Thursday.Officials said Timé Thomas, 30, has been charged with second-degree murder in connection.
  The shooting allegedly took place at Young and Ashley Streets around 8:50 p.m. on April 26, where officers found the victim, 31-year-old Quentin Sims of Buffalo, with multiple gunshot wounds. He was declared dead at the scene.Latest Local
  
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• Video: Albert the Alligator moves into Texas rehabilitation facility

  09-05-2024 20:58 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- Albert, the 750-pound pet alligator seized by the DEC from a Hamburg home in March, has officially moved into his new home in Texas.Albert was relocated to Gator Country, an authorized alligator rehabilitation facility in Beaumont, Texas, after the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation arranged the move. The alligator was cleared for relocation by a veterinarian and demonstrated "a substantial health improvement" over the past few weeks, according to the
  
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• NYS says $82M available for arts grants

  09-05-2024 18:04 via wivb.com
  
  ALBANY, N.Y. (WIVB) -- The state is making $82 million in grants available to help support artists and related organizations across New York.Applications for the Council on the Arts grants for Fiscal Year 2025 open June 5 and are due by July 17 at 4 p.m. They're open to nonprofit arts and culture organizations, as well as individual artists.“New York’s innovative arts and culture sector is a key component of our state, driving our vibrant tourism industry, energizing our communities,
  
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• Hiring event for NYSDOT Kensington project scheduled for Thursday night

  09-05-2024 17:28 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- The New York State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT) is looking to fill numerous positions pertaining to the Kensington Expressway construction project.An informational session on getting hired is set to take place at Mt. Olive Baptist Church (701 Delevan Avenue) Thursday night from 6-7:30 p.m.Interested applicants must be city residents with either a high school diploma or a GED, as well as a driver's license or non-driver ID. Experience in construction is preferred
  
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• Mastiff mix named Baby needs a home

  09-05-2024 16:57 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- There's babies, and then there's Baby.Baby is believed to be a five-year-old Mastiff mix who's available for adoption through Awesome Paws Rescue.This treat-motivated, cat-friendly boy is good with kids, with Awesome Paws describing him as "a sweet, low energy gentle giant."If you'd like to welcome Baby into your home, watch the video above and click/tap here.Latest Local News Mastiff mix named Baby needs a home D’Youville baseball on rise in first year eligible for
  
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• D'Youville baseball on rise in first year eligible for NCAA D2 postseason

  09-05-2024 16:05 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — From worst (and winless) to first in three seasons, D'Youville University's baseball team has risen to the top of its league.Just in time for its first year eligible for postseason play in NCAA Division II."This was our expectation, for this group to be here," said coach Kyle McClain, after the Saints claimed a share of the East Coast Conference regular season title and earned the No. 1 seed in the ECC tournament starting Thursday in Unionville, N.Y.
  In its first sea
  
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• GoFundMe for woman partially paralyzed at Mohawk Place raises more than $50K

  09-05-2024 14:17 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- A fundraiser for a woman partially paralyzed in an incident at Mohawk Place has collected more than $50,000 in donations.Last week, the lead singer of the band Trophy Eyes performed a stage dive into the crowd, resulting in 24-year-old fan Bird Piché falling to the ground and breaking her neck.The band immediately shut down the show and at least one member went to the hospital with Piché.Following emergency surgery, Piché now only has feeling in her a
  
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• Bills broadcaster John Murphy stepping down from position

  09-05-2024 12:57 via wivb.com
  
  ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) — John Murphy, the play-by-play broadcaster of the Buffalo Bills, announced he is stepping down from his position.The "Voice of the Buffalo Bills" says he will step away from the play-by-play duties after 35 years of broadcasting on the radio for the Bills. Murphy added he is keeping the door open to be involved in the game day broadcast.Murphy first took the position after 2003 for Van Miller, but before that, he was an analyst from 1984 through 1989 and from 1994 t
  
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• Friends of Buffalo restaurateur Tommy Cowan speak after his death

  09-05-2024 04:18 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Restaurants and neighbors around the Queen City are still mourning Wednesday after Tommy Cowan, a well-known Buffalo restaurateur, passed away unexpectedly this week.Tommy Cowan wore a lot of hats in Western New York’s hospitality scene. Close friends of his told News 4 that in the ‘city of good neighbors,’ Cowan was the very best.“In the eight years of just knowing him, he's just always been just so positive and just such a friend. I mean, if
  
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• Albert the Alligator has a new home – in Texas

  09-05-2024 00:08 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – A 750-pound pet alligator seized from a Hamburg homeowner in March has been relocated to an authorized alligator rehabilitation facility in Texas.The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation said it arranged for Albert the Alligator to be cared for at a facility called Gator Country in Beaumont, Texas, about 70 miles east of Houston.
  "The move was scheduled only after the alligator was cleared by a veterinarian and demonstrated a substantial health imp
  
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• Watch: Van crashes into South Buffalo home

  08-05-2024 23:46 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) - Home surveillance video shows a van crashing into a parked SUV and a home early Saturday morning, causing extensive damage.
  Residents want the driver to be held accountable.The home is located in the 1500 block of Seneca Street in South Buffalo. The damaged SUV is now located in a lot across the street.
  Residents want to know more about what happened in the moments before the crash, why the driver, a 21-year-old woman from West Seneca, isn't facing charges and why she hasn
  
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• Pedestrian airlifted to hospital after being struck by vehicle in Lockport

  08-05-2024 23:23 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- A pedestrian was struck by a vehicle in Lockport and was flown via Mercy Flight to Erie County Medical Center after sustaining serious injuries, the Niagara County Sheriff's Office announced WednesdayOn May 8 just before 2 p.m., the vehicle was pulling into a business on the 6300 block of Robinson Road when the driver allegedly struck the pedestrian in the parking lot.Police said the driver of the vehicle was uninjured and is cooperating with the investigation.The names o
  
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• Woman allegedly left three-year-old home alone, went gambling

  08-05-2024 23:21 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- A Batavia woman has been arrested in connection to a three-year-old boy who was found alone near his residence, according to the Genesee County Sheriff's Office.
  On Tuesday, 28-year-old Megan J. Courtney was arrested for endangering the welfare of a child.Officials say Courtney allegedly left a three-year-old at a W. Main Street Road residence without supervision. It is alleged that the child was found running outside by himself.
  She was later found gambling at Batavia Do
  
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• Woman allegedly left 3-year-old home alone, went gambling

  08-05-2024 23:21 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- A Batavia woman has been arrested in connection to a 3-year-old boy who was found alone near his residence, according to the Genesee County Sheriff's Office.
  On Tuesday, 28-year-old Megan J. Courtney was arrested for endangering the welfare of a child.Officials say Courtney allegedly left a three-year-old at a W. Main Street Road residence without supervision. It is alleged that the child was found running outside by himself.
  She was later found gambling at Batavia Downs,
  
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• Mother indicted after fentanyl intoxication death of toddler

  08-05-2024 21:55 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — A Sloan woman has been indicted in connection to the alleged fentanyl intoxication death of her 15-month-old son, the Erie County District Attorney's Office said Wednesday.32-year-old Rachael Alicea is accused of causing the death of her son, Theodore Alicea Smith, by exposing the child to fentanyl inside of a home on William Street in Cheektowaga.
  Police responded to the home on Nov. 19, 2023 to the report of the child not breathing. The 15-month-old was taken to Si
  
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• Tonawanda waterfront to be reimagined thanks to state funding

  08-05-2024 21:49 via wivb.com
  
  TONAWANDA, N.Y. (WIVB) — The waterfront in the City of Tonawanda will be reimagined thanks to $10 million in state funding.The funding, which came from the state, will go towards several projects that will develop the waterfront in the areas of the Niagara River, Erie Canal and Ellicott Creek.
  The original plan was made decades ago and almost came to fruition in 2022, but City of Tonawanda Mayor John White took it off the table due to businesses not wanting to invest. Now, with businesses
  
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• 1 dead after 2-vehicle collision in Allegany County

  08-05-2024 21:38 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- An Allegany County man is dead following a two-vehicle collision Tuesday afternoon in the Town of Wirt, New York State Police announced.Troopers said the crash took place around 2:16 p.m. on State Route 275, where a Ford Escape traveling northbound entered the southbound lane and struck a Hyundai head-on.Police said the driver of the Ford, 48-year-old Michael R. Coats of Bolivar, N.Y., was pronounced dead at the scene. The occupants of the Hyundai suffered minor injuries
  
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• Woman accused of throwing small child on ground in Jamestown

  08-05-2024 21:05 via wivb.com
  
  JAMESTOWN, N.Y. (WIVB) -- A 20-year-old woman has been charged with endangering the welfare of a child after police said she was seen throwing a small child on the ground.Officers said they responded to a domestic incident involving an infant in the area of W. 5th and Clinton street Wednesday, just before 10 a.m.According to police, Anikka G. Coulter was in an argument with the child's father when she threw the child, who was uninjured. Police said the father was able to care for the child and l
  
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• Babies"R"Us experience coming to Amherst, Orchard Park Kohl's stores

  08-05-2024 20:53 via wivb.com
  
  AMHERST, N.Y. (WIVB) -- Before the end of the year, a couple of Kohl's stores in Erie County are expected to have expanded their baby shopping experiences.
  Kohl's says it is partnering with WHP Global, owner of the Babies"R"Us brand. Starting in August and continuing into fall, the company is planning to roll out roughly 200 Babies"R"Us expansions within a number of Kohl's locations across the country.This includes the Kohl's stores at 3115 Niagara Falls Boulevard in Amherst and 3430 Amelia Driv
  
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• Joe Collier, former Bills coach, dies at 91

  08-05-2024 19:19 via wivb.com
  
  DENVER (AP) — Joe Collier, the former Buffalo Bills head coach and architect of the Denver Broncos' famed “Orange Crush” defense, has died. He was 91.Collier was 13-16-1 at the helm of the Bills, leading them to the AFL Eastern Division title in 1966 with a 9-4-1 record. He coached the Bills' linebackers and defensive backs from 1962-65 before taking over as head coach from 1966-68.The Broncos said Collier's family confirmed that he died at his Littleton, Colorado, home on Mond
  
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