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• Reprieve for pregnant Falls tenant, home sold from under her

  29-04-2017 01:37 via wivb.com
  
  NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y. (WIVB) – When Colleen Atwood contacted Call 4 Action earlier this month, her landlord had shut her water off, even though she was paying the bill, and her home was in foreclosure because he was not paying the mortgage.
  “Deeply upsetting, especially because I am pregnant,” Atwood said at the time, “trying to give birth, and now I have to move and I don’t know where I am going.”
  Worse still, once the water was shut off, Niagara Falls officia
  
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• A.I. robot to give D'Youville commencement speech

  24-04-2024 20:44 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- As students get ready to step into the future, D'Youville University is giving them a taste of tomorrow with its commencement speaker -- an artificial intelligence robot named Sophia.The school announced Wednesday that this year's speaker, a "social humanoid robot" created by a Dallas robotics company, will engage in an "interview-style discussion" with Student Government Association president John Rizk.“I use AI every day, multiple times a day,” Rizk said. &l
  
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• Boys basketball all-state picks: Timon's Jaiden Harrison is AA player of the year

  24-04-2024 20:41 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- After becoming Western New York's all-time leading scorer in boys basketball and leading Bishop Timon-St. Jude to the Catholic state final, senior guard Jaiden Harrison has been selected as the Class AA player of the year by the New York State Sportswriters Association.Harrison, who plans to walk on the Arkansas State team coached by Jamestown native Bryan Hodgson, averaged 20.3 points, 7.6 rebounds and 6.3 assists during his senior season, leading the Tigers to a 25-3 re
  
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• Who will Bills draft in 1st round? See what experts are saying

  24-04-2024 19:47 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- The NFL Draft begins Thursday night, and the Bills currently hold the 28th overall selection in the first round. What they will do with it, however, remains a mystery.Experts from around the NFL media landscape have been completing mock drafts for months, and WIVB News 4 compiled 30 recent projections to determine a consensus on Buffalo's first-round selection.
  Shocker: most experts have the Bills taking a wide receiver in the first round.Buffalo is especially thin at the
  
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• Fire on Haven Street causes $240K in damage

  24-04-2024 18:04 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- Just before 7:15 a.m., a fire broke out at a residence on Haven Street in Buffalo.According to officials, the fire started on the first floor of the occupied building, causing an estimated $240,000 in damage.The 83 Haven Street address is near the end of the dead-end street, which intersects with Genesee near Bailey Avenue.Six people are receiving help from the Red Cross as crews continue to investigate the fire.Latest Local News Fire on Haven Street causes $240K in damag
  
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• MCSO: Gunshot outside Pittsford Wegmans led to brief lockdown

  24-04-2024 18:02 via wivb.com
  
  ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) — Deputies are investigating after a gunshot was fired outside the Wegmans in Pittsford.Nexstar contributor WROC (News 8) was told by customers that the store was placed under lockdown. A deputy also said that everyone inside the store was safe and was being let out of the building.Outside the store, the entrance to the parking lot has been blocked, but MCSO is letting people leave. No injuries have been reported and deputies are searching for a car involved in the i
  
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• Buffalo man accused of disseminating child pornography

  24-04-2024 17:49 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- A Buffalo man has been accused of promoting a sexual performance by a child.Keanu Robledo, 20, was arrested on Monday after an investigation concluded that he had been disseminating child porn, New York State police said.Following his arrest, Robledo was taken to the Erie County Holding Center for arraignment.Latest Local News Buffalo man accused of disseminating child pornography Black Crowes to headline East Aurora’s Borderland Festival Poloncarz to deliver 2024 S
  
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• Black Crowes to headline East Aurora's Borderland Festival

  24-04-2024 17:38 via wivb.com
  
  EAST AURORA, N.Y. (WIVB) -- This year's Borderland Festival spans a broad range of genres once again, with musicians set to play for three days at Knox Farm State Park.Taking place from September 13-15, this year's headliners at the annual East Aurora festival include The Black Crowes, Caamp and Marcus King. The lineup also includes rock and folk acts like Sierra Hull, The Sheepdogs and The Wood Brothers.As it does every year, the Borderland Festival will also include a number of local bands, in
  
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• Poloncarz to deliver 2024 State of the County Address

  24-04-2024 16:38 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- Erie County Executive Mark Poloncarz will deliver his 2024 State of the County Address Wednesday afternoon at 5 p.m.This year's address will take place at the Buffalo AKG Art Museum.Poloncarz has served as County Executive since 2012, the eighth in Erie County's history. He was re-elected to a fourth term this past November.He's expected to speak on an initiative to create an Erie County Public Defender's Office, as well as the impact of the blizzards Western New York has
  
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• Whose the best in Snow? BNIA holds 7th Annual Snow Plow Rodeo

  24-04-2024 16:33 via wivb.com
  
  CHEEKTOWAGA, N.Y. (WIVB) -- Snowplow drivers from all over the country are putting their talents to the test during the Buffalo Niagara International Airport's seventh annual Snow Plow Rodeo."We used to do it amongst ourselves here with our folks, and we decided to take it to the next level," said Dave Berghorn, the airfield operations supervisor of the Buffalo Niagara International Airport, "It's a camaraderie, so we all show our skills and talents."Plow drivers will be using plow trucks with 2
  
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• Who's the best in snow? BNIA holds 7th Annual Snow Plow Rodeo

  24-04-2024 16:33 via wivb.com
  
  CHEEKTOWAGA, N.Y. (WIVB) -- Snowplow drivers from all over the country are putting their talents to the test during the Buffalo Niagara International Airport's seventh annual Snow Plow Rodeo."We used to do it amongst ourselves here with our folks, and we decided to take it to the next level," said Dave Berghorn, the airfield operations supervisor of the Buffalo Niagara International Airport, "It's a camaraderie, so we all show our skills and talents."Plow drivers will be using plow trucks with 2
  
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• 1 hurt, several animals rescued from house fire in Amherst

  24-04-2024 01:51 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — One person was hurt and several animals were rescued from a house fire in Amherst early Tuesday evening, according to fire officials.Crews responded to 582 Emerson Dr. just before 5 p.m. Tuesday. Smoke was coming from the home at the time. All of the residents were out of the home, and crews rescued a total of 11 animals, four dogs and seven cats, from the home.
  One person was transported to ECMC with non-life threatening injuries. Around $200,000 in damages are esti
  
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• Person arrested following shots fired incident at Jaylen Griffin vigil

  24-04-2024 01:27 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — One person has been arrested in connection to an alleged shots fired incident at a memorial for Jaylen Griffin on Monday night, Buffalo police said Tuesday.One person, identified as 25-year-old Daevon Roberts of Buffalo, is accused of shooting at a car following an altercation at the event, which was at Buffalo's Central Terminal at Memorial Drive and Sweet Avenue. Police said the incident happened around 7:15 p.m. Monday.The shots caused damage, including a flat tir
  
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• Person seriously injured after being hit by a car in Amherst

  24-04-2024 00:40 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — One person was seriously injured after being hit by a car on South Youngs Road in Amherst on Tuesday afternoon, according to police.Police responded just after 2:10 p.m. to South Youngs, south of Main Street, where a 20-year-old man from Cheektowaga was hit while crossing the street by a 2015 Chevy Cruze, which police said was being driven by a 59-year-old Lockport man.The 20-year-old suffered serious head injuries and was transported to ECMC for treatment. The drive
  
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• 30 prospects in 30 days: South Carolina's Xavier Legette has ideal mix of skills for NFL

  24-04-2024 00:30 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — The wide receivers in this year's draft class have different strengths. Some have blazing speed, some have ideal size, some have great hands. Xavier Legette has all that and more.Marvin Harrison, Jr., Malik Nabors, and Rome Odunze are considered the top three receivers in the draft and then the debate begins when you get to number four. Does Xavier Legette believe he's being overlooked in this loaded wide receiver draft class?"It really doesn't bother me at all becau
  
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• More than half a dozen parents sue Sweet Angels daycare over allegations of negligence

  24-04-2024 00:24 via wivb.com
  
  NEWFANE N.Y. (WIVB) - The former Sweet Angels Daycare in Newfane is facing more legal trouble as parents sue the owners for negligence.
  Seven mothers filed separate civil lawsuits against the owners of Sweet Angels Daycare and several of its former employees.
  Mothers Mallory Bumpers-Wojewoda and Kathy Chenez Stefanko enrolled their children at Sweet Angels daycare in Newfane. They noticed their children started acting differently and in some cases would come home with bruises. This prompted a po
  
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• Tim Kennedy, Gary Dickson to debate on WIVB Wednesday night

  24-04-2024 00:20 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — The NY-26 special election is just days away.
  The candidates, Democrat Tim Kennedy and Republican Gary Dickson, are set to debate on News 4 on Wednesday night. The debate begins at 7:30 p.m. on WIVB and will be hosted by News 4's Dave Greber and Marlee Tuskes. The debate will also stream live on this page.State Senator Tim Kennedy has been in his current role since January 2011. He got the nod over former Grand Island Town Supervisor Nate McMurray, although McMurray
  
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• Teacher layoffs on track, Maryvale waiting for migrant money

  24-04-2024 00:07 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) - Teacher layoffs remain on track, following the passage of the state budget over the weekend -- and layoffs in Buffalo Public Schools have not been ruled out.Some districts we're hearing from are getting slightly more funding than what they got last year. But, even that won't prevent job cuts from being made at some schools.That's the case in Hamburg Schools. The state is providing over a million dollars in additional aid compared to last year. The board Tuesday morning app
  
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• Helping feed our neighbors in need, one plant at a time

  23-04-2024 23:45 via wivb.com
  
  CLARENCE, N.Y. (WIVB) -- Spring has sprung and many gardeners are starting to plan out their gardens this year.From April 15-30, FeedMore WNY is holding their annual plant sale that partners with local green houses and nurseries, where you can purchase a voucher online for plants, and pick them out personally."The spring plant sale is just a great way to help out our local businesses as well as FeedMore and spread the word, get some gardening out there, get in the dirt and have some fun," said J
  
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• Teen pleads guilty in triple fatal crash in Amherst

  23-04-2024 23:30 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — A 19-year-old has pleaded guilty to charges in connection with a crash on Millersport Highway in Amherst that killed three people in 2023, the Erie County District Attorney's Office said Tuesday.Officials said Jayla Mueller, of Colden, was driving at a high rate of speed on the Audubon Parkway on the evening of Feb. 20, 2023 when she lost control of the vehicle on a ramp onto Millersport Highway.
  Three passengers, 18-year-old Azathiel Pabon, 19-year-old Isabella Fren
  
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• 4 check: Sabres reintroduce Lindy Ruff

  23-04-2024 22:47 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — What's old is new again in Sabreland. Reprising the glory days of Buffalo hockey by rehiring the club's all-time coaching wins leader, general manager Kevyn Adams was adamant about Lindy Ruff being the right man to lead the Sabres into a winning future.From the surreality of forward-thinking nostalgia, here are some highlights from Ruff's reintroductory press conference Tuesday.'Accountability is a big word'A concept that coach Don Granato struggled to implement and
  
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• Terry Pegula hails Lindy Ruff as 'most competitive person I've ever met'

  23-04-2024 22:41 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- In a rare public-speaking appearance Tuesday, Buffalo Sabres owner Terry Pegula praised new head coach Lindy Ruff as someone who "knows how to take a team to another level."Pegula gave the opening statement at Ruff's introductory press conference after the 64-year-old was officially hired Monday. It was his first time speaking to the media since the groundbreaking at the new Buffalo Bills stadium last June. Sabres GM Kevyn Adams: Lindy Ruff ‘is here to win’"He
  
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• Pitbull to return to Darien Lake in September

  23-04-2024 22:38 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Mr. Worldwide is coming back to Western New York.Pitbull will be taking his "Party After Dark Tour"to Darien Lake on Sep. 6, which includes special guest T-Pain.The rapper, known for his hits "Timber," "Feel This Moment" and "Hotel Room Service," last performed at Darien Lake in 2022.
  Tickets will go on sale on Friday at 10 a.m. and can be purchased by clicking here.Latest Local News Pitbull to return to Darien Lake in September Sex offender on parole for murder admi
  
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• Sabres GM Kevyn Adams: Lindy Ruff 'is here to win'

  23-04-2024 22:03 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- The reintroduction of Lindy Ruff as Sabres head coach likely invoked plenty of nostalgia for fans who remember the successes of his 16-year run behind the bench in Buffalo.
  However, Sabres general manager Kevyn Adams made it clear during Ruff's introductory press conference Tuesday that this hire is far from just a feel-good story."It is tremendous that Lindy has a long-storied history in the Buffalo Sabres. It is terrific that he is connected to the City of Buffalo and t
  
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• Sex offender on parole for murder admits to approaching juveniles

  23-04-2024 21:36 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — A sex offender who was on parole for a murder charge in 1980 pleaded guilty to approaching juveniles at a motel in Clarence last year, the Erie County District Attorney's Office said Tuesday.Officials said John Dziedzic, 72, admitted to charges related to approaching two juveniles at a motel on Main Street in Clarence on Oct. 9, 2023, offering them marijuana to come to his room. New York State Police at the time said that two teens, ages 16 and 14, did enter the room
  
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• Niagara Falls man sentenced to 30 years for production of child pornography

  23-04-2024 19:11 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- A registered sex offender from Niagara Falls was sentenced to 30 years in prison for production of child pornography, the U.S. Attorney's Office announced Tuesday.Registered sex offender admits to child porn chargesIn September of 2020, officials said 35-year-old Michael Lanham used his cell phone to take a sexually explicit photo of a minor. He then distributed the photo to an undercover officer on the messaging app Kik the following month.
  Lanham was convicted of rape o
  
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• Hamburg BOE adopts nearly $84M budget; vote scheduled for May 21

  23-04-2024 18:36 via wivb.com
  
  HAMBURG, N.Y. (WIVB) -- The Hamburg Central School District says its Board of Education has adopted a proposed budget of $83,911,292 for the 2024-25 school year.The budget was adopted during a special board meeting Tuesday morning and will be put up for a vote on May 21."This budget represents a budget-to-budget increase of less than 1 percent over the 23-24 budget while maintaining our academic programs, sports, clubs and visual and performing arts," a statement from Hamburg CSD said.The approv
  
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• Student arrested after stabbing outside Lafayette High School

  23-04-2024 16:27 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- Buffalo police responded to a call at Lafayette High School on Tuesday morning, where an 18-year-old student was arrested following an alleged stabbing.Police responded to a call about a fight just after 8 a.m., leading to a heavy presence of officers around the school. They say two men were involved in a dispute outside the school where one allegedly stabbed the other in the back with a pocket knife.By the time police arrived, the fight had been broken up by school secur
  
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• 1 arrested after stabbing outside Lafayette High School

  23-04-2024 16:27 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- Buffalo police responded to a call at Lafayette High School on Tuesday morning, where one person was arrested following an alleged stabbing.Police and school resource officers responded to a call about a fight just after 8 a.m. They say two males were involved in a dispute outside the high school where one allegedly stabbed the other.One person sustained a slashing injury, while the other was taken to ECMC by ambulance to be treated for what appear to be non-life-threaten
  
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• Take 5 ticket worth nearly $18K sold in Genesee County

  23-04-2024 15:58 via wivb.com
  
  CORFU, N.Y. (WIVB) -- A Take 5 ticket worth nearly $18,000 was recently sold at a store in Genesee County.According to the New York Lottery, a top-prize ticket worth $17,986.50 was purchased at the Pilot Travel Center on Allegheny Road in Corfu. The ticket was for Monday's mid-day drawing.Winning numbers: 05-18-21-27-28Take 5 drawings take place twice a day, and prizes may be claimed within a year of each drawing.Latest Local News Take 5 ticket worth nearly $18K sold in Genesee County More than
  
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