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• Sharp vision: New glasses help the legally blind see

  24-02-2017 17:32 via wivb.com
  
  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Jeff Regan was born with underdeveloped optic nerves and had spent most of his life in a blur. Then four years ago, he donned an unwieldy headset made by a Toronto company called eSight.
  Suddenly, Regan could read a newspaper while eating breakfast and make out the faces of his co-workers from across the room. He’s been able to attend plays and watch what’s happening on stage, without having to guess why people around him were laughing.
  “These glasses
  
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• New York appeals court overturns Harvey Weinstein’s 2020 rape conviction from landmark #MeToo trial

  25-04-2024 15:21 via wivb.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — New York’s highest court on Thursday overturned Harvey Weinstein’s 2020 rape conviction, finding the judge at the landmark #MeToo trial prejudiced the ex-movie mogul with “egregious” improper rulings, including a decision to let women testify about allegations that weren’t part of the case.
  “We conclude that the trial court erroneously admitted testimony of uncharged, alleged prior sexual acts against persons other than the complainants o
  
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• Spa owner accused of using Rochester & Lockport spas for prostitution ring

  25-04-2024 15:08 via wivb.com
  
  LOCKPORT, N.Y. (WROC) — The former owner of a spa in Rochester has been accused of running a prostitution ring.According to a criminal complaint filed in federal court, Linian Song was the former owner of S Wellness Spa on South Clinton Avenue. It was alleged that prostitution and commercial sex acts have taken place at her current business, New Elegant Shiatsu on S. Transit Road in Lockport.Investigators said both spas are on backpage-type websites advertising sexual services. They added
  
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• President to announce Micron funding, declares Syracuse a 'Workforce Hub'

  25-04-2024 14:38 via wivb.com
  
  You can find a LIVE stream of President Joe Biden speaking in Syracuse HERE later this afternoon.SYRACUSE, N.Y. (WSYR-TV) -- The White House is revealing new information about President Joe Biden’s visit to Syracuse on Thursday.
  As expected, when President Biden speaks from the MOST in Armory Square, he’ll formally award Micron more than $6 billion in federal funding for its semiconductor manufacturing facilities, including the future Clay megafab plant.Parking and traffic for Presid
  
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• President Biden to visit Syracuse, declare city a 'Workforce Hub'

  25-04-2024 14:38 via wivb.com
  
  SYRACUSE, N.Y. (WSYR-TV) -- The White House is revealing new information about President Joe Biden’s visit to Syracuse on Thursday.
  As expected, when President Biden speaks from the MOST in Armory Square, he’ll formally award Micron more than $6 billion in federal funding for its semiconductor manufacturing facilities, including the future Clay megafab plant.The president will also announce Syracuse as a new "Workforce Hub," which the White House says will help ensure that all Americ
  
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• Political analysts weigh in on hot topics from NY-26 debate

  25-04-2024 05:06 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — In less than six days, voters in New York’s 26th congressional district will cast their ballots to fill the unexpired term of congressman Brian Higgins.The two candidates, Republican Gary Dickson and Democrat Tim Kennedy appeared on News 4 Wednesday for this race's only debate.The clear winner in the debate was the voters at home as both Kennedy and Dickson had a chance to defend their campaigns as we get closer to the special election.Democratic state senator
  
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• Russell Salvatore accused of sexual assault in lawsuit

  25-04-2024 04:04 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — A former employee of Russell Salvatore has filed a lawsuit, accusing the restauranteur of sexual assault, harassment, discrimination and wrongful termination.The suit, filed on Wednesday in New York State Supreme Court, alleges that Salvatore sexually assaulted her on several occasions throughout her employment, which began in 2015. She claims she was wrongfully terminated in December 2023.The suit was brought against Salvatore, his business, Russell's Steaks, Chops
  
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• Loved ones react to 19 year-old's guilty plea in Amherst crash that killed 3 teens

  25-04-2024 01:11 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO N.Y. (WIVB) - A 19-year-old from Colden could face a shorter sentence after admitting to causing a deadly crash in Amherst last year that killed three of her friends.
  Jayla Mueller pleaded guilty to manslaughter and reckless driving that claimed the lives of 19-year-old Isabella French, 18-year-old Azathiel Pabon and 20-year-old Dakota Eldridge.
  "She took three people way too soon. They had their whole life ahead of them," said Robbie Augustine who was best friends with Isabella French.
  
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• 30 prospects in 30 days: Texas wide receiver Xavier Worthy has blazing speed

  25-04-2024 00:28 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- Xavier Worthy showed a level of speed at the combine that left announcers speechless.The wide receiver prospect out of Texas set an NFL Draft Combine record with his 4.21-second 40-yard dash. Worthy says his ability to go from 100 to 0 is what sets him apart from the other prospects.  "I feel like a lot of receivers with my speed don't have the ability to stop like I do, so I think that's what separates me," Worthy said.
  Last season he had 75 receptions for 1,00
  
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• Local Kia Challenge victim denied eligibility in nationwide settlement

  24-04-2024 23:21 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) - Millions of drivers across the country -- and it seems like dozens every week here in Western New York -- are falling victim to the Kia Challenge on social media. Now they're deciding whether they want to be part of a class action lawsuit.One Buffalo man -- who's been a victim of the challenge -- is being told he's not eligible for any financial compensation.Dan Greenway is not a big fan of the nationwide settlement that Kia and Hyundai have reached for $145 million. Dan's
  
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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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• Poloncarz delivers 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 on Wednesday.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 experienced ove
  
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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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• Full replay: Kennedy, Dickson face off in NY-26 Debate

  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, debated on News 4 on Wednesday night.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 is running against Kennedy in the primary for the general election in November.West Seneca Town Supervisor Gary Dickson is running on the Republican ticket. D
  
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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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