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• Youngstown man dead following crash on Lewiston Road

  19-06-2021 17:04 via wivb.com
  
  LEWISTON, N.Y. (WIVB) -- Lewiston Police say a 32-year-old Youngstown man is dead following a crash on Lewiston Road. Police say a preliminary investigation showed a vehicle traveling north on the road in the area of Riverdale Cemetery, left the road, and struck a tree. The passenger, Matthew Maines, was pronounced dead at the scene, [...]
  
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• Santora's closes Transit Rd. location only due to early morning fire

  19-06-2021 15:42 via wivb.com
  
  AMHERST, N.Y. (WIVB) -- A senior investigator with the Amherst Police Department located what appeared to be an active structure fire at the Santora's Pizza Pub and Grill, located at 7800 Transit Rd., at 8 a.m. today. Police tell News 4 that members of the Main-Transit, East Amherst, Clarence Center, and Harris Hill Fire Departments [...]
  
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• Crews respond to fire at Santora's Transit Rd. location Saturday morning

  19-06-2021 15:42 via wivb.com
  
  AMHERST, N.Y. (WIVB) -- A senior investigator with the Amherst Police Department located what appeared to be an active structure fire at the Santora's Pizza Pub and Grill, located at 7800 Transit Rd., at 8 a.m. today. Police tell News 4 that members of the Main-Transit, East Amherst, Clarence Center, and Harris Hill Fire Departments [...]
  
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• Thunder on the Buffalo Waterfront delayed until Sunday due to weather

  19-06-2021 04:56 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – The weather just wouldn't cooperate Saturday for Thunder on the Buffalo Waterfront where fans waited hours to see the show. A fog delay and other issues prevented most planes from taking off and the Blue Angels tweeted they would not perform. As of now, Sunday's show is still scheduled to run [...]
  
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• Thunder on the Buffalo Waterfront delayed due to fog

  19-06-2021 04:56 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – UPDATE: Officials announce Thunder on the Buffalo Waterfront is delayed until 1:30 p.m. due to fog. ORIGINAL: All eyes are on the skies this weekend, as the Thunder on the Buffalo Waterfront is set to kick off at noon Saturday. The four-hour airshow on Saturday and Sunday showcases all kinds of [...]
  
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• "Thunder" dress rehearsal draws excited spectators; show takes off noon Saturday

  19-06-2021 04:56 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB-TV) – All eyes are on the skies this weekend, as the Thunder on the Buffalo Waterfront is set to kick off at noon Saturday. The four-hour airshow on Saturday and Sunday showcases all kinds of aerial performers, military jets, and culminates with the famous U.S. Navy Blue Angels. “We're expecting a full [...]
  
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• Blue Angels at Buffalo Waterfront delayed until Sunday

  19-06-2021 04:56 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – UPDATE: Officials announced Saturday weather for Thunder on the Buffalo Waterfront prevented the Blue Angels from flying. They'll take to the skies Sunday, June 20 at 3:00 p.m. Unfortunately the weather didn’t cooperate with us today, but we are slated to perform tomorrow at 3 p.m. at the Thunder on the [...]
  
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• Buffalo man arrested, charged in connection with Friday morning fatal shooting on Hobart Street

  19-06-2021 04:20 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- Franklin Andrews, 23, of Buffalo, has been arrested and charged after a 22-year-old man was shot and killed on Hobart Street Friday morning. Buffalo Police say they responded to an apartment on the first block of Hobart Street where they found Buffalo Fire and AMR crews attending to a 22-year-old man. [...]
  
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• Sabres organization sends well wishes to ‘French Connection’ winger Rene Robert

  19-06-2021 03:51 via wivb.com
  
  (AP) -- Rene Robert, a retired winger who played on the Buffalo Sabres’ famed “French Connection Line” in the 1970s, was in a Florida hospital on Friday after suffering a heart attack, three people familiar with what happened told The Associated Press. The people spoke on the condition of anonymity because members of Robert’s family [...]
  
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• Sabres ‘French Connection’ winger Rene Robert hospitalized

  19-06-2021 03:51 via wivb.com
  
  (AP) -- Rene Robert, a retired winger who played on the Buffalo Sabres’ famed “French Connection Line” in the 1970s, was in a Florida hospital on Friday after suffering a heart attack, three people familiar with what happened told The Associated Press. The people spoke on the condition of anonymity because members of Robert’s family [...]
  
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• Lockport High School swim coach remembers former student Jacob Minnick who died in an accident at Indian Falls

  19-06-2021 00:13 via wivb.com
  
  LOCKPORT, N.Y. (WIVB) -- Lockport High School Alumni Jacob Minnick died after he disappeared in the Tonawanda Creek at Indian Falls on Thursday. He was 18. “He was a giver, he was always smiling, kind, generous," said John Sullivan his swim coach and social studies teacher at Lockport High School. “Everybody was just captured by [...]
  
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• Bills hope to build new outdoor stadium in Orchard Park

  18-06-2021 23:05 via wivb.com
  
  Stadium could be ready to go as soon as 2025
  
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• Health officials: Water quality is once again suitable for swimming at Olcott Beach

  18-06-2021 20:48 via wivb.com
  
  The area is not safe for swimming because of bacteria in the water.
  
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• Auto sales giant Billy Fuccillo has died, his attorney says

  18-06-2021 18:05 via wivb.com
  
  SYRACUSE, N.Y. (WSYR-TV) -- Billy Fuccillo, the auto dealership owner whose television commercials and "huge" catchphrase made him a household name, has died after a long illness, his family attorney confirmed to WSYR, News 4's sister station in Syracuse. According to attorney Robert Scalione, Fuccillo died Thursday in Sarasota, Florida at the age of 65. [...]
  
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• Fireworks, parade to take place in Lancaster on July 4th

  18-06-2021 18:00 via wivb.com
  
  Fireworks will begin at St. Mary's High School at 10 p.m.
  
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• After scare during Olympic qualifying, Kenmore's Anita Alvarez doing fine, mother says

  18-06-2021 17:43 via wivb.com
  
  Karen Alvarez wasn’t in Spain when it happened. She was watching from home in Buffalo, at 4 a.m. on Saturday morning, when she realized something had gone wrong in her daughter Anita’s artistic swimming routine during Olympic qualification. “Unfortunately, I’ve seen it happen to her before,” Alvarez said by phone on Wednesday. “Never in competition, [...]
  
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• US-Canada border to remain closed through at least July 21

  18-06-2021 17:08 via wivb.com
  
  U.S. Congressmen Brian Higgins and Bill Huizenga released a joint statement on the extended closure.
  
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• Higgins calls B.S. as US-Canada border to remain closed through at least July 21

  18-06-2021 17:08 via wivb.com
  
  U.S. Congressmen Brian Higgins and Bill Huizenga released a joint statement on the extended closure.
  
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• Six Flags Darien Lake: Guests no longer need reservations, temperature checks, social distancing

  18-06-2021 16:31 via wivb.com
  
  The theme park says guests and employees who aren't fully vaccinated should still continue to wear a mask or socially distance themselves from others.
  
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• UB invites the entire world to experience its treasured James Joyce collection ahead of 'Ulysses' centennial

  18-06-2021 16:01 via wivb.com
  
  James Maynard likes to tell people that he’s a recovering poet. He did write poetry as a younger man. He got his undergraduate degree in English at Ursinus College and received master’s degrees in English and creative writing at Temple University in his native Philadelphia.But while studying theory in college, Maynard realized he had [...]
  
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• Police investigating crash near Hudson and West in Buffalo

  18-06-2021 15:07 via wivb.com
  
  A damaged bicycle was seen at the scene, but it's not clear what led to the crash.
  
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• Bicyclist struck by Buffalo police car at Hudson and West

  18-06-2021 15:07 via wivb.com
  
  A damaged bicycle was seen at the scene.
  
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• Old Home Days returning in Williamsville

  18-06-2021 14:43 via wivb.com
  
  This year's festival will take place at Island Park from July 13-16.
  
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• Clarence man accused of sending, asking for explicit photos of Michigan teen

  18-06-2021 14:13 via wivb.com
  
  Back in December 2019, a Sheriff's Office in Michigan told the Erie County Sheriff's Office that a 16-year-old girl reported a man who they say sent and asked for explicit photos.
  
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• U.S. sends one million COVID-19 vaccines to Canada to help battle the pandemic

  18-06-2021 06:14 via wivb.com
  
  (WIVB) -- The United States is helping Canada with its vaccine roll-out. It sent a million shots of the vaccine across the border Thursday night. Canadian officials have suggested more of their residents need to be vaccinated before border restrictions are relaxed. News 4 spoke with Kevin Munoz, the assistant press secretary for the Biden [...]
  
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• Nik Wallenda walks the high wire over D'Youville College campus

  18-06-2021 04:42 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- High up in the sky! On Thursday, famous daredevil Nik Wallenda walked the 320-foot-long tightrope at D'Youville College, five stories up. The high wire walker is no stranger to the Western New York area - nearly a decade ago, he tight-roped across Niagara Falls. Like then, he was tethered to the [...]
  
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• Lockport teen drowns in Tonawanda Creek at Indian Falls

  18-06-2021 02:35 via wivb.com
  
  PEMBROKE, N.Y. (WIVB) -- 18-year-old Jacob Minnick of Lockport died Thursday afternoon after drowning in the Tonawanda Creek at Indian Falls in Pembroke. Emergency dispatchers received a call around 3:46 p.m. reporting that someone had jumped into the water and never resurfaced. Bystanders worked to find the 18-year-old in the water but were unsuccessful. Around [...]
  
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• Bills WR Cole Beasley calls NFLPA a 'joke' after new Covid protocol agreement

  18-06-2021 00:43 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – Bills veteran wide receiver Cole Beasley expressed anger with the NFL Players Association Thursday, calling the union a "joke" after it agreed to new Covid-19 protocols for the preseason and training camp. "Call it something different," Beasley tweeted. "It’s not for the players." The NFL's memo outlining the new protocols (attached [...]
  
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• BPS plans to save students in danger of failing with "Earn While You Learn" program

  18-06-2021 00:17 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- Students in the Buffalo City School District will return to school for a full five days of in-person learning this fall. Starting September 8, students in grades Pre-K through 12 in the city of buffalo are expected to show up for class. The district says online learning will only be offered [...]
  
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• WATCH: Nik Wallenda untethers at end of high-wire walk in Buffalo

  17-06-2021 19:45 via wivb.com
  
  Our coverage begins at 3 p.m., while the stunt will take place at 3:30 p.m.
  
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• WATCH LIVE: Nik Wallenda walks high wire above D'Youville College in Buffalo

  17-06-2021 19:45 via wivb.com
  
  Our coverage begins at 3 p.m., while the stunt will take place at 3:30 p.m.
  
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• News 4 Buffalo is celebrating Nexstar's 25th anniversary by volunteering with FeedMore WNY

  17-06-2021 19:44 via wivb.com
  
  (WIVB) - Thursday marks the 25th anniversary of the founding of Nexstar Media Group, Inc. To mark the milestone, Nexstar stations across the country are giving back to their communities through Nexstar's annual "Founder's Day of Caring". News 4 WIVB is spending Thursday and Friday volunteering at FeedMore WNY, packing bags of food for the [...]
  
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• Zawadi Books partners with Buy Black Buffalo in celebration of Juneteenth 2021

  17-06-2021 19:13 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- Run by husband and wife team Sharon and Kenneth Holley, the small but mighty bookstore Zawadi Books on Jefferson Avenue has decided to partner with the city's Buy Black Buffalo campaign to celebrate Juneteenth 2021. The bookstore has been in existence since the 1970s, but Mr. and Mrs. Holley say it [...]
  
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• Two more Erie County residents win full scholarships after getting vaccinated

  17-06-2021 17:12 via wivb.com
  
  They are the second and third Erie County residents to win scholarships, overall.
  
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• Previewing Nik Wallenda's high-wire walk over D'Youville College

  17-06-2021 13:48 via wivb.com
  
  Thursday morning on Wake Up, News 4's Gabrielle Mediak gave us a look at what to expect later when daredevil Nik Wallenda walks a high wire above D'Youville College.
  
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• Olean man facing manslaughter, drug charges after death of jail inmate

  17-06-2021 13:15 via wivb.com
  
  The inmate died last month.
  
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• Thursday and Friday detours expected for paving on Niagara Street

  17-06-2021 05:57 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- Roadwork on Niagara Street will detour traffic Thursday and Friday in the City of Buffalo. The Department of Public Works will be paving Niagara Street from Forest Avenue to Hampshire. Paving will happen from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. and all southbound traffic will be detoured. Northbound traffic will be open.
  
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• Up, up and away: Blue Angels take Bills head coach Sean McDermott on a ride of a lifetime

  17-06-2021 05:12 via wivb.com
  
  NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y. (WIVB) -- The Blue Angels took to the skies Wednesday, giving a preview for their airshow this weekend. While it was business as usual for the pilots, for their passenger, it was a ride of a lifetime. Buffalo Bills head coach Sean McDermott went up, up and away in an F-18 super [...]
  
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• The tight rope goes up at D'Youville ahead of Thursday's Wallenda walk

  17-06-2021 02:02 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- Nik Wallenda was at D'Youville Wednesday helping set up the tight rope for Thursday's highwire walk. The wire is only five-eighths of an inch thick and he'll walk that wire from the top of the Montante Library to the brand new health professions building on the D'Youville campus to mark its [...]
  
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• Buffalo Public Schools returning to in-person schooling 5 days a week in 2021-22

  16-06-2021 22:46 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – Buffalo Public Schools are returning to normal next year. Superintendent Dr. Kriner Cash announced Wednesday that students in grades Pre-K through 12 will return for full, five-day, in-person instruction in the coming school year, which is set to begin Sept. 8. The district will continue to follow any remaining guidelines from [...]
  
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• Erie County Fair to reopen at full capacity this August

  16-06-2021 22:23 via wivb.com
  
  HAMBURG, N.Y. (WIVB) -- The Erie County Fair will return this year at full capacity for its 12-day run this August. Fair organizers made the announcement Wednesday afternoon on the heels of Governor Andrew Cuomo's announcement that most COVID-19 mandates have been lifted across New York State. The fair is scheduled to kick off on [...]
  
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• Taste of Buffalo changes plans: 2021 event will be free and open to all

  16-06-2021 19:38 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – The Taste of Buffalo is back – as in, pre-pandemic back. Following the state's announcement Tuesday that nearly all COVID restrictions were lifted, the Taste of Buffalo announced its 2021 event will be free and open to all. They had previously planned to divide the Taste into sessions that required prepaid [...]
  
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• Lewiston GardenFest happening this weekend

  16-06-2021 16:28 via wivb.com
  
  LEWISTON, N.Y. (WIVB) -- Lewiston GardenFest is taking place in the village, this Saturday and Sunday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Proceeds from the annual event go right back into the soil of the community. It's the first event taking place in the Village of Lewiston since the start of the pandemic. Crews are [...]
  
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• Buffalo Marathon will return to normal for this year's race

  16-06-2021 15:37 via wivb.com
  
  Last year, when COVID-19 began to impact the region, the Buffalo Marathon was postponed into 2021.
  
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• WATCH: Red Cross' need for blood will become more urgent as summer comes

  16-06-2021 15:21 via wivb.com
  
  The American Red Cross says the need for blood donors is urgent, and it's only going to get more urgent as Spring becomes Summer.
  
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• Niagara Falls woman facing 20-to-life after killing man in November

  16-06-2021 14:52 via wivb.com
  
  Kenneth Walaszek was killed on Packard Court on November 16.
  
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• Postal worker steals more than $90,000 in cash and stamps

  16-06-2021 14:04 via wivb.com
  
  When she's sentenced, Mesler could spend up to 10 years behind bars.
  
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• Buffalo Diocese says masks are now optional

  16-06-2021 13:31 via wivb.com
  
  Parish leadership can increase capacity at their discretion, but the Diocese still recommends social distancing.
  
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• Council Member: Speed cameras coming down in September

  16-06-2021 05:28 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- A member of the Buffalo Common Council says the speed cameras are coming down in September. Councilmember Rasheed Wyatt says it has been 11-days since the council voted to end the program.He says the mayor had 10-days to veto or sign the bill before it becomes law. "Today is the 11th [...]
  
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• NYSDOH: Highmark Stadium can operate at full capacity

  16-06-2021 04:17 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- Bills Mafia can come out in full force in Orchard Park soon as the Buffalo Bills now have the green light to host games in a full stadium. The New York State Health Department says Highmark Stadium is considered an outdoor venue that can now operate at 100-percent capacity without any [...]
  
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