• Jail spots sheets hanging from cell, foiling escape attempt

    Jail spots sheets hanging from cell, foiling escape attempt
    SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — Staffers at a jail in eastern Washington state foiled an escape attempt by spotting a long trail of knotted bed sheets hanging from the window of a cell housing a suspect in a murder-for-hire plot.
    They saw the rope of sheets that nearly reached the ground around 4:30 a.m. Thursday and put the Spokane County Jail on lockdown. The escape “was thwarted by the good work of the staff,” FBI spokesman Frank Harrill told the Spokane newspaper The Spokesman-Review
  • Wiener dog shortage at Batavia Downs

    Wiener dog shortage at Batavia Downs
    BATAVIA, N.Y. – Batavia Downs officials announce a shortage of dachshunds for Sunday’s Family Fun Day Weiner Dog Races.
    Each year 80 wiener dogs race for glory after live racing is completed on Family Fun Day. However, officials are concerned as there are approximately 50 entrants.
    “With Family Fun Day being a little earlier than last year we’re hoping that last year’s racers and anyone new hoping to get in this year didn’t forget about it,” said Ryan Ha
  • K.I.A. ruck march brings out a crowd

    K.I.A. ruck march brings out a crowd
    ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. – Chestnut Ridge Park was filled Saturday for the 3rd Annual K.I.A. Memorial Road March 10K.
    The ruck march was created to honor and remember the military members Killed In Action (K.I.A.) during Operation Enduring Freedom, Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation New Dawn.
    Although the event was designed with the military in mind, the march was open to everyone from, current/retired military, first responders and civilians.
    Jason Jaskula, Executive Director of the K.I.A. M
  • Man killed outside Niagara Falls lounge

    Man killed outside Niagara Falls lounge
    NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y(WIVB)-  Niagara Falls Police say that Fajri Hilson was shot around 1:47 am Saturday morning outside of 3030 Highland Ave.
    Responding officers observed a vehicle speeding away from the scene and determined that 31 year-old Hilson was being transported within that vehicle with multiple gunshot wounds.
    Hilson was treated by staff at Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center but succumbed to his injuries and was declared dead at the hospital.
    NFPD Detectives conducting
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  • Williamsville restaurant wants area eateries to help feed hungry Western New Yorkers

    Williamsville restaurant wants area eateries to help feed hungry Western New Yorkers
    WILLIAMSVILE, N.Y. – (WIVB)  It’s a fundraiser with a twist. A North Buffalo restaurant feeds Western New York’s homeless population once a week. Saturday they will throw a party to encourage other area restaurants to follow suit.
    For Owner of D’Avolios restaurant,Dan Gagliardo, it all started with a turkey. He said, “We get it, we slice it, we put it together, they pick it up once a week.”Gagliardo and his family want to give back. Once a week
  • Police say 7 dead after jet in UK airshow crashes into road

    Police say 7 dead after jet in UK airshow crashes into road
    LONDON (AP) — A military jet taking part in a British airshow crashed into a busy main road, killing seven people and injuring more than a dozen others, police said Saturday.The Hawker Hunter fighter jet, which was participating in the Shoreham Airshow near Brighton in southern England, hit several vehicles on a nearby road as it crashed Saturday afternoon. Witnesses told local TV that the jet appeared to have crashed when it failed to pull out of a loop maneuver.
    West Sussex Police said s
  • Your Weekend in WNY: Bisons to give away Bleu Cheese bobble heads

    Your Weekend in WNY: Bisons to give away Bleu Cheese bobble heads
    It’s a big giveaway night at Coca Cola Field. The first three thousand fans through the gates on Saturday will get a Blue Cheese Bobblehead. First pitch against the Syracuse Chiefs is at 7:05.
    Watch a Buffalo designer make his debut on House Hunters Renovation. Michael P will host a public viewing party for the episode at his store, room on Hertel, on Saturday night. The party starts at 8, and the show airs on HGTV at 10.
    There are still several weeks to go until ice hockey season, but the
  • Bisons to give away free bobblehead

    Bisons to give away free bobblehead
    (WIVB) – Here are five family-friendly things to do in western New York this weekend.
    The first 3,000 fans through the gates of Coca-Cola Field on Saturday night will get a free “Blue Cheese” character bobblehead. The first pitch against the Syracuse Chiefs is at 7:05 p.m.
    Fans of House Hunters Renovation can watch the debut of a Buffalo designer. Michael P will host a public viewing party for an episode featuring him and his designs at his store, room, at 1400 Hertel Ave., Sat
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  • Depew Police work to identify NOCO robbery suspect

    Depew Police work to identify NOCO robbery suspect
    DEPEW, N.Y (WIVB)-  Depew Police are looking to identify a robbery suspect.
    Police say the male pictures below robbed the Noco on Transit at Hanwell early Saturday morning. He is described as a white male and approximately 6’2″ tall. He was last seen wearing tan cargo shorts, a white or tan shirt with a darker shirt underneath, and a white or tan hat with dark colored writing on the front and side.The suspect displayed no weapons before he fled on f
  • Depew Police arrest NOCO robbery suspect

    Depew Police arrest NOCO robbery suspect
    DEPEW, N.Y (WIVB) – Depew Police arrested the NOCO robbery suspect caught on a surveillance camera.
    Police say the male pictured robbed the NOCO on Transit at Hanwell early Saturday morning and fled on foot with an undetermined amount of cash.Thanks to anonymous tips received from Facebook the suspect was taken into custody. A name has not been released.
  • Transit Drive-In thrives after switch to digital projectors

    Transit Drive-In thrives after switch to digital projectors
    LOCKPORT, N.Y. (WIVB)-  The drive-in movie theater industry has struggled across America as theaters transition into the digital age. The Transit Drive-In Theater is one of the last of its kind in Western New York.
    The theater’s owner, Rick Cohen, told News 4 they saw 1,000 cars during some nights this summer. The highest number of people turned out for big blockbusters like Jurassic World and Minions.
    The theater has been open since 1952, marking the start of summer every year.
  • Touching moment for recovering girl

    Touching moment for recovering girl
    HAMBURG, NY (WIVB)  She just got out of the hospital last week after months of critical care.
    Her parents aren’t saying any specifics about her current condition, but on Friday night, her parents wheeled five year old Stephanie Sugorovsky in a wheelchair into St. Mary of the Lake Church in Hamburg for a night of poetry and reflection in memory of three year old Maksym Sugorovsky who was struck and killed on Delaware Park’s Ring Road May 30.
    Poet Amy Gallagher reflected, “I
  • Sister of boy killed in 198 crash released from hospital

    Sister of boy killed in 198 crash released from hospital
    HAMBURG, NY (WIVB)  Stephanie Sugorovsky just got out of the hospital last week after months of critical care.
    Her parents aren’t saying any specifics about her current condition, but on Friday night, her parents wheeled 5 year-old in a wheelchair into St. Mary of the Lake Church in Hamburg for a night of poetry and reflection in memory of her brother, 3year-old Maksym who was struck and killed on Delaware Park’s Ring Road May 30.
    Poet Amy Gallagher reflected, “I think of
  • Sister of boy killed in 198 crash release from hospital

    Sister of boy killed in 198 crash release from hospital
    HAMBURG, NY (WIVB)  Stephanie Sugorovsky just got out of the hospital last week after months of critical care.
    Her parents aren’t saying any specifics about her current condition, but on Friday night, her parents wheeled 5 year-old in a wheelchair into St. Mary of the Lake Church in Hamburg for a night of poetry and reflection in memory of her brother, 3year-old Maksym who was struck and killed on Delaware Park’s Ring Road May 30.
    Poet Amy Gallagher reflected, “I think of
  • Date Set for One Seneca Tower Auction

    Date Set for One Seneca Tower Auction
    Date Set for One Seneca Tower Auction        
  • Plan proposed to fix frozen water pipe issue in the Falls

    Plan proposed to fix frozen water pipe issue in the Falls
    Mayor Dyster has unveiled a plan to create a new water line along 72nd Street.        
  • Buffalo Police investigate fatal motorcycle accident

    Buffalo Police investigate fatal motorcycle accident
    Buffalo Police investigate fatal motorcycle accident        
  • Local financial expert talks stock market plunge

    Local financial expert talks stock market plunge
    BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – Don’t panic yet. That’s what Steven Elwell, Vice President with Schroeder, Braxton & Vogt, said about the Dow diving 531 points, it’s worst week since 2011. Concerns about China’s economy, the possibility of higher interest rates and lower oil prices contributed to the stock market plunging.
    Elwell said don’t change your investment strategy just yet. He is keeping an eye on the situation. Elwell said don’t sell right now becaus
  • 'Bank shaming' campaign launched in Buffalo

    'Bank shaming' campaign launched in Buffalo
    Kearns says the signs will be used to expose which banks are preventing properties across the city from going to auction.        
  • Potentially dangerous tree removed vacant lot

    Potentially dangerous tree removed vacant lot
    BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – Mary Burnett had been praying for this day to come, for more than two months, at her home on Edna Place. “It’s an amazing day, amazing. I can’t thank you enough,” she told News 4.
    On June 1, a broken tree limb crushed Burnett’s garage, and she has been living in fear the whole tree might come crashing down on her house, and the house next door.
    But the tree sat on a vacant lot, and the lot’s owner made promises to remove the tree &
  • Call 4 Action: Goodbye tree, goodbye nightmare

    Call 4 Action: Goodbye tree, goodbye nightmare
    BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – Mary Burnett had been praying for this day to come, for more than two months, at her home on Edna Place “It’s an amazing day, amazing. I can’t thank you enough.”
    On June 1, a broken tree limb crushed Burnett’s garage, and she has been living in fear the whole tree might come crashing down on her house, and the house next door.
    But the tree sat on a vacant lot, and the lot’s owner made promises to remove the tree–promises tha
  • Canalside receives national praise for design, draw

    Canalside receives national praise for design, draw
    BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — It wasn’t that long ago that local city and economic development officials were traveling to other cities for inspiration for a destination like Canalside. Now, this area is receiving to own notoriety, after what many consider a record-breaking summer of activity.
    In fact, the success of the summer’s free Thursday concerts has surpassed all expectations. More than 150,000 people took to the development downtown. That’s more than 50-thousand more peo
  • Solar panels becoming more affordable for homeowners

    Solar panels becoming more affordable for homeowners
    DEPEW, N.Y. (WIVB)- Western New York’s alternative energy market is booming, but solar power isn’t just for businesses and the tech industry.
    Solar panels are becoming more and more affordable for homeowners, and experts say now is the time to act.
    State and federal tax incentives for solar panel installation expire at the end of 2016. Sean Law of Depew told News 4 he wanted to cash in on those kickbacks before time runs out.
    “We were just tired of paying electricity with
  • It pays to go solar in the Queen City

    It pays to go solar in the Queen City
    DEPEW, N.Y. (WIVB)- Western New York’s alternative energy market is booming, but solar power isn’t just for businesses and the tech industry.
    Solar panels are becoming more and more affordable for homeowners, and experts say now is the time to act.
    State and federal tax incentives for solar panel installation expire at the end of 2016. Sean Law of Depew told News 4 he wanted to cash in on those kickbacks before time runs out.
    “We were just tired of paying electricity with

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