• Buffalo woman searching for lost sibling

    Buffalo woman searching for lost sibling
    BUFFALO, N.Y.(WIVB)- Seven years ago, Kristin Romer got a big surprise: she learned from her birth mother that she has a sister.
    Clara Flynn DeNiro is the name her sister was born with at Mercy Hospital in Buffalo in 1992, and that’s about all she knows.
    Romer told News 4 she’s always felt a hole in her life, and thinks finding her sister could be the answer.
    “Even with my biological parents. I’ve met both of them, but it’s different. Because this is a sibling,
  • New study shows Dementia patients face greater health costs

    New study shows Dementia patients face greater health costs
    BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB)- No one said aging is cheap, and it’s a lot more expensive when you’ve got health problems.
    But a new study shows not all health problems are created equal when it comes to their financial burdens. Dementia patients face drastically higher costs for end-of-life care compared to patients with cancer or heart disease.
    Experts believe this is because Dementia patients require more than clinic visits and medications; they often require round-the-clock care, and
  • Sanofi recalls all pen injectors used for allergic reactions

    Sanofi recalls all pen injectors used for allergic reactions
    BRIDGEWATER, N.J. (AP) — Sanofi is recalling hundreds of thousands of epinephrine injectors used to treat severe allergic reactions because they may not deliver the correct amount of the life-saving drug.
    The recall includes all Auvi-Q injections currently on the U.S. market, or roughly 490,000 packs of the devices, the company says. Most packs include two injectors.
    Sanofi’s product competes with Mylan’s EpiPen, which is a staple of first-aid care. Both products are used to tr
  • Research Scientist studies risks of alcohol and sex in young women

    Research Scientist studies risks of alcohol and sex in young women
    BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – – A Buffalo Research Scientist is looking into how alcohol puts young women at risk for sexual assault. It’s a tough topic for many parents to talk about with their kids: drinking and sex. But this research finds it more important now than ever.
    If a young woman’s first sexual experience involves alcohol, she is more likely to be at risk for problems such as sexual assault, and this risk may persist in her future, new research finds.
    The s
  • Advertisement

  • Jack Eichel celebrates his first birthday as a Buffalo Sabre

    Jack Eichel celebrates his first birthday as a Buffalo Sabre
    BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — One of the most exciting new players on the Buffalo Sabres rosters is only 19-years-old, and he achieved that ripe age on Wednesday.
    Jack Eichel, a rookie center drafted to the Sabres at only 18-years-old, celebrated his 19th birthday on Oct. 28. He may be young, but his level of play is so strong, he’s made a difference on the ice in 2015 already.
    Buffalo has rallied around the young player with terms like “We like Eich!” and Eichel has respon
  • GALLERY: A look back on Jack Eichel’s first moments as a Sabre

    GALLERY: A look back on Jack Eichel’s first moments as a Sabre
    BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — One of the Buffalo Sabres’ most interesting acquisitions in 2015 was Jack Eichel, who has already made an impact on the ice.
    GALLERY | Jack Eichel’s first moments as a Buffalo Sabre. 
  • Man who pleaded guilty to murdering violinist pleads guilty to federal gun charges

    Man who pleaded guilty to murdering violinist pleads guilty to federal gun charges
    BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Both people implicated in the murder trial of a violinist who played summers at the Chautauqua Institution will serve long sentences behind bars, prosecutors say, after another federal guilty plea.
    Federal prosecutors say 31-year-old Charles Sanford pleaded guilty to being a felon in possession of a firearm on Wednesday in federal court. Sanford and co-defendant Jonathan Conklin were implicated in the August 2014 murder of 61-year-old violinist Mary Whitaker.
    Po
  • WR Watkins calls his comments on Instagram inappropriate

    WR Watkins calls his comments on Instagram inappropriate
    BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — While on vacation during the Buffalo Bills bye week, popular wide receiver Sammy Watkins made comments on Instagram that drew the ire of some of his fans.
    Although Watkins has since deleted his Tuesday comments, images taken of his comment suggest he spoke in a disrespectful manner of NFL fans as a whole, calling some “losers” with “little jobs.”
    The rant lashed out at people who doubted his ability to stay healthy and truly aid the Buffa
  • Advertisement

  • Army blimp breaks loose, drifts over Pennsylvania

    Army blimp breaks loose, drifts over Pennsylvania
    MUNCY, Pa. (AP) — An unmanned Army surveillance blimp broke loose from its moorings in Maryland and floated over Pennsylvania for hours Wednesday with two U.S. fighter jets on its tail, triggering blackouts across the countryside as it dragged its cable across power lines.
    The bulbous, 240-foot helium-filled blimp finally came down near Muncy, a small town about 80 miles north of Harrisburg.
    In this photo courtesy of Susan Switzer, shown is an untethered Army surveillance blimp Wednesday O
  • PHOTOS: Strong wind and rain bring damage then rainbows

    PHOTOS: Strong wind and rain bring damage then rainbows
    BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Gusts of wind up to 60 MPH brought down trees and power lines, causing damage throughout western New York on Wednesday.
    PHOTOS | App users can click here to see the damage and the rainbows. 
  • Copper thieves plague Wyoming County power stations

    Copper thieves plague Wyoming County power stations
    WYOMING COUNTY, N.Y. (WIVB) — After more than a month of thefts of copper in Wyoming County, police are reaching out to the public for help.
    Wyoming County Sheriff’s Deputies say they secured a picture of suspected copper thieves leaving a power station in the area. Now police are asking the public to take a look at the photo and help in identifying a white man caught on camera.
    The thieves are reportedly taking copper from power stations belonging to National Grid, NYSEG and Wi
  • Buffalo Bills celebrate the day the AFL awarded Ralph Wilson his franchise

    Buffalo Bills celebrate the day the AFL awarded Ralph Wilson his franchise
    BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Residents in western New York thankfully will not need to ponder what the Buffalo area would look like without the Buffalo Bills, now that the team will stay in Orchard Park. Many will reflect on the Buffalo Bills luck, especially on Oct. 28, the day when in 1959 the Buffalo Bills were born.
    On that fateful day, the American Football League awarded Ralph Wilson his own professional football organization, earning him the temporary ire of many in the National Foot
  • House Republicans nominate Rep. Paul Ryan to be next speaker, hoping to end GOP disarray

    House Republicans nominate Rep. Paul Ryan to be next speaker, hoping to end GOP disarray
    WASHINGTON (AP) — House Republicans nominate Rep. Paul Ryan to be next speaker, hoping to end GOP disarray.
    Rep. Paul Ryan has spent his entire life preparing for a job he says he never wanted.
    Ryan worked as a congressional intern in college, returning later to work as a paid staffer on Capitol Hill. By 28, he was a member of the House. By his early 40s, he was the chairman of the House Budget Committee and then the powerful tax-writing Ways and Means Committee. In 2012, he was a vice pre
  • Wyoming County inmate and one other person face prison contraband charges

    Wyoming County inmate and one other person face prison contraband charges
    WARSAW, N.Y. (WIVB) — An inmate and a Perry woman are facing charges of promoting prison contraband in the 1st and 2nd degrees after an alleged discovery was made in the Wyoming County Jail.
    Wyoming County Sheriff’s deputies say they found a lighter, cigarettes, and suspected marijuana in the jail during the previous week.
    An investigation led to the arrests of inmate, Joshua Nearhood, 26, and Tiffany Baker, 28.
    Nearhood was arraigned and taken back to the jail on an additional $20,0
  • Strong winds bring down trees, power lines

    Strong winds bring down trees, power lines
    CHAUTAUQUA COUNTY, N.Y. (WIVB) –  A high wind warning remains in effect until 4 p.m. Wednesday for Chautauqua County, where strong gusts have already done a good deal of damage.
    Our News 4 crew reported seeing numerous downed trees and power lines Wednesday morning, and there have been a lot more reports of damage beyond what they saw.
    At one point, Route 39 was closed to traffic near Forestville while NYSEG crews worked to clear lines off the roadway. At the same time, part
  • Sheriff fires school officer after class arrest

    Sheriff fires school officer after class arrest
    COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A South Carolina sheriff says he has fired a school officer after video showed him flipping a teen backward out of her desk and tossing her across a classroom.
    Richland County Sheriff Leon Lott said Wednesday that Senior Deputy Ben Fields has been fired. He had been a school resource officer at Spring Valley High School.
    Lott says the maneuver that Fields used on the student was not based on training or acceptable procedure.
    Lott has said the girl was uninjured a
  • Cheektowaga Police looking for bank robbery suspect

    Cheektowaga Police looking for bank robbery suspect
    CHEEKTOWAGA, N.Y. (WIVB) — Cheektowaga Police say M&T Bank on Union Road was robbed Wednesday morning, and now, they’re looking for the suspect.
    The bank robber is described as a black man in his 20s and around six feet tall.
    He was wearing a black hoodie and a Baltimore Ravens knit hat.
    Anyone with information on the suspect is asked to call Cheektowaga Police at 686-3505. Anonymous tips can be sent via text to TIP411 (847411). The code, CPDNY, should be typed before a
  • Amherst teen accused of dealing drugs, facing felonies

    Amherst teen accused of dealing drugs, facing felonies
    AMHERST, N.Y. (WIVB) — A combined raid by the Erie County Sheriff’s Office and Amherst Police has resulted in the arrest of an 18-year-old.
    Michael Codelia, Jr., had been under investigation for around one month before authorities raided the Berwick Lane, the location where he allegedly dealt drugs.
    During the raid, authorities say they found xanax, oxycodone, and marijuana.
    Codelia faces two felony counts of criminal sale of a controlled substance.
    He is being held at the Erie
  • State Police: Man crashes into toll booth, charged with DWI

    State Police: Man crashes into toll booth, charged with DWI
    AMHERST, N.Y. (WIVB) — State Police say an East Amherst man drove drunk before crashing his car into a crash barrier between two toll booths.
    The accident occurred around 3:30 a.m. Monday at Exit 50 on the I-90, the Williamsville Interchange.
    New York State Troopers say William Tomaschko, 46, was driving drunk during the accident.
    He was given an appearance ticket and released.
     
     
  • Attempted pharmacy robbery leads to investigation

    Attempted pharmacy robbery leads to investigation
    ALDEN, N.Y. (WIVB) — A Rite-Aid Pharmacy on Broadway was the subject of an attempted robbery on Tuesday.
    The Erie County Sheriff’s Office says a woman entered the Alden store around 2:30 p.m. and demanded drugs.
    The woman is described as short in height, white, and having strawberry-blonde hair tied in a ponytail.
    Deputies say she approached the counter and said she was going to steal Suboxone before threatening to come over the counter.
    The employee continually r
  • Another pharmacy robbery leads to investigation

    Another pharmacy robbery leads to investigation
    ALDEN, N.Y. (WIVB) — A Rite-Aid Pharmacy on Broadway was the subject of an attempted robbery on Tuesday.
    The Sheriff’s Office says a woman entered the Alden store around 2:30 p.m. and demanded drugs.
    The woman is described as short in height, white, and having strawberry-blonde hair tied in a ponytail.
    Deputies say she approached the counter and said she was going to steal Suboxone before threatening to come over the counter.
    The employee continually refused to gi
  • Missing Lockport man returns home unharmed

    Missing Lockport man returns home unharmed
    LOCKPORT, N.Y. (WIVB) — A Lockport man reported missing since Sunday has returned home.
    Kenneth Joy, 47, had not appeared at work and was last seen leaving his West Ave. home on foot Sunday.
    Police say he was safe and unharmed when he returned Wednesday.
  • Lockport Police looking for missing person

    Lockport Police looking for missing person
    LOCKPORT, N.Y. (WIVB) — Lockport Police are looking for Kenneth Joy, who has not been seen since Sunday afternoon.
    Joy was last seen leaving his West Ave. residence on foot that day. He does not own a vehicle. He was wearing a long sleeve shirt, a fleece vest, jeans and white sneakers.
    Joy is described as a 47-year-old white male standing at 5’6″, weighing 170 pounds, and having brown hair. Police also say he is balding on the front.
    He has not arrived at work since Sunday
  • How to keep track of your trick-or-treaters

    How to keep track of your trick-or-treaters
    BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) –     For parents, nothing is scarier than the thought of your little one in danger on Halloween night. Here are three apps that will help you make sure you know where they are, even if they’re out of your sight:
    Track n Treat: this Halloween-themed app gives you a live look at your child’s location on a map. Just enter in your phone number or email address, click the link the app sends you once you enable tracking, and watch the little ghost
  • Buffalo Place votes to change closing time at bars

    Buffalo Place votes to change closing time at bars
    BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Buffalo Place, a group of downtown property owners, has voted to change last call, the closing time at bars, in Erie County.
    The Wednesday morning vote by the group’s board of directors supports moving last call to 2 a.m. on weekdays and 3 a.m. on weekends, while giving an exemption to the Seneca Nation.
    Last call in Erie County is currently 4 a.m. Erie is the only county with 4 a.m. set as closing time.
    The idea behind changing last call time is to stop a
  • Transit Road reopened after natural gas leak

    Transit Road reopened after natural gas leak
    DEPEW, N.Y. (WIVB) — Transit Road has reopened after a natural gas leak closed the area between Walden Ave. and Broadway, according to Depew Police.
    The road was reportedly closed in both directions for around an hour and a half.
  • Natural gas leak closes portion of Transit Road

    Natural gas leak closes portion of Transit Road
    DEPEW, N.Y. (WIVB) — A natural gas leak has closed off Transit Road from Walden Ave. to Broadway, according to Depew Police.
    The road is reportedly closed in both directions.
    News 4 will have more on this as the story develops.
     
  • Study finds child’s health dramatically improves by cutting out sugar

    Study finds child’s health dramatically improves by cutting out sugar
    SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) — Physicians agree that good eating habits are something that should start at an early age.
    But still, some people become obese while they are still children. But now, a new study finds a child’s health can dramatically improve simply by cutting out one type of food.
    Researchers at University of California, San Francisco and Touro University put 43 obese kids on a diet for nine days. They didn’t cut calories or carbs.
    Instead, they substituted car
  • Police: Wellsville woman charged after stealing from restaurant

    Police: Wellsville woman charged after stealing from restaurant
    WELLSVILLE, N.Y. (WIVB) — A Wellsville woman is accused of stealing money from a local restaurant more than two years ago.
    Police say Sarah Greene, 37, stole money from Modern Diner in March of 2013.
    She is charged with 4th degree grand larceny. Greene was arraigned and committed to the Allegany County Jail on $1,000 bail.
    Greene previously ran into trouble with the law after she was charged with helping operate a Wellsville meth ring in March.
    She will reappear in court in November.
  • Niagara Falls man pleads guilty to child porn charge

    Niagara Falls man pleads guilty to child porn charge
    BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — A Niagara Falls man appeared in court Tuesday and admitted to possessing child pornography.
    Jeremy Scouten, 37, could face 10 years in prison and a $250,000 fine when sentenced in March.
    Scouten was arrested more than three years ago after law enforcement searched his home and took his computer for a forensic examination.
    Authorities say they found 17 videos and around 200 photos of child porn on the device. Some of the pictures were of children younge
  • Carson enters GOP debate with momentum; Bush seeks jumpstart

    Carson enters GOP debate with momentum; Bush seeks jumpstart
    WASHINGTON (AP) — The Republican candidates for president will gather Wednesday for their third debate amid fresh volatility in an already chaotic race, with Ben Carson surging past Donald Trump in Iowa and one-time front-runner Jeb Bush under pressure to prove he’s still a viable candidate for the GOP nomination.
    The soft-spoken Carson has been a low-key presence in the first two GOP debates, but the retired neurosurgeon is likely to get more attention from moderators — as wel
  • Illinois man paints ‘Trumpkin,’ other candidates’ faces on pumpkins

    Illinois man paints ‘Trumpkin,’ other candidates’ faces on pumpkins
    (NBC) — What started out as a $5 pumpkin from Walmart became a viral Internet sensation after an Illinois man painted Donald Trump’s face on the pumpkin and dubbed it “Trumpkin.”
    John Kettman, of La Salle, Illinois, has since painted two more pumpkins with candidates’ faces — Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders. The three candidates were chosen in part because the excitement they were generating on his Facebook feed.
    “This year is very poli
  • Personal information can easily be stolen on public Wi-Fi

    Personal information can easily be stolen on public Wi-Fi
    NORTHAMPTON, Mass. (WWLP) – More and more businesses are offering up free Wi-Fi, but as life becomes more convenient, the chances of your information getting in the wrong hands go way up!
    Between your phone, tablet or laptop, just about everyone is connected, everywhere, which tech experts like Yes Computers technician Tony Russell-Smith say is not necessarily a good thing. “You can literally snatch the information right out of the air,” he said.
    Before you connect to
  • Lew-Port Implementing Gender Identity Policy

    Lew-Port Implementing Gender Identity Policy
    Lew-Port is in the process of implementing a student gender identity policy.        
  • Final push for SPCA capital campaign

    Final push for SPCA capital campaign
    Erie County SPCA is getting closer to attaining their capital campaign fundraising goal to build a new shelter in West Seneca.        
  • People living near D’Youville say parking problem is getting worse

    People living near D’Youville say parking problem is getting worse
    BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB)- It can be nearly impossible to find a parking spot in certain Buffalo neighborhoods and now people living near the D’Youville College campus are getting fed up.
     Bumper-to-bumper cars line the streets around D’Youville making it hard for people like Lynn Walter to find a place to park.
    “I used to be able to come to work at 8:00 in the morning, park anywhere I wanted and I’d be fine,” said Walter. “Now I have to come to work at 6
  • Girgensons OT tally leads Sabres over Flyers

    Girgensons OT tally leads Sabres over Flyers
    PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Zemgus Girgensons scored on a breakaway with 2:31 left in overtime to lift the Buffalo Sabres to a 4-3 victory over the Philadelphia Flyers on Tuesday night.
    Jake McCabe, Tyler Ennis and Jamie McGinn scored for Buffalo, which snapped a two-game skid while winning for the first time on the road in its third try.
    Brayden Schenn had two goals and Chris VandeVelde also scored for Philadelphia.
    After the Flyers turned it over in their end, Carlo Colaiacovo sent a long pass t
  • AP Sources: Volquez loses father before World Series start

    AP Sources: Volquez loses father before World Series start
    KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The father of Royals pitcher Edinson Volquez died Tuesday in the Dominican Republic, shortly before his son took the mound to start Game 1 of the World Series against the New York Mets.
    Two people familiar with the situation told The Associated Press that 63-year-old Danio Volquez died from heart failure. His son was informed of Volquez’s passing on the way to the ballpark, where he was scheduled to make his World Series debut.
    The people spoke on co
  • Group pushes to make unified Buffalo Hall of Fame

    Group pushes to make unified Buffalo Hall of Fame
    BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Imagine one building housing all of Buffalo’s rich heritage — that’s the goal of one group in the Queen City.
    A new plan announced on Tuesday looks to create the official Buffalo-Niagara Hall of Fame. Fundraising for the unified group will officially begin now that the plan is public.
    The push would bring Buffalo’s history of sports, music, broadcasting and entertainment under one roof.
    “What we always get when we go out, and it&rsq
  • World Series game 1 delayed when Fox truck loses power

    World Series game 1 delayed when Fox truck loses power
    KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The World Series opener was delayed for about 7 minutes with one out in the bottom of the fourth inning when Fox’s video feed failed, causing both teams to lose access to their replay rooms.
    Umpires spoke with managers of both teams and also put on headsets, presumably to speak with Major League Baseball’s replay center in New York. When play resumed, the U.S. telecast switched to the international feed.
    The U.S. broadcast returned at the start
  • Two drunk drivers sentenced for deadly crash

    Two drunk drivers sentenced for deadly crash
    BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Two drivers who drove drunk when they collided, ending the life of a local man, faced sentencing in court on Tuesday.
    Prosecutors say the actions of both drivers led to the death of David Roller in May. Both Roller’s father and sister appeared in court to impress upon those sentenced that they now have holes in their hearts that will not be filled.
    Family of Roller asked the judge to hold both Daniel Demont, 27, and Ashley Alexander, 26, accountable. A jud
  • “Shame the Banks” campaign gets city support

    “Shame the Banks” campaign gets city support
    BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – The City of Buffalo and most of its suburbs are plagued by “zombie properties”–homes that a bank has foreclosed, but left in ownership limbo because the bank has failed to take over the title.
    State Assemblyman Michael Kearns (D-Buffalo) launched a “Shame the Banks” campaign earlier this year, to put the heat on banks that have created zombie properties in his legislative district.
    But Kearns’ initiative is catching on in other ar
  • Detroit tennis courts named after Ralph C. Wilson Jr.

    Detroit tennis courts named after Ralph C. Wilson Jr.
    Detroit tennis courts named after Ralph C. Wilson Jr.        
  • Higher home prices boost sales at Buffalo foreclosure auction

    Higher home prices boost sales at Buffalo foreclosure auction
    BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – The first day of Buffalo’s 3-day tax foreclosure auction drew the largest crowd in years–maybe the largest ever–estimated at more than a thousand bargain hunters, bidding on nearly 2,000 properties.
    City officials believe the prices they are getting for those properties are also the highest ever paid at a foreclosure sale, or in rem auction.
    Investors, budding entrepreneurs, and even real estate moguls packed the Buffalo Niagara Convention Center,
  • Dogs now allowed on restaurant patios

    Dogs now allowed on restaurant patios
    BUFFALO, NY (WIVB) – If you’ve been “begging” to have your dog join you on the patio at your favorite restaurant, beg no more. It’s now legal in New York State.
    Restaurants, of course, still have the option to keep the dogs out, and the patio has to be accessible without taking the pet inside the establishment.
    The new law, signed by Governor Andrew Cuomo on Monday, went over well with dog lovers walking their four legged-friends in Elmwood Village, perhaps Buffalo&
  • Halloween Safety Reminders

    Halloween Safety Reminders
    Halloween is this Saturday, and the Erie County Sheriff's office wants to give families some safety tips in order to have a fun and safe Halloween.        
  • Cummins to cut 2,000 jobs

    Cummins to cut 2,000 jobs
    WASHINGTON (MEDIA GENERAL) —  Cummins Inc. announced on Tuesday plans to cut up to 2,000 jobs, most of which will happen by the end of the year.
    Company spokesperson Jon Mills said officials are still working out exact details, but they expect cuts will be across the nation. Mills said the majority of the Indiana cuts will happen in Columbus.
    The company is citing a slowdown in global markets and dips in its third quarter revenues. According to a news release, adjustments ar
  • New video shows student hitting SRO during controversial arrest

    New video shows student hitting SRO during controversial arrest
    RICHLAND COUNTY, S.C. (WIVB) — A new video angle of the controversial arrest at a Columbia high school appears to show the female student hitting the officer as he attempts to arrest her.
    The video was posted to Instagram following the arrest at Spring Valley High School.
    This angle, along with two other videos of the incident are being used in the the Richland County Sheriff’s Department’s investigation into the conduct of the school resource officer.
    The department expects to
  • Three brothers arrested in food stamp exchange scheme

    Three brothers arrested in food stamp exchange scheme
    BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — During an investigation into a food stamp scheme, police say they seized over $22,000 in cash, firearms and untaxed cigarettes, leading to the arrest of three brothers.
    Officers in Orleans County say they worked from July through October to gather evidence on the scheme and the sale of untaxed cigarettes at the Murray Superette. While investigating, officers say they found that three brothers, identified as Alexander R. Salamaca, Myron B. Salamaca and Olec L. Sa
  • Man pleads guilty to carjacking in violinist's death

    Man pleads guilty to carjacking in violinist's death
    One of two men accused of killing a violinist inside her rural western New York home has pleaded guilty to carjacking.        

Follow @Buffalo_News_US on Twitter!