Buffalo news

• Powerball jackpot reaches $450 million

  05-01-2016 23:53 via wivb.com
  
  KENMORE, N.Y. (WIVB) –All you need is two dollars and a dream to win $450 million dollars.
  That’s how much Wednesday night’s Powerball lottery jackpot is.
  “Powerball sales have been up the roof this week.” said Ramsey Ali, a clerk at Al’s Corner Store in Kenmore. Every few minutes someone is stepping up to the counter and taking a chance. “I just tell them not to forget about me, that’s all. If they win, don’t forget about me, take me with yo
  
  Read more

• Man seriously injured in Buffalo gunfire

  05-01-2016 23:42 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — A local man suffered serious injuries due to gunfire on Buffalo’s east side Tuesday afternoon.
  Officers say they responded to the 1700 block of Genesee Street just after 4:15 p.m. after learning of reports of gunfire. When arriving to the scene, police say a man in his late 20’s suffered injuries believed to be serious in nature.
  First responders brought the man to the Erie County Medical Center for treatment.
  Investigation into the shooting is ongoi
  
  Read more

• Barry Moss case to be re-opened

  05-01-2016 23:23
  
  2 On Your Side has confirmed that Erie County's new district attorney is going to be re-opening the case of a deadly hit and run.in the town of Evans.        
  
  Read more

• New DA takes closer look at Barry Moss death

  05-01-2016 21:57 via wivb.com
  
  EVANS, N.Y. (WIVB)- Erie County’s new District Attorney is taking a closer look at the hit and run death of Barry Moss in the Town of Evans.
  On his first day on the job, Michael Flaherty assigned his assistant District Attorney Michael Finnerty to have a conference call with Evans Police detectives to review details of the case from two years ago.
  Barry Moss was walking home late at night along Route 5 in December of 2013 when he was struck and killed by a passing vehicle. Evans Police say
  
  Read more

• Advertisement

• Niagara County looking to identify robbery suspect

  05-01-2016 21:17
  
  The Niagara County Sheriff's Office wants the public's help to identify a robbery suspect.        
  
  Read more

• US firm destroys final remnants of Syria’s chemical arsenal

  05-01-2016 20:32 via wivb.com
  
  THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — An American company has completed the destruction of the last of Syria’s declared chemical weapons stockpile.
  The Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons says in a statement that U.S. firm Veolia destroyed the last 75 cylinders containing hydrogen fluoride at a facility in Texas.
  OPCW spokesman Malik Ellahi said Tuesday the destruction had been delayed because some cylinders were badly corroded.
  OPCW Director-General Ahmet Uzumcu has we
  
  Read more

• 1 US service member killed, 2 wounded in Afghanistan attack

  05-01-2016 20:28 via wivb.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — One U.S. service member was killed and two were wounded in fighting Tuesday in southern Afghanistan, the U.S. military command in Kabul said.
  The fighting, which reflects intensified efforts by the U.S. and its Afghan partners to push back against recent Taliban gains, was near the city of Marja, Helmand province, which shares a border with Pakistan. The Taliban in recent weeks have focused their efforts on retaking parts of Helmand, and the U.S. has countered with U.S. s
  
  Read more

• Batavia Police looking for alleged liquor store thief

  05-01-2016 20:22 via wivb.com
  
  BATAVIA, N.Y. (WIVB) — Batavia Police are looking for a man accused of robbing a liquor store back in September.
  Police say on September 21 around 5 p.m., a black male entered Plaza Spirits Liquor Store on East Main Street, distracted the clerk, and removed money from the cash register before leaving in a vehicle.
  The suspect is described as between 50 and 60 years old, 5’10”-5’11” tall, and between 250 and 300 lbs. Police say the man may have been involved in
  
  Read more

• Advertisement

• Armed robbery in Town of Wheatfield under investigation

  05-01-2016 20:08 via wivb.com
  
  TOWN OF WHEATFIELD, N.Y. (WIVB) — An armed robbery in the Town of Wheatfield is under investigation by the Niagara County Sheriff’s Office.
  Authorities say just after 4:30 a.m. Tuesday, a white male walked into a Plaza Drive 7-Eleven store and showed a black handgun before leaving the store and heading northbound.
  Deputies describe the suspect as between 5’11” and 6’0 tall and around 185 lbs. He was seen wearing a dark grey hoodie, blue jeans and a purple
  
  Read more

• LIVE STREAM: Gov. Cuomo speaks in Rochester

  05-01-2016 19:44 via wivb.com
  
  ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WIVB) — Gov. Andrew Cuomo is speaking in Rochester today.
  APP USERS | Watch the live stream here.
  
  Read more

• Former Castile court clerk pleads guilty to grand larceny, tampering with public records

  05-01-2016 19:36 via wivb.com
  
  CASTILE, N.Y. (WIVB) — The former Town of Castile Court Clerk pleaded guilty to charges of grand larceny, tampering with public records and official misconduct in court Friday.
  Katherine Ryan, 45, was accused of stealing more than $36,000 from the court’s bank account between 2009 and 2013.
  Ryan was hired by Wyoming County judge Ron Carmichael. She lived with the judge while dating his son, Scott Carmichael, 51, who was arrested after authorities say they found a marij
  
  Read more

• VIDEO: Customer accuses Starbucks employee of stealing credit card information

  05-01-2016 18:36 via wivb.com
  
  (The video above, originally uploaded to YouTube by Brian Espinoza, has been censored for language.)
  CALIFORNIA (WIVB) — A video of a woman confronting a Starbucks employee who she says stole her credit card information is going viral.
  In the video filmed by her brother, the customer drives up to the Starbucks window and accuses the employee of using her card information to make $212 in purchases. Her information was allegedly stolen on New Year’s Day.
  An expression of shoc
  
  Read more

• Helpful tips to get back on track when it comes to fitness

  05-01-2016 17:45 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – Now that we’re in the new year, many people are trying to get back on track when it comes to fitness.
  The owner of Hybrid Fitness in Buffalo, Patrick Hall, said it’s important for people to stop over analyzing things they should do.
  Instead, do what you enjoy. If you enjoy tennis, do that. If you like to run or jog, join a running group. Stop analyzing and start moving is Hall’s motto.
  In the video above, Hall shows ways to maximize your workout. Fo
  
  Read more

• Obama unveils presidential plan to cut gun violence

  05-01-2016 17:26 via wivb.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama unveiled an array of measures on Tuesday tightening control and enforcement of firearms in the U.S., using his presidential powers in the absence of legal changes he implored Congress to pass.
  Obama accused the gun lobby of taking Congress hostage, but said “they cannot hold America hostage.” He insisted it was possible to uphold the Second Amendment while doing something to tackle the frequency of mass shootings in the U.S. that he
  
  Read more

• LIVE STREAM: President Obama delivers remarks on reducing gun violence

  05-01-2016 17:26 via wivb.com
  
  WASHINGTON (WIVB) — President Obama delivers remarks on reducing gun violence in a CBS special report.
  APP USERS | Tap here to watch the live stream.
  
  Read more

• Mobile clothing pantry hits the streets

  05-01-2016 17:00 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – Western New York is still in the grip of some dangerously cold weather, and everyone really needs to bundle up before they head outside. But, for some people who don’t have proper winter weather clothing, that’s not an option.
  One local group is working to meet that need, launching a mobile clothing pantry this week. “We’ll actually be going and riding in some of Buffalo’s poorest neighborhoods and stopping when we see people who need co
  
  Read more

• Bus fire kills 17 in northern China; suspect caught

  05-01-2016 16:25 via wivb.com
  
  BEIJING (AP) — A Chinese man upset over a financial dispute set fire to a moving bus and fled as the flames trapped people inside, killing 17 of them and injuring 32, authorities and state media said.
  Several hours later police caught 33-year-old Ma Yongping on a construction site in Yinchuan, the capital of Ningxia region, the regional government’s news office said.
  State media reported the suspect was upset over a financial dispute with a subcontractor on a settlement project.
  The
  
  Read more

• Cuomo to push for big boost in environmental fund

  05-01-2016 16:22
  
  A state fund that backs projects meant to boost the environment would grow to $300M under a new proposal from Gov. Cuomo.        
  
  Read more

• Healthy eating tips

  05-01-2016 16:10 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – Now that we’re in the new year, many people are focusing on eating healthier.
  Registered dietitian, Mallary Whipple said if you want to gradually move towards a healthier lifestyle it’s important to focus on one small change at a time. For example, if you have a donut every day, rather than saying “no donuts for 2016,” every week try to reduce the number you eat.
  It’s also important to try to new food to keep things interesting.
  Eating a
  
  Read more

• Pembroke hosting 5th annual “Shooting For a Cure!” to benefit Roswell Park

  05-01-2016 15:47 via wivb.com
  
  PEMBROKE, N.Y. (WIVB) — An annual tradition at Pembroke School District continues again Tuesday night.
  “Shooting For a Cure!” is a yearly basketball game held to raise money for Roswell Park Cancer Institute. The 2016 event is the fifth annual game.
  Ideas for “Shooting For a Cure!” began in 2011 when the Pembroke Girls Basketball team was looking for a way to support a community member who was fighting breast cancer.
  The first official fundraising eve
  
  Read more

• Medina apartment fire sends man to ECMC

  05-01-2016 14:17 via wivb.com
  
  MEDINA, N.Y. (WIVB) — Frefighters were at the scene of a fire at an apartment building in the Village of Medina Tuesday morning.
  The fire started on the 3rd floor of the West Ave. building around 7:45 a.m., according to Medina Fire officials. The fire itself was contained to that floor, but surrounding apartments suffered smoke and water damage.
  Fire crews from Medina, Shelby, Lyndonville and Ridgeway were at the scene.
  Medina Fire Department Public Information Officer Steve Cool
  
  Read more

• Fire injures at least one at Medina apartment

  05-01-2016 14:17 via wivb.com
  
  MEDINA, N.Y. (WIVB) — Dispatchers tell News 4 firefighters are on the scene of a fire at an apartment building in the Village of Medina.
  They remained on the scene at 510 West Avenue at 8 a.m.
  Dispatchers also said at least one person was burned. They were taken to ECMC via Mercy Flight.
  A pastor at a next-door church says seven or eight people are inside the church receiving shelter from the cold.
  News 4 is headed to the fire. Check back for updates.
  
  Read more

• 11 children safe after Atlanta-area hotel standoff ends Tuesday morning

  05-01-2016 13:11 via wivb.com
  
  DECATUR, Ga. (AP) — Police say they surrounded a hotel near Atlanta as a man inside refused to leave, prompting concerns about the safety of several children inside the building.
  DeKalb County Police Major Tonya Dedrick tells a CBS affiliate that up to 11 children and two adults were inside of the room when the situation began around 2 a.m. Tuesday.
  A SWAT team was called to the rite4us Inn & Suites hotel near in the Decatur area, about 10 miles southeast of downtown Atlanta.
  
  Read more

• Buffalo woman accused of crashing into power plant barricade while drunk

  05-01-2016 12:45 via wivb.com
  
  ONTARIO, N.Y. (WIVB) — A Buffalo woman is facing charges after Wayne County authorities say she crashed her car into a power plant barricade while drunk.
  The Wayne County Sheriff’s Office says Katrina Beiter, 21, hit a barricade at the Ginna Nuclear Power Plant. Deputies say Beiter then tried to leave the scene.
  Beiter is accused of DWI and driving without a license or insurance. She will appear in Ontario Town Court at a later time.
  
  Read more

• New interim DA selected in Chautauqua County

  05-01-2016 12:17 via wivb.com
  
  MAYVILLE, N.Y. (WIVB) — After former Chautauqua County District Attorney David Foley left his position to become a County Court Judge, an interim replacement was announced Friday.
  Fredonia resident Patrick Swanson will be the county’s Acting District Attorney until voters elect a new DA to a full four-year term in November.
  “I am proud to have been chosen by David Foley to fill his position for the interim,” said Swanson.  “David Foley has discha
  
  Read more

• Lockport woman accused of making meth, unlawfully dealing with children

  05-01-2016 12:03 via wivb.com
  
  LOCKPORT, N.Y. (WIVB) — Members of the Niagara County Drug Task Force and New York State Police say they discovered a meth lab on Elmira Street in the city of Lockport.
  Law enforcement officials searched the residence Monday morning and charged Jennifer McCabe, 37, with unlawful manufacturing of methamphetamine. McCabe also faces three counts of unlawfully dealing with a child.
  Her arrest stems from public complaints as well as a 1.5-year long investigation into meth manufacturin
  
  Read more

• Whaley and Ryan recap 2015 season and look ahead

  05-01-2016 06:25 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Doug Whaley and Rex Ryan sat side-by-side for over 40 minutes Monday night.
  The Bills GM and head coach reflected on a disappointing 2015 season and looked ahead to what could be in store this offseason.
  Last year the Bills were big spenders in free-agency but Whaley says they’ll take a different approach in 2016, “We need to do to keep the guys that are core and this is a system set up in the NFL that you can’t keep everybody, so there’s
  
  Read more

• Whaley and Rex recap 2015 season and look ahead

  05-01-2016 06:25 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, NY (WIVB)- Doug Whaley and Rex Ryan sat side-by-side for over 40 minutes Monday night. The Bills GM and head coach reflected on a disappointing 2015 season and looked ahead to what could be in store this offseason. Last year the Bills were big spenders in free-agency but Whaley says they’ll take a different approach in 2016, “We need to do to keep the guys that are core and this is a system set up in the NFL that you can’t keep everybody, so there’s going to
  
  Read more

• Canterbury Woods design plans disappoint Gates Circle neighborhood groups

  05-01-2016 05:48 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB)- Clean-up should be finished at the Millard Fillmore Hospital site in about 30 to 45 days. The Planning Board has not approved the design plans for the facility that will take its place.
  Developers want a new Canterbury Woods retirement community but people living nearby told News 4 its design doesn’t fit the neighborhood.
  “This design is not befitting such a historic site,” said Daniel Sack, who lives about half a mile from the site. “I hope the
  
  Read more

• Neighbors Concerned About Exterior Design of Canterbury Woods

  05-01-2016 05:27
  
  Neighbors Concerned About Exterior Design of Canterbury Woods        
  
  Read more

• Not all homeless want to go inside when it’s cold

  05-01-2016 04:12 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB)- Bracing for the coldest night so far this season, workers with the Homeless Alliance of Western New York made the rounds under bridges looking for homeless people to bring inside before the temperature dips to the single digits.
  But many homeless, like Justin, chose to stay outside Monday night. “How do we do it like this? You know how we do it, we cover up and we stay warm, with blankets, sleeping bags and I have everything I need to be outside.”
  He’s liv
  
  Read more

• Freezing weather serves as reminder to pet owners

  05-01-2016 04:07 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — As temps dip below zero with windchill and into the overnight, pet owners will bundle up to take their furry friends outside, sometimes forgetting their winter coats aren’t always fully developed yet.
  Executive Director of the SPCA Barbara Carr said there are few dogs or cats that can handle dangerously cold temps over a prolonged period of time, and there are dangers every pet owner needs to watch out for.
  “If you’re walking your dog, make sur
  
  Read more

• Man charged with driving twice over the legal limit

  05-01-2016 03:54 via wivb.com
  
  FREDONIA, N.Y. (WIVB) — Officers on patrol in Fredonia say a local man is facing DWI charges after he drove unsafely down Route 20.
  Police say they pulled over Mark McNeight, 46, after they watched him speed and drive over the white line on Sunday. New York State Troopers say they performed tests on his sobriety, noting he failed them all.
  A blood alcohol test reportedly revealed he drove with the blood alcohol content of .19 percent, over twice the legal limit. Officers then charged
  
  Read more

• What could you buy if you win Powerball?

  05-01-2016 03:16 via interactives.wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Powerball is heading toward a pretty big jackpot. We thought we’d do some dreaming. So, what could you buy with jackpot of around $400 million?
  GALLERY | Click here if on the News 4 app to see the gallery. 
   
  
  Read more

• Dad charged after son accidentally shoots, kills little brother

  05-01-2016 03:13 via wivb.com
  
  GOODLETTSVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) – A Goodlettsville father has been indicted on two felonies in the accidental shooting death of his 5-year-old son.
  It happened on Nov. 21 just before Thanksgiving after the child’s big brother got a hold of the father’s loaded handgun and pulled the trigger.
  The 5-year-old boy was hit in the head and died at the family’s apartment off Moss Trail.
  Their father, 31-year-old Robert Turner, is charged with felony criminal negligent homicide and r
  
  Read more

• Trump embraces Muslim ban in opening TV ads

  05-01-2016 03:00 via wivb.com
  
  MANCHESTER, N.H. (AP) — Republican presidential hopeful Donald Trump is giving some of the most divisive proposals of his campaign a starring role in his first television ad. On the eve of its debut in the first states to cast votes in the 2016 race, billionaire developer faced questions about the footage he chose.
  With the opening 2016 primary contest four weeks away, Trump is spotlighting his plan to ban Muslims from entering the United States — temporarily and with exceptions, he
  
  Read more

• Thousands remember massacre as workers return to San Bernardino offices

  05-01-2016 02:48 via wivb.com
  
  SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. (AP) — Behind a chain-link fence and under heavy security, workers on Monday returned to their offices at the San Bernardino campus where 14 people died last month in a massacre.
  Inland Regional Center employees flashed their identification badges to security guards who ushered them into a parking lot surrounded by a mesh-wrapped fence as dozens of news reporters stood outside.
  Since the attack, few employees of the center that serves autistic children and
  
  Read more

• SC cop accused of murdering Walter Scott, grated bond, trial date set

  05-01-2016 02:32 via wivb.com
  
  SOUTH CAROLINA (MEDIA GENERAL) — Michael Slager, the former North Charleston Police officer accused of murdering Walter Scott, will be released on bond. Slager’s attorney has asked for him to be released on bond multiple times and today the judge granted that request. Slager will be released on a $500,000 surety bond.
  More than a dozen people showed up in court Monday to support Slager. Defense attorney Andy Savage asked them to stand and show the judge the ties Slager has to the com
  
  Read more

• Homeless advocates: Code Blue should still give locals a choice

  05-01-2016 01:11 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — The executive order issued Sunday morning by Gov. Andrew Cuomo came as a surprise to local homeless coalitions, who have been active with Code Blue situations in Buffalo for more than six years.
  But advocates say forcing people off the street — as suggested by the governor’s directive — will do more harm than good.
  “Our shelters are not prisons,” said Dale Zuchlewski, executive director of the Homeless Alliance of WNY. You can&rsquo
  
  Read more

• New District Attorney—“I am not Frank Sedita”

  05-01-2016 01:10 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – Erie County has a new top prosecutor, and he is says it is the dawning of a new day in the District Attorney’s office.
  Now that former District Attorney Frank Sedita has been sworn in as a State Supreme Court Justice, the line of succession has elevated Sedita’s former First Assistant DA, Michael Flaherty—an 18 year veteran–to Acting District Attorney.
  Flaherty announced Monday morning he is reorganizing the DA’s office, and has appointe
  
  Read more

• Gun background checks drawing mixed reaction in NY

  05-01-2016 01:00
  
  BUFFALO, NY - Gun control is taking center stage at the White House. President Barack Obama may use his executive order to . to increase background checks for gun buyers.The President met today with U.S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch.        
  
  Read more

• Towns Skip Plowing Snow Covered Sidewalks on Overpasses

  05-01-2016 00:54
  
  Snow Covered Sidewalks On Overpasses Often Overlooked by Towns        
  
  Read more

• Obama moves to require background checks for more gun sales

  05-01-2016 00:49 via wivb.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama is moving ahead on plans to require background checks for guns purchased from dealers even if they’re bought online or at gun shows.
  The White House is coming out with a series of long-awaited executive steps aimed at curbing gun violence despite opposition in Congress to new gun laws.
  The Justice Department’s Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives is issuing updated guidance that says the government can consider someone a g
  
  Read more

• NY medical marijuana program to begin Thursday

  05-01-2016 00:19 via wivb.com
  
  ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — The New York state Department of Health says the state’s new medical cannabis program will begin on Thursday.
  A department spokesman announced the date Monday in response to questions from The Associated Press.
  Under the new law, patients with qualifying conditions can get permission from their physician to obtain non-smokable forms of marijuana. The patients must apply for a registry identification card, and will receive their medication at a state-regulated disp
  
  Read more

• County officials react to Bills fan behavior

  05-01-2016 00:14 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB)- “It’s just embarrassing, it makes the community look bad.”
  That’s what Erie County Executive Mark Poloncarz says about the video of a man jumping on a burning table, catching his pants on fire Sunday. It’s the latest in a string of videos to end up on a national website called Deadspin, and whether it’s Bills fans having sex in the open or people doing dangerous stunts, County Executive Mark Poloncarz has had enough. “We want our co
  
  Read more

• Local dispensaries prepare for business

  05-01-2016 00:09 via wivb.com
  
  AMHERST, N.Y. (WIVB)- News 4 first met Buc Williams in mid-November.
  The father of 10-year-old Tommy was waiting for emergency access to medical marijuana for his son, who suffers from severe epilepsy.
  Since Gov. Cuomo signed the Emergency Access bill, Williams has yet to receive the drug.
  “Nothing has happened yet,” he said.
  Tommy’s neurologist will be registering online to prescribe medical marijuana soon; once he’s done that, Buc will register his son for an ID ca
  
  Read more

• New Erie County DA Steers Office In Different Direction

  05-01-2016 00:04
  
  Flaherty promises "different perspective and different emphasis of where we've been in the last seven years."        
  
  Read more

Follow @Buffalo_News_US on Twitter!