Buffalo news

• Vehicle crashes into restaurant again

  08-09-2016 23:38 via wivb.com
  
  CHEEKTOWAGA, N.Y. (WIVB) — While driving, a woman pulled into a plaza in Cheektowaga, but failed to stop, smashing into a Union Rd. restaurant Thursday.
  The elderly driver of the vehicle smashed into the front glass of the building around 4:20 p.m.
  One employee was cut by broken glass, but the driver was not injured.
  In a peculiar series of events, the same restaurant was crashed into 12 years ago.
  The driver will not be charged, according to Cheektowaga police.
  
  Read more

• 9/11 Memorial 360-degree tour

  08-09-2016 23:12 via wivb.com
  
  The National September 11 Memorial and Museum honors the thousands of people who lost their lives in the terror attacks 15 years ago. The video above is a virtual tour in 360 degrees.
  
  Read more

• StoryCorps mobile booth arrives at Canalside, collecting stories of Buffalonians

  08-09-2016 23:09 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — A mobile storytelling booth that travels around the country is in the Queen City. It will be at Canalside for the next month.
  The StoryCorps mobile booth has collected more than 66 thousand interviews from people across the country. It’s now the second time the traveling story telling booth has made it’s way to Buffalo.
  Here’s how it works, two people who know each other come into the booth and ask each other questions that they haven’t before
  
  Read more

• Three UB students share unique connection

  08-09-2016 23:02 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — The fall semester is underway at the University at Buffalo and among the more than 30,000 students, three of them have a pretty special connection – they’re all earning degrees, all have longtime connections to the school and all love learning.
  “My love for school and being a lifelong learner came from being a nurse and understanding the importance of knowing the latest things,” said Mary Rose Gaughan, a Ph.D. candidate at UB.
  Oh&hel
  
  Read more

• Advertisement

• Political disagreements can lead to conflict in personal relationships

  08-09-2016 22:54 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — This year’s presidential election is a heated one, with many debates on both sides. Talking about politics in the company of others can lead to conflict, disagreements, and research shows it could even mean fewer Facebook friends.
  “I’ve heard the Facebook thing I don’t do Facebook but I’ve heard people suddenly that don’t want to talk to friends or dinner invitations get canceled, those types of things,” said Don Lang of Dari
  
  Read more

• Erie County Sheriff’s Office seeking deputies, holding exam

  08-09-2016 22:53 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — The Erie County Sheriff’s Office is looking to add more deputies to their agency.
  Qualified candidates are invited to take the Police Services Deputy Sheriff’s exam on November 19.
  The exam application deadline is October 12. Forms can be picked up at libraries, town, village and school offices, as well as the Erie County Personnel Department, which is located at the Rath County Office Building at 95 Franklin St.
  Once completed, the application, which has
  
  Read more

• State Police find possibly disabled vehicle, say its stolen, arrest occupants

  08-09-2016 22:14 via wivb.com
  
  GRAND ISLAND, N.Y. (WIVB) — New York State Police in Grand Island arrested two people in relation to drugs and a stolen vehicle Wednesday.
  At 12:40 p.m., as authorities came to help people in a possibly disabled vehicle on the I-190, they found out that the vehicle was reported stolen from the Town of Tonawanda.
  The vehicle’s driver, Jamar Mills, 21, was also allegedly found to have marijuana and cocaine in his possession, leading to drug possession charges against him.
  In addit
  
  Read more

• Wells Fargo fined $185 million for improper account openings

  08-09-2016 21:45 via wivb.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — California and federal regulators fined Wells Fargo a combined $185 million on Thursday, alleging the bank’s employees illegally opened millions of unauthorized accounts for their customers in order to meet aggressive sales goals.
  The San Francisco-based bank will pay $100 million to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, a federal agency created five years ago; $35 million to the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency and $50 million to the City and County
  
  Read more

• Advertisement

• Johnson asks ‘What is Aleppo’; says he ‘blanked’ when asked

  08-09-2016 21:35 via wivb.com
  
  DENVER (AP) — If it was greater attention Libertarian presidential candidate Gary Johnson wanted, he got it — but probably not the kind he wanted.
  As part of a media blitz in New York to try to raise his polling numbers enough to qualify for the upcoming presidential debate, Johnson fielded a range of questions Thursday with the aim of demonstrating he can take on Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump. But one very pressing question stumped him.
  “What would you do about Aleppo?
  
  Read more

• Three injured in Amish horse and buggy accident

  08-09-2016 21:29 via wivb.com
  
  CLYMER, N.Y. (WIVB) — Three people riding on an Amish buggy were injured when a horse was frightened in Chautauqua County.
  Deputies with the Sheriff’s Office say a passing vehicle is what scared the horse, leading it to run out of control off the roadway.
  After it started running, the horse became separated from the buggy, leading to the passengers’ injuries.
  The three were taken to UPMC Hamot in Erie, Pennsylvania.
  The Sheriff’s Office wants to remind drivers to use
  
  Read more

• Woman accused of setting own home on fire

  08-09-2016 21:17 via wivb.com
  
  JAMESTOWN, N.Y. (WIVB) — A Jamestown woman has been indicted after Jamestown police say she set her own house on fire.
  On May 30, Debrah Miller, 34, allegedly committed arson at her home just before 4 p.m. People were inside the home at the time.
  Miller was committed to the Chautauqua County Jail earlier this week on $20,000 bail.
  
  Read more

• Hazmat crews clean up spill on Fillmore Ave.

  08-09-2016 20:34 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — A large oil leak brought clean-up crews to the scene of Fillmore Ave. on Thursday afternoon.
  Hazmat vehicles were seen around 1:30 p.m. on the street between Broadway and Main St. Authorities may be detouring traffic.
  Police will release more information this afternoon.
  
  Read more

• Pediatric cancer families turning to social media for support, awareness

  08-09-2016 18:59 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Emmett Jakubowski has two main – hockey and helping people.
  “I want to be an anesthesiologist when I grow up,” said the south buffalo boy.
  His kindness, bubbly personality and wisdom beyond his age makes him a favorite at Roswell.
  “I know a lot of people,” said Emmett. “They call me the mayor of the floor.”
  The floor meaning the 6th floor – the pediatric cancer ward. A place where the 11-year-old has been more days than
  
  Read more

• Early morning rollover in Buffalo results in summons for driver

  08-09-2016 18:58 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — A rollover crash happened around 12:30 a.m. Thursday at Hampshire St. and Prospect Ave.
  An unnamed 33-year-old Town of Tonawanda woman was driving west when she hit a parked car and crashed.
  No one was seriously hurt, according to neighbors who saw the crash.
  Police gave the woman a summons for unlicensed operation of a vehicle.
  
  Read more

• Early morning rollover in Buffalo

  08-09-2016 18:58 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — A rollover crash happened around 12:30 a.m. Thursday at Hampshire St. and Prospect Ave.
  No one was seriously hurt, according to neighbors who saw the crash.
  News 4 reached out to Buffalo police to check on the condition of those involved. We will provide more details as soon as they become available.
  
  Read more

• Stolen car found, 5 arrested in prostitution operation

  08-09-2016 18:37 via wivb.com
  
  GRAND ISLAND, N.Y. (WIVB) — Erie County Sheriff’s deputies made five arrests during prostitution stings.
  While taking part in an operation, deputies arrested Niagara Falls residents Shawn Pryor, 24, Barbara Schreiner, 25, and Nichelle Robinson, 18.
  Schreiner was charged with prostitution when she allegedly agreed to have sex with a plain clothes deputy in exchange for money.
  The vehicle that the three were using for their alleged prostitution operation turned out to be stolen fr
  
  Read more

• Texas sheriff says 1 killed, 2 hurt in high school shooting

  08-09-2016 17:36 via wivb.com
  
  ALPINE, Texas (AP) — A female student has died of an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound after shooting and injuring another female student at a high school in the WestTexas town of Alpine, the Brewster County sheriff said.
  “The shooter appears to have shot herself,” Brewster County Sheriff Ronny Dodson told radio station KVLF.
  A law enforcement officer was also injured during the incident, which began shortly before 9 a.m. at Alpine High School in the town of 5,900 in Texas&
  
  Read more

• Lochte banned through June 2017, loses $100,000 in bonuses

  08-09-2016 17:13 via wivb.com
  
  Ryan Lochte is banned from swimming through next June and will forfeit $100,000 in bonus money that went with his gold medal at the Olympics, part of the penalty for his drunken encounter at a gas station in Brazil during last month’s games.
  The U.S. Olympic Committee and USA Swimming announced the penalties Thursday. Lochte agreed to a ban that includes next year’s world championships.
  He’ll get no monthly funding from either organization, can’t access USOC training cent
  
  Read more

• Police trying to piece together mysterious homicide, offering reward

  08-09-2016 15:29 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Local law enforcement agencies are looking for helping solving the homicide of a man in Buffalo.
  Adrian Steeprock, 65, was killed this past Friday while on 4th St. near Carolina St. His body was found that day.
  Authorities do not know who killed him or why he was killed, and they are looking for help finding a suspect.
  Crime Stoppers is offering up to $1,000 and Buffalo police are offering up to $1,500 for information leading to an arrest.
  Anyone with informatio
  
  Read more

• Hamilton on stage at Fort Ticonderoga

  08-09-2016 15:04 via wivb.com
  
  TICONDEROGA, N.Y. (AP) – Items belonging to Alexander Hamilton are now on display among the 18th century military exhibits at Fort Ticonderoga.
  The privately run nonprofit organization that runs the northern New York tourist attraction and historic site says the fort’s museum purchased the artifacts in 1945 from a great-great-nephew of Hamilton, the nation’s first Treasury secretary.
  The rare items include a circa 1790s sword with Hamilton’s name on it, his mahogany writi
  
  Read more

• Man crashes vehicle into tree in North Tonawanda

  08-09-2016 05:35 via wivb.com
  
  NORTH TONAWANDA, N.Y. (WIVB) — Police say an 18-year-old man crashed into a tree near an intersection in North Tonawanda Wednesday night.
  The crash happened at Ruie Road and North Avenue Wednesday afternoon. The driver is in critical condition.
  The cause of the accident remains under investigation.
  
  Read more

• Residents petition against a proposal for a brewery at Knox Farm State Park

  08-09-2016 05:19 via wivb.com
  
  EAST AURORA, N.Y. (WIVB) — Hundreds of East Aurora residents are speaking out against a plan that would establish a brewery/distillery on over 80 acres of land in Knox Farm State Park.
  State Park officials issued a formal request for proposal (RFP) to solicit potential partnerships, but only received one proposal.
  The proposal came from the Ciolek family. The family tells News 4, the McKenzie’s Hard Cider brand is not associated with this project.
  Still, this has residents petitionin
  
  Read more

• Suspicious person advisory issued at Buffalo State College

  08-09-2016 02:26 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Police are looking for a man suspected of stalking a student on the Buffalo State campus and attempting to burglarize their off-campus residence.
  Police say Willie E. Caldwell attempted to force his way into a female student’s home located off-campus around 1:00 a.m. Wednesday. Caldwell fled the scene after the student yelled for assistance. Earlier that evening, the student says Caldwell approached her in the school library.
  Police say Caldwell is not a B
  
  Read more

• Cold case murder investigation leads to arrest of librarian

  08-09-2016 02:25 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – A Buffalo cold case investigation stemming from the murder of an elderly war veteran in 1983 has led to the indictment of a Buffalo woman, who was arrested Tuesday without incident.
  Saundra Adams, 50, is being held without bail on two counts of second degree murder in the strangulation death of Edmund Schreiber, who was 92 years old.
  Calling this, “a good day for justice,” prosecutors credited the determination of Buffalo homicide detectives, and advance
  
  Read more

• Cuomo shrugs off SolarCity’s economic woes

  08-09-2016 01:09 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Despite what’s been a rocky summer for one of the world’s largest solar panel manufacturers — and an equally shaky six months for the state funding its plant on South Park Avenue — Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Wednesday shook off rumors about lower job projections and the future viability of the company.
  “I am just blown away by this facility,” he said smiling. “It is just so powerful in its reality,”
  Cuomo toured the grand jew
  
  Read more

• Services expanded for students who speak English as second language

  08-09-2016 01:06 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB)- Refugee resettlement agencies tell News 4 the number of immigrants and refugees living in Buffalo’s East Side is increasing. It’s affecting the Buffalo City Schools.
  Schools on the West Side, like Lafayette, have been adapting to English language learners (ELL) for years but now school officials tell us they’re expanding resources at every school.
  Nadia Nashir, assistant superintendent of multilingual education, says they have an English language lear
  
  Read more

• New study shows some practice drills more dangerous for youth football players

  08-09-2016 00:27 via wivb.com
  
   BUFFALO, N.Y— A new study shows certain practice drills are more dangerous for youth football players. It was recently published in the Journal of Neurosurgery.  It’s giving more insight into what it and isn’t safe for young players in a sport that many parents are worried to watch their children play.
  “When they go to play football you’re on your pins and your needle, but you have to trust that they’re in good hands with the coaches,” Samanth
  
  Read more

Follow @Buffalo_News_US on Twitter!