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• JCPenney closing sale begins

  17-06-2020 23:54 via wivb.com
  
  (WIVB)–JC Penney is starting the shut-down process for several of its stores. The retailer previously announced more than 130 of its stores will be closing their doors for good across the U.S. That includes the store at the Batavia City Centre in Batavia. Officials say they plan to lessen its store footprint and pay more […]
  
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• Actor Mark Ruffalo is using his star power to help PUSH Buffalo

  17-06-2020 23:48 via wivb.com
  
  The local advocacy group PUSH buffalo got some recognition from Hollywood star Mark Ruffalo on the Jimmy Kimmel Show and on Twitter this week. On his show, Kimmel makes a donation to charity and this week Mark Ruffalo was his guest, and he requested that donation be given to PUSH Buffalo. Ruffalo’s Solutions Project grants […]
  
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• Case against man accused of shooting a City of Tonawanda Police officer will go to grand jury

  17-06-2020 23:44 via wivb.com
  
  CITY OF TONAWANDA, N.Y. (WIVB)–The case against the man accused of shooting a City of Tonawanda Police officer will go to the grand jury. A felony hearing took place today for Matthew Gerwitz. Police say Gerwitz shot detective David Ljiljanich back in May. Officers had been searching for Gerwitz for a shooting that happened earlier […]
  
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• Stanley G. Falk School holds graduation at Transit Drive-In

  17-06-2020 23:22 via wivb.com
  
  LOCKPORT, N.Y. (WIVB)–Leaders at the Stanley G. Falk School wanted to make sure their seniors got a special send-off despite restrictions from the pandemic. Instead of graduates walking across a stage, they all came in droves to a drive-in. The ceremony happened Monday night. The Falk School honored all of their 40 graduates at the […]
  
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• Jamestown Police searching for arson suspect

  17-06-2020 23:16 via wivb.com
  
  JAMESTOWN, N.Y. (WIVB)–Jamestown Police are looking for the person they say set a house on fire in the middle of the night. Investigators tell us the fire broke out just before 2 a.m. on Thayer Street. Police say surveillance video from a neighbor shows the suspect walking toward the house on fire, then running away […]
  
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• Niagara County DMVs expected to open Monday

  17-06-2020 23:08 via wivb.com
  
  NIAGARA COUNTY, N.Y. (WIVB)–DMVs in Niagara County are expected to open Monday. Crews are busy putting in the last safety measures to keep people safe from COVID-19. That includes putting up plexiglass for employees and figuring out how to maintain social distancing. Appointments will need to be made in advance. Niagara County’s Clerk says there […]
  
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• Niagara Falls mural hopes to spark change for racial equality

  17-06-2020 22:46 via wivb.com
  
  NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y. (WIVB)–A piece of art in the Cataract City hoping to spark change for racial equality in our community is now complete.  This is a new mural on Main Street, under the Railroad Bridge in Niagara Falls.  The artists started working on it last week.  It features three people holding up signs in […]
  
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• Case against man accused of firing shots at Buffalo Police will head to grand jury

  17-06-2020 22:33 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB)–The case against the man accused of firing shots at Buffalo Police officers will head to the grand jury.  Pablo Alicea waived his felony hearing today.  Police say he started shooting at Buffalo Police during a search warrant at a home on Niagara Street last month.  No one was hurt.  Police tell us […]
  
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• Wyoming County Man pleads guilty to attempted murder of Sheriff

  17-06-2020 22:28 via wivb.com
  
  WYOMING COUNTY, N.Y. (WIVB)- A Wyoming County man has pleaded guilty to attempted murder in the Second Degree after he attacked a sheriff a year and a half ago. Lynn Michael Hall admitted to holding a knife to Sheriff Gregory Rudolph and threatening to kill him. The attack happened on the side of the road […]
  
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• Local superintendents join forces to find out what you want for your children

  17-06-2020 22:25 via wivb.com
  
  ERIE COUNTY, N.Y. (WIVB)–Virtual learning, teacher parades, unconventional graduations, and more. School districts have gotten creative during this pandemic, but what’s next? The state and the CDC are expected to have guidelines for schools come fall but a group of superintendents in Erie County wants input from parents too, in order to help them better […]
  
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• With the Sabres, things can always get worse

  17-06-2020 22:04 via wivb.com
  
  Over the years, I’ve often been moved to declare that one of our Buffalo sports teams had finally hit rock bottom. But time and experience have taught me that things can always get worse. Things could get bleaker for the Sabres. They could fail to make the playoffs for the 10th consecutive time next season, […]
  
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• ECMC will begin patient visitation Friday, with COVID guidelines

  17-06-2020 21:15 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB)–ECMC officials say they submitted updated patient visitation information to the State Department of Health 48 hours before implementing the changes, as the state required. Effective Friday, June 19, ECMC says visitors must comply with screening checkpoint procedures, including having their temperatures taken and screening questions. All visitors, to all units, must be […]
  
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• COVID-19 hospitalizations in WNY drop below 70

  17-06-2020 20:38 via wivb.com
  
  This number has been dropping over time, after much of April and early May saw daily totals in the 200s.
  
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• Niagara County Legislator calling on NYS to allow youth sports to practice immediately

  17-06-2020 19:25 via wivb.com
  
  NIAGARA COUNTY, N.Y. (WIVB)–Niagara County Legislator Chris Robins says, “it’s time to let the kids play.” He’s calling on the state to update its guidance on organized youth sports to allow practices to begin immediately. Robins says, initially, everyone believed league play would not be allowed until July 6, but practices could start now. But […]
  
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• Cuomo: New positive coronavirus test percentage less than 1% on Tuesday

  17-06-2020 18:07 via wivb.com
  
  ALBANY, N.Y. (WSYR-TV) — On Wednesday, New York State Governor Andrew Cuomo held his daily briefing from Albany. There, he announced that on Tuesday, nearly 60,000 people were tested for coronavirus across the state, and less than 1% of those tests were positive. By the numbers: 59,341 people tested on Tuesday 567 positive results 0.96% […]
  
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• Gov. Cuomo to sign order making Juneteenth a holiday for state employees

  17-06-2020 17:25 via wivb.com
  
  The holiday, which occurs on June 19, is a celebration of the end of slavery.
  
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• Jamestown Police say they’ve responded to 65 complaints of fireworks in June

  17-06-2020 17:00 via wivb.com
  
  JAMESTOWN, N.Y. (WIVB)–Jamestown Police say the department has already responded to 65 complaints of fireworks in the city since the beginning of June. Last year, the number for the entire month was 31 complaints, according to police. The Jamestown Police Department is now reminding the community that the possession and use of fireworks is illegal […]
  
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• Fire breaks out in East Amherst garage, causes $300K in damage

  17-06-2020 16:07 via wivb.com
  
  Amherst fire officials say multiple neighbors on Clarherst Dr. called first responders about the fire around 7:45 p.m.
  
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• Leukemia & Lymphoma Society to hold virtual grand finale for competition

  17-06-2020 14:26 via wivb.com
  
  Every year, the organization picks a Boy and Girl of the Year. Then, there is a competition for the Man and Woman of the Year.
  
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• Special Olympics NY holds “Sports Season at Home”

  17-06-2020 14:04 via wivb.com
  
  NEW YORK (WIVB) — Special Olympics New York is holding its’ first-ever “Sports Season at Home!” The statewide competition is the latest in a series of options the organization has provided for its athletes amid Covid-19. During the past few months many of us have been feeling isolated, including the Special Olympic athletes. This initiative […]
  
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• Mark Ruffalo picks PUSH Buffalo for donation from Jimmy Kimmel

  17-06-2020 12:45 via wivb.com
  
  Recently, the "Avengers" star appeared on "Jimmy Kimmel Live!"
  
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• Mark Ruffalo donates to PUSH Buffalo

  17-06-2020 12:45 via wivb.com
  
  Recently, the "Avengers" star appeared on "Jimmy Kimmel Live!"
  
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• Cariol Horne : “I don’t want any officer to go through what I have gone through”

  17-06-2020 05:13 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y.(WIVB)–A former Buffalo Police Officer is receiving national attention, as police conduct is put under the microscope. Officer Cariol Horne was fired from the department in 2006 after trying to stop her partner from choking a suspect. It caused her to lose both her job and her pension. Tuesday, Horne appeared on CNN and […]
  
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• DMV taking online and over the phone reservations — means no standing line and reduced spread of Covid19

  17-06-2020 00:22 via wivb.com
  
  The Erie County Department of Motor Vehicles officially reopens Wednesday for in-person transactions, but it’s by appointment only. Customers can go online to make an appointment or call 716-858-7450 https://www.ventusappointment.com/Booking/Booking/Index/AET0gUhx Only four locations are opening right now they include – the Southtowns Auto Bureau in the Southgate plaza; the Northtowns Auto Bureau in the Sheridan […]
  
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• Many Catholics say the church needs to be at the forefront of the push for racial justice

  17-06-2020 00:21 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB)–Several priests and parishioners gathered in Buffalo today praying for racial justice. This comes after weeks of protests over the death of George Floyd have sparked a national call for change. With a song in their heart and signs in their hands, dozens of the faithful across Western New York stood in front […]
  
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• Miss Buffalo cruise tours hit the water this week — bring your mask and sense of adventure

  17-06-2020 00:16 via wivb.com
  
  Buffalo Harbor Cruises has started the engine on its Miss Buffalo Cruise tours this Tuesday. The tours were supposed to start back in May, but were delayed because of coronavirus restrictions.  The management has been busy putting several measures in place to keep folks safe from Covid19. “Well, this year, we’ve changed things around a […]
  
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