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• Statues sport masks at St. Bonaventure

  18-08-2020 23:50 via wivb.com
  
  CATTARAUGUS COUNTY, N.Y. (WIVB)–You don’t have to be a saint to keep others safe! That’s the message St. Bonaventure is sharing this afternoon to encourage students to prevent spreading COVID-19. The college tweeted a picture of the statues of Saints Francis and Clare wearing masks. They say the saints are setting an example for everyone […]
  
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• 11 Day Power Play street hockey starts tomorrow

  18-08-2020 23:39 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB)–Fighting cancer one shift at a time! The 11 Day Power Play is back! Organizers say players won’t be playing on the ice at the Harborcenter this year. It will be 11 days of street hockey at RiverWorks. The fundraiser starts tomorrow and runs to the 30th. The 11 Day Power Play raised […]
  
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• Learning center turned study area for kids who are in schools with virtual or hybrid learning plans

  18-08-2020 23:28 via wivb.com
  
  It’s a problem many parents could face this year as school districts are opting for hybrid learning plans, and that’s finding a distraction free place for your kids to sit down and get their schoolwork done. The Mathnasium, a local learning center that specializes in math, says they can help. They’ve started a new program […]
  
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• New art is making things a bit brighter in the Cobblestone district

  18-08-2020 23:27 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB)–Some new art is making things a bit brighter in the Cobblestone district! You can find a piece by local artist Lauren Pearce on South Park Avenue.  It’s part of the ongoing Albright Mural Project to make Buffalo a more beautiful place to live!
  
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• Niagara University leaders taking steps to make school more inclusive

  18-08-2020 23:12 via wivb.com
  
  LEWISTON, N.Y. (WIVB)–Leaders at Niagara University are taking steps to make the school more inclusive. The university’s president shared a report aimed at creating a community that denounces racism and embodies a culture of respect and value. The president says it’s the first step toward what he hopes will bring real change. The university has […]
  
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• Letter to judge details conditions inside prison Chris Collins is scheduled to serve sentence

  18-08-2020 23:10 via wivb.com
  
  Chris Collins is scheduled to report to FPC Pensacola by October 13th.
  
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• Williamsville School District to hold meeting focused on middle schools Tuesday

  18-08-2020 22:37 via wivb.com
  
  WILLIAMSVILLE, N.Y. (WIVB)–Parents with the Williamsville School District are getting another chance to ask questions about reopening tonight. This meeting is focused on middle schools. It starts at 6 p.m. tonight. Last night’s meeting focused mostly on elementary schools.
  
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• Bills surveying fans’ feelings about watching games in person

  18-08-2020 22:23 via wivb.com
  
  Three and a half weeks before the home opener, it appears the Buffalo Bills are still exploring the possibility of allowing some fans to watch in person.
  
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• Erie County Department of Health will inspect gyms looking to reopen

  18-08-2020 22:20 via wivb.com
  
  ERIE COUNTY, N.Y. (WIVB)–Erie County Executive Mark Poloncarz announced a blanket approval for gyms and fitness centers to reopen next Monday after reviewing the NY Forward guidance related to reopening these facilities. Poloncarz says gyms and fitness centers can reopen under conditions. Facilities seeking reopening must review the NY Forward guidelines and affirm with the […]
  
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• BTF says Buffalo Public Schools teachers meeting violates state guidance

  18-08-2020 21:55 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB)–Less than 24 hours after calling the Buffalo Public Schools teachers meeting ” a sham and an insult to teachers,” the Buffalo Teachers Federation is calling on Governor Cuomo and the State Health Department to advise the district on the proposed meeting. BTF President Phil Rumore says the meeting is a violation of […]
  
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• Walden Galleria owner files lawsuits against Victoria’s Secret, Bath & Body Works over rent payments

  18-08-2020 21:08 via wivb.com
  
  In early July, each store received a notice regarding past due rent.
  
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• Former Sabres star Dale Hawerchuk dies

  18-08-2020 21:06 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Former Buffalo Sabres star Dale Hawerchuk lost his battle with stomach cancer on Tuesday. He was 57 years old. Hawerchuk spent five seasons with the Sabres, and scored 385 points in 342 games from 1990-95. The first overall pick in the 1981 NHL Draft, Hawerchuk was the youngest NHL player in […]
  
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• Chautauqua County announces three new confirmed cases of COVID-19

  18-08-2020 20:54 via wivb.com
  
  CHAUTAUQUA COUNTY, N.Y. (WIVB)–The Chautauqua County Health Department is reporting three new cases of COVID-19 on Tuesday, bringing the countywide total of confirmed cases to 274. There are 12 active cases. According to officials, the latest cases are a young man, a woman in her 20s, and a man in his 30s. By orders of […]
  
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• 2 states added to New York coronavirus travel advisory, none removed, 34 states total on list

  18-08-2020 17:51 via wivb.com
  
  The travel advisory quarantine applies to any person that arrives from a state with a positive test rate higher than 10 per 100,000 residents over a seven-day rolling average or a state with a 10% or higher positivity rate over a seven-day rolling average.
  
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• Toys “R” Us Canada selling Tim Hortons-themed Barbie dolls

  18-08-2020 17:46 via wivb.com
  
  The collectible dolls are available online for $29.99.
  
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• 4 more cases of COVID-19 in Niagara County

  18-08-2020 17:30 via wivb.com
  
  Only 27 cases are still active, with three people currently receiving hospital care.
  
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• Buffalo resident charged with shooting man in vehicle in July

  18-08-2020 17:15 via wivb.com
  
  Prosecutors say Mario Washington shot Shariff Jackson on the night of July 1, shortly before 10 p.m.
  
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• Buffalo’s first African American architect to be honored with new mural at Buffalo Zoo

  18-08-2020 16:52 via wivb.com
  
  The mural, created by Buffalo-based artist James Cooper III, depicts John Brent.
  
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• Petition calling for “Marv Levy Stadium” gains nearly 3,000 signatures

  18-08-2020 15:24 via wivb.com
  
  Lately, the name of a beloved coach who led the team to four consecutive AFC Championships is drawing a lot of support from fans.
  
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• Petition calling for “Marv Levy Stadium” gains more than 3,000 signatures

  18-08-2020 15:24 via wivb.com
  
  Lately, the name of a beloved coach who led the team to four consecutive AFC Championships is drawing a lot of support from fans.
  
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• Rebate checks from Erie County are real

  18-08-2020 14:53 via wivb.com
  
  People claim they are unsure if they should cash the checks, and many have been returned.
  
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• Paula’s Donuts helps raise $19,000 for Girl Scouts of WNY

  18-08-2020 14:27 via wivb.com
  
  Officials with Paula's are thanking the staff and customers that made this possible.
  
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• NYSP released names of 3 killed and 2 hospitalized after wrong way crash on New York State Thruway

  18-08-2020 13:46 via wivb.com
  
  Details are limited at this time, but check back with News 8 WROC as we will continue to update this developing story.
  
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• NYSP identifies 3 killed, 2 injured in wrong-way crash on New York State Thruway

  18-08-2020 13:46 via wivb.com
  
  Details are limited at this time, but check back with News 8 WROC as we will continue to update this developing story.
  
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• 3 dead, 2 injured after wrong way crash on New York State Thruway

  18-08-2020 13:46 via wivb.com
  
  Details are limited at this time, but check back with News 8 WROC as we will continue to update this developing story.
  
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• 3 dead, 2 hospitalized after wrong way crash on New York State Thruway

  18-08-2020 13:46 via wivb.com
  
  Details are limited at this time, but check back with News 8 WROC as we will continue to update this developing story.
  
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• Holiday Valley reinvesting nearly $3 million into improvements

  18-08-2020 13:35 via wivb.com
  
  "You're loyal to us. We're dedicated to you," the ski resort wrote on Instagram, while announcing its reinvestment of $2.9 million for the 2020-21 season.
  
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• Lockport cleat and sneaker artist designing for NFL and NBA players

  18-08-2020 05:47 via wivb.com
  
  LOCKPORT, N.Y. (WIVB) — Lockport native, Dakota Wiley is just 21-years-old and he’s designing custom cleats and sneakers for some of the biggest names in the NFL and NBA. The artist most recently teamed up with West Herr and Just Dishin’ to create pairs for Josh Allen and Dion Dawkins of the Buffalo Bills. “It’s just […]
  
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• Williamsville Central School District leaders detail new normal for elementary schools

  18-08-2020 04:40 via wivb.com
  
  WILLIAMSVILLE, N.Y. (WIVB)–Tonight, Williamsville Central School District leaders laid out more details for their reopening plan. This includes things like transportation, social distancing and other safety protocols. This was the second information session held by the district, but the first and only specific to Williamsville’s six elementary schools. Williamsville Central School District leaders went into […]
  
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• West Valley teacher’s union protests lack of transparency with district’s reopening plan

  18-08-2020 04:22 via wivb.com
  
  WEST VALLEY, N.Y. (WIVB)–Teachers in Southern Tier say they’re unhappy with district leaders. The West Valley Teacher Association recently issued a vote of no confidence in the board of education. Tonight, they held a rally outside the board’s meeting. The union says they’re protesting a lack of transparency with the district’s plans and fears of […]
  
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• Buffalo Teachers Federation calls district’s teacher meeting ” a sham and an insult to teachers”

  18-08-2020 03:37 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB)–The Buffalo Teachers Federation is calling the Buffalo School District’s all teacher meeting a “sham and an insult to teachers.” According to BTF President Phil Rumore, the sign-in and guidelines for Tuesday’s meeting were not sent out until today at 4:36 p.m. Rumore also says the meeting limits teacher participants to 100 who […]
  
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• While gyms have OK to start reopening, movie theaters are still left in the dark

  18-08-2020 02:14 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB)–While gyms have the OK to start reopening next Monday, other businesses such as movie theaters are still left in the dark. We spoke with a theater owner who says their patience is running out. What’s more essential gyms or movie theaters? Right now Governor Cuomo sys gyms are more essential, and that’s […]
  
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• Local health center ahead of the curb in fighting coronavirus outbreaks among migrant workers

  18-08-2020 02:04 via wivb.com
  
  ORLEANS COUNTY, N.Y. (WIVB)- After discovering COVID-19 clusters traced to seasonal farmworkers, New York State recently announced that the Department of Health and Agriculture & Markets will dispatch mobile testing teams to farms. But health officials at Oak Orchard Health Center in Orleans County have been ahead of the game. They’ve successfully managed to prevent any […]
  
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• Cheektowaga Police say someone spotted a black bear near Buffalo Niagara Airport

  18-08-2020 02:00 via wivb.com
  
  CHEEKTOWAGA, N.Y. (WIVB)–Cheektowaga Police say someone spotted a black bear near the Buffalo Niagara Airport this morning. Officers were called out to the neighborhood surrounding the Diamond Hawk Golf Course around 9:30 a.m. Patrols combed through the area, but found no bear. Neighbors we talked with say this wasn’t the first time they got an […]
  
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• Erie County teaming with Kaleida Health to slow COVID-19 spread on farms

  18-08-2020 01:47 via wivb.com
  
  ERIE COUNTY, N.Y. (WIVB)–Erie County is teaming up with Kaleida Health to slow the spread of COVID-19 on farms. The health department announced today a new targeted program to provide diagnostic tests to essential farmworkers. There is no cost to farms that take part in the program. Farm owners who want to participate should contact […]
  
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• Governor Cuomo once again pushing for police reform

  18-08-2020 01:41 via wivb.com
  
  (WIVB)–Governor Cuomo is once again pushing for police reform, but he’s stressing that change shouldn’t hurt either side of the debate. The governor says recent protests have frayed the relationship between officers and their communities. That’s leading to an uptick in violent crime here in Buffalo. Shootings with a victim are up 66% from this […]
  
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• Parents of BPS students to soon learn if school will start virtually or include some days in class

  18-08-2020 01:33 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB)–Buffalo School officials say parents and teachers will know before Friday which reopening plan will begin on September 8th. We have been getting mixed opinions from Buffalo parents. If Katie Stricker had to decide today, she would opt to keep her kids in at home instruction to start the school year, and that […]
  
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• Pride flag stolen from Hamburg photography studio, found burned in park

  18-08-2020 01:19 via wivb.com
  
  HAMBURG, N.Y. (WIVB) – A Pride flag flown outside of a Hamburg photography studio was ripped from its bracket this past weekend. Deanna Kroll-Haeick, owner of DeaLea Photography, and her wife Katya  Kroll-Haeick, noticed the flag was missing on Sunday morning. “The entire bracket had been pulled off,” Katya said. “There were screws on the […]
  
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• Traffic Alert: Lane closures on Lasalle Expressway during paint project

  18-08-2020 00:42 via wivb.com
  
  NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y. (WIVB)–We have a traffic alert for you this afternoon. Work on a bridge painting project on the Lasalle Expressway started today. Crews say the left eastbound and westbound lanes will be closed at the pedestrian overpass. A detour for pedestrians will be posted on the city sidewalks. The project is expected to […]
  
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• Out of state college students prepare to self-isolate ahead of Fall semester

  18-08-2020 00:42 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO N.Y. (WIVB) – As colleges and universities welcome students back to campus, students traveling from states with COVID-19 outbreaks will have to quarantine themselves. Buffalo State College expects about 26 students coming from other states with high cases will have to quarantine themselves. College officials say several of those students have begun to do […]
  
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• Cuomo warning of difficult flu season

  18-08-2020 00:30 via wivb.com
  
  (WIVB)–Governor Andrew Cuomo is warning about the upcoming flu season. He says health officials are very concerned the flu season could make the COVID pandemic even worse. That’s because many of COVID testing facilities are the same ones used during flu season. The governor says, “they’re going to turn around and say to me I […]
  
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• Daemen College makes COVID testing mandatory as part of its reopening plan

  18-08-2020 00:25 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO N.Y. (WIVB) – Daemen College wants to make sure every student who arrives on campus is COVID-19 free by requiring that they get tested before school starts. “Not only does it reveal if somebody does have the virus and allows us to keep that person out of contact for a while, but it’s also […]
  
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• Lawmakers seek answers for nursing homes fighting COVID

  18-08-2020 00:15 via wivb.com
  
  (WIVB)–State Republican leaders continue to fight for answers in the number of coronavirus-related nursing home deaths. Assembly Minority Leader Will Barclay, Senator Pat Gallivan, and Senate Minority Leader Rob Ortt hosted a forum this morning. More than 6,000 people died in nursing homes from COVID-19. Republicans say State Health Commissioner Howard Zucker’s testimony was insufficient […]
  
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