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• Nov. 25 games against Gannon University canceled for UB men's, women's basketball teams

  23-11-2020 23:56 via wivb.com
  
  (WIVB) - UB's Nov. 25 men's and women's basketball games against Gannon University are canceled due to positive COVID-19 test results and contact tracing within the opposing team's Tier 1 personnel, according to a statement from UB's athletics division. "The well-being of student-athletes and staff remains the primary concern for everyone in our community," the [...]
  
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• Local pharmacies, urgent care, and county health department have Covid-19 testing available, but doctors say if you have symptoms isolate while you wait for results

  23-11-2020 23:56 via wivb.com
  
  The Erie County Health Department offers Covid-19 testing and lists testing sites on their website. The testing is free at the health department and they are currently testing people who show symptoms of Covid-19 or have direct contact with a confirmed case of Covid-19. Local health experts say commercial tests, like tests from pharmacies, or [...]
  
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• Heading toward "red zone": Erie Co. Executive Mark Poloncarz takes your questions live on News 4 at 5

  23-11-2020 23:51 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB)--Erie County Executive Mark Poloncarz said a push of Erie County's "orange zone" into the "red zone" could happen on Wednesday. Right now in the orange zone, there is limited business and a provision for schools to reopen, but Governor Cuomo says Erie County is unlikely to stay orange much longer. This would [...]
  
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• West Herr making Thanksgiving complete for thousands of families across WNY

  23-11-2020 23:00 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB)--The West Herr Automotive Group has made Thanksgiving more complete for thousands of families across Western New York. The business donated enough turkey to feed 4,000 Buffalo families. West Herr's President and CEO joined Mayor Byron Brown for one of the distributions on Saturday in Buffalo. The people of West Herr noticed that [...]
  
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• Erie County "Shop 716 eGift Card Program" offering buy one, get one free deal

  23-11-2020 22:30 via wivb.com
  
  (WIVB) - Looking to shop local this holiday season? The Erie County "Shop 716 eGift Card Program" is giving shoppers a one-stop solution for local gifting. The cards can be used with a variety of local retailers, restaurants, salons, spas, and service providers, and can be emailed, texted, or printed. People who purchase a minimum [...]
  
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• 4 of 5 City of Buffalo school speed zone cameras turned off due to schools in "orange zone" going remote

  23-11-2020 22:25 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB)--Buffalo Mayor Byron Brown has decided make changes to the school speed zone cameras because schools in the "orange zone" are now remote. He's suspending the cameras in all but one area. The only zone where cameras are still on is the Buffalo Promise Neighborhood Children's Academy on Bailey Avenue. Mayor Brown is [...]
  
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• Buffalo man sentenced to 64 years to life in prison for fatal shooting of Buffalo woman and her 17-month-old grandson

  23-11-2020 22:18 via wivb.com
  
  (WIVB) - A Buffalo man has been sentenced to 64 years to life in prison for killing a woman and her infant grandson in July 2018 while they were sitting outsidt of their Grape Street home. Kenyatta E. Austin, 28, was found guilty of two counts of intentional second-degree murder, two counts of second-degree assault, [...]
  
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• Monday marks first day schools in Erie County's "orange zone" are forced to be closed

  23-11-2020 22:17 via wivb.com
  
  ERIE COUNTY, N.Y. (WIVB)--Today is the first day that school buildings in Erie County's "orange zone" are forced to be closed and that means students are learning remotely this afternoon. School district officials across Western New York are figuring out whether they should ramp up testing to get students back in the classroom or stay [...]
  
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• Cattaraugus County man charged with production of child pornography, cyberstalking

  23-11-2020 21:56 via wivb.com
  
  (WIVB) - A Cattaraugus County man has been charged with production of child pornography and cyberstalking. Dyllan Barber, 19, of Little Valley, was arrested and charged on Monday. According to a press release from the U.S. Attorney's Office, Barber is accused of initiating a conversation with a minor female victim on Snapchat last November, posing [...]
  
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• Poloncarz: It's in residents' hands to prevent WNY from going into a red zone

  23-11-2020 21:44 via wivb.com
  
  (WIVB) - Thirty-seven percent of all of the COVID-19 cases reported in Erie County since the start of the pandemic were reported in the month of November, Erie County Executive Mark Poloncarz said during a Monday afternoon press conference. As of Saturday, the daily positivity rate was 6.8 percent. The seven-day positivity average is 7.1 [...]
  
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• Poloncarz: 37 percent of all COVID-19 cases reported in Erie County were reported this month

  23-11-2020 21:44 via wivb.com
  
  (WIVB) - Thirty-seven percent of all of the COVID-19 cases reported in Erie County since the start of the pandemic were reported in the month of November, Erie County Executive Mark Poloncarz said during a Monday afternoon press conference. As of Saturday, the daily positivity rate was 6.8 percent. The seven-day positivity average is 7.1 [...]
  
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• Erie County to contact all COVID tested through the department of health within 24 hours of learning results

  23-11-2020 20:59 via wivb.com
  
  ERIE COUNTY, N.Y. (WIVB)--"We are aware of unacceptable delays in our process to contact individuals who sought testing at county-run drive-thru clinics," said Health Commissioner Dr. Gale Burstein.  The Erie County Department of Health says they're acknowledging that notification policies in place in November led to unacceptable delays in positive case notifications, following an investigation [...]
  
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• Niagara Falls attorney charged for allegedly sexually assaulting three women

  23-11-2020 19:43 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB)--Attorney Nicholas D'Angelo, 27, of Niagara Falls, was arraigned before a State Supreme Court Justice on a 12 count indictment charging him for sexually assaulting three female victims, the Erie County District Attorney's Office says. In the fall of 2016, D'Angelo allegedly met one of the victims through an online dating website and [...]
  
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• Town of Tonawanda board meeting to go on as scheduled Monday, will go back to virtual indefinitely after

  23-11-2020 18:47 via wivb.com
  
  TOWN OF TONAWANDA, N.Y. (WIVB)--The Town of Tonawanda's first meeting impacted by the state placing parts of Erie County into an Orange COVID Zone is tonight's town board meeting. Officials say until further notice, town board, planning board, and zoning board meetings will go back to virtually, as they were earlier this year. Since there [...]
  
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• Tens of thousands of solar arrays to be constructed on UB's north campus

  23-11-2020 18:39 via wivb.com
  
  In the first year of use, UB expects that the 22,600+ solar panels will produce more than 11 million kilowatt hours of energy.
  
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• Erie County on track to becoming red zone

  23-11-2020 18:26 via wivb.com
  
  Lancaster currently has the highest infection rate in the state, at 9.68 percent.
  
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• Buffalo, surrounding towns on track to becoming red zone

  23-11-2020 18:26 via wivb.com
  
  Lancaster currently has the highest infection rate in the state, at 9.68 percent.
  
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• AG Letitia James files lawsuit against Diocese of Buffalo, former leaders for handling of sexual abuse allegations

  23-11-2020 18:21 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB)--A lawsuit was filed Monday against the Catholic Diocese of Buffalo and its former senior leaders Bishop Richard Malone and former Auxiliary Bishop Edward Grosz. The lawsuit states the two "failed to follow mandated policies and procedures that would help to prevent the rampant sexual abuse of minors by priests within the Catholic [...]
  
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• Erie County reminding residents of remote options for Social Services

  23-11-2020 17:32 via wivb.com
  
  Find a list of numbers and web addresses for more information here.
  
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• WATCH: Governor Cuomo set to make an announcement at 11:30 a.m.

  23-11-2020 17:13 via wivb.com
  
  NEW YORK CITY, N.Y. (WSYR-TV) -- New York State Governor Andrew Cuomo is set to make an announcement and update New Yorkers on the state’s COVID-19 response. Click the player above to watch or click here to watch on the Governor’s website.
  
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• Walden Galleria releases schedule, guidelines for Santa Claus visits

  23-11-2020 16:41 via wivb.com
  
  CHEEKTOWAGA, N.Y. (WIVB)--Santa Claus is coming to the Walden Galleria this Friday at 11 a.m. His temporary home is on the lower level between Apple and Clarks. The Galleria says there will be a focus on the health and well-being of everyone amid the current pandemic. Reservations are encouraged for all guests, with walk-up visits available as [...]
  
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• Power returns after more than 2,000 outages occur in Cheektowaga, Depew and Lancaster

  23-11-2020 14:02 via wivb.com
  
  The power returned within a few hours.
  
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• More than 2,000 outages reported in Cheektowaga, Depew and Lancaster

  23-11-2020 14:02 via wivb.com
  
  NYSEG expects the power to return by 9:30 a.m.
  
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• AstraZeneca says COVID-19 vaccine 'highly effective'

  23-11-2020 12:38 via wivb.com
  
  Unlike many of its rivals, the AstraZeneca-Oxford vaccine does not have to be stored at ultra-cold temperatures, making it far easier to distribute in developing countries.
  
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• Western New York hospitalization rates hit record high Saturday

  23-11-2020 02:03 via wivb.com
  
  ALBANY, N.Y. (WIVB)--While the hospitals are not feeling the stress yet, the numbers are rising fast. As of Saturday, November 21, there are 273 coronavirus patients in Western New York's hospitals.That's another record high and nearly 200 more people than a month ago. In an interview recorded Friday, Erie County Executive Mark Poloncarz told Empire [...]
  
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• Protesters against new coronavirus restrictions gather outside Poloncarz's home

  23-11-2020 00:39 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB)--People outraged over new COVID-19 restrictions are taking their complaints directly to the Erie County Executive. Demonstrators held a protest around Mark Poloncarz's home in North Buffalo Sunday. They say they're sick of the restrictions, accusing the county executive and Governor Cuomo of being a tyrants. Ahead of the protests, Poloncarz said this [...]
  
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• Lancaster town supervisor urges community to follow state guidelines after record increase in COVID cases

  23-11-2020 00:19 via wivb.com
  
  LANCASTER, N.Y. (WIVB)--Lancaster now has the highest daily infection rate in Western New York. Governor Andrew Cuomo announced the daily positive rate reached an all-time high of more than 9 percent in a press conference Sunday.Town supervisor Ronald Ruffino says he’s not sure what’s driving these case numbers up this much, his guess is [...]
  
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