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• Buffalo man arrested after attempted robbery of Jamestown store

  20-01-2021 23:41 via wivb.com
  
  JAMESTOWN, N.Y. (WIVB)-- Jamestown Police arrested Lester L. Santiago, 18, of Buffalo as a suspect in the robbery of a Dollar General Store in Jamestown on January 20. Police tell us they responded to a report of an armed robbery in progress at the Dollar General at 226 Winsor Street in Jamestown. We're told Santiago [...]
  
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• Buffalo Bills fans buy up t-shirts, hot off the printing press

  20-01-2021 23:32 via wivb.com
  
  "I think it's so popular because we are the new America's team. I think all of America is rooting for Buffalo."
  
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• Niagara Falls native delivers benediction at Biden inauguration

  20-01-2021 23:22 via wivb.com
  
  (WIVB)--The reverend who gave the inauguration benediction for President Joe Biden has ties to Western New York. Reverend Dr. Sylvester Beaman is a Niagara Falls native. He's been a close friend of the president for nearly 30 years. Beaman says he has been filled with emotion throughout this journey. "I was just humbled and flushed [...]
  
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• U.S. Customs and Border Protection seizes 936 pounds of marijuana

  20-01-2021 23:03 via wivb.com
  
  LEWISTON, N.Y. (WIVB)-- U.S. Customs and Border Protection seized 936 pounds of marijuana at the Lewiston Cargo Facility from a commercial shipment on Wednesday. CBP tells us the marijuana was listed as "phone accessories" on the shipment manifest. A "non-intrusive" examination of the truck and trailer turned up anomalies in the trailer. Officers conducted a [...]
  
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• Thirty years later, the memory of 51-3 resonates

  20-01-2021 22:03 via wivb.com
  
  My God, where did the time go? It was 30 years ago Wednesday that the Bills crushed the Los Angeles Raiders, 51-3, at Rich Stadium to reach the Super Bowl for the first time.Everyone knows that they became the only team ever to lose four straight Super Bowls. What doesn’t often get mentioned is [...]
  
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• Local and state leaders, politicians respond to Biden-Harris inauguration

  20-01-2021 20:56 via wivb.com
  
  See their statements here.
  
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• Police investigating fatal Clarence crash

  20-01-2021 20:52 via wivb.com
  
  TOWN OF CLARENCE N.Y. (WIVB)- The Erie County Sheriff's Office is investigating a crash that left a woman dead Tuesday. Officials say around 12:50 p.m., deputies responded to a multi-car crash at the intersection of Main and Goodrich Roads in the Town of Clarence. A truck heading west on Main struck a vehicle head-on; that [...]
  
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• Erie County Sheriff's Office investigating fatal Clarence crash

  20-01-2021 20:52 via wivb.com
  
  TOWN OF CLARENCE N.Y. (WIVB)- The Erie County Sheriff's Office is investigating a crash that left a woman dead Tuesday. Officials say around 12:50 p.m., deputies responded to a multi-car crash at the intersection of Main and Goodrich Roads in the Town of Clarence. A truck heading west on Main struck a vehicle head-on; that [...]
  
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• Erie County Department of Health announces more COVID vaccine cancellations due to lack of supply

  20-01-2021 20:03 via wivb.com
  
  ERIE COUNTY (WIVB)--The Erie County Department of Health announced Wednesday that it's once again canceling scheduled vaccination appointments due to lack of supply. This includes locations at Erie Community College South and Erie Community College North and appointments for Saturday, January 23, Monday, January 25, Tuesday, January 26, and Wednesday, January 27. RELEASE: ECDOH cancels [...]
  
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• Erie County Department of Health announces more COVID vaccine cancellations

  20-01-2021 20:03 via wivb.com
  
  ERIE COUNTY (WIVB)--The Erie County Department of Health announced Wednesday that it's once again canceling scheduled vaccination appointments due to lack of supply. This includes locations at Erie Community College South and Erie Community College North as well as appointments for Saturday, January 23, Monday, January 25, Tuesday, January 26, and Wednesday, January 27. Appointments [...]
  
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• Mandela Market completes $145,000 expansion project

  20-01-2021 19:28 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB)-- A store on Buffalo's East Side is expanding to provide more options to city residents in a food desert. Governor Cuomo announced Wednesday that The Mandela Market completed its $145,000 expansion project. The store at 272 East Ferry Stree will add an additional 1,500 square feet of space and will be open [...]
  
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• Buffalo City Mission receives $500,000 commitment from KeyBank, First Niagara Foundation

  20-01-2021 18:44 via wivb.com
  
  Stuart Harper, CEO and executive director of the Buffalo City Mission, says “Their generous gift further empowers our organization to serve the poor and homeless throughout Western New York.”
  
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• Biden takes the helm as president: 'Democracy has prevailed'

  20-01-2021 18:06 via wivb.com
  
  On a chilly Washington day dotted with snow flurries, a bipartisan trio of ex-presidents along with the elite of nation's government gathered, ensuring the quadrennial ceremony persevered, even though it was encircled by security forces evocative of a war zone and devoid of crowds because of the coronavirus pandemic.
  
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• 8-foot-tall letters spell out "Go Bills," attracting fans to North Tonawanda

  20-01-2021 17:09 via wivb.com
  
  Streamline Designs in North Tonawanda wanted to give the community a way to commemorate this special Bills season.
  
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• Buffalo and Erie County Botanical Gardens offering classes on plant care

  20-01-2021 16:53 via wivb.com
  
  If you're looking for a new hobby, and you don't mind getting messy, the Botanical Gardens offer a chance to expand your knowledge of horticulture.
  
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• PHOTOS: Heavy snow piles up in parts of WNY

  20-01-2021 15:45 via wivb.com
  
  The snow piled up overnight in parts of western New York. Take a look at some of these photos from viewers!
  
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• Travel advisory lifted in Dunkirk

  20-01-2021 12:13 via wivb.com
  
  Officials issued the advisory shortly before 6 a.m. in order to help give plows easy access to the streets.
  
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• Travel advisory issued in Dunkirk

  20-01-2021 12:13 via wivb.com
  
  Police say this will help give plows time to clear city streets of snow.
  
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• Erie County forced to cancel thousands of vaccine appointments due to low supply

  20-01-2021 05:24 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB)--Erie County Executive Mark Poloncarz announced Tuesday the county had to cancel thousands of vaccine appointments for the next few days after seeing a huge drop in allocations from the state. Officials now say this could lead to more cancelations and have even stopped scheduling for next month. "We are at the mercy [...]
  
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• Getting to watch AFC Championship in person has special meaning for one Bills fan

  20-01-2021 03:59 via wivb.com
  
  ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (WIVB)--On Sunday, as most of Bills Mafia will watch the AFC Championship at home, Kristen Kimmick with a group of seven others will be cheering on the team in person. The group bought their game and plane tickets a week and a half ago before the Bills or Cheifs even punched their [...]
  
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• 35-year-old man dead after Doat Street shooting

  20-01-2021 03:27 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB)-- Buffalo Police are investigating a shooting at a convenience store that left one man dead. It happened on the 100 block of Doat Street around 2 p.m. Tuesday. Police say a 35-year-old man was pronounced dead at the scene. Anyone with information is asked to call the Buffalo Police at 716-847-2255. BPD [...]
  
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• Bills fan gives up AFC Championship tickets to raise money for Josh Norman's Buffalo Business Blitz

  20-01-2021 02:24 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB)--Bills fan Joe Croom already went to both of the home playoffs games, so when he got his hands on tickets to the AFC Championship Game, he had an idea. "We've donated to Oishei, we've donated to Andy Dalton, we've donated to Lamar Jackson's favorite foundation and it's like us and New York [...]
  
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• Western New Yorkers among National Guard members working inauguration

  20-01-2021 01:49 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB)-- The inauguration of President-Elect Joe Biden is historic in so many ways. His Vice President will be the first African American and woman and Asian to hold that office. Biden garnered more votes than any presidential candidate in history and unfortunately the most security. The first armed attack on the U.S. Capitol [...]
  
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• City of Buffalo council members looking to crack down on illegal ATV drivers

  20-01-2021 00:33 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB)--Buffalo council members are looking to crack down on illegal ATV drivers in the city. Councilmembers Mitch Nowakowski from the Fillmore District and Bryan Bollman from Lovejoy jointly introduced an ordinance to address the issue. They say Buffalo saw a spike in illegal ATV activity last summer. Police records show it caused some [...]
  
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• Wait continues for more doses of COVID vaccine to arrive in Erie County as frustrations grow among local leaders

  20-01-2021 00:13 via wivb.com
  
  ERIE COUNTY, N.Y. (WIVB)--Over the weekend the county executive suddenly had to cancel Erie County Health Department clinics scheduled for Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday because not enough vaccines were delivered by the state. Today he said there’s no guarantee that a clinic scheduled for Thursday will happen either.  There is clearly more demand than supply [...]
  
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