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• Brewing good: Three local breweries team up on a beer to raise funds for suicide prevention and awareness

  18-02-2021 23:56 via wivb.com
  
  LEWISTON, N.Y. (WIVB) - Last February, John Paul Meteer had the idea to create a beer to help raise funds for suicide prevention and awareness. "I just want people to know that if you need help, help is out there," Meteer, the head brewer of Brickyard Brewing Company, said. To create the brew, he enlisted some [...]
  
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• Lawmakers aim to strip governor of powers, office

  18-02-2021 23:45 via wivb.com
  
  (WIVB)-- With word that federal prosecutors are looking into what's happening in Albany, federal lawmakers are weighing in. The pushback against Gov. Andrew Cuomo's response to the pandemic is gaining support from both sides of the Empire State's political aisle. On Thursday, state democratic leaders closed ranks, saying they're moving to strip the governor of [...]
  
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• Legal Analyst Terry Connors helps break down the reported investigation into Gov. Cuomo and his coronavirus taskforce

  18-02-2021 23:04 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB)-- There's a lot of moving parts to the reported federal probe into Governor Cuomo and his coronavirus taskforce investigation as reported by the Albany Times Union. News 4 invited legal analyst Terry Connors to help break it down. Connors is a criminal defense lawyer and owns a litigation firm in Buffalo. Watch [...]
  
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• Report: Cuomo's coronavirus task force under federal investigation

  18-02-2021 22:42 via wivb.com
  
  The Albany Times-Union reported Thursday night that federal prosecutors in Brooklyn are looking into Governor Andrew Cuomo's coronavirus task force.
  
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• Buffalo woman admits to killing man inside Ivy St. apartment

  18-02-2021 20:03 via wivb.com
  
  Evelyn Soto, 19, pleaded guilty to manslaughter after the October 2019 death of 23-year-old Luis Alicea.
  
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• Driver killed in two-vehicle crash in Albion

  18-02-2021 17:16 via wivb.com
  
  The Jeep overturned multiple times, ejecting the driver.
  
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• GOP wants Schumer to call for DOJ investigation into Cuomo

  18-02-2021 15:59 via wivb.com
  
  ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) — New York Republican Chairman Nick Langworthy is agitating for a Department of Justice investigation into Gov. Andrew Cuomo's nursing home reporting scandal. Langworthy is holding press conferences outside of the offices of New York Sen. Chuck Schumer to push the Senate Majority Leader to support the call for a federal investigation. [...]
  
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• Democrat Kim says Cuomo is smearing him to distract critics

  18-02-2021 15:42 via wivb.com
  
  The Governor used a Wednesday call with reporters to blast Assemblyman Ron Kim, of Queens, for being one of nine Democratic assembly members to sign onto a Tuesday letter to the Assembly that sought support for a bill to possibly impeach the governor and remove his emergency powers, which are set to expire this spring.
  
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• Blue Jays' 1st 2 homestands in Dunedin, Florida

  18-02-2021 14:44 via wivb.com
  
  Major League Baseball has signed off for the Blue Jays to play the first two homestands.
  
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• Healthcare workers to hold vigils at Erie, Niagara County nursing homes

  18-02-2021 14:35 via wivb.com
  
  Hundreds of nursing home workers across New York will be staging demonstrations and vigils on Thursday.
  
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• North Tonawanda City Council President announces candidacy for Mayor

  18-02-2021 13:20 via wivb.com
  
  The lifelong North Tonawanda resident is seeking the endorsements of the Republican and Conservative committees.
  
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• Buffalo police investigate triple shooting on Ontario Street

  18-02-2021 12:47 via wivb.com
  
  Anyone with information on this incident is asked to call the Buffalo Police Department's confidential tip line at (716) 847-2255.
  
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• How do we know the COVID-19 vaccines are safe?

  18-02-2021 09:05 via wivb.com
  
  How do we know the COVID-19 vaccines are safe? Scientists look for safety issues during the testing phase and continue their monitoring as shots roll out around the world. So far, the only serious warning to emerge is a rare risk of severe allergic reactions. Different types of COVID-19 vaccines have been authorized and it’s [...]
  
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• Cheektowaga Police concerned as car thefts spike

  18-02-2021 06:47 via wivb.com
  
  CHEEKTOWAGA, N.Y. (WIVB)-- It was two weeks ago in front of a convenience store on East Delavan Avenue, surveillance video shows the moment Felicia Richardson headed into the store, a car thief approached while her eight-year-old son was still inside. "And he was rummaging or looking in the car and Jeremiah knew something wasn’t right [...]
  
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• Amherst woman falls victim to moving scam, paid thousands more than quoted

  18-02-2021 05:57 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB)-- Moving your belongings to a new address is a back-breaking task, but now a growing number of scams can it into a nightmare. An Amherst woman fell victim to a moving scam as she headed to the West Coast. Mia Cara had to get away from Buffalo's brutal weather and decided to [...]
  
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• Hotel Henry says they did not sell their business to Hilton Hotels

  18-02-2021 05:30 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB)-- News 4 is working to learn what's in store for hotel Henry after the owners announced it will close for good at the end of the month. There have been reports that Hilton Hotels and Resorts will take over as the company lists it as an upcoming property on their website. News [...]
  
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• NYS Assemblyman Ron Kim and Governor Cuomo in war of words

  18-02-2021 04:32 via wivb.com
  
  (WIVB)-- Governor Andrew Cuomo is allegedly in a nasty war of words with a democratic assemblyman from New York City. Several media outlets are reporting the governor called Assemblyman Ron Kim last week vowing to destroy him. Kim, who chairs the assembly's committee on aging has been critical of the governor's handling of nursing homes [...]
  
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• Allegany County representatives urge NYS to be fair to local governments in passing state budget

  18-02-2021 03:56 via wivb.com
  
  (WIVB)-- Allegany County lawmakers are asking their colleagues in Albany to be fair to local governments as they work to pass a state budget. Members of the Allegany County Board of Legislators met online to review the state's budget presentation for the upcoming fiscal year. They hope despite the leaner times during the COVID-19 pandemic [...]
  
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• Mother of teenage girl involved in Feb. 16 AMBER Alert speaks out

  18-02-2021 03:11 via wivb.com
  
  (WIVB)-- The mother of the teenaged girl involved in the February 16 Amber Alert is speaking out about the man accused of raping her daughter. Cathleen, the mother of the victim said, “I expect them to keep him away forever. As long as they can.” Cathleen from North Tonawanda says she’s furious that Michael Mesko [...]
  
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• Pressure mounts on Cuomo over COVID deaths at nursing homes

  18-02-2021 02:34 via wivb.com
  
  ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo faced mounting challenges to his leadership on the coronavirus pandemic Wednesday as state lawmakers threatened to strip him of the power to issue emergency orders and federal investigators scrutinized his administration’s handling of nursing home data. The U.S. Justice Department has been examining the governor’s coronavirus [...]
  
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• Albany Times Union: FBI and U.S. Attorney's Office investigating Cuomo administration's handling of nursing homes

  18-02-2021 02:34 via wivb.com
  
  (WIVB)-- The Times Union in Albany is reporting Governor Andrew Cuomo's coronavirus task force is under investigation by the U.S. Attorney's office and FBI in Brooklyn. According to the Times Union, the probe involves how the task force handled nursing homes and long-term care facilities during the pandemic. The outlet says the U.S. attorney's office [...]
  
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• Poloncarz: 'Please don't hoard appointments,' addressing COVID vaccine appointment concerns

  18-02-2021 01:25 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB)-- Erie County Executive Mark Poloncarz says some people are double-booking appointments for the COVID-19 shot, some even more than double. Poloncarz tweeted this is making it difficult for many people to "book" their first vaccine appointments. In at least one case, Poloncarz says someone took up 7-different appointment times with the county [...]
  
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• Full February 10 call transcript between NY legislators and Gov. Cuomo's administration released

  18-02-2021 00:41 via wivb.com
  
  ALBANY, N.Y. (WIVB)-- Governor Andrew Cuomo's office released the Zoom call transcript of a February 10 conference call between New York legislators and Governor Cuomo's administration. The call recently came under fire after a New York Post article claimed the Cuomo administration had withheld nursing home death statistics. The governor's office has provided News 4 [...]
  
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• February 10 call transcript between NY legislators and Gov. Cuomo's administration released

  18-02-2021 00:41 via wivb.com
  
  ALBANY, N.Y. (WIVB)-- Governor Andrew Cuomo's office released the Zoom call transcript of a February 10 conference call between New York legislators and Governor Cuomo's administration. The call recently came under fire after a New York Post article claimed the Cuomo administration had withheld nursing home death statistics. The governor's office has provided News 4 [...]
  
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• Democrats have drafted legislation to remove Governor's emergency powers

  18-02-2021 00:06 via wivb.com
  
  ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) — The back-and-forth over the nursing home data controversy continues. While Republicans have advanced an amendment several times to remove Gov. Andrew Cuomo's emergency powers, now Democrats in the New York State Senate and Assembly have drafted legislation to remove his powers. A group of Democrats in the state Assembly have sent out a memo [...]
  
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