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• Vaccinated fans at potentially sold out Highmark Stadium should still wear masks, doctor says

  15-04-2021 23:28 via wivb.com
  
  "I think that mask use will still be necessary," said Dr. John Sellick.
  
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• Batavia Police searching for missing 14-year-old, believed to be in Buffalo or Rochester area

  15-04-2021 22:49 via wivb.com
  
  BATAVIA, N.Y. (WIVB) -- The Batavia Police are searching for missing 14-year-old Elizabeth Jones. Police say Jones was last seen on Wednesday in Batavia wearing a red and black hooded sweatshirt, sweatpants, carrying a blue and black duffle bag. It's believed she may be in the Buffalo or Rochester area with a man. Elizabeth Jones [...]
  
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• 14-year-old missing from Batavia safely located

  15-04-2021 22:49 via wivb.com
  
  Elizabeth Jones has been located and is safe.
  
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• Sabres GM Kevyn Adams expands on decision to shut Jack Eichel down for the season with neck injury

  15-04-2021 21:44 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) - On Wednesday the Sabres announced captain Jack Eichel will miss the rest of the season because of a herniated disc in his neck and now we have more information on how that decision was reached. On Thursday general manager Kevyn Adams had a zoom call to introduce new associate general manager, [...]
  
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• Another sign of the Blue Jays? Seasonal jobs now available at Sahlen Field

  15-04-2021 20:44 via wivb.com
  
  In another sign that Major League Baseball could be coming to downtown Buffalo this summer, seasonal employment opportunities are now available at Sahlen Field. With the Buffalo Bisons already announcing plans to play games in New Jersey, the assumption is these jobs would be needed for potential Blue Jays games in Buffalo. They Jays are [...]
  
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• Avid collectors put personal stamp on the hobby that endures

  15-04-2021 18:44 via wivb.com
  
  John Leszak got hooked when he was a little kid, like most stamp collectors. In his case, you might say there was a bit of divine intervention. “The Sisters of Mercy got me started in 1963,” Leszak recalled last week at the Knights of Columbus Hall in Cheektowaga, where the Buffalo Stamp Club had its [...]
  
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• $2 million renovation project proposed for Colored Musicians Club

  15-04-2021 18:35 via wivb.com
  
  Stieglitz Snyder Architecture submitted an application for the project to the City of Buffalo Preservation Board.
  
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• Jamestown man charged for firing gun inside apartment

  15-04-2021 17:57 via wivb.com
  
  JAMESTOWN, N.Y. (WIVB) -- Jamestown Police responded to a gunshot complaint on Wednesday morning at 10:27, after it was reported that New York State Parolee, 37-year-old Anthony Camarata of Jamestown, discharged a firearm inside his apartment at 509 E. 5th St. in the city. Police tell News 4 the bullet traveled through the floor and [...]
  
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• Charges pending after dump truck carrying debris overturns in Niagara Falls

  15-04-2021 17:21 via wivb.com
  
  The incident happened on Wednesday, shortly before 6 p.m.
  
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• Chick-fil-A proposes another Erie County restaurant in north Buffalo

  15-04-2021 17:03 via wivb.com
  
  This would be Erie County's third Chick-fil-A restaurant.
  
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• How College Graduation Commencements plans spring forward during the pandemic

  15-04-2021 16:58 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- As the rate of the COVID vaccine rollout continues to increase, colleges around Buffalo have their own ideas for the Class of 2021’s college graduation ceremony during the pandemic. Even with the increased amount of COVID vaccines being distributed throughout Western New York, some colleges and universities are finding it difficult [...]
  
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• Derek Chauvin won't testify at murder trial in George Floyd's death

  15-04-2021 16:40 via wivb.com
  
  The defense at the murder trial of former Officer Derek Chauvin in the death of George Floyd rested its case Thursday without putting Chauvin on the stand, wrapping up after two days of testimony to the prosecution’s two weeks.
  
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• Both sides rest in Derek Chauvin trial, closing arguments set for Monday

  15-04-2021 16:40 via wivb.com
  
  The defense at the murder trial of former Officer Derek Chauvin in the death of George Floyd rested its case Thursday without putting Chauvin on the stand, wrapping up after two days of testimony to the prosecution’s two weeks.
  
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• Buffalo man shot multiple times in apparent robbery

  15-04-2021 15:28 via wivb.com
  
  It's not clear if police have a suspect in the shooting.
  
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• NYS releases guidelines for proms and balls

  15-04-2021 15:12 via wivb.com
  
  Unlike last year, when many aspects of regular life were still restricted, New York students can have a special end-of-year celebration with their friends.
  
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• Alden man becomes latest winner of Tops' $10,000 food and fuel prize

  15-04-2021 14:39 via wivb.com
  
  On April 1, Alden resident Ronald B. became the seventh winner of Tops' Monopoly Rip It and Win It game.
  
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• Taxpayers have one more month to file

  15-04-2021 13:35 via wivb.com
  
  The extension gives the IRS time to issue guidance on recent tax law changes.
  
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• Buffalo woman pleads guilty to stealing almost $16K from Lancaster non-profit

  15-04-2021 09:48 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- Bridget Mitchell, 52, of Buffalo admitted to stealing almost $16,000 from a Lancaster non-profit in court Wednesday morning. Mitchell pleaded guilty to two counts of fourth-degree grand larceny, coming clean about the theft of $15,966 while working as a supervisor for a Town of Lancaster non-profit. The Erie County district attorney [...]
  
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• East Amherst man sentenced 18 years to life in prison for sexually assaulting child

  15-04-2021 09:32 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- Tariq Nawaz, 50, of East Amherst was sentenced Tuesday afternoon to 18 years to life in prison for sexually assaulting a child. The Erie County district attorney says Nawaz sexually assaulted the victim two or more times over no less than a three-month timeframe. He was convicted on one count of [...]
  
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• Buffalo bar manager weighs in on what the extended closing curfew could mean for business

  15-04-2021 06:08 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- On Wednesday, Governor Cuomo announced another step toward normal for bars and restaurants. Starting next Monday 19, the statewide curfew for those businesses will be extended to midnight. Currently, they must shut their doors at 11 p.m. Sterling Place Manager Todd Schultz said, "I can't think of a better way to [...]
  
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• Doctor from UB weighs in on J&J vaccine

  15-04-2021 04:45 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- With growing uncertainty about the Johnson & Johnson vaccine, an expert from the University at Buffalo says it's important to ask questions. Dr. Elad Levy is the chairman of neurological surgery at the U.B. medical school and says the vaccine may not be causing these blood clots. Dr. Levy says these [...]
  
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• Rochester area elementary school principal arrested, accused of sexually abusing at least 9 students

  15-04-2021 04:23 via wivb.com
  
  HILTON, N.Y. (WROC) — An elementary school principal in the Hilton Central School District was charged with a list of felony counts Wednesday night, accused of sexually abusing students. Northwood Elementary School principal Kirk Ashton is charged with multiple counts of inappropriate sexual conduct with students. The Monroe County District Attorney's Office says nine male [...]
  
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• Democrats to unveil bill to expand US Supreme Court by four justices

  15-04-2021 03:23 via wivb.com
  
  Congressional Democrats plan to introduce legislation on Thursday to expand the U.S. Supreme Court by four justices, a proposal aimed at breaking the conservative grip on the court that promises to draw fierce opposition from Republicans.
  
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• Buffalo Public Schools to continue with 6ft social distancing

  15-04-2021 02:39 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- The Buffalo Public Schools will not allow students to be three feet apart in the classroom. Superintendent Dr. Kriner Cash announced this at Wednesday night's board meeting. He says it was recommended by the district's Medical Director Dr. Dennis Kuo. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and NYS have both [...]
  
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• The City of Buffalo to receive $350M from the American Rescue Plan

  15-04-2021 01:51 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- The City of Buffalo is slated to receive $350 million in pandemic relief funds from the federal American Rescue Plan program. Buffalo Mayor Byron Brown made the announcement Wednesday following a Tuesday call with the African American Mayors Association and White House Coordinator for the American Rescue Plan and senior advisor [...]
  
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• High COVID-19 rates and low vaccine rates worry Erie County leaders

  15-04-2021 00:20 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- Vaccine hesitancy, that’s what some county leaders and health experts say could be causing people to refuse the COVID-19 vaccine. “I am seeing a rise in COVID like we were seeing in the past, and yesterday alone, 65 percent of the test of the people who came in, were covid positive," [...]
  
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• WIVB files lawsuit against Village of Depew for police records of train striking judge

  15-04-2021 00:15 via wivb.com
  
  News 4 filed an Article 78 lawsuit against the Village of Depew to compel officials to release complete police report and any videos of an incident involving State Supreme Court Judge John Michalski being struck by a train.
  
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