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• Bail set at $1 million for man charged in fatal shooting at Niagara Metals

  04-06-2021 23:41 via wivb.com
  
  NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y. (WIVB) -- A judge set bail at $1 million for the man charged in a workplace shooting Thursday in Niagara Falls. 35-year old Matthew Figura Jr. was arrested in Sardinia hours after Thursday's shooting at Niagara Metals. Police and prosecutors say Figura shot a co-worker, who was from Niagara County. The name [...]
  
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• 23-year-old Buffalo man arrested in connection to shooting on Minnesota Ave.

  04-06-2021 23:17 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- UPDATE: Buffalo Police announced the arrest of 23-year-old Wesley Savage of Buffalo in connection to the June 4 shooting. Savage is charged with first degree assault, first degree burglary, second degree attempted murder, and criminal possession of a weapon. ORIGINAL: A 29-year-old Buffalo man was rushed to the hospital just before [...]
  
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• "Sad and dismal" situation at ECMC as police wait for update on injured officer

  04-06-2021 22:54 via wivb.com
  
  Officer Jonathan Negron was in critical but stable condition at ECMC Friday morning, Erie County District Attorney John Flynn said.
  
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• Bounty hunter indicted on 10 misdemeanors for 'terrifying' armed January raid

  04-06-2021 22:02 via wivb.com
  
  A Buffalo bounty hunter is charged with 10 misdemeanors for his alleged participation in an armed raid in January of a duplex less than 3 miles south of downtown.
  
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• New York expected to change guidance for masks in schools and camps Monday

  04-06-2021 21:22 via wivb.com
  
  A letter by Health Commissioner Dr. Howard Zucker that outlines new guidance for mask wearing in schools and camps expected to be put in place Monday, barring any objections from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). School guidance and camp guidance would be the same set of rules.
  
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• Nigeria suspends Twitter over president's deleted tweet

  04-06-2021 20:46 via wivb.com
  LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — Nigeria’s government said Friday it was suspending Twitter indefinitely in Africa’s most populous nation, a day after the company deleted a controversial tweet President Muhammadu Buhari made about a secessionist movement. It was not immediately clear when the suspension would go into effect as users could still access Twitter late Friday, [...]
  
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• Air Force 2 makes brief stop at Buffalo-Niagara International Airport

  04-06-2021 20:19 via wivb.com
  
  CHEEKTOWAGA, N.Y. (WIVB) - The Buffalo-Niagara International Airport had a presidential visitor on Friday afternoon- although no politicians were on board. Air Force 2 - the Vice President of the United States' aircraft - was at the airport briefly around 11:30 a.m. to practice takeoffs and landings, according to NFTA director of public affairs Helen [...]
  
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• Buffalo Zoo welcomes new Eurasian vulture chick

  04-06-2021 20:08 via wivb.com
  
  (WIVB) - Meet a new baby born recently at the Buffalo Zoo! The zoo's Eurasian black vultures Czari and Vladimir recently welcomed a new chick. The chick hatched on May 12 and is "doing great and growing fast", a post on the Zoo's Twitter said Friday. "Both mom and dad are taking turns raising the [...]
  
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• Erie County property manager, property owner charged with failing to notify tenants about lead hazards

  04-06-2021 18:59 via wivb.com
  
  (WIVB) - An Erie County property owner and property manager have been charged with failing to properly notify their tenants about lead hazards in their buildings. According to a criminal complaint, between 50 and 60 percent of tenants living in Erie County properties owned by the defendants between 2010 and 2018 did not receive lead [...]
  
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• Jared Bell of ‘Drake and Josh’ had inappropriate chats with teen, is now charged with multiple crimes: Prosecutor

  04-06-2021 18:35 via wivb.com
  
  CUYAHOGA COUNTY, Ohio (WJW) – Jared Drake Bell who played Drake in the hit Nickelodeon TV show “Drake and Josh” is facing charges in Cuyahoga County. Bell, 34, is charged with disseminating matter harmful to juveniles and attempted endangering children. FOX 8 News has learned that he allegedly engaged in an inappropriate chat with the [...]
  
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• Jared Bell of ‘Drake and Josh’ charged with crimes against a child

  04-06-2021 18:35 via wivb.com
  
  CUYAHOGA COUNTY, Ohio (WJW) – Jared Drake Bell who played Drake in the hit Nickelodeon TV show “Drake and Josh” is facing charges in Cuyahoga County. Bell, 34, is charged with disseminating matter harmful to juveniles and attempted endangering children. FOX 8 News has learned that he allegedly engaged in an inappropriate chat with the [...]
  
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• Watch Live: DA gives update on case involving injured Buffalo police officer

  04-06-2021 16:10 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- Erie County District Attorney John Flynn is scheduled to provide an update this morning on the case involving injured Buffalo police officer Jonathan Negron, who remains in critical condition at ECMC. Negron was injured Thursday afternoon during a car chase when the vehicle he was chasing struck a light pole, which [...]
  
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• Injured Buffalo police officer in medically induced coma after chase crash; driver charged with assault

  04-06-2021 16:10 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- Injured Buffalo police officer Jonathan Negron is in a medically induced coma at ECMC but is considered to be in critical but stable condition, Erie County District Attorney John Flynn said Friday morning and sources confirmed. Negron was injured Thursday afternoon during a car chase when the vehicle he was chasing [...]
  
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• Injured Buffalo police officer in medically induced coma after chase crash; 16-year-old driver charged with assault

  04-06-2021 16:10 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- Injured Buffalo police officer Jonathan Negron is in a medically induced coma at ECMC and is considered to be in critical but stable condition, Erie County District Attorney John Flynn said Friday morning and sources confirmed. Negron was injured Thursday afternoon during a car chase when the vehicle he was chasing [...]
  
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• DA: Injured Buffalo police officer in critical but stable condition

  04-06-2021 16:10 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- Injured Buffalo police officer Jonathan Negron is in critical but stable condition Friday morning, according to Erie County District Attorney John Fylnn. Negron was injured Thursday afternoon during a car chase when the vehicle he was chasing struck a light pole, which fell and landed on the police car. Negron was [...]
  
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• Rusty Nickel Brewing Co. celebrating sixth anniversary this weekend

  04-06-2021 13:28 via wivb.com
  
  WEST SENECA, N.Y. (WIVB) - Saturday is a very special day for a local brewing company. Rusty Nickel Brewing is celebrating its sixth anniversary. The party will take place at their location in West Seneca. Guests will get to enjoy exclusive beer releases, live music, food specials, and have a chance to buy some limited [...]
  
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• State Assembly, Senate pass bill to raise marriage age to 18 with no exceptions

  04-06-2021 13:26 via wivb.com
  
  (WIVB) - The state assembly has passed a bill that will make it illegal for anyone younger than 18 to get married. Four years ago, New York State raised the age of consent for marriage from 14 to 18 years old, but judges were still given the option to allow 17-year-olds to tie the knot. [...]
  
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• FDA: Don't eat cicadas if you're allergic to this food

  04-06-2021 13:11 via wivb.com
  
  As cicada "Brood X" begins to awaken from its slumber across the East Coast, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has a timely warning.
  
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• Part of Big Tree Road in Hamburg closed Friday for construction

  04-06-2021 12:38 via wivb.com
  
  HAMBURG, N.Y. (WIVB) - Big Tree Road in Hamburg will be closed between St. Francis Drive and Bayview Road on Friday due to road construction. Local traffic only will be permitted.
  
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• Facebook suspends Trump for 2 years, then will reassess

  04-06-2021 06:22 via wivb.com
  
  Facebook said it is suspending former President Donald Trump’s accounts for two years following its finding that he stoked violence ahead of the deadly Jan. 6 insurrection. “At the end of this period, we will look to experts to assess whether the risk to public safety has receded. We will evaluate external factors, including instances [...]
  
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• New 'Gorgeview' green space at Niagara Falls State Park officially opens

  04-06-2021 06:08 via wivb.com
  
  NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y. (WIVB) -- Niagara Falls State Park is getting bigger as more tourists come to visit the cataracts. Thursday, state and local officials cut the ribbon at the new "Gorgeview." The project removed a segment of the Niagara Scenic Parkway and replaced it with a new green space. The price tag was almost [...]
  
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• Stefanik calls on the White House to reopen the northern border

  04-06-2021 05:56 via wivb.com
  
  (WIVB) -- One of the top Republicans in the House of Representatives is calling on the Biden administration to open the northern border. Congresswoman Elise Stefanik represents New York's north country -- which borders Canada.She says the federal government should allow people to cross into the United States. While Stefanik is asking the White House [...]
  
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• Buffalo mayoral candidate India Walton plans last minute advertising blitz

  04-06-2021 05:32 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- With less than three weeks to go until the June primaries, one of Buffalo Mayor Byron Brown's democratic challenger is spending major money in the home stretch. Without ballparking a number, mayoral candidate India Walton says her campaign is spending around five figures on media ads. Walton is a nurse and [...]
  
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• NYS Sen. Sean Ryan pitches bill making broadband a utility

  04-06-2021 02:31 via wivb.com
  
  (WIVB) -- State lawmakers are pushing a bill that would add more oversight to internet companies. Thursday, State Senator Sean Ryan held a virtual roundtable about a bill to make broadband a utility. Similar to gas, water and electricity. During his roundtable, the senator spoke about the pushback he's received from the internet companies. "Since [...]
  
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• Buffalo activists call on NYS to pass the 'Clean Slate' bill, erasing and sealing old conviction records

  04-06-2021 02:23 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- People in Buffalo are calling on state lawmakers to pass the Clean Slate bill. They rallied downtown to show support for a bill that would seal and erase old conviction records.Supporters say a criminal record can keep someone from getting a job or a house. They say passing this bill will [...]
  
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• Higgins seeks expanded Parkinson's treatment opportunities

  04-06-2021 01:16 via wivb.com
  
  (WIVB) -- Buffalo Congressman Brian Higgins is fighting to give veterans access to treatments for Parkinson's disease that don't include drugs. Higgins testified before the house committee on veterans affairs. He says Parkinson's affects about 110,000 veterans, many of whom developed the disease after exposure to agent orange. Higgins says one treatment in particular is [...]
  
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• Millions of state dollars going to WNY clean water projects

  04-06-2021 01:03 via wivb.com
  
  (WIVB) -- More state funding is coming to Western New York. Governor Cuomo today announced more than $34 million for clean water projects statewide including three here in Western New York. About $3 million is going to Lockport to build a disinfection system at the wastewater treatment plant. The Village of Perry in Wyoming County [...]
  
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• Two retired judges testify to differing memories of 1976 murder case

  04-06-2021 00:56 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, NY (WIVB) -- Two retired judges were called to the witness stand Thursday as part of a motion to vacate a 1976 murder conviction. "We want the truth to come out exactly the way it unfolded,” said Darryl Boyd who, along with John Walker Jr. have filed a motion to vacate their murder convictions [...]
  
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• Two Orleans residents face drug and weapon charges after multiagency bust

  04-06-2021 00:40 via wivb.com
  
  SHELBY, N.Y. (WIVB) -- Two Orleans County residents have been arrested and charged after a drug and weapons bust in the Town of Shelby Wednesday. The Orleans County Sheriff's department along with other agencies executed a search warrant at 4643 South Gravel Road where Joey Johnson, 33, and Summer Dee Wisniewski, 23 reside. The search [...]
  
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