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• Buffalo's Hood Santa giving back after going viral

  27-07-2021 23:57 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB)- It all started with a flat tire. " If I had to change the tire on my car I would use Maxine to help me get to my destination," said 28-year-old Brandon Johnson. Last year, Johnson decided to get creative and put his Pitbulls, Maxine and Chris, to work after his car [...]
  
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• Bisons GM Sprague :"There's no place like home" as team plans Buffalo return

  27-07-2021 23:39 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) - It's been nearly two years since the Bisons played at Sahlen Field. General Manager Anthony Sprague kept count of just how long they've waited to play on their home field. "711 days to be exact, not like we're counting or anything like that," Sprague said sarcastically during Tuesday's press conference at [...]
  
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• 5 teens indicted on multiple felony charges including rape of two children

  27-07-2021 23:04 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB)--Five teens are facing more than 200 charges Tuesday after two child victims were raped in Buffalo last year. According to Erie County District Attorney John Flynn, the incidents happened on two separate dates. The first was on September 26, 2020, when Bryce Baker and Adiwahab Sabtow both 19-years-old and a 13-year-old suspect [...]
  
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• With rising cases, CDC calls for nearly 2/3 of US counties to mask-up indoors

  27-07-2021 21:56 via wivb.com
  
  The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says fully vaccinated Americans who live in areas with "substantial and high" transmission should wear masks in indoor public spaces in the wake of rising COVID-19 cases.
  
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• CDC calls for nearly 2/3 of US counties to mask-up indoors

  27-07-2021 21:56 via wivb.com
  
  The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says fully vaccinated Americans who live in areas with "substantial and high" transmission should wear masks in indoor public spaces in the wake of rising COVID-19 cases.
  
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• WATCH: Erie County provides an update on the pandemic

  27-07-2021 19:52 via wivb.com
  
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• Erie County at moderate risk of community transmission of COVID-19

  27-07-2021 19:52 via wivb.com
  
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• COVID-19 variants to be studied at UB lab

  27-07-2021 19:10 via wivb.com
  
  The New York State Department of Health (DOH) is partnering with labs at SUNY Upstate Medical University, Cornell University, the University at Buffalo, the University of Rochester Medical Center, and New York Medical College, made possible by $20 million received from a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention program.
  
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• Watch: Buffalo Kickoff Live's Bills Training Camp Preview is tonight at 7 p.m.

  27-07-2021 18:18 via wivb.com
  
  ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (WIVB) – The most highly anticipated Buffalo Bills season in more than 25 years kicks off Wednesday when the team opens training camp at Highmark Stadium. The Buffalo Kickoff Live team will get you ready with our Training Camp Preview tonight at 7 p.m. The show will be broadcast live on News [...]
  
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• Exam dates for Buffalo airport's ARFF team announced

  27-07-2021 17:20 via wivb.com
  
  Exam dates for the Buffalo Niagara International Airport's Aircraft Rescue and Firefighting (ARFF) team have been announced.
  
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• CDC expected to backpedal on some masking guidelines

  27-07-2021 17:06 via wivb.com
  
  The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is expected to make an announcement later Tuesday.
  
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• 'This is how I'm going to die': Police who defended US Capitol testify at riot probe's first hearing

  27-07-2021 15:53 via wivb.com
  
  Four police officers who worked to defend the U.S. Capitol from a mob of then-President Donald Trump's supporters testified Tuesday at the first hearing before a congressional committee investigating the deadly Jan. 6 riot.
  
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• Police who defended US Capitol testify at Jan. 6 riot probe's first hearing

  27-07-2021 15:53 via wivb.com
  
  Four police officers who worked to defend the U.S. Capitol from a mob of then-President Donald Trump's supporters are due to testify Tuesday at the first hearing before a congressional committee investigating the deadly Jan. 6 riot.
  
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• LIVE: Police who defended US Capitol to testify at Jan. 6 riot probe's first hearing

  27-07-2021 15:53 via wivb.com
  
  Four police officers who worked to defend the U.S. Capitol from a mob of then-President Donald Trump's supporters are due to testify Tuesday at the first hearing before a congressional committee investigating the deadly Jan. 6 riot.
  
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• LIVE: Police who defended US Capitol testify at Jan. 6 riot probe's first hearing

  27-07-2021 15:53 via wivb.com
  
  Four police officers who worked to defend the U.S. Capitol from a mob of then-President Donald Trump's supporters are due to testify Tuesday at the first hearing before a congressional committee investigating the deadly Jan. 6 riot.
  
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• Jamestown man could spend 25 years in prison for 2017 stabbing

  27-07-2021 15:35 via wivb.com
  
  Currently, he's in custody on $1 million bail.
  
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• Photos: Team USA takes silver after losing Simone Biles

  27-07-2021 15:09 via wivb.com
  
  The Russian Olympic Committee has won the gold medal in women’s gymnastics after U.S. star Simone Biles exited with a medical issue. The Russian gymnasts posted a team score of 169.528, ahead of the U.S. in second place at 166.096. The gold is the first for the Russians since the Unified Team triumphed in Barcelona [...]
  
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• Mel's Mutts: Foxy and Sadie

  27-07-2021 15:08 via wivb.com
  
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• Batavia cardiologist using music to help heal

  27-07-2021 14:11 via wivb.com
  
  Dr. McCrea says nothing compares to the healing power of music.
  
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• With Simone Biles out of team gymnastics finals, ROC beats US

  27-07-2021 13:43 via wivb.com
  
  Reigning Olympic gymnastics champion Simone Biles is out of the team finals. Initial reports were that she suffered an injury during the vault.
  
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• Simone Biles out of team gymnastics finals

  27-07-2021 13:43 via wivb.com
  
  Reigning Olympic gymnastics champion Simone Biles is out of the team finals. Initial reports were that she suffered an injury during the vault.
  
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• Simone Biles out of team finals with injury

  27-07-2021 13:43 via wivb.com
  
  Reigning Olympic gymnastics champion Simone Biles is out of the team finals after apparently suffering an injury during the vault. Here's what we know.
  
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• Russians win gymnastics gold after Biles exit

  27-07-2021 13:43 via wivb.com
  
  Reigning Olympic gymnastics champion Simone Biles is out of the team finals. Initial reports were that she suffered an injury during the vault.
  
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• Neighbors react to shooting in Amherst: 'It's scary'

  27-07-2021 12:23 via wivb.com
  
  Neighbors tell News 4 this happening on their street is shocking and scary.
  
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• Man in critical condition after shooting in Amherst

  27-07-2021 12:23 via wivb.com
  
  Officers went to the scene around 11:40 p.m.
  
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• NYS to target zip codes with low vaccination rate, including 14215 & 14770

  27-07-2021 05:13 via wivb.com
  
  (WIVB) -- Although vaccinations are slowly increasing, COVID-19 is still hitting communities. New York State is now pushing people to get vaccinated as the delta variant spreads across the country. Right now, 75-percent of adults statewide are fully vaccinated, but Gov. Cuomo says the key will now be targeting the hesitancy happening in areas with [...]
  
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• Batavia man charged with assault, accused of beating and seriously injuring another person

  27-07-2021 04:32 via wivb.com
  
  BATAVIA, N.Y. (WIVB) - A Batavia man accused of assault is facing several charges. Michael Perkins is charged with assault, grand larceny, and criminal obstruction. Batavia Police say he's accused of beating and seriously injuring someone early Sunday morning. Perkins also allegedly took the victim's phone as they were trying to call 911 and proceeded [...]
  
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• Death of 65-year-old inmate at Chautauqua County Jail is under investigation

  27-07-2021 04:26 via wivb.com
  
  CHAUTAUQUA COUNTY, N.Y. (WIVB) - The death of an inmate at the Chautauqua County Jail is under investigation. According to the sheriff's office, a 65-year-old inmate was having chest pains and difficulty breathing. He was taken to Westfield Memorial Hospital, where he later died. The New York State Attorney General's office and the state commission [...]
  
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• Could Buffalo become a city without a mayor?

  27-07-2021 02:55 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) - Could Buffalo become a city without a mayor? The Buffalo Common Council is studying a change in the city's form of government which would abolish the office of mayor. University councilman Rasheed Wyatt says Buffalo is one of the poorest cities in the country, and it has been that way for [...]
  
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