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• See it: Byron Brown files lawsuit against Board of Elections in bid to get on ballot

  30-08-2021 23:55 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – Buffalo mayor Byron Brown has filed a lawsuit against the Erie County Board of Elections after his petition to get on ballot with the "Buffalo Party" was ruled invalid last week. Brown, Buffalo's four-term mayor, is running a write-in campaign after losing the June primary election to India Walton. His campaign [...]
  
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• Last troops exit Afghanistan, ending America’s longest war

  30-08-2021 22:47 via wivb.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States completed its withdrawal from Afghanistan late Monday, ending America’s longest war and closing a chapter in military history likely to be remembered for colossal failures, unfulfilled promises and a frantic final exit that cost the lives of more than 180 Afghans and 13 U.S. service members, some barely older [...]
  
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• Ida topples New Orleans jazz landmark where Armstrong worked

  30-08-2021 22:21 via wivb.com
  
  NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A storied New Orleans jazz site where a young Louis Armstrong once worked toppled when Ida blew through Louisiana as one of the most powerful hurricanes to ever hit the U.S. The Karnofsky Tailor Shop, where a Jewish family employed Armstrong, collapsed Sunday during the storm. Armstrong would play a small [...]
  
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• Virginia man sentenced to four years in prison for random attacks on woman, 14-year-old boy

  30-08-2021 22:11 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) - A Virginia man has been sentenced to four years in prison for randomly attacking a woman and a 14-year-old boy in March 2020. Carlos Cherry, 41, of Reston, Virginia, will also face two years of post-release supervision. According to the Erie County DA's Office, on March 2, 2020, Cherry tried to [...]
  
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• Crews work in Westfield to remove final toll plaza on NYS Thruway

  30-08-2021 20:31 via wivb.com
  
  Removal of the toll plazas began in November 2020, when cashless tolling first went live on the Thruway.
  
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• Middleport resident accused of slashing man with knife multiple times

  30-08-2021 19:49 via wivb.com
  
  When Scott Whittaker was found and taken into custody, he was charged with assault and menacing.
  
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• Police seek help identifying Ulta Beauty shoplifters

  30-08-2021 19:29 via wivb.com
  
  CLARENCE, N.Y. (WIVB) – State police are asking for help identifying two women who allegedly stole multiple fragrances from Ulta Beauty in Clarence earlier this month. According to police, security footage shows the women entering the 5043 Transit Rd. location at 3:59 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 22. They walked to the fragrances in the middle [...]
  
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• Seven-year-old Buffalo entrepreneur creates hair care products for boys' textured hair

  30-08-2021 19:00 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- Kyle Bishop-Winfield Jr. Has always had a lot of hair. It's something his father who passed away in 2017 was extremely proud of. His mom Christina owns a hair salon on Allen Street and says the idea for a boy's line of hair care products started with the desire to honor [...]
  
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• Buffalo Fire Department receives federal grant to support "clean cab" concept

  30-08-2021 17:52 via wivb.com
  
  Because of their exposure to carcinogens, firefighters are at a higher risk of developing cancer.
  
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• Ivermectin: Horse deworming tablets dangerous for humans and not approved COVID-19 treatment

  30-08-2021 17:24 via wivb.com
  
  The FDA and several state officials say they've seen an uptick in calamitous use of the drugs, particularly tablets used to treat parasitic worms in horses.
  
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• NY man arrested for DWI on his lawn mower

  30-08-2021 16:54 via wivb.com
  
  The incident happened on Sunday evening.
  
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• Windsong Radiology's mobile mammography van comes to Walden Galleria

  30-08-2021 15:03 via wivb.com
  
  Medical experts recommend that all women over 50 get a mammogram to screen for breast cancer every two years.
  
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• Lockport native drafted by NLL's Philadelphia Wings

  30-08-2021 14:34 via wivb.com
  
  The Philadelphia Wings announced their selection on Saturday.
  
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• 'It's about helping people find hope': Rochester Red Cross volunteer heads South amid Hurricane Ida

  30-08-2021 13:11 via wivb.com
  
  McCory has been volunteering with Red Cross since 2016 and specializes in disaster spiritual care.
  
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• Police: Drunk driver backs into police car in Chautauqua County

  30-08-2021 12:45 via wivb.com
  
  The incident took place on Sunday evening, police say.
  
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• 57-year-old bicyclist hit by vehicle in Amherst dies from injuries

  30-08-2021 06:38 via wivb.com
  
  AMHERST, N.Y. (WIVB) -- A 57-year-old bicyclist is dead after an accident in the area of Longmeadow Road in Amherst. Amherst Police say the man was hit by a vehicle in the area of 100 Longmeadow Road on Sunday around 8:08 p.m. The Amherst man was hit by an 84-year-old Buffalo woman driving a 2018 [...]
  
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• WNY remembers local soldier killed in Afghanistan in 2012 with group motorcycle ride

  30-08-2021 06:22 via wivb.com
  
  GETZVILLE, N.Y. (WIVB) -- If you saw hundreds of motorcycles out on the road Sunday, there's a good chance they were riding for Billy Wilson. Wilson was a Getzville native and an Army staff sergeant who was killed in Afghanistan in 2012. Calling Bill and Kim Wilson "proud" of their son, Staff Sergeant William R. [...]
  
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• North Tonawanda church celebrates North African culture with 12th annual Egyptian Festival

  30-08-2021 05:48 via wivb.com
  
  NORTH TONAWANDA, N.Y. (WIVB) -- A Niagara County church is celebrating North African culture. Saint Mary and Saint Moses Coptic Orthodox Church in North Tonawanda hosted its annual Egyptian Festival this weekend. Church representatives say it's been all hands on deck to make this festival happen for the 40-family parish. And it's all to highlight [...]
  
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• Petpalooza in Lancaster works to get rescue pets to loving homes

  30-08-2021 04:33 via wivb.com
  
  LANCASTER, N.Y. (WIVB) -- A local organization is working to get pets into loving homes. New York State Citizens Against Puppy Mills held its annual Petpalooza at the Hull House in Lancaster Sunday. Organizers say the event is all about getting adoptable rescue animals in front of the public. "People think they come with baggage. [...]
  
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• Chalk artists show off their skills at Chalkfest Buffalo

  30-08-2021 04:16 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- Some of Western New York's best chalk artists descended on Buffalo Riverworks this weekend. The entertainment complex brought back its annual Chalkfest. Artists used the parking lot and even the silo walls as their canvases. This year's theme was the 1980s. Artists broke out all the icons including David Hasselhoff, Prince [...]
  
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• High School Fall sports kick into action, student athletes tackle first week of practice

  30-08-2021 03:29 via wivb.com
  
  ERIE COUNTY N.Y. (WIVB) - Fall high school sports are back and right on schedule. "The kids are just ecstatic and it's going to be a big build up to the opening of school next week Wednesday," said Rich KoZak, who's the head varsity boys soccer coach at Frontier High School. Student athletes just tackled [...]
  
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• Crews extinguish fire at The Dugout Bar & Sports Complex

  30-08-2021 03:02 via wivb.com
  
  LOCKPORT, N.Y. (WIVB) -- A fire broke out at The Dugout Bar & Sports Complex in Lockport early Sunday evening. Several crews worked to contain and put out the fire at the popular sports bar. Niagara County emergency dispatch tells News 4 no one was injured. The full extent of the damage and estimated cost [...]
  
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