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• New York redistricting panel approves new congressional map with modest changes

  15-02-2024 23:22
  
  ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York’s bipartisan redistricting commission approved a new congressional map Thursday that makes modest changes to three competitive districts but does not substantially change the rest of the state's lines.The map proposal now moves to the Democrat-dominated Legislature, which can approve the plan or reject it and draw its own lines. It's unclear exactly when lawmakers would meet to vote on the commission's map.New York's congressional redistricting process ha
  
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• Call 4 Action: Roach infestation at slum property has neighbors fuming

  15-02-2024 22:44
  
  LACKAWANNA, N.Y. (WIVB) - Flying roof shingles from above and a disgusting roach infestation from down below.Neighbors of a slumlord in Lackawanna contacted Call 4 Action on both problems -- looking for help.Several residents reached out to News 4 looking for change and looking for the City of Lackawanna to get involved more so here on Nelson Place with a slumlord who has been owning this home here.
  The problem is two-fold with shingles flying off of the roof when the wind picks up, there is als
  
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• 'We prepare for the worst': How WNY law enforcement prepare for mass gatherings

  15-02-2024 22:05
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Securing large mass gatherings is top of mind for some as the spring season nears in Western New York. Local law enforcement and security experts say they stand ready to protect people at the upcoming St. Patrick's Day Parade, during the Eclipse, and other spring festivals.
  One woman was killed and more than 20 people were injured at Union Station during the Kansas City Chiefs Super Bowl victory celebration on Wednesday. The shooting appears to have stemmed from a di
  
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• Man sentenced for stealing nearly 100 city parking meters

  15-02-2024 21:55
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — A Buffalo man has been sentenced to a year in jail for stealing nearly 100 city parking meters in downtown Buffalo last year, the Erie County District Attorney's Office said.Peter P. Christopher, 51, stole 91 parking meters from various locations downtown between May 1 and May 19, 2023.
  Courtesy: Buffalo Police Department
  He was originally facing 91 counts of grand larceny and 91 counts of criminal possession of stolen property, but pleaded guilty to one count of fou
  
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• First phase of Perry Homes redevelopment project set to begin

  15-02-2024 21:55
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- City of Buffalo officials and the Buffalo Municipal Housing Authority took coordinated actions Thursday that will allow work to begin on the first phase of the $260 million Commodore Perry Homes redevelopment project.The project will begin with the demolition of 24 vacant apartment buildings on the nearly 19-acre site. Once demolition work is completed, work will begin on 27 new affordable housing buildings that will feature 405 units, along with 8,000 square feet of comm
  
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• Williamsville man gets 3 years in prison for threatening to blow up multiple court buildings

  15-02-2024 21:01
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- A Williamsville man was sentenced to three years in prison Thursday after he threatened to blow up multiple court buildings in Erie County, the Erie County District Attorney's Office announced.Officials said Johnathan J. Rzoska, 41, called Erie County police services on Dec. 16, 2022 and threatened to "blow up" the Erie County Court building and the Williamsville Village Court building. The threat resulted in both buildings being evacuated and searched by police.Earlier i
  
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• Buffalo Zoo mourns loss of popular gorilla

  15-02-2024 20:23
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- Koga, a popular silverback gorilla who had resided at the Buffalo Zoo for nearly 17 years, died Wednesday, the zoo announced. He was 36 years old.Koga was born at the Bronx Zoo in 1987 and eventually came to Buffalo in 2007, where he fathered three offspring.Koga (Photo: Buffalo Zoo)Koga (Photo: Buffalo Zoo)The zoo said his cause of death was a cardiac event, and that he had been under veterinary care for heart disease for years. The median life expectancy for male gorill
  
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• Buffalo man indicted on murder charge after fatal stabbing

  15-02-2024 19:41
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- A Buffalo man was arraigned Thursday morning for his alleged involvement in a June 2023 fatal stabbing, the Erie County District Attorney's Office announced.Eric M. Hawkins, 58, was arrested in the City of Rochester on Tuesday and charged with one count of murder in the second degree, officials said.UB police urge campus community to be on alert after series of car break-insOn June 11, 2023, at approximately 9:30 p.m., Hawkins allegedly stabbed 39-year-old Glenn Ervin Dru
  
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• Bills provide more details for season ticket holders tied to new stadium

  15-02-2024 18:20
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- The Buffalo Bills provided more details on their new stadium Thursday while announcing plans for season ticket holders to pick their new seats and the opening of the Bills Stadium Experience.The Bills Stadium Experience will open in March and allow season ticket holders "to take an interactive sneak peek of the new stadium along with the opportunity to select their seats." The Bills added that season ticket members will have priority access to select their seats in the ne
  
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