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• Buffalo Schools to join class action lawsuit against social media companies

  16-02-2024 22:13 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) - Buffalo Public Schools is joining a class action lawsuit against social media companies to try and recover some of the money they're spending on what they say is a mental health crisis among young people.School districts and cities across the country have already joined this lawsuit and now Buffalo Schools are doing so as well. The district says it has had to hire more counselors and train staff to address mental health issues among students and is seeking damages.A bipart
  
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• What do Humboldt Parkway neighbors think about Rt. 33 project?

  16-02-2024 21:44 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — With construction likely to begin later this year, residents along Humboldt Parkway have mixed reviews about the Route 33 project.After Gov. Kathy Hochul announced the federal government gave the "green light" to the project, News 4 spoke with residents along Humboldt Parkway and in the surrounding neighborhoods about the challenges and benefits of the $1 billion project.
  The project includes a tunnel that covers the expressway for less than a mile from Sidney Street
  
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• St. Andrew's parish, school in Tonawanda to close by June

  16-02-2024 21:36 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- St. Andrew's Parish as well as its grammar school, St. Andrew's Country Day School, will close on or before June 30, the Diocese of Buffalo announced Friday.The diocese said in a release that the parish and school located on Sheridan Drive in the Town of Tonawanda "have been plagued by financial challenges over the last few years, and in recent months, the financial crisis reached an untenable stage." Clerical and lay leadership of the parish and school, in consultation w
  
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• Trump ordered to pay $355M in New York fraud case

  16-02-2024 21:10 via wivb.com
  
  A New York judge on Friday ordered former President Trump to pay nearly $355 million in penalties in a civil fraud case that has dealt a stark blow to his family’s business empire. Judge Arthur Engoron’s 92-page decision came just weeks after closing arguments in the case following a months-long trial last year during which Trump frequently lambasted the judge and the prosecutor who brought the case. New York Attorney General Letitia James (D) sued Trump in 2022, alleging h
  
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• Buffalo man pleads guilty to fatal January 2023 shooting

  16-02-2024 20:33 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- A Buffalo man pleaded guilty Friday to fatally shooting a man in January 2023, the Erie County District Attorney's Office announced.Louis C. Goforth, 39, pleaded guilty to manslaughter in the first degree. Buffalo man indicted on murder, gun charges for allegedly killing man in JanuaryAuthorities said Goforth fatally shot a victim with an illegal weapon in the early morning of Jan. 22, 2023 on the 200 block of East Ferry Street.The victim, 39-year-old Mario Saddler, died
  
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• Kensington Project gets 'green light' from federal government

  16-02-2024 18:45 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- The roughly $1 billion Kensington Expressway project was given the "green light" by the federal government, New York Governor Kathy Hochul announced Friday.
  Hochul said that the project will move forward and construction is expected to begin by the end of 2024.Kensington Expressway project gets $55 million federal grantThe project includes creating a six-lane tunnel for a portion of the Kensington Expressway (Route 33), along with planting green space on top of the tunnel
  
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• "You're right on top of the action": Bisons hold open interviews to build team behind the team

  16-02-2024 18:19 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- Buffalo Bisons players are currently in Florida for spring training, and back here in Buffalo, their organization is preparing for Opening Day.The warm, sunny days spent at Sahlen Field may seem far away, but the Bisons are already looking for their team behind the team. They will be holding open interviews from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. Saturday at the ballpark."We're really looking forward to adding people that want to be here, and be a part of the fun and share that, the ex
  
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• Schools grapple with illness stay-at-home standards amid battle against learning loss

  16-02-2024 14:15 via wivb.com
  
  *Related video on learning loss.
  (The Hill) -- School guidance around when students should stay home due to illness has become a key focus point as chronic absenteeism has skyrocketed since COVID-19, fueling learning loss.  During the pandemic but when schools were open, educators were advising parents to keep their children home at any sign of sickness due to fear it could be COVID-19. Now, guidance is largely back to where it was pre-pandemic, but the switch is not so simple. &n
  
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• Trio of brothers reunited in Banditland

  16-02-2024 04:47 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) - The last name Robinson is fairly common but it's very common on the Buffalo Bandits roster.
  It's no coincidence there are three players with the last name Robinson as Brandon, Justin and Dylan are all brothers now reunited in "Banditland".
  "It's very cool, I'm on the bench and I'm looking around and I see both my brothers there it's like wow, we're here together," Dylan Robinson said.
  Brandon is the oldest brother while Justin is the middle and Dylan is the youngest. There
  
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• Kensington Project appears to be moving forward, announcement expected Friday

  16-02-2024 03:36 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Governor Kathy Hochul is expected to make an announcement on the billion-dollar Kensington Project moving forward on Friday morning.Sources told News 4 on Thursday that the federal highway commission said that construction is moving forward on the project.The proposal has been to tunnel the Kensington Expressway in a stretch of just over three quarters of a mile, from Dodge Street to Sidney Street and planting green space on ground level on top of the tunnel. The pla
  
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• Sabres get shut out at home with 45 shots on goal against streaking Panthers

  16-02-2024 03:34 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Extending their franchise-best road win streak to 10 games with a 4-0 victory on Thursday at KeyBank Center, the Florida Panthers moved into a tie for first in the Eastern Conference.The Sabres, having lost three of four on a homestand coming out of the all-star break, stand 14 points behind the Panthers and Boston Bruins atop the Atlantic Division standings, and 10 points of a playoff spot with a 23-26-4 record.With the Sabres scratching top goaltender Ukko-Pekka Lu
  
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• Sabres get shut out at home with 45 shots against streaking Panthers

  16-02-2024 03:34 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — The Sabres set a franchise record with 45 scoreless shots on goal in Thursday night's 4-0 loss against the Florida Panthers at KeyBank Center.Having lost three of four on a homestand coming back from the all-star break, Buffalo (23-26-4) remained 10 points out of a wild-card playoff spot, while Florida pulled even with Boston atop the Eastern Conference standings with 74 points, 24 more than the Sabres.With the Sabres scratching top goaltender Ukko-Pekka Luukkonnen b
  
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• Nichols' Kiersten Smith: February Scholar Athlete

  16-02-2024 01:36 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) - Nichols senior Kiersten Smith always has a jam-packed schedule no matter what season it is."I've been playing field hockey, ice hockey and lacrosse here at Nichols and I decided to play field hockey because I just love the atmosphere that it brought at Nichols and I just really wanted to continue to do that in college," Smith said.
  Kiersten is in the middle of ice hockey season right now but her main sport is field hockey as she's helped lead Nichols to multiple conference
  
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• April Baskin nominated by Erie County Democrats for State Senate seat

  16-02-2024 01:21 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Erie County Legislature Chairperson April Baskin has been nominated by the Erie County Democratic Committee for the 63rd New York State Senate seat, the organization announced on Thursday night.This now clears the way for Baskin to succeed Tim Kennedy, who is vacating his seat to run for the seat to fill New York's 26th Congressional seat, which was vacated by Brian Higgins earlier this month."Tonight will forever etched in my heart which is overflowing with gratitud
  
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• Sabres goalie Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen day-to-day with lower-body injury

  16-02-2024 01:18 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Sabres starting goalie Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen will miss at least one game with a lower-body injury, the team announced before its home game against the Florida Panthers on Thursday.The Sabres listed Luukkonen as day to day without revealing the nature of the injury or when he was hurt. Luukkonen is coming off a 33-save outing in a 7-0 win over the Los Angeles Kings on Tuesday in becoming Buffalo’s first player to register four shutouts in a season since R
  
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