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• NY-26 GOP candidate Gary Dickson: "I think the people need to have a choice"

  22-02-2024 23:50 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — West Seneca town supervisor Gary Dickson, who is on the Republican ticket for the 26th Congressional special election in April, says he is running because he believes that "the people need to have a choice" in the race with State Senator Tim Kennedy.Dickson was nominated by the Erie County Republican committee on Wednesday to run against Kennedy in the April 30 special election.Dickson is a U.S. Army veteran who also spent 27 years with the FBI. He has been a communi
  
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• Allentown barber sentenced for engaging in sexual conduct with underage victim

  22-02-2024 22:42 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — A Kenmore man who ran a barbershop in Buffalo's Allentown neighborhood has been sentenced to six months in jail for engaging in sexual conduct with an underage victim in 2018 and 2019, the Erie County District Attorney's office said Thursday.Justin Barker, 36, engaged in the conduct on multiple occasions with a victim who was less than 15 years old between March 2018 and October 2019. The crimes occurred in Amherst and Buffalo.
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• 2 charged in Wilson after multiple dead animals found at residence

  22-02-2024 22:03 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Two people were charged in the town of Wilson after deputies found animal feces, dead animals both in the interior and exterior of the home on Thursday, according to the Niagara County Sheriff's Office.Authorities arrived to a residence on Randall Road on a welfare check where they discovered goats, pigs, cows, and chickens deceased outside of the home. Also found living outside the home were pigs, cows, chicken, and geese.
  Inside the home sheriffs found trash, anima
  
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• Kansas City Chiefs sign former Bills punter Matt Araiza: reports

  22-02-2024 21:44 via wivb.com
  
  KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Former Buffalo Bills punter Matt Araiza has reportedly agreed to sign with the Kansas City Chiefs, according to his agency JL Sports.Araiza was an all-conference, Ray Guy Award-winning punter at San Diego State before he was drafted by the Bills in the sixth round of the 2022 NFL Draft.
  Araiza was named the Bills starting punter before the first regular season game in 2022 but was released a day later. The release came one day after a lawsuit accused him and two former S
  
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• Did you know that Hank Aaron was discovered in Buffalo?

  22-02-2024 21:40 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Did you know that Hank Aaron, one of baseball's immortals, was discovered in Buffalo?It's all part of the city's rich Negro League baseball history, one that includes some of the greatest Negro League players ever, including Josh Gibson and Satchel Paige.The story begins on May 25, 1952, when an 18-year-old Aaron was playing for the Indianapolis Clowns, known as the Harlem Globetrotters of baseball, as they barnstormed across the country with their comic acts and tri
  
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• Watch News 4's coverage of Terry Pegula's introductory press conference from Feb. 22, 2011

  22-02-2024 20:25 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – Feb. 22, 2011 was a great day in Buffalo Sabres history. New owner Terry Pegula declared in his introductory press conference, "Starting today, the Buffalo Sabres' reason for existence will be to win a Stanley Cup."Pegula got emotional seeing Sabres legends, especially Gilbert Perreault, who said it was a pleasant surprise for him to be remembered that fondly so long after his playing days.You can watch News 4's coverage from that night in the video above.
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• City of Buffalo suspends winter parking regulations along bus routes

  22-02-2024 20:22 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- The City of Buffalo's winter parking regulations on bus routes have been suspended until further notice, the Buffalo Common Council announced in a tweet.The suspension will go into effect at 1:30 a.m. on Friday, Feb. 23.Buffalo Mayor Byron Brown said in a release that the suspension is due to the unseasonable warm weather.Winter parking regulations took effect on Nov. 15 and normally last until April 1.For more information about parking regulations, click here.Latest Loca
  
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• Death of woman ejected from Uber on Rt. 33 considered 'accidental'

  22-02-2024 19:08 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- The death of a 21-year-old woman who was ejected from a vehicle on Route 33 earlier this month is believed to have been "accidental," prompting no criminal charges, Cheektowaga police announced Thursday.Police said the woman, a Buffalo resident, was in an Uber on the night of Feb. 8 on the westbound Kensington Expressway between Cayuga and Union Roads when she was "ejected" from the Uber and struck by another vehicle.
  The woman is believed to have climbed out of the rear
  
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• 'All of it is horrible': Death of woman ejected from Uber on Rt. 33 considered 'accidental'

  22-02-2024 19:08 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — The death of a 21-year-old woman who was ejected from a vehicle on Route 33 earlier this month is believed to have been "accidental," prompting no criminal charges, Cheektowaga police announced Thursday.Police said the woman, a Buffalo resident, was in an Uber traveling home from work on Feb. 8 around 6:30 p.m. on the westbound Kensington Expressway between Cayuga and Union Roads when she was "ejected" from the car and struck by another vehicle.
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• WATCH LIVE: Moon landing attempt by private US spacecraft

  22-02-2024 18:29 via wivb.com
  
  Live coverage of the moon landing attempt will be streamed inside of this story beginning at approximately 5 p.m. ET.CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — A private lunar lander could be the first U.S. craft to smoothly touchdown, and land on the moon since NASA astronauts closed out the Apollo program in 1972.Launched last week, Intuitive Machines’ lander reached the moon and eased into a low orbit Wednesday after firing its engine on the back side of the moon while out of contact with Earth.
  
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• 'Little dark secret': DEA agent on trial accused of taking $250K in bribes from Mafia

  22-02-2024 16:37 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — The way prosecutors tell it, Joseph Bongiovanni went to work for years with a “little dark secret.”Behind the veneer of a veteran U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration agent, they alleged, was a turncoat on the take from the Buffalo Mafia, offering an “umbrella of protection” that derailed investigations of his childhood friends, covered for a sex-trafficking strip club and even helped a connected high school English teacher keep his marijuana-gr
  
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• Grammy-nominated artist Jelly Roll to perform at KeyBank Center

  22-02-2024 16:16 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- Grammy-nominated artist Jelly Roll is coming to Buffalo in October.Jelly Roll will perform at KeyBank Center on Oct. 6 as part of his Beautifully Broken Tour 2024. He will be joined by Warren Zeiders and Alexandria Kay.Pre-sale tickets begin at 10 a.m. on Monday, Feb. 26 for Citi card members.Additional pre-sale tickets begin at 10 a.m. on Thursday, Feb. 29 while general sale tickets begin on March 1. For more ticket information, click here.
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• 'Big love' in search of forever home

  22-02-2024 14:55 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- On Thursday, we got to meet Shadow!Shadow is a Pitbull mix and is about 8 months old. He is a "big love" and is up for adoption through Rescue Buffalo.He would do best in a home that loves puppy energy and can keep up with structured training. He gets along with dogs, cats, kids and loves snuggles.For more information on how you can bring this loving pup home, view the full segment above or click here.Latest Posts 'Big love' in search of forever home
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• AT&T, other cellular providers see significant outages

  22-02-2024 12:01 via wivb.com
  
  TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — If you're an AT&T, Verizon, T-Mobile or Cricket customer, you may have issues with your service Thursday morning.DownDetector.com, a website that tracks service outages, indicated a spike in complaints about their service, particularaly AT&T, starting early Thursday morning.The site showed problems reported in several major cities, including Atlanta, Chicago, Los Angeles and Houston, among others.AT&T users reported that they were having issues with their c
  
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• 'It's like having a best friend': Incarcerated individuals train service dogs for veterans at Niagara County Jail

  22-02-2024 05:12 via wivb.com
  
  LOCKPORT, N.Y. (WIVB) — A local veteran organization is expanding its service dog training program within county jails and state prisons. Inmates learn how to train the dogs before the animals report for duty with their veteran owner."To me, I say win, win, win," Sheriff Michael Filicetti said. "It's a win for our incarcerated population, for the dogs who sometimes aren't rescued, and for the veterans at the end of the program."The Niagara County Jail was the first to partner with 'Pawsiti
  
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• Cheektowaga discussing going to political ward system

  22-02-2024 04:24 via wivb.com
  
  CHEEKTOWAGA, N.Y. (WIVB) — On Wednesday night, the Cheektowaga town board held a meeting to begin discussions on whether the town should be changed to a "ward" political system, similar to that of Buffalo's.In December Ken Young, a Cheektowaga resident who campaigned for a town board seat, filed a complaint against the town that accused them of violating New York State's John R. Lewis Voting Rights Act, costing him the election due to at-large voting in the town.In Wednesday's meeting, res
  
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• What did you see in the sky in Western New York?

  22-02-2024 04:20 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — What was that you could see in the sky across Western New York on Wednesday night?It was a meteor. News 4 received reports of something catching fire in the sky around 6:45 p.m. Wednesday and that it could be seen all the way from Grand Island to East Aurora. The meteor ignited in the air but never hit the ground."You might have saw a decent fireball in the sky if you're looking south," News 4 meteorologist Mike Doyle said. "It may have lasted anywhere from a second
  
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• Tuch scores short-hander late as Sabres beat Montreal

  22-02-2024 04:07 via wivb.com
  
  MONTREAL (AP) — Alex Tuch scored short-handed to break a second-period tie in the Buffalo Sabres' 3-2 victory over the Montreal Canadians on Wednesday night.Zemgus Girgensons and Jeff Skinner also scored and Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen made 29 saves to help the Sabres improve to 25-27-4. Skinner has 27 goals against the Canadiens, the second-most among active players behind Alex Ovechkin (38).Arber Xhekaj and Jayden Struble scored for Montreal and Sam Montembeault made 20 saves. Montreal has lost
  
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• Workers union blames Remedy House owners for closure

  22-02-2024 02:32 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Workers at a recently closed coffee shop on Buffalo's West Side are claiming that the closure was due to "mismanagement" and "an inability of the owners to pay employees."Remedy House, which has been open on Rhode Island Street in Buffalo since 2016, announced in a social media post on Tuesday night that it would close and transition to new ownership.Remedy House Workers United, which was established just over a year ago as workers announced a unionization effort and
  
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• Agriculture community fights to ensure fairness for farmworkers and rights to unionize

  22-02-2024 00:43 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO N.Y. (WIVB) - Leaders in the agriculture community say the rights of farmworkers in New York is at stake.
  Farmworkers' right to collective bargaining was put in place in 2019, when the state passed the Farm Laborers Fair Labor Practices Act (FLFLPA). However, last fall the Grow NY Farms Coalition filed a motion against it claiming, under New York’s current farm labor collective bargaining law, farmworkers do not have the same rights as all other private sector workers in NYS.The ar
  
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• Oxford Pennant promises 'Best Seat in the Universe' for solar eclipse

  22-02-2024 00:12 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- On April 8, Buffalo will be booming with people here to see the total solar eclipse. For two lucky people, Oxford Pennant is providing an all-expenses paid trip for the event."Buffalo's us and we are Buffalo, so it just seemed like a good time to do something cool," said Brett Mikoll, creative director for the Buffalo-based company. "This also kind of gets everybody on the radar of, either people who have left and moved somewhere else, or friends from college, or just peo
  
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• Buffalo Urban League's new $25 million headquarters on East Side will bring with it 'a lot of hope'

  22-02-2024 00:08 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- In an area cut off, forgotten and traumatized by a racist shooter, seeds of hope have been planted. On May 14, 2022, The Buffalo Urban League deployed FEMA-trained counselors to the Tops on Jefferson Avenue.
  Then, less than a quarter mile down the street, they helped open the Buffalo Resiliency Center.
  "People can drop in to get individual assistance," Thomas Beauford Jr., the president/CEO of the Buffalo Urban League, said. "They can drop in there to find out about all t
  
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