Buffalo news

• February scholar-athlete: East Aurora's Owen Rung

  25-02-2024 22:48 via wivb.com
  
  EAST AURORA, N.Y. (WIVB) — East Aurora High School’s cross-country program is one of the best here in Western New York.In November 2023, both the girls and boy's teams finished their seasons by winning a state title. Senior Owen Rung led the way, placing second in the Class C race."I joined varsity as a sophomore and that's when I found this group and how good of a group it was like with the seniors on the team then. They were good to me and since then I've had a group of people that
  
  Read more

• Leap Day: What would happen without it, and 4 more things to know

  25-02-2024 20:01 via wivb.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Leap year. It's a delight for the calendar and math nerds among us. So how did it all begin and why?Have a look at some of the numbers, history and lore behind the (not quite) every-four-year phenom that adds a 29th day to February.BY THE NUMBERSThe math is mind-boggling in a layperson sort of way and down to fractions of days and minutes. There's even a leap second occasionally, but there's no hullabaloo when that happens.The thing to know is that leap year exists,&nb
  
  Read more

• 6 charged following assault, robbery in Jamestown

  25-02-2024 18:02 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Six people have been charged following an alleged robbery and assault in Jamestown earlier this week, according to police.Police responded to a residence on Stowe Street on Wednesday morning, where a man had been allegedly robbed and assaulted. When the man exited the apartment with another male, he appeared to have been assaulted.One of the six was arrested at that point, 41-year-old Benjamin Preston, while the other five were arrested following a search warrant fro
  
  Read more

• 1 killed, 2 more injured in Lewiston crash early Sunday

  25-02-2024 17:41 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — One person was killed and another was seriously injured in a crash in Lewiston early Sunday morning, according to police.Police were called to the intersection of Walmore Road and Upper Mountain Road just after 12:30 a.m. Sunday, where preliminary investigation showed that a car traveling north on Walmore failed to stop at a stop sign and hit another car.A passenger in one of the vehicles was pronounced dead at the scene, while another passenger was airlifted to ECMC
  
  Read more

• Advertisement

• Top lottery prize sold in North Tonawanda

  25-02-2024 16:23 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Someone got lucky in North Tonawanda on Saturday night, winning nearly $12,000 in the Take 5 lottery drawing.The ticket, worth $11,979.50, was sold at the Tops Friendly Markets on Meadow Drive in North Tonawanda.The Take 5 is drawn twice a day, at 2:30 p.m. and 10:30 p.m. To see winning numbers, click here.Latest Local News Top lottery prize sold in North Tonawanda 1 killed in apartment fire in Amherst ‘It just feels really special’: Cyclists take over Bu
  
  Read more

• 1 killed in apartment fire in Amherst

  25-02-2024 16:19 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — One person was killed in a fire at an apartment building in Amherst late Saturday night, according to fire officials.
  Crews were called to the apartment complex at 11 Sunmist Square just after 11:45 p.m. Saturday, where there was a fire in one of the units.
  Crews were able to extinguish the fire, but the sole occupant of the apartment died in the blaze. The person has not been identified as of Sunday morning.The fire, which caused around $100,000 in damages, is still
  
  Read more

• 'It just feels really special': Cyclists take over Buffalo History Museum to push for Parkinson's disease cure

  25-02-2024 00:23 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO N.Y. (WIVB) - Each year nearly 90,000 people in the U.S. are diagnosed with Parkinson's disease. It's a reality that hits home for people in our community, and one local gym is doing its part to make history and find a cure.
  Co-owner of Revolution Indoor Cycling Amanda Meyers knows firsthand the toll Parkinson's disease can have. Her father was diagnosed in 2020. Since then, with the community's support, she's made it her mission to help find a cure.
  "Everyone has been so supportive. It'
  
  Read more

Follow @Buffalo_News_US on Twitter!