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• Buffalo reaches new record high temperature for Feb. 27

  27-02-2024 23:57 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- The Buffalo Airport reached 68 degrees on Tuesday, setting a new record high temperature for Feb. 27 in Buffalo, the National Weather Service announced.The previous record for this date in Buffalo was 64 degrees, which was set in 2000.
  While the warmth has certainly been felt around Western New York, it won't last for very long. Temperatures are expected to drop significantly Wednesday, with rain transitioning to snow during the late afternoon.You can view the latest 4War
  
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• Buffalo woman overcharged by UBMD gets help from Call 4 Action

  27-02-2024 23:13 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- When a Buffalo woman realized she had been overbilled by a local medical provider - she spent weeks trying to get her money back.But with no luck, she contacted Call 4 Action.This family does not want to give out their full names so as to protect their identities. They were overcharged for a knee injection to treat arthritis.A couple weeks ago, Susan D. -- which is all the only identifying information she'll give out -- contacted Call 4 Action with frustrations about the
  
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• Catching up with Bills GM Brandon Beane 1-on-1 at the NFL Combine

  27-02-2024 22:49 via wivb.com
  
  INDIANAPOLIS (WIVB) – News 4 Sports Director Josh Reed caught up with Bills GM Brandon Beane at the NFL Scouting Combine in Indianapolis.
  They covered several topics including: the salary cap, evaluating wide receivers, pending free agents like Gabe Davis and AJ Epenesa, the Matt Araiza situation, Josh Allen golfing with Tiger Woods and more. Josh Allen, Tiger Woods pair up at Genesis Invitational pro-amWatch the interview in the video player on this page.
  
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• Woman drives into indoor swimming pool at Niagara Falls hotel

  27-02-2024 22:33 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — The Courtyard Marriott on Buffalo Avenue in Niagara Falls was significantly damaged when a woman drove a car through the building and into the indoor swimming pool on Tuesday morning.Police were called to the hotel around 11:30 a.m. Tuesday. Police said that the 61-year-old woman had accidently accelerated a 2015 Lexus into the building and into the pool.
  Hotel employees assisted the removal of the woman and a 3-year-old passenger, who were both evaluated for injurie
  
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• Nate McMurray will not be on NY-26 special election ballot

  27-02-2024 22:32 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Former Grand Island supervisor Nate McMurray will not be on the 26th Congressional District special election ballot in April, he confirmed to News 4
  McMurray, a Democrat, had been mounting a challenge against State Senator Tim Kennedy, who received the endorsement from the Erie County Democratic Committee to be on the ballot for the April 30 election, which will decide the replacement for longtime Western New York representative Brian Higgins, who stepped down earlie
  
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• Buffalo man arrested on drug charges after yearlong investigation

  27-02-2024 22:27 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — A Buffalo man was arrested after multiple search warrants ultimately found large amounts of fentanyl, cocaine, scales, and cutting agents following a year long investigation, authorities said Tuesday.After leaving a Whitehall Avenue home on Monday, Donel Cathcart, 39, was stopped by police for committing a traffic violation. Cathcart admitted to being in possession of contraband, whichultimately was determined to be crack cocaine, cocaine, and fentanyl. He was taken
  
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• Arrest made for party at unlicensed establishment, triple shooting occurred in October

  27-02-2024 22:16 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — An arrest has been made in connection to an unlicensed liquor establishment that was the site of a triple shooting last October during a party, the Buffalo Police Department said Tuesday.Three people were shot at an establishment on the 1500 block of Clinton Street in the early-morning hours of Oct. 29, 2023.3 shot near Clinton, Jones early SundayPolice said Tuesday that the establishment the party was at did not have a permit or liquor license and did not provide pr
  
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• FeedMore WNY in final days of 'Spread the Love' peanut butter drive

  27-02-2024 20:28 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- Do you prefer creamy or crunchy peanut butter? Whichever is your preference, FeedMore WNY is collecting all types of peanut butter, and alternatives like almond butter during the month of February during their "Spread the Love" food drive.FeedMore has already collected more than 5,000 pounds of peanut butter with a couple of days still to go. Last year, they totaled 7,600 pounds, and are hoping to surpass that goal.“Donations of peanut butter always are highly desir
  
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• Woman killed after vehicle is struck by alleged drunk driver on Transit Road

  27-02-2024 20:03 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- A 51-year-old woman was killed in a crash Monday night on Transit Road after an alleged drunk driver struck her vehicle, the Cheektowaga Police Department announced.Police said a vehicle driven by Jennifer Hylkema was exiting a parking lot around 9 p.m. on the west side of Transit between Cloverleaf Drive and Rehm Road. As the vehicle was entering into traffic, it was struck on the driver's side by another vehicle, which was operated by 24-year-old Alondra Ramirez-Santiag
  
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• Willie Nelson and Bob Dylan to perform at Darien Lake

  27-02-2024 19:15 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- Willie Nelson announced Darien Lake as the last stop on his "Outlaw Music Festival Tour 2024." The tour will make its way to Western New York on Sept. 17, Nelson announced on social media Tuesday morning.Nelson and family will headline the Buffalo show with Bob Dylan, John Mellencamp, and Southern Avenue performing as well.
  Nelson, the 90-year-old country star, and Dylan, the 82-year-old rock, folk, and country star combine for over 150 million albums sold in their career
  
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• Pedestrian struck on Buffalo Airport circulatory road in hit-and-run incident

  27-02-2024 14:55 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- A pedestrian was injured Tuesday after being struck by a vehicle on a Buffalo Niagara International Airport circulatory road in a hit-and-run incident, airport officials confirmed to News 4 WIVB.Officials said the hit-and-run took place around 5 a.m., when a man walking away from the airport was struck by a "dark-colored SUV" that then fled the scene. The man suffered head injuries as a result of the incident.As of 8 a.m., the west entrance to the Buffalo Airport off Rout
  
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• Amherst residents still concerned over tax levy hike

  27-02-2024 05:08 via wivb.com
  
  AMHERST, N.Y. (WIVB) — It was a packed house at the Amherst Town Hall on Monday as many residents came out to speak their minds about several issues, including the 11.4 percent tax levy hike in the 2024 budget.In November, the town board approved overriding the tax levy cap in a special session. Some residents felt their voices weren’t heard and that the budget process was done without their input. In December, the board proposed a resolution to codify its budget proce
  
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• Man killed in shooting on Fulton Street

  27-02-2024 04:28 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — A man was killed in a shooting on Fulton Street on Monday night, Buffalo police said.Police said the incident happened on the 100 block of Fulton, in the city's First Ward neighborhood, just before 7:30 p.m. Monday, where the man had been shot while outside. The man, from Buffalo, was pronounced dead at the scene.The shooting is still under investigation. Anyone with information is asked to call the confidential TIPCALL line at 716-847-2255.Latest Local News Man kill
  
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• Niagara Falls man found guilty for series of crimes in 2022

  27-02-2024 02:07 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — A Niagara Falls man has been found guilty for a series of violent crimes in 2022, including two shootings, the Niagara County District Attorney's office said Monday.A jury found that Curtis Griggs, 38, shot two people with a high-powered rifle in Niagara Falls on April 4, 2022. He was also convicted of a second shooting that took place on July 9, 2022.Finally, he was convicted of assaulting a woman on June 25, 2022, but he was acquitted of allegedly sexually assaulti
  
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• Chautauqua County man facing child pornography charges

  27-02-2024 00:34 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — A Chautauqua County man is facing a child pornography charge after allegedly having over 17,800 files on a thumb drive, the U.S. Attorney's office said Monday.39-year-old Jose Perez, of Celeron, is accused of having the files on a thumb drive. The thumb drive allegedly contained 17,839 image files appearing to be of a naked minor in a bathroom, and the minor does not appear to be aware that the camera is present.The findings came from a Dec. 15, 2022 search of Perez'
  
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• Sabres' Skinner undergoes imaging after leaving practice early Monday

  27-02-2024 00:20 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Sabres forward Jeff Skinner left Monday's practice early and underwent imaging on a potential injury before the team's road trip to Florida this week, the team announced.
  “We are gonna get some imaging on him right now to find out and make certain that everything is okay. We obviously have to do that before we fly out, so we figured we’d do that based on how he felt this morning, so we'll know more on that in a couple hours," Sabres head coach Don Granato
  
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• Jamestown man sentenced after killing teen, then killing other woman while on bail

  27-02-2024 00:17 via wivb.com
  
  JAMESTOWN, N.Y. (WIVB) -- A Jamestown man was sentenced Monday to 13 to 40 years behind bars after hitting and killing a teenage pedestrian, and then hitting and killing another woman while out on bail for the first crash.
  On New Year's Eve 2021, Randall Rolison was driving a tractor trailer when he hit and killed 15-year-old Lexy Hughan as she crossed West 6th Street in Jamestown. Then, while out on bail, he killed another person. On Dec. 3, 2022, Linda Kraemer and her husband, Gray Kraemer wer
  
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