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• Drake gifts fan $25,000 in Buffalo

  28-02-2024 23:59 via wivb.com
  
  ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) — It was good vibes Tuesday night at Drake's concert in Buffalo.He noticed a fan in the audience who had a sign that said "Beat stage four cancer just in time for drake #godsplan," then gave the woman $25,000.Drake played his first of two shows at KeyBank Center on Tuesday night, and will play a second show on Wednesday night.The rapper has donated this amount to fans multiple times at shows, including to a Tampa nurse earlier in February and to a Miami high school i
  
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• Drake gifts fan $25,000 at Buffalo concert

  28-02-2024 23:59 via wivb.com
  
  ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) — It was good vibes Tuesday night at Drake's concert in Buffalo.He noticed a fan in the audience who had a sign that said "Beat stage four cancer just in time for drake #godsplan," then gave the woman $25,000.Drake played his first of two shows at KeyBank Center on Tuesday night, and will play a second show on Wednesday night.The rapper has donated this amount to fans multiple times at shows, including to a Tampa nurse earlier in February and to a Miami high school i
  
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• Where the Buffalo Bills rank in the NFLPA survey

  28-02-2024 23:58 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – The Buffalo Bills organization once again ranked in the top half of the league in the annual NFL Players Association anonymous survey, administered by the union to highlight clubs that go above and beyond for their players and identify areas for improvement ahead of free agency.The Bills ranked 11th overall in the 2024 Report Card, dropping two slots from the inaugural survey last season.New this year were player grades for their head coach and ownership. The Bills s
  
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• Noise and air quality concerns near Amazon development site

  28-02-2024 23:21 via wivb.com
  
  NIAGARA, N.Y. (WIVB) - As Amazon builds its $550 million distribution center in the Town of Niagara there are some health concerns with the development of the property.Those concerns come from members of a neighboring group home.On Wednesday, News 4 heard from a parent who says her daughter has been living at that group home for 17 years. They have concerns about noise and debris flying in the air, and that when heavy machinery is used at the Amazon site, the walls shake inside.Amazon has been i
  
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• Man arrested for alleged cannabis sales at smoke shops

  28-02-2024 21:55 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — A Grand Island man is facing charges for allegedly illegally selling marijuana out of smoke shops on Grand Island, the Erie County Sheriff's Office said Wednesday.Thomas Muscoreil, 23, was allegedly selling the cannabis out of Island Smoke Shop and Island Smoke Shop 2, both located on Grand Island Boulevard.
  Courtesy: Erie County Sheriff's Office
  Police said search warrants at the locations recovered a large amount of cannabis concentrate, edibles, cannabis flower an
  
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• Bills GM Brandon Beane relieved by record jump in NFL salary cap, while still left with plenty to slash

  28-02-2024 21:34 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) -- Challenging as the job might be for Brandon Beane to get Buffalo's bulging payroll under the NFL’s salary cap within two weeks, the Bills general manager happily appreciates how much more difficult it could have been.A league-record $30.6 million jump in cap dollars for the 2024 season for a team that entered this offseason with the NFL’s worst cap number led to Beane expressing a sigh of relief in addressing reporters at the NFL combine in Indianapolis on
  
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• Buffalo man arraigned for fatal Grote Street shooting

  28-02-2024 20:36 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- A 25-year-old Buffalo man was arraigned Wednesday on multiple felony charges for allegedly shooting a man to death in 2022, the Erie County District Attorney's Office announced.Abdulla Abdalla was arraigned on one count of murder in the second degree and one count of criminal possession of a weapon in the second degree.Officials said police responded to the scene on the 100 block of Grote Street for a reported shooting at approximately 8:15 a.m. on June 20, 2022. Official
  
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• Big Ditch Brewing Co. releases eclipse-themed beer

  28-02-2024 17:38 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- A local brewery is releasing a new beer to help celebrate the upcoming total solar eclipse.Big Ditch Brewing Company announced their newest brew "WNY Eclipse" Black IPA will be released on March 1.Photo: Big Ditch Brewing CompanyThe six-pack brew is in collaboration with the Buffalo Museum of Science and includes one pair of eclipse viewing glasses.Big Ditch said the brew was made specifically for the once-in-a-lifetime total solar eclipse, which will occur on April 8. Th
  
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• Pennsylvania teen killed in one-vehicle collision

  28-02-2024 13:50 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- A Pennsylvania teen was killed and a 20-year-old Pennsylvania man was injured following a one-vehicle collision in the Town of Harmony on Monday.Monday, at approximately 4 p.m., New York State Police said troopers out of Jamestown responded to the scene on Panama Steadman Road for a one-vehicle collision. Following an investigation, troopers said, it was determined that a 2011 Hyundai was traveling north on Panama Steadman Road, exited the roadway and struck multiple tree
  
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• Son taken into custody after allegedly shooting father during domestic incident

  28-02-2024 12:28 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- One person is in custody after allegedly shooting his father during a domestic incident, according to Buffalo police.Tuesday, at approximately 9:20 p.m., police said "a son" allegedly shot his father on the 200 block of South Division Street during a domestic incident. The son was taken into custody following the incident.The ages of the son and father were not immediately made clear. The victim's injuries appear to be non-life threatening, according to police.Latest Post
  
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• Five takeaways from the Michigan primaries

  28-02-2024 05:53 via wivb.com
  
  President Biden faced his first challenging day in the Democratic primary process on Tuesday as Michigan voters went to the polls.The problem for the president was not the token opposition from Rep. Dean Phillips (D-Minn.) but, rather, the push for a protest vote over Biden’s vigorous support for Israel during its assault on Gaza.The protest campaign, advocating for people to vote “uncommitted,” had a solid night. By 11:30 p.m. Eastern time, it had racked up more than 50,000 vo
  
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• 5 takeaways from the Michigan primaries

  28-02-2024 05:53 via wivb.com
  
  President Biden faced his first challenging day in the Democratic primary process Tuesday as Michigan voters went to the polls.The problem for the president was not the token opposition from Rep. Dean Phillips (D-Minn.) but, rather, the push for a protest vote over Biden’s vigorous support for Israel during its assault on Gaza.The protest campaign, advocating for people to vote “uncommitted,” had a solid night. By 11:30 p.m. EST, it had racked up more than 50,000 votes, or abou
  
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• 'Our post office is staying where it is': USPS addresses public outcry over plan to move mail processing to Rochester

  28-02-2024 04:43 via wivb.com
  
  CHEEKTOWAGA, N.Y. (WIVB) — Union workers and their families finally got some answers Tuesday night from the U.S. Postal Service after it announced it was looking to consolidate some of its Buffalo services and move them to down the thruway to Rochester.
  The public meeting was originally scheduled for Jan. 31, but was postponed until the end of February so the USPS could "finalize any specific improvements" to the site. After months of waiting, the public finally heard from USPS officials.C
  
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• Trump and Biden win Michigan primary. But voters uncommitted to either candidate demand attention

  28-02-2024 04:17 via wivb.com
  
  DEARBORN, Mich. (AP) — President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump won the Michigan primaries on Tuesday, further solidifying the all-but-certain rematch between the two men — yet early results from the state were highlighting some of their biggest political vulnerabilities ahead of the November general election.
  A vigorous “uncommitted” campaign organized by activists disillusioned with Biden's handling of the war in Gaza was making notable headway. It had alre
  
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• Panthers snap Sabres' winning streak in 3-2 loss in Florida

  28-02-2024 04:04 via wivb.com
  
  SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — Matthew Tkachuk scored a goal and had an assist in his return from injury and the Florida Panthers defeated the Buffalo Sabres 3-2 on Tuesday night.Tkachuk gave Florida a 2-1 lead with a power-play goal with 4:24 to go in the first period and never relinquished it to win for the eighth time in nine games and move into a tie for first place in the Eastern Conference with the idle Boston Bruins. Both teams have 82 points.He missed the team's previous game against the Was
  
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• Trump and Biden won Michigan. But 'uncommitted' votes demanded attention

  28-02-2024 03:47 via wivb.com
  
  DEARBORN, Mich. (AP) — President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump won the Michigan primaries on Tuesday, further solidifying the all-but-certain rematch between the two men.
  Biden defeated Minnesota Rep. Dean Phillips, his one significant opponent left in the Democratic primary. But Democrats were also closely watching the results of the “uncommitted” vote, as Michigan has become the epicenter for dissatisfied members of Biden’s coalition that propelled him to
  
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• Biden and Trump win Michigan primaries, edging closer to a rematch

  28-02-2024 03:10 via wivb.com
  
  DEARBORN, Mich. (AP) — President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump won the Michigan primaries on Tuesday, further solidifying the all-but-certain rematch between the two men.Biden defeated Minnesota Rep. Dean Phillips, his one significant opponent left in the Democratic primary. But Democrats were also closely watching the results of the “uncommitted” vote, as Michigan has become the epicenter for dissatisfied members of Biden’s coalition that propelled him to v
  
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• News and notes from Brandon Beane, Sean McDermott at NFL Scouting Combine

  28-02-2024 00:50 via wivb.com
  
  INDIANAPOLIS (WIVB) — Bills general manager Brandon Beane and head coach Sean McDermott both met with the media at the NFL Scouting Combine in Indianapolis. Here are a few talking points from their availability. Catching up with Bills GM Brandon Beane 1-on-1 at the NFL Combine
  Sean McDermott says they are still deciding who will call the defensive plays; him or new defensive coordinator Bobby Babich.Beane and McDermott once again stressed the importance creating more explosive plays on off
  
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