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• Super Tuesday 2024: Live primary election updates

  05-03-2024 23:49 via wivb.com
  
  (NEXSTAR) – Voters in 16 states and one territory are headed to the polls on Super Tuesday, an important date on the political calendar that will decide how more than one-third of the total delegates in the Republican and Democratic primaries will be allotted.While the Democratic and Republican frontrunners for president can get close to securing their respective nominations on Tuesday, neither President Biden nor former President Trump will be able to officially secure the political victo
  
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• Remarkable Woman 2024: Jessica Lowell Mason helps others navigate mental health system

  05-03-2024 23:49 via wivb.com
  
  AMHERST, N.Y. (WIVB) -- During the month of March, News 4 is recognizing 'Remarkable Women' in WNY who are making a difference across the region. Our first showcase is on Jessica Lowell Mason, who creates a safe space for people who have been negatively impacted by the mental health system.Lowell Mason is a deacon at her church, she started a group that helps people dealing with certain traumas, she's a PhD candidate at University at Buffalo, and she teaches at UB, Buffalo State and a woman's pr
  
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• NY lawmaker proposing bill on IVF treatment

  05-03-2024 23:30 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Aftershocks are still being felt across the country, following the Alabama Supreme Court's ruling that says embryos can be considered children.Here in New York State, Republicans in Albany are sponsoring legislation in direct response to that ruling.The new legislation is being sponsored by Republican State Senator Jack Martins from Long Island, who says the state needs to ensure that infertility treatment is available and that Alabama's ruling is a potential threat
  
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• Buffalo man arrested after two-week search

  05-03-2024 23:19 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- A Buffalo man has been arrested two weeks after a domestic altercation, according to South District officers.The suspect, 27-year-old Tyler Sturges, allegedly punched, choked and stabbed his girlfriend in the shoulder before fleeing the house on the morning of Feb. 21. Upon arrival, two officers were attacked and bitten by a dog that came from the house. They discharged their weapons, killing the dog. The officers were taken to ECMC to be treated for injuries.Sturges was
  
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• Buffalo potholes continuously cause damage to cars, wallets

  05-03-2024 23:11 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- The warmer weather has caused potholes to pop up across Western New York, and hitting one with your car could really put a dent in your wallet.Hitting one of these potholes on the road could cost you hundreds of dollars in repairs. One auto shop says almost every day someone is dropping off their car needing it to be fixed.If do end up hitting a pothole that causes damage your car might only need an alignment if you're lucky. Bob Gugino with Bison Auto says that could cos
  
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• House Subcommittee subpoenas Andrew Cuomo over COVID-19 response

  05-03-2024 22:23 via wivb.com
  
  ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- On Tuesday, former New York Governor Andrew Cuomo was issued a subpoena to provide testimony on an executive order issued on March 25, 2020. The executive order reportedly placed COVID-positive patients in nursing homes, placing vulnerable New Yorkers in harm's way.According to a letter from the Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic, the Cuomo Administration downplayed and even covered up the impacts of the order. The Subcommittee cited that the number of nursi
  
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• Buffalo man sentenced for 2018 fatal shooting on Genesee Street

  05-03-2024 22:09 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — A Buffalo man has been sentenced to 25 years in prison in connection to a fatal shooting on Genesee Street in 2018, the Erie County District Attorney's office said Tuesday.33-year-old Bryant Ziegler, Jr. was sentenced for the shooting death of 36-year-old Parris Warren Jr. on Genesee near High Street on June 3, 2018.Ziegler pleaded guilty to one count of first-degree manslaughter on Aug. 18, 2023. Ziegler's co-defendant, 26-year-old Sidney Watson, is currently servin
  
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• Tim Hortons' Roll Up promo is back but you have to use the app

  05-03-2024 21:27 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – In a sure sign that spring is near, Tim Hortons' annual Roll Up promotion returned this week.The beloved rolling of the rim, however, seems to have been canceled for good during the pandemic, replaced by casting your "roll" through the Tim Hortons app.
  Importantly, in-store users need to make sure they've scanned their app to receive their rolls before paying. After the fact, employees are unlikely to be able to get customers their rolls. According to the official ru
  
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• UB football finalizes 2024 schedule with MAC dates

  05-03-2024 18:15 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- The University at Buffalo football team announced its finalized 2024 schedule Tuesday.
  The Bulls' season and home opener is slated for Aug. 29 against FCS school Lafayette, followed by a road game against SEC opponent Missouri. The team's first MAC game will be Sept. 21 on the road against Northern Illinois.This season will be the first of the Pete Lembo era at UB after the former South Carolina special teams coordinator was hired as the Bulls' head coach in January. He t
  
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• Buffalo man accused of sexually assaulting woman in Shoshone Park

  05-03-2024 17:39 via wivb.com
  
  Content warning: this story contains details of an alleged sexual assault.BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- A Buffalo man was arrested after he allegedly attacked and sexually abused a woman late Sunday night in Shoshone Park, the Buffalo Police Department announced.Police said 34-year-old Lamont Love allegedly punched a woman and slammed her to the ground, causing cuts, pain and swelling before subjecting the victim to sexual contact without her consent.It is alleged the woman was able to fight off Love
  
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• Woman pleads guilty to animal cruelty charges, sentenced to pay $1k fine

  05-03-2024 17:04 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- A woman formerly of Cheektowaga pleaded guilty to animal cruelty charges after she failed to properly care for over 150 farm and domestic animals, the Erie County District Attorney's Office announced.Officials said 24-year-old Kerisa J. Schmitt, who now resides in West Virginia, failed to provide necessary food, water and care to 156 animals at her former residence on Colton Street in Cheektowaga. The animals included 117 chickens, 18 ducks and geese, 15 rabbits, two goat
  
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• Users report issues accessing Facebook, Instagram, more

  05-03-2024 16:32 via wivb.com
  
  (NEXSTAR) — Users jumping onto Meta's social media sites Tuesday morning found an unfortunate sign: issue warnings.
  Facebook, Instagram, Messenger and Threads — all owned by Meta — were reportedly down Tuesday shortly after 9 a.m. CT, DownDetector reports.
  On mobile, Facebook users were met with a pop-up reading "session expired, please log in again." Tapping on the message would take them to a log-in screen, where users reported seeing a message reading "Unable to log in. An u
  
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• High school sports roundup: Section VI athletes compete in various state championships

  05-03-2024 15:40 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- The NYSPHSAA gymnastics, boys swimming and diving, competitive cheerleading and indoor track and field championships all took place this past weekend, and multiple Section VI athletes took home state titles.3 WNY gymnasts win individual state titlesSection VI had a very successful day during Saturday's gymnastics championships at Clarence High School, with three athletes winning individual titles while the section took home the team title.Frontier's Lea Philarom (vault),
  
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• Bills trade OL Ryan Bates to Chicago

  05-03-2024 04:17 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — The Bills have traded offensive lineman to the Chicago Bears for a 5th round pick in April's draft, the team announced Monday night.Bates, 27, had been with the Bills since 2019 and appeared in 73 games, making 19 starts. He appeared in all 17 of the Bills' regular season games during the 2023 season and both of the playoff games, despite playing only 35 total snaps. He started every game in 2022.Bates almost went to Chicago in 2022. He signed with the Bears as a res
  
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• Are deadly car crashes increasing in Western New York?

  05-03-2024 04:05 via wivb.com
  
  CHEEKTOWAGA, N.Y. (WIVB) — There's a troubling trend developing in Western New York over the last few weeks. There have been several serious car crashes, many involving pedestrians, and many of them, deadly.In Cheektowaga, there were three serious crashes in the last week and two were fatal. This trend is impacting other communities across the region and several of the main thoroughfares.
  "A lot of nice weather usually people will walk more, ride bicycles, use motorcycles on a day like tod
  
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• Fire at Lockport chemical company causes damage

  05-03-2024 03:58 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — A fire at a chemical company in Lockport caused damage on Monday night, according to the Lockport Fire Department.Crews responded to VanDeMark Chemical, located on North Transit Road, around 7:50 p.m. Monday.
  Flames were visible from the upper exterior on the west side of the building, on a pipe chase assembly. It was determined that "a wrapped stainless steel pipe overheated and caused the outer covering of the pipe to ignite where it exits the building's exterior w
  
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• New Jersey Devils fire coach Lindy Ruff, name Travis Green interim replacement

  05-03-2024 00:12 via wivb.com
  
  The New Jersey Devils fired coach Lindy Ruff on Monday and named assistant Travis Green as the interim replacement for the rest of the season.
  General manager Tom Fitzgerald made the surprising move with just over 20 games left to play. The Devils have lost five of seven to fall further out of playoff contention, seven points back of Metropolitan Division rival Philadelphia and eight back of the two Eastern Conference wild-card spots.
  Ruff, 64, was in his fourth season with the team. The Devils
  
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