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• Years after it disappeared, fluoride gets a return date to Buffalo's water supply

  19-03-2024 23:34 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – The Buffalo Water Authority hopes to return fluoride to the city's water supply by August, the agency told the Common Council on Tuesday.The announcement signaled the end of a nearly decade-long period when city residents have not had tap water with the addition of fluoride, a mineral commonly added to water systems for its dental health benefits. Fluoride helps rebuild tooth enamel, which assists in the prevention of cavities and tooth decay, according to the CDC.Wh
  
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• Local agencies plan for heavy traffic during solar eclipse

  19-03-2024 23:20 via wivb.com
  
  (WIVB) - We are less than three weeks away from the solar eclipse and the event is expected to draw hundreds of thousands of people to Western New York.
  "There is a large following of people who follow the eclipse so areas did get a lot of people they weren't expecting and some of it was in more rural areas, where there wasn't a lot of alternate routes for people to take so people were stuck in traffic for hours and hours," said Athena Hutchins, the executive director of the Niagara Internationa
  
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• Bisons going cashless at concessions, with new menu items

  19-03-2024 23:14 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- The Bisons announced Sahlen Field would be cashless, night games will be earlier, shared an updated menu and more at Tuesday's "What's New at the Ballpark" event.
  Sahlen Field joins KeyBank Center and Highmark stadium as the sports venue to go cashless, with the exception of their box office. To help with the cashless transition, the team says they added 30% more "payment devices" to assist with purchases."We think that will speed up service and help out, the comments we
  
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• Remarkable Women 2024: Michele Joy brings joy to village of Fredonia

  19-03-2024 23:01 via wivb.com
  
  FREDONIA, N.Y. (WIVB) -- Michele Joy is a well-known name in the village of Fredonia. She's on the board of Festivals Fredonia, a volunteer group that puts together big events in the village to give families something to look forward to, and help small businesses in the small town.
  "On average, (we volunteer) 600-1,000 hours (a year)," Joy said. "And those are the ones that are recorded."On a recent Friday, News 4 met with the board as they started to pack 2,000 Easter eggs ahead of their next f
  
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• Bills bolster pass rush by signing DE Casey Toohill to 1-year deal

  19-03-2024 22:57 via wivb.com
  
  ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — The Buffalo Bills added pass-rushing depth by signing free agent defensive end Casey Toohill to a one-year contract on Tuesday. Buffalo Bills free agency tracker: Offseason signings, movesThe 27-year-old Toohill joins Buffalo after spending the past three-plus seasons with Washington, where last season he had a career-best five sacks in 16 games, including eight starts. He’s listed at 6-foot-5 and 250 pounds.Toohill was selected by Philadelphia in the sevent
  
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• St. John Towers tenants concerned about safety, demand more security

  19-03-2024 22:22 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) - News 4 is hearing from tenants of an apartment building in downtown Buffalo on their concerns about safety.Tenants want to see security there around the clock -- something that is not happening now.Tenants at St. John Towers are concerned about security inside their building, theft and random people just walking into their building. Some residents say they're scared inside their homes.In fact, some residents at St. John Towers would only talk to us off camera for fear of r
  
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• WNY rooting interests for March Madness

  19-03-2024 22:12 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- It's officially March Madness season, and a handful of players, coaches and staff members with Western New York ties will be taking part in the chaos that comes with it.Here are the Western New York connections to both the Men's and Women's NCAA Tournaments this year:Men's NCAA Tournament
  No players hailing from Western New York high schools are playing in March Madness on the men's side this year, but plenty of coaches have roots in the area.Arguably the most notable is
  
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• Investment broker pleads guilty for stealing over $150K from clients

  19-03-2024 21:03 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — A former investment broker has pleaded guilty to stealing more than $150,000 from two clients last year, the Erie County District Attorney's office said Tuesday.52-year-old Damian Baird, of Clarence, admitted to stealing a total of $153,503 across four accounts belonging to two clients between Feb. 3 and March 15, 2023. Baird deposited the checks into his personal bank account instead of their investment account. Both of the clients are located in Erie County.It was
  
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• Hispanic heritage displayed in Bisons new 'Luces de Buffalo' uniforms

  19-03-2024 19:49 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- On Tuesday the Bisons unveiled a new "Luces de Buffalo" alternate uniform to celebrate the Hispanic and Latino cultures living in the area and the game of baseball."Luces de Buffalo", which translates to 'Lights of Buffalo' in English, originated as an alternate team identity after a collaboration with the Hispanic Heritage Council of WNY.
  The uniforms celebrate the city's large affiliation with the early 20th-century Pan-Americanism movement and the Pan-American Expositi
  
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• Bills, Sabres hire Pete Guelli as chief operating officer

  19-03-2024 19:38 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- Pete Guelli, a Rochester native with more than 25 years of experience working in professional sports, has been hired as chief operating officer for the Buffalo Bills and Sabres, the organizations jointly announced Tuesday.Josh Dziurlikowski, who had been serving as interim COO of the Bills since the October firing of John Roth, will move into a senior vice president of finance and business operations role, while Sabres interim COO Rob Minter was named vice president of bu
  
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• North Tonawanda man charged with selling fentanyl that caused 3 deaths

  19-03-2024 18:28 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- A North Tonawanda man was arraigned Tuesday and accused of selling fentanyl that caused the deaths of three people, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office.Officials said 41-year-old Ernest Green allegedly conspired with others to sell fentanyl and cocaine between 2019 and May 2020. It is alleged that on May 27, 2020, Green sold fentanyl that caused the deaths of three people, identified as J.Y., T.M. and D.R.Green is currently serving a 10-year federal sentence following
  
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• Loaded gun confiscated at Buffalo Airport security checkpoint

  19-03-2024 18:16 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- A man was stopped by TSA at the Buffalo-Niagara International Airport on Monday after he was found to be carrying a loaded gun in his front pants pocket, TSA officials announced.Officials said the man, a Buffalo resident, began the TSA screening process when he realized he had the gun on his person. The .380 caliber weapon was loaded with eight bullets and had one in the chamber.TSA officers halted the screening process and contacted NFTA police, who responded and confisc
  
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• Buffalo Mayor Byron Brown and other NY elected officials call for more state aid to municipalities

  19-03-2024 16:01 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- Buffalo Mayor Byron Brown and members of the New York State Conference of Mayors and Municipal Officials called on Gov. Kathy Hochul and state lawmakers Tuesday for increased aid and incentives for municipalities in the 2025 budget.Brown said there has been no increase in AIM funding for municipalities since 2012, and if no boost comes in the near future, it could lead to inequities among economically vulnerable and middle-income residents. New York AIM funding provides r
  
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• Country trio to perform at Erie County Fair in August

  19-03-2024 13:05 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — A trio of classical county acts is set to perform in one night at the Erie County Fair in August.The show, the first announcement in the Channel 4 Concert Series, will feature Pam Tillis, Aaron Tippin and Travis Tritt as the headliners on Aug. 16.Tillis has won a Grammy Award, while Tippin has earned six gold albums, and Tritt has two Grammy Awards to his name.
  Tickets for the show will go on air at 10 a.m. on June 7. They can be purchased by clicking here.Latest Loc
  
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• Jeff Skinner nets hat trick, early barrage leads Sabres to first win vs. Kraken

  19-03-2024 06:18 via wivb.com
  
  SEATTLE (AP) — Jeff Skinner had a hat trick, with his first goal coming during a three-goal outburst in the first six minutes to chase Seattle Kraken goaltender Joey Daccord, and the Buffalo Sabres cruised to a 6-2 victory Monday night.Tage Thompson and Alex Tuch also scored in the first period for the Sabres, who earned their first win in six tries against the third-year Kraken. With 71 points, Buffalo is four behind Washington for the final Eastern Conference playoff spot with 13 games l
  
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• Brighton Park Golf Club in Tonawanda may be cut down to 12 holes

  19-03-2024 02:37 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Brighton Park Golf Club in Tonawanda may soon be cut down to 12 holes in order to build new housing on the land.A proposal has been made to town officials to cut the holes on the south side of Brompton Road, the road on which the course is split over. The course is currently at 18 holes.Town councilman Carl Szarek said that if park land is taken over, there could possibly be a new, passive park at a former landfill sight.
  There is not a set number of homes that would
  
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