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• $200K in damages from apartment fire on Delaware Avenue

  21-03-2024 22:39 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — There were an estimated $200,000 in damages from a fire at an apartment building on Delaware Avenue on Thursday afternoon, according to fire officials.Crews responded to the blaze at Gates Circle apartments, located at 1310 Delaware, just after 3:30 p.m. Thursday.
  Officials said the fire started on the first floor of the five-floor building, in the bedroom of an apartment.
  The cause of the fire remains under investigation.Latest Local News $200K in damages from apart
  
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• Mail not delivered to mailboxes at Linwood Senior Living in 3 months

  21-03-2024 22:06 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) - Residents at an apartment building in Elmwood Village have good reason to be upset -- they haven't had mail delivered to their mailboxes in three months.Instead, senior tenants need to travel miles away to pick up their mail -- and they're Calling 4 Action.It has been a mess for tenants at Linwood Senior Living, located at 333 Linwood -- many of those tenants have no way of physically getting their mail. News 4 is getting an update from the U.S. Postal Service on the situa
  
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• Randall's Heritage Maple continues its legacy

  21-03-2024 21:02 via wivb.com
  
  ALEXANDER, N.Y. (WIVB) -- Maple season continues this weekend with New York's second Maple Weekend of the year, but how did this event get its start?
  Maple producer Eric Randall at Randall's Heritage Maple claims it was all him.
  "As a little kid on the sap sled behind teams of horses I was five years old and out there with my grandfather and my uncle and my great uncle. It was great fun," Randall said. "Today from the ten of us that started it there are now less than 200 throughout the state and
  
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• 4 hospitalized after 3-vehicle crash on Sheridan Drive in Amherst

  21-03-2024 19:54 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- Four people were hospitalized after a three-vehicle crash Thursday morning on Sheridan Drive in Amherst, the Amherst Police Department announced.Police said at around 10:30 a.m., a United States Postal Service vehicle was traveling westbound on Sheridan near Jordan Road when it attempted to switch lanes, which caused a collision with a Ryder truck. The Ryder truck then spun into the westbound lanes, colliding with a Mazda minivan before coming to a rest. 2 dead, 2 hospita
  
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• Buffalo Pride Parade and Festival set for June 2

  21-03-2024 19:33 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- The Buffalo Pride Parade and Festival will be held on June 2 this year, it was announced Thursday.The Pride Parade will begin at 11 a.m. on the corner of Elmwood and Forest Avenues and will be followed immediately by the Pride Festival. The festival, which will start at 1 p.m. at Canalside, includes family activities, food and beverages, retail vendors, live performances, and community organizations.Formerly Buffalo Pride Week, the organization has changed its name to Buf
  
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• Wegmans to close select stores for 30 minutes during the total eclipse

  21-03-2024 19:20 via wivb.com
  
  ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) — Wegmans announced Thursday that it would be closing certain stores for 30 minutes during the total eclipse on April 8.Wegmans said it will be shutting down 48 stores in upstate New York and in Erie, PA from 3:00 to 3:30 p.m. to give employees the opportunity to view the eclipse.During that time, the chain said all services, including pharmacy and Meals2Go pickup, will be unavailable.
  Here is a list of the stores that will be observing the 30-minute outage:New York
  
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• 1 hospitalized after Thursday morning fire in Buffalo

  21-03-2024 18:22 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- One person was hospitalized after a Thursday morning residential fire on Auburn Avenue in Buffalo, fire officials said.Officials said the fire started around 7 a.m. at 456 Auburn Ave. The blaze began on the residence's second floor, and a male resident had to be rescued by firefighters from a second-story window.
  The male was transported by ambulance to ECMC for smoke inhalation treatment, according to officials.Officials said the fire led to $100,000 in damage to the str
  
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• Bills GM Brandon Beane to throw out first pitch at Buffalo Bisons 2024 season opener

  21-03-2024 17:42 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – Bills general manager Brandon Beane will get to show off his arm next week when he throws out the ceremonial first pitch at the Buffalo Bisons season opener.The Bisons open the 2024 campaign at 2:05 p.m. Friday, March 29 when the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders visit Sahlen Field. Bisons going cashless at concessions, with new menu itemsOpening Day also includes a magnetic schedule giveaway and, in a nod to the frigid temperatures still in play in late March, an ice
  
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• Newman Center at Buff State listed for sale by Diocese of Buffalo

  21-03-2024 17:37 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- The Newman Center at Buffalo State University has been listed for sale by the Diocese of Buffalo, it announced Thursday.The Newman Center, located at 1219 Elmwood Ave., housed the Catholic campus ministry at Buff State for decades, according to the diocese. The two-story brick structure is believed to have been built in the 1940s.It is listed for sale through Howard Hanna Commercial at $649,000.The diocese said a search is underway for a new location for Buff State's Newm
  
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• 2 dead, 2 hospitalized after overnight crash in Buffalo

  21-03-2024 16:06 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- Two people were killed and another two were hospitalized after a vehicle collision early Thursday morning on Main Street in Buffalo, police officials said.Police said at around 12:15 a.m., a Dodge was allegedly traveling north on Main Street near Humboldt Parkway at a high rate of speed when it collided with a Toyota that was attempting to make a left turn onto Main.A male driver and female passenger in the Toyota were transported to ECMC, where they later were declared d
  
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• Winning Powerball ticket worth $100,000 sold in Buffalo

  21-03-2024 14:43 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- A third-prize winning Powerball ticket worth $100,000 was sold in Buffalo, the New York Lottery announced.The winning Powerplay ticket for the Wednesday drawing was sold at Mandela Markets at 272 E. Ferry St. A Powerplay ticket provides players with a chance to multiple non-jackpot prizes up to 10 times as part of the Powerball drawing.The Powerball drawing is televised at 10:59 p.m. every Monday, Wednesday and Saturday.Latest Local News Winning Powerball ticket worth $10
  
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• Parents, teachers call on BPS for more police presence at schools

  21-03-2024 02:30 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Concerned parents and teachers are calling on Buffalo Public Schools, asking for more police presence and social workers inside school walls. This comes as student fights continue to break out district wide.“We have had a fight at every single school, every single day,” said Pastor James Giles of the WNY Peacemakers."If we are calling 911 literally almost every day at Riverside I think we need a full time officer in the building, which we used to have,&rd
  
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