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• YouTube video shows disruptive behavior from UB students

  22-03-2024 22:01 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) - The University at Buffalo and Buffalo police say they're cracking down on disruptive behavior from college students at a party house near UB South.
  News 4 is learning more about the action being taken.The home is located on Englewood Avenue and has become a problem for residents in the neighborhood. UB students, at the very least, have used this home as a party house and a video on YouTube documents their destructive behavior.The video is more than nine minutes long and wa
  
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• Cheektowaga teenager sentenced to prison after four separate cases

  22-03-2024 21:02 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- A 19-year-old Cheektowaga man was sentenced by a State Supreme Court Justice on Friday after allegedly committing numerous crimes, including attempting to drown a dog and assaulting a jail deputy, the Erie County District Attorney's office announced.Within a 13 month span, 19-year-old Zachary A. Jackson of Cheektowaga was accused of committing the following crimes:
  Oct. 15, 2022: Jackson allegedly poured lighter fluid on a family member's pickup truck before using a blowt
  
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• Only charge in fatal crash outside Cole's is for falsified DMV documents

  22-03-2024 18:43 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – The Erie County District Attorney's office accused the driver involved in a fatal accident outside of a popular bar in July of submitting falsified documents for the window tints on his vehicle, but concluded that the tints did not contribute to the collision.
  26-year-old Mohammed Tanbir of Buffalo was charged with three counts of criminal possession of a forged instrument, a Class D felony, after he allegedly falsified a doctor’s signature on forms submitted t
  
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• Charge in fatal crash outside Cole's is for falsified DMV documents

  22-03-2024 18:43 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – The Erie County District Attorney's office accused the driver involved in a fatal accident outside of a popular bar in July of submitting falsified documents for the window tints on his vehicle, but concluded that the tints did not contribute to the collision.
  26-year-old Mohammed Tanbir of Buffalo was charged with three counts of criminal possession of a forged instrument, a Class D felony, after he allegedly falsified a doctor’s signature on forms submitted t
  
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• "The Greatest Show on Earth" Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey to perform at Keybank

  22-03-2024 18:13 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB)--This weekend, Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey's "The Greatest Show on Earth" is at the Keybank Center.
  "Ringling Brothers has been around for 150 years, it's this true legacy, and we're recreating it to bring it back to life," said Liz Kinder, P.R. Manager of their touring unit.The circus closed down in 2017. After seven years of a hiatus, they're back on tour and they've made some changes to the show--including having no animals."That was a huge change for Ringli
  
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• Restaurant owner sentenced for failing to pay sales taxes

  22-03-2024 18:01 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- A Hamburg restaurant owner was sentenced Thursday afternoon for failing to pay over $59,000 in state sales taxes, according to the Erie County District Attorney's Office.
  30-year-old Elder Guadalupe Martinez, owner of Mexico City restaurant, failed to pay $59,325.03 in taxes collected on food and beverage sales between December 2017 and March 2021.
  In November 2023, Martinez pleaded guilty to one count of third-degree criminal tax fraud and one count of second-degree gran
  
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• North Buffalo triple shooting results in charges for Buffalo man

  22-03-2024 17:52 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- A Buffalo man was arraigned Friday morning and handed five charges, including attempted murder, criminal possession of a weapon and assault, the Erie County District Attorney's Office announced.On Jan. 6, authorities allege 30-year-old Caron D. Fleming of Buffalo intentionally shot three men multiple times with an illegal handgun.
  The three victims were taken by ambulance to Erie County Medical Center, where two 28-year-old men were treated and released, while a 36-year-o
  
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• Buffalo man pleads guilty to manslaughter in Delaware Ave. apartment shooting

  22-03-2024 17:03 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- A Buffalo man pleaded guilty to first-degree manslaughter on Friday following a 2023 fatal shooting on Delaware Avenue, according to the Erie County District Attorney's Office.
  In May of last year, 22-year-old Jamin Haygood allegedly shot 51-year-old Jacquette Holley in the head with an illegal handgun inside of an apartment building. Holley died at the scene. The District Attorney's Office said the shooting occurred on the 2400 block of Delaware Avenue.
  Haygood remains h
  
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• Buffalo man pleads guilty in death of 5-month-old son

  22-03-2024 16:45 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y, (WIVB)-- A Buffalo man pleaded guilty to a single count of first-degree manslaughter on Friday in the death of his five-month-old son, the Erie County District Attorney's office said.In December 2022, police and paramedics responded to a Crestwood Avenue home after reports of an unresponsive child. Five-month-old Micah Rodriguez was rushed to Oshei Children's Hospital, but ultimately died from his injuries.
  Investigators accused the child's father, 42-year-old Benjamin Rodriguez of
  
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• Buffalo schools receive 50,000 solar eclipse glasses

  22-03-2024 16:17 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- Buffalo State University and MT&T Bank donated 50,000 solar eclipse glasses and educational materials to students, teachers and staff of Buffalo schools on Friday.The educational materials donated are related to the eclipse. M&T Bank said they gave the donation to inspire children to pursue STEM."By providing eclipse glasses for all students and teachers in Buffalo Public Schools, we'll ensure more people in our community have the opportunity to experience this sp
  
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• Princess Kate reveals she has cancer, is undergoing chemotherapy

  22-03-2024 11:09 via wivb.com
  
  (NEXSTAR) — Catherine, Princess of Wales, revealed Friday she has been diagnosed with cancer and is undergoing chemotherapy.
  In a recorded video message, Princess Kate addressed the public directly, after months of rumors about her condition. Kate, 42, was admitted to the London Clinic for abdominal surgery in January. Since then, she has largely been out of the public eye.
  At the time of the surgery, Kate said Friday, her condition was thought to be non-cancerous, but tests after the fact
  
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• Sabres unravel in 3rd period, losing 8-3 in Edmonton

  22-03-2024 05:30 via wivb.com
  
  EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) — Zach Hyman scored his 47th and 48th goals, the second in Edmonton's five-goal third period, and the Oilers overcame a two-goal deficit to rout the Buffalo Sabres 8-3 on Thursday night.Mattias Ekholm had two goals and an assist, Leon Draisaitl added a goal and two assists, Darnell Nurse, Ryan McLeod and Connor Brown also scored and Stuart Skinner made 26 saves. Connor McDavid had four assists, two on Hyman’s goals.The Oilers improved to 42-21-4 with their seco
  
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• 'Kitchen appreciation fees' becoming the normal in WNY

  22-03-2024 03:21 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Prices on everything from gasoline to groceries have been going up in recent months, and your restaurant bill may be next.If you were planning or already have eaten out in the last few weeks, you might have seen what is called a kitchen appreciation fee added to the bill. It’s meant to support those who make your meal, and experts say it’s a trend that's here to stay.“Servers, hostesses and the bartenders in the front of the house who are waiting on
  
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• 'Kitchen appreciation fees' becoming the norm in WNY

  22-03-2024 03:21 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Prices on everything from gasoline to groceries have been going up in recent months, and your restaurant bill may be next.If you were planning or already have eaten out in the last few weeks, you might have seen what is called a kitchen appreciation fee added to the bill. It’s meant to support those who make your meal, and experts say it’s a trend that's here to stay.“Servers, hostesses and the bartenders in the front of the house who are waiting on
  
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