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• South Carolina man seeks answers after hotel cancels his stay in WNY during the eclipse

  26-03-2024 23:36 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO N.Y. (WIVB) - It was about to be a travel nightmare for a South Carolina man who's planning a trip to Buffalo for the solar eclipse. Days after he booked his stay, the hotel canceled the reservation and rebooking a room was going to cost him hundreds of dollars more.
  He reached out the News 4 for help.
  "This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. I've booked tours and all sorts of other events to be able to see the eclipse at Niagara Falls," Robert Taylor said. "I've already got money tied
  
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• Remarkable Women 2024: Joanne Zimmerman gives back with a servant's heart

  26-03-2024 23:35 via wivb.com
  
  PENDLETON, N.Y. (WIVB) — Joanne Zimmerman exemplifies what it means to be a Good Samaritan. The Niagara Falls native is an educator, a woman of faith and a community powerhouse."It's just a love of the community, a love of the people in the community and God," Zimmerman said. "I just want to keep setting an example for people, what can be done."She spent over three decades as an elementary school teacher in the Niagara Falls City School District — laying down the foundation for
  
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• Jack Quinn nears return for Sabres in closing stretch

  26-03-2024 23:34 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Sabres winger Jack Quinn has returned to practice two months after sustaining a lower-body injury and could enter the lineup as soon as Wednesday night, coach Don Granato said."He's very close," Granato said following Tuesday's practice at KeyBank Center. "I would say he's officially day to day, meaning it could be tomorrow, based on a conversation we'll have following this."Standing six points out of playoff position with 10 games left in the regular season, the Sab
  
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• Jack Quinn expected to return to Sabres lineup against Senators

  26-03-2024 23:34 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Sabres winger Jack Quinn has returned to practice two months after sustaining a lower-body injury and is expected to return to the lineup Wednesday night, coach Don Granato said.Standing eight points out of playoff position with 10 games left in the regular season, the Sabres begin a five-game homestand against the Ottawa Senators, and two of the next four contests are against teams Buffalo needs to overtake in the wild-card race, New Jersey on Friday and Washington
  
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• 30 prospects in 30 days: Bills have extra intel on Oregon's Troy Franklin

  26-03-2024 23:28 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Troy Franklin out of Oregon is a wide receiver who the Bills have a little extra intel on.
  He was recruited by Bills offensive coordinator Joe Brady a few years ago out of high school when Brady was on the LSU coaching staff. The two reconnected at the scouting combine for a formal meeting. "I think it was more breaking down our film, things like that. They wanted to know what I was thinking on plays. picking my brain, it was cool," Franklin said.Franklin's stat
  
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• Sweet Jenny's prepping for busy Easter weekend

  26-03-2024 22:47 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- It's that time of year to load up on chocolates and sweets to celebrate Easter and America's favorite bunny. Sweet Jenny's is one of many local shops preparing for an onslaught of customers this Easter.
  "Holidays are a very busy time for chocolate shops," said owner Howard Cadmus. "There's a certain time of prep and load up. When you're getting ready for Valentine's Day you have one or two days where you are very busy and you're busy leading up to it. With Easter you star
  
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• Second man sentenced for Amherst home invasion, beating of victim

  26-03-2024 16:29 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- A Depew man was sentenced to 20 years in prison on Monday for a 2022 home invasion in Amherst that left a man in critical condition, the Erie County District Attorney's Office announced.
  Jason K. Evans, 37, was found guilty on two felony charges: burglary in the first degree and robbery in the first degree.In Oct. 2022, Evans and 34-year-old Mark S. Shadle of Kenmore, forced entry into a home on Bucyrus Drive in the Town of Amherst. After entering the house, the two men t
  
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• 1 dead, 2 hospitalized after fire in Niagara Falls

  26-03-2024 16:23 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- One person is dead and another two people were hospitalized following an early Tuesday morning fire in Niagara Falls, the Niagara Falls Fire Department announced.Fire crews responded to a house fire around 2:20 a.m. at 1628 8th St., where two males sustained leg injuries from jumping out of a second-floor window, officials said. They both were taken to ECMC for treatment.Crews later recovered a third male individual who was pronounced dead on the scene, according to offic
  
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• Man charged with attempted murder of police officer in Allegany County

  26-03-2024 16:08 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- A man was arrested Sunday in Allegany County after he allegedly fired a weapon near police while committing a burglary and stole a vehicle at gunpoint, New York State Police announced.Police said they responded around 2 p.m. to a report of a burglary on State Route 275 in the Town of Wirt. Authorities contacted the homeowner, who was in Florida, and confirmed no one had permission to be on the property.Troopers eventually encountered 40-year-old Jonathan T. Russell, of no
  
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• Two $50,000-winning Powerball tickets sold in WNY

  26-03-2024 14:43 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- Two third-prize-winning Powerball tickets worth $50,000 were sold in Western New York, the New York Lottery announced.One of the winning tickets for Monday's drawing was sold at Farm Fresh Market at 2724 Bailey Ave. in Buffalo, while the other was purchased from Wegmans at 370 Orchard Park Rd. in West Seneca.The Powerball jackpot rose to an estimated $865 million after no one won on Monday night. Each drawing is televised at 10:59 p.m. every Monday, Wednesday and Saturday
  
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• Grammy winner Jon Batiste to perform at UB in May

  26-03-2024 13:20 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- Multi-time Grammy-winning artist Jon Batiste will be performing at the University at Buffalo Center for the Arts later this spring.Batiste will play at UB on Friday, May 10 as part of his "STREAMS: Jon Batiste At The Piano" tour.The multi-talented singer-songwriter won Album of the Year at the 2022 Grammys for "We Are" and was nominated for the award again in 2023 for his latest work, "World Music Radio." In total, he has won five Grammys.In addition to his Grammy success
  
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• NTSB gives update after Baltimore bridge collapses following strike by cargo ship

  26-03-2024 10:34 via wivb.com
  
  Editor’s note: This story has been corrected to show that Grace Ocean Private owns the ship.BALTIMORE (AP) — A container ship lost power and rammed into a major bridge in Baltimore early Tuesday, causing the span to buckle into the river below and plunging a construction crew and several vehicles into the dangerously cold waters. Rescuers pulled out two people, but six others were missing.The ship’s crew issued a mayday call moments before the crash took down the Francis Scott
  
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• Cargo ship lost power, sent mayday before hitting Baltimore bridge, governor says

  26-03-2024 10:34 via wivb.com
  
  BALTIMORE (AP) — A container ship lost power and rammed into a major bridge in Baltimore early Tuesday, causing it to snap and plunge into the river below. Several vehicles fell into the chilly waters, and rescuers searched for survivors.The operators of the ship issued a mayday call moments before the crash that took down the Francis Scott Key Bridge, enabling authorities to limit vehicle traffic on the span, Maryland’s governor said.The ship crashed into one of the bridge’s s
  
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• Cargo ship hits Baltimore's Key Bridge, collapsing it and sending vehicles into the water

  26-03-2024 10:34 via wivb.com
  
  BALTIMORE (AP) — A container ship rammed into a major bridge in Baltimore early Tuesday, causing it to snap in a few places and plunge into the river below. Several vehicles fell into the chilly waters, and rescuers were initially searching for at least seven people.Two people were pulled from the waters under the Francis Scott Key Bridge, one in serious condition, according to Baltimore Fire Chief James Wallace.The cargo ship appears to have crashed into one of the bridge's supports durin
  
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• Baltimore's Key Bridge collapses in seconds after being hit by cargo ship; search for survivors underway

  26-03-2024 10:34 via wivb.com
  
  BALTIMORE (AP) — A container ship rammed into a major bridge in Baltimore early Tuesday, causing it to snap and plunge into the river below. Several vehicles fell into the chilly waters, and rescuers searched for survivors.It was also not clear what caused the cargo ship to crash into the Francis Scott Key Bridge long before the busy morning commute in what one official called a “developing mass casualty event” in a major American city just outside of Washington. Two people wer
  
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• Baltimore bridge collapses after cargo ship rams into it, leaving 6 missing

  26-03-2024 10:34 via wivb.com
  
  Editor’s note: This story has been corrected to show that Grace Ocean Private owns the ship.BALTIMORE (AP) — A container ship lost power and rammed into a major bridge in Baltimore early Tuesday, causing the span to buckle into the river below and plunging a construction crew and several vehicles into the dangerously cold waters. Rescuers pulled out two people, but six others were missing.The ship’s crew issued a mayday call moments before the crash took down the Francis Scott
  
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• 6 presumed dead after cargo ship causes Baltimore bridge to collapse

  26-03-2024 10:34 via wivb.com
  
  Editor’s note: This story has been corrected to show that Grace Ocean Private owns the ship.BALTIMORE (AP) — Six people are missing and presumed dead after a cargo ship lost power and rammed into a major bridge in Baltimore early Tuesday, destroying the span in a matter of seconds and plunging it into the river in a terrifying collapse that could disrupt a vital shipping port for months.The ship’s crew issued a mayday call moments before the crash took down the Francis Sco
  
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• Lancaster election tied after recount, will go to runoff

  26-03-2024 01:49 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — An election in the village of Lancaster finished in a tie after a recount of ballots on Monday, and will go to a runoff.David Santoro and William C. Schroeder, who are running for village trustee, each finished with 248 votes. The special election was held on March 19, and the votes were recounted on Monday. There were also 32 write-in votes for Joseph Lista.Due to the tie, there will be a runoff on April 9 between Santoro and Schroeder. The election will only includ
  
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• Families sue county, city over December 2022 storm deaths

  26-03-2024 01:33 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — The families of two people who died in the December 2022 blizzard in Buffalo have sued the city and Erie County, alleging that the local governments were not prepared to deal with the storm and did not give proper warnings before the storm.Abdul Sharifu and Ledrise Curry were two of 46 people in Erie County who died in the storm.Sharifu, 26, died on Christmas Eve 2022 when he left his home to purchase groceries for a neighbor, while Curry's family says she died from
  
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