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• Buffalo leaders encourage families to file FAFSA applications

  10-04-2024 22:48 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFLAO, N.Y. (WIVB) - Local families with high school seniors and current college students are being reminded to apply for financial aid with the federal government.But the FAFSA application has been mired in delays and other problems.
  The college admission process can be stressful. City officials and local educators are trying to ease that stress, but that might be tough to do given the challenges going on with the FAFSA form.Buffalo Mayor Byron Brown, Buffalo Schools Superintendent Dr. Tonja
  
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• Winner declared in Lancaster runoff election after first election ends in tie

  10-04-2024 22:12 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — A winner has been declared in a Village of Lancaster runoff election after the first election ended in a tie.William C. Schroeder earned a one-year term as village trustee by beating David Santoro 374-362 in the runoff on Tuesday. A physical recount was conducted on Wednesday and the results were confirmed with no changes.Schroeder and Santoro went to a runoff election after they each finished with 248 votes in the first election on March 19.
  Schroeder's term begins
  
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• 82-year-old pilot injured after plane flips at Clarence Aerodrome

  10-04-2024 21:33 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — An 82-year-old pilot was injured after a small plane flipped during takeoff at the Clarence Aerodrome on Wednesday afternoon, according to New York State Police.Police said that the single-engine plane was taking off when the front tire sank in the mud, causing the plane to flip upside down.The runway at the aerodrome, located on Transit Road in Amherst, is all grass.First responders assisted in getting the pilot out. The pilot was transported to ECMC to be treated f
  
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• Man accused of indecent exposure at Delaware Park

  10-04-2024 20:40 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- A Buffalo man has been accused of indecently exposing himself at Delaware Park, the Erie County District Attorney's Office announced.Buffalo police responded to the area of Nottingham Terrace and Meadow Road on the afternoon of March 5 after receiving a call. Chester Culverhouse, 50, was later located by police and charged with public lewdness. He was given a court appearance ticket.Culverhouse, who was released on his own recognizance after being arraigned Tuesday, is se
  
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• Buffalo Sabres playoff drought tied for longest in pro sports, again

  10-04-2024 20:08 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – The Buffalo Sabres' playoff drought became a teenager Tuesday night as the club extended its NHL-record streak to 13 seasons without making the playoffs.No team in major American professional sports has a longer playoff drought. But at least the Sabres have company at the top, thanks to the New York Jets. Sabres getting new videoboard for 2024-25, will be roughly twice as bigHere's the list of longest active playoff droughts in the NFL, MLB, NBA and NHL.
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• Event gives fans a chance to play a round of golf at Highmark Stadium

  10-04-2024 19:03 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- An event coming to Highmark Stadium this summer will allow fans to shoot a round of golf at the home of the Buffalo Bills.The Upper Deck Golf event is scheduled for July 26-28 and will give participants the chance to play golf at the Orchard Park stadium, featuring custom greens on the field and other golf challenges at a clubhouse sports bar and festival area. Additionally, music, drinks and food will be included.Registration for tee times opens in early June, but stadiu
  
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• Rite Aid to close 4 Western New York stores as part of 53 closures country-wide

  10-04-2024 17:51 via wivb.com
  
  (WJW) — So far this month, Rite Aid has announced it will close 53 more store locations, adding to the roughly 200 it has closed since filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection last year.The long list of closures includes stores in Amherst, Buffalo, Lockport and Tonawanda.The Philadelphia-based company has been reporting annual losses for several years and, like its rivals, faces financial risk from lawsuits over opioid prescriptions. Rite Aid already has reached several settlements
  
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• Aerosmith may play final show in Buffalo

  10-04-2024 17:25 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- Aerosmith is saying "peace out," and their final stop appears to be in Buffalo, according to an announcement on the band's social media.The legendary rockers are prepared to set out on their farewell tour in September, with the last announced date being Buffalo's KeyBank Center on February 26. Joining them on the Peace Out Tour is another big name in rock and roll, The Black Crowes.Aerosmith was supposed to be in Buffalo this past January, but that date and a number of ot
  
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• Stanford women's hoops coach with Buffalo roots retires after setting NCAA wins record this year

  10-04-2024 13:52 via wivb.com
  
  STANFORD, Calif. (AP) — Tara VanDerveer lent her time and energy to a young Dawn Staley behind the scenes years before the South Carolina coach started winning championships or delivering an improbable undefeated season.The Hall of Fame Stanford coach did the same for her Pac-12 rivals.For Cori Close. For Lindsay Gottlieb. For Charmin Smith. For Charli Turner Thorne. And for Kate Paye, who will become VanDerveer's successor now that the 70-year-old women's basketball pioneer is retiri
  
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• Biden could miss deadline for the November ballot in Alabama, Ohio

  10-04-2024 12:26 via wivb.com
  
  MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — President Joe Biden could be left off the ballot in Alabama, the state's elections chief said Tuesday, because the state's certification deadline comes several days before the Democratic Party's convention.Alabama Secretary of State Wes Allen, a Republican, made the statement Tuesday, a day after a similar concern was raised in Ohio that Biden could be left off the ballot in that state.Allen sent a letter to Alabama Democratic Party Chairman Randy Kel
  
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• Sabres extend longest postseason drought in NHL history to 13 seasons

  10-04-2024 04:49 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — The Sabres were eliminated from playoff contention Tuesday night, losing 3-2 in Dallas to extend the longest postseason absence in NHL history to 13 seasons.Losing consecutive road games dropped Buffalo's record to 37-37-5, good for 79 standings points with three games remaining. While the Sabres stand six points behind the Washington Capitals for the final wild-card spot in the Eastern Conference, the Detroit Red Wings and Pittsburgh Penguins play each other on Thur
  
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• Mother of woman struck while crossing Elmwood Avenue discusses daughter's legacy

  10-04-2024 04:09 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — "One phone call changes everything."Bridget Lohr says her Sydney was driven, adventurous, and more than she could hope for in a daughter."The best daughter anyone could ask for. Best girlfriend, friend, Sydney loved to travel. She loved school, she loved being a student," Lohr said.The 21-year-old was on her way to finishing up her degree at Saint Lawrence University, where she double majored in psychology and government. She wanted to be a lawyer. Besides being an a
  
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• West Seneca teachers demand answers on layoff rumors

  10-04-2024 03:37 via wivb.com
  
  WEST SENECA, N.Y. (WIVB) — West Seneca teachers continue to be concerned about who will be let go following rumors of layoffs. These alleged layoffs stem from the district claiming it faces a more than a $5-million budget shortfall.“Why would anyone believe raising class sizes to numbers in the mid-to-high twenties is the best interest for our students? Why are we cutting programs? Why has the district not reached out to any of the bargaining units for input or alternate ideas,&rdquo
  
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• Woman facing charges after 2 car chases in Chautauqua County in less than a month

  10-04-2024 01:54 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — A woman is facing a host of charges after she allegedly led police in Chautauqua County on two separate chases in less than a month, according to the Chautauqua County Sheriff's Office.24-year-old Savannah Dorsey-Carter allegedly led police on two chases.The first happened on March 18, where authorities said she led police on a chase through the towns of Gerry, Ellery and Stockton before she drove into a ditch. After crashing, she allegedly fled on foot before being
  
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• Erie County Executive Mark Poloncarz gets blowback for out-of-state eclipse trip

  10-04-2024 01:18 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- Erie County Executive Mark Poloncarz is facing major backlash after leaving the county and New York State to view Monday's total solar eclipse.Poloncarz posted a video to X, formerly Twitter, just after 2:30 p.m. on Monday, sharing that he watched the eclipse at the Ohio Welcome Center in Ashtabula County, Ohio.
  "It's nice and sunny....in Ohio," Poloncarz wrote. That comment came as much of Erie County experienced the eclipse with heavy cloud cover overhead.Gallery: Photo
  
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• Penn Dixie offering discount for recycled eclipse glasses

  10-04-2024 00:50 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- Penn Dixie Fossil Park and Nature Preserve in Blasdell, N.Y. is offering a discount for each set of eclipse viewing glasses visitors turn in.The park is collecting the glasses for recycling, offering 50% a single general admission for each pair of glasses turned in. The promotion is not valid with other offers or coupons and the discount can be applied on the following weekends: May 4 & 5, 11 & 12 and 18 & 19.
  Standard admission is $16 for adults ($8 with recy
  
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