Buffalo news

• Buffalo Public Schools can't guarantee there won't be any layoffs next year

  11-04-2024 23:18 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- Protests have broken out at some local school districts over teacher layoffs.For Buffalo Public Schools, which is facing a multi-million dollar budget shortfall, the district says it has a plan to avoid any layoffs.The district says its biggest challenge is the loss of $90 million from the American Rescue Plan and other COVID funds. At this point, Buffalo Schools can't promise there won't be any layoffs.On Wednesday night, a budget update was given at a committee meeting.
  
  Read more

• Surge in inmates with mental health issues spurs the need for more beds at ECMC

  11-04-2024 22:58 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- Correctional facilities have become the largest providers of mental health services in the country, and the Erie County Sheriff's Office is no stranger to this shift away from sending the seriously mentally ill to psychiatric institutions.The sheriff’s office said about 60% of inmates are treated for some type of mental illness, which is above the national average.
  "Jails weren't built to be mental health providers, but we're doing the best we can," said Michael Phi
  
  Read more

• Buffalo man sentenced for attempted murder of girlfriend

  11-04-2024 19:48 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — A Buffalo man was sentenced to 25 years to life in prison for the attempted murder of his girlfriend in 2021, the Erie County District Attorney's Office said Thursday.Christopher Walters, 36, shot his girlfriend in the torso during an argument at their apartment on Martha Avenue on April 24, 2021. Walters fled after shooting her, and the woman was transported to ECMC to be treated for a punctured lung, broken ribs and other internal injuries.Walters was captured in F
  
  Read more

• The NFL records still held by O.J. Simpson

  11-04-2024 19:07 via wivb.com
  
  (NEXSTAR) — Former Buffalo Bills star O.J. Simpson has died, his family confirmed Thursday morning.
  The Bills drafted Simpson as the first overall pick in 1969, a year after he won the Heisman Trophy while playing at USC. He would go on to be MVP in 1973, and was the league leader in rushing yards multiple times in the 1970s.
  Simpson played 11 NFL seasons — nine with the Bills, where he became known as “The Juice” with an offensive line known as “The Electric Compan
  
  Read more

• Advertisement

• Timeline: Key events in the life of O.J. Simpson, from sports hero to movie star to murder trial

  11-04-2024 18:19 via wivb.com
  
  LAS VEGAS (AP) — O.J. Simpson’s story represents one of the most dramatic falls from grace in the history of American pop culture.A beloved football hero in the 1960s and ‘70s, he transitioned effortlessly to movie star, sports commentator and TV pitchman in the years that followed. He kept that role until the 1994 killings of his ex-wife and her friend. A jury acquitted him, but many still believe he carried out the grisly slayings.Here’s a timeline of major events in th
  
  Read more

• O.J. Simpson, former Bills running back who was acquitted of double murder, dies at 76, family says

  11-04-2024 16:45 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — O.J. Simpson, the former Buffalo Bills running back who was famously acquitted of double murder in 1995, has died at 76, his family announced on social media Thursday morning.His family announced that he died following a battle with cancer."On April 10th, our father, Orenthal James Simpson, succumbed to his battle with cancer," his family wrote. "He was surrounded by his children and grandchildren. During this time of transition, his family asks that you please respe
  
  Read more

• O.J. Simpson, former Bills running back, dies at 76, family says

  11-04-2024 16:45 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — O.J. Simpson, the former Buffalo Bills running back who was famously acquitted of murder in 1995, has died at 76, his family announced on social media Thursday morning.His family announced that he died following a battle with cancer."On April 10th, our father, Orenthal James Simpson, succumbed to his battle with cancer," his family wrote. "He was surrounded by his children and grandchildren. During this time of transition, his family asks that you please respect thei
  
  Read more

• Jeff Sauer International Deaf Hockey Series underway at Amherst's Northtown Center

  11-04-2024 16:19 via wivb.com
  
  AMHERST, N.Y. (WIVB) — The hockey hotbed of Western New York is once again hosting a world-class event. This weekend's inaugural Jeff Sauer International Deaf Hockey Series has brought six teams representing four countries to compete at Amherst's Northtown Center."They are at the top of their class when it comes to their sport," tournament director Stephen Smart said. "Most of these kids have played in the Deaflympics or World Games."Patrick Kaleta, the Angola native and former Sabres wing
  
  Read more

• Advertisement

• City orders Hostel Buffalo Niagara to cease operations

  11-04-2024 15:56 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- The City of Buffalo slapped several notices on the front door of Hostel Buffalo Niagara in the Theatre District, ordering them to cease all operations.It happened late Wednesday morning while three guests were staying inside and five more were slated to check-in later in the day.This has been an ongoing saga between Hostel leaders and the owner of their property, the Buffalo Urban Renewal Agency (BURA).The city claims an inspector and National Grid walkthrough of the buil
  
  Read more

• Niagara Falls Planning Board approves county's first Chick-fil-A

  11-04-2024 15:20 via wivb.com
  
  NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y. (WIVB) -- With a unanimous 8-0 vote, a new Chick-fil-A in Niagara Falls has been given the green light by the city's Planning Board.The plan calls for a new restaurant at the intersection of Niagara Falls Boulevard and Fashion Outlets Boulevard, just southwest of the mall. The 5,000-square-foot facility would also include a double-lane drive-thru and an outdoor patio.During Wednesday's Niagara Falls Planning Board meeting, members approved the proposed restaurant, setting the
  
  Read more

• Humans have 2 years left 'to save the world' says UN climate chief as he presses for faster action

  11-04-2024 12:15 via wivb.com
  
  OXFORD, England (AP) — Humanity has only two years left “to save the world” by making dramatic changes in the way it spews heat-trapping emissions and it has even less time to act to get the finances behind such a massive shift, the head of the United Nations climate agency said.With governments of the world facing a 2025 deadline for new and stronger plans to curb carbon pollution, nearly half of the world's populations voting in elections this year, and crucial
  
  Read more

• Group of Buffalo Catholics ask Pope Francis to remove Bishop Michael Fisher

  11-04-2024 04:07 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — A group of the Buffalo faithful says Bishop Michael Fisher is failing his flock and they're calling on the pope to have him removed.In a letter penned to Pope Francis, they claim since Fisher's appointment, adverse, long-term and irreparable harm has come to the local Catholic community.The letter is filled with various articles, stories and comments by Catholics, all of whom voiced their disapproval and documentation of harm done by Bishop Fisher to the Catholic com
  
  Read more

• Buffalo Catholics ask Pope Francis to remove Bishop Michael Fisher

  11-04-2024 04:07 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — A group of the Buffalo faithful says Bishop Michael Fisher is failing his flock and they're calling on the pope to have him removed.In the letter they claim since his appointment adverse, long term and irreparable harm has come to the Catholic community.The letter penned to Pope Francis is filled with various articles, stories and comments by Catholic’s all of which voiced their disapproval and documentation of harm done by Bishop Fisher to the Catholic communi
  
  Read more

• $800,000 in damages from house fire in Williamsville

  11-04-2024 00:44 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Around $800,000 in damages were estimated after a fire in Williamsville on Wednesday afternoon, according to fire officials.Crews were responding to 213 Forestview Drive around 3:30 p.m. Wednesday.The damages are about $600,000 to the structure itself and $200,000 to the contents.
  The cause of the fire remains under investigation.Latest Local News $800,000 in damages from house fire in Williamsville Troopers commended for jumping in to battle Lockport house fire Buff
  
  Read more

• $800,000 in damages from house fire in Amherst

  11-04-2024 00:44 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Around $800,000 in damages were estimated after a fire in Amherst on Wednesday afternoon, according to fire officials.Crews were responding to 213 Forestview Drive in Amherst around 3:30 p.m. Wednesday.The damages are about $600,000 to the structure itself and $200,000 to the contents.
  The cause of the fire remains under investigation.Latest Local News $800,000 in damages from house fire in Amherst Troopers commended for jumping in to battle Lockport house fire Buffa
  
  Read more

• 30 prospects in 30 days: Minnesota's Tyler Nubin has size and leadership abilities to succeed in NFL

  11-04-2024 00:28 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — First-team all-American, Tyler Nubin is arguably the top safety in this year's draft. He has ideal size and that's not all he says he'll bring to the next level."I think my leadership style is something that I can bring to the NFL. And what I learned as a leader at Minnesota, I'm a confrontational guy. I'm somebody that's not afraid to, speak up when you need to, but I'm also a guy that knows when to step back and learn and to listen," Nubin said. "Because as a leade
  
  Read more

• Troopers commended for jumping in to battle Lockport house fire

  11-04-2024 00:10 via wivb.com
  
  LOCKPORT, N.Y. (WIVB) -- For New York State troopers Martin Derkovitz, Benjamin Zaccagnino and Matthew Wetzel, Sunday started as a normal patrol day."A call came in for a structure fire and I think everything changed a little bit in that moment," Derkovitz said.Around 2 p.m. state dispatch received a call for a house fire on Royal Parkway North in Lockport. Derkovitz and Zaccagnino left the barracks, meanwhile Wetzel had been on his way to another call."Just due to the nature of the initial deta
  
  Read more

Follow @Buffalo_News_US on Twitter!