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• Watch Buffalo Kickoff Live's Mock Draft Special Wednesday at 2 p.m.

  16-04-2024 23:34 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – The NFL Draft is just over a week away. Who might the Bills add to the team?
  The Buffalo Kickoff Live crew will hold their annual mock draft Wednesday afternoon and offer possible selections for the Bills. You can watch live on this page at 2 p.m.
  Mock drafters this year include News 4's Heather Prusak and Thad Brown from our sister station in Rochester, Tim Graham from The Athletic, Sal Capaccio from WGR 550, and Matt Parrino from Syracuse.com.
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• Watch Buffalo Kickoff Live's Mock Draft Special Wednesday

  16-04-2024 23:34 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – The NFL Draft is a week away. Who might the Bills add to the team?
  The Buffalo Kickoff Live crew will hold their annual mock draft Wednesday afternoon and offer possible selections for the Bills. You can watch live on this page at approximately 2 p.m.
  Mock drafters this year include News 4's Heather Prusak and Thad Brown from our sister station in Rochester, Tim Graham from The Athletic, Sal Capaccio from WGR 550, and Matt Parrino from Syracuse.com.
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• Watch Buffalo Kickoff Live's Mock Draft Special

  16-04-2024 23:34 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – The NFL Draft is a week away. Who might the Bills add to the team?
  The Buffalo Kickoff Live crew held their annual mock draft Wednesday afternoon and offered possible selections for the Bills. You can view a replay of the special in this article.Mock drafters this year include News 4's Heather Prusak and Thad Brown from our sister station in Rochester, Tim Graham from The Athletic, Sal Capaccio from WGR 550, and Matt Parrino from Syracuse.com.
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• Buffalo Kickoff Live's 2024 Mock Draft Special: Panel sees Bills drafting WR

  16-04-2024 23:34 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – The NFL Draft is a week away. Who might the Bills add to the team?
  The Buffalo Kickoff Live crew held their annual mock draft Wednesday afternoon and offered possible selections for the Bills. You can view a replay of the special in this article. The full list of mock draft picks is below.Mock drafters this year include News 4's Heather Prusak and Thad Brown from our sister station in Rochester, Tim Graham from The Athletic, Sal Capaccio from WGR 550, and Matt Parrin
  
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• Kenmore homeowner seeks answers on brown water coming into his home

  16-04-2024 23:27 via wivb.com
  
  KENMORE, N.Y. (WIVB) - For years, a Kenmore man has complained of dirty water in his home -- affecting almost every aspect of his life -- and he's contacting Call 4 Action.Tim Miller provided News 4 with pictures showing the drinking water inside his home. This drinking water looks more like swamp water. It's an issue Tim says he's been dealing with for five years.Tim says when he bought his home on Hiler Avenue, he had no idea there were water issues."I can't brush my teeth, I can't drink water
  
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• 4 coaching candidates the Sabres could consider

  16-04-2024 23:14 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- The Buffalo Sabres are once again head coach-less.Don Granato became the seventh head coach to be fired by the Sabres during the team's NHL-record 13-season playoff drought on Tuesday, leaving a vacancy behind Buffalo's bench once again. Granato finished with a 122-125-27 record over three seasons with the Sabres.The new hire is undoubtedly an important one for general manager Kevyn Adams, who said Tuesday that his next bench boss having previous NHL head coaching experie
  
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• Sabres GM: 'Our standard needs to be higher'

  16-04-2024 22:52 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Sabres general manager Kevyn Adams took accountability for his team's failure to end the longest postseason drought in NHL history, and the qualities he will seek in a new head coach after firing Don Granato on Tuesday.Solemn at the start of his 45-minute remarks, Adams spoke with more determination as he went on about the Buffalo's unsatisfactory effort this season, on the ice, behind the bench, and all the way up to his desk in the front office."I don’t think
  
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• 40-year News 4 veteran Jacquie Walker to leave anchor desk next month

  16-04-2024 21:50 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – Buffalo broadcasting legend Jacquie Walker will step away from the anchor desk next month after more than 40 years with WIVB-TV.Walker’s last show is planned for May 22. She will remain with WIVB conducting interviews, special projects, and community activities on behalf of the station."For more than four decades, I've had the honor of sharing my passion for news and current events with the viewers of Western New York,” Walker said. “Now, as I step
  
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• Buffalo man gets 40 years in prison for stabbing family members

  16-04-2024 21:00 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- A Buffalo man was sentenced Tuesday morning to 40 years in prison for multiple stabbings in 2021, according to the Erie County District Attorney's Office.
  Officials said on Aug. 26, Davante Thompson, 27, stabbed a family member more than a dozen times in their shared home on Humboldt Parkway. The victim fled to a bedroom before Thompson stabbed another family member once in the neck and once in the body. A third family member was able to stop the attack and Thompson was a
  
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• Buffalo man admits to attempted burglary, assaulting firefighters

  16-04-2024 18:58 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- A Buffalo man pleaded guilty last week to two separate indictments for an attempted burglary and assaulting firefighters who were attempting to give him aid, the Erie County District Attorney's Office announced Tuesday.Officials said on Aug. 16, 2022, 43-year-old Titus D. Smith pushed an air conditioner out of a window in an apartment on Auburn Avenue in order to gain entrance. He acted in concert with another individual and left with two bags of belongings from the home.
  
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• Jamey Johnson coming to Artpark this summer

  16-04-2024 17:27 via wivb.com
  
  LEWISTON, N.Y. (WIVB) -- Eleven-time Grammy-nominated country singer Jamey Johnson is planning a stop at Artpark during his "What A View Tour."Along with special guest Ben Haggard, Johnson is set to perform at the scenic Lewiston venue at 7 p.m. on Aug. 16.Tickets for the concert go on sale this Friday at 10 a.m. Prices start at $35 for the lawn and $49.50 for reserved seats. Blankets will be permitted, but carry-in chairs will not.Once they're available, concertgoers can get tickets on Ticketma
  
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• 2 men sentenced after failed carjacking attempt

  16-04-2024 16:12 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- Two men who attempted to carjack an elderly victim, only to have their robbery thwarted, have been sentenced.Back in July, the Erie County District Attorney's office says Andre Washington, Jr. 22, and Makeigh Brown, 20, attempted to forcibly steal a vehicle from a man as he was loading groceries into it. The incident took place not long after 7 p.m. in a parking lot outside a store on Orchard Park Road.According to the DA's office, one of the men displayed what appeared t
  
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• Sabres fire coach Don Granato

  16-04-2024 15:27 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — The Sabres have fired coach Don Granato and two of his assistants, the team announced Tuesday morning.Granato concluded his third full season behind the Sabres bench with a 39-37-6 record, missing the playoffs for an NHL-record 13th consecutive season. Including his time as interim head coach in 2021, Granato had a 122-125-27 record.The Sabres also announced that assistant coach Jason Christie and video coordinator Matt Smith have been relieved of their duties.Genera
  
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• Dunkirk man accused of stealing, selling fuel for $90K

  16-04-2024 14:49 via wivb.com
  
  SHERIDAN, N.Y. (WIVB) -- A 50-year-old Dunkirk man has been charged with second-degree grand larceny after authorities say he took gasoline from a local business and sold it himself.Matthew Weaver turned himself in to the Chautauqua County Sheriff's office. They say the gas and diesel fuel he had been taking came from a business in the Town of Sheridan, and that he had been taking it since October 2023.
  The investigation into the stolen fuel began late last month. In all, they say Weaver made $9
  
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• Crying children lead officers to find mom passed out in hotel, police say

  16-04-2024 14:12 via wivb.com
  
  JAMESTOWN, N.Y. (WIVB) -- Jamestown police say a mom abused drugs and fell asleep, leaving her three children unattended in a hotel room.Just after midnight Monday morning, officers responded to the hotel on the west side of the city after a report of children screaming and crying inside.Police say they spoke with hotel staff, who said the cries had been happening for about 40 minutes. When the children were checked on, their mother was asleep and could not be woken up, police said.According to
  
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• Gabriel Iglesias coming to the Erie County Fair

  16-04-2024 14:00 via wivb.com
  
  HAMBURG, N.Y. (WIVB) -- Comedian Gabriel Iglesias is coming to the Erie County Fair this year.Performing August 14th, he's the latest Buffalo News Grandstand stage announcement. Iglesias joins an Erie County Fair lineup that includes Paul Russell, Warrant, Travis Tritt and Badfinger.Tickets for the 7:30 p.m. show go on sale here June 7 at 10 a.m.Latest Local News Crying children lead officers to find mom passed out in hotel, police say Gabriel Iglesias coming to the Erie County Fair Jaylen Griff
  
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• Jaylen Griffin's father reacts to discovery of his son

  16-04-2024 04:42 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) - Buffalo Police on Monday confirmed the body found in a South Buffalo home on Friday is that of Jaylen Griffin, who went missing almost four years ago when he was 12 years old.For nearly four years -- Griffin's family, police and community leaders have questioned where could he be? Missing Buffalo boy’s death ruled homicideNews 4 is also hearing from Griffin's father on the discovery of his son.Jaylen was last seen August 4, 2020 when he was 12 years old.He left his h
  
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• Sabres finish above .500, winning finale in Tampa Bay

  16-04-2024 04:36 via wivb.com
  
  TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Dylan Cozens scored twice and the Buffalo Sabres concluded another disappointing season with a 4-2 win over the playoff-bound Tampa Bay Lightning on Monday night.Jordan Greenway and Zach Benson also scored for the Sabres, who will miss the playoffs for an NHL-record 13th consecutive season.Lightning captain Steven Stamkos reached the 40-goal mark for the seventh time in his NHL career, Erik Cernak scored midway through the third period and Andrei Vasilevskiy made 31 save
  
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• West Seneca schools name new superintendent

  16-04-2024 03:36 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — The West Seneca School District has named a new superintendent, amidst turmoil in the school district that includes proposed layoffs of teachers to help with a $5 million budget shortfall.Dr. Lisa Krueger, who is currently the superintendent of Newfane schools, will take over. Before that, he served as an elementary school teacher in the Lancaster School District and an elementary school principal in Orchard Park.
  West Seneca is one of many local school districts str
  
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• Tim Kennedy sues Nate McMurray to try to remove him from primary ballot

  16-04-2024 01:06 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — State Senator Tim Kennedy and a Buffalo resident have sued former Grand Island town supervisor Nate McMurray in an attempt to get him removed from the Democratic primary ballot for the NY-26 Congressional election in November, according to court documents.McMurray and Buffalo resident Rogerleen Williamson claim that more than 1,000 signatures on McMurray's petition to be on the ballot are invalid for various reasons, including signatures from people who are not regis
  
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• 30 prospects in 30 days: Penn State's Adisa Isaac looks to add his name Nittany Lions in the NFL

  16-04-2024 00:27 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Penn State has become a factory at producing NFL defensive lineman. Edge rusher Adisa Issac is looking to add his name to the long list. He says playing for the Nittany Lions gets a player ready for the next level. "It helped me elevate a lot when you have chemistry when you have guys that are on the same page that you're fighting for every day and you're riding for it brings the best out of you and makes you play to a higher standard knowing that the person nex
  
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• Asylum seeker shares his experience living in WNY

  16-04-2024 00:22 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Roughly 550 asylum seekers brought here from New York City last year remain in local hotels, awaiting the next steps in their applications for asylum.One of them is 30-year-old Argenis Torres. He came to the United States from Venezuela and is one of the few asylum seekers in Western New York who is currently able to work.“Good,” he said. “Really good.”That’s how Torres describes his experience in Western New York so far.“My daily
  
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• Local law enforcement react to deaths of two police officers near Syracuse

  16-04-2024 00:09 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- Law enforcement across the state are also mourning the deaths of two officers killed Sunday in the line of duty -- a Syracuse police officer and an Onondaga County sheriff's deputy.
  "Praying for Syracuse officers," the Buffalo Police Benevolent Association posted on X, formerly known as Twitter on Sunday night.This tragedy especially hits home for a Niagara County Sheriff's deputy who was an officer in Syracuse who knew one of the officers who was killed."Certainly, we're
  
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