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• 4 hospitalized, including 2 firefighters, after morning fire at Buffalo residence

  20-04-2024 23:39 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- Four people were hospitalized, including two firefighters, after a Saturday morning fire at a residence on Jewett Avenue, Buffalo Fire officials announced.Officials said the blaze began around 4 a.m. on the first floor of 294 Jewett Ave., which was occupied at the time. One resident was able to make it out safely, while another was rescued by firefighters from the porch roof.Both residents were transported to ECMC to be treated for smoke inhalation and other injuries. The
  
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• New York lawmakers pass $237 billion budget addressing housing construction and migrants

  20-04-2024 22:37 via wivb.com
  
  ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York lawmakers passed a $237 billion state budget Saturday that includes plans to spur housing construction and combat unlicensed marijuana stores.
  The package also includes a raft of other measures ranging from expediting the closure of some state prisons, addressing the recent influx of migrants, and continuing the pandemic-era policy of allowing people to buy takeout cocktails.The state Senate and Assembly finished working through the state's several budget bills
  
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• Orchard Park man accused of DWI with 8-month-old infant in vehicle

  20-04-2024 21:15 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- An Orchard Park man was charged with DWI after he was allegedly found Friday unconscious at the wheel of a running vehicle with an 8-month-old child in the backseat, the Orchard Park Police Department announced.Police said they received a call around 5:45 p.m. about an occupied vehicle with the engine running stopped in the middle of Hobby Lane. Officers allegedly found 34-year-old Thomas Gugino unconscious in the vehicle's driver seat with an infant in the back.Officers
  
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• Mother charged with kidnapping her 2 children who were reported missing

  20-04-2024 20:47 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- The biological mother of two children who were reported missing Thursday in Buffalo before being safely located has been charged with kidnapping, the Buffalo Police Department announced.Police said Jennie Johnson, 41, is facing a slew of charges after her two children, 8-year-old Edward Hale Jr. and 10-year-old Eiania Hale, were observed entering a tan Chevy Impala around 4 p.m. Thursday on Sunnyside Place.
  The children's legal guardian reported them missing around 6:30 p
  
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• The House votes for possible TikTok ban in the US, but don't expect the app to go away anytime soon

  20-04-2024 20:01 via wivb.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The House passed legislation Saturday that would ban TikTok in the United States if the popular social media platform's China-based owner doesn’t sell its stake within a year, but don't expect the app to go away anytime soon.The decision by House Republicans to include TikTok as part of a larger foreign aid package, a priority for President Joe Biden with broad congressional support for Ukraine and Israel, fast-tracked the ban after an earlier version had
  
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• Mourners remember fallen Syracuse Police Officer Michael Jensen at funeral

  20-04-2024 16:26 via wivb.com
  
  ROME, N.Y. (WSYR-TV) -- The funeral for fallen Syracuse Police Officer Michael Jensen was held today, April 20, at St. John the Baptist Church in Rome. The hardest call he’ll ever have to make: SPD officer calls parents of fallen hero
  Words of Remembrance were given by his family members, including his father, Paul, his mother, Michelle and his sister, ShelliAnn.
  Jensen's friends on the police force, Officer Grant Prudhomme and Officer Forrest Gilbert, also delivered Words of Remembrance.
  
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• Experts dissect Pegulas reported Bills minority interest sale

  20-04-2024 04:43 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — On Friday the Pegulas, owners of the Buffalo Bills since 2014, have retained investment firm Allen & Company to help look into the sale of a non-controlling, minority interest in the Bills.No other party is involved in the discussions and the Pegulas will still maintain majority control.The news was first reported by the athletics’ Tim Graham, whose sources said the Pegulas are selling a 25% stake.The Pegula family has owned the Bills since shortly after th
  
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• Lockport woman charged with murder

  20-04-2024 03:24 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- The Genesse County Sheriff's Office has issued an update in the apparent homicide of 59-year-old Michael G. Poole of Olcott, N.Y.Genesee County Sheriffs investigating “apparent homicide”Kathryn A. Henry, 33, from Lockport, N.Y. was charged with second degree murder in her alleged involvement in the death of Poole. Officials say she attempted to hide his body after conspiring with another party to kill him.
  Poole was missing out of Niagara County when his body
  
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• Jamestown woman with outstanding warrant charged with seventh degree possession

  20-04-2024 02:55 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- A Jamestown woman, known to have an outstanding warrant from the Jamestown police department, was charged with seventh degree possession of a controlled substance.
  36-year-old Vanessa L. Figueredo was in a vehicle that was pulled over during a traffic stop at N. Main St and W 7th St. just before 1:40 a.m. Friday. Officials say she had an outstanding warrant for assault among multiple other charges.
  Figueredo was taken into custody and allegedly tried to conceal a quantity
  
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• Jamestown man charged with endangering welfare of child following SWAT search

  20-04-2024 01:38 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- A Jamestown man was arrested Friday following the discovery of narcotics and two children in an apartment on South Main Street, according to Jamestown police.
  56-year-old Salvatore Russo and the children were found in a lower apartment during a search by the Jamestown Metro Drug Task Force and the Jamestown Police Department SWAT Team. It is alleged that detectives found drug paraphernalia and crack cocaine in the apartment.
  Russo was charged with two counts of endangerin
  
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• Three people charged following vehicle search in Jamestown

  20-04-2024 01:19 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- According to Jamestown police, three people were found to have drugs and drug paraphernalia in a vehicle during a traffic stop last month and were subsequently charged with criminal possession.At 11 p.m. on March 28, Debra K. Leeper, 56, was pulled over in the area of Maple St and Everett Ave. Koran D. Leeper, 51, and Jordan E. Czerniak, 43, were in the car with her. Officers searching the vehicle say they found drugs "in plain view" on Koran's person, while Czerniak was
  
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• Documents shed more light on DEC's seizure of Albert the alligator in Hamburg

  20-04-2024 00:46 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- The alligator saga in Hamburg continues.The owner of Albert, the alligator that was seized by the DEC last month, and his lawyers told News 4 WIVB they haven't heard from the organization since the reptile was taken, and they're not sure if he's OK.Tony Cavallaro and his lawyers said they've been trying to get a hold of the DEC since Albert was taken more than five weeks ago, but it's been radio silent."It's been an emotional rollercoaster," Cavallaro said. "I break down
  
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• 30 prospects in 30 days: the measurables of Michigan's Mike Sainristil go beyond height and weight

  20-04-2024 00:32 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- Mike Sainristil did it all during his five seasons at the University of Michigan.
  He made 33 starts, nine on offense and 23 on defense. He made the switch to defensive back in 2022 and was able to showcase his elite athletic ability. "One of the better cases in switching positions so late in your college career, shoutout to coach Harbaugh because he called me and asked me to make that switch. He saw something and I believed in him, I trusted his vision," Sainristil s
  
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