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• Grand Island house hit by bullet after shots fired from vehicle

  05-05-2024 23:30 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) - A home in Grand Island was hit by a bullet as one vehicle chased another on Sunday afternoon.Around 1:30 p.m., residents in Grand Island called the Erie County Sheriff's Office reporting shots being fired. The callers said one vehicle was chasing another while shooting at it, the ECSO said.So far, the investigation revealed that at least one home was struck by gunfire. The calls came from residents living near the areas of North Colony Road and Fix Road.Erie County Sheriff
  
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• Niagara women's lacrosse earns trip to NCAA tournament

  05-05-2024 21:12 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Niagara women's lacrosse earned a trip to the NCAA tournament with an 11-10 win against Fairfield in Connecticut on Sunday afternoon.Graduate student Rachel Crane scored four goals in the title game win, while senior Andra Savage and Mount St. Mary graduate Lois Garlow scored two goals each.The Purple Eagles, which went 15-3 overall and 7-2 in MAAC play, will go to the NCAA tournament for the first time in program history. The Purps snapped Fairfield's five-year cham
  
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• 1996 ad perfectly predicted today's high cost-of-living. What it means for the next 30 years — and how to plan

  05-05-2024 16:13 via wivb.com
  
  (NEXSTAR) – "They say in thirty years a burger & fries could cost $16, a vacation $12,500, and a basic car $65,000."
  Those predictions were made in 1996, nearly 30 years ago, by the Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association of America (TIAA) and College Retirement Equities Fund (CREF) in a magazine ad that recently went viral on Reddit for its scary accuracy.
  A $16 burger and fries combo would be a good deal in America's pricier cities these days. (A Five Guys receipt drew critic
  
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• 14-year-old killed among 6 teens shot on Jefferson Avenue

  05-05-2024 15:06 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — A 14-year-old girl was killed when she was among six teenagers shot on Jefferson Avenue on Saturday night, according to Buffalo police.Police responded to the 1500 block of Jefferson just before 11:30 p.m. Saturday. Six teenagers, all between 14 and 16 years old, were shot while in a parking lot.
  The 14-year-old girl was transported to Oishei Children's Hospital, where she was later pronounced dead.
  Four males were transported to ECMC by ambulance, including a 15-yea
  
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• 14-year-old killed among 6 teens shot near Jefferson Avenue

  05-05-2024 15:06 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — A 14-year-old girl was killed when she was among six teenagers shot on Alexander Place near Jefferson Avenue on Saturday night, according to Buffalo police.Police responded to the 1500 block of Jefferson, near Alexander Place, just before 11:30 p.m. Saturday. Six teenagers, all between 14 and 16 years old, were shot while in a parking lot.
  The 14-year-old girl was transported to Oishei Children's Hospital, where she was later pronounced dead.
  Four males were transpor
  
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• Students caught in the middle of protest at UB North speak out

  05-05-2024 03:20 via wivb.com
  
  AMHERST, N.Y. (WIVB) — Protests against the ongoing war in the Middle East have been happening on college campuses across the country. This week, they came to Western New York, including twice on University at Buffalo's Amherst campus.Throughout this week we have heard from both sides of the demonstrations, pro-Palestine and pro-Israel supporters. On Saturday we were back on campus hearing from those directly affected after finding themselves in the middle of the protests.“My studies
  
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• Maryland man arrested at Peace Bridge on felony warrant

  05-05-2024 02:13 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers arrested a 46-year-old male at the Peace Bridge border crossing Friday who had an active arrest felony warrant for strongarm rape.Ethiopian citizen and lawful permanent resident of the U.S. Bereket Mengesha was on a bus returning to his residence in Maryland. An inspection revealed an active National Crime Information Center felony warrant for an alleged strongarm rape of a minor in Maryland, which is a first-degree felony
  
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• Buffalo man changes life around working construction at new Bills Stadium site

  05-05-2024 00:19 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO N.Y. (WIVB) -- Buffalo resident Jerimiah Ha-Sidi didn't always have a solid foundation in life.
  "I was incarcerated for a gun charge. I did my time and came home," he said. "My probation officer said I have to go work, school or some kind of training."Ha-Sidi said he struggled to find a job. That's when his search to build a brighter future led him to CAHill Resources' aQuiRe Construction Academy. He joined its first-ever class.
  The program was free, and in two months, he was taught a va
  
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