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• Grievance Day: Amherst residents look to lower property assessments

  28-05-2024 23:42 via wivb.com
  
  AMHERST, N.Y. (WIVB) - Hundreds of Amherst residents are challenging the assessed value of their homes as many are still fuming over an 11% tax increase in the town and concerned about paying higher property taxes.Tuesday is "Grievance Day" in the Town of Amherst, as well as many other communities, a day that residents can contest the assessed value of their homes or businesses in person. In order to contest the assessed value of your home, Amherst residents need to get their information in by 8
  
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• Buffalo Diocese to 'rightsize and reshape' its 160 parishes

  28-05-2024 19:42 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – Buffalo Bishop Michael Fisher and other local Catholic leaders will announce plans to "rightsize and reshape" the diocese's 160 parishes during a press conference at 4 p.m. Tuesday.
  Their plans, according to a press release, are not specific to particular parishes across Western New York's eight counties, but "became apparent following a comprehensive and collaborative planning process directed by its Road to Renewal division."News 4 will provide coverage of their an
  
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• Buffalo Diocese to merge one-third of parishes in push to 'rightsize and reshape'

  28-05-2024 19:42 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – Buffalo Bishop Michael Fisher and other local Catholic leaders announced plans to "rightsize and reshape" the diocese by merging or closing approximately one-third of Western New York's 160 parishes.The plans, announced during a press conference Tuesday evening, did not specify any particular parishes across Western New York's eight counties that could be in line for downsizing. Rev. Bryan Zielenieski, Vicar for Renewal and Development, said the proposed reshaping wo
  
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• Schumer calls out Canadian government on "flagpoling" practice

  28-05-2024 18:06 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Sen. Chuck Schumer called out the Canadian government in a Tuesday news conference at Rainbow Bridge in Niagara Falls, asking the government to end the "flagpoling" practice that has led to increased wait times at the Canada-U.S. borders.The method allows temporary Canadian residents who require work permits or visas to come into the United States for as little as a few hours and get their paperwork processed at the border, later receiving their needed permits within
  
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• Shaq bringing DJ Diesel show to Buffalo RiverWorks

  28-05-2024 17:46 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- DJ Diesel, better known as Shaquille O'Neal, is coming to Buffalo for a show this summer.The show is set for 6 p.m. on Aug. 17 at Buffalo RiverWorks.Shaq's Bass All-Stars at Buffalo Riverworks will feature special guests Trivecta, Levity, Gorillat, and Stoned Level. You must be at least 16 years old to attend solo. Children under 16 must be accompanied by a legal guardian.
  Though most known for his successful NBA career, the 7-foot-1 basketball player got his start in mus
  
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• Shake Shack expanding to Western New York with Amherst location

  28-05-2024 17:07 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- Popular fast food chain Shake Shack is coming to Western New York.The restaurant best known for its burgers and namesake milkshakes will open a location next year in Amherst's The Boulevard plaza off of Niagara Falls Boulevard near I-290. A more detailed timeline beyond the location opening in 2025 was not specified in a release.Currently, the closest Shake Shack location to Buffalo is inside a rest stop on I-90 between Syracuse and Rochester. Fans of the chain would have
  
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• Man injured in motorcycle accident on Niagara, West Huron

  28-05-2024 16:52 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — A 41-year-old man was injured in a motorcycle accident at Niagara Street and West Huron Street on Tuesday morning, according to Buffalo police.The accident occurred just after 7:30 a.m., when a vehicle and the motorcycle collided. A News 4 WIVB photographer captured the motorcycle coming to rest at the intersection of Niagara and Georgia Street.The man was taken to ECMC to be treated for non-life threatening injuries. The accident is still under investigation.Latest
  
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• 6-year-old girl killed after being struck by vehicle in Tonawanda

  28-05-2024 15:33 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- A 6-year-old girl was killed Monday night after being struck by a vehicle in Tonawanda,police said.
  Just before 8 p.m. Monday, the girl was struck by a Ford Transit Connect Van on Canterbury Lane while trying to cross the street, according to police. The child died at Kenmore Mercy Hospital.Police say 84-year-old Charles Voit of Tonawanda was driving the vehicle and is cooperating with the investigation.Anyone with information is asked to contact the Tonawanda Police conf
  
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• Closing arguments in Trump trial

  28-05-2024 15:31 via wivb.com
  
  WASHINGTON (NEXSTAR) – It’s the final stretch of former president Donald Trump’s hush money trial out of New York.After more than four weeks of testimony and witnesses, the case will soon be in the hands of the jury.Prosecutors and lawyers for former president Trump will each make their closing arguments in the case. It's their final opportunity to address the jurors.“Unlike Joe Biden, I don't throw people in jail for disagreeing with me. I don't do that,” said Trum
  
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• Gas leak on Franklin Street prompts Buffalo Fire Department investigation

  28-05-2024 14:34 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — The Buffalo Fire Department was on the scene of a gas leak at 168 Franklin St. in downtown Buffalo on Tuesday morning.National Fuel and the fire department responded to the gas leak around 6:30 a.m. Gas was shut off at 7:06 a.m. The neighboring area was briefly evacuated, and the building was cleared of gas readings at 8:40 a.m, according to National Fuel.The area on Franklin between Huron Street and Mohawk Street was closed for a short time, but was reopened around
  
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• Buffalo Fire Department investigating possible gas leak on Franklin Street

  28-05-2024 14:34 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — The Buffalo Fire Department is investigating a possible gas leak at a building on Franklin Street in downtown Buffalo on Tuesday morning.The area on Franklin between Huron Street and Mohawk Street has been closed. Everyone in a 300-foot radius of the building has been evacuated. About 1,000 people have been displaced, according to Buffalo Fire.The fire department entered the eight-story building, where they found "very high" levels of natural gas. The building holds
  
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• Buffalo Fire Department investigating gas leak on Franklin Street

  28-05-2024 14:34 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — The Buffalo Fire Department is investigating a gas leak at a building on Franklin Street in downtown Buffalo on Tuesday morning.The area on Franklin between Huron Street and Mohawk Street has been closed. Everyone in a 300-foot radius of the building was evacuated for a short time, but people were let back into the area just before 9 a.m.The fire department entered the eight-story building, where they found "very high" levels of natural gas. The building holds Osteri
  
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• Pickup truck drives into house on Suffolk Avenue

  28-05-2024 04:16 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- A pickup truck drove into a house in the first block of Suffolk Avenue just before 2:30 p.m. on Monday, authorities said.The female driver had to be extricated and was transported by ambulance to ECMC.Officials said police are investigating if the driver suffered from a medical incident before the collision occurred.The incident remains under investigation.Latest Local News Pickup truck drives into house on Suffolk Avenue Woman who attempted to have boyfriend killed resen
  
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