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• Salsa in the Park returning to Delaware Park Monday

  03-06-2024 23:43 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Jerome Williams has been moving his dancing feet to the beat his entire life.He and the founder of Salsa in the Park, Sarah Haykel, are getting right back into the rhythm to spend the next six Monday nights teaching the salsa."I say salsa or dance is a metaphor for life," Haykel said. "Everything that we learn to be great dancers on the dance floor, we can apply to any relationship, any aspect of our lives, to have better, healthier relationships and just enjoy life
  
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• Bills intend to submit bid to host 2028 NFL Draft

  03-06-2024 23:27 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- The Buffalo Bills intend to submit a bid to host the 2028 NFL Draft at their new stadium in Orchard Park, an event that could draw over half a million football fans to Western New York, a team official confirmed to WIVB News 4.The NFL Draft has continued to grow as a spectacle since it moved away from New York City in 2014, with the most recent edition in downtown Detroit setting a new attendance record with over 775,000 attendees across three days, according to city offi
  
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• Court docs: Lawmaker exposes himself to neighbors while urinating

  03-06-2024 22:54 via wivb.com
  
  LOCKPORT N.Y. (WIVB) - A Lockport city lawmaker accused of harassment faced a judge on Monday.
  Bizarre allegations are being made against Republican Alderman Mark Devine. He's accused of urinating outside his home in front of his neighbor's children.Devine made a quick exit from the courtroom on Monday morning and did not make a comment to a News 4 photographer.
  News 4 is learning more about the criminal case against him from police statements we've received from the court clerk.Devine faces two
  
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• Man indicted on murder charge for fatal shooting in Broadway-Fillmore neighborhood

  03-06-2024 22:23 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — A Buffalo man has been indicted on a second-degree murder charge in connection to a fatal shooting in April in Buffalo's Broadway-Fillmore neighborhood, the Erie County District Attorney's Office said Monday.30-year-old Timé Thomas, Jr. has been charged. It is alleged that Thomas shot and killed 31-year-old Quentin Sims in the area of Young and Ashley streets in Buffalo around 8:50 p.m. on April 26. He allegedly shot Sims multiple times.If convicted, he faces
  
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• 2-month-old Muskmelon is ready for adoption

  03-06-2024 21:25 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- Monday on News 4, Bethany Kloc from the SPCA Serving Erie County introduced us to a uniquely named kitten who goes by "Muskmelon."Kloc described the two-month-old tabby as "a great little curious cat." He was recently fixed and is ready for adoption.While on News 4, Kloc also spoke of some of the events the SPCA has coming up. Learn more in the video above, and see how you can adopt Muskmelon here.Latest Local News 2-month-old Muskmelon is ready for adoption Wegmans annou
  
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• Wegmans announces recall of pepperoni product

  03-06-2024 20:39 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- Wegmans is recalling some of its Italian Classics Uncured Pepperoni due to possible foreign metal materials.The recall was posted this past weekend. Products bearing a UPC of "2-07939-00000-6," with 'best by' dates of Aug. 28, 2024 and Aug. 29, 2024 are being recalled.Anyone who purchased this can take it to a Wegmans customer service desk for a full refund. For more information, customers can call Wegmans Customer Care at 1-855-934-3663 on weekdays from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m.
  
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• New Brooks Hospital set to be built in Fredonia

  03-06-2024 20:08 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — A new hospital is set to be built in Fredonia thanks to a $74 million grant from New York State, local politicians announced Monday.Construction was given the green light for the new Brooks Hospital, which will replace the current 80-year-old facility in Dunkirk. The current 170,000-square-foot hospital holds 65 beds, but only about 18 to 20 are occupied at a time on average, according to a release from State Senator George Borrello. The current hospital currently op
  
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• Sewer bills for homes in Buffalo set to go up slightly

  03-06-2024 18:17 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Sewer bills for homes in Buffalo are set to go up slightly as the Sewer Authority adopted its budget for 2025.Buffalo homeowners will see the increases based on how much their home is worth. The exact increase is .42 per 1,000, plus a $1 consumption fee. You can see a breakdown below:
  $100,000 home: $3.50 + $1 fee = $4.50$150,000 home: $5.25 + $1 fee = $6.25$200,000 home: $7 + $1 fee = $8$250,000 home: $8.75 + $1 fee = $9.75
  The new rate increase will help fund requi
  
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• Man admits to kidnapping woman from Cheektowaga driveway

  03-06-2024 17:39 via wivb.com
  
  CHEEKTOWAGA, N.Y. (WIVB) -- A Buffalo man could spend five years in prison after pleading guilty to kidnapping a woman from her driveway on George Urban Boulevard.Early in the morning on March 2, a 26-year-old victim was taken from her driveway on George Urban Boulevard after getting out of her car, the Erie County District Attorney’s office said. She had been returning from a bar in downtown Buffalo.The suspect, identified as Abel Gebrehawaria, 24, attacked her and dragged her towards a p
  
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• Casting Buffalo holding "Actors Expo" in August

  03-06-2024 14:41 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- Silver screen dreams may be in reach for some of Buffalo's local actors.Casting Buffalo is putting on an event this summer to help aspiring talent move up and make themselves known -- the Casting Buffalo Actors Expo.Taking place at The Atrium at Rich's on August 3 from Noon until 7 p.m., the event will have dozens of local vendors and exhibitors. Anyone interested in the industry can come for career advice from acting and vocal coaches, headshots, and seminars, among othe
  
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• New boaters collide on Chautauqua Lake, Sheriff says

  03-06-2024 13:58 via wivb.com
  
  CHAUTAUQUA, N.Y. (WIVB) -- No tickets were issued after two boats collided in Chautauqua County this weekend.On Sunday around 4:15 p.m., the Chautauqua County Sheriff's office said two 20-year-old Panama, New York residents were operating personal watercraft near Prendergast Point. According to authorities, they were driving at moderate speeds but were circling each other.The Sheriff's office said at some point, the two lost sight of one another and one boat struck the other, extensively damagin
  
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• More women made the list of top paid CEOs in 2023, but their numbers are still small compared to men

  03-06-2024 13:03 via wivb.com
  
  More women are attaining the top job at companies in the S&P 500, but their numbers are still minuscule compared to their male counterparts.
  Of the 341 CEOs included in the AP's annual compensation survey, 25 are women. That’s the most women making the list since the survey began in 2011. But the numbers haven’t budged very much. The second highest tally was 21 women in 2017.
  The survey, based on data analyzed for The Associated Press by Equilar, includes CEOs at S&P 500 comp
  
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• Ohio officials ask for public's help in finding shooter who killed 1 and wounded 24 at party

  03-06-2024 12:48 via wivb.com
  AKRON, Ohio (AP) — The mayor and police chief of Akron called on witnesses to come forward with information about a mass shooting in the Ohio city that killed one person and wounded 24 others, some critically.
  “This was a tragic incident which impacts our entire community,” Mayor Shammas Malik said. “The sheer number of victims is shocking and disconcerting. I want to be very clear: Anyone who was involved in last night’s shooting will be held accountable to the ful
  
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• Hour by hour: A brief timeline of the Allies' June 6, 1944, D-Day invasion of occupied France

  03-06-2024 07:26 via wivb.com
  
  OMAHA BEACH, France (AP) — A brief timeline of events on D-Day, June 6, 1944.
  Shortly after midnight: More than 2,200 Allied aircraft begin bombing German defenses and other targets in Normandy. They are followed by 1,200 aircraft carrying more than 23,000 American, British and Canadian airborne troops. British forces landing in gliders take two strategic bridges near the city of Caen. The force commander uses the codewords “ham and jam” to report the successful capture.1:30 a.
  
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• Safety tips for teens during summer's ‘100 deadliest days’

  03-06-2024 04:27 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — For most teenagers, summer is a time filled with fun and relaxation, but for those with their license, that could also mean potential distractions behind the wheel.Elizabeth Carey, the director of public relations with AAA, said due to their inexperience, teen drivers are at a higher risk of crashes, especially during what's known as the "100 deadliest days," which are between Memorial and Labor Day.“If you take a look at a 10-year period, nearly 6,700 people [
  
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• Niagara Falls man to face DWI charge for alleged rollover crash with entrapment

  03-06-2024 04:09 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- A Niagara Falls man will face a charge of driving while intoxicated and additional charges for an alleged two-vehicle rollover crash with entrapment that occurred Sunday afternoon, the Niagara Falls Mayor's Office said.Around 2:08 p.m. on Sunday, a 45-year-old man was traveling northeast on Highland Avenue in a Jeep when he allegedly passed a stop sign and struck a Hyundai. The Hyundai had the right of way and was traveling southeast on Hyde Park Boulevard, officials said
  
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