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• Niagara Falls man receives guilty verdict from jury in murder case

  14-06-2024 23:50 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- A jury returned a guilty verdict Friday afternoon against a Niagara Falls man who allegedly killed a woman in 2022, according to the Niagara County District Attorney's Office.
  On December 10, 2022, 35-year-old Daniella Patterson was shot and killed in Niagara Falls.
  Niagara County District Attorney Brian Seaman said she was sitting "defenseless" in a car when the defendant shot at her from close range. 43-year-old Marchello Gildersleeve continued to shoot at her as the ca
  
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• Police seize property from people never charged and take months to return it

  14-06-2024 22:37 via wivb.com
  
  A Buffalo mother of three children sometimes spent upwards of $900 a week for Uber rides to kids' events, the laundromat, college, and work, when police seized her only car and held it for nine months, even though she was never charged with a crime.
  In another case, a local business owner had his two work vehicles seized, and ultimately had to shutter his business. He, too, was never charged.In a third case, a man shot in a chaotic incident dropped his phone while getting away. Police seized it
  
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• Wilson man wanted on multiple warrants out of Indiana located

  14-06-2024 20:48 via wivb.com
  
  NEWFANE, N.Y. (WIVB) -- A man wanted on multiple extradition warrants out of Indiana was found in Newfane early Friday morning, the Niagara County Sheriff's Office announced.Shortly after 2:30 a.m., a deputy stopped a vehicle on Chestnut Road that was being driven with a headlight out. According to officials, the driver falsely identified himself.Identified as 40-year-old Wilson resident Richard Baldwin, deputies said his four warrants out of Indiana totaled six charges pertaining to meth and ve
  
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• Is Joey Chestnut out for this year's National Buffalo Wing Festival? 'It's dicey'

  14-06-2024 19:10 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- With the announcement of competitive eater Joey Chestnut's participation in a live Netflix hot dog eating contest, which takes place one day after the National Buffalo Wing Festival, fans are left wondering if he will show up for the fest's wing eating contest.On Wednesday, Netflix announced "Chestnut vs. Kobayashi: Unfinished Beef." The livestream will take place on Monday, Sept. 2, where Chestnut will face off against fellow competitive eater and longtime rival Takeru K
  
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• Gov. Hochul signs oversight bill stemming from fatal Lockport Cave incident

  14-06-2024 18:49 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- Gov. Kathy Hochul signed a bill Friday stemming from a fatal incident just over one year ago at the Lockport Cave, in which a boat capsized and resulted in the death of a 65-year-old Niagara Falls man.The summary of Senate Bill S9241 and Assembly Bill A10399 states that it "Provides that the inspector shall at least annually inspect any vessel operated on privately or publicly owned underground non-navigable waterways with no navigable inlet or outlet
  
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• 85-year-old skydiver to jump in Niagara Falls this weekend

  14-06-2024 18:32 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- Kim Knor has set out to complete 1,000 tandem skydives. At 85 years old, she's well on her way.A member of the first-ever U.S. Women's Parachute Team in 1962, Knor will be making jump No. 672 in Niagara Falls this weekend.Knor encourages people to stay active as they get older. Hear her advice and more about this weekend's jump in the video above.Latest Local News Gov. Hochul signs oversight bill stemming from fatal Lockport Cave incident 85-year-old skydiver to jump in N
  
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• Niagara Falls man admits to killing woman in motel room

  14-06-2024 16:38 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- A Niagara Falls man has pleaded guilty to second-degree murder after prosecutors said he killed a woman in a motel room on Niagara Falls Boulevard.The Niagara County District Attorney's Office said 38-year-old Lauren Hayes was killed in February 2023. According to Niagara Falls police, her body was found in the room and Brian Wallace, 37, was subsequently charged.“This was a horrible crime for which the defendant deserves to spend the rest of his life in jail,&rdquo
  
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• Orleans County woman killed in crash Thursday

  14-06-2024 15:22 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- An Orleans County woman was killed in a crash Thursday afternoon in the Town of Ridgeway.New York State Police said a Subaru driven by Sandra Gapa, 64, was struck by a westbound vehicle at the intersection of Knowlesville and Ridge Roads shortly after 3 p.m. She was pronounced dead at the scene.Before the crash, Gapa had been traveling north on Knowlesville Road. She stopped at the stop sign and entered the intersection before she was struck.Gapa was a resident of Lyndonv
  
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• Rep. Claudia Tenney asks Gov. Hochul to pardon Trump

  14-06-2024 15:05 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- A member of Congress representing part of Western New York has asked Gov. Kathy Hochul to pardon former President Donald Trump.Rep. Claudia Tenney (R-24) issued a letter to the governor, addressing the recent verdict in the hush money trial against Trump. The former president was found guilty of 34 counts of falsifying business records, making him the first former president to have a felony conviction."This case undermines the impartiality and credibility of our once vene
  
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• Niagara Falls nursing home workers ratify 1-year agreement

  14-06-2024 13:24 via wivb.com
  
  NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y. (WIVB) -- Workers at Schoellkopf Health Center in Niagara Falls have ratified a one-year agreement with the nursing home.1199SEIU, which represents licensed practical nurses, certified nurse assistants, unit clerks and laundry aides at the facility, made the announcement Thursday night. In all, the new contract impacts more than 70 workers."I am very pleased with the results and mutual respect with hard work that it took to make this contract one of the best ever,” said
  
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• Buffalo Diocese makes recommendations for closures, mergers in Southtowns, Southern Tier

  14-06-2024 01:47 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — The Buffalo Diocese has announced their recommendations for southern Erie County and the eastern part of the Southern Tier at a meeting at St. John Paul II in Lake View on Thursday night.The recommendations come after the diocese’s decision to ‘rightsize and reshape’ their parishes due to financial troubles from payouts to settle child sexual abuse cases, declining Mass attendance, and a priest shortage.At least 13 parishes in the Southtow
  
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