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• Tonawanda, Kenmore pools to open for week amid high temperatures

  16-06-2024 21:53 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- With high temperatures being forecasted for next week, the outdoor pools in the Town of Tonawanda and the Village of Kenmore will be open for the week, Town of Tonawanda spokesperson Kevin Keenan said.“With extremely high temperatures forecasted for this time of year, we have taken the unusual step of opening these pools early,” Town of Tonawanda Supervisor Joseph Emminger said. “They will be a refreshing option as people deal with temperatures in the 90
  
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• Cooling centers to open around Buffalo

  16-06-2024 19:01 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — With extreme heat expected to affect Western New York this week, the City of Buffalo has announced several cooling centers across the city.Temperatures across the area are expected to be in the mid-to high 90s beginning on Monday and lasting through the entire week."Cooling Centers are an important part of our City’s emergency response plan during extreme
  heat events. It’s especially critical to make sure these sites are open and accessible for houseless
  
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• 62-year-old man killed in crash in Holland

  16-06-2024 17:10 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — A 62-year-old man was killed in a crash in Holland early Sunday morning, according to the Erie County Sheriff's Office.Police responded to the intersection of Vermont Hill Road and Vermont Street around 12:30 a.m. Sunday, where there had been a two-car crash.Police located a Volkswagen Passat in the brush off the southeastern edge of the roadway with extensive damage. The driver of the vehicle, 62-year-old Grant Brown of Concord, was later pronounced dead. There was
  
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• 2 injured in 2 separate weekend shootings in Buffalo

  16-06-2024 15:52 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Buffalo police are investigating two shootings that occurred over the weekend.In the first one, 15-year-old boy was injured on Mapleridge Avenue early Saturday morning.Police responded to the shooting, on the first block of Mapleridge, just before 1 a.m. Saturday. The teen was transported to ECMC, where he was treated for non-life threatening injuries.The second occurred on the 2000 block of South Park Avenue around 9:15 p.m. Saturday night. Police said a 31-year-old
  
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• 15-year-old injured in shooting on Mapleridge

  16-06-2024 15:52 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — A 15-year-old boy was injured in a shooting on Mapleridge Avenue early Saturday morning, according to Buffalo police.Police responded to the shooting, on the first block of Mapleridge, just before 1 a.m. Saturday.
  The teen was transported to ECMC, where he was treated for non-life threatening injuries.The shooting remains under investigation. Anyone with information is asked to call or text the confidential TIPCALL line at 716-847-2255.Latest Local News 15-year-old i
  
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• Community holds benefit for DC Theatricks owners 15 months after devastating fire

  16-06-2024 03:18 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- The community gathered together at a fundraiser on Saturday for a costume company that lost everything last year following a fire.
  In March 2023, the building that DC Theatricks operated in went up in flames, leading to the business losing all of its costumes, equipment and supplies.
  That same fire also took the life of Buffalo firefighter Jason Arno.Buffalo firefighter dies battling downtown blazeThe tragedy of losing one of Buffalo's emergency personnel touched the enti
  
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• Buffalo Public Schools announces half days next week due to heat

  16-06-2024 02:47 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- Buffalo Public Schools announced that they are implementing four half days next week due to the National Weather Service's forecast of excessive heat in the Buffalo area, Jeffrey Hammond, the school's director of public relations and information, said in a statement.The half days will be implemented for students in pre-K through eighth grade on June 17, 18, 20 and 21.Lunch will be served to all students before their dismissal. Students will be released three and a half ho
  
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• 85-year-old woman in pursuit of 1,000 skydives crosses Niagara Falls off her list

  16-06-2024 00:25 via wivb.com
  
  YOUNGSTOWN, N.Y. (WIVB) -- Kim Knor could be described as adventurous, brave and proof that age is nothing but a number.
  Her biggest thrill-seeking passion, however, is tandem skydiving.The 85-year-old has set out to complete 1,000 tandem skydives -- a goal that started in 1959. This weekend, she added Niagara Falls to her list of jumps.
  "I've been trying to get to 1,000 jumps since I started in 1959," Knor said. "I've had many interruptions, raising a family, different things -- life gets in th
  
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