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• How to protect your family before hiring in-home care

  01-07-2024 23:06 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- News 4 is taking a look into the steps families can take before hiring in-home care for a loved one.This comes after Call 4 Action reported on a local home care aide who's accused of stealing from a senior citizen. She should have been caring for that 79-year-old woman. Now, there's a warrant out for her arrest.
  "I'm very emotional because of the fragile state that she was in, the fact that somebody could come and take advantage of her," Jackie said.For privacy reasons, J
  
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• Buffalo man arrested 30 times in less than 20 years

  01-07-2024 20:28 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- A Buffalo man was arrested Sunday for drug dealing, the 30th time he's been arrested since 2005, according to the Buffalo Police Department.
  51-year-old Morrell Buster was allegedly making drug deals around 12:20 p.m. in front of a business on Hampshire Street. Police say they recovered 100 bags of suspected heroin, around two grams of suspected crack cocaine, small amounts of suspected powder cocaine and drug paraphernalia.
  Buster was charged with the following:
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• Federal funding to go towards expanding Head Start program in Niagara Falls

  01-07-2024 20:03 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Nearly $2.5 million in federal funding is set to go towards expanding the Head Start program within the Niagara Falls City School District, it was announced on Monday.The money, announced by Congressman Tim Kennedy, will go towards adding more classes for children as young as 1-year-old as well as funding staff salaries to support growing class sizes.Unlike most Head Start programs, the program in Niagara Falls is tied to the city school district, which has allowed t
  
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• Road closures, lane reductions in Buffalo, Wheatfield, Evans starting early July

  01-07-2024 19:30 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- Construction season is here and with it, a number of travel advisories are being issued for towns across Western New York.
  Motorists are asked to plan accordingly and expect delays in Buffalo, the Town of Wheatfield and Evans. See the advisories below.
  BuffaloBeginning 7 a.m. on July 8, Main Street will be reduced to one lane in each direction from Robie St. to Glendale Pl. Left turns from westbound Humboldt Parkway to southbound Main St. and from southbound Main St. to e
  
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• South Main Street in Batavia closed for hours during police stand-off

  01-07-2024 19:28 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- A Batavia man was arrested Friday following an hours-long police stand-off in the vicinity of a South Main St. apartment building, according to Batavia Police.
  Around noon on June 28 emergency dispatch received a call regarding an attempted break-in at an apartment at 11 South Main St. 53-year-old Martin Jones of Batavia had allegedly threatened the caller with the use of an "AK" and was in possession of a gun.
  Jones retreated into another apartment in the building in an
  
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• North Carolina man charged following head-on crash on Route 33

  01-07-2024 17:58 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- A North Carolina man was charged with DWI following a head-on crash early Sunday morning that injured another man, Buffalo Police said.
  Just after 2:30 a.m., the man, 43, was allegedly traveling the wrong way on Route 33 near the Best Street exit. His Ford Edge struck another vehicle head-on, according to police.
  Police say a 25-year-old Cheektowaga driver was hit. He was transported to ECMC and taken into surgery for multiple injuries.
  The North Carolina man was not hurt
  
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• Why are there more low planes near my house? Airport construction could be the reason

  01-07-2024 17:44 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — If you live near the Buffalo Niagara International Airport, you might hear more low planes near your house soon.Flight patterns will be changing due to ongoing renovations, which will close runways during certain periods over the next few months.Starting on July 8, runway 5-23 will close nightly Monday to Friday from 9 p.m. to 5 a.m. That will run until July 31. It will completely close on Aug. 1 and will remain closed until Oct. 1.The overnight closures will begin a
  
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• Buffalo man sentenced for fatal shooting on East Ferry

  01-07-2024 17:09 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — A Buffalo man has been sentenced in connection to a fatal shooting on East Ferry Street in 2023, the Erie County District Attorney's Office said Monday.Louis Goforth, 40, was sentenced to 20 years in prison on Friday. Goforth shot and killed 39-year-old Mario Saddler on the 200 block of East Ferry around 4:30 a.m. on Jan. 22, 2023. Saddler died at the scene.Goforth pleaded guilty to one count of first-degree manslaughter in February. He will also be subject to five y
  
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• Live updates: Supreme Court rules Trump has presumptive criminal immunity for official acts

  01-07-2024 14:30 via wivb.com
  
  In a monumental ruling, the Supreme Court ruled that former presidents enjoy a presumption of criminal immunity for official acts while in the White House, handing a win to former President Trump.Trump's appeal froze his federal election subversion indictment in the nation's capital, where a federal court has charged him with conspiring to subvert the 2020 election results, from moving ahead toward trial.The Supreme Court's ruling comes four months before Election Day, when Trump hopes to retake
  
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• Live updates: Supreme Court rules Trump has criminal immunity for official acts

  01-07-2024 14:30 via wivb.com
  
  In a monumental ruling, the Supreme Court ruled that former presidents enjoy a presumption criminal immunity for official acts while in the White House, handing a win to former President Trump.Trump's appeal froze his federal election subversion indictment in the nation's capital, where a federal court has charged him with conspiring to subvert the 2020 election results, from moving ahead toward trial.The Supreme Court's ruling comes four months before Election Day, when Trump hopes to retake th
  
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• Donny Osmond's award-winning Vegas show to visit Niagara Falls: interview

  01-07-2024 14:00 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – Legendary entertainer Donny Osmond will be performing in Niagara Falls, N.Y. on July 13 as part of his "Direct From Las Vegas" tour, which began on June 7.Osmond is bringing his award-winning Las Vegas show on the road, making a stop at Seneca Niagara Event Center this month. Ahead of the show, he spoke with WIVB.com about the tour, his career, returning to Western New York and much more.Osmond, who was recently awarded the title of '2024 Best Headliner' by the Best
  
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• 11 Day Power Play raises $1.6 million for battle against cancer

  01-07-2024 04:49 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — More than 2,500 hockey players have been lacing up their skates the past several days all for a great cause. Sunday marked the closing ceremonies for the 11 Day Power Play."Warm hearts on cold ice" is how one spectator described the 11 Day Power Play, which for the last eight years has been using the sport of hockey and the generosity of its players to raise millions of dollars to battle cancer.“I've lost a lot of people to cancer in the family and outside of t
  
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• Casa Di Pizza serving $2.23 steak sandwiches to honor The Old Pink

  01-07-2024 03:35 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- From 4 p.m. to close on Monday, JJ's Casa Di Pizza will be serving steak sandwiches to honor The Old Pink, according to a recent Instagram post. Buffalo bars helping out former Old Pink employeesSandwiches are limited to one per person for anyone who buys a drink. The sandwiches will sell for $2.23 -- an homage to the beloved Allentown bar's address -- and will be available at the Casa Di Pizza bar only."Although they won't be making your food this time, Meg and Nick from
  
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