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• Tips for traveling, staying safe this Fourth of July

  02-07-2024 23:47 via wivb.com
  
  GETZVILLE, N.Y. (WIVB) -- Americans all across the country are getting excited for the Fourth of July. In fact, AAA said 71 million people nationwide are expected to travel 50 miles or more to celebrate the holiday.
  "People want to be with their friends, be with their family, have these experiences and make memories together," said Elizabeth Carey, AAA director of public relations.
  Congestion is predicted every day this week, but especially Sunday and Monday as people return home. 2 p.m. to 7 p.
  
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• Woman who accused Pridgen filed second Adult Survivor's Act case a month later

  02-07-2024 23:38 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- The Buffalo woman who filed an Adult Survivor's Act lawsuit against the former Buffalo common council president in 2023 filed a second lawsuit against the State of New York a month later.In her previously unreported August 2023 lawsuit, the woman claims a kitchen runner sexually abused her daily from August 2003 to February 2004 while she was serving a prison sentence at Beacon Correctional Facility. The accuser claims the abuse occurred in a kitchen freezer, and he threa
  
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• Buffalo man sentenced for killing motorist in wrong-way crash

  02-07-2024 23:28 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- A Buffalo man was sentenced Tuesday afternoon for killing a motorist in a wrong-way crash on the I-190 on Aug. 12, 2023, the Erie County District Attorney's Office announced.Guillermo Morales, 53, received an indeterminate sentence of five to 15 years in prison.Officials said around 3 a.m., Morales was driving under the influence of alcohol and a drug and caused a collision on the I-190 near the Scajaquada Expressway.He was driving north on the southbound side of the high
  
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• Sue's NY Deli to be phased out of Buffalo City Hall after scathing audit

  02-07-2024 22:37 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) - A business in Buffalo City Hall hasn't been paying their rent for years and city officials are trying to figure out what to do next. The finding was discovered in a recent city audit.The issue of unpaid rent has to do with Sue's NY Deli, which is located in the basement of Buffalo City Hall and has been in operation for years.The city audit found that Sue's owes the city more than $100,000, hasn't made a payment in four years and has been working with an expired contract.
  
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• Sabres '24-25 schedule: Home opener Oct. 10 after dropping puck in Prague

  02-07-2024 18:41 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Synch your calendars Sabres fans. A new slate of games has been etched in ice.The Sabres will begin the season Oct. 4-5 in Prague, Czechia with games against coach Lindy Ruff's former team the New Jersey Devils, and Ruff will be behind home bench at Buffalo's downtown arena for the first time over a decade when the Sabres play the Los Angeles Kings in their first game of the season at KeyBank Center on Oct. 10.The Stanley Cup champion Florida Panthers will visit Buff
  
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• Cheektowaga man sentenced for role in dog fighting operation

  02-07-2024 18:14 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- A Cheektowaga man was sentenced to one year in prison in connection with an animal cruelty case involving dog fighting, the Erie County District Attorney's Office announced Tuesday.
  Officials said police executed a search warrant at the residence of James A. Jackson, 24, on April 13, 2022 in Cheektowaga following a tip about dog fighting. Investigators recovered evidence of dog fighting and seized three dogs found in the basement of the home, while the remains of two othe
  
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• Upstate New York awarded $40 million in federal funding for tech hub

  02-07-2024 17:52 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- The NY SMART I-Corridor Tech Hub in Upstate New York was awarded $40 million in federal funding that will go toward making the region a semiconductor center for the world, Sen. Chuck Schumer's Office announced Tuesday.The federal investment, one of just 12 across the nation, will allow the region to build out its workforce training initiatives, strengthen existing manufacturing and innovation, and help attract new supply chains, according to a release. Buff
  
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• Buffalo man sentenced for fatal Bailey Avenue shooting

  02-07-2024 17:45 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- A Buffalo man was sentenced Monday afternoon in connection with a shooting that left a man dead last year, the Erie County District Attorney's Office announced.
  Officials said Ryan M. Crawford, 23, shot Duryll Anderson, 38, with an illegal handgun on the 800 block of Bailey Avenue around 2:25 a.m. on April 2, 2023. The victim was taken by ambulance to ECMC where he later died from his injuries.
  Crawford was sentenced to 25 years in prison followed by 5 years of post-relea
  
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• 1 seriously injured after motorcycle crash on Route 5 in Hamburg

  02-07-2024 17:31 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- A motorcycle crash on Route 5 left a West Seneca man seriously injured Monday afternoon after he was struck by oncoming traffic, according to Town of Hamburg Police.
  Police said around 1:25 p.m. on Monday, 28-year-old Ryan Czekaj lost control of his motorcycle as he drove eastbound on Route 5 near Lakewood Drive. After reacting to another vehicle, Czekaj entered the westbound lane and was struck by oncoming traffic, according to police.
  Route 5 was closed for an investiga
  
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• Jessica Pegula cruises to straight-set win in Wimbledon first round

  02-07-2024 14:41 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- Jessica Pegula cruised in her opening match Tuesday at Wimbledon, downing fellow American Ashlyn Krueger in less than an hour to advance to the second round.The Buffalo native defeated Krueger, who is ranked No. 75 in the world, in straight sets 6-2, 6-0 as rain rolled into London and caused some matches to be delayed.Pegula, the world's fifth-ranked player, is looking to build off her first career title on grass at the Berlin Open in late June. Pegula's best finish at Wi
  
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• Fire kills dog, causes $125K in damage to Buffalo home

  02-07-2024 12:55 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- An early Tuesday morning fire left a dog dead and caused roughly $125,000 in damage to a house in Buffalo's Lovejoy neighborhood, city officials told WIVB News 4.The fire began around 2:30 a.m. on the first floor of a home located on the 300 block of Benzinger Street, officials said.
  In addition to the $125,000 in damage to the house, roughly $20,000 in exposure damage occurred at three nearby residences and a vehicle was also affected.The cause of the blaze remains under
  
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• Hamburg’s Foxglove Pub closes one week after grand opening

  02-07-2024 04:27 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – The Foxglove Pub in Hamburg closed its business one week after its grand opening on June 22.The pub, located on Buffalo Street, announced on social media that it was “calling it quits” this week, just days after starting the business. The closure comes after years of renovations to the building.In social media posts that have since been deleted, the owners originally mentioned “questionable decisions” and “a series of unfortunate events.
  
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• 'Grand Island seems to be increasingly agitated with politics': town supervisor's business sign vandalized with political message

  02-07-2024 02:50 via wivb.com
  
  GRAND ISLAND N.Y. (WIVB) -- Grand Island Town Supervisor Pete Marston is trying to find the person responsible for vandalizing the sign to his business, which he said happened sometime Thursday night.
  "This is 100 percent because I'm a politician. I'm an elected supervisor," he said. "There's 100 signs down here, they picked mine for a reason."Someone spray painted the message "Drain the Swamp.""Which is ironic because I'm Republican," he said.Marston spent hours cleaning up his sign after it wa
  
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• Gasport family organizes motocross race to raise awareness for child abuse

  02-07-2024 01:40 via wivb.com
  
  BATAVIA, N.Y. (WIVB) -- A Gasport family teamed up with Bikers Against Child Abuse Saturday to organize a motocross race. Their goal was to raise awareness for child abuse and to let parents know what resources are available."I don't think there will ever be a finish line," said Mallory Bumpers-Wojewoda, whose daughter, Charlee, was abused at a former daycare in Newfane. "My voice is very loud and I want other families to know they're not the only ones who have gone through this and it is OK to
  
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• Von Miller admits he "shouldn't have even been playing" during sack-less season

  02-07-2024 00:34 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – Bills pass rusher Von Miller played in 12 games last season after returning from a torn ACL, but failed to record a sack for the first time in his professional or collegiate career.The dip in performance was uncharacteristic for the NFL's active leader in sacks, and the lack of threat off the edge hampered the Bills defense as the team crashed out of the playoffs before reaching the Super Bowl once again.
  While Miller was clearly not at full strength last season -- e
  
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• Blueberry Treehouse Farm expands to include Airbnb on property

  02-07-2024 00:14 via wivb.com
  
  WEST FALLS, N.Y. (WIVB ) -- From big or small to sweet or tart, The Blueberry Treehouse Farm in West Falls has 11 different types of organically grown blueberries, and some will be ready to be picked starting Friday, July 5.
  Along with the farm's blueberry variety expanding, owners and couple Jyl and Ricardo Rivera are currently constructing an Airbnb on the property. They hope to build four more that are open year-round."We're trying to expand on the agritourism concept here where people are co
  
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