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• Buffalo man admits to assault upon a police officer after dragging him with vehicle

  16-07-2024 23:48 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- A Buffalo man pleaded guilty Tuesday morning in connection with a 2023 incident that left a Town of Tonawanda police officer seriously injured, the Erie County District Attorney's Office announced.On May 29, 2023, a 2019 Kia Sportage was allegedly reported stolen out of East Aurora. Later that day, it is alleged that 20-year-old Dareious Akbar was pulled over in the same vehicle by a Tonawanda police officer.Teen arrested for dragging, injuring officer has history of stol
  
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• Buffalo woman sentenced to prison for lying to FBI in murder investigation

  16-07-2024 23:11 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- A Buffalo woman was sentenced to 30 days in prison and two years of supervised release after being convicted of making a materially false statement during a murder investigation, the United States District Attorney's Office said Tuesday.In March 2023, Deandre Wilson, of Buffalo, was convicted by a federal jury and sentenced to serve three consecutive life sentences plus 30 years for the murders of Miguel Anthony Valentin-Colon, Nicole Marie Merced-Plaud, and Dhamyl Roman-
  
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• Buffalo Diocese to lay off its insurance services department in 'business decision'

  16-07-2024 22:48 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- The Diocese of Buffalo will lay off its insurance services department at the end of August in what it calls a "business decision," a diocese spokesperson confirmed to WIVB News 4.As a result, the diocese "will pursue outsourced insurance advisors" to manage its existing program.The layoffs affect five employees within insurance services, and the department will be officially eliminated on Aug. 31. The department will continue to administer the insurance program through Au
  
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• Hamburg man admits to stealing over $342k from deceased relative's estate

  16-07-2024 21:37 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- A Hamburg man pleaded guilty Tuesday to grand larceny after he stole $342,036 from a deceased relative over the course of nearly seven years, the Erie County District Attorney's Office announced.
  Starting in September 2016, 62-year-old Craig Arno, the executor of the will, transferred money from a deceased relative's account into his own personal bank, account according to officials. The money was intended to be donated to local charities. The theft continued until August
  
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• Give716 helping raise donations for more than 570 local organizations

  16-07-2024 20:09 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- In honor of July 16, or 716 Day, the Buffalo Bills Foundation and the Buffalo Sabres Foundation are teaming up with others, to help inspire the community to give."There's such a giving spirit here, there are so many wonderful organizations that serve our community every day, and Bills fans, Sabres fans, they're known for wanting to give back and give to others, and this is another example of it," said Rich Jureller, president of the Buffalo Sabres Foundation.
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• Buffalo Police begins new initiative in push to solve cold cases

  16-07-2024 19:07 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — The Buffalo Police Department announced Tuesday a new initiative that they hope will help them solve cold homicide cases in the city.The department will use a monthly billboard, located on the corner of Michigan Avenue and Cherry Street, with photos of a homicide victim whose case they are looking to solve, as well as posting a video with family testimonials asking for help in finding perpetrators.
  The first victim to be featured is Jazzmine Fomby, the 14-year-old wh
  
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• Ralph Wilson pedestrian bridge arriving on Erie Canal

  16-07-2024 18:59 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- The Ralph Wilson Park in Buffalo will soon be getting a pedestrian bridge more than 260 feet long and it's arriving via boat.
  The first barge carrying two sections of the bridge passed through Lockport on the Erie Canal early Tuesday morning. It is expected to arrive in Buffalo later Tuesday afternoon.
  The bridge will eventually be arriving on two barges in four pieces and will stretch 266 feet.
  The executive director for the Ralph Wilson Park Conservancy says today is a
  
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• Man dead in 'targeted' shooting in Schiller Park neighborhood

  16-07-2024 15:26 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — A man is dead in what police are calling a 'targeted' shooting in Buffalo's Schiller Park neighborhood on Monday night.Police responded to the first block of Saint Marys Road just before 6:45 p.m. Monday, where a 45-year-old man had been shot multiple times while outside.The man was pronounced dead at the scene.
  The shooting is still under investigation. Anyone with information is asked to call or text the confidential TIPCALL line at (716) 847-2255.Latest Local News
  
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• Chris Brown will be full-time Bills play-by-play man

  16-07-2024 14:45 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Chris Brown will be the full-time Bills play-by-play radio broadcaster on WGR moving forward, the team announced Tuesday.Brown served as the interim play-by-play man since January 2023, calling 18 regular season games and four playoff games in that time. He was joined by analyst Eric Wood and sideline reporter Sal Capaccio throughout the season.He officially replaces John Murphy, who took over the role in 2003. Murphy suffered a stroke in January 2023 and has been re
  
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• MLB draft picks from WNY | Jackson Strong, Canisius star from West Seneca; Zach Evans, Lake Shore, NCCC alum

  16-07-2024 05:14 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — A couple of Western New Yorkers have been selected in Major League Baseball's amateur draft.
  Jackson Strong, a West Seneca East graduate who had a standout career at Canisius College, was picked in the seventh round (206th overall) by the Detroit Tigers on Friday, and Zach Evans, a Lake Shore graduate who played for Niagara County Community College before transferring to Lenoir-Rhyne University was taken in the ninth round (270th overall) by the San Diego Padres.Stro
  
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• Former Jericho Road employee accused of stealing over $500,000

  16-07-2024 04:50 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – A former employee of Jericho Road Community Health Center is being accused of stealing approximately $570,000 from the nonprofit.The employee, Dejan Karlovic, appeared before a federal magistrate on Monday and is charged with stealing from an organization that receives federal funds.Dr. Myron Glick, the center's founder and CEO, said Karlovic was hired last fall as a grant manager, but was fired in June due to his job performance.About 10 days ago, Glick said the sta
  
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• A day in the life of Sabres play-by-play broadcaster Dan Dunleavy

  16-07-2024 01:34 via wivb.com
  
  Watch the full day in the life of Dan Dunleavy video in the video player above.EDEN, N.Y. (WIVB) -- Buffalo Sabres fans have been blessed when it comes to who's in the booth calling their games.
  Of course, no one will ever forget Rick Jeanneret, one of the greatest broadcasters of all time in the sport of hockey.
  When Jeanneret decided to step away from the booth, Dan Dunleavy was tasked with taking over the play-by-play duties for the Sabres. Dunleavy has been with the organization since the 20
  
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• 24 of 36 families in Diocese to counter-propose mergers, closures

  16-07-2024 00:45 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- 24 of the 36 families of parishes in the Diocese of Buffalo are planning to make counterproposals to recommended mergers and closures that were proposed last month, the diocese said in a statement on Monday.
  Formal written alternative proposals to the Diocese are due by Aug. 5.
  “We look forward to meeting with all of our families of parishes to discuss what is best as we move forward with our Road to Renewal,” said Father Bryan Zielenieski, diocesan Vicar for
  
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• Authorities discuss solar farm project at Love Canal

  16-07-2024 00:07 via wivb.com
  
  NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y. (WIVB) - NYSERDA and the City of Niagara Falls are in preliminary discussions for a large-scale solar farm on 16 acres of Love Canal, the location of one of the country's worst environmental disasters.
  The city agreed to a memorandum of understanding with the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) in April to discuss and study the viability of properties for renewable energy projects. The Love Canal proposal was not mentioned when the agreement was
  
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• Town of Tonawanda backing out of deal with indicted political donor

  16-07-2024 00:03 via wivb.com
  
  TOWN OF TONAWWANDA, N.Y. (WIVB) -- The Town of Tonawanda is backing out of a deal to buy a building from a local political donor who's accused of federal charges.
  The town was negotiating a deal to buy a building from Hormoz Mansouri for over $1 million, but according to the Town of Tonawanda Supervisor Joe Emminger, that deal has fallen through.This is a story WIVB News 4 has been staying on top of for months.Mansouri made headlines earlier this year when he resigned from two city park projects
  
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