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• Niagara Falls man receives 50 years to life in prison for sexual assault against child

  02-08-2024 21:34 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- A Niagara Falls man was sentenced to 50 years to life in state prison for his conviction on multiple counts of predatory sexual assault against a child, the Niagara County District Attorney's Office announced.Officials said 34-year-old Gregory Pearson committed the crimes from 2017 through 2021. He received the maximum sentence."This sentence is exactly what this defendant deserves and ensures he will never harm another child,” said Niagara County District Attorney
  
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• 2 Buffalo men arrested in connection with Smith Street shooting

  02-08-2024 17:39 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- Two Buffalo men were arrested Thursday in connection with a shooting on Smith Street last month that left one injured, Buffalo police officials announced.Officials said around 11 p.m. on July 16, officers responded to the 100 block of Smith Street, near South Park Avenue, where they found a victim -- a 25-year-old man from Buffalo -- suffering from a gunshot wound.It's alleged that four unknown men unlawfully entered a home and shot the victim, police said.The victim was
  
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• Over 100 national parks are waiving entrance fees on Sunday: Here's why

  02-08-2024 16:04 via wivb.com
  
  (NEXSTAR) — All day Sunday, you'll be able to visit all of our national parks for free.
  Technically, you can visit the majority of the 430 National Park Service sites for free all year long. But on six days in 2024, the entrance fees at the roughly 100 parks that charge them are waived.
  We've already celebrated three such days this year: Jan. 15, in honor of Martin Luther King, Jr.; April 20, the first day of National Park Week; and June 19, for Juneteenth National Independence Day. After
  
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• "World's first fretless guitar rockstar" to play free show in Buffalo Aug. 7

  02-08-2024 14:33 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- Ned Evett, "the king of the fretless glass guitar" will be bringing his unique style of guitar-playing to Buffalo next week for a free show at the Revolution Gallery Lounge as part of a three-show run in New York State, which includes shows in Syracuse and Rochester on Tuesday and Thursday, respectively.Evett, the winner of the 2003 North American Rock Guitar Competition, which was hosted at the University at Buffalo, is making his return to the region after 20 years.He w
  
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• Diesel fuel spills from tractor trailer along I-290 in Amherst, Tonawanda

  02-08-2024 03:40 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- The Amherst Police Department announced that a "large amount" of diesel fuel had been spilling from a tractor trailer Thursday evening on the I-290.
  Just after 4:50 p.m., Amherst Police say they responded to a report of a disabled tractor trailer on the I-290 eastbound near the exit to I-990. There, it was determined that the truck had been spilling diesel fuel along the I-290 in both Amherst and the Town of Tonawanda.
  Amherst Emergency Services, NYSDEC, the North Bailey
  
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• Repeat offender gets over 11 years for new child pornography charge

  02-08-2024 01:52 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- A repeat offender from Buffalo was sentenced to serve 138 months in prison after first being convicted of a child pornography charge 15 years ago, the U.S. Attorney's Office announced Thursday.
  Scott Millar, 55, was convicted of possessing child pornography in 2009, officials said. As a result, Millar remained under the supervision of the United States Probation Department in July 2023. A probationary search revealed images and videos of child pornography on Millar's phon
  
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• Riding into history: my experience on the final fair train

  02-08-2024 01:06 via wivb.com
  
  HAMBURG, N.Y. (WIVB) — The band played, the cameras rolled, the pyrotechnics shot skyward, and a few tears were shed as the world’s last "fair train" rolled into the Village of Hamburg during the noon hour Thursday.
  Hundreds of people were on hand to witness the end of an era and the proclamations by local dignitaries to mark the milestone. I had the good fortune of riding the last leg of this historic route.
  There were just a handful of folks with us in the bright green caboose: tra
  
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• Prep work for removal of Manhattan Project-era radioactive waste begins in Lewiston

  02-08-2024 00:38 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y (WIVB) -- Contractors are prepping federally owned land in Lewiston to begin removing radioactive waste leftover from the top-secret Manhattan Project to develop the world's first atomic bomb.U.S. Army Corps of Engineers spokesman Avery Schneider said the first of three phases is set to begin at the end of this month on the 191-acre site off Pletcher Road, known as the Niagara Falls Containment Site.
  The containment structure of the Niagara Falls Storage Site is underneath the large
  
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• Prep work for removal of Manhattan Era radioactive waste begins in Lewiston

  02-08-2024 00:38 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y (WIVB) -- Contractors are prepping federally owned land in Lewiston to begin removing radioactive waste leftover from the top-secret Manhattan Project to develop the world's first atomic bomb.U.S. Army Corps of Engineers spokesman Avery Schneider said the first of three phases is set to begin at the end of this month on the 191-acre site off Pletcher Road, known as the Niagara Falls Containment Site.
  The containment structure of the Niagara Falls Storage Site is underneath the large
  
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• Lucille Ball Comedy Festival brings loads of laughter to Jamestown

  02-08-2024 00:19 via wivb.com
  
  JAMESTOWN, N.Y. (WIVB) -- The 32nd Lucille Ball Comedy Festival is bringing plenty of laughter to Jamestown, the legendary comedian's hometown, this weekend."She was just such an extraordinary comedic actress, such a gifted performer, and just brought laughter to millions around the world," said National Comedy Center marketing and communications vice president Gary Hahn. "So we love celebrating Lucy and we love celebrating comedy."The City of Jamestown is celebrating comedy in honor of Ball's b
  
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