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• Concerns arise about mold in Monarch 716 student housing

  09-08-2024 23:28 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- Local college students complain of mold in their student housing, right before the start of the new semester.These complaints are coming from students at Monarch 716, an off-campus student housing unit located by Buffalo State University.Buff State students live there, along with students from ECC and other local colleges. WIVB News 4 received at least two complaints about mold inside apartments there from water damage.One student who spoke to us does not want to give her
  
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• Former employee admits to stealing over $320K from Erie County Clerk's Office

  09-08-2024 23:18 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- A Buffalo man who formerly worked for the Erie County Clerk's Office as a deputy clerk pleaded guilty Friday morning to stealing over $300,000 from his ex-employer, the Erie County District Attorney's Office announced.
  Between around April 2, 2019 and around June 30, 2023, Alexander J. McDougall, 55, stole a sum of cash in excess of $50k while working as a deputy clerk in the Registrar's Division, officials said. The total theft amount is believed to be $320,159.33.
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• 7 taken to ECMC after multi-vehicle crash involving NFTA bus in Niagara County

  09-08-2024 23:09 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- Seven people were taken to ECMC on Friday after a van crashed into a car, and then into an occupied NFTA bus, the NFTA announced.
  Officials said around 1:45 p.m., an NFTA bus was traveling eastbound on Lockport Road near Walmore and Ward Roads in Wheatfield. A sprinter van and a Chevy Cruz were traveling westbound on Lockport.The van allegedly attempted to pass the Chevy on the right side and crashed into it. The van then spun out into oncoming traffic and hit the bus, of
  
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• 6 taken to ECMC after multi-vehicle crash involving NFTA bus in Niagara County

  09-08-2024 23:09 via wivb.com
  
  Correction: A previous version of this story incorrectly stated seven people were hospitalized.BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- Six people were taken to ECMC on Friday after a van crashed into a car, and then into an occupied NFTA bus, the NFTA announced.
  Officials said around 1:45 p.m., an NFTA bus was traveling eastbound on Lockport Road near Walmore and Ward Roads in Wheatfield. A sprinter van and a Chevy Cruz were traveling westbound on Lockport.The van allegedly attempted to pass the Chevy on the ri
  
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• Cheektowaga man sentenced in connection with attempted robbery, gunfight

  09-08-2024 22:18 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- A Cheektowaga man was sentenced Friday morning for attempting to rob a store in Cheektowaga, resulting in a gunfight, the Erie County District Attorney's Office announced.
  Just before 4 p.m. on May 1, 2023, Jaquail Yamani, 30, displayed an illegal handgun at a victim working at a business on the 1100 block of Walden Ave, officials said. Yamani had entered the store wearing a face mask to pawn a laptop and a speaker. Two other unidentified individuals, also wearing face ma
  
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• Buffalo man accused of raping intoxicated victim

  09-08-2024 22:10 via wivb.com
  
  Content warning: This article contains details of an alleged rape.BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- A Buffalo man was arraigned Thursday and accused of raping a victim while they were unable to give consent due to intoxication, the Erie County District Attorney's Office announced.Joseph M. Folvarcik, 47, allegedly transported the victim from an Orchard Park bar to his Buffalo residence while working as an independent taxi driver, according to officials. Folvarcik then allegedly engaged in sexual intercour
  
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• No viable threats identified after 6 Wyoming County Correctional employees exposed to substance

  09-08-2024 21:09 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- Six Wyoming County Correctional Facility employees were treated Thursday after allegedly coming into contact with an unknown substance on an incarcerated individual, according to the New York State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision.
  No viable threats in connection with the alleged substance and exposure have been identified at this time, according to New York State Police, who responded to the situation.DOCCS officials said the six staff members at the A
  
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• Niagara Falls man accused of setting woman on fire

  09-08-2024 19:29 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- A Niagara Falls man was arraigned Friday after he allegedly seriously injured a woman by setting her on fire earlier this week, the Niagara County District Attorney's Office announced.Officials said an indictment was unsealed Friday that charged 38-year-old Barinder Singh with first-degree assault. Singh is accused of dousing a Niagara Falls woman with a flammable liquid and setting her ablaze on Sunday morning in the area of 7th and Niagara Streets, according to official
  
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• Pedestrian fatally struck by vehicle on Broadway

  09-08-2024 18:07 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- A pedestrian was fatally struck by a vehicle Friday morning on Broadway in Buffalo, police officials announced.A Jeep SUV was traveling eastbound on Broadway near Hirschbeck Street around 6:30 a.m. when it struck a pedestrian who was crossing the street, according to police. The pedestrian was declared deceased at the scene, and authorities are working to identify them.Police are questioning an individual in connection with the incident and looking into whether speed was
  
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• WNYer Matt Anderson wins bronze medal with U.S. men's volleyball

  09-08-2024 17:55 via wivb.com
  
  (WIVB) – West Seneca native Matt Anderson and the U.S. men's volleyball team won bronze at the Paris Olympics on Friday, defeating Italy in the third-place match.The win gave Anderson his second Olympic medal. He also won bronze in 2016.The U.S. won the hard-fought match in three sets, 25-23, 30-28, 26-24. Tonawanda’s Anita Alvarez wins silver with U.S. artistic swimming team at Paris OlympicsAnderson, the team's 37-year-old veteran leader, remains arguably the best attacker on the t
  
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• Rochester man arrested after vehicle crashes into building on Niagara Falls Boulevard following pursuit

  09-08-2024 17:48 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- A Rochester man was arrested Thursday following a police pursuit that culminated in a vehicle crashing into a building on Niagara Falls Boulevard, New York State Police announced.Police said they were told to look out for a Nissan Rogue, which was allegedly being driven by 31-year-old Jazzmyn D. Barber, involved in a larceny complaint out of the Town of Niagara around 7:30 p.m. The Nissan was later located by police traveling south on Niagara Falls Boulevard in the Town o
  
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• Improv comedy theater to open in September in North Buffalo

  09-08-2024 15:25 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- Dan Reitz is an all-around entertainer. From music, to comedy, to production and more, the Williamsville East grad is using his talents to help educate others in the creative field. Reitz is opening a new comedy theater and training center in North Buffalo on Sept. 6 -- the Buffalo Improv House."There have been improv companies [in the Buffalo area] in the past -- I know that Comedy Sports had a theater in Amherst," Reitz said. "But as far as I'm aware, we're the first tr
  
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• Police release bodycam footage from Trump shooting in Pennsylvania

  09-08-2024 14:10 via wivb.com
  
  Video above contains previously released images from the Trump rally shooting on July 13. Portions of the newly released police video can be viewed here. Viewer discretion is advised.(NewsNation) – Law enforcement has released body camera footage from local police responding to a shooter seconds before he opened fire on former President Donald Trump during a campaign rally in Pennsylvania last month. The footage (portions of which can be viewed here) shows the
  
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• Singer-songwriter Steve Forbert to play Babeville ahead of new album release

  09-08-2024 13:58 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter Steve Forbert will be in Buffalo on Sunday for a show at Babeville.Forbert, known for his second album, "Jackrabbit Slim," which produced the Billboard hit "Romeo's Tune," is now preparing to release his 21st album, "Daylight Savings Time." The singles "Purple Toyota" and "Sound Existence" are streaming now, with music videos published to Forbert's YouTube channel. The full record will debut on Sept. 20."Daylight Savings Time" is packed
  
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• Local leaders rally against amusement fees for event venues

  09-08-2024 05:08 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Local and state leaders are joining business owners to push back against the city of Buffalo's amusement fees requiring entertainment venues to pay extra for events. The city announced a "pause" on this tax, but some say that's not enough.At RiverWorks Thursday, a ticketed concert was taking place. Without the city's pause this week, RiverWorks would have had to pay an amusement fee of over $200, a big reason some local leaders and small business owners are calling f
  
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• 'It's neighbors helping neighbors': FASNY holds 152nd convention in Niagara Falls

  09-08-2024 00:11 via wivb.com
  
  NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y. (WIVB) -- This week, the Firefighters Association of the State of New York's 152nd convention is connecting heroes in Niagara Falls."It's a great opportunity for people to come together, volunteer firefighters, network with one another, and to help show the value of the volunteer firefighter service and recruit new volunteer firefighters at the same time," said FASNY president Edward Tase, Jr.Forty thousand members of the association help gear up and save lives every day
  
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