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• West Seneca man charged with possession of child pornography

  12-08-2024 23:27 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- A West Seneca man was arrested and charged by criminal complaint with possession of child pornography, which carries a maximum of 20 years in prison, the United States District Attorney's Office announced.Officials said the West Seneca Police Department was advised by members of the Finger Lakes Pred Catchers, a group of volunteers who work to expose online child predators, about 29-year-old Joseph Buelow. They claimed to have information about him contacting minors.The o
  
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• Pennsylvania man sentenced for murder of girlfriend

  12-08-2024 23:12 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- A McKean County man was sentenced to 18 to 36 years plus one year of consecutive reentry supervision for causing the 2021 death of his girlfriend, the McKean County District Attorney's Office announced.
  Anthony Fenton of Bradford, PA was convicted by a jury of third-degree murder in June for killing his long-term girlfriend Tammy Prosser.
  According to officials, Prosser was found unresponsive on May 10, 2021 in an apartment above a Bradford business that she shared with F
  
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• Governor Kathy Hochul announces $10 million to repair USS The Sullivans

  12-08-2024 22:49 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- Gov. Kathy Hochul announced Monday that $10 million will go toward supporting the repair and restoration of USS The Sullivans and USS Croaker at the Buffalo and Erie County Naval & Military Park.The money will be used to keep the two World War II ships afloat and extend their lives, Hochul said in a statement. The announcement comes two years after USS The Sullivans partially sank due to a major hull breach. Latest news about USS The SullivansUSS The Sullivans, named
  
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• Buffalo man pleads guilty to receipt of child pornography

  12-08-2024 21:51 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- A Buffalo man pleaded guilty to receipt of child pornography after engaging in sexual communications with an 11-year-old girl, the United States District Attorney's Office announced Monday.Officials said between July 8 and August 2020, 29-year-old Odilio Gonzalez communicated with the minor female victim using Instagram, where he persuaded her to create sexually explicit images and videos of herself and send them to him.Gonzalez also received child pornography through the
  
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• Bills signing QB Ben DiNucci with Shane Buechele out for extended time due to neck injury

  12-08-2024 19:01 via wivb.com
  
  ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (WIVB) — The Bills are addressing their quarterback depth after learning that third-stringer Shane Buechele sustained a neck injury in Saturday's preseason opener and will be out for an extended period of time, coach Sean McDermott said.After Josh Allen took all of the team reps during Monday's practice, with Buechele watching and backup Mitchell Trubisky excused for personal reasons, the agents representing Ben DiNucci announced on social media that the Bills are signin
  
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• Bills in QB market with Shane Buechele out for extended time due to neck injury

  12-08-2024 19:01 via wivb.com
  
  ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (WIVB) — The Bills are exploring options for quarterback depth after learning that third-string quarterback Shane Buechele sustained a neck injury in Saturday's preseason opener and will be out for an extended period of time, coach Sean McDermott said.Buechele, a third-year pro in his first season with Buffalo, was able to finish the exhibition game after hurting his neck during the 33-6 loss against Chicago. Buechele was 6 of 10 passing for 53 yards and an interception,
  
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• Jessica Pegula defending title in Canada

  12-08-2024 16:27 via wivb.com
  
  TORONTO (AP) — Jessica Pegula has returned to the final of the National Bank Open tournament that she won last summer.The Buffalo-born Pegula who has won five singles titles on the WTA Tour beat No. 14 seed Diana Shnaider of Russia 6-4, 6-3 in her semifinal match Sunday. Pegula, seeded third, will now face Amanda Anisimova, a fellow American ranked No. 132 in the world, in Monday night's title match.“Getting a chance to defend my title is something that doesn’t always happen, s
  
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• Humbled by playoff miss, Tyler Bass gets off on right foot in preseason

  12-08-2024 16:06 via wivb.com
  
  ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — Tyler Bass had little choice but to spend much of the past six months going back to the basics, rebuilding his routine and self-confidence after the Buffalo Bills kicker’s fourth NFL season ended with a thud.The challenge the 27-year-old faced involved reconciling what went wrong — and the criticism directed at him in the immediate aftermath — when Bass pushed what would have been a game-tying 44-yard attempt wide right with 1:43 remaining i
  
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• Baseball is back in the Olympics in 2028. What the rosters will look like is hard to say

  12-08-2024 12:00 via wivb.com
  
  The on-again, off-again relationship between the Olympics and baseball is heading toward another reconciliation in 2028.
  That leads to the inevitable discussion of what the rosters could look like.
  Commissioner Rob Manfred said last month he was open to the possibility of major leaguers participating, but recent history suggests some obstacles. Baseball was dropped after the 2008 Games, returned in 2021 in Japan, then was left out this year in Paris.
  The sport returns for the Los Angeles Games f
  
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• 2 seriously injured after two-vehicle crash in West Seneca

  12-08-2024 04:04 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- Two people were seriously injured following a two-vehicle crash in West Seneca early Sunday night, said West Seneca Police Lieutenant Jonathan Luterek.According to Luterek, both vehicles were believed to be driving eastbound on Clinton Street approaching Borden Road when a Toyota RAV4, driven by a 48-year-old male, appeared to rear-end a minivan, driven by a 78-year-old female.The striking vehicle flipped over and landed in the northwest part of the intersection of Clinto
  
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• 1 dead, another injured after two-vehicle crash in West Seneca

  12-08-2024 04:04 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- Two people were seriously injured following a two-vehicle crash in West Seneca early Sunday night, said West Seneca Police Lieutenant Jonathan Luterek.According to Luterek, both vehicles were believed to be driving eastbound on Clinton Street approaching Borden Road when a Toyota RAV4, driven by a man identified as 48-year-old Alan Bulera of Cheektowaga, appeared to rear-end a minivan, driven by a woman, identified as 76-year-old Irene Mair.The striking vehicle flipped ov
  
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• Local group launches campaign to prevent tobacco companies from targeting marginalized communities

  12-08-2024 00:12 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) - A local group is on a mission to stop tobacco companies from targeting marginalized communities and Buffalo's youth.
  The No Menthol Buffalo Coalition launched a new campaign this month called "No More Delays."Stan Martin, a member of the No Menthol Buffalo Coalition, is spearheading the campaign, which was created to prevent the next generation of smokers in diverse neighborhoods.
  "The tobacco industry has appropriated Black culture, Hispanic culture for years, so one of t
  
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