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• Jamestown man dead after motorcycle crash in Chautauqua County

  24-08-2024 22:40 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- A Jamestown man is dead following a motorcycle crash Friday afternoon on Route 394 in the Town of Poland, New York State Police announced.Troopers responded around 1:11 p.m. to the scene of the crash. An investigation found that 77-year-old John W. Hodgkin was traveling westbound on Route 394 when he exited off the north shoulder, struck a ditch and was ejected from the motorcycle, police said.EMS responded and provided lifesaving measures, but Hodgkin was pronounced dead
  
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• Bills fall to Panthers 31-26 in preseason finale with starters sidelined

  24-08-2024 22:34 via wivb.com
  
  ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — The Buffalo Bills opted to rest their starters in Saturday's preseason finale as they fell to the Carolina Panthers 31-26 at Highmark Stadium.The Bills rested all of their starters to avoid risking further injury to an already limping team. Starting linebacker Matt Milano (torn left biceps) will miss at least two months, while receivers Curtis Samuel (turf toe) and Marquez Valdes-Scantling (neck) and backup quarterback Mitch Trubisky (knee) are listed week to week
  
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• Vehicle strikes 'half dozen' other vehicles in overnight Buffalo crash

  24-08-2024 22:14 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- A vehicle struck "at least a half dozen" other vehicles, which left two people injured, in an overnight crash Saturday in Buffalo, according to police.Officials said the crash happened just before 1:30 a.m. on the 400 block of East Amherst Street.The two people hurt were transported by ambulance to ECMC to be treated for non-life-threatening injuries.Buffalo police said the driver of the striking vehicle is in custody.Latest Local News Vehicle strikes ‘half dozen&rs
  
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• Watch: Bills GM Brandon Beane talks roster cuts, Joe Andreessen on BKL

  24-08-2024 19:46 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- Bills general manager Brandon Beane joined Buffalo Kickoff Live ahead of the team's final preseason game on Saturday.Beane discussed the standout play of local product Joe Andreessen, upcoming roster cuts on Tuesday and more.You can watch the full interview in the video player above.Latest Bills News
  Adam Gorski is a Buffalo native who joined the WIVB News 4 team in 2022. You can find more of his work here.
  
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• Buffalo Fire Department honors 2 fallen firefighters on 15-year anniversary of their deaths

  24-08-2024 17:06 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- The Buffalo Fire Department honored two of their own who died in the line of duty with a ceremony early Saturday morning.Saturday marks 15 years since Lt. Charles Chip McCarthy and firefighter Jonathan Croom went inside a burning deli on Genesee Street to check for people stranded inside when the floor collapsed, killing both men.The tragic events unfolded at 3:51 a.m. on Aug. 24, 2009, and Saturday's ceremony was held at the exact same time at the scene of the fire.
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• 'Sweet' Lucy is looking for her forever home

  24-08-2024 15:31 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- On this Saturday's Wake Up Wags, we met Lucy, a 4-month-old lab mix puppy described as "sweet" by her caretakers.Despite being so young, Lucy is described as fairly calm and quiet. She is almost fully potty trained, good in the car and in the crate at night. She's also good with kids and other dogs.To learn more on how to adopt Lucy, watch the video above or click here.
  
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• Federal prosecutors removed from case involving death of Peter Gerace witness

  24-08-2024 04:46 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- A federal judge called for the prosecutors looking into the death of a key witness in the criminal case against Cheektowaga strip club owner Peter Gerace to be removed. Gerace, the owner of Pharoah’s Gentlemen’s Club, was indicted in March 2021 on drug and human trafficking charges. The club had previously been raided in 2019. He was also arrested on witness tampering charges in March 2023. Cheektowaga strip club owner set for trial on trafficking charges
  
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• Attorneys for Buffalo Diocese discussed statewide settlement in May

  24-08-2024 04:31 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- Attorneys for the Buffalo Diocese are in discussions about joining the seven other dioceses across New York for a statewide settlement to hundreds of priest sex abuse cases. According to court documents and people closely related to the church's bankruptcy filing, the pool of money from which the settlement could be reached is in the billions. Attorneys for the diocese are required to file monthly expense reports with the U.S. Bankruptcy Court of Western New Yor
  
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• Buffalo community comes together to support young girl with cancer

  24-08-2024 03:48 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- A young Buffalo Bills fan from Lockport is now battling cancer for the second time. Abbie McNett's family found out she relapsed just a few weeks ago.Abbie is suffering from stage four Alveolar Rhabdomyosarcoma, a disease that's hidden in cells in the bloodstream that develop into tumors in the body's soft tissue. There is currently no cure, but the McNett family is choosing to continue to live life with hope, faith and love.Abbie was first diagnosed in January 2022. Her
  
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• 1 seriously injured after shooting on Potomac Avenue

  24-08-2024 03:00 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- A Buffalo man was seriously injured after a shooting that occurred early Friday night on Potomac Avenue, Buffalo police said.Officials said just before 5 p.m. on the 300 block of Potomac Avenue, a 22-year-old man was struck by gunfire while inside a store.The man was transported by ambulance to ECMC with injuries that appear serious in nature, authorities said.Detectives said the shooting is targeted in nature.Anyone with information is asked to call or text Buffalo polic
  
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• University at Buffalo releases new policies for campus protests ahead of fall semester

  24-08-2024 02:52 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- The University at Buffalo released drafts of its new policies on protests, postings and encampments on campus ahead of the fall semester, the university announced Thursday.The drafts of its new "time, place and manner policies" come after students took to UB's North Campus in May to hold pro-Palestine protests, calling for ceasefire and UB's divestment from Israel, as well as protests calling for the release of hostages, amid the Israel-Hamas War.UB started a 30-day comme
  
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• Watch: Olympian Anita Alvarez brings silver medal home, hopes to compete in LA

  24-08-2024 00:23 via wivb.com
  
  Watch the full interview in the video player above.TONAWANDA, N.Y. (WIVB) -- Artistic swimmer Anita Alvarez is back in her hometown for the first time since winning silver in the Paris Olympics, which is the first U.S. medal in the sport since 2004.Alvarez grew up swimming for the Town of Tonawanda Aquettes. She sat down with WIVB News 4's Kelsey Anderson on the pool deck where she got her start in the sport.She discussed everything she sacrificed to get to this point, including moving away from
  
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