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• Niagara Falls police, family identify victim in weekend homicide

  26-08-2024 23:45 via wivb.com
  
  NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y. (WIVB) -- A local man was pronounced dead after a senseless shooting at a memorial event Saturday night in Niagara Falls that was promoting peace.The shooting happened in the area of 9th Street and Ferry Avenue and took place during a peaceful community block party that has been held for years.
  Police and the victim's family have identified the victim of the shooting as 43-year-old Anthony Brantley of Niagara Falls, who had ties to Lockport as well.Relatives of Brantley are o
  
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• Tentative agreement reached between Amherst, Tonawanda nursing home workers and employer

  26-08-2024 23:15 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- A tentative one-year agreement has been reached between Amherst and Tonawanda nursing home workers and their employer, putting a halt on strikes intended for this week.
  Around 170 workers at Williamsville Suburban and Safire of Northtowns negotiated with their employer for months since their last contract expired April 30.
  Solomon Abramczyk, their employer, initially failed to sign off on an agreed deal due to the union's demands for "experience-based pay," according to a
  
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• Police investigating overnight shooting on Buffalo's East Side

  26-08-2024 21:49 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- Buffalo police are investigating a shooting that occurred early Monday morning on Stockbridge Avenue, officials said.
  According to officials, officers responded to the call just after 4 a.m. to the 200 block of Stockbridge Avenue where a woman had been struck by gunfire while inside a vehicle.
  The 29-year-old Buffalo woman was transported to ECMC to be treated for apparent serious injuries, police said.
  Anyone with information about the incident is asked to contact the Bu
  
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• Buffalo man arrested in connection with homicide

  26-08-2024 21:35 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- A Buffalo man was arrested Monday in connection with a homicide that occurred earlier that day, Buffalo police announced.Officials said around 3:45 a.m., officers responded to a fight call inside a residence on the 300 block of Rhode Island Street. Upon arrival, officers saw a female victim with severe lacerations and stab wounds, police said.The 29-year-old woman, of Buffalo, was pronounced dead at the scene.The male suspect, 46-year-old Antonio Prieto, was also found at
  
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• Jazz Festival returning to downtown Buffalo Sunday

  26-08-2024 18:07 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Downtown Buffalo's third annual Jazz Festival returns Sunday.The festival, hosted by JazzBuffalo, is being held at the Richardson-Olmstead Campus and the Richardson Hotel downtown.The festival runs from 12:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m., with live jazz performances starting at 1 p.m. New this year is free salsa dance lessons.For more information, click here.More Things To Do in WNY Jazz Festival returning to downtown Buffalo Sunday Frank Turner returning to Buffalo with new al
  
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• Take 5 ticket worth over $28K sold in Buffalo

  26-08-2024 15:35 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — A top Take 5 ticket worth more than $28,000 was sold in Buffalo from Sunday night's drawing.The ticket, worth a total of $28,542, was sold at the B Rite Food Market located on Clinton Street.The Take 5 drawing is done twice daily, once at 2:30 p.m. and again at 10:30 p.m. To see winning numbers, click here.Latest Local News Take 5 ticket worth over $28K sold in Buffalo Local businesses see positive impact from Olympics 71-year-old woman killed in Niagara County crash
  
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• Local businesses see positive impact from Olympics

  26-08-2024 14:16 via wivb.com
  
  GETZVILLE, N.Y. (WIVB) — The Summer Olympics in Paris are having a lasting impact on several local businesses.Greater Buffalo Gymnastics Center in Getzville is seeing a boost in enrollment.  Greater Buffalo Gymnastics Center in Getzville said enrollment increased by 134% since the start of the Games in Paris."Everyone sees it on TV, of course, and they want to be a part of it. But it's not just the magic of the Olympics. It's the complexity of the sport," said Greater Buffalo Gymnasti
  
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• Buffalo Bills roster cutdown tracker: Who will make the final 53? See the full list

  26-08-2024 13:28 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- With preseason games done, the Bills now turn their focus to trimming their roster down to 53 players.NFL teams must have their roster cut down by 4 p.m. Tuesday, and reports of players being released will soon start to come in.
  You can track Bills roster moves ahead of Tuesday's deadline in our live blog below.
  
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• Buffalo Bills roster cutdown tracker: Who will make the final 53?

  26-08-2024 13:28 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- With preseason games done, the Bills now turn their focus to trimming their roster down to 53 players.NFL teams must have their roster cut down by 4 p.m. Tuesday, and reports of players being released will soon start to come in.
  You can track Bills roster moves ahead of Tuesday's deadline in our live blog below.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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• 71-year-old woman killed in Niagara County crash

  26-08-2024 12:38 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — A 71-year-old woman was killed and five others were injured in a two-car crash in Niagara County on Sunday afternoon, according to the Niagara County Sheriff's Office.Police responded to the intersection of Lower Mountain Road and Baer Road in the Town of Cambria around 3:15 p.m. Sunday, where a Ford pickup truck and a Mercury had collided.
  Initial investigation showed that the truck was traveling northbound on Baer and ran a stop sign and hit the Mercury, traveling
  
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• Legal experts discuss bail reform after teen causes deadly crash with stolen car

  26-08-2024 04:11 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- A teenage driver who caused a deadly crash in Brighton earlier this week was arrested 12 times last year and while on parole, was arrested for stealing a car in Erie County just a few weeks ago, according to Rochester police.WIVB News 4 spoke with legal experts Sunday about bail reform and asked how the teen was able to be in the community following a dozen arrests.“At a certain point, people got to be held accountable, including 17-year-olds,” said former Eri
  
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• WNY community gathers for cookout honoring fallen firefighter Jason Arno

  26-08-2024 02:34 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- Fallen Buffalo Firefighter Jason Arno was honored Sunday at the second annual Firefighter Arno Memorial Foundation Cookout after he died battling a fire in March 2023.Arno, 37, was a three-year member of the Buffalo Fire Department when he battled the four-alarm structure fire on Main Street in Buffalo’s Theatre District.His colleagues and friends gathered to host the cookout at Tewksbury Lodge, which had plenty of food and family fun to go around, including a bounc
  
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• Amherst man dead after motorcycle crash in Town of Collins

  26-08-2024 00:47 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- An Amherst man was pronounced dead following a motorcycle crash Saturday afternoon in the Town of Collins, New York State Police announced.Police said around 12:24 p.m., troopers identified one motorcycle off Zoar Valley Road near Otto Road.
  An investigation found that 68-year-old Mark Burkholder was traveling eastbound on Zoar Valley Road when he lost control after he ran over gravel, struck a ditch on the north side of the roadway, and was thrown from the motorcycle, of
  
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