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• Fisher Service calling for more school bus drivers in Hamburg, Orchard Park

  27-08-2024 23:46 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- The school year is about to shift into gear and Fisher Bus Service is looking for more people to get behind the wheel as they battle a shortage.
  "It's a great opportunity to work with kiddos," said Lindsey Nyitrai, director of operations at Fisher Bus Service. "If you're just looking for something to do, it's a split shift so you can still have a life and do things in between school runs. It gives you a little extra excitement in your life working with kids in the morning
  
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• Suspended Buffalo music teacher arraigned for allegedly sending sexual video to believed-to-be minor

  27-08-2024 23:07 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- A now suspended Buffalo Public School music teacher was arraigned on one count of attempted endangering the welfare of a child Thursday, the Erie County District Attorney's Office announced.
  Steven DeMart, 36, of Amherst, allegedly communicated with someone he believed to be a 13-year-old child on multiple occasions through social media. It is alleged that he sent her a sexually explicit video.
  Officials said on May 28, DeMart attempted to meet with the child. He then all
  
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• Buffalo man arraigned for murder after allegedly killing his wife

  27-08-2024 22:46 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- A Buffalo man was arraigned Tuesday morning on one count of second-degree murder for allegedly killing his wife inside their apartment, the Erie County District Attorney's Office said.Officials said around 3:45 a.m. Monday, police responded to a reported domestic incident at their apartment on the 300 block of Rhode Island Street, where they found a 29-year-old female deceased at the scene.Antonio Prieto, 46, is accused of intentionally causing his wife's death by strikin
  
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• 'Buffalo Joe': Local favorite LB Andreessen makes Bills 53-man roster

  27-08-2024 22:33 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- Joe Andreessen, the Lancaster Legend who finished his college career with University at Buffalo, continued his hometown story by making the initial 53-man Bills roster on Tuesday, according to multiple reports. Buffalo Bills roster cutdown trackerAndreessen, who signed with the Bills in May following a rookie minicamp tryout, worked his way up the roster with a stellar preseason by taking advantage of ample field duty at linebacker with injuries to starter Matt Milano and
  
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• Gov. Hochul says update to Niagara Falls' 'Crow's Nest' set to begin construction

  27-08-2024 21:28 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- Governor Kathy Hochul announced Tuesday the construction of the extension of the "Crow's Nest" at Niagara Falls State Park is set to begin.Work will begin in early September and be complete for the 2026 season.
  New stairs will connect the "Crow's Nest," a set of stairs located halfway up the American Falls, to the top of the Falls to relieve pedestrian congestion. Currently, visitors must go back down the "Crow's Nest" and into the gorge, taking elevators to get back up t
  
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• Elma man indicted on child pornography charges

  27-08-2024 18:08 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- An Elma man was indicted Tuesday on multiple child pornography charges, the U.S. Attorney's Office said.Matthew A. Steele, 53, is accused of coercing a minor victim to engage in sexually explicit conduct to produce a visual depiction, according to officials. This allegedly occurred on more than one occasion between July 2008 and July 2012. Elma man arrested on child porn charge after facial recognition technology used on photos from 2013Steele then allegedly distributed s
  
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• CBP: West Virginia man tried to bring AR-15 over Peace Bridge

  27-08-2024 16:54 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — A man from West Virginia is facing charges after he allegedly tried to bring an AR-15 across the Peace Bridge in downtown Buffalo, U.S. Customs and Border Patrol said.Police said that on Saturday the 36-year-old man allegedly had the rifle, a handgun and over 300 rounds of ammunition in the trunk of a vehicle.The car was searched after the man's passenger did not have the required ID to go over the border. Officers determined that the driver unlawfully had the firear
  
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• Jet-tisoned Johnson finds home with Bills

  27-08-2024 13:25 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WROC) — After one of the most turbulent years of his career, running back Ty Johnson is thrilled to be back with the Bills. "Showing up happy, smiling every day even if I’m tired," is how Johnson describes playing with Buffalo. "Happy because I remember last year. I wasn’t anywhere." Last year began with Johnson signing a contract for the Jets in March of 2023 following three promising years in green and white. Not long after, he tore his pec while work
  
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• Village of Hamburg lays out plan to prevent future flooding

  27-08-2024 04:08 via wivb.com
  
  HAMBURG, N.Y. (WIVB) -- Hamburg village leaders may have found a solution to flooding problems that neighbors have been dealing with for years.Residents say flood and drainage concerns in the Village of Hamburg have cost them thousands of dollars. To address their concerns, the village engineer proposed multiple recommendations to help prevent future flooding at Monday night’s meeting.“I'm hopeful that they’re going to do something,” said village resident Judy Hosie. &ldq
  
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• Erie County offers “Bills Bonds” for residents to invest in new Bills stadium

  27-08-2024 03:18 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- Erie County is giving Bills fans the chance to become private investors in the construction of the new stadium with “Bills Bonds.” To date, Erie County has paid half of the $250 million dollars they promised to shell out towards construction. The remaining $125 million dollars of that obligation will be covered through bonds. In a rare twist, fans will have the chance to buy municipal bonds before institutional investors swoop in.Fans would have to i
  
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• Josh Reed's Bills 53-player roster projection

  27-08-2024 02:17 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- Here's a look at my Bills 53-player roster projection. Among the players on the bubble who are projected to survive Tuesday's cutdown day are Joe Andreessen, La'el Collins and Tyrell Shavers.
  Ben DiNucci showed me enough in two preseason games to believe he can be a good bridge at backup QB to start the season. It was difficult to keep Zach Davidson off the list. I really wanted to go with four tight ends and just five receivers, but I don't think the Bills will do t
  
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• 'He'll come back stronger, he's a good kid': Frontier community rallies around HS athlete injured in biking accident

  27-08-2024 00:55 via wivb.com
  
  HAMBURG, N.Y. (WIVB) -- The Frontier Central School District community is rallying around a rising high school athlete who is in the hospital recovering from a bike accident.
  Student athlete Christian Spicer was set to start his freshman year at Frontier High School as the quarterback on the junior varsity team before a biking accident sent him to the hospital.
  According to Christian's mother, Kelly, he was riding his bike last week in Hamburg when the chain on his bike popped off and he fell, h
  
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