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• Save A Lot in Lancaster to close earlier than expected

  30-08-2024 23:34 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- The Save A Lot grocery store in Lancaster will be closing earlier than expected.In an update posted to social media on Friday, Save A Lot said it will be closing Saturday, Aug. 31. Initially, the grocery said the store would remain open until Sept. 7."We want to thank the residents of Lancaster for all of their support over the past 22 years and it was a pleasure to serve the community," the Facebook post said.Their nearest location is on 2305 Union Road in West Seneca.La
  
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• Man sentenced for attempting to steal from Buffalo construction site

  30-08-2024 23:12 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- A Buffalo man was sentenced Friday morning for attempting to steal from a construction site on Best Street in February 2023, the Erie County District Attorney's Office announced.According to officials, around 3:45 a.m. on Feb. 16 of that year, Sergio Brooks knowingly and unlawfully entered a construction site on Best Street near Michigan Avenue to commit a larceny. The building was partially completed at the time of the crime.Buffalo police were alerted by a security syst
  
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• akloh. kicks off August with new release, Streets Soprano and Ashford prep for upcoming records: Buffalo Music Monthly

  30-08-2024 20:17 via wivb.com
  
  Buffalo Music Monthly August 2024 (akloh. photo: courtesy of akloh. / Ashford photo: Matt Sledz / Streets Soprano photo: courtesy of Trust Nobody Music Group)BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — The month of August saw three Buffalo artists gearing up for record releases, with akloh. putting out his debut release on Aug. 4, the band Ashford releasing a new single on Aug. 16 and Streets Soprano hosting a release event on Aug. 21. Buffalo Music Monthly - July 2024akloh.akloh. put out three singles at the
  
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• NHL player Johnny Gaudreau and his brother have died after their bicycles were hit by a car

  30-08-2024 15:11 via wivb.com
  
  (ASSOCIATED PRESS) -- NHL player Johnny Gaudreau of the Columbus Blue Jackets was killed Thursday night when he was hit by a car while riding a bicycle in his home state of New Jersey. He was 31.New Jersey State Police said Gaudreau was one of two cyclists struck and killed by a car in Salem County, New Jersey. Gaudreau’s younger brother, Matthew, 29, was the other victim in the crash, police confirmed.The Carneys Point, New Jersey, natives were in the area for their sister Katie’s w
  
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• Redeemable opener for UB Bulls in coach Pete Lembo's debut

  30-08-2024 06:11 via wivb.com
  
  AMHERST, N.Y. (WIVB) — University at Buffalo's football team broke the hex of home openers past in its first game playing for new coach Pete Lembo.Asserting superiority over a formidable foe from a lower division, a task UB could not complete under previous coach Maurice Linguist, the Bulls began a hopeful new season with a 30-13 win against Lafayette before an announced crowd of 16,400 at UB Stadium on Thursday night.Shaun Dolac, the West Seneca native who returned to UB after a season sh
  
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• 'New York State's team': Jessica Pegula shouts out Bills fans after U.S. Open win

  30-08-2024 03:27 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- Feeling the love from Bills fans at the U.S. Open, Jessica Pegula returned serve after her latest victory."Thanks everyone for coming out and supporting," Pegula said on the court at Arthur Ashe Stadium in Queens following her 7-6, 6-3 win against compatriot Sofia Kenin in Thursday's second round match. "Especially those Bills fans hiding out."A straight-set winner in her first two matches at Flushing Meadows, the Buffalonian whose parents own the Bills and Sabres surmise
  
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• Bills sign safety Lewis Cine, 1st-rounder in '22, to practice squad

  30-08-2024 03:00 via wivb.com
  
  ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — The Buffalo Bills filled their 17th and final practice squad spot by signing safety Lewis Cine on Thursday.Cine was selected by Minnesota 32nd overall in the 2022 draft, and joins the Bills after being released by the Vikings on Tuesday. He broke his leg during his rookie season and was limited to playing a total of 10 defensive snaps in 10 games over his two years in Minnesota.The 24-year-old from Haiti is listed at 6-foot-2 and 199 pounds, and had a decorated co
  
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• Nearly $188k announced to combat mental health issues, substance abuse in Jamestown

  30-08-2024 02:43 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- Congressman Nick Langworthy announced nearly $188,000 dollars in federal funding Thursday to combat mental health issues and substance abuse in Jamestown.The grant totals $187,672 as part of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration's Projects of Regional and National Significance Program. The program aims to expand access to evidence-based prevention and treatment services.The announcement of the funding comes almost two weeks after the Jamestown mayo
  
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• "Every day is career day": CSAT students & staff start their school year

  30-08-2024 02:30 via wivb.com
  
  KENMORE, N.Y. (WIVB) — Excitement filled the doorways of the Charter School for Applied Technologies as students and staff stepped into the first chapter of the school year."We're going to make a lot of memories this year," said Velynka Flunder, a second grade teacher at CSAT. "There's going to be so much learning that's going on, I'm super excited just to see what this year is going to bring.""You can see a lot of buzz in the air," said Saldin Allah, whose dropped off his daughter and nep
  
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• Prior sex offender arrested, charged with distribution of child pornography

  30-08-2024 02:13 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- A prior sex offender from Tonawanda was arrested and charged by criminal complaint with distribution of child pornography, the U.S. Attorney's Office announced Thursday.
  According to the attorney's office, three cybertips involving suspected child pornography reported by Facebook were sent to New York State Police by the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children on April 14.
  An investigation traced the suspected child pornography to an IP address allegedly belong
  
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