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• Aguacates Cantina owner recalls restaurant's journey as Hamburg location opens

  20-09-2024 23:50 via wivb.com
  
  HAMBURG, N.Y. (WIVB) -- A big part of any cultural identity is the food, of course, and while Buffalo is known for its wings, it’s also making a name for itself with its traditional Hispanic eats.Aguacates Cantina opened another location in Hamburg and Jose Castaneda, the restaurant’s owner, recalled how it all began: with a food truck and a dream. “It took a lot of effort and obviously 20 years to get where we are,” Castaneda said.Castaneda and his wife began their
  
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• ICE says its mission is about public safety, while critics call for reforms

  20-09-2024 23:10 via wivb.com
  
  Illegal border crossings remain a heated topic of debate between the two presidential candidates.The worries center around the southern border, but federal data shows a big rise in arrests and detentions in the Buffalo field office's huge coverage area."We're seeing unprecedented numbers on the northern border," said Thomas Brophy, the Buffalo field office's director for Enforcement and Removal Operations, a division of ICE.Indeed, the number of arrests across the northern border has increased 1
  
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• 3 hurt in rollover crash on Humboldt, East Ferry

  20-09-2024 19:17 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Three people were hurt in a rollover crash at Humboldt Parkway and East Ferry Street on Friday morning, according to Buffalo police.The crash happened around 6:50 a.m. involving a Chevrolet and a Kia. One of the cars ended up rolling over.Three occupants, including a driver, were transported to the hospital to be treated for non-life threatening injuries.The cause of the crash is still under investigation.Latest Local News 3 hurt in rollover crash on Humboldt, East F
  
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• Grand Island Bridge closures to know for this weekend

  20-09-2024 19:04 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Multiple lane closures are expected this weekend on the southbound South Grand Island Bridge and the northbound North Grand Island Bridge.
  The left lane of the south bridge will be closed from 9 p.m. Friday until 9 a.m. Saturday due to ongoing construction.
  The north bridge will be closed northbound from 7 a.m. until 10 a.m. Sunday for Pedal for Parks and will remain open to two way traffic southbound.
  Drivers should expect significant delays and are urged to stay al
  
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• Buffalo man sentenced for transporting minor to PA for sex trafficking

  20-09-2024 18:56 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- A Buffalo man was sentenced to serve nine years in prison for transporting a minor to Pennsylvania for purposes of prostitution, the U.S. Attorney's Office announced Friday.
  According to officials, Adrian Petty, 29, transported the minor victim from New York to Pennsylvania in September 2020. He had met the victim on Facebook and posted online commercial sex advertisements relating to them.
  Petty pled guilty to interstate travel for purposes of prostitution this past Octo
  
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• Road closures, traffic info for Bills-Jaguars game

  20-09-2024 18:04 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — The Erie County Sheriff’s Office has released traffic and road closure information for Monday's Bills game against the Jacksonville Jaguars.
  Beginning at 2:30 p.m., the section of Abbott Road in front of the stadium will be closed to north and southbound traffic. This section will remain closed until after the game.Around 10 p.m., Route 20A, also known as Big Tree Road, will convert to two-lane, one-way traffic eastbound away from the stadium from Fieldhouse Dr
  
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• Mercy Flight helicopter malfunctions causing hard landing at Canandaigua Airport, deputies say

  20-09-2024 12:30 via wivb.com
  
  ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) - Three people were deemed safe after a Mercy Flight helicopter made a hard landing at the Canandaigua Airport Thursday night.
  Deputies in Ontario County said around 8 p.m. the helicopter was returning from a call when it malfunctioned. It made a hard landing at the airport, and all three people inside were able to make it out safely.Several agencies responded including the Ontario County Sheriff's Office, New York State Police, Canandaigua Fire and EMS.
  
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• Salamanca killer Edward Kindt gets seven day sentence for violating parole

  20-09-2024 03:51 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- Edward Kindt of Salamanca, who raped and murdered a woman in 1999 at the age of 15, was sentenced to seven days for violating parole earlier this summer, the NYS department of corrections and community supervision announced Thursday.
  Aditionally, officials said the seven day sentence has already been satisfied as Kindt was in custody before the final hearing rendered the decision for the sentence on Aug. 15.
  He was charged with 15 parole violations, all technical and ther
  
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• Bills fans share concerns over PSL prices; team says people responding 'positively'

  20-09-2024 00:59 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, (WIVB) -- Some Bills fans are getting sticker shock over the proposed cost of personal seat licenses (PSLs) at the new stadium."For us to keep our seats that we've had for 60 years, it's a 60-percent price increase," said Bills fan Derek Cain.Cain's family has owned four season tickets since the 1960s. They've been passed down through generations, but that's now coming to an end after he said they learned they would be paying a total of $40 thousand for PSLs."$40 thousand up front for a
  
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• NYSEG opposes proposal of 'public power system' for Erie County

  20-09-2024 00:46 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) - A local state lawmaker is making a push for Erie County and local towns and cities to be powered by a government-controlled utility to lower costs.The proposal comes from state assembly member Pat Burke, a Democrat, who is up for re-election this November. It's coming at a time when many NYSEG customers are upset about rising energy costs after their rates went up.On Thursday, Burke went before the Erie County Legislature with his proposal of moving to municipal power. Und
  
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• Companies reap the rewards of donations from philanthropist

  20-09-2024 00:25 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Many companies throughout western and central New York are reaping the benefits of businessman, philanthropist and former Sabres owner Tom Golisano who recently donated $360 million across 82 non-profits.One of them is The Arc Erie County, which helps support around 2,000 people with intellectual and developmental disabilities through a variety of educational, therapeutic employment programs and services in our community.It's an organization that's thrilled to be rec
  
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