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• Jury struggling to reach verdict in Bongiovanni retrial

  09-10-2024 23:30 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — A jury hearing the retrial of ex-DEA agent Joseph Bongiovanni is still struggling to reach a verdict on the charges against him, they told a U.S. Federal Court on Wednesday.This is Bongiovanni's second trial after Judge Lawrence Vilardo ordered the retrial in May. In April, Bongiovanni was found guilty on two charges, including obstruction of justice and making false statements, but a jury failed to reach a verdict on 12 of the 15 total counts against him, including
  
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• Workers at Hyatt Regency announce union campaign

  09-10-2024 22:31 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Workers at a downtown Buffalo hotel have announced a union effort, they said in a news conference Wednesday.The group of workers are employed at the Hyatt Regency Buffalo, located in Fountain Plaza.Workers claim that they have been quietly working on a union effort for months and that when they went public to management over the summer, they were met by union-busting efforts."I think the initial impetus for organizing a union was to find a way that we could have a vo
  
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• Work paused at new Bills stadium to investigate possible hate symbol

  09-10-2024 21:57 via wivb.com
  
  ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (WIVB) – Work was paused at the new Buffalo Bills stadium site this week while the construction company investigated a report that a potential hate symbol was found on the premises.
  Gilbane | Turner, the company selected to provide construction management services for the project, said it immediately reported the incident to the police, suspended work at the Orchard Park construction site, and launched an investigation "to send a clear message about how seriously we
  
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• Temporary restraining order granted to pause Kensington Expressway work

  09-10-2024 20:02 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – A state judge on Wednesday granted a temporary restraining order to pause work on the billion-dollar Kensington Expressway project.A group known as the East Side Parkways Coalition (ESP) sought the injunction to stop progress on the project it derides as a "toxic tunnel."The federal government gave the green light to the project in February. The plan seeks to reconnect neighborhoods on Buffalo's East Side that were divided by the expressway by capping a portion of th
  
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• 3 charged with stealing mail from Cheektowaga post office

  09-10-2024 19:15 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- Three men were charged by criminal complaint with conspiracy and theft of mail following an incident at a Cheektowaga post office last week, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office.It is alleged that around 1:30 a.m. on Oct. 2, 24-year-old Antonio Jones, Jr., 26-year-old Lamor Runell Bolden and 32-year-old Michael Robinson drove up to the blue mailboxes outside of the USPS on Cayuga Road in an SUV.
  Two of the men exited the vehicle and walked around to the back of the mai
  
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• One in three New York students missed 10% of the 2022-2023 school year, per Comptroller report

  09-10-2024 19:07 via wivb.com
  
  ALBANY, N.Y. (NEXSTAR) — New York State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli examined the post-pandemic surge in chronic absenteeism among students in New York in a new report released Oct. 5. It said that during the 2022 to 2023 school year, about 33% of students missed at least 10% of school days.Ten percent of the 180 instructional days that the state requires of schools is 18, something like three and a half weeks of school. But that's just two days a month. Such low attendance causes learning
  
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• Sabres wingers JJ Peterka, Zach Benson return to practice, could play in home opener

  09-10-2024 18:56 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- The Sabres could have two of their top wingers back in the lineup for Thursday's home opener.JJ Peterka and Zach Benson both practiced Wednesday after missing part of the past week with injuries. If they feel well following Thursday morning's skate, both are expected to be in the lineup against the Los Angeles Kings.Peterka, the Sabres' top-line left winger, sustained a concussion when he got checked in the head by New Jersey defenseman Brendan Dillon during Buffalo's 3-1
  
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• West Seneca man arrested on child pornography charge

  09-10-2024 17:36 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- A West Seneca man was charged with promoting a sexual performance by a child, among other charges, following an Internet Crimes Against Children investigation, according to NYS Police.
  Richard I. Kelly, 34, was charged with promoting a sexual performance by a child, possessing a sexual performance by a child and acting in a manner injurious to a child.
  He was arraigned in West Seneca court.
  The NYS Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force is made up of 61 task forces a
  
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• Above-ground metro rail service to close starting Oct. 27

  09-10-2024 17:26 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- The NFTA Metro announced Tuesday that their above-ground rail service will be closed for most of November.
  Between Oct. 27 and Nov. 23, above-ground service will be shut down and those taking the underground service will have to transfer to a bus shuttle at Allen Station. The bus will stop at all 8-Main stops between Allen and Canalside stations which can be seen below.In addition, Metro bus routes 1, 2, 4, 69, 70 and 72 will be impacted between Oct. 28 and Nov. 8 by the
  
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• Florida residents brace for Hurricane Milton

  09-10-2024 15:31 via wivb.com
  
  WASHINGTON (NEXSTAR) - Hurricane Milton is forecast to make landfall in Florida Wednesday night as the state is still recovering from Hurricane Helene.President Joe Biden was scheduled to visit Germany and Africa, but he cancelled the trip to focus on what he's warned could be the worst storm to hit Florida in a century.After a brush with the Yucatan Peninsula, in Mexico, Hurricane Milton is now getting stronger as it heads toward Florida.Eleven counties with nearly six million people are under
  
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• LIVE SOON: Pres. Biden to deliver remarks as Hurricane Milton closes in on Florida

  09-10-2024 12:02 via wivb.com
  
  Editor's Note: President Joe Biden is scheduled to deliver remarks regarding Hurricane Milton at 5:30 p.m. ET on Wednesday. Those remarks will be carried in the video player above.TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Hurricane Milton hurled rain, tornadoes and tropical storm-force winds at the U.S. coast Wednesday on the storm's steady, potentially catastrophic march toward Florida, where officials issued a final plea to residents to evacuate or face grim odds of survival. LIVE WOBBLE TRACKER: Hur
  
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• LIVE NOW: Pres. Biden delivers remarks as Hurricane Milton closes in on Florida

  09-10-2024 12:02 via wivb.com
  
  Editor's Note: In the video player above, President Joe Biden is delivering remarks regarding Hurricane Milton.TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Hurricane Milton hurled rain, tornadoes and tropical storm-force winds at the U.S. coast Wednesday on the storm's steady, potentially catastrophic march toward Florida, where officials issued a final plea to residents to evacuate or face grim odds of survival. LIVE WOBBLE TRACKER: Hurricane Milton wobbles off path, could have huge impactsIn its latest
  
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• Hurricane Milton down to Category 3 but remains 'a grave threat'

  09-10-2024 12:02 via wivb.com
  
  TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Hurricane Milton hurled rain, tornadoes and tropical storm-force winds at the U.S. coast Wednesday on the storm's steady, potentially catastrophic march toward Florida, where officials issued a final plea to residents to evacuate or face grim odds of survival. LIVE WOBBLE TRACKER: Hurricane Milton wobbles off path, could have huge impactsIn its latest update at 4 p.m. ET, the National Hurricane Center said Milton had weakened from a Category 4 to a Category 3 s
  
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• Local man to drive trailer full of donations from Western New Yorkers to North Carolina

  09-10-2024 03:17 via wivb.com
  
  BEMUS POINT, N.Y. (WIVB) -- A Chautauqua County resident decided to take his own trailer filled with donations from Western New Yorkers down to North Carolina to help those impacted by Hurricane Helene. All it took was a simple post on social media for the support to start pouring in.Blake Davis spoke with his friends who live in North Carolina on the phone just days after the hurricane made landfall. He learned that his friends lost everything — their homes are completely gone and they're
  
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• Missing vulnerable adult alert issued for 63-year-old

  09-10-2024 00:06 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- A missing vulnerable adult alert was issued Tuesday by the Buffalo Police Department for a 63-year-old man.Luis Castoire of Buffalo was last seen on the 100 block of Carl Street, police said. He is described as 5'0" with green eyes, black hair and a possible goatee. According to authorities, he is thought to be wearing blue jeans, a dull blue long sleeve shirt and black dress shoes.Anyone with information about Castoire's location is asked to call 911 immediately.Latest L
  
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• Missing vulnerable adult alert for 63-year-old canceled

  09-10-2024 00:06 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- A missing vulnerable adult alert for a 63-year-old man was canceled Tuesday by the Buffalo Police Department.The alert for Luis Castoire of Buffalo was canceled as of just after 6:30 p.m.Latest Local News Missing vulnerable adult alert for 63-year-old canceled North Tonawanda man sentenced to 14 years for role in drug conspiracy Slimy, unrecognizable food served to Buffalo Public School students, parent says Man arrested for allegedly assaulting Buffalo school bus driver
  
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