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• Buffalo man pleads guilty to fatal Warwick Avenue shooting

  23-10-2024 23:00 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- A Buffalo man pleaded guilty Wednesday afternoon to fatally shooting a victim during an attempted burglary in February 2024 in the city's Kensington neighborhood, the Erie County District Attorney's Office announced.Officials said police responded to a reported shooting at 6:30 p.m. on Feb. 7 on the 300 block of Warwick Avenue where they found 60-year-old Mitchell Reese suffering from a gunshot wound on the porch of a residence.An investigation found that Levon Dickson, 3
  
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• Harris decries Trump after John Kelly says he wanted generals like Hitler's

  23-10-2024 22:53 via wivb.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Kamala Harris said Wednesday that comments praising Adolf Hitler reportedly made by Donald Trump to his longest-serving chief of staff offer a window into who the former president “really is" and the kind of commander in chief he would be.
  In interviews with The New York Times and The Atlantic published Tuesday, John Kelly warned that the Republican nominee meets the definition of a fascist and that while in office he suggested that the Nazi leader “did some g
  
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• Cotter Fireboat getting ready to celebrate 125th anniversary

  23-10-2024 19:09 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — In 1900, what's now known as the Edward M. Cotter Fireboat, was built and brought to Buffalo. It was when the the waterfront of the city was one of the busiest harbors in the nation and when grain elevators, warehouses, boats and almost everything was made out of wood.Now, the 124-year-old vessel floats at around 178 tons, and can pump 15,000 gallons of water a minute, about 11 times more than the average fire engine.In the winter the ship can help break through two
  
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• Bills LB Terrel Bernard day to day with ankle injury

  23-10-2024 18:21 via wivb.com
  
  ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (WIVB) -- Starting middle linebacker Terrel Bernard was excused from Buffalo Bills practice on Wednesday for personal reasons while being classified as day to day with an ankle injury, coach Sean McDermott said.Bernard, who missed two games earlier this season with a pectoral muscle strain, hurt his right ankle in the third quarter of Sunday's win against Tennessee when his foot got stepped on while pass rushing. Bernard also was evaluated for a head injury in the first half o
  
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• Life after radio: Larry Norton’s surprising second act

  23-10-2024 17:59 via wivb.com
  
  If you remember the rollickin’ Buffalo DJ Larry Snortin’ Norton – the one who landed in the Guinness Book of World records for logging 20+ non-stop days on the air and then spent days spinning aboard a Ferris wheel -- then you may be surprised at what this former “shock jock” is doing now. I worked with Larry in September during the 30th anniversary of Make-A-Wish Radiothon, which was broadcast on 97 Rock and News 4. The Radiothon, first suggested by Norton, ha
  
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• 2,000+ Buffalo drivers ticketed for passing stopped school buses so far in October

  23-10-2024 17:22 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- Enforcement of the Buffalo School bus stop arm camera program started the first of this month, and the progress report is in.A city spokesperson tells us, over three weeks, 2,250 drivers have been hit with tickets for passing stopped busses so far in October.As of Tuesday, only 207 people have paid up.According to Erie County Clerk Mickey Kearns, on a driver's first offense, the fine starts at $250.The second is between $600 and $750.Buffalo to start using stop arm tech t
  
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• Wegmans recalls frozen waffles, pancakes over Listeria concerns

  23-10-2024 17:13 via wivb.com
  
  ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) — Wegmans has issued a recall for a variety of frozen waffles and pancakes due to potential Listeria contamination.The local recall comes amid national concerns over Listeria in frozen breakfast products and in meat.The following Wegmans products are impacted by the recall:
  Wegmans Organic Waffles, Flaxseed 7.4 OZ
  UPC:  0-77890-48142-4Wegmans Organic Waffles, Multi Grain 7.4 OZ
  UPC:  0-77890-48143-1Wegmans Organic Frozen Homestyle Waffles, 6 Count 7.4 OZ
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• Second driver sentenced in Hamburg crash that killed passenger in 2023

  23-10-2024 16:57 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — A 19-year-old driver in a crash that killed a passenger in 2023 has been sentenced to 1 to 3 years in jail, according to the Erie County District Attorney's Office.The crash killed a 15-year-old on the evening of Aug. 20, 2023 at the intersection of McKinley Parkway and Quinby Drive.
  The 19-year-old, who was not identified due to youthful offender status that was granted on Tuesday, was under the influence of cannabis at the time of the crash. He pleaded guilty to on
  
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• Niagara Falls man on parole sentenced for shooting at house during party

  23-10-2024 15:36 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — A Niagara Falls man on parole was sentenced to over a decade in prison on a gun charge for shooting at a house during a party in 2023, the Erie County District Attorney's Office said Wednesday.Vincent Smith, 37, was sentenced to 12 years to life in prison as a persistent violent felony offender. He fired a shot into a house during a party on Riverdale Avenue in Tonawanda. He had been escorted out of the Jan. 29, 2023 party after he pointed the gun, which was illegal,
  
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• Attorneys representing Tops mass shooter continue trying to get federal case dismissed

  23-10-2024 13:26 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Attorneys representing the man who killed 10 Black people at Tops on May 14, 2022 are continuing their arguments that the federal case against him should be dropped.They argued on Tuesday that justice has already been served since Payton Gendron already pleaded guilty to state charges. He has already been sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole. They also asked whether the U.S. Attorney General's certification approving a death penalty sentence
  
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• Haunted attraction in Cheektowaga donating proceeds to local charity

  23-10-2024 04:23 via wivb.com
  
  CHEEKTOWAGA, N.Y. (WIVB) -- A haunted attraction in Cheektowaga that operations solely on donations is helping children all across Western New York.While the sights and sounds of Halloween might be frightening to some, it's something that Cheektowaga resident Kyle Garrison fell in love with as a child."Whether it's the decorations, getting dressed up," Garrison said. "You put a mask on, and no one knows it's you."Roughly 20 years ago, Garrison started volunteering for a local haunted house. He t
  
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• NYSDOT proposes improvement project to portion of Milestrip Road in Hamburg

  23-10-2024 04:09 via wivb.com
  
  HAMBURG, N.Y. (WIVB) -- Hamburg residents made their voices heard Tuesday at meeting on a proposed improvement project to a portion of Milestrip Road, stretching from Route 5 to the I-90.Officials said the planned upgrades would improve safety and ease traffic, which most residents WIVB News 4 spoke to agreed would do.Engineers on the federal and state-funded project said the goal is to reduce congestion on Milestrip Road at the intersections on South Park Avenue and the I-90 ramp.To do tha
  
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• Jury finds property owner, tenants of Bethlehem Steel site negligent in 2016 fire

  23-10-2024 03:28 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- An Erie County jury unanimously found both the property owner and tenant of the Bethlehem Steel site in the City of Lackawanna negligent in the November 2016 fire that burned for days, Vinal & Vinal announced Tuesday in a statement.The fire stretched five city blocks, sending plumes of smoke over the Bethlehem Park neighborhood, which had to be evacuated.The owner, Great Lakes Industrial Development, and the tenants, Industrial Materials Recycling, were also found gui
  
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• Streaking Sabres shoot down Stars, opening homestand with win vs. one of West's best

  23-10-2024 03:26 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — A two-goal flurry in the second period uplifted the Sabres to their second win in a row.Ryan McLeod scored in his fourth consecutive game, 83 seconds after Peyton Krebs got his first of the year, Tage Thompson's fifth goal provided needed insurance in the third period, and the Sabres held on for a 4-2 win Tuesday night against the Dallas Stars, one of coach Lindy Ruff's former clubs. Owen Power tallied three assists, Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen made 27 saves, and Thompson a
  
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• 4 check: Streaking Sabres shoot down Stars, opening homestand with win against one of West's best

  23-10-2024 03:26 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — A two-goal flurry in the second period uplifted the Sabres to their second win in a row.Ryan McLeod scored in his fourth consecutive game, 83 seconds after Peyton Krebs got his first of the year, Tage Thompson's fifth goal provided a crucial cushion in the third period, and the Sabres held on for a 4-2 win Tuesday night against the Dallas Stars, one of coach Lindy Ruff's former clubs. Owen Power tallied three assists, Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen made 28 saves, and Thompson
  
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• Five Catholic churches in Buffalo to be granted landmark status

  23-10-2024 02:24 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- Preservationists and city residents went before Buffalo lawmakers Tuesday to protect five Catholic churches from the possibility of ever being demolished in a push for the approval of landmark status.Last month, the Diocese of Buffalo announced its official list of church closures and mergers due to a shortage of priests and plummeting church attendance, among other issues.Churches that are currently on track to get landmark status are Our Lady of Perpetual Help, St. John
  
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• 1 dead after shooting on West Ferry Street

  23-10-2024 02:11 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- One person is dead after a shooting occurred Tuesday morning on West Ferry Street, Buffalo police announced.Officials said the victim was transported by ambulance to ECMC where he was later declared dead.According to police, the shooting may have occurred inside of a home on the 300 block of West Ferry Street.The incident remains under investigation.This is a developing story. Check back for updates.Latest Local News Five Catholic churches in Buffalo to be granted landmar
  
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• Jamestown man indicted on sex trafficking, kidnapping charges

  23-10-2024 00:38 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- A Jamestown man was indicted by a federal grand jury on sex trafficking, kidnapping and drug charges, the U.S. Attorney's Office said Tuesday.
  29-year-old Duane Lowery, also known as Chi Chi, was charged with the following:
  sex trafficking by force and coercionconspiracy to commit sex trafficking by force and coercion
  kidnappingpossession with intent to distribute fentanylnarcotics conspiracyusing and maintaining a drag-involved premises
  It is alleged that Lowery conspire
  
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• Buffalo man stole nearly $500K for 11 customers of mobile banking service

  23-10-2024 00:27 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- A Buffalo man now living in Melbourne, Florida, pleaded guilty to bank fraud after he allegedly stole nearly $500,000 for 11 customers of a mobile banking service, the U.S. Attorney's Office announced.Between Dec. 28, 2021 and Jan. 6, 2022, 32-year-old Joshua Parra created 94 fictitious disputed transactions on behalf of 11 customers of financial technology company Fintech Company 1. None of the disputes were justified and they almost all amounted to $5,000 each.Funds wer
  
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• Buffalo man indicted on 9 charges after shooting near youth football game

  23-10-2024 00:22 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- A Buffalo man was indicted Tuesday morning on nine charges after kidnapping a victim at gunpoint and shooting another victim near a youth football game back in September, the Erie County District Attorney's Office announced.Officials said at 11 a.m. on Sept. 15, 29-year-old Rashaan Mallory, while armed with an illegal gun, allegedly forced a female victim into the backseat of a vehicle on the first block of Moselle Street. He then allegedly stole the victim's phone, which
  
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• Buffalo man sentenced for buying over 700 pieces of stolen data

  23-10-2024 00:15 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- A Buffalo man was sentenced to 20 months in prison for using an online marketplace to buy over 700 unauthorized access devices, the U.S. Attorney's Office announced Tuesday.The devices contain stolen data such as email addresses, usernames and passwords from malware-infected computers.
  27-year-old Wul Isaac Chol deposited around $105.08 worth of bitcoin into a Genesis Market account, which is an online marketplace that compiles stolen data into packages and sells it, and
  
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