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• Niagara Wheatfield High School football player recovering after hard hit at game

  28-10-2024 23:51 via wivb.com
  
  NIAGARA COUNTY, N.Y. (WIVB) – A Niagara Wheatfield High School football player remains in the hospital after taking a hard hit during Friday night’s game at Williamsville North High School.Logan Senik’s parents said that tackle caused severe lacerations to his kidneys, among other injuries. He was rushed to the hospital after the hit, but he's now out of the ICU, surgery and is recovering.It happened in the second quarter with just under 10 minutes on the clock. Logan, a high s
  
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• 54-year-old Buffalo woman arrested after alleged bank robbery in Cheektowaga

  28-10-2024 23:22 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- A Buffalo woman was arrested and charged Monday after being accused of robbing a bank in Cheektowaga, police announced.Officers were called to M&T Bank at the Thruway Plaza just before 10 a.m. Monday where officials said the woman, identified as 54-year-old Lavita Burnett, approached the counter and allegedly passed a note to the person behind the counter to "hand over cash."Authorities said Burnett threatened the person with a weapon, but didn't show one.The money ha
  
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• Parents, students call for more communication, fewer suspensions at Buffalo Public Schools

  28-10-2024 22:49 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- Local advocates sat down with WIVB News 4 on Monday to call for solutions rather than suspensions as they say Buffalo Public Schools has one of the highest suspension rates in New York State.Co-chair of the BPS Community Health Worker Parent and Student Association Jessica Bauer Walker says parents and students alike have called on the schools to lower the suspension rates and shift from a punitive system to a restorative system.
  Fellow co-chair and student Rehma Kashindi
  
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• Buffalo man admits to 2022 manslaughter

  28-10-2024 20:41 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- A Buffalo man pleaded guilty Monday morning to his role in a fatal 2022 shooting that occurred on Buffalo's east side, the Erie County District Attorney's Office announced.Around 2 a.m. on Dec. 3, 22-year-old Keyondre Robertson, also known as "Kano," shot 25-year-old John Craig with an illegal gun on Lang Avenue near Ericson Avenue. Craig died at the scene.Robertson pleaded guilty to first-degree manslaughter and second-degree criminal possession of a weapon. He faces a m
  
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• WNY high school football playoff schedule, results for Section VI, Msgr. Martin

  28-10-2024 18:42 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- Are you ready for some playoff football? The Section VI postseason kicks off this weekend, and Monsignor Martin follows soon after. View the full schedule below, and results will be updated here as the playoffs progress toward sectional finals at Highmark Stadium, and the Catholic state championship in Western New York.Section VIClass AAQuarterfinals7 p.m. Friday7-Lockport at 2-Lancaster6-Hutch Tech at 3-Orchard Park5-Niagara Falls at 4-Jamestown1-Bennett on byeClass AQua
  
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• Murphy: As Bills near midway point, they're finding answers for many of season's big questions

  28-10-2024 18:01 via wivb.com
  
  Let’s get the final score out of the way: Buffalo 31, Seattle 10. And it wasn’t even that close.The Seahawks share the lead in the NFC West even after the loss to Buffalo. Apparently, it’s not just the AFC East that is loaded with trash.In the not-so-distant past the Bills 6-2 record would mark the midway point of the season. Let’s pretend the Bills are halfway through the regular season, even though they’re just 47% completed. Some thoughts on their progress:Josh h
  
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• Trump, Harris begin last full week of campaigning

  28-10-2024 14:53 via wivb.com
  
  WASHINGTON (NEXSTAR) - Eight days until the election and the pressure is on as the candidates held campaign event over the weekend. Both Vice President Kamala Harris and former president Donald Trump are vying for the support of voters who are still undecided."We're not going to take it anymore, Kamala. You're fired. Get out, get out!” said Trump.Former president Donald Trump took the stage at Madison Square Garden in New York to criticize Vice President Kamala Harris, despite the state's
  
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• Lancaster's Madison Francis' SEC commitment all part of the plan

  28-10-2024 13:59 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — It's always been part of the plan for Madison Francis.Francis, a senior at Lancaster High School, recently committed to play basketball at Mississippi State. Getting to this point is something she and her family have been working on since she was just beginning to play basketball.Last week, she verbally committed to the Bulldogs, playing in a powerhouse SEC that has produced the past three NCAA women's basketball national champions. She is currently ranked No. 33 in
  
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• What are the trick-or-treat times in WNY this year?

  28-10-2024 13:17 via wivb.com
  
  Town officials: To be added to the list, please email [email protected], N.Y. (WIVB) — Halloween is on Thursday, meaning kids will be taking to the streets for trick-or-treating.Below, you can find the official trick-or treat times on Thursday night.
  Amherst: 6-8 p.m.Buffalo: until 8 p.m.Clarence: 5-8 p.m.Depew: 6-8:30 p.m.Eden: 6-8 p.m.Fredonia: 4:30-8 p.m.Jamestown: 6-8 p.m.Middleport: 5-7 p.m.Newfane: 4-7 p.m.North Tonawanda: 5-8 p.m.Orchard Park: 6-8 p.m.Salamanca: 6-8 p.m.Sl
  
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• When will we know the results of the presidential election?

  28-10-2024 11:01 via wivb.com
  
  Voters may not have to wait quite as long after Election Day as four years ago to know whom the next president will be.The public needed to wait almost five days in 2020 before most major news outlets could issue a projection, the longest they had to wait since the infamous 2000 election. One main reason was a historic increase in mail-in voting amid the COVID-19 pandemic that several key states weren’t prepared to handle quickly.But experts say some changes in state policies since then an
  
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• 4 Observations: Allen's response to INT helped 'snowball' game-changing series of events in Bills win vs. Seahawks

  28-10-2024 02:06 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – Josh Allen threw two touchdown passes in the first half and James Cook ran for two scores in the second half to power the Bills to a dominant 31-10 victory over the Seahawks on Sunday at Seattle's Lumen Field.The win lifted the Bills to 6-2, matching their best record through eight games under coach Sean McDermott.Here are 4 Observations on the game.Allen throws first INT, but sets up game-changing swingAllen entered the game without an interception this season, a ke
  
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• Bills dominate Seahawks, expand big lead in AFC East

  28-10-2024 00:29 via wivb.com
  
  SEATTLE (WROC) — The NFL season isn't even halfway over, but the Buffalo Bills are firmly in the driver's seat to win their fifth-straight AFC East title.The Bills dominated the Seahawks on Sunday to win 31-10 and improve to 6-2 on the season. With losses by the Dolphins and Jets earlier in the day, the Bills have a four-game lead in the division after just eight weeks in the season.Josh Allen completed 24 of 34 attempts for 283 yards, throwing two touchdowns and one interception. He also
  
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