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• 18-year-old dead after stabbing on Oakmont Avenue

  05-11-2024 21:38 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- An 18-year-old is dead after a stabbing occurred overnight Tuesday on Oakmont Avenue, Buffalo police officials announced.Authorities said at 12:56 a.m., police responded to a reported stabbing incident at a residence on the 200 block of Oakmont Avenue where they found the male victim who had suffered a stab wound to his chest.He was transported to ECMC where he later died.The stabbing remains under investigation and is thought to be domestic in nature, officials said.Late
  
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• NYSED launches 'NY Inspires' graduation timeline

  05-11-2024 19:21 via wivb.com
  
  ALBANY, N.Y. (NEXSTAR) — The New York State Education Department (NYSED) is planning a major overhaul of New York's education system through "NY Inspires." Expected to cost $11.5 million across several phases, the initiative aims to give students the skills and knowledge they need to succeed in high school and beyond.Redefining the high school experience includes adopting the "Portrait of a Graduate" and streamlining the path to graduation. Each change in "NY Inpsires" would have to be app
  
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• Amherst residents cast ballots as toll in Erie County reaches over 293K

  05-11-2024 18:57 via wivb.com
  
  AMHERST, N.Y. (WIVB) -- A constant stream of voters are coming to the polls in Amherst since they opened Tuesday morning. As of 4:30 p.m., the Erie County Board of Elections said over 293,000 people have cast their ballots so far and those numbers continue to climb.A line of nearly 100 voters greeted the poll worker who opened the doors of the Clearfield Community Center at 6 a.m. Since then, the turnout has been remained steady.WIVB News 4 heard from voters throughout the morning from both side
  
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• Amherst residents cast ballots as toll in Erie County reaches over 114K

  05-11-2024 18:57 via wivb.com
  
  AMHERST, N.Y. (WIVB) -- A constant stream of voters are coming to the polls in Amherst since they opened Tuesday morning. As of noon, the Erie County Board of Elections said over 114,000 people have cast their ballots so far and those numbers continue to climb.A line of nearly 100 voters greeted the poll worker who opened the doors of the Clearfield Community Center at 6 a.m. Since then, the turnout has been remained steady.WIVB News 4 heard from voters throughout the morning from both sides of
  
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• 'Party promoter' arrested in connection with shooting on Clinton Street

  05-11-2024 17:44 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- A party promoter was arrested Friday in connection with an Octobershooting on the 600 block of Clinton Street, near Jefferson Avenue, Buffalo police announced.Chuka Ibezim, 23, of Buffalo was charged with two counts of second-degree criminal nuisance.At 2:30 a.m. on Oct. 26, police responded to a shooting call at a party. Officials said police learned upon arrival that a 15-year-old female victim was brought to a hospital in a civilian vehicle. A 26-year-old male victim w
  
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• Trump wins the White House in political comeback

  05-11-2024 15:08 via wivb.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump was elected the 47th president of the United States on Wednesday, an extraordinary comeback for a former president who refused to accept defeat four years ago, sparked a violent insurrection at the U.S. Capitol, was convicted of felony charges and survived two assassination attempts.With a win in Wisconsin, Trump cleared the 270 electoral votes needed to clinch the presidency. Who won the swing states? Maps show election results in 7 battlegroundsThe vic
  
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• Donald Trump claims victory after he is projected to be the 47th US president

  05-11-2024 15:08 via wivb.com
  
  (NEXSTAR) – Donald Trump is projected to win the presidency, defeating Kamala Harris to win a second, improbable term, according to a Decision Desk HQ projection on News Nation.The call was made after DDHQ projected Trump to have won both Pennsylvania and Alaska, giving him 270 electoral votes."This was a movement like nobody's ever seen before," Trump said while addressing supporters in West Palm Beach, Florida. "We made history for a reason tonight, and the reason is going to be just tha
  
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• 2024 Election Day results: Trump expected to speak as electoral advantage mounts

  05-11-2024 15:08 via wivb.com
  
  (NEXSTAR) – Electoral maps are turning red and blue across the U.S. as a swath of returns come in following poll closures in the 2024 Presidential Election.
  Vice President Kamala Harris is trying to become the nation's first female president, while a Donald Trump victory would make him the first former president since 1892 to lose the White House and take it back.
  Recent polling from Emerson College Polling and The Hill shows Harris and Trump deadlocked in several pivotal swing states, wit
  
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• 2024 Election Day results: See the race calls for Trump, Harris

  05-11-2024 15:08 via wivb.com
  
  (NEXSTAR) – Polls are starting to close as Americans cast their ballots Tuesday in the 2024 presidential election, a contest that will make history in the event of either a Harris or Trump victory.As of 7:30 p.m. ET, former President Donald Trump was projected to win Indiana, Kentucky, West Virginia and South Carolina, with Vermont going for Kamala Harris, according to a Decision Desk HQ call on NewsNation.Should Vice President Kamala Harris win, she would become the nation's first female
  
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• 2024 Election Day results: First polls close as nation votes for next US president

  05-11-2024 15:08 via wivb.com
  
  (NEXSTAR) – Polls are starting to close across the country as voters cast their ballots Tuesday in the 2024 presidential election, a contest that will make history in the event of either a Harris or Trump victory.Should Vice President Kamala Harris win, she would become the nation's first female president, while a Donald Trump victory would make him the first former president since 1892 to lose the White House and take it back in non-consecutive terms. A Trump reelection would also make hi
  
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• 2024 Election Day results: Donald Trump projected to win presidency

  05-11-2024 15:08 via wivb.com
  
  (NEXSTAR) – Donald Trump is projected to win the presidency, defeating Kamala Harris, according to a Decision Desk HQ projection on News Nation.Pre-election polling from Emerson College and The Hill showed Harris and Trump deadlocked in several pivotal swing states. Late Tuesday night, two of the seven key states had been called by Decision Desk HQ on NewsNation: both Georgia and North Carolina were projected to go for Trump. But as of midnight Eastern Time, neither candidate had an outrig
  
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• WATCH: Voters visiting Susan B. Anthony's grave on Election Day

  05-11-2024 14:02 via wivb.com
  
  ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) — More than 10,000 people are expected to visit the grave of Susan B. Anthony Tuesday, to pay their respects to the local icon and leader of the suffragist movement.Mount Hope Cemetery opened at 8:00 a.m. for those lining up to place their "I Voted" stickers on Anthony's grave. The ritual has been an Election Day tradition for years, but was largely popularized in 2016 by those celebrating the presence of a woman on the presidential ticket.Mount Hope Cemetery officia
  
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• Bills defying preseason projections, among AFC elite

  05-11-2024 13:48 via wivb.com
  
  ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — So much for preseason projections and concerns over how this might be a down year for the Buffalo Bills.Clearly, with Josh Allen at quarterback, anything and everything is possible, with Buffalo asserting itself as the class of the AFC East, however flawed the division might be.And yet, significant questions remain regarding the Bills who, at 7-2, have a four-win edge over their nearest division rival, the New York Jets (3-6), and in the driver’s s
  
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• Election Day 2024: Races to watch in Buffalo, WNY

  05-11-2024 12:00 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – Election Day is finally here, and WIVB News 4 is Your Local Election Headquarters. This page includes a rundown of the biggest races we're monitoring across Western New York, organized by constituency.Polls close at 9 p.m. If you need help finding your polling place, click here.Our Election Results page can be found here.President of the United StatesAll eyes will obviously be on the presidential race between Vice President Kamala Harris (D) and former President Dona
  
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• Voelker’s Bowling Alley one step closer to redevelopment

  05-11-2024 04:14 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — After years of back and forth on what to do with the historic Voelker’s Bowling Alley in North Buffalo, a plan is finally taking shape. The Buffalo Planning Board sent the blueprints Monday for a new mixed-use building to be voted on by the Common Council.Voelker's has stood the test of time for nearly 130 years and now developers and city leaders say a fresh take on the location isn't far off.“The corner is home to a blighted, dilapidated building.
  
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• Starpoint superintendent to return to work after arrest in August

  05-11-2024 02:43 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- Starpoint Central School District Superintendent Sean Croft will return to work and resume his responsibilities as superintendent on Nov. 14, the school's board of education announced Monday.Croft was put on leave after he was arrested for allegedly driving while intoxicated. Officials said he struck a tree on Nina Terrace near the intersection of East and West Roads on Aug. 31 in West Seneca. He allegedly showed several signs of intoxication and was said to have failed f
  
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• Bills fan told to cover up Donald Trump shirt during Bills game

  05-11-2024 00:08 via wivb.com
  
  ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (WIVB) -- A local Bills fan got quite the surprise when he was approached by security during Sunday's game and told he couldn't show a shirt he was wearing supporting Donald Trump.WIVB News 4 is heard from that fan, David Buffamonti, who was told to cover up his Trump shirt. The Erie County GOP believes Buffamonti was "singled out" for his political beliefs.
  Buffamonti is a Bills season ticket holder. In a viral video taken during the game, he's being told by security to cover
  
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