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• Mother sentenced for taking children from legal guardian, violating order of protection

  14-11-2024 23:16 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- A Buffalo woman was sentenced Thursday morning for knowingly violating an order of protection and taking her two young children away from their legal guardian, the Erie County District Attorney's Office announced.According to officials, 41-year-old Jennie Johnson lured her 10-year-old daughter and 8-year-old son into a vehicle on April 18. She fled the area near Hertel Avenue with the children, and their legal guardian reported them missing soon after.Johnson and another
  
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• Sabres rule out C Tage Thompson, G Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen vs. Blues

  14-11-2024 22:22 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Sabres coach Lindy Ruff ruled out leading scorer Tage Thompson and starting goalie Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen from playing in Buffalo’s home game against the St. Louis Blues on Thursday night.Both remain listed day to day and in position to return Saturday, when the Sabres travel to play the Philadelphia Flyers.Thompson, whose 11 goals entering the day are one off the NHL lead, has a lower-body injury he sustained in a 7-5 loss to Montreal on Monday
  
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• Bills flag making the rounds across NFL stadiums

  14-11-2024 20:19 via wivb.com
  
  ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (WIVB) — Barry Sopinski has cheered for the Buffalo Bills since the very beginning. He grew up in Kenmore and continues to cheer on his team from Denver.He had a flag made up with the words "we billieve" on it to bring it to the game in Seattle and sign the final score on it.“We believe, that's what we're all about,” Sopinski said.He then connected with other fans online and has organized a journey for the flag to go to every game for the rest of the season.I
  
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• SUNY enrollment rises for second consecutive year

  14-11-2024 18:29 via wivb.com
  
  ALBANY, N.Y. (NEXSTAR) — SUNY colleges and universities saw an enrollment increase for the second year in a row, marking the first back-to-back rise in 15 years. Enrollment grew 2.3% across the system in the Fall 2024 term—totaling around 375,000 new SUNY students.First-year undergraduate enrollment also rose by 0.9%, bucking a national downward trend of 5%, partly due to FAFSA issues. You can read all of the enrollment numbers at the bottom of this story, including the following inc
  
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• 19-year-old arrested in connection to fatal hit-and-run in Niagara Falls

  14-11-2024 17:22 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — A 19-year-old has been arrested in connection to a fatal hit-and-run in Niagara Falls in October, police said Thursday.Patrick Washington III, of Buffalo, has been charged with second-degree murder and leaving the scene of an accident resulting in death.Washington is accused of hitting and killing 26-year-old Xavier Goder of Niagara Falls on Hyde Park Boulevard on Oct. 15. Officials located the vehicle unoccupied in a nearby alleyway following the incident.Washington
  
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• High school football championship preview: Three reigning champs look to defend Section VI titles

  14-11-2024 10:00 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – Section VI football champions will be crowned Thursday and Friday at Highmark Stadium.
  Watch our preview show in the video player above as Jonah Bronstein, Nick Veronica and Francis Boeck get you prepped for the action.Info on all five Section VI matchups plus Monsignor Martin can be seen below. Asterisks denote defending champions.ThursdayAll games at Highmark StadiumClass D: 1-Clymer/Sherman/Panama* (7-2) vs. 3-Franklinville/Ellicottville (7-3), 3 p.m.Class C: 2-Sa
  
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• Boy collects 500 items for clothing drive, about 10,000 items in total collected

  14-11-2024 05:38 via wivb.com
  
  Colvin Cleaners reports about 10,000 items were donated in the two 'Coats 4 Kids' live drives this year. And about 500 of those coats came from a 12-year-old boy who's been donating for seven years in a row. Cam Higgins dropped off hundreds of items on Tuesday afternoon, saying he got friends, neighbors and family involved again this year. He sent texts and calls out to those people well in advance and then gathered them up ahead of the live drive. He also said, the Chamber of Commerce
  
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• Republicans win 218 US House seats, giving Donald Trump and the party control of government

  14-11-2024 04:45 via wivb.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans have won enough seats to control the U.S. House, completing the party’s sweep into power and securing their hold on U.S. government alongside President-elect Donald Trump.
  A House Republican victory in Arizona, alongside a win in slow-counting California earlier Wednesday, gave the GOP the 218 House victories that make up the majority. Republicans earlier gained control of the Senate from Democrats.
  With hard-fought yet thin majorities, Republican leader
  
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• Assemblyman Bill Conrad 'blindsided' by Sumitomo Rubber closure

  14-11-2024 04:39 via wivb.com
  
  TONAWANDA, N.Y. (WIVB) -- Nearly a week after learning the Sumitomo Rubber plant in Tonawanda is closing down, its more than 1500 employees are still left scrambling to find new jobs with comparable pay. Efforts are underway to ensure that the employees impacted are being helped in any way possible.Sumitomo Rubber announced on Thursday that it will be closing its facility in Tonawanda. The plant manufactured tires for car, trucks, buses and motorcycles.Assemblyman Bill Conrad said he was blindsi
  
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• House fire in Buffalo displaces 5 adults, 13 children

  14-11-2024 01:04 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- Five adults and 13 children have been displaced by a house fire that occurred Wednesday in Buffalo, city officials announced.Fire crews responded to the fire just after 5 p.m. at 241 Hazelwood Avenue. Officials said the fire originated on the first floor and extended to the second floor before it was brought under control.Firefighters rescued two children from the home, including an 8-year-old boy who was transported to Oishei Children's Hospital to be treated for smoke i
  
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