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• Buffalo man sentenced for 2022 fatal shooting

  02-01-2025 23:15 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- A Buffalo man was sentenced to 19 years in prison followed by five years of post-release supervision for a fatal 2022 shooting, the Erie County District Attorney's Office announced.Keyondre Robertson, 23, shot John L. Craig, 25, with an illegal gun around 2 a.m. on Dec. 3, 2022. The incident occurred 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 in October
  
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• Seneca Gaming Corporation buys Club Marcella site

  02-01-2025 22:55 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- The site of the former Club Marcella has a new owner.
  Seneca Gaming Corporation bought the property at 106 Michigan Ave. President and CEO Kevin Nephew says it was a strategic buy because of its proximity to the casino.
  The nightclub was shut down by the the city last year after four shootings. A Buffalo man was sentenced to 22 years to life after fatally shooting a man at the club and injuring two others in 2023.Nephew says Seneca Gaming is now considering next steps for
  
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• Soldier shot self in head before Cybertruck exploded outside Trump's Las Vegas hotel, officials say

  02-01-2025 22:49 via wivb.com
  
  LAS VEGAS (AP) — The highly decorated Army soldier inside a Tesla Cybertruck packed with fireworks that exploded outside Trump International Hotel in Las Vegas shot himself in the head just before detonation, authorities said Thursday.
  The explosion caused minor injuries to seven people but virtually no damage to the hotel. Clark County Sheriff Kevin McMahill said Matthew Livelsberger, a Green Beret, likely planned a more damaging attack but the steel-sided vehicle absorbed much of the for
  
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• Former Erie 1 BOCES teacher sentenced for possession of child pornography

  02-01-2025 22:15 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- A former Erie 1 BOCES teacher was sentenced after over a thousand images and hundred of videos of child pornography were found in his possession, the U.S. Attorney's Office announced Thursday.
  Officials said 41-year-old Anthony Giambrone was convicted of possession of child pornography involving prepubescent minors after pleading guilty in May.
  He possessed around 1,052 images and 381 videos of child pornography on two separate laptops in April 2020.
  Giambrone, of Kenmore
  
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• Bills fans can win playoff tickets by donating blood

  02-01-2025 21:58 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- ConnectLife is offering Bills fans a chance to win playoff tickets if they donate blood beginning Monday.Anyone donating blood starting Jan. 6, and any other week leading up to a home playoff game, will be entered to win a pair of tickets. Fans must enter up to two days before the game to be eligible to win.Fans can also receive a Bills crossbody bag anytime in the month of January for donating.
  "We're so fortunate to have community partners like the Buffalo Bills to supp
  
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• 2 Buffalo men arrested for stealing thousands of dollars, car from warehouse

  02-01-2025 21:51 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- Two men were arrested and charged earlier this week after thousands of dollars, a Chevrolet Silverado, and around 50 home furnaces were stolen from a warehouse on the East Side, the Buffalo Police Department announced.The incident occurred on the 100 block of Dingens Street on Dec. 29.
  A warehouse employee found an entrance door broken and the items stolen when they arrived to work the next day. The stolen Silverado was allegedly used by 44-year-old Jamaal Rice and 61-yea
  
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• Buffalo woman sentenced for stabbing boyfriend to death

  02-01-2025 18:24 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- A Buffalo woman was sentenced to an indeterminate sentence of 1 to 3 years in prison Thursday morning for stabbing her boyfriend to death in 2020, the Erie County District Attorney's office announced.
  Just before 8 p.m. on Nov. 19, police responded to a residence on Heward Avenue for a reported stabbing. Charrinda Gray, 50, stabbed Samuel A. Jackson, 46, with a kitchen knife during an argument.Jackson was transported to ECMC where he later died.Gray pled guilty to second-
  
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• Williamsville nursing home facing nearly $40K in fines after resident left twice in one day

  02-01-2025 17:12 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — A Williamsville nursing home is facing nearly $40,000 in fines following a June incident in which a resident wandered out of the facility twice in one day, according to state documents.Comprehensive Rehabilitation and Nursing Center at Williamsville, located on Reist Street, is facing the fines.It comes after a resident with dementia and Alzheimer's left the facility twice on June 18.According to documents, the resident left the facility around 4 a.m. by climbing out
  
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• NYSP appoints first female commander of Troop A

  02-01-2025 17:05 via wivb.com
  
  ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) — The New York State Police has appointed its first female commander for Troop A.Major Amie P. Feroleto began her career with NYSP in 2002 and has worked with multiple troops over the course of her career. One of those included Troop E, which oversees Monroe, Ontario, and Wayne counties.Troop A oversees areas such as Buffalo, Genesee County, and Orleans County. In this new role, Major Feroleto will oversee NYSP patrol and investigative operations across Western New Y
  
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• Bills QB Josh Allen, LT Dion Dawkins make Pro Bowl

  02-01-2025 16:17 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Bills quarterback Josh Allen and left tackle Dion Dawkins were selected for the Pro Bowl Games, and eight teammates have been chosen as alternates.Allen, a leading candidate for MVP recognition, is a Pro Bowl starter for the third time time in five years. Dawkins will make his fourth consecutive Pro Bowl appearance. MVP would mean a lot to all the Bills, not just Josh AllenBills center Connor McGovern and running back James Cook are first alternates. Safety Damar Ham
  
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• Arson on Deshler Street latest in string of fires in the area

  02-01-2025 14:06 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Arson has been determined as the cause of a fire in the latest of a string of blazes on Deshler Street, Buffalo fire officials said Thursday.Crews responded to 19 Deshler Street around 3:20 a.m. Thursday. When crews arrived the home was fully engulfed and crews were able to put the fire out.The property was vacant due to sustaining fire damage in a previous blaze on Sept. 26. There were no injuries.
  A nearby home, 23 Deshler, caught fire three times between Sept. 23
  
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• Patrick Chludzinski sworn in as assemblyman for 143rd district

  02-01-2025 04:16 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- Republican Patrick Chludzinski was sworn in Wednesday at the Lancaster Opera House as the new assemblyman for New York's 143rd district, which includes Cheektowaga, Lancaster, Depew, Sloan and parts of Buffalo.Chludzinski, a Sloan native and Cheektowaga resident, upset Democrat Monica Wallace's bid for her fifth term in the state assembly in November.
  In an interview with WIVB News 4 Wednesday, Chludzinski listed affordability as his main priority as he heads into office.
  
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• Islamic State-inspired driver expressed desire to kill before deadly New Orleans rampage, Biden says

  02-01-2025 01:53 via wivb.com
  
  NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A U.S. Army veteran driving a pickup truck that bore the flag of the Islamic State group wrought carnage on New Orleans’ raucous New Year’s celebration, killing 15 people as he steered around a police blockade and slammed into revelers before being shot dead by police.
  The FBI said it is investigating the attack early Wednesday as a terrorist act and does not believe the driver acted alone. Investigators found guns and what appeared to be an improvised explos
  
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• Driver expressed desire to kill before ramming New Orleans revelers, Biden says; 15 dead in attack

  02-01-2025 01:27 via wivb.com
  
  NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A U.S. Army veteran driving a pickup truck that bore the flag of the Islamic State group wrought carnage on New Orleans’ raucous New Year’s celebration, killing 15 people as he steered around a police blockade and slammed into revelers before being shot dead by police.
  The FBI said it is investigating the attack early Wednesday as a terrorist act and does not believe the driver acted alone. Investigators found guns and what appeared to be an improvised explos
  
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• Local experts react to New Orleans attack, discuss security

  02-01-2025 00:42 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- Security experts in Buffalo said there were security failures ahead of and during the New Year's Day attack in New Orleans, where an Army veteran driving a pickup truck sped down Bourbon Street, killing at least 15 people and injuring more than 30 others.The Federal Bureau of Investigation identified the driver as Shamsud-Din Jabbar, 42, a U.S. citizen from Texas."Clearly this was a case of the security plan failed that allowed for something like this to happen," said Jef
  
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