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• BestSelf shuts down inpatient drug treatment program for youth

  08-01-2025 23:39 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- Local provider BestSelf Behavioral Health said its made the difficult decision to shut down a drug treatment program for youth that families have relied on for years due in part to a lack of funding.For the past two years, BestSelf had operated an inpatient residential program for adolescents on the Renaissance Campus, which is located on Harlem Road in West Seneca. The program served young people between the ages of 12 and 21 and offered therapy, educational services, ea
  
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• CINQCARE to lay off nearly half of employees in April

  08-01-2025 22:29 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- The home health services company CINQCARE will be laying off almost half of their Buffalo employees in April.On April 7, 51 out of 117 employees across two locations will lose their jobs, according to a WARN notice published Monday by the New York State Department of Labor. At its Main Street location, 22 out of 44 employees will be affected, while its Niagara Street location, 29 out of 73 workers will be impacted.None of the workers are represented by a union.
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• Second Moe's Southwest Grill location coming to Niagara Falls

  08-01-2025 21:07 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- A second Moe's Southwest Grill location is coming to Niagara Falls.The restaurant is scheduled to open at 10 a.m. on Jan. 10 at 7721 Niagara Falls Boulevard. The grand opening will include a ribbon cutting ceremony and chances to win merchandise and free burritos for a year.Moe's will be open from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. Sunday through Thursday and 10 a.m. to 11 p.m. Friday through Saturday.The only other location in the city can be found at the Wingate by Wyndham hotel. Lates
  
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• Avian flu poses low threat to New Yorkers, officials say

  08-01-2025 20:27 via wivb.com
  
  ALBANY, N.Y. (NEXSTAR) — The current strain of avian influenza, H5N1, poses only a low risk to humans and doesn't spread from person to person, according to public safety officials. Although no cases of bird flu were detected in humans or livestock within the state so far, the New York State Department of Health (DOH) said that it stands ready to conduct widespread testing if needed.Avian flu has circulated in nature for years, with cases documented in five birds—a snowy owl, a Coope
  
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• Local retailers feel the impact of Bills in the playoffs

  08-01-2025 20:05 via wivb.com
  
  AMHERST, NY (WIVB) -- As the excitement of the Buffalo Bills being in the playoffs for another year continues to build, local retailers are seeing first-hand that fans are ready to shop."The Bills are truly the heart of this community," said Mary Friona-Celani, owner of the Totally Buffalo stores. "Myself as a small business owner, it means the world to us, I mean this team is so special we've been hearing that for awhile now, but we can see it now, and we can feel it now so it's really exciting
  
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• Bills LB Terrel Bernard 'good to go' for playoffs

  08-01-2025 18:21 via wivb.com
  
  ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (WIVB) — The Bills expect to have captain Terrel Bernard back commanding the defense for Sunday's wild-card playoff game. How to watch and stream Bills-Broncos playoff gameThe starting middle linebacker participated in Wednesday's walk-through practice after missing the regular season finale with a quadriceps muscle injury and "should be good to go," for the game against the Denver Broncos, coach Sean McDermott said. Bernard missed games earlier this season with ankle an
  
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• Registered sex offender arrested in Chautauqua County cold case

  08-01-2025 17:45 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — A registered sex offender has been arrested in the 2021 case of a Buffalo woman whose body was found off a trail in Chautauqua County, police said Wednesday.Richard Fox, 61, was arrested and charged with the murder of 50-year-old Marquita Mull.Mull was last seen on June 25, 2021 in Buffalo's Broadway-Fillmore neighborhood. She was reported missing on July 18. Her remains were found off a trail in the Town of Portland on Sept. 27, 2021, one day after a hiker found a d
  
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• Chautauqua County mother faces additional charges in child's death

  08-01-2025 17:41 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- A mother from Silver Creek is facing additional charges following the death of her 12-year-old child in April and the alleged neglect of two others, according to the Chautauqua County District Attorney's Office.
  Ashley Bertino, 36, was charged with second-degree murder in November after diabetes was left untreated in her daughter Mya, and she died as a result.
  Unsealed indictments revealed Monday that Bertino is also charged with second-degree manslaughter and three count
  
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• 3 people displaced by fire on Prospect Avenue

  08-01-2025 14:42 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Three people, including one child, were displaced by a fire on Prospect Avenue early Wednesday morning, according to fire officials.Crews responded to 898 Prospect around 2:50 a.m. Wednesday. The fire began on the exterior first floor of the home before spreading to the second floor.Damages are estimated at a total of $120,000. The cause of the fire is still under investigation.Latest Local News 3 people displaced by fire on Prospect Avenue Rochester’s Melvin C
  
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• Rochester's Melvin Council Jr. brings St. Bonaventure basketball national acclaim

  08-01-2025 12:00 via wivb.com
  
  OLEAN, N.Y. (WIVB) — St. Bonaventure mined a gem from the transfer portal in Melvin Council Jr. The 6-foot-4 guard from Rochester brought championship experience to the Allegheny foothills, and Council's sterling play of late has been a crucial element to the best start to a Bona basketball season in 55 years.Council was selected as one of five national players of the week by the U.S. Basketball Writers Association, as well as Atlantic 10 player of the week after leading the Bonnies in two
  
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• Kaisertown residents host 'call for action' meeting after incidents of property damage

  08-01-2025 04:09 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- Over 100 Kaisertown residents attended the Kaisertown Coalition's "call for action" meeting Tuesday night following residents' concerns stemming from multiple incidents of property damage.Quality of life issues from homelessness to property damage brought residents together. 40-year-old Leroy Scott of Buffalo is accused of over five felonies for four acts of vandalism, three of which took place on Clinton Street.Residents, Acting Buffalo Mayor Chris Scanlon, Erie County D
  
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• Let's Talk Ball: Who carries Bills in playoffs? Who needs to do more?

  08-01-2025 03:49 via wivb.com
  
  The postseason is here and Buffalo Kickoff Live co-hosts Thad Brown and Carl Jones came ready with a Bills road map to the Super Bowl.
  They talk about which Bills players need to step their game up, what strategies they want play callers to try, who might hold the team back and who is most likely to carry Buffalo into New Orleans for Super Bowl LIX.There's also plenty on why the Bills might be the Denver's matchup nightmare. Plus, how dinner policies in the Carl Jones household apply to the Bill
  
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• Nuclear technology could be heading to North Tonawanda crypto mining plant

  08-01-2025 03:17 via wivb.com
  
  NORTH TONAWANDA, N.Y. (WIVB) -- A new partnership between NANO Nuclear Energy and Digihost Technology Inc. could bring nuclear technology to a crypto mining plant in North Tonawanda.On Dec. 12, Digihost and NANO Nuclear signed a memorandum of understanding to bring nuclear reactor technology to the current plant on Erie Avenue.North Tonawanda Mayor Austin Tylec's office has been flooded with questions from residents following the announcement, but there currently aren't many answers."It spa
  
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• City inspection shows Syracuse charter school cafeteria did not have carbon monoxide alarm, despite claims made by school

  08-01-2025 02:26 via wivb.com
  
  SYRACUSE, N.Y. (WSYR-TV) -- The Syracuse Academy of Science did not have carbon monoxide alarms in the cafeteria where a school employee was found dead and five others were hospitalized due to possible poisoning, an inspection by the Syracuse Fire and Codes Departments found.The determination released Tuesday night is in direct contradiction with what a school administration told NewsChannel 9 on Tuesday afternoon.
  Answering questions, a school administrator wrote: "We want to assure the public
  
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• Carbon monoxide leak is likely to blame for death and sickened employees at Syracuse charter school

  08-01-2025 02:26 via wivb.com
  
  SYRACUSE, N.Y. (WSYR-TV) -- It might be another day before an autopsy proves what killed a school janitor at the Syracuse Academy of Science High School whose body was found in the midst of a carbon monoxide leak.When the body was discovered by another staff member Tuesday morning, Jan. 7, carbon monoxide (CO) detectors worn by firefighters went off when they entered the building.As the building was being evacuated, other staff members working in the kitchen complained of symptoms possibly cause
  
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• Buffalo's Dinosaur Bar-B-Que to close, open Hamburg location

  08-01-2025 02:24 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- Dinosaur Bar-B-Que will close its Buffalo location and open a new location in Hamburg, the restaurant chain confirmed Tuesday to WIVB News 4.The restaurant, located at 301 Franklin St., has been in the city since February 2014, according to its website.A spokesperson for Dinosaur Bar-B-Que said its lease for the Franklin Street restaurant ends next month and it will serve its last customer on Feb. 2 or until the barbeque runs out.In the late summer or early fall of this y
  
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• Mold, water damage among concerns at high-rise Buffalo apartment building

  08-01-2025 00:31 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- A resident is speaking out after she has tried to resolve issues of mold and water damage with property management at a high-rise apartment building on Buffalo's West Side, but has had no luck.Now, she's calling for action.The complaint about possible mold exposure and water damage is coming from tenant Natashia Houston at Mariner Towers on Efner Street. She's concerned about the health and safety of her family and 4-year-old daughter.Houston said she's been dealing with
  
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• Williamsville business helps residents stay warm as crews battle fire

  08-01-2025 00:11 via wivb.com
  
  WILLIAMSVILLE, N.Y. (WIVB) -- A business in Williamsville showed how a small act of kindness can go a long way after opening their shop up to neighbors who were evacuated from a fire Saturday.Around 9 p.m., firefighters were sent to a home on Highland Drive to battle a fire that started in the attic. Officials said seven individuals with special needs were evacuated and waited outside in the cold while crews worked to contain the fire.One-Eyed Cat Brewing is located right across the home. At fir
  
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