• Jimmy Carter lauded for humility and service in Washington before being laid to rest in Georgia

    Jimmy Carter lauded for humility and service in Washington before being laid to rest in Georgia
    WASHINGTON (AP) — Jimmy Carter was celebrated Thursday for his personal humility and public service before, during and after his presidency during a funeral at Washington National Cathedral featuring the kind of pageantry the 39th U.S. president typically eschewed.
    All of Carter's living successors were in attendance, with President Joe Biden, the first sitting senator to endorse his 1976 run for the White House, delivering a eulogy. His casket was returned afterward to his native Georgia
  • Bills rally towels to be handed out at Sunday's playoff game

    Bills rally towels to be handed out at Sunday's playoff game
    BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- The Buffalo Bills have teamed up with Ticketmaster to create a rally towel perfect for any Bills fan.
    Each fan attending Sunday's playoff game against the Denver Broncos will receive a towel. The design includes iconic Bills and Buffalo imagery including Bills mascot Billy Buffalo, 1 Bills Drive, wings and blue cheese, and, of course, the charging Buffalo logo.Fans are encouraged to share fun pictures with the towels on social media and tag @Ticketmaster and @BuffaloBills
  • Bills-Ravens weather forecast: What to expect Sunday in Orchard Park

    Bills-Ravens weather forecast: What to expect Sunday in Orchard Park
    ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (WIVB) -- Western New York will see a brief warm-up Friday and Saturday with temperatures topping out in the mid to upper 30s but it will not last for the Bills game. The start of the coldest air of the season will arrive Sunday.
    Pregame/tailgating forecastHeading to the game, Bills fans should expect relatively quiet but cold conditions. Temperatures will start in the low to mid-20s but fall throughout the day. Sunday will be a backwards day, where the high temperatures will
  • Bills-Broncos weather forecast: What to expect Sunday in Orchard Park

    Bills-Broncos weather forecast: What to expect Sunday in Orchard Park
    ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (WIVB) -- After the bitter cold and on-and-off snow that has taken hold of Western New York this week, Bills fan are in for a treat in terms of a much quieter forecast for Sunday's playoff game. A warm up is expected heading into the weekend – that is, if you consider getting out of the teens a warm up.Pregame/tailgating forecastHeading to the game, Bills fan should expect relatively quiet conditions right off the get go, other than the snow that will have fallen the day
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  • Nietzsche's to host charity event for employees of Mulligan's Brick Bar

    Nietzsche's to host charity event for employees of Mulligan's Brick Bar
    BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- Nietzsche's on Allen Street is hosting a charity event for the employees of Mulligan's Brick Bar after the bar was destroyed in a fire and the building demolished.Starting at 4 p.m. and ending at 1 a.m. on Jan. 17 and 18, over 50 musicians will perform, including Geno McManus, Shaky Stage and Nico Zarcone. In addition, gift cards from local businesses will be raffled off.All proceeds from ticket sales will be going towards Mulligan's employees. You can purchase tickets he
  • Judge temporarily blocks media interviews with convicted Pharaoh's owner

    Judge temporarily blocks media interviews with convicted Pharaoh's owner
    BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — A federal judge Wednesday signed an order at the behest of the U.S. Attorney's Office to temporarily block media outlets from in-person interviews with convicted strip club owner Peter Gerace Jr.On Dec. 27, a jury found Gerace guilty of eight of nine counts, including conspiracies to commit drug and sex trafficking, maintaining a drug-involved business at Pharaoh's Gentlemen's Club in Cheektowaga, bribing a former DEA agent, and witness tampering.His sentencing is sc
  • Hamburg Town Park receives $1 million grant for Blizzard of '22 repairs

    Hamburg Town Park receives $1 million grant for Blizzard of '22 repairs
    BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- The Town of Hamburg is over $1 million richer after Congressman Nick Langworthy announced a Federal Emergency Management Agency grant Thursday.
    The $1,172,559.72 grant will be used for permanent repairs to the Town Park following severe damage caused by the blizzard of December 2022. The Town Park jetty, floating dock pilings, catch basin covers, and their driveway will be repaired with the funds, according to FEMA.
    Nearly four feet of snow fell in Hamburg over five days,
  • Jimmy Carter to receive state funeral in DC before Georgia burial

    Jimmy Carter to receive state funeral in DC before Georgia burial
    WASHINGTON (NewsNation) — Former President Jimmy Carter will be honored Thursday with a state funeral at Washington National Cathedral before a second service in his hometown in Georgia.President Joe Biden, who was the first sitting senator to endorse Carter's 1976 presidential campaign, will deliver a eulogy for his fellow Democrat just 11 days before he leaves office. All of Carter's living successors are expected to attend the Washington funeral, including President-elect Dona
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  • Jimmy Carter honored with state funeral in DC before Georgia burial

    Jimmy Carter honored with state funeral in DC before Georgia burial
    WASHINGTON (NewsNation) — Former President Jimmy Carter will be honored Thursday with a state funeral at Washington National Cathedral before a second service in his hometown in Georgia.President Joe Biden, who was the first sitting senator to endorse Carter's 1976 presidential campaign, will deliver a eulogy for his fellow Democrat just 11 days before he leaves office. All of Carter's living successors are expected to attend the Washington funeral, including President-elect Dona
  • Jimmy Carter honored at state funeral in DC before Georgia burial: 'He loved people'

    Jimmy Carter honored at state funeral in DC before Georgia burial: 'He loved people'
    WASHINGTON (NewsNation) — Former President Jimmy Carter was honored Thursday at a state funeral at Washington National Cathedral before a second service in his hometown in Georgia.President Joe Biden, who was the first sitting senator to endorse Carter's 1976 presidential campaign, delivered a eulogy for his fellow Democrat just 11 days before he leaves office. All of Carter's living successors were in attendance at the Washington funeral, including President-elect Donald Trump.B
  • Playoff experience: How does it help the Bills?

    Playoff experience: How does it help the Bills?
    BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Ahead of Sunday's Bills vs. Broncos playoff game, WIVB News 4 Sports Director Josh Reed and WROC Sports Director Thad Brown discussed how playoff experience will help the Bills.Watch the video above to hear their conversation on that, whether or not the Bills have peaked, keeping the team loose but ready, among other topics.Buffalo Bills Playoff experience: How does it help the Bills? How will parking look around Highmark Stadium for playoff Sunday? Josh Allen dispro
  • How will parking look around Highmark Stadium for playoff Sunday?

    How will parking look around Highmark Stadium for playoff Sunday?
    ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (WIVB) -- Ahead of this Sunday's Bills playoff game against the Broncos in Orchard Park, many fans have their set parking routines, whether they choose a private lot or the official Bills lot.When adding the cost of parking to the hundreds of dollars for a ticket to this weekend’s game, it can get to be an expensive day.Many fans will drop their vehicles off near or even miles away from Highmark Stadium. Local lot owners said that playoffs are a different beast.“Ty
  • 'Breaks my heart': Western New Yorkers now living in California react to wildfires

    'Breaks my heart': Western New Yorkers now living in California react to wildfires
    BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- As of Wednesday night, at least five people are dead and over 1,000 structures have been destroyed in the wildfires raging in Los Angeles County. For some former Western New Yorkers, the crisis is hitting especially close to home.WIVB News 4 spoke with a few residents that traded Buffalo's winters for the West Coast sunshine. Now, they are saying they are devastated and scared for what's to come.
    Nathan Nikel, who used to live in Cheektowaga, now lives in California with
  • Josh Allen disproving doubters, including John Elway

    Josh Allen disproving doubters, including John Elway
    ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — Josh Allen has a long list of doubters dating to his humble beginnings at central California’s Reedley community college.It’s not often that the Buffalo Bills quarterback gets an opportunity to amusingly confront one of them during a celebrity golf tournament, like he did with Pro Football Hall of Famer and former Broncos executive John Elway some 18 months ago.“Whether it was two holes or two shots in on the driving range, I brought it up p
  • Fire causes $60K in damage to Buffalo home, displaces 1

    Fire causes $60K in damage to Buffalo home, displaces 1
    BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- A fire that occurred Wednesday afternoon in Buffalo caused an estimated total of $60,000 in damage to a home and displaced one person, a city spokesperson announced.Crews responded just after 2 p.m. to 328 Doat St., where a fire started in the kitchen on the first floor's back side, officials said.The fire caused an estimated $40,000 in damage to the residence's structure and $20,000 to its contents. The American Red Cross was asked to help the adult who was displaced.The
  • Sabres F Jiri Kulich week to week with lower-body injury

    Sabres F Jiri Kulich week to week with lower-body injury
    BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Sabres rookie forward Jiri Kulich will be out for at least a week with a lower-body injury sustained in Monday's shootout victory against the Capitals, coach Lindy Ruff said Wednesday.The 20-year-old Kulich, a first-round pick in 2022 who has been the Rochester Americans leading scorer the past two seasons, was centering Buffalo's third line of late. He has seven goals and nine points in 31 games, with five of his goals coming in the past 14 games.“It’s a
  • 'It's an honor to be chosen:' 'The Chefs' to represent Bills Mafia at the Super Bowl

    'It's an honor to be chosen:' 'The Chefs' to represent Bills Mafia at the Super Bowl
    ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (WIVB) -- Two members of Bills Mafia are hoping they have the winning recipe to become the NFL's Fan of the Year.Derrick Norman and Richard Peterson are hard to miss at a Buffalo Bills game. The two can usually be seen near the front row wearing their signature chef hats. They're known to Bills Mafia as "Chef Norm" and "Chef Poo," a play on Winnie-the-Pooh.The two friends have been bringing all the energy to Bills games since the 1990s."We just thought it was going to be for g

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