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• Police release bodycam video in connection with arrest at Walden Galleria

  17-01-2025 23:36 via wivb.com
  
  CHEEKTOWAGA, N.Y. (WIVB) - WIVB News 4 is getting a first look at bodycam footage from Cheektowaga police -- showing an arrest of a Buffalo man at the Walden Galleria last week.The video, which you will see Only on 4, became the subject of a use of force review by the department after a woman was forcibly shoved by an officer during the arrest of her boyfriend.A struggle broke out between police and the suspect and multiple officers were needed to get the man into custody."Force was used by our
  
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• Man charged for 2024 murder at Niagara Falls block party

  17-01-2025 22:46 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- A man who is accused of shooting and killing a Niagara Falls man last summer during a memorial event was charged with murder after being located in Alabama, the Niagara County District Attorney's Office announced.Rojae Mitchell, 22, allegedly shot and killed Anthony Brantley, 43, during a block party on Aug. 24. The party in the area of 9th and Ferry streets was held to celebrate lives lost, according to a member of the Niagara Falls Peacemakers. Brantley was shot in the
  
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• Former Erie County Clerk's Office employee sentenced for stealing $320K

  17-01-2025 21:32 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- A former employee of the Erie County Clerk's Office who admitted to stealing more than $320,000 over four years was sentenced Friday to 1 1/3 to 4 years in prison, according to the Erie County District Attorney's Office.
  Alexander McDougall, a former deputy clerk, stole $320,159.33 from the clerk's office between April 2019 and June 2023. Following the sentencing, Erie County DA Mike Keane described the end of the case as difficult and emotional."Obviously what Mr. McDoug
  
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• Jamestown woman admits to stealing money from mail while working for USPS

  17-01-2025 20:33 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- A Jamestown woman who worked as a postal worker pleaded guilty after stealing money and gift cards from mailed envelopes on multiple occasions in 2022, the U.S. Attorney's Office announced Friday.Anita Miller, 41, was employed by the U.S. Postal Service when she committed theft on six occasions between February and March. She also delayed the delivery of mail twice in March of that same year.
  Miller pleaded guilty to six counts of theft of mail by a postal employee and tw
  
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• Man admits to fatally stabbing girlfriend in 2022

  17-01-2025 18:54 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — A Buffalo man has admitted to fatally stabbing his girlfriend at her home in 2022, the Erie County District Attorney's Office said Friday.James Allen, 69, pleaded guilty to a first-degree manslaughter charge in connection to stabbing his girlfriend, 44-year-old Yashika Page, at her home on Cambridge Avenue on Nov. 4, 2022. She died a week later on Nov. 11.Prosecutors said the stabbing took place during an argument at the home. After stabbing Page, Allen engaged in a
  
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• Blue Envelope Program for drivers with autism adopted in Erie County

  17-01-2025 18:52 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- A new program intended to enhance interactions between police and citizens behind the wheel, specifically those with autism, is being adopted in Erie County this week.
  Participants will receive blue envelopes for their important documents, such as their driver's license and vehicle registration, as a part of the Blue Envelope Program. If pulled over, the color will alert police that the driver has autism. Deputies of the Erie County Sheriff's Office have been made aware o
  
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• Bills injuries: Ray Davis still in concussion protocol

  17-01-2025 18:13 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Bills running back Ray Davis remains in concussion protocol on Friday, two days before Buffalo is set to take on the Baltimore Ravens in the AFC divisional round, coach Sean McDermott said Friday.It puts Davis' availability for Sunday's game in question. He left the game after a hit to the head in the third quarter of Buffalo's AFC wild card game against the Denver Broncos. He practiced in pads on Thursday while wearing a red non-contact jersey and a guardian cap.
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• Aquarium of Niagara to bring back '716' discount for MLK day

  17-01-2025 15:50 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- The Aquarium of Niagara on Friday announced in celebration of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, visitors who stop by the aquarium between Saturday, Jan. 18 and Monday, Jan. 20 will receive discounted admission -- $7.16 off -- both online and at the counter.With the discount, admission comes to $17.84 for adults, $10.84 for children 3-12 years of age, $15.84 for seniors 60 and over, and admission for infants 2 and under remains free of charge. Per the aquarium, the promotion ca
  
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• Bills '64-'65 AFL champs invite fans to 'Unbillievable' film premiere

  17-01-2025 05:39 via wivb.com
  
  NORTH TONAWANDA, N.Y. (WIVB) — High school reunions are one thing. But when you bring together those who wore the standing buffalo on the field, it's a different party altogether.As the Bills get ready for the Baltimore Ravens, alumni from the 1964-65 AFL championship teams gathered at the Riviera Theatre in North Tonawanda.
  Former Bills Ed Rutkowski, Booker Edgerson and Lou Piccone were among those who gathered to lay out party plans for the Buffalo Bills Alumni Foundation's 1964-65 champ
  
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• Bills '64-'65 AFL champs invite fans to 'Unbillievable' film celebration

  17-01-2025 05:39 via wivb.com
  
  NORTH TONAWANDA, N.Y. (WIVB) — High school reunions are one thing. But when you bring together those who wore the standing buffalo on the field, it's a different party altogether.As the Bills get ready for the Baltimore Ravens, alumni from the 1964-65 AFL championship teams gathered at the Riviera Theatre in North Tonawanda.
  Former Bills Ed Rutkowski, Booker Edgerson and Lou Piccone were among those who gathered to lay out party plans for the Buffalo Bills Alumni Foundation's 1964-65 champ
  
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• Bills' 64-65 AFL champs invite fans to 'Unbillievable' celebration

  17-01-2025 05:39 via wivb.com
  
  NORTH TONAWANDA, N.Y. (WIVB) — High school reunions are one thing. But when you bring together those who wore the standing buffalo on the field, it's a different party altogether.As the Bills get ready for the Baltimore Ravens, alumni from the 1964-65 AFL championship teams gathered at the Riviera Theatre in North Tonawanda.
  Former Bills Ed Rutkowski, Booker Edgerson and Lou Piccone were among those who gathered to lay out party plans for the Buffalo Bills Alumni Foundation's 1964-65 champ
  
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• Mayor, comptroller in dispute over $2.5M in ARPA funds

  17-01-2025 03:27 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- Acting Buffalo Mayor Chris Scanlon is rejecting a claim from Buffalo Comptroller Barbara Miller-Williams that the city may have to return nearly $2.5 million in unused ARPA funds.Under the American Rescue Plan of 2021 -- a federal law to help assist the nation recover from COVID-19 -- Buffalo received over $331 million in federal funds. The city faced a Dec. 31 deadline to designate where the funds would go.In a letter obtained by WIVB News 4, Miller-Williams wrote that $
  
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• Buffalo may have to return $2.5M in ARPA funds

  17-01-2025 03:27 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- The City of Buffalo may have to return nearly $2.5 million in unused ARPA funds, according to a letter from Buffalo Comptroller Barbara Miller-Williams that was obtained by WIVB News 4.Under the American Rescue Plan of 2021 -- a federal law to help assist the nation recover from COVID-19 -- Buffalo received over $331 million in federal funds. The city faced a Dec. 31 deadline to designate where the funds would go."The American Rescue Plan of 2021 (ARPA) provided the City
  
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• Josh Reed speaks with Adam Schein about Bills-Ravens

  17-01-2025 02:18 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- With the game of the season just days away, WIVB News 4 Sports Director Josh Reed recently spoke with SiriusXM's Adam Schein about the big divisional-round matchup.Schein said that the divisional weekend is his favorite weekend in sports, and he can't wait to see Josh Allen and Lamar Jackson go head to head on Sunday.Catch special episodes of Buffalo Kickoff Live this week to get you ready for the Bills-Ravens game. The BKL crew will also return again Sunday in its normal
  
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• Two arrested after car chase, allegedly striking police vehicle, stealing from Tops

  17-01-2025 00:42 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- A Niagara Falls man is facing a slew of charges after allegedly striking a police vehicle and leading police officers on a car chase Thursday morning after attempting to shoplift over $1,000 worth of merchandise from Tops Friendly Markets.According to Orchard Park Police, Jacob Bell, 67, attempted to steal a shopping cart full of steaks, crabs, and beer valued at over $1,100 from the Tops on Southwestern Blvd. Officials said that Bell abandoned the grocery cart after bein
  
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