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• Federal judge temporarily blocks Trump admin's freeze on federal grants, loans

  28-01-2025 23:08 via wivb.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge on Tuesday temporarily blocked a push from President Donald Trump to pause federal funding while his administration conducts an across-the-board ideological review to uproot progressive initiatives.The Trump administration plan plunged the U.S. government into panic and confusion and set the stage for a constitutional clash over control of taxpayer money.The order from U.S. District Judge Loren L. AliKhan came minutes before the funding freeze wa
  
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• Arcade woman pleads guilty to third-degree rape

  28-01-2025 22:37 via wivb.com
  
  Content warning: This story contains details of sexual assault of a child.BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- An Arcade woman pleaded guilty to third-degree rape and charges related to child endangerment on Friday, the Wyoming County District Attorney's Office announced.Anna Holland, 38, admitted to engaging in sexual intercourse with a child under the age of 17 last summer, officials said. She also admitted to giving alcoholic drinks to a number of children under 17 years old.Holland pleaded guilty to thir
  
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• Orleans County man charged with possession of child pornography

  28-01-2025 21:33 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- An Orleans County man was arrested and charged after over 1,000 videos and images of child pornography were found in his possession, the U.S. Attorney's Office announced Tuesday.The Medina Police Department seized electronic devices allegedly belonging to 32-year-old Christian Poole, of Medina, in May 2022. Around 560 videos and 423 images of child pornography were found, with some showing depictions of violence against children, officials said.It is alleged that Poole al
  
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• Resident found dead near ATV in Lake View

  28-01-2025 21:12 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- Town of Hamburg police are investigating and looking for public assistance after a 28-year-old was found deceased Sunday morning in Lake View, police said.Officers responded to reports of an ATV in the roadway at Eckhardt Road and Evergreen Drive around 6 a.m. on Jan. 26. There they discovered a deceased Lake View resident near the ATV.
  Police are asking the public for any video footage of an ATV operating in the area between midnight and 6 a.m. Evidence can be submitted
  
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• Man found dead near ATV in Lake View

  28-01-2025 21:12 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- Town of Hamburg police are investigating and looking for public assistance after a 28-year-old man was found deceased Sunday morning in Lake View, police said.The man was identified by police as Lake View resident Matthew Blattenberger.
  Officers responded to reports of an ATV in the roadway at Eckhardt Road and Evergreen Drive around 6 a.m. on Jan. 26. There they discovered a deceased Lake View resident near the ATV.Police are asking the public for any video footage of an
  
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• States lose access to Medicaid payment portal amid Trump federal aid freeze

  28-01-2025 20:59 via wivb.com
  
  Related video: Trump's cabinet takes shape(The Hill) – State Medicaid programs across the country are reporting they've lost access to federal payment portals one day after President Trump announced a freeze on federal grants and aid.On Monday, acting director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Matthew Vaeth issued a memo stating agencies must halt “all activities related to obligation or disbursement of all federal financial assistance” to the “extent admissibl
  
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• Lewiston-Porter middle school dismissed early following heating issue

  28-01-2025 19:33 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- Lewiston-Porter middle school was dismissed early on Tuesday following a heating issue that left parts of the school below the state minimum temperature, according to Superintendent Paul Casseri.A backup pump went down Tuesday morning causing a heating issue in a few wings of the school. A parent told WIVB News 4 that some areas of the school got down to as low as 59 degrees. The New York State minimum temperature in schools is 65 degrees.The district was aware of previou
  
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• No school Wednesday? Here's why public schools are off across New York State

  28-01-2025 18:33 via wivb.com
  
  (WETM) — Parents across New York might wonder why their kids don't have school on Wednesday, Jan. 28, well, the Lunar New Year is to thank for that and a declaration by Governor Kathy Hochul in 2024.
  To honor the rich heritage of Asian American and Pacific Islander communities (AAPI), all public K-12 schools will be closed on Wednesday to recognize the Lunar New Year, according to the declaration made by Governor Hochul on January 31, 2024."It is an historical achievement and meaningful op
  
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• Lottery ticket worth more than $30K sold in Eden

  28-01-2025 15:40 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — A lottery ticket worth more than $30,000 was sold in Eden for Monday night's Take 5 drawing.The ticket, worth a total of $30,547, was sold at Eden Shurfine Food Mart on North Main Street.The Take 5 drawing is done twice a day, at 2:30 p.m. and again at 10:30 p.m. To see winning numbers, click here.Aidan Joly joined the News 4 staff in 2022. He is a graduate of Canisius College. You can see more of his work here.
  
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• Josh Allen ponders what-ifs after Bills get bounced from playoffs by Chiefs yet again

  28-01-2025 15:27 via wivb.com
  
  ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — Josh Allen could take plenty of satisfaction from a season in which he became the betting favorite for MVP and the Buffalo Bills defied the doubters who predicted a down year.Instead, Allen and the Bills again fell short of their goal of winning the Super Bowl, and on Monday, the star quarterback was second-guessing himself about what more he could have done in a 32-29 loss to the two-time defending champion Kansas City Chiefs in the AFC champi
  
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• Body of missing woman found in Lockport

  28-01-2025 12:45 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — The body of a missing Lockport woman was found over the weekend, New York State Police told WIVB News 4.A volunteer search party found the body of Danielle Hart, 44, in the area of The Woodlands mobile home park on Saturday.
  She had been reported missing on Jan. 17 after last being seen in the area of Transit and Robinson Road. Latest Local News Body of missing woman found in Lockport Ice sheets flow over Buffalo’s ice boom into Niagara River Local restaurants
  
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• Ice sheets flow over Buffalo's ice boom into Niagara River

  28-01-2025 04:37 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. -- Massive sheets of ice were pushed over the Lake Erie-Niagara River ice boom on Monday as a result of high winds and a powerful Arctic weather front.The ice boom, which is operated by the New York Power Authority, is meant to prevent ice jams, prevent flooding, and protect hydropower plants. Lou Paonessa, director of community affairs for the New York Power Authority, said the power authority is not sure if the boom broke -- but he's not too worried.
  "It's allowed to allow a cert
  
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• Local restaurants scramble to keep up with rising cost of eggs

  28-01-2025 01:47 via wivb.com
  
  CHEEKTOWAGA, N.Y. (WIVB) -- As the price of eggs surges, local restaurants are cracking under the financial strain."Of course it's a concern. We've been here 42 years and the cost of food in general and the payroll cost is so high right now," said Audrea Arricale, the general manager of Alton's in Cheektowaga.A bird flu outbreak is driving up the cost of eggs across Western New York. Alton's is one of the businesses feeling the effects of the outbreak. Arricale said six months ago an order of 30
  
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• North Tonawanda police chief says Facebook page inquiry is being 'politicized'

  28-01-2025 00:03 via wivb.com
  
  NORTH TONAWANDA, N.Y. (WIVB) —  North Tonawanda Police Chief Keith Glass defended the city's mayor for requesting an investigation of a spoof Facebook page, which resulted in two uniformed officers questioning a resident while he was at work.Glass also stood up for the two police officers, describing the incident as "standard investigative policework."On Monday, Glass published a letter on Facebook that said the resident, Jacob Quinn, voluntarily answered questions and showed officers
  
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