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• Jamestown man sentenced after seizure of over 3K grams of fentanyl

  29-01-2025 23:54 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- A Jamestown man was sentenced to about 17 months of time served after thousands of grams of fentanyl, meth and cocaine were seized from a vehicle in 2020, the U.S. Attorney's Office announced Wednesday.Kevin Hughes, 64, assisted co-defendant Jun Martinez in his drug trafficking operation and was convicted of narcotics conspiracy.In September 2020, Hughes and Martinez were traveling in Frankfort, I.L., to acquire narcotics. Their vehicle was stopped by an Illinois State Po
  
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• Buffalo Common Council denies proposed emergency homeless shelter

  29-01-2025 23:49 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- The Buffalo Common Council denied an emergency homeless shelter proposed by Family Promise of WNY to be built on East Ferry Street, Council Member Zeneta Everhart said Wednesday in an interview with WIVB News 4.Tuesday's denial of the project follows concerns from residents on Buffalo's east side about possible quality of life issues and a potential spike in traffic and noise. East Side residents voice concern about proposed homeless shelterAt a cost of nearly $7 million,
  
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• Canadian border patrol catches person jumping off moving train in Fort Erie

  29-01-2025 20:14 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Canadian border patrol caught a person jumping off of a moving train just across Buffalo's U.S.-Canada border in Fort Erie, they said Wednesday.Authorities in Canada said the person was entering Canada from the United States. Canadian Border Services and Canadian police intercepted the person, who was arrested.The person who jumped off the train was deemed inadmissible to enter Canada and was returned to the United States. In addition, two others involved in the alle
  
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• 'Every city needs a Mohawk Place': A fond farewell to a beloved Buffalo music venue

  29-01-2025 14:00 via wivb.com
  
  No one would describe the Mohawk Place as an architectural marvel.The original Mohawk stage, tiny and cramped, was tucked all the way to the right. The problem with this setup? Most patrons at the bar couldn’t actually see the stage. A wall was in the way. The Mohawk was drab, dirty, dingy, and dark. During its heyday -- the 1990s and early 2000s -- the bathrooms could accurately be described as biohazards. However, for so many of us growing up in Buffalo, it was a little slice of hea
  
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• Cheektowaga deputy supervisor Jerry Kaminski dies

  29-01-2025 12:55 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Cheektowaga deputy supervisor and longtime town board member Jerry Kaminski died on Tuesday at 81.
  Kaminski, a Democrat, served on the town board for more than a decade before serving as deputy supervisor under Town Supervisor Brian Nowak. His term was set to expire at the end of 2027.Outside of politics he and his family run WNY-based truck equipment company Kaminski And Sons, which he founded with his wife Kathy in 1971.Kaminski, a Cheektowaga native, had two sons,
  
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• Crews respond to pair of fires on Main Street in Clarence

  29-01-2025 12:41 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Crews responded to a pair of fires on Main Street in Clarence on Tuesday night and early Wednesday.First, crews responded to the Red Rock Apartments located at 8880 Main Street around 6:45 p.m. Tuesday. The fire started in the boiler room of the building, spread to the utility room and then to floorboards.
  Damages from that blaze are estimated at a total of $100,000.A few hours later, crews responded to a vacant home located at 10668 Main in Clarence just after midni
  
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• Fire breaks out at Wilson's Lakeside Market

  29-01-2025 04:31 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO,N.Y. (WIVB) -- A fire broke out Tuesday night at Wilson's Lakeside Market on Lake Street in the village of Wilson, the Niagara County Sheriff's Office announced.The market, which is the only full service grocery store in the area, is located at 337 Lake St. According to its website, the business has been in the community for over 50 years.
  The fire was reported just before 7 p.m. and upon arrival, deputies saw the fire coming from one end of the business, officials said. Crews from six d
  
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• Tage Thompson, JJ Peterka become 1st Sabres teammates in 17 seasons to record hat tricks in same game

  29-01-2025 03:34 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y (WIVB) — In the city known for its wings, two Sabres sizzled on Tuesday night.Tage Thompson and JJ Peterka both scored hat tricks as Buffalo's top-line wingers led the charge back from an early deficit to beat the Bruins 7-2 in opening a four-game homestand at KeyBank Center.Each tallying four-point games with assists on one of the other's goals, Thompson and Peterka became the first Sabres teammates to record hat tricks in the same game since Derek Roy and Drew Stafford accom
  
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• City of Buffalo, Buffalo Urban Renewal Agency pass memorandum of agreement in response to potential federal funding freeze

  29-01-2025 02:30 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- The City of Buffalo and the City of Buffalo Urban Renewal Agency (BURA) signed a memorandum of agreement Tuesday to allow federal funds to be distributed to BURA.The agreement was done in response to President Donald Trump's executive order calling for a spending freeze on federal assistance that was set to go into effect on Tuesday before it was blocked by a federal judge."The city of Buffalo and the administration and the council is doing everything we can to try to ass
  
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• U.S. Attorney Trini Ross prepares to leave position

  29-01-2025 01:50 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) --A new presidential administration means changes are coming to the Justice Department, including the U.S. attorneys who oversee each district. Current U.S. Attorney for the Western District of New York Trini Ross is preparing to leave her position after roughly four years.During her tenure, Ross said she dealt with highs and lows, never taking a vacation in the more than three years on the job to ensure that the work got done. “I went to Hutch Tech High Scho
  
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• Democratic states sue Trump administration over federal funding freeze

  29-01-2025 00:44 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- Attorneys general from across the country are suing the Trump Administration over a new policy to freeze federal grant funding. The freeze was temporarily blocked until Monday by a federal judge late Tuesday.Six attorneys general from across the country in Democratic states, including in New York state, are suing the Trump Administration over the federal freeze.New York's Attorney General Letitia James said the policy to freeze federal funding could impact SNAP benefits,
  
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• Venture Forthe to lay off employees in Niagara Falls, Jamestown, Olean

  29-01-2025 00:14 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- Home healthcare agency Venture Forthe is set to lay off over 100 employees in Niagara Falls and dozens more in Jamestown and Olean in the coming months, according to a WARN notice from the New York State Department of Labor.The layoffs will begin March 31 and end April 13.In Niagara Falls, 133 out of 225 employees will be affected. 26 out of 37 employees will be affected in Jamestown and 46 out of 58 employees will be affected in Olean.Venture Forthe offers care for senio
  
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• Congressman Nick Langworthy meets with Buffalo ICE agents amid nationwide crackdown on illegal immigration

  29-01-2025 00:02 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- Federal Republican leaders are praising President Donald Trump and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement after hundreds of arrests were made across the country, including three in Western New York.The arrests are raising concerns among residents who want to know who's at risk of being arrested and deported.During a news conference Tuesday, Republican Congressman Nick Langworthy was adamant that ICE agents are only going after criminals and suspected terrorists. He said
  
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