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• Frontier superintendent issues letter to families, sets record straight on ICE raids

  11-02-2025 23:17 via wivb.com
  
  HAMBURG, N.Y. (WIVB) -- As the Trump administration carries out Immigration and Custom Enforcement raids across the country, a local school superintendent set the record straight on fears that schools could be raided.In the letter to school families last Thursday, Superintendent of Frontier Schools Christopher Swiatek acknowledged that ICE arrests have caused concern with many families because of the immigration status of some of their students and families.There has been a lot of misinformation
  
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• Westfield man arrested after fleeing scene of collision, injuring 1

  11-02-2025 22:43 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- A Westfield man is facing numerous charges after he allegedly fled a collision that injured one person on Friday, and was found to be in possession of narcotics, Dunkirk police announced.Just before 9 p.m., police said officers conducted a traffic stop of a vehicle, operated by 36-year-old Mark Baker, on the 300 block of Eagle Street in Dunkirk. When police identified Baker, he was found to be wanted by the Erie County Sheriff's Office for a probation violation.Officials
  
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• UB extends football coach Pete Lembo's contract

  11-02-2025 22:05 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- University at Buffalo football coach Pete Lembo has agreed to a one-year contract extension through the 2029 season that will raise Lembo's compensation as well as provide additional resources for building his team of assistants and support staff, according to an athletic department news release."Pete Lembo exceeded expectations as our football coach during his first year at UB," stated Mark Alnutt, the Bulls athletic director. "He has definitely earned and deserves a con
  
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• 100 to lose jobs as manufacturing plant shuts down

  11-02-2025 21:57 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Around 100 people will lose their jobs when a Buffalo manufacturing plant shuts down later this year.CertainTeed, a plant located in Buffalo's Lakeside neighborhood that makes fencing, railing and decking, will shut down "over the coming months," they said in a statement to WIVB News 4.The outfit was purchased in 2023 by Oldcastle APG."The employees affected by this change are our priority, and we will continue to work together through the next steps of this process,
  
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• Parkside Candy listed for sale as owner retires

  11-02-2025 21:45 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- Parkside Candy on Main Street has been listed for sale.Philip Buffamonte, who is set to retire soon, has owned the candy shop since 1981. The building was erected in 1927 and since then, sponge candy, lollipops and taffy have been produced and sold wholesale throughout the Northeast.The 19,000-square-foot shop at 3208 Main St. is listed for $3.3 million. The new owner will be trained.Latest Local News Parkside Candy listed for sale as owner retires 1 hospitalized followin
  
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• 1 hospitalized following Amherst house fire

  11-02-2025 21:34 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- One person was taken to the hospital after a fire caused an estimated total of $160,000 in damage to a home on Tuesday in Amherst, the Amherst Central Fire Alarm Office announced.A fire alarm set off a call to Amherst Fire Control just after noon. Fire officials worked to put out the fire after smoke was seen coming from a second-floor bedroom at 172 Maynard Drive. Maynard and neighboring streets were closed off during this time.An estimated $100,000 in damage were done t
  
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• Valentine's Day events, trends around WNY

  11-02-2025 20:00 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- We're getting closer to Valentine's Day, and if you are still looking for gifts or dates ideas, here's how you can share some Buffalove."We're always talking about the 'Buffalove' in Buffalo and Valentine's Day is the perfect time to get people out and about in our community," said Patrick Kaler, president & CEO of Visit Buffalo Niagara.Here in Western New York, restaurants and businesses are getting creative for Valentine's day gifts and meals.Heart shaped pizzas can
  
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• 74-year-old pleads guilty in connection with fatal stabbing

  11-02-2025 19:47 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — A 74-year-old Buffalo man has pleaded guilty to a manslaughter charge in connection with a fatal stabbing in 2018, the Erie County District Attorney's Office said Tuesday.Jamal Fareed admitted to fatally stabbing 66-year-old Ray Thompson to death inside of his apartment on the 900 block of Main Street. Thompson was found deceased on Nov. 13, 2018.Fareed has been in custody since September 2019. Criminal proceedings were postponed after it was found that he was not co
  
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• Buffalo man pleads guilty to forged instrument charges in connection with fatal crash

  11-02-2025 19:11 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- A Buffalo man who allegedly hit and killed a woman crossing the street in 2023 pleaded guilty to forged instrument charges Tuesday morning, according to the Erie County District Attorney's Office.Mohammed Tanbir, 27, was driving with heavily tinted windows when he hit 21-year-old Sydney Lohr, officials said. The incident occurred around 11 p.m. on July 15 as Lohr was crossing the street south of Forest Avenue after leaving her shift at Cole's. She was taken to the hospita
  
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• Simple Plan, We the Kings latest in Outer Harbor show announcements

  11-02-2025 17:53 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- Pop-punk band Simple Plan and alternative rock band We the Kings are the latest announced acts coming to the Outer Harbor this summer.Simple Plan was formed in Montreal in 1999 and have put out six studio albums. They have been nominated and have won numerous awards including a Teen Choice Award in 2005. They're best known for songs "I'm Just a Kid," "Perfect," and "Welcome To My Life."
  The band will be performing alongside Winona Fighter and We The Kings at 7 p.m. on Jun
  
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• Search continues for missing woman in Amherst

  11-02-2025 17:05 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — The search continues Tuesday for a missing woman who was last seen in Amherst on Saturday night.Leah Belitto, 29, was last seen around 9:15 p.m. Saturday in the Ransom Oaks neighborhood of Amherst. She is 5-foot-6, 135 pounds with brown hair and brown eyes and was wearing a black long sleeve shirt, black pants and a blue flower patterned backpack.Police said they increased their presence Tuesday morning in the area of Smith, Dodge, North French and Transit Roads. How
  
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• Missing Amherst woman found dead near Dodge Road

  11-02-2025 17:05 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — A missing Amherst woman has been found dead.Leah Bellitto, 29, was found dead in water near Dodge Road in Amherst on Tuesday morning after she had last been seen around 9:15 p.m. Saturday in the Ransom Oaks neighborhood of Amherst.
  Courtesy: Amherst Police
  Police said that Bellitto was found by a person walking along the area around 9:55 a.m. Tuesday. There were no signs of foul play, but the cause and manner of her death is under investigation.Investigators resumed
  
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• Salman Rushdie testifies against the man charged with stabbing him on stage in 2022

  11-02-2025 15:51 via wivb.com
  
  Author Salman Rushdie took the stand in a New York courtroom Tuesday to testify against the man charged with stabbing him in a frenzied knife attack.
  Hadi Matar, 27, is charged with attempted murder and assault for attacking Rushdie as he was preparing to give a speech in August 2022, stabbing him more than a dozen times. Matar has pleaded not guilty.
  The 77-year-old author was blinded in one eye in the attack and spent months recovering, a process he detailed in a memoir released last year. A s
  
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• Take 5 ticket worth more than $30K sold in Buffalo

  11-02-2025 15:33 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — A Top Take 5 ticket worth more than $30,000 was sold in Buffalo in Monday night's drawing.The ticket, worth a total of $30,932, was sold at the Tops on Amherst Street.The Take 5 drawing is done twice daily, once 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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• Trump adds more tariffs

  11-02-2025 15:21 via wivb.com
  
  WASHINGTON (NEXSTAR) - President Donald Trump signed proclamations imposing steep 25% tariffs on all steel and aluminum imports. The president is also weighing in on Elon Musk's push to dismantle the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. On the issues of tariffs, President Trump says it's going to revitalize American industries, but the move is facing growing opposition from Democrats who say they are worried about the negative impact it could have on Americans.This is the beginning of maki
  
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• Top Justice Department official orders prosecutors to drop charges against New York Mayor Eric Adams

  11-02-2025 03:44 via wivb.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — The Justice Department on Monday ordered federal prosecutors to drop corruption charges against New York City Mayor Eric Adams, arguing in a remarkable departure from longstanding norms that the case was interfering with the mayor’s ability to aid the president’s crackdown on illegal immigration.
  In a two-page memo obtained by The Associated Press, acting Deputy Attorney General Emil Bove told prosecutors in New York that they were “directed to dismiss&rdq
  
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• FeedMore WNY food production disrupted by alleged break-in

  11-02-2025 00:21 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- FeedMore WNY is picking up the pieces Monday after an alleged break-in over the weekend.The food bank says their food production at their James E. Casey Dr. location will be slowed down in the coming weeks after a suspect allegedly broke into multiple FeedMore vehicles and the farming facility.Security footage around 1 a.m. Saturday shows the suspect stealing multiple laptops, LED lights, cameras and even a TV, according to FeedMore. Both of their mobile farm market truck
  
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• NFTA honors civil rights icon Rosa Parks during Black History Month

  11-02-2025 00:19 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- All month long, WIVB News 4 will be celebrating Black History Month.We're focusing on a special recognition from the NFTA, which is honoring legendary civil rights activist Rosa Parks.The NFTA is honoring Parks with a seat that's reserved for her.
  For the first time, on every bus and paratransit bus you'll find a sign that's located near the front honoring Rosa Parks and her contribution to the Civil Rights movement in her courageous actions in 1955 in the Montgomery Bus
  
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