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• Joann moves to close 500 of its stores across the US amid bankruptcy

  12-02-2025 22:53 via wivb.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Struggling fabric and crafts seller Joann plans to close about 500 of its stores across the U.S. — or more than half of its current nationwide footprint.The move, announced Wednesday, arrives amid a tumultuous time for Joann. Last month, the Hudson, Ohio-based retailer filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection for the second time within a year, with the company pointing to issues like sluggish consumer demand and inventory shortages.Joann previously sought Chapter 11
  
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• Buffalo Public Schools Superintendent to retire in June

  12-02-2025 22:27 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- Buffalo Public Schools Superintendent Dr. Tonja Williams-Knight will be retiring at the end of the school year.Her intent to retire letter will be submitted at a school board meeting Wednesday evening, she said during a press conference Wednesday. School Board President Dr. Kathy Evans-Brown said they will accept the letter.June 30 will be Williams-Knight's last day. The school board is hoping to name a new superintendent in March.
  Williams-Knight was appointed to superin
  
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• $40M manufacturing facility coming to Niagara County

  12-02-2025 22:11 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- A nearly 125,000-square-foot manufacturing facility worth over $40 million is coming to Wheatfield.Saint-Gobain Ceramics, through its subsidiary Saint-Gobain NorPro, expects to bring 30 new full-time jobs to the region when the facility — to be located on 6600 Walmore Road — is completed.The company creates catalyst carriers for energy production and refining, as well as biofuels and chemical manufacturing. The new facility will be co-located with Special Grai
  
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• Illinois man charged with assault following BPS incident

  12-02-2025 18:43 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- An Illinois man faces an assault charge, a burglary charge and other charges following an incident that occurred at the Dr. Charles R. Drew Science Magnet school Tuesday, Buffalo police said.The school, located at 1 Martin Luther King Park, serves grades 3 through 8.
  Officials responded to an assault in progress call around 12:30 p.m. and learned that an unknown man entered the school through the Buffalo Museum of Science. Shane Cronin, 30, of Lombard, I.L., allegedly app
  
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• Frisk completed at Collins Correctional Facility

  12-02-2025 18:43 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — The frisk of Collins Correctional Facility was completed on Friday, according to The New York State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision (DOCCS).The facility had been placed on lockdown following a Wednesday morning incident. A union spokesperson told WIVB News 4 that some of those imprisoned barricaded themselves inside three separate dorms. No officers or staffers were inside at the time. According to the DOCCS, 23 weapons were recovered as a re
  
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• Collins Correctional Facility remains on lockdown for day two of frisk

  12-02-2025 18:43 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Collins Correctional Facility remains on lockdown Thursday after it was first placed on lockdown following a Wednesday morning incident.One block was completely frisked Wednesday, according to The New York State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision (DOCCS). The prison remains on lockdown as the full facility frisk continues.
  DOCCS said that all staff and inmates are accounted for and safe, and everything is under control as of 5 p.m. Wednesday.A union
  
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• Collins Correctional Facility on lockdown due to unknown incident

  12-02-2025 18:43 via wivb.com
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Collins Correctional Facility is on lockdown as of just after 12 p.m. Wednesday following an unknown incident at the program earlier in the morning.The New York State Department of Corrections said that all staff and inmates are accounted for and safe.New York State Police said that they have been made aware and are on standby ready to assist if needed.During a lockdown, all inmates are confined to their cells and their movements are significantly restricted. It is n
  
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• Collins Correctional Facility on lockdown due to incident

  12-02-2025 18:43 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Collins Correctional Facility is on lockdown as of noon Wednesday following an incident at the prison earlier in the morning.The New York State Department of Corrections said that all staff and inmates are accounted for and safe.
  A union spokesperson told WIVB News 4's Dillon Morello that some of those imprisoned have barricaded themselves inside a dorm. No guards or staffers were inside at the time. New York State Police said that they have been made aware and
  
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• Former Bills Stevie Johnson, Fred Jackson working to bring arena football team to Buffalo

  12-02-2025 18:21 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — There could soon be a second pro football team in Buffalo.Former Bills Stevie Johnson and Fred Jackson are teaming up to potentially bring indoor arena football back to Buffalo.The team would be in the Indoor Football League and be called the Destroyers, a nod to the old Arena Football League team that took up residence at what is now known as KeyBank Center. Buffalo sports teams we miss: Destroyers, Beauts & moreJohnson, who played for the Bills from 2008-2013,
  
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• New Highmark Stadium announces public art program

  12-02-2025 18:10 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- A new art program designed for artists of various skill levels, mediums and budget ranges was announced for the new Highmark Stadium on Wednesday.A spokesperson with the Buffalo Bills says they are looking to create a permanent art presence in the stadium scheduled to open next year. Art should capture the essence of Bills fans and the diverse demographics of Buffalo while welcoming travelers from all over the world.Calls for wall-based artwork, murals and ceiling/hanging
  
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• Lottery ticket worth more than $10K sold in Buffalo

  12-02-2025 17:21 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- A Take 5 top-prize ticket worth over $10,000 was sold in Buffalo for Tuesday's evening drawing.Worth $10,711, the ticket was sold at the Tops at 1989 Seneca St.The winning numbers were 1 4 5 8 14. Winnings can be claimed up to one year from the drawing. Click here to see more winning numbers from the past. Latest Local News Lottery ticket worth more than $10K sold in Buffalo George Strait, Chris Stapleton to headline Highmark Stadium in June U.S. attorneys submit reasons
  
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• George Strait, Chris Stapleton to headline Highmark Stadium in June

  12-02-2025 17:00 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — One of the best-selling musical acts of all time is coming to Highmark Stadium in June.George Strait, one of the best-selling acts of all time who is also a Grammy award winner and a country music hall of famer, will perform at Highmark Stadium on June 14 with Chris Stapleton and Parker McCollum.Strait is third to only Elvis and The Beatles with the most gold and platinum albums in music history. In June 2024 he broke the U.S. concert attendance record by performing
  
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• Inflation ticks up to 3 percent annual increase in January

  12-02-2025 15:03 via wivb.com
  
  The consumer price index (CPI) increased by 0.5 percent in January to hit an annual increase of 3.0 percent after advancing by 2.9 percent in December.Economists were expecting the CPI to increase by between 2.8 percent and 2.9 percent, so Wednesday's number from the Labor Department comes in slightly above expectations.January is the fourth-straight month in which inflation has ticked up, rising from a 2.4 percent increase in September as the Federal Reserve has paused interest rate cuts amid s
  
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• 14 bands and artists nominated for Rock & Roll Hall of Fame

  12-02-2025 12:54 via wivb.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Mariah Carey, Chubby Checker, Cyndi Lauper, OutKast and Phish are some the 2025 nominees for induction into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, a list that also includes two sets of musical brothers who have had public feuds and recent reunions — the Black Crowes and Oasis.The Hall revealed the list of 14 performer nominees Wednesday, including Bad Company, Joe Cocker, Billy Idol, Joy Division/New Order, Maná, Soundgarden and the White St
  
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• Bills hiring Chris Tabor to coordinate special teams, per report

  12-02-2025 01:01 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — The Bills are reportedly hiring Chris Tabor, the former interim head coach of the Carolina Panthers with 16 seasons of experience as an NFL assistant coach, to lead their special teams, according to a report from ESPN's Adam Schefter on Tuesday.The 53-year-old Tabor was special teams coordinator in Cleveland from 2011-17, Chicago from 2018-21, and Carolina from 2022-23. He was out of the NFL last season after taking over as the Panthers' interim coach for the final s
  
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• U.S. attorneys submit reasons to stop jailhouse interviews with convicted strip club owner

  12-02-2025 00:44 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- Federal prosecutors provided their reasons for a limited gag order for the convicted owner of Pharaoh's Gentlemen's Club to prevent him from doing jailhouse media interviews.In December, a jury convicted club owner Peter Gerace on eight of nine counts, including sex and drug trafficking, witness tampering and maintaining a drug-involved business at Pharaoh's.He is locked up at the Chautauqua County jail and faces up to life in prison at his August sentencing. Judge tempor
  
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• Lockport mixed martial arts gym saved boxing prodigy Solamon Britton's life

  12-02-2025 00:44 via wivb.com
  
  LOCKPORT, N.Y. (WIVB) — The late Johnny Taylor was a professional boxer in the 1970s. One of the Lockport native's lifelong goals was to open a boxing gym that would act as a safe space for the community.
  A dream that his son, Joe Taylor, brought to life."It was very difficult for him to get the support he wanted from the community to give out free programs," said Taylor, the owner of JT’s Mixed Martial Arts. "We have a smoothie bar. They can hang out and watch TV in there."One of th
  
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• Local mixed martial arts gym saved boxing prodigy Solamon Britton's life

  12-02-2025 00:44 via wivb.com
  
  LOCKPORT, N.Y. (WIVB) — The late Johnny Taylor was a professional boxer in the 1970s. One of the Lockport native's lifelong goals was to open a boxing gym that would act as a safe space for the community.
  A dream that his son, Joe Taylor, brought to life."It was very difficult for him to get the support he wanted from the community to give out free programs," said Taylor, the owner of JT’s Mixed Martial Arts. "We have a smoothie bar. They can hang out and watch TV in there."One of th
  
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