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• U.S. wants FBI agent present for any jail interview with Pharaoh's owner

  26-02-2025 22:35 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- The U.S. Attorney's Office said an FBI special agent would be present if the convicted owner of Pharaoh's Gentlemen's Club, Peter Gerace, is allowed to do jailhouse interviews.Federal prosecutors and Gerace's attorneys, Eric Soehnlein and Mark Foti, have argued over this matter for almost a month.On Dec. 27, a federal jury convicted Gerace on eight of nine counts, including sex trafficking, drug trafficking, maintaining a drug-involved business, and witness tampering. He
  
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• Amherst man found guilty by jury of fatal shooting in Allentown

  26-02-2025 19:27 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- An Amherst man was found guilty by a jury of murder among other charges Tuesday following a fatal shooting in Allentown in 2023, the Erie County District Attorney's Office said Wednesday.Nigel Flint, 29, shot Darnell J. Lynch, Jr., 28, on the 200 block of Allen Street around 4 a.m. on Sept. 16, 2023. Lynch was pronounced dead at the scene.Surveillance revealed Flint fleeing the area following the shooting. Additionally, a vehicle stopped around 4:15 a.m. was searched and
  
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• Bills rank high in weight room quality in NFLPA player survey, low in team travel

  26-02-2025 19:20 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — The Bills ranked high in the quality of their weight room in the annual NFLPA player survey, while once again struggling in team travel.The annual report was released on Wednesday. The Bills ranked 23rd overall out of the NFL's 32 teams, a significant drop from 11th overall a year ago.The Bills highest rank came in the weight room, which earned an A grade from players and 7th out of 32. The lowest ranking came in team travel, which got an F- grade and last among all
  
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• Olean man shot by police after allegedly pointing gun at officers

  26-02-2025 19:04 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- An Olean man was shot by police multiple times early Wednesday morning after he allegedly pointed a gun at officers, according to New York State Police.Police said they responded to reports of a suicidal individual on North 7th Street just after 12:45 a.m. A 23-year-old man was walking along the sidewalk and allegedly pointed a black BB gun at officers when they tried to engage with him.BB gun recovered at the sceneThe three responding officers shot the man multiple times
  
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• 2 previously deported Hondurans face new charges

  26-02-2025 18:00 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- Two Honduran citizens were arrested and charged after facing different charges in multiple states and being deported, the U.S. Attorney's Office announced.Javier Antonio Cruz, 27, was convicted of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon in Texas in 2020. He was deported in 2018 and 2024, officials said. According to officials, Junior Eduardo Garcia Castro, 28, who was deported in 2018 and twice in 2022, faces multiple charges in Georgia for driving without a license.
  Both
  
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• St. Michael's won't merge for now after Vatican suspension

  26-02-2025 17:10 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — St. Michael's in downtown Buffalo will not close for now following a suspension from the Vatican, it was announced on Wednesday.The church, located on Washington Street, was set to merge with St. Louis on Edward Street when the Buffalo Diocese announced its closures and mergers last summer. Full list: Buffalo Diocese closures, mergersA formal petition to Bishop Michael Fisher was denied, which led to the the church appealing the decision to the Vatican. Save Our Buff
  
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• Western New York leaders gather in Marilla to show support for correction officers on strike

  26-02-2025 04:44 via wivb.com
  
  MARILLA, N.Y. (WIVB) -- Western New York leaders came together on Tuesday in a show of support for correctional officers across New York State, but it was also a show of force against decision-makers in Albany.Town supervisors, legislators and assemblymen from all over Erie County gathered at the Town of Marilla Community Center to stand behind the correction officers who have been on strike since last Monday.The strike is will be entering its 10th day on Wednesday, with no end in sight as media
  
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• WNY Catholics respond to hospitalization of Pope Francis

  26-02-2025 03:54 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- As Pope Francis approaches nearly two weeks in the hospital battling heath concerns, Western New York Catholics are responding with their support and prayers.WIVB News 4 spoke with Mike Taheri and Patrick Gorman, parishioners who have been vocal in the fight to keep churches open during the Buffalo Diocese's "road to renewal."Gorman said if the pope were to die, he would go down as one who led through the hardest time of being a Catholic, losing the amount of faithful wit
  
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• Sabres rally in 3rd period to continue hot streak it home

  26-02-2025 03:45 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- Booed on their way to the dressing room for the second intermission, the Sabres earned extended ovations by the middle of the third period Tuesday night.
  JJ Peterka, Alex Tuch and Henri Jokiharju scored goals within a span of eight minutes as Buffalo dug out of a two-goal deficit to beat the Anaheim Ducks for their fifth straight victory at KeyBank Center.With wins in six of the past seven games, the Sabres (24-27-5) nudged out of last place in the Eastern Conference stan
  
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• Sabres rally in 3rd period to continue hot streak at home

  26-02-2025 03:45 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- Booed on their way to the dressing room for the second intermission, the Sabres earned extended ovations by the middle of the third period Tuesday night.
  JJ Peterka, Alex Tuch and Henri Jokiharju scored goals within a span of eight minutes as the Sabres dug out of a two-goal deficit to beat the Anaheim Ducks for their sixth straight victory at KeyBank Center. The home win streak is Buffalo's longest since November 2018.With wins in six of the past seven games, the Sabres
  
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• Morgan Freeman coming to Chautauqua Institute in August for lecture series

  26-02-2025 02:06 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- Famous actor, narrator, director and producer Morgan Freeman will be coming to the Chautauqua Institute this August to take part in the Chautauqua Lecture Series.Freeman, who has won numerous awards throughout his career, will join the institute's morning lecture series on Aug. 19 and 20, the organization announced."In a week considering 'Past Informs Present: How to Harness History,' Freeman will join our morning lecture series on Aug. 19, discussing the rich history and
  
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• State representatives, correction officers union meet in State Supreme Court

  26-02-2025 00:24 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO N.Y. (WIVB) -- Representatives from the state, the Department of Corrections, and the union representing correction officers came together in State Supreme Court Tuesday, almost a week after a judge granted a temporary order to stop the strikes.All parties in the courtroom agreed that they want to put an end to the unsanctioned strike and get people back to work.
  Dennis Vacco, who is representing NYSCOBPA said, "a resolution is going to happen in mediation, not the courtroom."Vacco made
  
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• Representatives from the state and correction officers union meet in State Supreme Court

  26-02-2025 00:24 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO N.Y. (WIVB) -- Representatives from the state, the Department of Corrections, and the union representing correction officers came together in State Supreme Court Tuesday, almost a week after a judge granted a temporary order to stop the strikes.All parties in the courtroom agreed that they want to put an end to the unsanctioned strike and get people back to work.
  Dennis Vacco, who is representing NYSCOBPA said, "a resolution is going to happen in mediation, not the courtroom."Vacco made
  
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• Political, policy issues mount for Gov. Kathy Hochul

  26-02-2025 00:11 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- Gov. Kathy Hochul's administration is facing major challenges, both inside and outside of Albany. Her lieutenant governor, Antonio Delgado, has decided not to run for re-election with her — a sign of friction at the top.From the state prison issues to pressure from President Donald Trump's administration, the issues are mounting for Hochul and her administration.Delgado, a relatively unknown political figure in Western New York, said he will not run for re-election
  
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