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• Water damage, security issues at Lofts at University Heights in Buffalo

  04-03-2025 23:52 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) - Our Call 4 Action team is looking into housing complaints in Buffalo's University District -- where one apartment building has a long list of issues.
  The Lofts at University Heights -- a project that had high hopes seven years ago when an old school on Lisbon Avenue was renovated and more than 40 apartments were put there -- is facing security issues and water damage.Some of the original tenants of the building say there's been a slow decline of the building. Windows outsi
  
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• Police investigating shooting in North Buffalo

  04-03-2025 22:30 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- Police said they are investigating a shooting that occurred Tuesday afternoon in North Buffalo.A male victim was shot in the leg around 3:24 p.m. at 19 Alden Ave. near Academy School 131. The suspect remains outstanding, a city spokesperson said.The victim's injuries do not appear to be life-threatening. He was transported to ECMC for treatment while the incident remains under investigation.
  Anyone with any information is asked to contact Buffalo police at (716) 847-2255.
  
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• 2 Venezuelan gang members charged with Kenmore bank theft totaling over $100K

  04-03-2025 22:03 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- Two Venezuelan men were arrested and charged by criminal complaint with bank theft and conspiracy to commit bank theft after they allegedly carried out an ATM jackpotting scheme in October 2024 at a bank in Kenmore. the United States Attorney's Office announced.Officials said the two men, identified as 24-year-old David Jose Gomez-Cegarra and 19-year-old Jesus Segundo Hernandez-Gil, are members of the Tren de Aragua Gang.It is alleged that just after 4 p.m. on Oct. 5, foo
  
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• Two new traffic lights to be activated in Niagara County

  04-03-2025 22:02 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- Two new traffic signals are set to be activated on Wednesday in Lockport and Cambria.The traffic lights will operate in flashing mode starting March 5 on State Routes 104 and 93 at the intersections of Townline and Plank Roads. The signal at Townline Road will flash red through March 11 while flashing yellow indications will be on State Route 104.
  Flashing red indicates drivers should come to a complete stop and proceed when clear. A flashing yellow light means drivers sh
  
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• Trump's speech to Congress will offer divided nation an accounting of turbulent first weeks

  04-03-2025 21:09 via wivb.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump will stand before a joint session of Congress on Tuesday to give an accounting of his turbulent first weeks in office as a divided nation struggles to keep pace, with some Americans fearing for the country's future while others are cheering him on.It will be the latest milestone in Trump’s total takeover of the nation's capital where the Republican-led House and Senate have done little to restrain the president as he and his all
  
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• Emboldened Trump praises his 'swift action' in address to Congress

  04-03-2025 21:09 via wivb.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump took credit for “swift and unrelenting action” in reorienting the nation’s economy, immigration and foreign policy Tuesday in an address to Congress and the American people about his turbulent first weeks in office, as Democratic legislators immediately registered their dissent with stone faces, placards calling out ’lies,” and one legislator’s ejection.Trump's joint address to Congress was the latest ma
  
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• Buffalo man on parole found guilty of shooting that left 1 seriously injured

  04-03-2025 19:15 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- A Buffalo man was found guilty by a jury of assault Monday afternoon following a shooting that left a victim seriously injured, according to the Erie County District Attorney's Office.
  Irving Mitchell, also known as Gotti, 41, who was on parole at the time, shot a 31-year-old man on the 1400 block of East Delavan Avenue around 4 a.m. on July 4, 2024, officials said.The victim was taken to ECMC where he underwent multiple surgeries for serious injuries to his abdomen. He w
  
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• Former administrator at Erie County school admits to production of child pornography

  04-03-2025 18:51 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- A former director at the Gow School in Erie County pleaded guilty to production of child pornography after he used hidden cameras to film minors, the U.S. Attorney's Office announced.Matthew Fisher, 51, of South Wales, was residing on the Gow School campus when he used hidden cameras to film at least five minor males engaging in sexual conduct.
  He was employed as the Associate Director of Enrollment and Management between June 2022 and November 2023. Child pornography of
  
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• Orchard Park says man drove himself to court with a suspended driver's license

  04-03-2025 18:15 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- A man allegedly drove himself to court with a suspended license and parked in front of a justice last month following previous DWI charges, according to court documents obtained by WIVB News 4.
  Orchard Park Town Court said that David Braymiller had his driver's license suspended on Jan. 2, 2025 following an alleged incident involving a luxury sedan on Jan. 1. He was charged with aggravated driving while intoxicated and driving while intoxicated.He was ordered to return to
  
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• Where to get a fish fry in WNY for Lent season this year

  04-03-2025 15:16 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — More than 100 restaurants, businesses, and churches in the WNY area will be serving fish fry during the Lenten season, which begins on Wednesday. Some locations serve up fish fry each Friday throughout the 40 days of Lent, while others offer the specialty every day.If you would like your organization or restaurant added to the list, email [email protected] with “Fish Fry Fridays” in the subject line and include your establishment’s name, address, ph
  
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• Bills offseason outlook: Examining contracts, salary cap, roster bubble ahead of free agency

  04-03-2025 15:00 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- A downtrodden Josh Allen stared at the floor of the media room in Arrowhead Stadium after the Bills' AFC championship loss and offered a quote that should resonate throughout the team's offseason."To be the champs," Allen said, not breaking his gaze, "you gotta beat the champs. And we didn't do it tonight."Their fourth playoff loss to the Chiefs in five seasons showed once again that the Bills still don't have the pieces to achieve their goals. Free agency opens next week
  
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• Westfield's Carson Swanson shooting up WNY basketball all-time scoring list

  04-03-2025 07:40 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- Descendant from a Chautauqua hardwood institution, Carson Swanson is crafting his own legend in the Southern Tier.Grandson of the great Sherman High School girls basketball coach Mel Swanson, Western New York's all-time leader with 607 victories who once dunked on Bills great Andre Reed in a charity game, Swanson's father Nolan was nominated for the McDonald's All-American game in his day, and went attain All-America status running for Wake Forest University, and on profe
  
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• Sabres swept by Canadiens this season after OT loss in Montreal

  04-03-2025 07:40 via wivb.com
  
  MONTREAL (AP) — Mike Matheson scored at 1:21 of overtime to lift the surging Montreal Canadiens to a 4-3 win over the Buffalo Sabres on Monday night.Nick Suzuki had a goal and three assists for the Canadiens who, despite blowing a 3-0 lead, rallied for their fifth consecutive victory.Cole Caufield — with his team-leading 30th of the season — and Juraj Slafkovsky also scored for Montreal. Sam Montembeault made 33 saves. The Canadiens beat the Sabres 4-2 in Buffalo on S
  
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• Trump hits 'pause' on US aid to Ukraine after Oval dustup, pressuring Zelenskyy on Russia talks

  04-03-2025 01:50 via wivb.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Monday directed a “pause” to U.S. assistance to Ukraine after a disastrous Oval Office meeting as he seeks to pressure Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to engage in peace talks with Russia.
  A White House official said Trump is focused on reaching a peace deal to end the more than three-year war sparked by Russia's all-out invasion of Ukraine, and wants Zelenskyy “committed” to that goal. The official added that the
  
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• Rescue Buffalo restructuring, closing shelter in April

  04-03-2025 00:16 via wivb.com
  
  GRAND ISLAND, N.Y. (WIVB) -- Kelli Swagel has been working with dogs for more than 18 years. She told WIVB News 4 she's decided to restructure her business -- Rescue Buffalo, which is located on Grand Island -- by closing its municipal sheltering portion due to New York State changing a law in December."The rise of animal cruelty, animal abandonment, strays is getting really scary around here," Swagel said. "There's a lot of dogs coming from out of state too, and as much as we know that we need
  
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