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• 'The loss of Mickey and Jordan hits too close': Friends react to death of Allentown artists

  06-03-2025 23:36 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- The Allentown community is still in shock trying to process the loss of two prominent artists who were tragically killed in their home. Now, friends are speaking out making sure everyone remembers the people Michael Harmon and Jordan Celotto were.Flowers and candles now line the Stonewall mural on Allen Street, a piece of artwork that Harmon helped create.
  On top of being an artist, Harmon was a board member of the Buffalo-Niagara LGBTQ History Project, an organization th
  
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• Bills release punter Sam Martin, saving $2 million, moves salary cap moves coming

  06-03-2025 22:53 via wivb.com
  
  ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — The Buffalo Bills released punter Sam Martin on Thursday in their first offseason move to free up salary cap space before the NFL’s new business year opens next week.The 35-year-old Martin had one year left on his contract, and his release saves Buffalo approximately $2 million in salary cap space. The Bills are still projected to be about $8.5 million over the cap, meaning they still have a few more moves to make by either cutting or restructuring cont
  
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• Cheektowaga man charged with murder following parking dispute

  06-03-2025 21:46 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- A Cheektowaga man was arraigned on an indictment charging him with second-degree murder Thursday after he allegedly shot and killed a man during a parking dispute, according to the Erie County District Attorney's Office.Md Rawnaq Hassan Ratin, 20, was shot in the chest after he allegedly got into an argument with Richard Walls, 44, on the 100 block of Cedar Road, officials said.
  Ratin had parked on the street in front of an empty parking lot to meet up with friends on Oct
  
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• Trump changes course and delays some tariffs on Mexico and Canada

  06-03-2025 21:20 via wivb.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Thursday postponed 25% tariffs on many imports from Mexico and some imports from Canada for a month amid widespread fears of the economic fallout from a broader trade war.
  The White House insists its tariffs are about stopping the smuggling of fentanyl, but the taxes proposed by Trump have caused a gaping wound in the decades-old North American trade partnership, and Canada has felt compelled to quickly take aggressive countermeasures. Trump's ta
  
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• Winter Carnival to bring the Ellicottville community together this weekend

  06-03-2025 19:48 via wivb.com
  
  ELLICOTTVILLE, N.Y. (WIVB) -- Even though the clocks spring forward this weekend, there's still time for skiers and snowboarders to hit the slopes at Holiday Valley in Ellicottville. They have events planned all month long, including this weekend with their Winter Carnival."We'll see thousands of people there this weekend," said Dash Hegeman, Director of Marketing with Holiday Valley. "It's a little weather dependent, but even when the weather is not perfect, people come out for this."From live
  
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• Jamestown woman arrested for alleged stabbing

  06-03-2025 14:34 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — A Jamestown woman has been accused of stabbing a man during an alleged domestic dispute on Wednesday, police said Thursday.Vanessa Braun, 43, is accused of stabbing the man twice in the neck during a domestic dispute at an address on the city's west side. The man sustained serious injuries.Braun is further accused of threatening to kill two other victims.
  She has been charged with first-degree assault, third-degree criminal possession of a weapon and second-degree ag
  
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• Community shares condolences after two Allentown artists found dead in home

  06-03-2025 04:24 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- The community shared an outpouring of condolences on Wednesday after prominent Allentown artists Michael “Mickey” Harmon, 40, and Jordan Celotto, 37, were found dead in their residence Tuesday afternoon.Those that knew the couple best said nothing can compare to their commitment to making Allentown and Buffalo a brighter place where all are welcome.“I refuse to allow Mickey and Jordan's memory to be attached to these heinous crimes,” said Buffalo C
  
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• Buffalo business owner sentenced for Medicaid fraud totaling over $250K

  06-03-2025 00:12 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- A Buffalo man was sentenced to serve three years of supervised release, to perform community service and to pay restitution after being convicted of conspiracy to commit health care fraud, the U.S. Attorney's Office announced.Arkan Fadhel, 30, owns Queen City Transportation, Inc., which has been providing non-emergency Medicaid transportation rides since August 2018. Fadhel and others would drive clients to appointments at methadone and other clinics.Officials said betwee
  
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