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• Lancaster's distance runner sets school record

  13-03-2025 23:08 via wivb.com
  
  LANCASTER, N.Y. (WIVB) — Lancaster sent 12 athletes to the New York state indoor track and field championships last weekend, the most of any school in Section VI.The Legends were led by junior distance runner, Carson Zuba. He qualified for states in both the 3200 meter and 4x800 meter relay.
  Zuba said he has earned five sectional titles so far in his career. The Lancaster coaching staff knew Zuba was special when he was just a freshman. Lancaster co-track and field head coach, Rich Skrabuc
  
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• Bills legend Kyle Williams was an 'attractive match' for LSU football as defensive line coach

  13-03-2025 22:48 via wivb.com
  
  BATON ROUGE, La. (Louisiana First) -- Head coach Brian Kelly is familiar with yearly staff turnover, especially at the defensive line position in his time at LSU. It's a trend Kelly's trying to curb by bringing on former Buffalo Bills standout Kyle Williams as his next defensive line coach.Williams was hired in the weeks leading up to spring ball after Bo Davis departed for the same position with the New Orleans Saints after just one season with the Bayou Bengals. The former LSU Tiger becomes th
  
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• Bisons detail new food, promotions and sound system coming for 2025 season

  13-03-2025 22:32 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – The Buffalo Bisons on Thursday unveiled new offerings at the ballpark this summer, ranging from an overhauled sound system to brand-new food options.Some of the new food items offered at the ballpark this year include the brand-new Sahlen’s Buffalo Chicken Wing “Super Nachos,” which feature “chicken wing dip created with Sahlen’s Buffalo chicken breast poured over a generous pile of corn nacho chips and topped with bleu cheese crumbles.&
  
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• Emo pioneers Sunny Day Real Estate coming to Buffalo

  13-03-2025 21:49 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- Emo pioneers Sunny Day Real Estate will be returning to Buffalo for a show at Electric City on June 4.
  The highly influential Seattle band is known for its influence on emo and alternative indie rock. In 2019, Rolling Stone ranked the band's 1994 album "Diary" as the greatest emo album of all-time.Known for its on-again, off-again status, this is the fourth reunion of the band -- with three of the original members taking part. Original bassist Nate Mendel plays with the F
  
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• Drunk driver pleads guilty to charges in collision that killed 8-year-old

  13-03-2025 19:12 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — An alleged drunk driver has pleaded guilty to charges related to a collision wherein an 8-year-old was killed in Hamburg last year, the Erie County District Attorney's Office said Thursday.Markus Genovese, 53 and of Angola, was allegedly driving drunk on Lake Shore Road on the evening of June 8, 2024 when he rear-ended another vehicle stopped at an intersection making a turn onto Eckhardt Road. Genovese abandoned the vehicle, ran from the scene and was located in nea
  
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• "It's something special": WNY will see a total lunar eclipse early Friday morning

  13-03-2025 17:19 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- Lunar eclipses are a natural phenomenon that happen once or twice a year, but once in a blue moon (figuratively speaking) you might see a total lunar eclipse."It's something special, it's reminding us that we're part of this dance that the Earth, Moon and Sun make to cause the shadows to line up," said Dr. Kevin Williams, director of the Whitworth Ferguson Planetarium at Buffalo State. "Being able to view these with our eyes instead of just seeing pictures of them makes t
  
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• Perry's announces new ice cream flavors for Pi Day

  13-03-2025 16:35 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- With 3.14 less than 24 hours away, Perry's Ice Cream is making the most of Pi Day with two new nostalgic flavors.
  Lemon meringue pie features chunks of pie crust in a mix of tart lemon ice cream and soft meringue ice cream. Cherry pie is swirled with graham crackers and cherries in a rich cherry ice cream."These new flavors were inspired by the comfort and familiarity of homemade pies, and we're excited to share these unique creations with our fans," said associate produc
  
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• Second Big Ditch location in Lockport now open

  13-03-2025 14:40 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — The second Big Ditch brewery location in Lockport is now open.The location, at the old post office at 1 East St., has opened its doors for business. It was first announced in late 2023, with the original plans saying it would open in mid-2024.The new brewery and taproom features seating for 250 guests on two floors, a bar, an outdoor patio and private event space. It will also have a small brewery dedicated to brewing new beers, giving visitors the opportunity to try
  
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• Erie Co. legislators call for answers on allegations against ECSO's chief of narcotics

  13-03-2025 04:12 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – The Democratic Caucus of the Erie County Legislature is calling for answers about allegations against the Erie County Sheriff Department's chief of the Narcotics and Intelligence Unit. In a statement, Erie County Legislature Chairman Tim Meyers said members of the legislature were "kept in the dark" about serious allegations against Chief Daniel "DJ" Granville until seeing multiple reports by local news outlets.Those reports outline alleged tens of thousands of
  
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• Patrick Kane has big game against Sabres

  13-03-2025 03:26 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Patrick Kane had two goals and three assists to lead the Detroit Red Wings in a 7-3 win against the visiting Buffalo Sabres on Wednesday night.The five points are the most in two seasons with the Red Wings for Kane, the South Buffalo native who ranks third all-time among American-born NHL players with 1,329 points. It's the fourth time in 1,285 regular season games Kane has recorded five or more points, and the most he's tallied against his hometown team.Both of Kane
  
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• 1 arrested after breaking into abandoned St. Louis Place building

  13-03-2025 03:01 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- One individual was arrested early Wednesday night for breaking into an abandoned building on St. Louis Place in Allentown, acting Buffalo Mayor Chris Scanlon announced.Scanlon said officers received a trespassing call just after 5:30 p.m. about an "unauthorized individual" inside of the building at 2 St. Louis Place.Just last week, two prominent Allentown artists, 40-year-old Michael Harmon and 37-year-old Jordan Celotto, were found dead in their home on the same block of
  
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• 1 arrested after breaking into abandoned Allentown building

  13-03-2025 03:01 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- One individual was arrested early Wednesday night for breaking into an abandoned building on St. Louis Place in Allentown, acting Buffalo Mayor Chris Scanlon announced.Scanlon said officers received a trespassing call just after 5:30 p.m. about an "unauthorized individual" inside of the building at 2 St. Louis Place.Just last week, two prominent Allentown artists, 40-year-old Michael Harmon and 37-year-old Jordan Celotto, were found dead in their home on the same block of
  
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• Raymour Nosworthy sworn in as Buffalo's new finance commissioner

  13-03-2025 02:09 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- Acting Buffalo Mayor Chris Scanlon swore in Raymour Nosworthy as the city's new commissioner of finance, policy and urban affairs on Wednesday.In his role, Nosworthy will supervise the city's finances, policy development and strategic planning, a city spokesperson said. His appointment to the position follows the resignation of the city's former Commissioner of Administration and Finance, Delano Dowell, in December of last year.Nosworthy started his career as an intern fo
  
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• University at Buffalo teacher residency program in jeopardy after federal funding cuts

  13-03-2025 01:53 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- A University at Buffalo program that trains future teachers is in jeopardy if it loses key federal funding. The potential cuts have sparked concern over the impact it can have on local classrooms.
  UB's Urban Teacher Residency Program is a yearlong, hands-on experience that prepares aspiring teachers to work in Buffalo Public Schools. Amanda Winkelsas, the programs director, said their model has shown impressive outcomes."This is really devastating news both to the program
  
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