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• Sabres lose their way in 2nd period of loss to Wild

  22-03-2025 22:20 via wivb.com
  
  ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Marco Rossi, Justin Brazeau, Mats Zuccarello and Frederick Gaudreau scored, and the Minnesota Wild beat the Buffalo Sabres 4-1 on Saturday.JJ Peterka scored and Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen stopped 17 shots for Buffalo, which lost its second straight game and is 3-8-1 in its past 12 outings.Peterka has goals in back-to-back games since returning Thursday. He missed three games with a lower-body injury.Comfortably in the Western Conference first wild-card spot, Minnesota move
  
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• Buffalo and Erie County Naval and Military Park opens for 46th season

  22-03-2025 19:26 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y (WIVB) -- The Buffalo and Erie County Naval and Military Park officially opened on Saturday for its 46th season."There's so much to learn and so much to see," Navy veteran Paul Enser said. "There's so much history here — the [USS The] Sullivans, why that ship is named the Sullivans and what it actually did during WWII and the Korean War."Enser served on the USS Little Rock in 1961 while in the Navy. Every time he steps aboard the ships, it's like he's taking a step back in tim
  
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• Buffalo Bandits clinch playoff spot with a month left in season

  22-03-2025 16:21 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — The Bandits reasserted their home-field advantage and secured the postseason on their mission for a three-peat National Lacrosse League championshipBuffalo scored eight goals before the visiting Las Vegas Desert Dogs got on the board in the first quarter and rode the best opening run in team history to a 13-10 victory in front of a crowd of 18,474 at KeyBank Center on Saturday night.The win clinched Buffalo's berth in the NLL playoffs for a fifth consecutive season.
  
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• 4-month-old Orion and Callie are looking for their forever homes

  22-03-2025 13:13 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- On this Saturday's Wake Up Wags, we met Callie and Orion, two 4-month-old puppies who are looking for their forever homes.Callie, a Chihuahua mix, and Orion, a pit bull terrier, are very active and need help with crate and potty training. They get along well with dogs, cats and children, and would do well in a home with someone who can take the time to train them.For more information on Callie and Orion and how to adopt them, watch the video player above or click here. To
  
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• George Foreman, boxing legend and grill mogul, dead at 76

  22-03-2025 03:15 via wivb.com
  
  (NEXSTAR) — The family of George Foreman — the prolific pro boxer, Olympian and famed entrepreneur behind the George Foreman Grill — says the 76 year-old died Friday, March 21, "surrounded by loved ones."In an Instagram post, the family stated in part: "A humanitarian, an Olympian, and two time heavyweight champion of the world, He was deeply respected — a force for good, a man of discipline, conviction, and a protector of his legacy, fighting tirelessly to preserve his g
  
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• Frewsburg wins state championship in girls basketball

  22-03-2025 02:38 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Becoming the first girls basketball state champion from Western New York in six seasons, Frewsburg has won the NYSPHSAA Class C title.The Section VI champions won 59-44 against Stillwater from Section II on Friday night at Hudson Valley Community College, following Frewsburg's 69-45 win against Tuckahoe from Section I in Thursday's semifinal. State champions for the first time in team history, the Bears finished the season with a 21-5 record.One more of WNY's girls b
  
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• 'A big ball of sunshine': Vigil held in honor of 4-year-old

  22-03-2025 02:18 via wivb.com
  
  CHEEKTOWAGA, N.Y. (WIVB) -- Tragedy has struck the Cheektowaga community as family and friends mourned the loss of a young boy who they said drowned yesterday. Loved ones gathered for a balloon release on Friday in his honor.Family members confirmed to WIVB News 4 the young boy's name was Josiah."Personally, I think I'm in shock a little bit," said Tatyona Colbert, Josiah's aunt. "It's a feeling that you can't really explain."On Thursday, Cheektowaga Police responded to a call on Constance Lane
  
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• Homes in Collins flooded after town drainage project

  22-03-2025 02:01 via wivb.com
  
  COLLINS, N.Y. (WIVB) -- When a family in the Southtowns had water gushing into their basement for months, they called for action.It turned out that a drainage project from the Town of Collins directly contributed to the flooding of homes near the town hall.It has been a rough winter for folks impacted. Flooding all winter long -- that's what the Butcher family said it had to endure after the Town of Collins worked on a drainage project right outside of the family's home. They said this situation
  
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