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• Voelker's Bowling Alley demolished after standing in North Buffalo for over 100 years

  25-03-2025 23:32 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- Voelker's Bowling Alley started being demolished on Tuesday after standing in North Buffalo for over 100 years.The bowling alley, located at the corner of Amherst Street and Elmwood Avenue, opened its doors in 1892. It held a lot of memories for many people in Buffalo, especially bowlers who lived in the neighborhood."It always had leaky roofs and such. It's just sad, you know?" said Jethro Soudant, who stopped by the site after seeing demolition crews.Soudant joined a bo
  
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• Former Hamburg town official arraigned on burglary, grand larceny charges

  25-03-2025 23:21 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- A Lake View man was arraigned Tuesday on burglary and grand larceny charges after he unlawfully entered a building and stole tools from town of Hamburg departments, the Erie County District Attorney's Office announced.According to a Hamburg Town Board meeting document, 35-year-old Nathaniel Rivera was formerly the town's director of buildings and grounds.
  Around 9 p.m. on March 7, 2025, Rivera allegedly unlawfully entered a building on the 2700 block of Lakeview Road. He
  
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• 30 prospects in 30 days: Trey Amos is a top cornerback ahead of NFL draft

  25-03-2025 23:13 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- Widely considered one of the top cornerbacks in this year's draft class, Trey Amos had 13 pass breakups in 2024, the most by an Ole Miss defensive back in nearly a decade. He also added 3 interceptions.
  Amos says lining up toe-to-toe with a wide receiver is a skill set that will carry over to the next level."I feel my man coverage, you know, just getting hands on the right receivers and, you know, just being able to, just do my thing. Just go out there and just compete,"
  
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• Study finds women in Erie County make almost $5,700 less per year than men

  25-03-2025 22:46 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- A study commissioned by Erie County and conducted by Cornell University's School of Industrial and Labor Relations published this month found that pay gaps between men and women persist throughout the county, among other disparities.The study used both quantitative and qualitative data by taking information from the U.S. Census Bureau and leading five focus groups with 24 women working in different key industries in Erie County.In the county, women make up 49.3% of the wo
  
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• Remarkable Women 2025: Cheryl Flick helps countless families with WNY Foster Closet

  25-03-2025 22:24 via wivb.com
  
  HAMBURG, N.Y. (WIVB) -- News 4 celebrates Women’s History Month by recognizing remarkable women in Western New York. This week's remarkable woman has helped countless families through her WNY Foster Closet, a store that offers free items to foster families.Cheryl Flick started the closet about 15 years ago inside a church. It's since grown to a large space inside the McKinley Mall.
  "We are at about 3,000 sq ft.," Flick said. "People come in all the time to shop not knowing we can't have th
  
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• Police investigating shots fired report in Amherst

  25-03-2025 20:43 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- Amherst police are investigating a report of shots fired near Billy Wilson Park in the area of Hopkins Road and Randwood Drive.Police said around 12:30 p.m. Tuesday, witnesses reported that a white pickup truck and grey SUV were possibly involved in the incident.There are currently no known victims or suspects, according to officials. Police said there is no immediate danger to the public.Police are asking anyone who was involved in or witnessed the incident and has any d
  
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• Buffalo Creek Academy now closing at the end of the week following staff shortage

  25-03-2025 19:11 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- Buffalo Creek Academy has announced it is closing at the end of the week due to a staff shortage after initially announcing it would close at the end of the school year.March 28 will be the last day of instruction at the school. It will be a half day with dismissal at 11:30 a.m.The head of the school, Dr. Chris Manning said Buffalo Creek cannot continue to run "safely" with their current staffing situation. School fairs will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. on Tuesday and Wednesd
  
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• Akron man sentenced for assaulting sheriff's deputy by dragging them

  25-03-2025 19:06 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — An Akron man was sentenced to six months in jail on Tuesday for assaulting a sheriff's deputy by dragging them with his car on Route 93 last May, the Erie County District Attorney's Office said.Prosecutors said that Michael Trybuskiewicz, 41, refused to obey commands of a deputy when the deputy approached his car at the corner of Route 93 and Route 5 in Newstead on May 14.Trybuskiewicz then put the vehicle in drive and attempted to flee, dragging the deputy. The depu
  
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• Indigo Girls, Ethel Cain, Ani DiFranco to perform at Terminal B this summer

  25-03-2025 18:41 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- If your goal is to attend more concerts this summer, the Buffalo Waterfront has announced three more big names that will be performing at Terminal B as a part of their Outer Harbor Live Concert Series.The Indigo Girls and Melissa Etheridge will be performing at 6:30 p.m. on Sept. 18 during their "Yes We Are Tour."
  The folk duo formed in 1985 and has released over a dozen albums. They were inducted into the Women Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2022. Melissa Etheridge is a Gra
  
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• Beatles tribute band 1964... The Tribute performing at Erie County Fair

  25-03-2025 15:02 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Beatles tribute band 1964... The Tribute will be performing at the Erie County Fair this year.The group will take the stage at the fair on Aug. 6 as part of the Channel 4 Concert Series.The band has been performing since the 1980s with Mark Benson as John Lennon, Mac Ruffing as Paul McCartney, Doug Couture as George Harrison and Joe Bologna as Ringo Starr. They have been hailed as "The Best Beatles Tribute on Earth" by Rolling Stone Magazine.The performance is includ
  
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• Lottery ticket worth more than $8K sold in West Seneca

  25-03-2025 14:40 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — A winning lottery ticket worth more than $8,000 was sold in West Seneca in Monday's mid-day Take 5 drawing.The ticket, worth a total of $8,510.50, was sold at The Market in the Square on Union Road.The Take 5 drawing is done twice daily, once at 2:30 p.m. and again at 10:30 p.m. To see winning numbers, click here.Latest Local News Lottery ticket worth more than $8K sold in West Seneca Teacher, staff layoffs coming to Holland school district 5 displaced by fire on Lau
  
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• Teacher, staff layoffs coming to Holland school district

  25-03-2025 11:52 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Multiple teachers are set to be laid off at Holland Central School District after the school board voted to do so at a meeting on Monday night.It's unclear exactly how many layoffs there will be, but the cuts are expected to impact physical education, special education and music. The school resource officer is also on the list of projected cuts. There will also be cuts to several programs within the district.The decisions were made due to rising costs within the dist
  
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• 5 displaced by fire on Laurel St.

  25-03-2025 04:34 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- Five adults were displaced by a fire on Laurel Street on Monday night, officials said.Fire crews responded to the fire at 26 Laurel St., which officials said originated on the first floor. Officials said the fire caused $150,000 in damage to the 2 1/2-story frame house's structure and $75,000 to its contents.The American Red Cross is assisting five displaced adults. One firefighter suffered a hip injury and was taken to the Erie County Medical Center, officials said.The c
  
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• Woman struck by car, seriously injured

  25-03-2025 03:52 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- A female pedestrian was seriously injured after being hit by a vehicle on Monday night, according to Buffalo police.Police said that the woman was struck at the intersection of Seneca Street and Stevenson Street. Emergency crews responded, and the vehicle remained at the scene.This is a developing story, and we will update this story as soon as more information becomes available. Latest Local News Woman struck by car, seriously injured Local man awarded Carnegie Medal Dun
  
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• Local man awarded Carnegie Medal

  25-03-2025 03:38 via wivb.com
  
  EAST AURORA, N.Y. (WIVB) -- A Java Village man has been honored with North America's highest award for civilian heroism after risking his life to save a 5-year-old girl from a burning barn.On April 17 of last year, Charles Sergel was driving when he noticed smoke billowing from a workshop on Olean Road in the Town of Aurora.
  "I said, something's wrong. So we went up the road a little bit more and I said, I have to go back. Something told me I have to go back," Sergel said.Upon arriving at the sc
  
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• Dunkirk Treasurer's Office reopens after being closed by comptroller

  25-03-2025 02:51 via wivb.com
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- The City Hall Treasurer’s Office in Dunkirk reopened on Monday, six days after it was ordered closed by the New York State Comptroller's Office.
  Last week, Dunkirk Mayor Kate Wdowiasz said at a common council meeting that an investigation into the office was underway. Dunkirk police said that the treasurer's office was secured following a subpoena by a grand jury.“(This) was an action taken to preserve documents contained within that office,” Wdowiasz sa
  
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• New York Beer Project to pay $225K in disability lawsuit

  25-03-2025 01:46 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- New York Beer Project will have to pay $225,000 to two former bartenders to settle a disability discrimination lawsuit, according to the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.The commission said that New York Beer Project did not allow two bartenders to return after being told about their medical conditions. According to the EEOC, one bartender was "left off the schedule for months before learning he had been fired," and another was left off the work schedule for w
  
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