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• 'They've hit other vehicles': North Buffalo neighborhood pushes for installation of speed bumps

  08-04-2025 23:58 via wivb.com
  
  NORTH BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- Some North Buffalo residents say the speeding on their street is getting out of control and are now pushing for the installation of speed bumps.Valaine Perez, who lives on Taunton Place in North Buffalo, said the traffic on her street is a hazard and that believes sooner or later, someone is going to get seriously injured."We have a serious problem with speeding cars. They fly through stop signs. They've hit other vehicles," Perez said. "We've actually had three car
  
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• Scanlon announces $622M city budget, proposes 8% property tax increase

  08-04-2025 23:30 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- Acting Buffalo Mayor Chris Scanlon announced on Tuesday a $622 million city budget for 2025-2026, a $4 million increase from last year, along with the Common Council's request for two pieces of legislation he said would address a $70 million structural deficit.Scanlon cited operational costs, inflation, and an increase in contractual obligations as contributors to a $10 to $20 million cost increase. He also mentioned $30 million in cuts to departments, vacancy savings, an
  
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• Buffalo man sentenced in connection with armed robbery at St. Bonaventure University

  08-04-2025 23:28 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- A Buffalo man was sentenced to 10 years in prison for gun and drug charges after two students were robbed at St. Bonaventure University in 2018, the U.S. Attorney's Office said.Nader Ngoopos, 26, and two others allegedly broke into a dormitory on Oct. 15. The three conspirators pointed firearms at the heads of the students before threatening them and stealing money and marijuana, officials said.Ngoopos regularly traveled to Olean from Buffalo between 2016 and 2018 to sell
  
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• Blink-182 coming to Darien Lake in September

  08-04-2025 21:05 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- Pop-punk band Blink-182 is set to perform at Darien Lake in September.The band has headlined 14 tours with songs from nine albums since they first formed in 1992.Blink-182 has sold 50 million albums around the world and boasts 455 million views on the music video for their 2003 hit "I Miss You."
  Rock band Alkaline Trio will open the Sept. 11 show. Tickets go on sale Friday. Latest Local News Blink-182 coming to Darien Lake in September Fowlers Chocolates prepares for busi
  
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• Fowlers Chocolates prepares for busiest time of year

  08-04-2025 19:09 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- From chocolate bunnies big and small, chocolate eggs, sponge candy, and more--Fowler's Chocolates is busy whipping up all the Easter favorites."If you have a family tradition that includes a great homemade piece of candy, like we provide here, it just makes it more sweet and more memorable," said Jon Agnello, operations manager of Fowlers.Easter is the busiest time of year for them. Their factory will make tens of thousands of pounds of chocolate around the holiday to hel
  
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• Out of this world: Buffalo Museum of Science celebrates Space Month

  08-04-2025 18:55 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- Some might say that the Buffalo Museum of Science is out of this world and right now it is.
  April is Space Month, and the museum has a wide array of space activities to teach people all about our solar system. Space Month is part of the museums 12 months of science, a year-round effort to explore new topics with hands on learning.
  “We want to encourage people to learn science and have fun doing it and through hands on activities and hands on experiences throughout t
  
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• Lucy Dacus to perform at Artpark in July

  08-04-2025 18:49 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- Singer-songwriter Lucy Dacus is bringing her "Forever is a Feeling Tour" to Artpark this summer.Dacus is best known for her role in the indie band boygenius with whom she has won multiple Grammys. She has released four studio albums in her own name, performed on a number of talk shows, and has over 3.5 million monthly listeners on Spotify.The show begins at 8 p.m. on July 30. Dacus will be joined by bedroom pop artist Jay Som.
  Tickets start at $56 and increase by $5 start
  
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• Orchard Park man sentenced to 13 years for sexually abusing 2 children

  08-04-2025 18:08 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- An Orchard Park man was sentenced to 13 years in prison Tuesday morning after subjecting victims under 11 years old to multiple acts of sexual conduct in 2023 and 2024, according to the Erie County District Attorney's Office.
  Officials said Edward Tutuska, 30, engaged in sexual conduct with two known victims between on or about March 1, 2023 and March 16, 2024 in Orchard Park.Tutuska was found guilty of second-degree course of sexual conduct against a child, first-degree
  
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• 19-year-old found guilty of murder for 2023 shooting

  08-04-2025 17:57 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — A 19-year-old Buffalo man was found guilty of murder in the shooting death of a 21-year-old in August 2023, the Erie County District Attorney's Office said Tuesday.A jury found Jakai Lofton guilty of second-degree murder and second-degree criminal possession of a weapon in connection with the death of Quban Romell Najee Embry. Lofton shot Embry multiple times on the front porch of a home on the 200 block of Shirley Avenue on Aug. 12, 2023. Embry died at the scene.Jur
  
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• Grammy winner Shaggy to perform at Erie County Fair

  08-04-2025 16:01 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Don't get caught red-handed missing this show.Multi-time Grammy winner Shaggy is set to perform at the Erie County Fair this summer.The artist, best known for his role in the hit 2000 song 'It Wasn't Me,' will take the stage at the fair on Aug. 9. His songs have earned him a pair of Grammy awards and he has worked with stars Sting, Sean Paul and Olivia Rodrigo.Tickets to the show will go on sale on June 6 for the following price listings:
  Preferred track: $68.05Reser
  
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• 14 more churches to remain open after Vatican accepts appeals

  08-04-2025 12:48 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Fourteen more Buffalo and Western New York churches will remain open following the Vatican accepting their appeals.The following churches will continue to hold mass:
  St. Bridgid, BergenSt. Rose of Lima, ForestvilleOur Lady of the Rosary, WilsonInfant of Prague, CheektowagaSt. Aloysius Gonzaga, CheektowagaHoly Spirit, BuffaloAscension, BataviaSt. Bernadette, Orchard ParkBlessed Sacrament, TonawandaSt. John XXIII, West SenecaAll Saints, LockportSt. John de LaSalle, Nia
  
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• 10 more churches to remain open after Vatican accepts appeals

  08-04-2025 12:48 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Ten more Buffalo and Western New York churches will remain open following the Vatican accepting their appeals.The following churches will continue to hold mass:
  St. Bridgid, BergenSt. Rose of Lima, ForestvilleOur Lady of the Rosary, WilsonInfant of Prague, CheektowagaSt. Aloysius Gonzaga, CheektowagaHoly Spirit, BuffaloAscension, BataviaSt. Bernadette, Orchard ParkBlessed Sacrament, TonawandaSt. John XXIII, West Seneca
  The announcements were made by Save Our Buffalo
  
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• Florida wins its third national title and denies Houston its first, rallying for 65-63 victory

  08-04-2025 05:40 via wivb.com
  
  SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Florida and Walter Clayton Jr. somehow overcame Houston’s spirit-crushing defense Monday night to will out a 65-63 victory in an NCAA title-game thriller not decided until Clayton’s own D stopped the Cougars from taking a game-winning shot at the buzzer.
  Clayton finished with 11 points, all in the second half, but what he’ll be remembered for most was getting Houston’s Emanuel Sharp to stop in the middle of his motion as he tried to go up for the
  
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• Strike allegations lead to heated board meeting

  08-04-2025 05:34 via wivb.com
  
  TOWN OF TONAWANDA, N.Y. (WIVB) -- The Town of Tonawanda held its first board meeting on Monday night since town supervisor Joe Emminger said that dozens of police officers will be charged with Taylor Law violations – and the police union showed up in full force in response to allegations that officers participated in an illegal strike.The gavel had to be used more than 10 times at a vocal and heated meeting. The union said that the town’s disciplinary actions against its own police f
  
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• As measles cases rise, health experts urge vaccinations

  08-04-2025 01:53 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- Cases of measles have been confirmed as close as Ontario, Canada. Local health experts are concerned it's only a matter of time before someone in Western New York contracts the virus."Measles is the canary in the coal mine. It's so infectious that if we have pockets of individuals that aren't vaccinated, or have those lower rates of vaccination, it spreads quite readily," said Dr. Thomas Russo, SUNY distinguished professor and infectious disease expert at the Jacobs Schoo
  
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• Feds continue effort to silence convicted strip club owner

  08-04-2025 00:19 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- The attorneys for convicted strip club owner Peter Gerace argued their client was under the impression that a judge's gag order prevented in-person jailhouse interviews, not by phone.So, on March 15, Gerace, the owner of Pharaoh's Gentlemen's Club, called reporters at both News 4 Investigates and The Buffalo News for on-record interviews.The Buffalo News posted its report that Saturday afternoon.News 4 Investigates published its report on March 17 -- the same day federal
  
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