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• The Latest: S&P 500 soars 9.5% to one of its biggest gains since WWII after Trump limits tariffs

  09-04-2025 22:58 via wivb.com
  
  Stocks surged to one of their biggest gains since World War II after President Donald Trump paused his tariffs against most other nations, as investors had desperately hoped he would.Trump, though, did raise tariffs further on China.
  The S&P 500 soared 9.5%, though the index is still below where it was when Trump announced his sweeping set of tariffs last week. The Dow Jones Industrial Average flew nearly 3,000 points higher, and the Nasdaq composite jumped 12.2%.
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• Buffalo man pleads guilty to stealing mail from Cheektowaga post office

  09-04-2025 22:35 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- A Buffalo man pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit mail theft after he conspired with two others to steal from the Cheektowaga post office last October, the United States Attorney's Office announced Wednesday.Michael Robinson, 33, conspired with Lamor Runell Bolden and Antonio Jones, who all had a key to open the authorized mail receptacles, officials said. Robinson drove Bolden and Jones to the post office at 1 a.m. Oct. 2 and while Robinson stayed in the car to "keep
  
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• The Latest: Stocks surge after Trump announces 90-day pause on tariffs but raises taxes on China

  09-04-2025 22:00 via wivb.com
  
  Facing a global market meltdown, President Donald Trump on Wednesday abruptly backed down on his tariffs on most nations for 90 days but raised his tax rate on Chinese imports to 125%.
  U.S. markets surged in response.
  The S&P 500 was up 7.8% in afternoon trading. It had been down earlier in the morning amid worries about Trump’s trade war and whether it would cause a recession, as economists fear. But it spiked immediately after Trump sent the social media posting that investors have b
  
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• New York bills aim to reform parole and sentencing

  09-04-2025 20:56 via wivb.com
  
  ALBANY, N.Y. (NEXSTAR) — Two proposed bills advancing through the New York State Legislature sparked debate over public safety and fairness in the criminal justice system on Tuesday. The bills could reshape how the state handles parole and good behavior, letting some sentences be reduced by as much as half.S159/A127 would change how parole works for people incarcerated at state prisons, granting supervised release by default unless the Parole Board can prove that they clearly still pose a
  
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• Vice president of Bikers Against Child Abuse arrested for sex crimes against children

  09-04-2025 19:56 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- The vice president of the Buffalo chapter of Bikers Against Child Abuse was arrested Wednesday for sex crimes against children, according to New York State Police.
  John Todaro, 49, of Amherst, was allegedly found to be in possession of child pornography following an Internet Crimes Against Children investigation. He was also disseminating child pornography, officials said.
  Police said Todaro would have had opportunities to be children in his role. He was charged with prom
  
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• Buffalo man accused of murder in alleged Elmwood shooting

  09-04-2025 19:47 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — A Buffalo man is facing a murder charge in connection with an alleged fatal shooting in the Elmwood Village last October, the Erie County District Attorney's Office said Wednesday.Denzel Maye, 28, is accused of shooting and killing 52-year-old Howard Shelton on the afternoon of Oct. 24, 2024 on Potomac Avenue near Elmwood.
  Maye has been charged with second-degree murder and second-degree criminal possession of a weapon. He is being held without bail.If convicted of t
  
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• Buffalo man accused of murder after car set on fire near Elmwood Village

  09-04-2025 19:47 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — A Buffalo man is facing a murder charge in connection with an alleged fatal shooting following a care fire in the Elmwood Village last October, the Erie County District Attorney's Office said Wednesday.Denzel Maye, 28, is accused of shooting and killing 52-year-old Howard Shelton on the afternoon of Oct. 24, 2024 on Potomac Avenue. Shelton set a car on fire parked at an Elmwood Avenue apartment just minutes before.
  The incident appeared to be targeted. Maye has been
  
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• Spring Them Home Adoption Event to be held this weekend at McKinley Mall

  09-04-2025 18:33 via wivb.com
  
  BLASDELL, N.Y. (WIVB) -- If you’ve been thinking about adding a furry friend to your home the Spring Them Home Adoption Event kicks off Saturday. It's all part of a special effort aimed at clearing the shelters and helping pets find loving families.Ten Lives Club is teaming up with 17 other Animal Rescues in Western New York to place animals in their fur-ever homes.“Ten Lives Club is very successful in getting cats adopted but that’s because we work with the community to g
  
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• Auditions for Big Brother to be held at Batavia Downs

  09-04-2025 16:42 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Want to be on Big Brother? Now is your chance.Batavia Downs will host auditions for the show on April 30.
  The event will run from 2 p.m. until 7 p.m. This is the third time that CBS has hosted auditions at the hotel and casino. In a previous audition, college student Steve Moses was chosen to be on the show and ended up winning Season 17 in 2015.If you want to audition, you are encouraged to pre-register by clicking here.Latest Local News Auditions for Big Brother to
  
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• ICE terminates visas of 13 current, former UB students

  09-04-2025 03:51 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) terminated the visas of four current students and nine recent graduates from the University at Buffalo, the university announced Tuesday.UB said the students and graduates had their Student and Exchange Visitor Information System (SEVIS) record "unexpectedly terminated." SEVIS, a web-based system, keeps information on and tracks nonimmigrant students and exchange visitors in the U.S., according to ICE."While it is unclear at
  
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• Sabres eliminated from playoffs while on 5-game win streak

  09-04-2025 03:42 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — On the 14th anniversary of the last time the Sabres clinched a playoff spot, their postseason famine was fated to last at least another year.While extending their longest winning streak in two seasons to five games with a 3-0 victory against the Carolina Hurricanes on Tuesday night at KeyBank Center, the Sabres were eliminated from playoff contention moments after the victory when the Montreal Canadiens won 4-1 against the Detroit Red Wings.Buffalo's 14-year playoff
  
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• 'I feel vindicated': Member of 'Buffalo Five' awarded $28M by jury after wrongful conviction

  09-04-2025 02:21 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- John Walker, a member of the "Buffalo Five," was awarded $28 million on Tuesday by a jury in Rochester after being wrongfully convicted of a murder in 1976 and spending 21 years in prison.In an interview with WIVB News 4, Walker said he feels "vindicated," spoke about having a sense of closure and his plans moving forward."I do feel a sense of victory," he said. "I feel like there's nothing else I have to fight no more, I don't have to prove nothing to nobody else no more
  
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