• Rainbow Air Helicopter Tours emphasizes safety after New York City crash

    Rainbow Air Helicopter Tours emphasizes safety after New York City crash
    NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y. (WIVB) -- Rainbow Air Helicopter Tours offers panoramic views of Niagara Falls and attracts tourists from across the country and world, but Thursday’s deadly helicopter crash in New York City has raised concerns about helicopter tours.Safety has never been more apparent after the crash in the Hudson River, which killed a family of five who were on vacation from Spain and a pilot while they were on a tour around the city. The National Transportation Safety Board is inves
  • Bandits set NLL attendance record, clinch top seed for playoffs

    Bandits set NLL attendance record, clinch top seed for playoffs
    BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- The road to the NLL Cup win once again go through Banditland.The reigning champion Bandits secured the top seed and home-field advantage for the National Lacrosse League playoffs in front of a full crowd at KeyBank Center on Saturday night.
    Buffalo's fourth sellout of the season, the most in team history, brought their overall attendance figure to 166,238 for nine regular season home games, which set a new league record.The postseason quest for a three-peat championship g
  • Fire causes estimated $460K in damage to Clarence home

    Fire causes estimated $460K in damage to Clarence home
    BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- A fire that occurred overnight Sunday caused an estimated total of $460,000 in damage to house under construction in Clarence, Amherst fire officials announced.The Amherst Central Fire Alarm Office received a call from a neighbor just after 1:30 a.m. reporting fire on the roof of a structure at 4710 Boncrest W. Drive.Five fire agencies responded and extinguished the fire. No injuries were reported. An estimated $280,000 in damage was done to the home's structure and $180,
  • Sabres lose shootout in Florida

    Sabres lose shootout in Florida
    SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — Anton Lundell scored the only goal of the shootout and the Florida Panthers beat the Buffalo Sabres 3-2 on Saturday night.Rasmus Dahlin and JJ Peterka had power-play goals for the Sabres. Peterka added an assist and extended his point streak to four games. Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen stopped 32 shots.Dahlin has 13 points in his last 11 games and has a goal in back-to-back outings, the third time this season he's scored in at least two consecutive games.Carter Verhaeghe had a
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  • Sabres lose 3-2 in shootout

    Sabres lose 3-2 in shootout
    SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — Anton Lundell scored the only goal of the shootout and the Florida Panthers beat the Buffalo Sabres 3-2 on Saturday night.Rasmus Dahlin and JJ Peterka had power-play goals for the Sabres. Peterka added an assist and extended his point streak to four games. Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen stopped 32 shots.Dahlin has 13 points in his last 11 games and has a goal in back-to-back outings, the third time this season he's scored in at least two consecutive games.Carter Verhaeghe had a

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