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• Man transported to ECMC after being shot near Delaware Park

  17-04-2025 21:48 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- Buffalo police say a man was taken to the hospital after being shot in a residential area less than a mile away from Delaware Park on Wednesday night.Officers responded to the scene at 111 Greenfield Street. A 49-year-old man was shot once in the leg just after 11:50 p.m. Wednesday, officials said.
  An ambulance transported the man to ECMC after officers applied a tourniquet to his leg at the scene.
  The investigation remains ongoing. Latest Local News Man transported to EC
  
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• Lancaster jumps into fun with new indoor bounce house

  17-04-2025 18:55 via wivb.com
  
  LANCASTER, N.Y. (WIVB) -- A local man has been bringing inflatable bounce houses to the Village of Lancaster for about 15 years. Now, he's bringing them to one designated area, the Lancaster Indoor Inflatable Bounce House.“You know, I've been in other places when my kids were little that, you walked into these bounce house places and it just felt like a warehouse,” said Frank Vecere, owner of Lancaster Indoor Bounce House. “I didn't want that, so we went for a very relaxed trop
  
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• Buffalo Trading Card Con coming to The Powerhouse

  17-04-2025 17:30 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Owners of some of Buffalo's largest card trading shops and vendors have joined forces to organize "Buffalo Trading Card Con" a one-day event taking place at The Powerhouse on April 27.Pallet Town Poke Shop, RJ's Card Store and Shake & Break 716 came together to host the event.“This trading card show is the first of its kind in Western New York and we’re excited to
  welcome trading card hobbyists and families to this event at The Powerhouse,” said
  
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• Food trucks to be brought downtown to celebrate Buffalo's birthday

  17-04-2025 17:03 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Buffalo Acting Mayor Chris Scanlon has announced a pre-birthday bash celebrating when the city was incorporated all the way back in 1832.The party takes place on Thursday from 11 a.m. until 2 p.m. in Niagara Square near City Hall featuring various local food trucks.Participating food trucks at the event include:
  Breezy Bowls
  Fat Bob's SmokehouseMad SaucesMaria's Bene Cibo
  Pizza Amore
  Polish VillaThe Cheesy Chick
  World of Desserts
  Dirty Bird Chicken N' Waffles Latest
  
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• Food trucks being brought downtown to celebrate Buffalo's birthday

  17-04-2025 17:03 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Buffalo Acting Mayor Chris Scanlon has announced a pre-birthday bash celebrating when the city was incorporated all the way back in 1832.The party takes place on Thursday from 11 a.m. until 2 p.m. in Niagara Square near City Hall featuring various local food trucks.Participating food trucks at the event include:
  Breezy Bowls
  Fat Bob's SmokehouseMad SaucesMaria's Bene Cibo
  Pizza Amore
  Polish VillaThe Cheesy Chick
  World of Desserts
  Dirty Bird Chicken N' Waffles Latest
  
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• Pair of people hurt in 7 car pileup on Skyway

  17-04-2025 14:50 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Two people were hurt in a seven-car pileup on the Buffalo Skyway on Thursday morning, according to Buffalo police.The crash happened just before 6:30 a.m. on the outbound Skyway just before Outer Harbor Road. Two people were transported to the hospital to be evaluated.The outbound Skyway was temporarily closed from 6:35 a.m. until just before 8 a.m. It has since completely re-opened.Latest Local News Pair of people hurt in 7 car pileup on Skyway New bill could allow
  
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• New York family told missing woman was found dead, only to learn she's living in Detroit

  17-04-2025 14:20 via wivb.com
  
  ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) – A New York family is navigating an emotional journey after learning their loved one, whom officials declared dead last year, is actually alive and living out of state.Shanita Hopkins reached out to Nexstar's WROC with a very unusual situation. Her family had filed a missing person's report for her sister, Shanice Crews, in July 2021. They were concerned because she left two children behind and cut off all communication.In April 2024, police told the family their si
  
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• New bill could allow for sale of wine at New York grocery stores

  17-04-2025 13:05 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — A new bill recently introduced in the New York State Senate could soon allow for the sale of wine in grocery stores across New York State.The bill, introduced by State Senator George Borrello (R-57), states that wine can be sold in stores, but the wines would have to be produced in New York or made with ingredients produced or grown in the state.Under current law, the sale of wine in grocery stores is prohibited. Several different pieces of legislation have been prop
  
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• 30 prospects in 30 days: Ohio State's J.T. Tuimoloau could be a Bills target on Day 2 of NFL Draft

  17-04-2025 05:03 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Ohio State's J.T. Tuimoloau was a heat-seeking missile off the edge for the Buckeyes. The only thing more difficult than saying his name is trying to block him.
  His resume is as good as it gets in the 2025 NFL draft class. Tuimoloau started all 32 of Ohio State's games over the past three seasons and was first team All-Big Ten each year.
  He credits a lot of his success to the work he does leading up to gametime."I think just throughout the week watching film and unde
  
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• Village of Fredonia residents face 65% tax increase

  17-04-2025 04:04 via wivb.com
  
  FREDONIA, N.Y. (WIVB) -- After Village of Fredonia leaders announced a 65% tax increase in this year's budget proposal, residents took to a public hearing on Wednesday night to express their frustrations.Around this time one year ago, Fredonia residents had to come to terms with a nearly 6% property tax hike. When they heard that this year's could be 10 times that amount, they said this is something they have never seen before."The area is circling the drain. Everyone knows it," one Fredonia res
  
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• Seneca Nation, Olean to address wastewater overflows into Allegheny River with new task force

  17-04-2025 03:16 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- The Seneca Nation and the City of Olean will address ongoing wastewater overflows into the Allegheny River, also known by its Seneca name, Ohi:yo', with the creation of a task force, officials announced Wednesday.
  The discharge of sewage from the city's wastewater treatment plant has been an issue for years, with approximately 186,000 gallons entering the river last April, the Seneca Nation reported. Officials said last April and June, over 460,000 gallons of untreated se
  
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• Downstate dog fostering battle reaches Western New York

  17-04-2025 00:17 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- What began as a routine dog foster arrangement has spiraled into a legal battle stretching from New York City to Western New York.
  It started with a plea for help. Lisa Smith, the founder of A Good Dog Rescue, said she needed a foster for a pregnant dog named Lily. A couple, who WIVB News 4 is only referring to by their first names, Kris and Sara from New York City stepped up.Smith said the two signed a foster agreement: a five-to-six-week agreement to take care of the do
  
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