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• Local wild turkey caller gobbles up national recognition

  27-04-2025 23:47 via wivb.com
  
  YOUNGSTOWN, N.Y. (WIVB) -- Niagara County resident Ernie Calandrelli is getting attention for sounding like a turkey. He has been turkey calling since the '70s and now his hunting skills are gaining him national recognition."It makes me feel good and it makes me feel like I did what I was supposed to do," he said.
  Calandrelli was recently inducted in the National Wild Turkey Federation's Grand Calling Championship Hall of Fame."It just set me over the top right there," Calandrelli said. "Just bl
  
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• UB's Shaun Dolac signs with LA Rams

  27-04-2025 18:25 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Shaun Dolac, the Western New York linebacker who was a consensus All-American for University at Buffalo this past season, signed a free agent contract with the Los Angeles Rams following the conclusion of the NFL draft.A finalist for the Burlsworth Trophy given to the nation's best player who started his career as a walk-on, the West Seneca native developed into the defensive player of the year in the Mid-American Conference and led the nation in tackles during his s
  
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• Buffalo Public Schools responds to allegations of not reporting sexual assaults, abuse

  27-04-2025 17:46 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- Buffalo Public Schools responded to accusations on Saturday made by a Buffalo police detective on a podcast that the school intentionally does not report sexual assaults and abuse.Detective Richard Hy took to the Unsubscribe Podcast, which is based out of Texas and has around 679,000 subscribers on YouTube, to make the accusations. The video clip was posted on Saturday and has since amassed almost 400,000 views, 50,000 likes and over 7,000 comments as of late Sunday morni
  
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• South Buffalo family rebuilds life after devastating fire

  27-04-2025 04:53 via wivb.com
  
  SOUTH BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- A South Buffalo family is rebuilding their lives after a devastating fire earlier this month. Their two young daughters were inside the residence until a neighbor rushed in and saved them.April 15 started off like any other day for Ron Bess and his wife, Kenetria Maddox. Bess left his home to take his two young kids to daycare. He left his two older daughters at home."After I took them to daycare, I was going to get some groceries," said Bess. "Right after I was don
  
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• Homicide Unit conducting recovery operation

  27-04-2025 04:27 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- The Buffalo Police Department's Homicide Unit and the department's Underwater Recovery Team are conducting a recovery operation in the Buffalo Canal near the I-190/Route 198 split, according to a Buffalo spokesperson.The Homicide Unit will work with the Erie County Medical Examiner's Office to confirm the individual's identity, the spokesperson said.There was a heavy police presence in the area and the 198 West exit ramp to I-190 South was closed Saturday evening beginnin
  
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• Body recovered from canal near I-190

  27-04-2025 04:27 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- The Buffalo Police Department's Homicide Unit and the department's Underwater Recovery Team recovered a body in the Buffalo Canal near the I-190/Route 198 split late Saturday night, according to a Buffalo spokesperson.The Homicide Unit will work with the Erie County Medical Examiner's Office to confirm the individual's identity, the spokesperson said.There was a heavy police presence in the area and the 198 West exit ramp to I-190 South was closed Saturday evening beginni
  
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• 4 takeaways: Bills Day 3 draft picks

  27-04-2025 02:40 via wivb.com
  
  ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (WIVB) — The Bills stayed in their defensive stance for the start of the NFL draft's final day, but eventually picked a few offensive players.Buffalo added Maryland DT Deone Walker, Ohio State CB Jordan Hancock, Georgia Tech TE Jackson Hawes, Virginia Tech CB Dorian Strong, UConn OT Chase Lundt and Maryland WR Kaden Prather to a 2025 draft class that already included Kentucky CB Maxwell Hairston, South Carolina DT T.J. Sanders, and Arkansas DE Landon Jackson.Here are fou
  
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• Hundreds gather for PanCAN PurpleStride walk

  27-04-2025 00:14 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- Hundreds of people in Buffalo walked together on Saturday in support of those battling pancreatic cancer and to raise money to research the disease at the PanCAN PurpleStride event.The event gives people hope and hits very close to the WIVB News 4 family.Mike Micoli, who was an engineer at News 4 for around three decades, battled pancreatic cancer and there was no question that he fought it with strength and bravery. He died in February of this year."Mike, whenever I saw
  
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