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• Albion man charged with rape, endangering the welfare of a child

  01-05-2025 23:46 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- A man was charged with third-degree rape among other charges following reports of an incident at an Albion park Monday night, according to police.A 15-year-old girl allegedly reported around 9 p.m. that she had been forcibly raped in a park. An investigation and interview of the suspect determined that Allan Bieber, 21, was involved in the incident, police said.Bieber was charged with the following:
  third-degree rapefirst-degree rapeendangering the welfare of a child
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• 'There is no replacing Amy': St. Luke's mourns loss of their founder

  01-05-2025 23:13 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- Her wisdom, her faith, and her love -- those are just some of the many things St. Luke's of Mercy will miss about one of their founders, Amy Betros, who passed away on Wednesday."There is no replacing Amy, she was a remarkable individual," said Dennis Gilhooley, lay missionary at St. Luke's Mission of Mercy. "If we all thought of others a little bit more, I think we could all spread a little bit more of that merciful legacy that Amy had."St. Luke's Mission of Mercy told u
  
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• Missing vulnerable adult found dead at Sprague Brook Park

  01-05-2025 19:20 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- A missing vulnerable adult from Hamburg was found dead at Sprague Brook Park in East Concord Thursday, according to Hamburg police.
  James Reahr, 65, was reported missing as a vulnerable adult who may be in need of medical attention on April 30. He also had an intellectual disability, police said. Police said Reahr may have traveled to the park on foot.
  He was found dead at the park on Thursday morning.Police said they are investigating the incident with the help of the Er
  
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• Large fire ongoing at Paul William Beltz law building

  01-05-2025 19:01 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — A large fire at the Paul William Beltz law firm office building in downtown Buffalo has closed down Church Street on Thursday afternoon.Several fire crews are currently on scene at the blaze. The fire appears to be several floors up in the building and crews are attempting to get to it.The building is at the corner of Church and Franklin Streets. The fire began around 12:30 p.m.This is a developing story, check back for updates.Latest Local News Large fire ongoing at
  
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• Large fire at Church St. law office causes $6M in damages

  01-05-2025 19:01 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — A large fire at the Paul William Beltz law firm office building on Thursday afternoon caused an estimated $6 million in damages, officials said.The fire sent heavy smoke throughout downtown Buffalo and closed down Church Street. Acting Mayor Chris Scanlon said no civilians were injured, and one firefighter was taken to the hospital for dehydration.According to the Buffalo Fire Department, the following buildings were damaged:
  36 Church St. (an estimated $3 million in
  
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• Church St. law office deemed total loss after fire

  01-05-2025 19:01 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — The Paul William Beltz law firm office building was deemed a total loss after a fire caused an estimated $6 million in damages Thursday, according to Buffalo Fire Commissioner William Renaldo.
  Officials said the building will have to be demolished. Demolition is expected to begin around mid to late next week. The Guaranty Building next door was partially damaged and will be reopened as soon as possible.
  The cause of the fire was determined to be a burner on a second-
  
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• Cause determined for large fire at Church St. law office

  01-05-2025 19:01 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — The cause has been determined for a large fire at the Paul William Beltz law firm office building on Thursday afternoon, officials said.The fire caused an estimated $6 million in damages. Buffalo Fire Commissioner William Renaldo told WIVB News 4 that the fire started after a burner on a second-floor stove was left on. The cause appears to be accidental.The fire sent heavy smoke throughout downtown Buffalo and closed down Church Street. Acting Mayor Chris Scanlon sai
  
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• Man gets 15 years for causing death of infant son

  01-05-2025 18:09 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — A Buffalo man has been sentenced to 15 years in prison for causing the death of his 5-month-old son in 2022, the Erie County District Attorney's Office said Thursday.Prosecutors said that Benjamin Rodriguez caused the death of his 5-month-old son Micah Rodriguez by shaking him, resulting in head and neck injuries. The incident took place at a home on Crestwood Avenue on Dec. 20, 2022. The baby died at Oishei Children's Hospital.In March 2024, Rodriguez pleaded guilty
  
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• Man charged after hitting 2 parked vehicles in West Seneca

  01-05-2025 17:22 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- A West Seneca man was charged after crashing into two parked vehicles in a Clinton Street driveway early Tuesday morning, police said.According to police, a 43-year-old man was driving a pickup truck at a high rate of speed when he went off the road around 7:30 a.m. Tuesday morning. He then allegedly hit two vehicles around the 4200 block of Clinton.
  The man was not injured. Police did not provide his name due to "ongoing concerns about [his] wellbeing."Field sobriety tes
  
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• NFTA pausing above ground metro service this weekend

  01-05-2025 16:58 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — The NFTA will pause above ground metro rail service for construction this weekend, they said Thursday.The work is being done on the 400 block of Main Street between Church Street and Court Street. Work will include powerline functions, pouring sidewalk, installing cables, heating elements and other structural and electrical improvements. The construction is not expected to affect traffic.For this weekend, the NFTA will run a shuttle service every 20 minutes between A
  
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• 'Dancing together': MAC champion UB tennis teams travel in tandem to NCAA tournaments

  01-05-2025 05:13 via wivb.com
  
  AMHERST, N.Y. (WIVB) -- Bonded by shared training facilities and parallel pursuits, University at Buffalo's men's and women's tennis teams have long championed each other's success. Having both claimed Mid-American Conference titles this season, they will now travel together to Ohio State to compete on the same courts in the NCAA tournament."We like to say Buffalo is a tennis school," women's coach Kristen Maines said after the Bulls watched the NCAA bracket unveilings together at the nearby Anc
  
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• 15-year-old charged after allegedly making threat to Ellicottville school

  01-05-2025 04:31 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- A 15-year-old was arrested and charged with making a terroristic threat after allegedly threatening violence toward the Ellicottville Central School District over social media, police announced.Police responded to the school on April 23 with increased patrols. Digital evidence obtained through an investigation that was reportedly related to the suspect was used to arrest the 15-year-old, police said.The 15-year-old will be arraigned in Cattaraugus County Youth Part Court
  
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• Western New York Catholics attend Pope Francis' funeral

  01-05-2025 04:08 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- In a weekend marked by reverence and reflection, Catholics from around the world gathered in St. Peter’s Square to bid farewell to Pope Francis, who died earlier this month at the age of 88. Among the hundreds of thousands in attendance were several dozen pilgrims from the Diocese of Buffalo, whose journey to the Vatican took a profoundly unexpected turn.Originally in Rome to witness the canonization of Blessed Carlo Acutis — poised to become the first millenn
  
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• Former Buffalo police officer found guilty of obstructing governmental administration

  01-05-2025 02:39 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- A former Buffalo police officer was found guilty on Wednesday of obstructing governmental administration, the Erie County District Attorney's Office confirmed to WIVB News 4.The charge is related to Cariol Horne trying to obstruct police from conducting interviews with two people suspected of looting on Bailey Avenue during the December blizzard in 2022.According to the Erie Country District Attorney's Office, Horne was accused of pushing a police officer during the incid
  
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• 'These problems are not new': City of Niagara Falls responds to community's concerns about Ontario Avenue Garden

  01-05-2025 01:23 via wivb.com
  
  NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y. (WIVB) -- The family who lives on Ontario Avenue in Niagara Falls, who said the City Department of Public Works came and tore up their family garden last week, received enough donations from their GoFundMe on Wednesday morning to pay off the fine they received from the city.The family had said that they were told they violated the “Clean Neighborhood Ordinance,” which was passed in Niagara Falls in September. In a statement, the Niagara Falls Executive Office said
  
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• Scholar Athlete: Williamsville South's Hazyl Wilson

  01-05-2025 00:54 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- Williamsville South is home to many senior student athletes, including four-sport athlete Hazyl Wilson, who is a member of the soccer, basketball, track and flag football teams. She recently committed to her favorite sport of soccer at Grove City College."I just love the game, always have," Wilson said. "I just love the competitiveness and the physicality of soccer. I love being a playmaker on the field, too. I think one thing that is really important for me, being a capt
  
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• Warsaw residents forced to clean up after hail pummels neighborhood

  01-05-2025 00:21 via wivb.com
  
  WARSAW, N.Y. (WIVB) -- People in Wyoming County's Village of Warsaw are busy cleaning up after the area was hit by severe weather yesterday. One neighborhood is still dealing with a lot of debris nearly 24 hours later. "We're not enjoying this right now. I'd rather be golfing," said Warsaw resident Mary Rase.
  Rase spent her day picking up branches and twigs from her yard after Tuesday's hail storm. "It just came down harder than it's ever come down before. Seemed to be in streaks,
  
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• Amy Betros, director of St. Luke's Mission of Mercy, dies at 71

  01-05-2025 00:15 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- Amy Betros, the director and co-founder of St. Luke's Mission of Mercy, died on Wednesday at the age of 71.In the mid-1990s, Betros sold her successful restaurant, and along with the late Norm Paolini, she founded the mission in 1994 after buying the property of Saint Luke's Parish on Walden and Miller Avenues on Buffalo's East Side."Amy’s care and concern for all along with her ministry and presence on the East Side of Buffalo
  is a great loss," Rev. Michael Fisher
  
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