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• 4 men from WNY arrested for child porn in nationwide crackdown

  07-05-2025 21:46 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- Four men from Western New York, ranging in ages 20 to 68, were arrested and charged with possession of child pornography during a nationwide crackdown led by the FBI, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office.Over the course of five days, Operation Restore Justice led to the arrests of 205 child sexual abuse offenders nationwide, officials said.
  The four men arrested were identified as Samari Thompson, 20, of Buffalo, Jamie Anderson, 25, of Buffalo, Matthew Kowalski, 25, of
  
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• Mahoney building at Niagara Square up for auction

  07-05-2025 21:36 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- The Walter J. Mahoney State Office Building at Niagara Square in the heart of downtown Buffalo is up for sale.The building, located at 65 Court St., is over 69,700 square feet and five stories high. It sits between the Statler and Buffalo Police Headquarters.Developer Douglas Jemal won an auction for the building back in 2021. Prior to that, the building housed the Office of General Services and was first constructed in 1925 and renovated in 1990.
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• Students, faculty at UB file lawsuit against police officers after pro-Palestine protest

  07-05-2025 20:04 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- Students and faculty at University at Buffalo, among others, are filing a lawsuit against over 40 police officers, the City of Buffalo, and the president of UB alleging a "violent dispersal" of a pro-Palestine protest last May.On May 1, 2024, more than 50 students gathered in front of Hochstetter Hall for a peaceful protest against the war in Gaza including prayer, speeches and chants, according to the plaintiffs. Police were called after five tents were set up on campus,
  
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• Clarence Trader Joe's moving forward, construction at Amherst Dick's House of Sport underway

  07-05-2025 19:36 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — The design and site plans have been approved for a Trader Joe's to be built in Clarence, town supervisor Patrick Casilio confirmed.
  Engineers will meet on Thursday to discuss the plans. As of now, construction will be done in December and the store is expected to be open in time for Christmas. The new grocery store will be located at 5017 Transit Road, which was formerly an Applebee's.As for other Benderson Development projects, construction is now underway at a Dick
  
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• What does the conclave mean for WNY?

  07-05-2025 18:18 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- Cardinals from around the world have gathered in Rome to start the conclave to choose the next pope. Here in Western New York, local Catholics are watching closely.Father Peter Santandreu, vice chancellor and adjutant judicial vicar for the Diocese of Buffalo, says many are looking for fresh direction.
  “This is the Jubilee Year of pilgrims of hope, so we’re hopeful about what the next pope will bring and how he’ll guide us to better understand and apprec
  
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• The Latest: The conclave to elect a new pope has begun

  07-05-2025 18:02 via wivb.com
  
  VATICAN CITY (AP) — With a Vatican official calling out “extra omnes” and the door to the Sistine Chapel shutting, the conclave to elect Pope Francis’ successor has officially begun.
  More than 130 Catholic cardinals on Wednesday began the secretive, centuries-old ritual to elect a successor to Pope Francis, opening the most geographically diverse conclave in the faith’s 2,000-year history. Two by two, the cardinals entered the Sistine Chapel chanting the meditative
  
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• Illinois man faces new attempted kidnapping charge following incident at Buffalo school

  07-05-2025 18:01 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- An Illinois man is facing new charges, including attempted kidnapping, after he allegedly attempted to abduct a student from a Buffalo public school in February, according to the Erie County District Attorney's Office.It is alleged that Shane Cronin, 30, entered the Dr. Charles R. Drew Science Magnet school around 12:35 p.m. on Feb. 11 with the intent to lure and abduct a student.Cronin allegedly approached two juvenile students in the hallway and punched a school employe
  
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• 'The Turtle' in Niagara Falls named one of country's 'most endangered historic places'

  07-05-2025 17:34 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — The former Native American Heritage Center in Niagara Falls, commonly referred to as 'The Turtle,' was named among the 'most endangered historic places' in the country by the National Trust for Historic Preservation on Wednesday.The building on Rainbow Boulevard has been vacant since 1995 after it closed due to financial troubles. It was purchased and remains in the position of Niagara Falls Redevelopment, LLC, which once had plans to turn the property into a high-ri
  
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• Niagara Falls man faces up to 40 years to life for fatal 2023 shooting

  07-05-2025 17:28 via wivb.com
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- A Niagara Falls man could get life in prison after he was found guilty by a jury of murder, according to the Niagara County District Attorney's Office.Officials said Juan Ubiles, 40, fatally shot Gregory Vincent, 44, also of Niagara Falls, the morning of June 19, 2023. The incident occurred on the 2000 block of 18th Street. Vincent was pronounced dead at the Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center.Ubiles was considered an armed and potentially dangerous suspect at the time.
  
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• Mayoral candidate Rasheed Wyatt calls for cuts to police, fire overtime in effort to help budget

  07-05-2025 16:56 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Buffalo mayoral candidate Rasheed Wyatt called for cuts to overtime for police and fire as part of the effort to reduce the city's budget deficit.Wyatt, the Buffalo Common Councilman for the University District, said that the city's overtime budget for the police department and fire department has steadily increased over the past five years by over $10 million for the police department and by around $5 million for the fire department.He stated that the city has spent
  
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• The Latest: Catholic cardinals enter the Sistine Chapel to elect new pope

  07-05-2025 16:55 via wivb.com
  
  VATICAN CITY (AP) — More than 130 Catholic cardinals on Wednesday began the secretive, centuries-old ritual to elect a successor to Pope Francis, opening the most geographically diverse conclave in the faith’s 2,000-year history.
  Two by two, the cardinals entered the Sistine Chapel chanting the meditative “Litany of the Saints” as Swiss Guards stood at attention. The hymn implores the saints to help the cardinals find a new leader of the 1.4 billion-strong Catholic Church
  
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• Sabres hire NHL veteran Eric Staal as special assistant to GM Kevyn Adams

  07-05-2025 16:45 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- The Sabres have added NHL veteran Eric Staal to the front office as a special assistant to general manager Kevyn Adams, his former teammate with the Carolina Hurricanes."Eric was one of the first people I thought of when I originally became general manager, so it is fitting that he is the first addition to our organization this offseason," Adams stated in Staal's hiring announcement Wednesday. "He has done it all as a player and I know his experience and knowledge will be
  
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• Lita Ford teases new record ahead of Riviera Theatre show

  07-05-2025 13:00 via wivb.com
  
  Lita Ford, founding guitarist of the Runaways, will be bringing her electrifying show to the Riviera Theatre in North Tonawanda this Saturday. Ford spoke in a phone interview with WIVB earlier this week about her tour and what she’s been working on.“I've got a really kick-ass band, and we just get on stage and kill it as a team,” Ford said. “We do a lot of spur-of-the-moment stuff and the guys in the band are great. Everybody's top-notch musicians, everybody's entertainin
  
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• The Latest: Catholic cardinals to sequester themselves in the Vatican for the start of the conclave

  07-05-2025 12:07 via wivb.com
  
  VATICAN CITY (AP) — Catholic cardinals will sequester themselves Wednesday behind the Vatican’s medieval walls for the start of a conclave to elect the 267th pontiff of the Roman Catholic Church, a successor to Pope Francis who died in April at the age of 88.The 133 cardinals from 70 countries will be locked inside the Sistine Chapel, where they will vote in secret and silence, a process designed to be both contemplative and free from outside interference. They will surrender their c
  
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• Remembering Chelsea Hacker: 30-year-old killed in Tonawanda car crash

  07-05-2025 03:38 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- Chelsea Hacker, a nurse, dog lover and creative, was identified by her close friend as the woman whose life was tragically cut short following a crash that occurred Monday on Twin Cities Memorial Highway.According to City of Tonawanda Police, the 30-year-old woman died after her vehicle was rear-ended by another driver around 5:15 p.m. on Monday. She was transported to DeGraff Memorial Hospital where she was later pronounced dead.Hacker began her nursing career at a priva
  
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• Federal grant pulled from local farming collective over alleged DEI violations

  07-05-2025 02:54 via wivb.com
  
  ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (WIVB) -- A Western New York nonprofit that supplies fresh produce to thousands of families is reeling after the federal government abruptly cut off its grant funding, citing concerns over discriminatory practices tied to diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) initiatives.Providence Farm Collective (PFC), a 37-acre nonprofit farm located in Orchard Park, recently received notice from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) that its $750,000 grant — currently in
  
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• Who are the contenders to be pope? They include a street priest, a missionary and a Lutheran convert

  07-05-2025 02:12 via wivb.com
  
  (AP) – Wanted: A holy man.Job description: Leading the 1.4 billion-strong Catholic Church.Location: Vatican City.There are no official candidates for the papacy, but some cardinals are considered “papabile,” or possessing the characteristics necessary to become pope. After St. John Paul II broke the centuries-long Italian hold on the papacy in 1978, the field of contenders has broadened considerably.When the cardinals enter the Sistine Chapel on May 7 to cho
  
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• St. Joseph's baseball shines using tech, virtual reality

  07-05-2025 00:45 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Since Paul Nasca became the head coach of St. Joseph's baseball team, the Marauders have been the gold standard in Western New York. A big reason for that is their willingness to evolve as a program by using technology."You come out and take BP and hit off tees," Nasca said. "It's more of the same, but in a different setting. It keeps it fresh."The team uses different forms of technology, such as virtual reality goggles. When it was first introduced three years ago,
  
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• Buffalo Airport TSA prepares for possible delays as Real ID deadline approaches

  07-05-2025 00:09 via wivb.com
  
  CHEEKTOWAGA, N.Y. (WIVB) -- Starting Wednesday, travelers flying out of the Buffalo Niagara International Airport will need to be Real ID-compliant. Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officials said travelers could run into delays and possibly miss flights without a Real ID.TSA officials said having a Real ID has been long overdue and that everyone will need to follow the new requirement. Posters around the airport will be up to remind travelers.
  Bart Johnson, the federal security dire
  
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