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• St. Joe's reacts to first American pope: 'It was a surprise'

  09-05-2025 23:47 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- While the celebrations of the next chapter for the Catholic Church continue in Rome, here in Buffalo we're hearing from students and staff from St. Joseph's Collegiate Institute on their reaction to the announcement of Robert Prevost being picked to be the next leader of the Catholic Church."I think it's a great and exciting thing to have a new pope and also a first American pope," said William Hynes, a senior religion teacher at the high school. "The fact that he was cho
  
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• Attorney cites dancing as reason for Luna Lounge closure following 'shots fired' incident

  09-05-2025 23:23 via wivb.com
  
  CHEEKTOWAGA, N.Y. (WIVB) — The Luna Lounge bar in Cheektowaga was ordered to shut down by the town just three days after we brought you news of neighbors' concerns last week. Now, dancing has become an argument for the bar's closure.
  Concerns were first raised by residents following a "shots fired" incident that happened in the bar's parking lot in the early morning hours of Monday, April 28.The incident stemmed from the bar, according to Cheektowaga Police Chief Brian Coons, who said it s
  
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• Gov. Hochul: Applications open for $10 million for East Side business property owners

  09-05-2025 23:11 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- Applications are now open for a new $10 million fund for East Side property owners in an effort to revitalize neighborhood business districts, Gov. Hochul announced during a press conference Friday.The project must include a mixed-use or commercial property in order to be eligible. It must be on the East Side, preferably in an already established business district.
  The "East Side Building Fund" comes from Empire State Development and local organizations."My administration
  
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• 'Remarkable breadth of experience': WNY Monsignor reacts to new pope

  09-05-2025 18:10 via wivb.com
  
  LACKAWANNA, N.Y. (WIVB) -- Thursday marked a historic moment for the Catholic Church as Robert Francis Prevost of Chicago became Pope Leo XIV, the 267th leader of the Roman Catholic Church, and the first American to hold the papacy.At the Basilica of Our Lady of Victory in Lackawanna, a local faith leader reflected on what this moment means for Western New York.“The church always rejoices when we have a new pope, and to elect someone with his caliber of experience is a cause for rejoicing
  
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• Winning lottery ticket worth more than $16K sold in Grand Island

  09-05-2025 15:36 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — A lottery ticket worth more than $16,000 was sold in Grand Island in Thursday night's Take 5 drawing.The ticket, worth a total of $16,704, was sold at Say Cheese Pizza on Love Road in Grand Island.Take 5 drawings are done twice daily, once at 2:30 p.m. and again at 10:30 p.m. To see winning numbers, click here.Latest Local News Winning lottery ticket worth more than $16K sold in Grand Island Tonawanda receives $20 million in state budget for water improvements Viral
  
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• Tonawanda receives $20 million in state budget for water improvements

  09-05-2025 12:40 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — The Town of Tonawanda secured $20 million in the state budget to make improvements to its raw water system, town supervisor Joe Emminger and state assemblyman Bill Conrad said Thursday.The state budget, some $254.3 billion, was passed by legislators late Thursday night.The raw water system maintains the River Road Industrial Corridor, which feeds into several facilities in the area. The facilities had been relying on raw water intakes from the old NRG Huntley on Rive
  
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• Pope Leo XIV celebrates first Mass, calls his election both a cross and a blessing

  09-05-2025 11:59 via wivb.com
  
  VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Leo XIV, history’s first U.S.-born pontiff, said Friday that his election was both a cross to bear and a blessing as he celebrated his first Mass as the head of the Catholic Church.Leo spoke off-the-cuff in English in the Sistine Chapel to the cardinals who elected him to follow in the footsteps of Pope Francis, who put a commitment to social justice at the core of his papacy. He acknowledged the great responsibility they had placed on him
  
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• Pope Leo XIV celebrates first Mass as details emerge of how conclave votes coalesced

  09-05-2025 11:59 via wivb.com
  
  VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Leo XIV said Friday that his election was both a cross to bear and a blessing as he celebrated his first Mass and details began to emerge of how votes quickly coalesced to make him history's first American pope.Freed from their conclave, cardinals began describing the days and hours leading up to the final ballot Thursday afternoon that brought Leo past the two-thirds majority needed. Many marveled that the Chicago-born Augustinian missionary Ro
  
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• Lawmakers pass 2025-2026 New York State budget

  09-05-2025 05:07 via wivb.com
  
  ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- New York lawmakers passed the long-overdue 2025-2026 state budget on Thursday night. The spending plan totals around $254.3 billion, over $10 billion more than last year's budget.
  The budget's finalization comes more than a month after the traditional April 1 deadline. The state plan includes a $1 billion investment in housing initiatives, as well as expected inflation refund checks for qualifying New Yorkers.
  The enacted budget now awaits approval by Gov. Kathy Hochul.
  
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• Viral video captures Cheektowaga road rage incident with mom, child, and driver

  09-05-2025 03:16 via wivb.com
  
  CHEEKTOWAGA, N.Y. (WIVB) -- A disturbing incident on the roads of Cheektowaga has captured the attention of thousands of people. A viral video shows a confrontation that escalated beyond mere words with a mother, her child, and another driver.According to Cheektowaga Police, the incident took place around 7 a.m. on Tuesday near George Urban Boulevard and Union Road.Adreana Jemison, a Cheektowaga resident, was bringing her daughters to school.After making a turn onto the road, she saw a car comin
  
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• Local parishioners celebrate new pope

  09-05-2025 00:18 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- There were warm smiles and greetings around Western New York as parishioners went to Mass on Thursday to celebrate the election of Pope Leo XIV -- the first American pope in history.
  Parishioners at The Saint Jude Center on Ellicott Street and The Buffalo Irish Center on Abbott Road were excited, describing Thursday's news as "wonderful." The naming of any pope would have been a welcome sight, they said, but the naming of the first American pope in history makes it even m
  
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• Amherst Police investigating 'misuse' of AI by high school student

  09-05-2025 00:18 via wivb.com
  
  AMHERST, N.Y. (WIVB) — Amherst Central High School administration sent a letter this week to parents after it learned that a student used artificial intelligence (AI) to create and share content that included the names of several students and faculty.The letter by Amherst Central High School Principal Gregory Pigeon was sent out Wednesday to let parents know about a recent incident involving a high school student's misuse of an internet-based AI tool called Flow GPT.That AI software was us
  
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