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Zelenskyy hopes for ceasefire with Russia and challenges Putin to meet him in Turkey 'personally'

11-05-2025 21:52 via wivb.com

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Sunday challenged Russia’s President Vladimir Putin to meet him personally in Turkey on Thursday, the latest move in a weekend-long exchange of proposals from both sides on the next steps in the U.S.-led peace effort.
Zelenskyy said that he still hopes for a ceasefire with Russia starting Monday, and that he will “be waiting for Putin” in Turkey “personally” after U.S. President Donald Trump insis

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'It's the best gift ever': Local NICU nurse spends Mother's Day in hospital after welcoming her baby girl

11-05-2025 21:18 via wivb.com

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- This Mother's Day looks a little different for one NICU nurse at Mercy Hospital of Buffalo. Instead of taking care of her patients, her team of nurses are taking care of her.Raphaella and her husband Chris welcomed their daughter Charlotte to the world on May 9."Some moms, we wait for this our whole lives and when we finally have a baby, it's the best gift ever," Raphaella said.
The mom of now two usually works every Mother's Day, but baby Charlotte had different plans th

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'Expect the unexpected': Dunkirk DPW repairs enormous sinkhole

11-05-2025 03:28 via wivb.com

DUNKIRK, N.Y. (WIVB) -- The unexpected happened on Monday in Dunkirk.Around noon, police received a call describing a scene where a cement truck almost fell through the road at the intersection of Central Avenue and Second Street due to a massive sinkhole."Any public works director across the country will say what you have to do is expect the unexpected," said Randy Woodbury, Dunkirk's department of public works chief.The city quickly went to work -- before it ran into its first problem."We dug

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Enormous sinkhole in Dunkirk is repaired

11-05-2025 03:28 via wivb.com

DUNKIRK, N.Y. (WIVB) -- The unexpected happened in Dunkirk on Monday.
Around noon, police received a call describing a scene where a cement truck almost fell through the road at the intersection of Central Avenue and Second Street due to a massive sinkhole."Any public works director across the country will say what you have to do is expect the unexpected," said Randy Woodbury, Dunkirk Department of Public Works chief.The city quickly went to work -- before it ran into its first problem."We dug d

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Buffalo Boat Tours sets sail for 16th season at Canalside

11-05-2025 00:07 via wivb.com

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- Buffalo Boat Tours is setting sail for its 16th season at Canalside. With this weekend's sunny weather, it's a perfect time for the family-operated business to train its crew on how to have a fun and safe spring and summer."The excitement is actually through the roof, because the weather and the cold all winter long has got everybody in a frenzy," said Rich Hilliman, the owner and operator of Buffalo Boat Tours. "The crew's excited and the captains are excited."On Saturda

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