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• Bandits broadcaster John Gurtler wins NLL's Tom Borrelli Award

  12-05-2025 23:32 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- The Buffalo Bandits’ John Gurtler won the National Lacrosse League’s Tom Borrelli Award for Media Person of the Year on Monday for the first time in his career.Gurtler has called more than 400 straight games as the voice of the Bandits, a position he has held since 2004, on WWKB-AM, ESPN and TSN broadcasts.Gurtler has also served as an adjunct professor at Canisius University and previously did play-by-play for the Buffalo Sabres. Bandits’ Dhane Smith, W
  
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• Buffalo man sentenced to over 2 years for starting fire on railroad tracks

  12-05-2025 23:27 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- A Buffalo man was sentenced to two years and three months in prison after he started a fire on train tracks in his backyard in Farnham almost two years ago, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office.
  Michael Benitez, 34, was convicted of attempt to wreck, derail, set fire to, or disable railroad on-track equipment.
  On the morning of June 14, 2023, Benitez poured gasoline on several tires, lit them on fire, and then left them on railroad tracks behind his then-Railroad Avenu
  
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• Craig Finn, singer of The Hold Steady, coming to Buffalo

  12-05-2025 22:37 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- Singer Craig Finn of indie rock band The Hold Steady is coming to Buffalo.Following the release of his new solo album "Always Been," Finn will be performing at Asbury Hall on Oct. 21. He will be accompanied by his new group of backing musicians, The Band of Forgiveness.Finn is no stranger to the Western New York area. He's performed in Buffalo with The Hold Steady several times before, including a standout show at the Mohawk Place in 2006 and a headlining show at Canalsid
  
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• Asylum seeker found guilty of sexually abusing victim at Cheektowaga hotel

  12-05-2025 20:58 via wivb.com
  
  Content warning: This story contains details of sexual abuse.BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- An asylum seeker from the Democratic Republic of the Congo was found guilty by a jury of sexual abuse and unlawful imprisonment charges on Monday after he sexually abused a victim in August 2023 at a Cheektowaga hotel, the Erie County District Attorney's Office announced.Officials said around 4 p.m. on Aug. 11, Kindu Jeancy, 24, subjected the victim to sexual contact by forcible compulsion inside of a hotel room
  
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• Man sentenced to 19 years for fatal shooting on Buffalo's Lower West Side

  12-05-2025 20:23 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- A 36-year-old man was sentenced to 19 years in prison and five years of post-release supervision after he fatally shot another man last September on Buffalo's Lower West Side, the Erie County District Attorney's Office announced.Officials said Raymond Torres, of no permanent address, shot the victim, 35-year-old Travis Martin, with an illegal gun near Seventh and Jersey Street around 4:22 a.m. on Sept. 19. Martin was transported to ECMC by ambulance where was was pronounc
  
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• 'No actual threat' found after Sweet Home High School lockdown

  12-05-2025 19:16 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — No threats were found at Sweet Home High School following a lockdown that occurred Monday afternoon after a "reported incident," district superintendent Michael Ginestre said in a message sent to faculty and families.The school went on lockdown just after noon and several police vehicles were seen on the school's premises. Ginestre said calls made to the district office and Amherst police alleged there was a person with a gun inside of a bathroom at the high school,
  
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• $360K in damages estimated from fire in Clarence

  12-05-2025 19:06 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Around $360,000 in damages was estimated from a fire in Clarence on Monday morning, according to fire officials.Crews responded to 4355 Shimerville Rd., near Main Street, around 10:30 a.m. Monday. There were flames and smoke from the garage that has an extension to the house. Crews were able to put the fire out in around 20 minutes.The cause of the fire is currently under investigation. There were no injuries.Latest Local News Buffalo man sentenced to over 2 years fo
  
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• Legislation re-introduced by Kennedy to restrict body armor

  12-05-2025 16:50 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Congressman Tim Kennedy (NY-26) re-introduced legislation Monday that would restrict the purchase and possession of "enhanced" body armor in the United States.Kennedy made the announcement at the site of the May 14, 2022, Tops mass shooting. Wednesday marks three years to the day since the shooting.The bill, officially called the Aaron Salter, Jr. Responsible Body Armor Possession Act, would establish a federal framework to "restrict the purchase, ownership, or posse
  
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• Outer Harbor concert season to begin this weekend

  12-05-2025 15:25 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — The annual summer concert series at the Outer Harbor is set to begin this weekend.The first show of the season will be Warren Zeiders, who will perform at Terminal B at 8 p.m. on Saturday. He is the first of over a dozen shows at the venue. Some of the shows had previously been announced, including the Barenaked Ladies, Wallows, Megan Moroney and Gavin Adcock.There will also be a free show by the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra on Aug. 2.A full schedule can be found b
  
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• Zelenskyy hopes for ceasefire with Russia and says he'll be 'waiting for Putin' in Turkey personally

  12-05-2025 05:28 via wivb.com
  
  KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenksyy said he is hoping for a full and temporary ceasefire with Russia starting Monday, adding he would be in Turkey to negotiate with Russian President Vladimir Putin “personally.”
  His comments came after U.S. President Donald Trump insisted Ukraine accept Russia’s latest offer of holding direct talks in Turkey on Thursday. Ukraine, along with European allies, had demanded Russia accept an unconditional 30-day ceasef
  
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