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• Roads closed downtown Wednesday for Buffalo Police Memorial Service

  20-05-2025 22:50 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- A few streets will be closed on Wednesday downtown for the annual Buffalo Police Memorial Service.From 3 to 9 p.m., Franklin Street will be closed from Seneca to Church streets, Erie Street will be closed from Franklin to Upper Terrace, and West Swan Street will be closed from Pearl to Franklin.Motorists are asked to avoid the area and avoid parking on those streets during that time.Latest Local News School board elections, budget results around Western New York Attorneys
  
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• Buffalo man admits to new child pornography charge

  20-05-2025 22:25 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- A Buffalo man who previously served four years in prison for a child pornography charge is facing new charges after he was found to be in possession of dozens of videos and images last year, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office.
  Officials said 44-year-old Nicholas Mangione was sentenced to 48 months in prison in April 2013. On Aug. 15, 2024, a search warrant was executed at his residence following the uploading of child pornography to Snapchat.Over 50 videos and 20 ima
  
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• Niagara County manufacturer to close in August

  20-05-2025 21:07 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- Gear drive manufacturer Nuttall Gear will be closing its location on Niagara Falls Boulevard in August, according to a WARN notice by the New York State Department of Labor.The notice said the closure of the 2221 Niagara Falls Blvd. location will take place on Aug. 8 and 32 employees not represented by a union will be affected. It is unknown whether they will be able to relocate with the business.There are 68 employees currently working at the site. The closure is expecte
  
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• Buffalo man sentenced for fatal shooting on Grote Street

  20-05-2025 20:08 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — A Buffalo man was sentenced to 25 years in prison for a fatal shooting on Grote Street in 2022, the Erie County District Attorney's Office said Tuesday.Abdulla Abdalla, 26, shot and killed 40-year-old Monroe Cross, III on the 100 block of Grote, in Buffalo's Grant-Amherst neighborhood, on June 20, 2022. Cross died at the hospital.Abdalla was originally charged with second-degree murder, but ended up pleading guilty to first-degree manslaughter last November. He recei
  
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• Gov. Hochul announces $1,800 baby bonus for eligible families

  20-05-2025 19:50 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- Gov. Kathy Hochul announced a $1,800 baby bonus for eligible families as a part of the 2026 budget during a press conference in Buffalo Tuesday.Low-income families with new babies who are on public assistance are eligible.In addition, Hochul said families with kids under 4 years old will receive $1,000 and an additional $500 for each child up to the age of 16 as an annual tax credit. The state will also be covering every child's school breakfast and lunch for a total of $
  
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• Truck drives through fence, ends up near runway at Buffalo Airport

  20-05-2025 15:37 via wivb.com
  
  You can view the NFTA's news conference from Tuesday afternoon below.BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — A person in a pickup truck intentionally drove through a fence off of Genesee Street and ended up in the grass near a runway at the Buffalo Airport on Tuesday morning.The car went through the fence around 7:30 a.m. Tuesday. The NFTA said the person, described as a local male, drove over a taxiway and ended up being taken into custody near a plane used for training exercises. The episode lasted just
  
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• Depew man charged after driving through fence, ending up near Buffalo Airport runway

  20-05-2025 15:37 via wivb.com
  
  You can view the NFTA's news conference from Tuesday afternoon below.BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — A Depew man was identified and charged after he intentionally drove through a fence off of Genesee Street and ended up in the grass near a runway at the Buffalo Airport on Tuesday morning.James Muench, 45, drove a GMC Sierra pickup truck through the fence by striking by three times around 7:30 a.m. Tuesday. The NFTA said he drove over an active taxiway and runway onto an inactive runway. He ended up
  
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• Hochul to apologize to Seneca Nation for state's role in Native American boarding school

  20-05-2025 12:52 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Gov. Kathy Hochul will issue a formal apology Tuesday for the state's role in a Chautauqua County boarding school that separated Native American students from their families with the goal of assimilating them into American society.Hochul will also meet with former students and their descendants of the Thomas Indian School, which operated from 1875 until 1957. Staff at the school stripped native children of their traditional language and heritage and suffered torture,
  
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• Jet had to abort takeoff to avoid runway collision at New York's LaGuardia Airport

  20-05-2025 11:57 via wivb.com
  
  When a Buffalo-bound passenger jet roaring down the runway toward takeoff at New York's LaGuardia Airport had to slam on the brakes earlier this month because another plane was still on the runway, Renee Hoffer and all the other passengers were thrown forward in their seats.Hoffer wound up in the emergency room the next day after the near miss on May 6 because her neck started hurting and her left arm went numb.“The stop was as hard as any car accident I've been in,” Hoffer said.Both
  
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• Child in ICU after being trapped under vehicle

  20-05-2025 04:48 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- A child is in critical condition after being found unconscious and trapped underneath a vehicle Monday in the Town of Hartland, the Niagara County Sheriff's Office said.Deputies responded to a 911 call about a vehicle accident involving a child around 5 p.m. in the driveway of a residence on Ellicott Road. Deputies were able to free the child from underneath the vehicle, who was then transported to Oishei Children's Hospital via Mercy Flight, officials said.The child is i
  
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• Nursing home workers prepare to strike at 5 facilities

  20-05-2025 03:42 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Hundreds of nursing home workers across Western New York are just hours away from trading their scrubs for picket signs as workers prepare for a week-long strike beginning Tuesday at 6 a.m.The number of facilities preparing to strike did change, however, late Monday night when agreements were reached with two facilities -- and four more facilities had strike notices withdrawn. Earlier Monday, 11 facilities were preparing to go on strike.The strike, led by members of
  
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• Nursing home workers prepare to strike at 11 facilities

  20-05-2025 03:42 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Hundreds of nursing home workers across Western New York are just hours away from trading their scrubs for picket signs as 11 facilities prepare for a week-long strike beginning Tuesday at 6 a.m.
  The strike, led by members of the 1199SEIU United Healthcare Workers East Union, comes amid demands for fair wages, improved benefits, and better working conditions.“Caregivers definitely care about their patients and want to provide the quality care they deserve,&rdqu
  
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• Nursing home workers begin strike at 5 facilities

  20-05-2025 03:42 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Hundreds of nursing home workers across Western New York traded their scrubs for picket signs as workers began a week-long strike beginning Tuesday at 6 a.m.The number of facilities preparing to strike did change, however, late Monday night when agreements were reached with two facilities -- and four more facilities had strike notices withdrawn. Earlier Monday, 11 facilities were preparing to go on strike.The strike, led by members of the 1199SEIU United Healthcare W
  
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• Driver on I-290 dies after apparent medical emergency

  20-05-2025 03:07 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- A driver on I-290 West died on Monday after suffering an apparent medical emergency that led to a traffic accident, according to the Amherst Police Department.Police, fire and medical crews all responded to the scene near the Main Street exit, where the driver was pronounced dead. The person's name has not yet been released.Anyone who witnessed the accident is asked to call the Amherst Police Department at 716-689-1311.This is a developing story, and we will update as soo
  
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• 'Holiday Touchdown: A Bills Love Story' begins filming in WNY

  20-05-2025 01:23 via wivb.com
  
  ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (WIVB) -- Lights, cameras, and even fake snow were at Chestnut Ridge Park in Orchard Park on Monday as the production for Hallmark's "Holiday Touchdown: A Bills Love Story" began.Hallmark, the NFL, Skydance Sports and the Bills are all teaming up to create the film."We saw reindeer outside and we didn't know what was going on," said Dana Buchwald of Orchard Park. "I think it's really cool to make a movie about the Bills and in a place like Buffalo."Hallmark Media kicked off th
  
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• Woman fights for answers after ancestry test shows local businessman could be her father

  20-05-2025 00:32 via wivb.com
  GRAND ISLAND, N.Y. (WIVB) -- A young woman is fighting for answers after her life was turned upside down when she realized the man who raised her may not be her biological father. Instead, according to an Ancestry.com result, a local businessman, who passed away in 2020, could be her dad. And an unaffiliated Manhattan family and matrimonial attorney said he's never heard of a case quite like it before."It might be a case of first impression," said Ankit Kapoor, a founding partner with Cohen Stin
  
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• Erie Co. corrections officer to inmate: 'Open your mouth or I'm going to break them teeth'

  20-05-2025 00:30 via wivb.com
  
  Note: Portions of this video could be disturbing to viewersALDEN, N.Y. (WIVB) -- On Jan. 9, 2024, an Erie County Correctional Facility inmate and his girlfriend capped visitation with a kiss.Correction officers, however, believed this moment of intimacy between Terrance Cash and his girlfriend was a guise to pass contraband."Open your mouth or I'm going to break them teeth," a corrections officer said to Cash.The suspicion of correctional officers, and Cash's refusal to re-open his mouth, led to
  
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• Broadcaster John Murphy, RB James Starks to join Greater Buffalo Sports HOF

  20-05-2025 00:21 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- Former WIVB News 4 sports director John Murphy is going into the Greater Buffalo Sports Hall of Fame.Murphy and former Green Bay Packers running back James Starks highlight the 12-member 2025 class, which was announced on Monday. The class will be officially inducted into the GBSHOF later this fall.Murphy was a long-time member of the Bills broadcast team, working as an analyst alongside another former News 4 legend, Van Miller, from 1984-89 and 1994-2003 before succeedin
  
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