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• Crime Stoppers offering reward for dangerous parolee

  09-09-2016 23:23 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Authorities are looking for a man on parole for criminal weapon and controlled substance possession charges.
  Daryl Morrison, 26, should be considered armed and dangerous due to his history.
  He stands at 6’2″ and weighs 200 lbs.
  Anyone with information on his whereabouts can call Crime Stoppers at 867-6161. Up to $1,000 is being offered for information on him.
  MORE | See Morrison’s tattoos and other information here.
  
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• Single game Sabres tickets officially on sale

  27-07-2026 01:21 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- Buffalo is a hockey town, and the Sabres made that known last year with their incredible playoff run. Now, as the home opener is just a few months away, fans have the opportunity to get their hands on some single-game tickets. "Last season they played phenomenal, and there's great excitement in [...]
  
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• What to know about Bills Training Camp 2026

  27-07-2026 00:22 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- This week, the Buffalo Bills are getting back to work preparing for the upcoming season with their 2026 Training Camp. For those who have claimed tickets, here's what you should know: Where/When Is It? Training Camp will be taking place at St. John Fisher University in Pittsford, NY; it runs for [...]
  
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• Missing vulnerable adult found

  26-07-2026 23:08 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- Missing vulnerable adult William Wiewiorski has been found, the Buffalo Police Department said. The department issued a statement asking for public assistance locating Wiewiorski on Sunday afternoon. He was located by a public call and is being transported to the Erie County Medical Center for evaluation. The department thanks all who [...]
  
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• BPD seek public help finding missing vulnerable adult

  26-07-2026 23:08 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- The Buffalo Police Department is asking for the public's help locating a missing individual. William Wiewiorski, an 80-year-old male, was last seen on Amherst Street wearing a grey polo and blue shorts. He is described as being bald with brown eyes, five feet, 10 inches tall and weighing 230 pounds. He [...]
  
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• Man with serious injuries after early Sunday morning shooting

  26-07-2026 17:59 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — A man is seriously hurt following an early Sunday morning shooting in the City of Buffalo, according to Buffalo Police. Police said the officers were called to the the first block of Purdy Street around 5:30 a.m. Sunday. Officers found a man with gunshot wounds to the back, arm, and torso. [...]
  
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• Salamanca school district puts AI-powered robot program on hold

  26-07-2026 14:55 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Just days after school leaders held a meeting to address concerns about its new pilot program to introduce an AI-powered humanoid robot, the Salamanca City Central School District has announced the project is on hold. Schools leaders made the announcement Friday. According to the announcement, the project is on hold as [...]
  
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• 2 children suffer serious injuries after jet ski crash

  26-07-2026 14:33 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Two children suffered serious injuries after a jet ski crash on the Niagara River near Gratwick Park Saturday, according to North Tonawanda fire officials. Emergency crews were sent to the area around 3 p.m. Saturday after reports of a head on collision between two jet skis about 100 feet from shore [...]
  
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• Paddles Up Niagara celebrates 20 years

  26-07-2026 04:39 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- The 20th annual Paddles Up Niagara brought kayakers from across the region to Beaver Island State Park on Grand Island Saturday. "We're really excited to be doing this today," Niagara River Greenway's Community Engagement Director Michelle Locket said. "For 20 years, it's been here at Beaver Island State Park. It started [...]
  
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• Crews respond to three alarm fire on Prospect Avenue

  26-07-2026 04:14 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- Multiple local fire agencies, including the Medina Fire Department, responded to a three-alarm house fire on Prospect Avenue early Saturday morning. Crews arrived at 208 Prospect Ave. around 4:30 a.m. Shortly after their arrival, the blaze spread to a neighboring home at 206 Prospect Ave. All residents from the involved homes [...]
  
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• Buffalo Bills, Sabres team up for pet adoption event at KeyBank Center

  26-07-2026 01:14 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- The Buffalo Bills and Buffalo Sabres teamed up on Saturday to help Western New York pets find new homes. A pet adoption event at KeyBank Center hosted more than 20 local shelters and rescue organizations, giving families the chance to meet an assortment of adoptable animals all under one roof. Organizers [...]
  
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• Excitement builds for new stadium following reveal of broken folding table design

  26-07-2026 00:58 via wivb.com
  
  ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (WIVB) – With football season on the horizon, excitement surrounding the new Highmark stadium is building in Western New York, drawing people both near and far to Orchard Park. “It's becoming an area where people actually want to congregate even though it's not open yet,” WNY resident Dave Antonelli said. “That's why [...]
  
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• Jeanne Vinal to run for Erie County Democratic Committee chair

  26-07-2026 00:08 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Erie County lawmaker Jeanne Vinal announced Saturday that she is officially joining the race to become chair of the Erie County Democratic Committee. Vinal joins Amherst Councilman John Davis in challenging current chairman Jeremy Zellner. "I wanted to put my name in because of the fact that I feel that I [...]
  
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• Police: 16-year-old crashes stolen vehicle into Burger King

  25-07-2026 20:27 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — A 16-year-old from Buffalo crashed a stolen vehicle into the side of a Burger King early Saturday morning, according to Hamburg Police. Police said officers responded to a Village of Hamburg home around 5 a.m. Saturday for reports that two vehicles had been stolen from the driveway. Later, officers learned that [...]
  
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• Along 4 the Hike: Reinstein Woods/Parks Adventure Bus

  25-07-2026 16:00 via wivb.com
  
  CHEEKTOWAGA, N.Y. (WIVB) — On Saturday, Aug. 1 the NFTA’s Parks Adventure Bus will take residents, for free, to a natural oasis in the middle of a busy suburb: the Reinstein Woods Nature Preserve. For this hike, the director of Reinstein’s Environmental Education Center joins the show to talk about what makes this place. If you’d [...]
  
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• Italian and Polish Festivals draw crowds in Western New York

  25-07-2026 05:40 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- Two festivals kicked off a weekend of celebrating culture and tradition in Western New York on Friday, with the Galbani Buffalo Italian Heritage Festival on Hertel Avenue and the Cheektowaga Polish American Arts Festival at Cheektowaga Town Park. Both festivals feature many local vendors with cultural food. Tom Muscarella is the [...]
  
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• Buffalo Go Green launches new Food as Medicine program

  25-07-2026 05:06 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- A new program improving access to healthy food for local healthcare workers is launching in Buffalo. Buffalo Go Green, Kaleida Health, Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield, and Cornell University are teaming up to launch 'Fresh Start for Health,' a new 'Food as Medicine' program designed to improve food security and support [...]
  
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• Lawsuit challenging Kensington Expressway reinstated

  25-07-2026 04:24 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- A lawsuit filed by East Side residents challenging the Kensington Expressway was reinstated by an appeals court Friday. This ruling reverses a previous decision by an Erie County Supreme Court Justice, who dismissed the lawsuit in March 2025. The lawsuit says that when the expressway was constructed in the 1950s and [...]
  
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• Christmas in July brings holiday cheer to patients at Golisano Children's Hospital

  25-07-2026 00:33 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- Holiday cheer arrived in Golisano Children's Hospital Friday with the return of the toy delivery program 'Christmas in July.' Local state lawmakers, including Clarence Assemblyman Paul Bologna and Cheektowaga Assemblyman Pat Chludzinski, joined Santa to bring Christmas cheer to children and teens at the hospital. Toys were collected over the past [...]
  
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• Repairs underway for Bird Island Pier

  24-07-2026 23:42 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- Construction is now underway to undo damage caused by ice and storms at Buffalo's Bird Island Pier. The first phase of repairs started this week, which will focus on both the river and channel side of the pier, near the Colonel Ward Pumping Station and Buffalo Yacht Club. "On the channel [...]
  
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• Local nonprofit creates community garden to address isolation in seniors

  24-07-2026 23:04 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- Local nonprofit Hispanics United of Buffalo cut the ribbon on its new Community Healing Garden on Friday, a space that they hope will improve the lives of senior citizens on the city's West Side. The garden provides a space for seniors to come together, socialize, and spend time in nature. According [...]
  
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• Sensory Trail opens at Chestnut Ridge Park

  24-07-2026 22:43 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- Officials held a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Friday for the new Sensory Trail at Chestnut Ridge Park -- a trail that will feature sensory-friendly elements, interactive play zones, and areas for families to relax. Erie County committed close to $200,000 for the project, including site preparation, concrete walkways, picnic tables, and other [...]
  
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• Why are home prices in Buffalo climbing?

  24-07-2026 22:32 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- Buffalo is still feeling the effects of a post-pandemic housing boom, resulting in the Queen City having the largest five-year increase in home prices at 47.6%, according to newly released statistics from real estate database Parcl Labs. But what's behind the climb in what it costs to buy a home here [...]
  
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• Elmwood Avenue coffee shop closed after break-in

  24-07-2026 21:15 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- WIVB News 4 is working to learn more after the owners of a coffee shop in the Elmwood Village said their store was broken into Thursday night. Overwinter Coffee was closed on Friday after cash and an iPad were stolen from the store, owners shared on social media. The shop is [...]
  
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• Remains identified as former Dansville resident Rose Gayhart, missing since 1985

  24-07-2026 20:57 via wivb.com
  
  ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) — Human remains found in a Florida canal have been identified as Rose Marie Gayhart, a former Dansville resident who disappeared more than 41 years ago. The Livingston County Sheriff’s Office said it received confirmation May 27 from a Texas laboratory that DNA collected from Gayhart’s family members was used to identify [...]
  
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• Bills tailgate rules prohibit sale of food, drink

  24-07-2026 18:58 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- The Bills are introducing new tailgate rules for fans that prohibit the sale of food and drinks at their designated parking lots. According to the team's website, fans "may bring and prepare food for consumption by their friends and family only." Selling food or drinks and using private catering companies at [...]
  
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• Federal funding set to support job training, affordable housing in Buffalo

  24-07-2026 17:55 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- Federal funding is on its way to help create leadership opportunities and affordable housing in Buffalo amid a housing shortage that's being felt across the country. Rep. Tim Kennedy (NY-26) announced $2.9 million in federal funding will support The Service Collaborative, a workforce development organization based in Buffalo. The organization creates [...]
  
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• LeBron James signing with Philadelphia 76ers

  24-07-2026 17:50 via wivb.com
  
  After weeks of speculation, NBA star LeBron James announced he is signing with the Philadelphia 76ers.
  
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• No bomb found after threat in Warsaw

  24-07-2026 17:39 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- Several homes were evacuated in Warsaw early Friday morning due to a bomb threat, the Wyoming County Sheriff's Office said. Deputies found a bomb threat note attached to a traffic cone in the middle of the intersection of Hermitage Road and Route 20A around 1:40 a.m., officials said. Deputies then investigated [...]
  
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• Buffalo AKG appoints new leadership team

  24-07-2026 16:58 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- The Buffalo AKG Art Museum has announced a new leadership team for the museum of historic modern and contemporary art. Chief curator Cathleen Chaffee has been named artistic director, and deputy director Jillian Jones has been named executive director of the museum. They will begin their roles on Nov. 1. The [...]
  
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