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• Firematic Drill fundraiser returns

  18-07-2026 04:41 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- Teams of local first responders competed in a series of eight contests on Friday to crown the fastest firefighter. The Firematic Drill, essentially a summer Olympics for firefighters, included events such as hose stretching, nozzle accuracy, and ladder climbs, with most being done in just thirty seconds. Organizers said the event [...]
  
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• 'It's like the Wild West': Hochul speaks on the future of AI centers

  22-07-2026 23:32 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- Gov. Kathy Hochul spoke about the future of AI centers across New York on Wednesday, adding that the state doesn't need to shut out data centers completely. Last week, the governor signed an executive order to pause approval for new data centers across New York until July 2027. She shared more [...]
  
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• EPA, DEC launch new round of radiation testing in Town of Niagara

  22-07-2026 23:14 via wivb.com
  
  The EPA and DEC continue assesing properties contaminated with radioactive material in Niagara County
  
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• JROTC students pay respects to veterans' graves

  22-07-2026 22:57 via wivb.com
  
  CHEEKTOWAGA, N.Y. (WIVB) -- JROTC students from three area high schools paid their respects for those who put their lives on the line for our nation's freedom. "This is just a great way to say thank you to those who did something for you that you can't really repay." retired Colonel Mark Ricchiazzi said. Ricchiazzi [...]
  
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• Wheatfield neighborhood to receive mail service after previous USPS denials

  22-07-2026 21:51 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- Residents of the Whistling Straits neighborhood in Wheatfield are no longer going to have to rely on P.O. Boxes in Sanborn to receive their mail. The United States Postal Service has begun providing curbside mail deliveries to Whistling Straits residents after years of frustrations for residents of the subdivision, Congressman Tim [...]
  
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• New Costco planned for West Seneca

  22-07-2026 21:46 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- Plans are underway to bring Costco to West Seneca, officials announced on Wednesday. West Seneca Supervisor Gary Dickson said the grocery store would be built at the former Seneca Mall site, and the plans have been submitted to the Planning Board. "West Seneca has waited for this for decades," Dickson shared [...]
  
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• Terrorism trial opens in stabbing of author Salman Rushdie

  22-07-2026 21:13 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — The man who was convicted of trying to kill Salman Rushdie went on trial again Wednesday, this time in a federal case that casts the stabbing on a lecture stage as an act of terrorism. Prosecutors said Hadi Matar attacked the renowned author and free-speech advocate in 2022 to try to carry out a decades-old [...]
  
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• Police searching for 18-year-old who fell into Niagara River while fishing

  22-07-2026 19:28 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Police are searching for an 18-year-old who fell into the Niagara River while fishing Wednesday morning. Witnesses told police that around 10:15 am. the teen had been standing on a rock near the bottom of the whirlpool stairs, between Whirlpool State Park and Devil's Hole State Park, and fell in. Witnesses [...]
  
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• Tonawanda man sentenced for 2023 machete killing

  22-07-2026 18:28 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- A Tonawanda man received the maximum sentence of 25 years to life in prison for killing a man with a machete in Buffalo's Riverside neighborhood in 2023, the Erie County District Attorney's Office said Wednesday. Adalberto J. Bermudez Jr., 48, killed 39-year-old Jose Barreto-Gonzalez with a machete on Sept. 23, 2023 [...]
  
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• More than 1,800 volunteers provide free home repairs in south Buffalo

  22-07-2026 18:09 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- More than 1,800 volunteers from 36 U.S. states and Canada are helping homeowners across south Buffalo this week through Eight Days of Hope, a faith-based nonprofit providing free home repairs to families in need. The organization returned to Buffalo for the seventh time, focusing this year’s outreach on the city’s South [...]
  
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• Inmate killed at Collins Correctional Facility after altercation

  22-07-2026 18:07 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- An inmate at Collins Correctional Facility was killed on Tuesday night following an altercation with another inmate, state police said. State police were about the death around 11 p.m. Tuesday. A preliminary investigation found that an inmate attacked Jose R. Aponte, 34, in a residential rehabilitation unit. Aponte was taken to [...]
  
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• Assemblyman calls for state police to investigate Buffalo Diocese

  22-07-2026 17:39 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- State Assemblyman Pat Burke called for state police to create a task force to investigate the Buffalo Diocese following the recent arrest of a former Cheektowaga priest on child pornography charges. Jeffrey Nowak was arrested earlier this month by the FBI, and U.S. Assistant Attorney Aaron Mango said in court that [...]
  
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• 21-year-old gets probation for stabbing dog to death in Tonawanda

  22-07-2026 17:39 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — A 21-year-old was given five years of probation for stabbing a dog to death in Tonawanda last year, the Erie County District Attorney's Office said Wednesday. Emery Kawski, who used to live in Tonawanda, previously admitted to stabbing the 4-year-old Boston Terrier on Feb. 24, 2025. The dog was found in [...]
  
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• Bowling for Soup frontman talks new music, cover songs, ambiguous band names, tour

  22-07-2026 13:56 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- Bowling for Soup frontman Jaret Reddick just wrapped up a castle tour of the U.K. with British folk-punk artist Frank Turner earlier this month. The Dallas punk rocker will be heading back on the road on Friday across North America with Canadian bands Simple Plan and Marianas Trench, as well as [...]
  
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• New initiative aims to prevent car thefts, educate youth

  22-07-2026 05:49 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- Buffalo Common Councilwoman Zeneta Everhart brought a new initiative to the council floor on Tuesday aimed at deterring people from stealing cars. The Drive Forward initiative would pair young people who have been caught stealing cars with local dealerships or manufacturers to provide them with resources to learn how to repair [...]
  
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• School leaders address concerns over new AI-powered robot

  22-07-2026 05:24 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- In recent years, many school systems have been looking for new ways to implement AI into their classrooms. The Salamanca City Central School District is introducing an AI-powered humanoid robot into select classes at Salamanca High School this fall, and school leaders gathered on Tuesday to address concerns. "There's a tremendous [...]
  
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• Canadian wildfires continue to spread across remote parts of boreal forest

  22-07-2026 04:28 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- Although wildfire smoke is no longer lingering in the air in Western New York, wildfires continue to spread across Canada. The Consul General of Canada in New York, Tom Clark, said about 936 fires are underway in parts of the Canadian boreal forest. And to put that into perspective, Clark said [...]
  
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• Community leaders weigh in on filling school board vacancy

  22-07-2026 02:13 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- After interviewing several candidates on Monday to fill a vacant North District seat on the Buffalo Board of Education, the board made a decision. The board voted to appoint Roscoe Henderson III to fill the seat left vacant by Cindi McEachon. The difference in opinion from those WIVB News 4 spoke [...]
  
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• Community leaders weigh in on filling Buffalo School Board vacancy

  22-07-2026 02:13 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- State, city and district leaders are weighing in after the Buffalo School Board moved ahead with filling a vacant seat amid controversies and calls to delay a vote.  After interviewing several candidates on Monday, board members appointed Roscoe Henderson III to represent the North District. Five board members voted yes, and [...]
  
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• Weather conditions shut down Canal Fest on Tuesday

  22-07-2026 01:38 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- Canal Fest of the Tonawandas is canceled Tuesday night due to weather conditions, officials said. Scattered showers and thunderstorms forecasted around Western New York shut down Tuesday's festivities at Gratwick Park in North Tonawanda. Stay updated on the latest forecast here.
  
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• Tuesday fire at former St. Ann's Church determined to be arson

  22-07-2026 00:46 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- Officials have determined a fire at the former St. Ann's Church on Tuesday to be arson, four days after crews contained a three-alarm fire at the site. Crews responded to the Emslie Street site around 5:45 p.m. and brought the fire under control. In January, crews contained a four-alarm fire at [...]
  
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• Jury selection begins in federal case for man who attacked Salman Rushdie

  21-07-2026 23:49 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- Jury selection is now underway in the federal terrorism trial for Hadi Matar. In February 2025, Matar was convicted for trying to kill author Salman Rushdie at the Chautauqua Institution. He is already serving 25 years in state prison for attempted murder, a sentence he received in May 2025. He received [...]
  
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• EPA to test inside homes after News 4 Investigates radiation discovery

  21-07-2026 23:41 via wivb.com
  
  NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y. (WIVB) -- State and federal officials said Monday they will test inside homes after News 4 Investigates found elevated radiation inside two homes in the Town of Niagara. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is relocating four families, including the two whose homes had elevated radiation levels indoors. Those four properties have outdoor [...]
  
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• WNY hockey community reacts to proposed 50% tariffs

  21-07-2026 23:35 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- President Donald Trump is imposing 50% tariffs on a variety of Canadian goods. These new tariffs would take effect on Aug. 19 and they would include goods such as hockey equipment -- which could have an effect on the local hockey community. "I think it's unfortunate just given that our neighbors [...]
  
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• First wave of Marineland whales transported to new homes

  21-07-2026 21:10 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- Six beluga whales have arrived safely at their new homes after being transported from Marineland in Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canadian Minister of Fisheries Joanne Thompson announced on social media Tuesday. A total of 30 beluga whales are set to be transported to several SeaWorld locations, as well as other aquariums both [...]
  
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• Bills training camp preview: offensive line

  21-07-2026 19:49 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- The Buffalo Bills enter training camp with continuity along the offensive line, returning four of five starters from a unit that helped power one of the NFL's most productive offenses last season. The only departure from last year's starting group is left guard David Edwards, who signed with the New Orleans [...]
  
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• Buffalo man accused in West Side shooting

  21-07-2026 17:42 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- A Buffalo man is facing several charges following a shooting on July 13 on the city's West Side. A man who was shot in the wrist arrived around 10 p.m. on July 13 at Sisters of Charity Hospital, officials said. He was then taken to the Erie County Medical Center. Buffalo [...]
  
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• Inflatable adventure park opening in August in Williamsville

  21-07-2026 17:35 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — A new inflatable adventure park is set to open in Williamsville next month, bringing giant obstacle courses, water slides and foam entertainment to the area. Epic Bounce & Splash will celebrate its grand opening on Aug. 1, at 4401 Bryant & Stratton Way. The limited-time attraction, promoted as the "World's Largest [...]
  
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• Institute for Autism Research expands at UB, bringing more support to families

  21-07-2026 17:26 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- The Institute for Autism Research is beginning a new chapter at the University at Buffalo, coming with expanded resources that will allow them to serve more children with autism and their families across Western New York. The institute officially relocated to UB’s South Campus earlier this summer after more than 15 [...]
  
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• 'Pencils 4 Schools' program returns for 2026

  21-07-2026 16:49 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- Registration for the annual Pencils 4 Schools program -- which helps provide schools with pencils for the upcoming school year -- opened on Tuesday. The program, presented by William Mattar Accident Lawyers, has provided more than 2.3 million donations of pencils to schools throughout the state since it began. Eligible teachers [...]
  
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