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• “Just Tell One”program aims to help students mental health

  17-11-2019 01:42 via wivb.com
  NIAGARA FALLS N.Y. (WIVB)–Teachers at Niagara Falls High School are learning how to help students with their mental health. The “Just Tell One Program” focuses on preventing depression, suicide and drug abuse in teens. Mental health advocates of Western New York were there to work with teachers on how to communicate with their students. School […]
  
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• Jaylen Griffin remembered at vigil, birthday celebration

  23-04-2024 04:56 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) - On what would have been Jaylen's Griffin 16th birthday, friends, family and loved ones gathered for a candlelight vigil at Buffalo's Central Terminal.Everyone wishes Jaylen had the chance to celebrate his birthday like a normal teenager. Instead, his family and the community are spreading messages seeking justice.It was a birthday celebration no family ever wants to go through -- with candles, signs and balloons, the community that knew Jaylen Griffin the best wishing him
  
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• Local group makes sure minority-owned businesses are included in the Bills stadium construction

  23-04-2024 00:42 via wivb.com
  
  ORCHARD PARK N.Y. (WIVB) - The Community Benefits Oversight Committee wants to make sure everyone walks away a winner once the new stadium in Orchard Park is built.Construction on the new Bills Stadium continues to progress. There's a big push to include minority, women and service disabled veteran owned businesses (MWBE/SDVOB) in this project. Community leaders met on Monday to say that progress is being made there, but that there's still room for improvement."Building generational wealth, givi
  
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• 30 prospects in 30 days: UCF's Javon Baker could end up being steal of the draft

  23-04-2024 00:29 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — In a draft class that is stacked with talented wide receivers who get a lot of hype, Central Florida's Javon Baker is flying under the radar a bit and could end up being the​ steal of the draft.Baker started his college career at Alabama but was stuck behind several future NFL players, he transferred to UCF and took off. Last season, he played 13 games, had 52 catches, seven for touchdowns."Me personally, when I walk onto that line of scrimmage, I just know the
  
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• Local children partner with "Ladders to the Outdoors" for Earth Day

  22-04-2024 23:40 via wivb.com
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- Sixth grader Isabella Rescka-Stoehr from Lackawanna Middle School describes Earth Day as "saving the Earth and animals and picking up after people who just throw trash everywhere."Today, in honor of Earth Day, more than 850 students from local schools, including Rescka-Stoehr, had the chance to walk alongside the shoreline of Lake Erie and help clean up our community. Schools in Western New York partnered with "Ladders to the Outdoors" to make this happen.The New York Sta
  
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• Sabres hire Lindy Ruff for second stint as head coach

  22-04-2024 23:23 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – The Buffalo Sabres brought back Lindy Ruff as head coach on Monday, marking the return of a fan favorite who led the team to the 1999 Stanley Cup Final.
  Ruff replaces Don Granato, who was fired last Tuesday after three seasons behind the bench.The Sabres have not made the playoff since firing Ruff during the 2012-13 season, stretching their NHL-record drought to 13 seasons. Ruff coached the Sabres' last playoff game in 2011.“As I went through the hiring process
  
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• SUNY chancellor visits SUNY Fredonia after state budget passage

  22-04-2024 22:59 via wivb.com
  
  FREDONIA, N.Y. (WIVB) - Fresh off of the passage of the state budget -- SUNY's chancellor made a stop Monday in the Southern Tier.Chancellor John King is talking about the impact the state budget will have on colleges and universities.In the budget, higher education will get more than $7.5 billion. At SUNY Fredonia, the SUNY Chancellor John King talked about how SUNY colleges are right-sizing enrollment to the programs they offer.King met with SUNY Fredonia's President Stephen Kolison, as well a
  
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• Niagara Falls man charged with 3 counts of rape

  22-04-2024 22:26 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — A Niagara Falls man has been charged with multiple counts of rape, the Niagara County Sheriff's Office said Monday.Martice Porter, 21, has been charged with three counts of third-degree rape. Police said the investigation began following a report of a sex offense involving a juvenile victim.Porter is being held at the Niagara County Correctional Facility pending arraignment.Latest Local News Niagara Falls man charged with 3 counts of rape Wanted Jamestown man accused
  
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• Wanted Jamestown man accused of throwing garbage can at officer

  22-04-2024 19:48 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- Police say a Jamestown man with an outstanding felony arrest warrant is facing multiple charges after attempting to flee from Jamestown officers Monday morning.
  Alvin J. Jusino, 29, was observed walking on the sidewalk by police who recognized him as having an outstanding warrant. It was alleged that when they attempted to conduct a street check on him, he threw a "heavy duty garbage can" at an officer while fleeing the scene.
  The officer suffered a laceration and was tra
  
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• Cheektowaga man found in PA charged with fatal Hamburg crash

  22-04-2024 19:21 via wivb.com
  
  HAMBURG, N.Y. (WIVB) -- A Cheektowaga man has been arrested in connection with a fatal crash that took the life of Hamburg resident Jenny Zuhlke earlier this year. ‘She was a ray of sunshine’: Co-workers remember woman killed in Hamburg crash40-year-old Anthony Rydzewski faces a slew of charges following the February incident.Hamburg police said Rydzewski's vehicle was traveling "at an excessively high rate of speed" on Route 5 at Lakeview Road when he collided with Zuhlke's car on F
  
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• With homelessness on the rise, the Supreme Court weighs bans on sleeping outdoors

  22-04-2024 19:14 via wivb.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court wrestled with major questions about the growing issue of homelessness on Monday as it considered whether cities can ban people from sleeping outside when shelter space is lacking.The case is considered the most significant to come before the high court in decades on the issue as record numbers of people are without a permanent place to live in the United States.
  In California and other Western states, courts have ruled that it’s unconstitutional to
  
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• Wanted man accused of aggressive panhandling in Niagara Falls

  22-04-2024 19:13 via wivb.com
  
  NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y. (WIVB) -- Niagara Falls police have charged a wanted man with aggressive panhandling and a series of other crimes after finding him Friday evening.A patrolling officer said he saw Luis Ortiz, 45, panhandling drivers on Niagara Falls Boulevard while the light was changing. The officer, who said he recognized Ortiz, had him confirm his identity."I knew Ortiz had multiple outstanding warrants out of the City of Niagara Falls," the officer's report said.As police were handcuffing
  
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• Jamestown man charged with killing 16-month-old child

  22-04-2024 19:00 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- A Jamestown man remains in custody after being charged with second-degree manslaughter in connection with the death of a child, according to police.Jamestown officials say 25-year-old Matthew E. Nuttall caused the death of a 16-month-old child through blunt force trauma on April 13. Police were notified on April 15 and Nuttall was taken into custody on April 17.Nuttall was charged with second-degree manslaughter. He remains held at the Chautauqua County Jail on $500,000 c
  
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• How likely are the Buffalo Bills to trade up in the NFL Draft?

  22-04-2024 18:29 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – The Buffalo Bills own the 28th overall pick in Thursday night's first round of the NFL Draft. How likely are they to trade up?General manager Brandon Beane acknowledged during his pre-draft press conference that he wouldn't hesitate to execute a trade if the price is right, as he has in previous drafts. Bills would prefer to be on receiving end in NFL draft"I probably deserve criticism for trading up sometimes, I get that," Beane said, "but if there is a guy I like a
  
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• Trombone Shorty returning to Artpark on June 22

  22-04-2024 17:31 via wivb.com
  
  LEWISTON, N.Y. (WIVB) -- Trombone Shorty is coming back to Artpark this June, adding to 2024's already-stacked lineup of musicians.On June 22, Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue will be in Lewiston for a 6:30 p.m. concert featuring Jackie Venson and local neo-classic rockers Farrow.Tickets for the show go on sale via Ticketmaster and the Artpark box office this Friday at 10 a.m. Prices range from $20 to $49.Carry-in chairs and blankets will be permitted.Other artists coming to Artpark this yea
  
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• Another person sought for questioning after Buffalo kidnapping

  22-04-2024 15:02 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- Buffalo police are looking for at least one other person in connection with the kidnapping of two children last week.Jenique Bailey, 20, is wanted for questioning "regarding her involvement in the kidnapping," police wrote on Facebook.This follows the arrest of 41-year-old Jennie Johnson, who faces numerous charges after police said her two children, ages 8 and 10, were seen getting into a vehicle on Sunnyside Place, and later Benzinger Street, this past Thursday.The chil
  
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• Roswell program supports overlooked cancer age group

  22-04-2024 13:29 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- Cancer is most prevalent among older adults, and it can be most heartbreaking when it affects children. But each year, about 90,000 young adults in their 20s and 30s are diagnosed with cancer in the United States.April is Adolescent and Young Adult Cancer Awareness Month. It’s an age group that can be overlooked, which is why there’s a support group at Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center that tries to make sure these cancer patients don’t fall throu
  
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• Everything Bills-related to know before the 2024 NFL Draft

  22-04-2024 13:00 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- It's officially NFL Draft week, as the Bills and other teams around the league look to bolster their rosters with youth for the coming season and the future.With the first round set to begin Thursday, here are the Bills-related things to know for the 2024 draft.When and where is the NFL Draft?The 2024 NFL Draft spans three days, April 25-27, and is taking place in Detroit this year. The schedule is:Round 1: 8 p.m. Thursday, April 25
  Rounds 2-3: 7 p.m. Friday, April 26
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• With homelessness on the rise, the Supreme Court will weigh bans on sleeping outdoors

  22-04-2024 12:42 via wivb.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court will consider Monday whether banning homeless people from sleeping outside when shelter space is lacking amounts to cruel and unusual punishment.
  The case is considered the most significant to come before the high court in decades on homelessness, which is reaching record levels in the United States.
  In California and other Western states, courts have ruled that it’s unconstitutional to fine and arrest people sleeping in homeless encampments if she
  
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• 4 Germans caught marking Hitler's birthday outside Nazi dictator's birthplace in Austria

  22-04-2024 11:39 via wivb.com
  
  BERLIN (AP) — Four Germans were caught laying white roses in memory of Adolf Hitler at the house where the Nazi dictator was born in western Austria on the anniversary of his birth, and one gave a Hitler salute as they posed for photos, police said Monday.
  Hitler was born on April 20, 1889, in Braunau am Inn. After lengthy wrangling over the future of the house where he was born, work started last year on turning it into a police station — a project meant to make it unattractive as a
  
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• Batavia native Terry Anderson, reporter abducted in Lebanon, dies at 76

  22-04-2024 03:36 via wivb.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Terry Anderson, the globe-trotting Associated Press correspondent who became one of America’s longest-held hostages after he was snatched from a street in war-torn Lebanon in 1985 and held for nearly seven years, has died at 76.Anderson, who chronicled his abduction and torturous imprisonment by Islamic militants in his best-selling 1993 memoir “Den of Lions,” died on Sunday at his home in Greenwood Lake, New York, said his daughter, Sulome Anderson.
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• 30 prospects in 30 days: Washington's Ja'lynn Polk is a high-flying wide receiver

  22-04-2024 00:26 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — The Washington Huskies had one of the most prolific passing attacks in the country in 2023 and the high-flying Ja'Lynn Polk was a big reason why. Polk had over 1,100 yards receiving and nine touchdowns.His ability to battle defenders and make high-wire catches is second to none in this draft class.    "I think going up there and making those types of plays is a mindset you have to have a mindset to go up there and sacrifice yourself for your team sacri
  
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• Popular coffee shop set to open back up under new leadership

  22-04-2024 00:16 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) —  A popular coffee shop on Buffalo's west side is set to open back up under new leadership.Remedy House closed in February after facing a number of challenges, including financial struggles. Brent Martone is brewing new life into the shop/."I love working here. I've lived in this neighborhood a long time. I've worked here making things that I'm proud of for a long time with people who work as hard as I do," Martone said. "Create a space for the community to gathe
  
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• NCIS investigating after Marine doesn't report for duty, bank account emptied

  21-04-2024 23:48 via wivb.com
  
  SAN DIEGO (KSWB/KUSI) – A North Carolina family is trying to find Marine Corporal Charles Alex Benfield, who has reportedly disappeared from Southern California's Camp Pendleton."We’re all worried. This isn't normal behavior for Alex, just to leave and not to have any contact with anyone, especially my mom," Sarah Lazo, Benfield's sister, told Nexstar's KSWB/KUSI.Alex was in downtown San Diego earlier this month when he was detained for public intoxication. He was later released
  
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• Amherst police searching for woman with Dementia

  21-04-2024 23:28 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Amherst police are searching for missing woman who suffers from Dementia.63-year-old Jamye Smith was last seen leaving her home on Monroe Drive in Williamsville around 9:30 a.m. Sunday. She is 5-foot-0, with grey hair and dark eyes and wearing eyeglasses. She also had a recent leg injury that may cause a limp.She was seen wearing a long brown suede coat, a green hat, blue jeans and grey sneakers.Anyone with information is asked to call Amherst police at 716-689-1311.
  
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• Amherst police locate woman with Dementia

  21-04-2024 23:28 via wivb.com
  
  Update: Smith has been located.BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Amherst police are searching for missing woman who suffers from Dementia.63-year-old Jamye Smith was last seen leaving her home on Monroe Drive in Williamsville around 9:30 a.m. Sunday. She is 5-foot-0, with grey hair and dark eyes and wearing eyeglasses. She also had a recent leg injury that may cause a limp.She was seen wearing a long brown suede coat, a green hat, blue jeans and grey sneakers.Anyone with information is asked to call
  
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• New York State lawmakers pass 2024-2025 budget

  21-04-2024 22:52 via wivb.com
  
  ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- New York lawmakers have passed the 2024-2025 state budget. The state Assembly and Senate enacted the nearly $237 billion spending plan after final deliberations on numerous state bills on Saturday.The budget will now head to the desk of Governor Kathy Hochul to be approved. The Governor, as well as several state lawmakers, issued statements on the budget being passed by the legislature.
  "This budget agreement represents the most significant improvement in housing policy
  
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• Dhane Smith breaks NLL season assist record as Bandits secure home playoff game

  21-04-2024 17:12 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — The reigning NLL Cup champions will begin their 2024 postseason in Banditland next weekend. Buffalo won six of its final seven regular season games and secured the fourth seed in the league playoffs with its most lopsided victory of the year, 14-5 on Saturday night in Vegas.Bandits star Dhane Smith recorded 12 points (10 assists, two goals) and became the first player in NLL history to notch more than 100 assists in a season. Josh Byrne had three goals and six assist
  
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• 30 prospects in 30 days: Texas' Byron Murphy II is an explosive defensive tackle

  21-04-2024 00:44 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- Byron Murphy II from Texas was the Big XII defensive lineman of the year in 2023 and is one of the top interior linemen in this draft class.
  Murphy is explosive and excels at taking on two blockers at once.   "That's one of the best feelings in the world," Murphy said. "Obviously you're doing your job but to split a double team and get a TFL, that's pretty hard to do that's hard work and a lot of guys can't do that."He was a pass-rushing force for the Longh
  
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• WNY cannabis dispensaries see green as residents celebrate 4/20

  21-04-2024 00:42 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO N.Y. (WIVB) - Local cannabis dispensaries are seeing a lot of green on Saturday.
  April 20 is known as 4/20, an unofficial holiday for those who partake in marijuana. News 4 stopped by Dank 716 on Main Street to see how the business is cashing in as people celebrate.
  "We've come so far in this business specifically. It's been very successful, more than we could imagine. It's been lovely, I'm happy to be here and a part of what's going on today," Dank 716 manager Emma Kist said.
  The cannab
  
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