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• Mayor Brown to detail proposed $41M budget increase during State of the City

  01-05-2024 14:38 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- Buffalo Mayor Byron Brown will give his annual State of the City address on Wednesday afternoon.Brown plans to speak on infrastructure projects, new snow-fighting equipment, park improvements and the proposed budget for the next fiscal year.That proposed budget is just under $618 million -- an increase of 7.1% from the current budget of $576.9 million.In a news release, the city said various factors led to the higher budget, including union contracts, health insurance cos
  
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• UB student arraigned for threatening social media post

  22-05-2024 19:32 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- A University at Buffalo student was arraigned Wednesday morning after allegedly making a threatening post on social media toward participants in a Jewish Student Union demonstration, the Erie County District Attorney's Office announced.
  Officials said on the afternoon of May 6, 18-year-old Abdul Badjie of Newburgh, New York allegedly made a threatening post on social media in connection with the demonstration held at UB's North campus. He was issued an appearance ticket.B
  
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• Second ringleader of organized retail theft ring pleads guilty

  22-05-2024 19:13 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — The second ringleader of an organized retail theft ring in Erie County that caused around $70,000 in losses pleaded guilty to an enterprise corruption charge, the Erie County District Attorney's Office said Wednesday.Sloan resident William Lewis, Jr., 38, admitted to being a member of the group. He, along with 45-year-old Rico Small, oversaw a group of individuals who stole items from various retailers across Erie County in exchange for financial compensation, accord
  
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• Driver admits to leaving scene after fatally injuring pedestrian in Cheektowaga

  22-05-2024 19:12 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- An Amherst man pleaded guilty Tuesday to fatally striking a pedestrian and leaving the scene during a winter storm earlier this year, the Erie County District Attorney's Office announced. Amherst man arrested in connection with fatal Cheektowaga hit-and-runOfficials said Matthew J. Althoff was driving a Ford SUV around 7:20 p.m. on Jan. 15 when he struck a pedestrian on Losson Road in Cheektowaga. Althoff then drove away from the scene without reporting the incident to po
  
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• 2 Buffalo men, their uncle plead guilty to assault

  22-05-2024 19:03 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- Three Buffalo men pleaded guilty to assault Tuesday afternoon in connection with a serious beating and stabbing that occurred last summer, according to the Erie County District Attorney's Office.
  Officials said on the morning of Aug. 20, 2023, two brothers and their uncle assaulted a victim on the 1500 block of Broadway in Buffalo.Third man charged tied to alleged gang assault on BroadwayAmonti Atkins, 24, stabbed the victim in the face, according to officials. He and his
  
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• Former corrections officer gets probation for fraud

  22-05-2024 18:51 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — A former state corrections officer has been given probation for fraudulently collecting workers' compensation and social securities benefits in 2021 and 2022, the Erie County District Attorney's Office said Wednesday. Former corrections officer pleads guilty to insurance fraud56-year-old Charles Epps, II, of Buffalo, got five years of probation. Between August 2021 and November 2022, Epps falsely reported his employment status, claiming that he was unable to work due
  
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• Hamburg man admits to fatal 2022 stabbing in Lake View

  22-05-2024 18:43 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — A Hamburg man has pleaded guilty in connection with luring and fatally stabbing a 25-year-old in a Lake View wooded area in 2022, the Erie County District Attorney's Office said Wednesday.Jared Adamski, 27, admitted to luring Boston resident Brenden Benoit into the woods off of Heltz Road and fatally stabbing him in the early morning hours of July 10, 2022.
  During the attack, Adamski stabbed Benoit in the legs multiple times and then abandoned him in the woods. Benoi
  
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• Adult in Lewiston party house case avoids jail time on child endangerment charges

  22-05-2024 17:22 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — An adult in the case of a Lewiston party house that was known for loud underage drinking parties and a sexual assault at the home in 2017 has avoided jail time, the Niagara County District Attorney's Office said Wednesday.Gary Sullo, 58, was sentenced to three years of probation for two counts of endangering the welfare of a child, connected to him providing alcohol to minors at the Mountain View Drive home in Lewiston between 2016 and 2018.Sullo was one of three adu
  
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• Proposal could create new international port on Niagara County shore

  22-05-2024 15:56 via wivb.com
  
  SOMERSET, N.Y. (WIVB) -- The Hamilton Oshawa Port Authority, Ontario's largest, has plans to establish a new international port in Niagara County.The proposal, which would create a nautical route from Oshawa to Somerset, would result in a port on an 1800-acre site owned by Beowulf Electricity & Data Inc. on the southern shore of Lake Ontario. Formerly, HOPA says this was New York's last coal plant before it was retired in 2020.A memorandum of understanding between the two entities pledges to
  
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• Kennedy calls for federal investigation into fatal train crash

  22-05-2024 14:55 via wivb.com
  
  NORTH TONAWANDA, N.Y. (WIVB) -- NY-26 Representative Tim Kennedy is calling on the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) to look into the fatal train crash that killed three people in North Tonawanda.In a letter to the FRA, Kennedy, the former chair of the State Senate Transportation Committee, called for an investigation, and if appropriate, recommendations to improve safety at the CSX-owned railroad crossing at Felton Street and River Road.Prior incidents at this crossing, one of which was fat
  
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• Defense given until next May to submit notice in case of Tops mass shooter

  22-05-2024 14:02 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- The man who killed 10 people and injured three others in the Tops mass shooting was already given 11 life sentences on state charges, but he faces the potential of death in the federal case against him.Now, a new deadline has been given for his defense team should they choose to pursue an insanity argument. They've been given until May 2025 to submit a notice after a judge heard arguments from both the defense and prosecution. Former Erie County DA talks prosecuting Tops
  
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• Siena poll: Gaza demonstrations, abortion, 2024 race

  22-05-2024 14:00 via wivb.com
  
  ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- A new Siena College poll covers the recent demonstrations in support of Gaza, abortion, and transgender rights, as well as the 2024 presidential race, among other things. The results of the poll were released Wednesday morning.
  Demonstrations/ProtestsAccording to the Siena Research Institute, New Yorkers support students peacefully demonstrating in support of those suffering in Gaza by a 72-22% margin. A 70-22% margin also says that protestors went too far and they suppo
  
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• Hamburg, West Seneca teachers to be laid off after school budgets pass

  22-05-2024 05:37 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- The results for school district spending plans are mostly in across Western New York. Voters are so far overwhelmingly approving budgets, despite the fact some of them still include layoffs.
  This includes teachers and staff in Hamburg and West Seneca where residents voted to pass the school budgets tonight.School board elections and budget results around WNYHamburg resident Marridy Knips feels residents were blindsided by the school district. The Hamburg Central School Di
  
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• Motorcyclist dead after crash in Colden

  22-05-2024 00:19 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- A man is dead after a crash involving a motorcycle and a car Monday night in the Town of Colden, the Erie County Sheriff's Office announced.Deputies said they responded to a report of a crash around 8 p.m. at 7491 Center St., where they found a motorcycle down with the operator appearing to have been thrown from the bike. The motorcyclist, identified as 41-year-old Colden resident Steven Morrissey, was transported to Bertrand Chaffee Hospital where he was later pronounced
  
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• Buffalo man arrested for 5th burglary in 2 months

  21-05-2024 23:52 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- A Buffalo man has been arrested for an alleged burglary that occurred on May 18, two months after being arrested for four other burglaries, according to the Buffalo Police Department.2 charged in Buffalo burglary, 1 of them charged for additional burglariesPolice said shortly after 3 a.m. this past Saturday, 27-year-old Walter Dixon was allegedly found at a business on Clinton Street. Officers found burglar tools including screwdrivers, a wrench, and a utility bag in his
  
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• 2 men robbed at gunpoint outside downtown Buffalo bar

  21-05-2024 23:28 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- After being in the United States for less than a week, two Irish men were robbed at gunpoint early Sunday morning in downtown Buffalo.That moment was caught on a surveillance video taken right outside the Banshee Irish Pub around 4:45 a.m. Evan Glynn and Egan were waiting for their Uber to pick them up."We were ordering an Uber and this guy came and turned around with a gun and held it to our heads really," Egan said.As they were waiting, a man walked by them, reached in
  
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• DEC issues violation to Geiter Done in response to resident complaints

  21-05-2024 22:36 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFLAO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- Call 4 Action is getting more complaints about a foul odor coming from a company that residents say hasn't been a good neighbor.The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation has pinpointed the source of where that foul odor is coming from -- it's coming from a company called Geiter Done, which has a mulch processing facility.Last summer, Call 4 Action began receiving complaints from Lovejoy residents about this foul odor: some say it smells like garbage or c
  
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• Tonawanda man sentenced to seven years after gun charge conviction

  21-05-2024 22:11 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- A Tonawanda man was sentenced to seven years in prison Tuesday morning after being convicted of a gun charge in September 2023 in connection to a slaying in 2022, the Erie County District Attorney's Office said.On April 20, 2022, 24-year-old Michael Atkinson shot and stabbed 19-year-old Harith Mohamed Al-Khalaf during a fight near River Road in the Town of Tonawanda. The victim died from injuries shortly after, officials said.Atkinson was found guilty of one count of crim
  
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• 4 takeaways: Bills practice harmony in opening OTAs

  21-05-2024 22:10 via wivb.com
  
  ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (WIVB) -- As cranes hovered over excavators, graders, loaders and the like building Buffalo's new football stadium across Abbot Road, the Bills have gotten to work reconstructing their championship window after tightening the talent roster this offseason. Buffalo Bills offseason tracker: Free agent signings, releases, movesEntering phase two of organized team activities this week, the Bills opened the first of three voluntary minicamps. Each OTA consists of three unpadded prac
  
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• Bills LB Matt Milano not yet ready to practice

  21-05-2024 22:06 via wivb.com
  
  ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — Buffalo Bills linebacker Matt Milano isn’t expected to be cleared to resume practicing until the team’s three-day mandatory minicamp next month at the earliest, coach Sean McDermott said on Tuesday.McDermott added Milano has spent much of the past month working out in Buffalo, and the eighth-year player remains on track in his recovery after sustaining a severe injury to his right leg in Week 5 of last season. Milano was spotted watching practice
  
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• Driver admits to fatally injuring pedestrian in Buffalo

  21-05-2024 21:22 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — A Buffalo man pleaded guilty in connection with hitting and killing a pedestrian while he was driving under the influence in December, the Erie County District Attorney's Office said Tuesday.Curtis Hall Jr., 36, admitted that he was driving at a high rate of speed while under the influence of alcohol when he hit and killed 69-year-old Michael Cosgrove on the evening of Dec. 15, 2023 on the 1000 block of William Street in Buffalo.He pleaded guilty to one count of crim
  
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• Lancaster's Madison Francis named to USA Women's U18 National Team

  21-05-2024 20:18 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- Lancaster girls basketball star Madison Francis will soon represent the United States on the hardwood.Francis was named to the USA Women's U18 National Team for 2024. The squad will travel to Colombia in mid-June to compete in the FIBA U18 Women's AmeriCup. Madison Francis leads Lancaster to AAA title in girls basketballThe Lancaster senior was selected to the 12-player roster from a pool of 26 players who participated in recent trials.
  Francis is currently the No. 23 ran
  
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• Clarence, Pioneer, Fredonia claim girls flag football sectional titles

  21-05-2024 19:43 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- Clarence, Pioneer and Fredonia all claimed Section VI girls flag football titles in recent days.Clarence downed Jamestown 33-6 in the Division 1 title game Monday night at Highmark Stadium for its second straight championship. The Red Devils (14-2) cruised to a repeat, jumping out to a 19-0 lead in the second half and not allowing the Red & Green (8-5) to grab much of a foothold in the contest.The Red Devils will face the Section V champion in the Division 1 Far West
  
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• 2 plead not guilty in death of Genesee County sergeant

  21-05-2024 17:50 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- Two people have pleaded not guilty in connection to the death of a Genesee County Sheriff's Office sergeant in March.On Monday, Michael Elmore, 33, and Lyndsey Wilcox, 39, appeared in court with counsel. Elmore has been accused of the following:
  first-degree aggravated manslaughteraggravated criminally negligent homicidefirst-degree assaultsecond-degree burglary (two counts)second-degree assaultobstructing governmental administration
  Wilcox was indicted on the following c
  
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• Lackawanna parks fall victim to vandalism again

  21-05-2024 16:40 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- Lackawanna Mayor Annette Iafallo is once again calling out those responsible for vandalizing the city's public parks.Iafallo shared photos of a broken basketball hoop at Franklin Playground on May 10, noting it was not the only recent instance of vandalism. Other damage was found at Victory Playground and Bethlehem Park, she said."There is an increasing level of vandalism occurring at city playgrounds – including destruction of brand new equipment and other upgrades
  
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• Sheriff says illegal mushrooms found in chocolate bars

  21-05-2024 15:25 via wivb.com
  
  GRAND ISLAND, N.Y. (WIVB) -- The Erie County Sheriff's office says a drug bust in Grand Island resulted in the discovery of chocolate bars containing mushrooms.This past Thursday, members of the Sheriff's narcotics and intelligence unit stopped a vehicle in the area of Riverwoods and Timberlink Drive. As they searched it, they said more than eight ounces of cocaine was found.About an hour later, authorities searched an address on E. River Road, where the Sheriff's office said even more drugs wer
  
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• Dunkirk man charged with hitting woman with car, threatening witnesses with gun

  21-05-2024 14:44 via wivb.com
  
  DUNKIRK, N.Y. (WIVB) — A Dunkirk man has been hit with several charges following an incident where he allegedly hit a woman with his car and threatened witnesses with a gun, according to the Dunkirk Police Department.Police responded to the area of W. 5th Street and Dove Street just before 5:30 p.m. on May 15, where 41-year-old Alejandro Gonzalez-Virola was allegedly involved in a domestic dispute with a woman. During the dispute, he allegedly hit the woman with his car and then displayed
  
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• Motorsports and demolition derbies coming to Erie County Fair

  21-05-2024 14:00 via wivb.com
  
  HAMBURG, N.Y. (WIVB) -- Motorsports will once again be part of this year's Erie County Fair.The Motor Event Series at the Buffalo News Grandstand will include the following:
  August 13: 406 FMX High Air Tour (4 p.m. and 8 p.m.) - freestyle motocross featuring top riders from X-Games and Nitro Circus. Free with fair admission.August 17: Ultimate Night of Destruction (7:30 p.m.) - Bus demolition derbies and the compact car double figure 8 racing championship. Prices range from $28.50 to $36.41, but
  
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• Bills rookie Keon Coleman wears bracelet made by young fan

  21-05-2024 03:55 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- Keon Coleman has quickly become a fan favorite during his short time as a Buffalo Bill.
  He first went viral for his fashion advice, wearing a big, yellow puffer jacket to his first news conference. Now, he's viral again for a clothing connection made with a young fan.It started off with a letter. Logan Bittner of Spencerport wanted to make sure the rookie got a warm welcome. In it, he wrote some advice, including where Coleman should go for the area's best pizza and ways
  
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• Buffalo man sentenced to 20 years for killing brothers

  20-05-2024 23:55 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- A Buffalo man has been sentenced for killing two brothers in 2004, the U.S. Attorney's Office announced Monday.
  Brandon Jonas, 39, shot and killed Nelson and Miguel Camacho inside a residence on Niagara Street.
  On November 11, 2004, Jonas and co-defendants Efrain Hidalgo and Misael Montalvo drove to the residence after receiving a tip that the brothers might have large amounts of money or drugs. Jonas and Hidalgo forced their way into the residence in an attempt to rob th
  
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