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• Trump left ‘furious,’ ‘disgusted’ by Bannon over new book

  04-01-2018 16:23 via wivb.com
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump launched a scathing attack on former top adviser Steve Bannon, responding to a new book that portrays Trump as an undisciplined man-child who didn’t actually want to win the White House and quotes Bannon as calling his son’s contact with a Russian lawyer “treasonous.”
  Hitting back via a formal White House statement rather than a more-typical Twitter volley, Trump insisted Bannon had lit
  
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• Rasmus Dahlin named second-team All-Star

  12-06-2026 20:52 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- Sabres captain Rasmus Dahlin was named a second-team All-Star on Friday, the NHL announced. Dahlin is the first Sabre to be named to either the first or second All-Star team since Ryan Miller in 2009-10. The honor comes after Dahlin finished third in voting for the Norris Trophy, which is given [...]
  
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• Jamestown to receive $10M in funding after winning NYS program

  12-06-2026 20:29 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- Jamestown will receive $10 million in state funding after being named this year's Western New York winner of the Downtown Revitalization Initiative program, Gov. Kathy Hochul announced Friday. Hamburg and Falconer will also receive $4.5 million each after being named winners in the NY Forward program. The programs recognize and reward [...]
  
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• Melissa Etheridge bringing new record to Chautauqua Institution

  12-06-2026 19:45 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- Melissa Etheridge will be taking the stage at Chautauqua Institution on June 27, co-headlining with Wynonna Judd as part of the "Raised on Radio" tour. Etheridge last performed in Western New York at Buffalo's Outer Harbor in September, and since then, she released her latest record, "Rise," her 17th album and [...]
  
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• Shooter, one victim dead in Texas shooting

  12-06-2026 18:29 via wivb.com
  
  The suspect is barricaded in a building.
  
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• 1 dead, 11 known victims in Texas shooting

  12-06-2026 18:29 via wivb.com
  
  The suspect is barricaded in a building.
  
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• Amherst soldier dies in training accident in California

  12-06-2026 17:41 via wivb.com
  
  He was a combat engineer with the 9th Engineer Battalion, 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division.
  
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• ‘Soccer’ is a fine term for the beautiful game – don’t let anyone tell you otherwise this World Cup

  12-06-2026 16:38 via wivb.com
  
  (THE CONVERSATION) -- At the 2026 World Cup draw, FIFA Peace Prize recipient and U.S. President Donald Trump announced that the game should really be called “football.” “There’s no question about it. We have to come up with another name for the NFL. It really doesn’t make any sense,” said Trump, an apparently new convert to the round-ball game. He [...]
  
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• Is Facebook down? Users report problems with Meta platforms

  12-06-2026 16:13 via wivb.com
  
  Is Facebook down? Users are reporting problems with Meta platforms.
  
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• Man shot and killed in Dunkirk

  12-06-2026 15:52 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — A man was shot and killed on South Gazelle Street in Dunkirk on Thursday night, according to police. Police responded to the 100 block of South Gazelle just before 10 p.m. Thursday night. The victim was taken to Brooks Memorial Hospital, where he died from his injuries. Police said they believe [...]
  
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• David Hockney, iconic British artist known for his colorful landscapes and pool scenes, dies at 88

  12-06-2026 14:08 via wivb.com
  
  LONDON (AP) — David Hockney, a treasured British artist whose paintings of shimmering pools and colorful iPad drawings became icons of contemporary art, has died, his publicist said Friday. He was 88. Over a seven-decade career, Hockney explored and reimagined classical portraiture, landscape painting and pop art, working in painting, collage, photography and digital drawing. [...]
  
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• Alfredo sauce sold in 41 states recalled over salmonella concerns

  12-06-2026 13:50 via wivb.com
  
  The FDA has designated it as a Class I, the agency's most serious classification.
  
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• David Hockney, artist renowned for his pool scenes, has died at 88

  12-06-2026 13:08 via wivb.com
  
  LONDON (AP) — Artist David Hockney, whose paintings of pools shimmering in the Los Angeles sunshine became icons of 20th-century art, has died, his publicist said Friday. He was 88. One of the most popular and critically lauded British artists of the last century, Hockney was born in the north of England but lived much [...]
  
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• Section VI champion baseball, softball teams contending for state titles

  12-06-2026 05:24 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Defending state champion and top-ranked softball teams from Lancaster and Orchard Park, along with regional title winning baseball teams from Niagara Falls, Grand Island and Medina will take in the field in the Binghamton region this weekend in contention for NYSPHSAA championships. Lancaster, ranked No. 1 in the state in Class [...]
  
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• Concerns in Lancaster after 11-year-old says man tried to lure him into car

  12-06-2026 05:13 via wivb.com
  
  LANCASTER, N.Y. (WIVB) – A Lancaster mother is raising urgent safety concerns after her son had a frightening encounter while out riding his bike, prompting her to warn other parents about talking to their children about staying safe and alert.The incident happened Tuesday around 4:30 p.m. when 11-year-old Eli Marble was biking to a [...]
  
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• WNY family to host hike for mental wellness at Chestnut Ridge Park

  12-06-2026 04:47 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- A local family is inviting the community to join them at Chestnut Ridge Park on Sunday for the Connor Cared Hike for Mental Wellness. During the event, along with hiking the park's trails, participants will have the chance to learn more about local mental health support resources, as well as take [...]
  
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• Local family hosts hike for mental wellness at Chestnut Ridge Park

  12-06-2026 04:47 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- A local family is inviting the community to join them at Chestnut Ridge Park on Sunday for the Connor Cared Hike for Mental Wellness. During the event, along with hiking the park's trails, participants will have the chance to learn more about local mental health support resources, as well as take [...]
  
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• Buffalo's 44th JPMorgan Chase Corporate Challenge held at Delaware Park: results

  12-06-2026 04:17 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- Buffalo's business community took part in the 44th annual 'JPMorgan Chase Corporate Challenge' Thursday in Delaware Park. Nearly 250 Buffalo businesses and over 7,000 runners stepped off for a three-point-five-mile race to raise funds for the 43North Foundation, a program that invests in company start-ups. Organizers with the challenge said that [...]
  
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• Buffalo's 44th J.P. Morgan Corporate Challenge run at Delaware Park: Results

  12-06-2026 04:17 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- Buffalo's business community took part in the 44th annual 'J.P. Morgan Corporate Challenge' Thursday in Delaware Park. Nearly 250 Buffalo businesses and over 7,000 runners stepped off for a three-point-five-mile race to raise funds for the 43North Foundation, a program that invests in company start-ups. Organizers with the challenge said that [...]
  
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• Annual J.P. Morgan Corporate Challenge held at Delaware Park

  12-06-2026 04:17 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- Buffalo's business community took part in the 44th annual 'J.P. Morgan Corporate Challenge' Thursday in Delaware Park. Nearly 250 Buffalo businesses and over 7,000 runners stepped off for a three-point-five-mile race to raise funds for the 43 North Foundation, a program that invests in company start-ups. Organizers with the challenge said [...]
  
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• WIVB News 4 hosts food drive to benefit FeedMore WNY for Nexstar's Founder's Day of Caring

  12-06-2026 00:57 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- As part of Nexstar’s Founder’s Day of Caring, WIVB News 4 employees collected food drive donations for FeedMore WNY Thursday at the News 4 station on Elmwood Avenue. The drive collected four large pallets worth of food donations, all of which will go towards helping FeedMore in their mission of serving [...]
  
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• Feds say they lack evidence in alleged conspiracy to silence witness in Gerace case

  12-06-2026 00:11 via wivb.com
  
  Trial dates for former Pharaoh's owner Peter Gerace and co-defendant Simon Gogolack were delayed again after judge agreed Thursday to dismiss two conspiracy county
  
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• Ex-assistant DA pleads guilty to drug and gun charge

  11-06-2026 23:46 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- A former assistant district attorney from Buffalo pleaded guilty to a drug and gun charge, the U.S. Attorney's Office said on Thursday. Officials said 30-year-old Delenci Shannon-Brown admitted to being an unlawful user of a controlled substance in possession of a gun. The Erie County Sheriff's Office and FBI began investigating [...]
  
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• Albion man, Jamestown woman facing child pornography charges

  11-06-2026 23:18 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- An Albion man and Jamestown woman are facing child pornography charges, the U.S. Attorney's Office said on Thursday. Officials said 22-year-old Kimony Hamilton has been charged with distribution and possession of child pornography. Kaitlyn Seekings, 28, was charged with receipt and possession of child pornography in a separate criminal complaint. New [...]
  
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• Floating pitch celebrates World Cup in Toronto

  11-06-2026 23:04 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- The FIFA World Cup will be held on Canadian soil for the first time this summer -- and it's also the first time soccer will be played on Canadian water. A 130-foot-long and 60-foot-wide floating pitch now calls Toronto's harbor front home. It was created by Offshore Courts, a company that [...]
  
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• Mother Cabrini Health Foundation invests $3 million in East Side neighborhood

  11-06-2026 22:57 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- Community members and elected leaders came together on Thursday to celebrate a major investment into Buffalo's East Side. "This work is more than buildings, it's about belonging, it's about housing and health and education, economic opportunity and the condition that allow families to thrive," Da'Von McCune, the Executive Director of the [...]
  
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• Flag Day tradition continues at Seneca One

  11-06-2026 22:35 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- Community leaders, local organizations and veterans came together Thursday at the Seneca One tower downtown to honor the stars and stripes during a public ceremony. One of the region's largest American flags was hoisted between two Buffalo Fire Department ladder trucks. The celebration also included the Presentation of Colors, the Pledge [...]
  
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• Buffalo man charged with attempted murder

  11-06-2026 22:21 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- A Buffalo man has been arrested and charged with attempted murder following a shooting on Walden Avenue on May 23, police said. Timothy Lidge, 36, was arrested on Tuesday. Officers responded to a shooting call at Walden Avenue and Harmonia Street around 8 p.m. on May 23, and a male victim [...]
  
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• Proceeds from seminary sale can now be used toward diocese settlement

  11-06-2026 21:22 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — The Diocese of Buffalo has won an appeal to use all proceeds from the sale of the former Christ the King Seminary to help settle with sex abuse victims. The decision Wednesday from U.S. District Judge Meredith A. Vacca reverses a ruling from Chief Bankruptcy Judge Carl L. Bucki last year. [...]
  
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• ‘A cheat code’: TJ Parker impresses Bills teammates before camp

  11-06-2026 21:09 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- The Buffalo Bills won’t return to the practice field until training camp at St. John Fisher University on July 29, giving rookies roughly seven weeks to reset — their first real downtime since before the NFL Draft. Rookie outside linebacker TJ Parker isn’t treating the break like a vacation. Instead, he’s [...]
  
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