3 Buffalo men arrested after police chase identified
BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Buffalo Police say three suspects are in custody after a vehicle chase following a call of shots fired. The three Buffalo men arrested were identified by police as Joshua...
View ArticleDetectives work overtime to solve New Year’s Day shootings
BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB)- Buffalo had its deadliest New Year’s Day in at least 10 years, according to police records. There were four shootings, three people were killed. The shootings took place across...
View ArticleStudents voice support for Gov. Cuomo’s tuition proposal, lawmakers have...
AMHERST, N.Y. (WIVB)- Governor Andrew Cuomo is taking steps to make it easier for students to go to college across New York State. His plan would make a college education tuition-free for more than...
View ArticlePrivate colleges want Gov. Cuomo’s free tuition proposal to expand to all...
BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB)- Students and educators are calling a plan by Governor Andrew Cuomo to ease the tuition burden, a win. Governor Cuomo has proposed the state provides tuition-free college to SUNY...
View ArticleWest Seneca Central School District to make changes after Thursday’s storm
WEST SENECA, N.Y. (WIVB)- It was the worst night of his career, said West Seneca Superintendent Dr. Mark Crawford, recalling last Thursday’s storm. “The confusion, the worry, I mean I felt all of...
View ArticleAs Gov. Cuomo calls for free college, CTE programs expand in WNY
BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB)- Governor Andrew Cuomo made his case for free college tuition during his State of the State address in Buffalo this week. “A generation ago, all you needed was a high school...
View ArticleNiagara Falls teenager excited to attend Trump’s inauguration
NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y. (WIVB)- From the primaries to Election Night, this presidential race has captured the attention of 13 year old Michael Zafuto. Now, the 8th grader from Niagara Falls is getting a...
View ArticleSheriff’s Office searching for assault suspect in Town of Alden
ALDEN, N.Y. (WIVB) — The Erie County Sheriff’s Office says there is no threat to the public as they continue to search for an assault suspect in the Town of Alden. The Sheriff’s Office says a woman...
View ArticleCuomo unveils major project aimed at bringing new life to Niagara Falls
NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y. (WIVB) — Governor Cuomo made a stop in Niagara Falls Monday to unveil a multi-million dollar project aimed at bringing new life to the city. Cuomo attended the grand opening of a...
View ArticleMore than a dozen notices of claim filed with Town of Wheatfield over landfill
WHEATFIELD, N.Y. (WIVB)- A legal battle that has lasted almost 40 years continues in Wheatfield. People are demanding that a landfill that used to contain Love Canal waste be cleaned out. Town...
View ArticleSeneca Nation reacts to President Trump’s executive action on Dakota Access...
BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB)- Members of the Seneca Nation will continue to fight the Dakota Access pipeline despite President Donald Trump’s executive order to move forward with construction. President Trump...
View ArticleWNY volunteer firefighters push for cancer treatment coverage
BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB)- A proposed state law could expand health benefits for volunteer firefighters. “Sometimes people think, ‘Oh well, it affects one person’ but it doesn’t,” said Chief Bruce Mack,...
View ArticleYoung immigrants in Buffalo express concerns about executive order
BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB)- Teenagers gathered on Buffalo’s West Side to learn about film making from PUSH Buffalo volunteers. Many of these young people came to United States when they were very little and...
View ArticleNiagara Co. farmers support turbines as lawmakers fight against the project
BARKER, N.Y. (WIVB)- The debate over a proposed wind turbine project in Niagara and Orleans Counties is gaining attention from state lawmakers. A Virginia-based energy company wants to add 70 wind...
View ArticleCommunity members walk to end violence in Buffalo
BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB)- Community members are calling for an end to the violence in Buffalo. There have been nine deadly shootings in the city in 2017, one victim was a 16-year-old boy. The Friendship...
View ArticleThousands rally in support of refugees and immigrants in Buffalo
BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB)- Thousands of people rallied at Columbus Park in Buffalo on Sunday to support of refugees and immigrants. They held signs saying phrases like “Refugees welcome in the city of good...
View ArticlePolice deliver cease and desist order after shooting outside Maggie’s Bar and...
BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB)- Buffalo police are investigating an overnight shooting that occurred outside Maggie’s Bar and Grill on Military Rd. early Sunday morning. Officers responded to a shooting call...
View ArticleDEC accepting public comment on Northern Access Pipeline project
OLEAN, N.Y. (WIVB)— The future of a Western New York gas pipeline was up for debate on the St. Bonaventure campus Tuesday night. The DEC held the first of three public hearings on National Fuel’s...
View ArticleMore than 500 people sign petition against building a lodge on Goat Island
NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y. (WIVB)- Serenity and wildlife draw thousands of visitors to Goat Island every year. “There’s a lot of animals around here that call this place home,” said Vicent Merecki, who...
View ArticleBuffalo Public Schools’ graduation rates are increasing
BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB)- More students in Buffalo are graduating from high school, according to new data released by the State Education Department on Friday. Graduation rates increased from 61 percent...
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