Arrest made in Sunday shooting incident on Chippewa Street
BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Buffalo Police have made an arrest in a shooting incident that took place Sunday morning on W. Chippewa St. Police announced Monday evening that they have arrested 28-year-old...
View ArticlePolice presence on Chippewa questioned after shots are fired Sunday morning
BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB)- Buffalo Police have arrested a 28 year old Lackawanna man for firing a weapon in the city’s entertainment district. Snapchat video shows a man fire a gun into the air after a...
View ArticleCould recreational marijuana become legal in NYS? Gov. Cuomo calls for a study
BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB)- Governor Andrew Cuomo is calling for a study on recreational marijuana. He announced the request during a presentation of his executive budget for the 2019 fiscal year. “Look at...
View ArticleMayor Brown starts search for new BPD commissioner
BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB)- The City of Buffalo is looking for someone new to lead the police department now that Commissioner Daniel Derenda has retired. “He has served the city well, he’s managed the...
View ArticleNeighbors want more tests as DEC says no off-site contamination from old...
WHEATFIELD, N.Y. (WIVB)- People living near an old Wheatfield landfill argue chemicals are seeping off of it and making them sick. New test results dispute those claims. The NYS Department of...
View ArticleBuffalo man seriously injured in Friday night shooting
BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB)- Buffalo Police are investigating a shooting on the 300 block of Riverside Ave. Officers responded to the scene at approximately 10:45 p.m. on Friday. We’re told a 22 year old...
View ArticleBuffalo Fire crews administer narcan to driver after crash
BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB)- Buffalo Fire Dept. crews administered narcan to a 29 year old Grand Island man after a crash on Saturday. Buffalo Police tell News 4 at approximately 1:15 p.m. a driver lost...
View ArticleSen. Kennedy calls for $5 mil for Central Terminal weatherization & staff
BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB)- The Central Terminal stands as a beacon of what could be in Buffalo’s Broadway-Fillmore neighborhood. “We want to see the Central Terminal come back to life in one capacity or...
View ArticleBuffalo warehouse to be transformed into apartments, health clinic
BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — A rundown warehouse on Buffalo’s East Side will soon be transformed into an apartment building and health clinic. Architect Matthew Meier, a partner at HHL Architects, told News...
View ArticleNYS officials defend film tax credits despite a call to end the program
BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB)- The film industry is booming in Buffalo. “We’ve had quite an explosion of new jobs and new revenue into town,” said Tim Clark, the Buffalo-Niagara region film commissioner. “It’s...
View ArticleCity Honors students call on BPS officials to reverse cuts to music program
BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB)- City Honors students are calling on Buffalo Public School leaders to save the school’s music program. “Music education, arts education isn’t expendable,” said Jack Kavanaugh, who...
View ArticleState lawmakers call for transparency as manufacturing moves forward at...
BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB)- It’s been five years since Governor Andrew Cuomo announced a major investment to transform a Brownfield site on South Park Ave. into the largest solar panel production facility...
View ArticleWomen & Children’s Hospital redevelopment plan moves forward
BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB)- It’s a massive undertaking to redevelop the old Women and Children’s Hospital. Plans for phase one of the project moved forward on Monday. Sinatra and Company Real Estate hopes...
View ArticleNiagara Falls Underground Railroad museum almost ready to open
NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y. (WIVB)- A new museum in Niagara Falls will take visitors through often forgotten history. The Niagara Falls Underground Railroad Heritage Center opens on May 4. The last few walls...
View ArticleCity to transfer properties to community land trust in Buffalo’s Fruit Belt
BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB)- Dozens of properties in Buffalo’s Fruit Belt neighborhood will be changing hands. Organizers of the F.B. Community Land Trust announced Saturday the city will give them more than...
View ArticleThruway back open after standoff in Genesee County
BATAVIA, N.Y. (WIVB) – It was a tense scene on the Thruway Monday evening. State Police took an Amherst man into custody after a five hour standoff. It started just after 1 p.m. when State Police were...
View ArticleCheektowaga councilmember breaks silence following arrest
CHEEKTOWAGA, N.Y. (WIVB)- Cheektowaga Councilmember James Rogowski defended himself ahead of a regular scheduled council meeting Tuesday evening. “Let’s not forget this is a family matter,” he said....
View ArticleA Buffalo man says two state parole officers tried to kill him
BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB)- A Buffalo man says he feared for his life Tuesday night when an encounter with two state parole officers went south. Randy White is now recovering at home with a bullet wound in...
View ArticleVolunteers prepare flower bouquets for annual Hospice Buffalo sale
CHEEKTOWAGA, N.Y. (WIVB)- Hundreds of Hospice volunteers are working to put together 30,000 bouquets of flowers. They are preparing for the 32nd annual spring bouquet sale, which starts next week. All...
View ArticleFire crews work to put out flames at Dunkin Donuts in North Tonawanda
NORTH TONAWANDA, N.Y. (WIVB)- Firefighters are on the scene of a fire at a Dunkin Donuts in North Tonawanda. It’s happening on Meadow Drive, around the corner from the Sportsplex and Tops Supermarket....
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