Bills, Orchard Park Police to meet with private lot owners Tuesday
ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (WIVB)- Bills fans have a reputation for being rowdy and it has the Bills and Orchard Park Police concerned about safety in private owned lots. Videos from last Bills season show...
View ArticleErie County dropped from lawsuit over fatal 198 crash
BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB)- It’s been almost a year and a half since three-year-old Maksym Sugorovskiy was killed. A car went off the 198 and hit his family as they walked along Ring Road in Delaware Park....
View ArticleShoreline tenants want relocation plans made public
BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB)- Some people living in Shoreline Apartments say they’re being kept in the dark as plans for relocation move forward. A group of tenants petitioned the Common Council on Tuesday to...
View ArticleSuspicious Niagara Falls backpack appears safe after police check
NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y. (WIVB) — A suspicious backpack caused a scare in Niagara Falls Monday afternoon. Six law enforcement agencies responded to Niagara St. between 1st and 3rd, after a city ranger...
View ArticleEvander Kane files counterclaim against woman who accuses him of battery
BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB)- Evander Kane is taking legal action against the woman who accused him of battery at Harborcenter last year. Kane came under scrutiny in December after an incident inside the...
View ArticleAirbnb wants changes to NYS law as home-sharing grows in popularity
BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB)- New Yorkers have welcomed guests into their homes through Airbnb since 2008 but in the last year the number of people staying with Airbnb hosts in Erie County has grown by more...
View ArticlePigeon’s lawyers question evidence in court
BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB)- Former Democratic Party chairman and political strategist Steve Pigeon stood before a judge on Monday. His lawyers argued why some evidence should be thrown out. Pigeon pleaded...
View ArticleWNY voters watch first presidential debate at North Park Theatre
NORTH BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – More than 50 people gathered at North Park Theatre to watch the first presidential debate on the big screen. Orchard Park voter Lina Brigance told News 4 she thought...
View ArticleFDA launches competition to create app to help during a drug overdose
BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — It’s become routine for Twin City Ambulance crews to use naloxone to reverse the effects of an opioid overdose. “Right now we’re actually administering Narcan on a daily basis,...
View ArticleBomb-disarming robots being used more often by ECSO
CHEEKTOWAGA, N.Y. (WIVB)- Bomb-disarming robots are taking over the front line, tackling threats in New Jersey and New York City and investigating scares like a suspicious backpack in Niagara Falls....
View ArticleLocal Red Cross volunteers start relief work in Florida
BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB)- Buffalo-natives in Florida are waiting out Hurricane Matthew by enduring strong wind and rain, and massive power outages. “Over here it seems perhaps a lack of power is what’s...
View ArticleCity leaders take action to help renters in Buffalo’s Fruit Belt neighborhood
BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB)- In the shadow of development, lifelong residents of Buffalo’s Fruit Belt neighborhood are fighting to stay in their homes. “There was a period of time where you couldn’t pay...
View ArticleUB moves forward with study on how Tonawanda Coke emissions affected public...
TONAWANDA, N.Y. (WIVB)- Jackie James-Creedon has been fighting nearly 15 years to find out why she has fibromyalgia. “I suspected that it had something to do with the environmental toxins in Tonawanda...
View ArticleLocal breast cancer survivor helps others find peace through yoga
HAMBURG, N.Y. (WIVB)- A young breast cancer survivor is dedicating her life to help others manage stress and live healthier. Sara Szeglowski says she was working a high stress job when she was...
View ArticleWitnesses describe the raids on four local Mexican restaurants
BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB)- Four popular Mexican restaurants were shut down after a major raid Tuesday morning. The owner is accused of hiring undocumented immigrants. The restaurants are located in...
View ArticleHundreds petition Buffalo leaders to move BPD headquarters to Broadway-Fillmore
BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB)- Hundreds of people have petitioned Buffalo leaders to consider creating a public safety campus in the Broadway-Fillmore community. Fillmore Forward board members Bradford Watts...
View ArticleCommunity organizers push back against proposed National Fuel rate hike
BUFFALO, N.Y.(WIVB)- National Fuel bills could go up in April 2017 if a 7.9 percent rate hike is approved. The company submitted the proposal to the NYS Public Service Commission in April. PUSH...
View ArticleOfficials begin to release lead testing results for Buffalo Public Schools
BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB)- Leaders in the Buffalo Public School district are alerting parents to elevated lead levels in the water in some of the schools. New York State now requires districts to test the...
View ArticleUB study shows link between sexual assault and non-medical prescription drug use
BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB)- A first-of-its-kind study shows how prescription drugs play a role in sexual assaults. University at Buffalo researchers surveyed more than a thousand students and told News 4...
View ArticleParole officers spend Halloween monitoring sex offenders
BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — News 4 tagged along with parole officers as they kept an eye on registered sex offenders this Halloween. Those sex offenders being monitored are not allowed to have candy at...
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