WEST SENECA, N.Y. (WIVB) -- Car after car, turkey after turkey, many community members were up early Wednesday, hoping to exchange frozen turkeys for Sabres tickets. The Buffalo Sabres, along with Tops and other sponsors, held their annual "Turkeys for Tickets" drive at participating Tops locations and the Keybank Center. Participants donated over 2,000 ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- WIVB News 4's Kelsey Anderson sat down with Buffalo Acting Mayor Chris Scanlon Wednesday for an "Ask the Mayor" interview, where he discussed the city's upcoming projects along with a recent increase in unemployment rates. Scanlon discussed the Heritage Point Project at Canalside that has been stalled for almost a year. [...]

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- Orchard Park police are investigating after a man forcibly took money from a bank on Southwestern Boulevard Wednesday afternoon. The suspect is described as a man around 5-foot-10 with shaggy brown hair wearing a dark hooded jacket and brown pants. It is alleged that he stole money from a bank teller [...]

Lawmakers are concerned that the city is frequently sued, but they said the payments will be made.

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- A Buffalo man was arrested after he allegedly assaulted a mail carrier Monday morning on the East Side, according to Buffalo police. Police responded to the 400 block of Doat Street around 10:45 a.m. to reports of an alleged assault. A suspect had yelled at, shoved, and struck a USPS mail [...]

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- Motorists are advised to plan for extra time if traveling on Route 33 near Grider Street Friday night. The New York State Department of Transportation said intermittent lane closures will start 7 p.m. Friday and be in place until 10 a.m. Saturday. The closures will affect both westbound and eastbound traffic, [...]

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- A Wyoming County man pleaded guilty to the transportation of child pornography and allegedly had a pattern of sexually abusing or exploiting a minor, the United States Attorney's Office announced Wednesday. Officials said in February 2018, a 15-year-old female victim said she was sexually abused by 44-year-old Shayne Hildreth of ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- The Buffalo Police Department is calling for help from the public to locate two missing children who are believed to be with their mother. Karlie Leonard, 5, and Raymond Leonard, 9, were last seen in the area of Connelly and Olympic Avenues. Karlie is approximately 4'0" and 57 lbs. She was [...]

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) A jury has convicted a man of murdering his estranged wife in front of her children over two years ago, the Erie County District Attorney's Office said Wednesday. Adam Bennefield was convicted Wednesday of killing his estranged wife, 30-year-old Keaira Hudson, while she was in her car at the intersection of [...]

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) The opening of the Ice at Canalside this year has been postponed. The delay is due to ice conditions, organizers said. Opening weekend was scheduled for this weekend and will now be pushed to a Nov. 29 start date. Updates on any additional postponements and ice conditions will be made over [...]

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D) is pushing the U.S. Senate to pass a bill that would expand social security benefits for over 35,000 New York public sector retirees. The public sector workers include state and local government employees, teachers, firefighters and police officers. The Social Securities Fairness Act passed in the House ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) The City of Buffalo has said it is committed to keeping fluoride in the city's water supply despite impending recommendations from incoming Health and Human Services secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. that the chemical be taken out. RFK - the former independent presidential candidate who has a history of spreading conspiracy [...]

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- Answers could come soon on the unfinished construction site down at Canalside. Construction on the Heritage Point Development Project came to a halt nearly a year ago after developer Sinatra & Company said a big lender of theirs pulled out. After breaking ground in 2021, the $40 million project at Canalside [...]

GRAND ISLAND N.Y. (WIVB) -- Some Grand Island residents voiced concerns and wanted answers after spotting a number of dead sheep at a solar power plant. The sheep belong to Back Hills Farm and were contracted out to the facility to clear the vegetation surrounding the panels. Back Hills Farm owner Nick Bauman said four [...]

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) Acting Buffalo Mayor Chris Scanlon was ceremoniously sworn-in on Tuesday to the position he has held for just over a month. Scanlon, who had served as the Buffalo Common Council president, began in his current role on Oct. 15 following former Mayor Byron Brown's resignation to become president and CEO of [...]

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- A Buffalo man was indicted on charges after allegedly selling fentanyl that resulted in two deaths in February 2023, the United States Attorney's Office announced Tuesday. Rashaun Crule, 30, was charged with narcotics conspiracy and distribution of fentanyl resulting in death, which carries a mandatory minimum penalty of 20 years in ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- Sue McCollum grew up in Amherst as a diehard Bills fan. Theresia Gouw immigrated to Western New York when she was 3 years old. Vince Carter and Tracy McGrady are basketball legends and household names. All could soon be minority owners of the Buffalo Bills, according to a report from Sports [...]

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- A Tonawanda man was sentenced Tuesday to serve three years and one month in prison after he allegedly took over $3 million from victims in a debt collection scheme, the U.S. Attorney's Office announced. Joseph Ciffa, 56, was convicted of conspiracy to commit wire fraud and filing a false tax return. [...]

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- An alleged Niagara Falls Crips Gang member was sentenced to serve three years in prison after being convicted of multiple drug charges, the United States Attorney's Office announced Tuesday. Michael Pryor, 27, was convicted of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute, and to distribute, cocaine, and distribution of fentanyl ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- Shaun Dolac, the University at Buffalo linebacker from West Seneca, is one of three finalists for the Burlsworth Trophy awarded to the most outstanding college football player who started his career as a walk-on. Dolac, who leads the nation with 137 tackles through the season's first 10 games, walked on at [...]

ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) Former NBA stars Vince Carter and Tracy McGrady are part of a group being considered by the NFL to purchase a non-controlling minority stake in the Buffalo Bills, a person with knowledge of the league finance committees agenda told The Associated Press on Monday. The person spoke to the AP on [...]

LEWISTON, N.Y. (WIVB) -- Whether it's to sing along at a concert, attend a festival or take a hike with views of the Niagara Gorge, if you visit Artpark they call it a place where art, nature and culture all merge. "Our park improves the quality of life for our community," said Dave Wedekindt, interim [...]

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) Two people have been arrested in connection to two separate stabbings earlier this fall, Buffalo police said Tuesday. Both arrests were made on Nov. 14. In the first stabbing, 20-year-old Lawrence Allen of Buffalo is accused of stabbing a 59-year-old man in the torso multiple times during an altercation on Dartmouth [...]

LOCKPORT, N.Y. (WIVB) Starpoint Central School District Superintendent Sean Croft returned in front of his peers and parents for the first time on Monday night since he was arrested in August for allegedly driving while intoxicated. His appearance at the school board meeting is the first since he was reinstated with full support from [...]

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