Shea created 14 theaters, including two in Toronto with three of them remaining in Western New York.

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) News 4 celebrates Women's History Month by introducing standout women who make a difference in Western New York. After sharing five inspiring stories, Monica Lynch of Buffalo was named the local winner of the 2025 Remarkable Women campaign. The campaign is part ofNexstar Media Group's nationwide initiativethat honors women's influence ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) Oregon's Jamaree Caldwell is a colossal defensive tackle weighing 332 pounds. He was a dominant force up front whose production goes beyond stats. Caldwell demanded double teams. The former Oregon Duck did the dirty work so his teammates could get the sack or the tackle for loss which is something he [...]

"I think my grandmother was a hero," she said.

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) News 4 celebrates Women's History Month by recognizing remarkable women in Western New York. The 2025 campaign concludes with Monica Lynch of Buffalo a mother, disabled combat veteran, cancer survivor and community advocate. In 1990, Lynch answered the call to serve. "I went right on down on Huron Street and [...]

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- The defense team representing the gunman in the Tops mass shooting has filed a new motion to change the venue for the federal trial. Gendron shot and killed 10 people and injured three others in a racist attack at the Tops on Jefferson Avenue on May 14, 2022. He could face [...]

Section 73 of New York State Correction Law allows Martuscello to make this call, said the memo.

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) The Happy Together Tour is set to return to the Erie County Fair in August. The tour, compromised of '60s and '70s acts, includes The Turtles, Jay and the Americans, Little Anthony, Gary Puckett & The Union Gap, The Vogues and The Cowsills, will play at the fair on Aug. 8. [...]

WILSON, N.Y. (WIVB) Heading into his junior year at Wilson, Keagan Hermann's teammate made a comment that stuck with him and laid the foundation for the season. "The goalie, Jake Austin, came up to me after one of our tournaments and he said 'I don't think I've ever won anything wearing a Wilson jersey,'" [...]

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) What seemed like another large ship stranded in the ice on Lake Erie Monday wasn't actually the case. The American Mariner, according to the United States Coast Guard, was stopped as a standard part of the vessel's transit process. The Coast Guard said the vessel is simply waiting for a pre-planned [...]

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- The desperate race to find survivors of the massive earthquake in Southeast Asia continues. It's estimated that more than 2,000 people have died from Friday's natural disaster. The majority of the casualties are at the epicenter, Myanmar. Meanwhile, the local Burmese community is reacting to the devastation. Faustina Palmatier is the ...

ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) The Buffalo Bills filled their open spot at punter by agreeing to sign Brad Robbins, a person familiar with discussions confirmed to The Associated Press on Monday. The person spoke to the AP on the condition of anonymity because the team has not announced the agreement. NFL.com first reported the [...]

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- Longtime News 4 Art Director Kurt Murphy has retired after 43 years at the station. He was a pioneer, overseeing the switch from drawing to digital graphics throughout his time at News 4. Everything you see here at News 4 -- from our logo to our animation -- was designed by [...]

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- A Jamestown man was sentenced for promoting contraband on Monday after he caused the deaths of two separate people in two separate car crashes while under the influence of meth, according to the Chautauqua County District Attorney's Office. In January 2022, Randall Rolison, 61, hit and killed 15-year-old Alexis Hughan in [...]

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- Dozens of police officers in the Town of Tonawanda will be charged with violating the states Taylor Law after a town investigation found the officers participated in an illegal strike. Sources told WIVB News 4 that the town wrapped up its investigation into the alleged illegal strike last week and sent [...]

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- A building at the Lakeside Bike Park suffered thousands of dollars in damage during a burglary on Sunday, according to the Buffalo Police Department. Police said the incident occurred at a building on the 800 block of Fuhrmann Boulevard. A door, the inside of the building, and two windows were damaged. [...]

UTICA, N.Y. (AP) A special prosecutor said Monday he made offers to resolve criminal cases against 10 New York prison guards indicted in the beating death of a handcuffed man. Six correctional officers were charged with murder last month in the December death of Robert Brooks, 43, whose brutal beating was captured on body-worn cameras. Three [...]

The performance starts at 8 p.m. on Friday, June 6.

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- A Buffalo man was sentenced Monday morning to a determinate sentence of 20 years for killing his girlfriend at MLK Jr. Park in the spring of 2021, the Erie County District Attorney's Office announced. Mushagdusa Nankumba, 22, beat and strangled Larrinsha Johnson, 18, in a vehicle parked at the park the [...]

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) Tolls are set to increase at three Western New York U.S-Canada border crossings in May, the Niagara Falls Bridge Commission said Monday. Rainbow Bridge, Whirlpool Bridge, and Lewiston Queenston Bridge will be affected by the change. Starting on May 1, standard passenger vehicles will be required to pay $6 ($8.50 CAD) [...]

HAMBURG, N.Y. (WIVB) Four master barbers at Jay's Barber Shop in Hamburg are holding a 24-hour haircut marathon this week to raise funds and awareness for the Suicide Prevention Coalition of Erie County. Alex Gentz, a master barber at Jay's Barber Shop, said the barbers like to be there for their customers, calling them [...]

Get ready for the bottom to fall out when it comes to temperatures. A cold front sweeps through the region this morning. An increasing southwest breeze ushers in a much chillier air mass with the cold air deepening overnight into Tuesday. Aside from an unseasonably chilly Tuesday, generous sunshine takes over. Already the next disturbance [...]

The show kicks off at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 12.

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) Bills coach Sean McDermott explained his stance on Monday of supporting a ban of the "tush push." McDermott, speaking from the annual NFL owners' meetings in Florida, said that his support of the ban comes from wishing the protect the health and safety of the players. The play, which was started [...]

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