BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- Two people are dead after being found with gunshot wounds on Buffalo's East Side, Buffalo police announced on Sunday night. Officers responded to a car accident call on Cambridge Avenue around 7:30 p.m., officials said. One victim was pronounced dead at the scene, and the other victim was taken to the [...]

WASHINGTON (AP) Alex Tuch and Tage Thompson each scored twice and the Buffalo Sabres beat the Washington Capitals 8-5 on Sunday. Ryan McLeod, Sam Lafferty, Jack Quinn and Peyton Krebs also scored for the Sabres, winners of four of the last five. Alex Ovechkin scored his 890th career goalto move within five of passing [...]

ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (WIVB) -- Dozens of schools faced off this weekend during the annual High School Girls Flag Football Kickoff at the Buffalo Bills Fieldhouse as the sport continues to gain yards in popularity among local students. More than 60 high schools throughout the region participated between Saturday and Sunday. Organizers said it was [...]

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- Tet McMillan burst onto the college scene his freshman season at Arizona and never slowed down. In 2022, as a freshman receiver, he had over 700 yards and eight touchdowns -- and he was just getting started. His sophomore season was even better when he racked up 1,400 receiving yards and [...]

Tickets for Sunday's game can be exchanged for a comparable ticket to any remaining Bisons games this year, except for July 3.

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- As the race to become Buffalo's mayor heats up, a top-of-mind topic is Acting Mayor Chris Scanlon's proposal for a hotel bed tax. At his State of the City Address last week, Scanlon said many hotel owners he spoke with support the idea -- but not everyone agrees. WIVB News 4 [...]

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- It was a special reunion at Sisters Hospital as former NICU patients were reconnected with the nurses and doctors who welcomed them into the world. WIVB News 4 caught up with one local mom who said the staff at Sister's saved her daughter's life. Gabbi Needham is a thriving 10-year-old. She [...]

MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) Aryna Sabalenka entered the Miami Open final against Jessica Pegula with 18 career titles on her elite resume. The Miami Open crown had proved elusive until Saturday. The No. 1 seed from Belarus knocked off fourth-seeded American Jessica Pegula 7-5, 6-2 for her first Miami Open title in a rematch [...]

PHILADELPHIA (AP) The Sabres' three-game winning streak came to a thud in Philadelphia. After briefly holding a 3-2 lead in the second period, the Sabres unraveled and fell to the Flyers in a 7-4 road defeat. Matvei Michkov had his second straight two-goal game and Samuel Ersson made 17 saves for the Flyers. Noah [...]

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- Summer may be three months away, but opening day at the Transit Drive-In in Lockport is just around the corner. The theatre opens next Friday, April 4 and Saturday, April 5. Movies being shown have yet to be announced. Admission is $12 for adults, $8 for children aged 5-11 and children [...]

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) The first-place Bandits (11-3) clinched a spot in the National Lacrosse League playoffs last week and can secure a home game in the first round of their three-peat championship mission with a victory against the Vancouver Warriors (7-7) on Saturday night at KeyBank Center. Heres how to watch, stream, and listen. [...]

ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) The Buffalo Bills reached an agreement Saturday to sign cornerback Christian Benford to a four-year, $76 million contract extension in their latest offseason move to secure a young core player to a long-term deal, a person familiar with discussions confirmed to The Associated Press. The person spoke on condition of [...]

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- 5-year-old husky siblings Cinnamon and Luna are looking for their forever homes. The pair are "balls of energy" fostered from Buddy's Second Chance Rescue. They are believed to be purebreds and can be adopted together or separately, but experienced husky owners are preferred. Cinnamon and Luna are house trained and good [...]

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- Joey Loperfido had a good feeling about the ball blasting off his bat at 113 mph. The winds coming off Lake Erie make right field a difficult place to hit home runs here, but Loperfido powered one 429 feet in the eighth inning to put the finishing touch on a season-opening [...]

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- A bicyclist suffered a leg injury Friday night after being struck by a vehicle on the Lower West Side, according to the Buffalo Police Department. The incident happened at the intersection of Richmond Avenue and Summer Street around 8:40 p.m. An ambulance transported the bicyclist to ECMC for a non-life threatening [...]

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) Walter Nolen was the anchor on an explosive Ole Miss defensive line last season. The tackle played two years at Texas A&M before transferring to Ole Miss, where everything just clicked. In 2024, he had 14 tackles for loss with six and a half sacks and was also dominant at stopping [...]

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- The legal battle over Albert the alligator continues. The state Department of Environmental Conservation is appealing a judge's decision ordering the department to review Tony Cavallaro's application to keep his pet alligator in his Hamburg home. The judge ruled last month if the DEC fails to act in thirty days, Albert [...]

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) Buffalo mayoral candidate Sean Ryan raised questions in a news conference on Friday about the former employer of the city's current deputy mayor Brian Gould, claiming that he was a lobbyist prior to his involvement in government. Gould, who has been the deputy mayor under Acting Mayor Chris Scanlon since last [...]

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- A level two registered sex offender, previously of the Village of Perry in Wyoming County, admitted to raping two young victims in the county in recent years, according to the Wyoming County District Attorney's Office. Jonathon Bucknam, 45, pleaded guilty to two counts of third-degree rape. In January of 2022, Bucknam [...]

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) British folk rock band Mumford & Sons will play at KeyBank Center in downtown Buffalo in October during their next tour. The band will play at the arena on Oct. 16. The group just released their fifth album, 'Rushmere.' They have won two Grammy Awards, two BRIT awards and have several [...]

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) The Bisons spring into action in the earliest start to a minor league baseball season in 74 years. Hosting the Rochester Red Wings on a brisk Friday afternoon at Sahlen Field, it's also the earliest Opening Day in Buffalo's baseball history. Here are the weather, promotions, lineups and storylines to watch [...]

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) Oregon's Jeffrey Bassa started his college career as a safety but quickly made the switch to linebacker and it was a smooth transition. He started 42 games for the ducks, so he's battle tested. that position change a few year's ago helped him develop into a versatile linebacker. "Being able to [...]

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) University at Buffalo's women are bringing postseason basketball back to campus after winning on the road in the WNIT. UB will host Rutgers at 2 p.m. Sunday in the "Great 8" round of the invitational after getting its 27th victory of the season, 76-64 at Southern Indiana on Thursday night. That [...]

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- The attorneys representing the Tops mass shooter have asked a judge to delay his federal trial by a year. Payton Gendrons legal team filed a motion this week requesting an adjournment of the current trial start date Sept. 8 and asked for it to be pushed back exactly one [...]

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) Jiri Kulich scored twice, Tage Thompson, Alex Tuch, Peyton Krebs and Tyson Kozak each had a goal and an assist, and the Sabres skated to their third consecutive win, 7-3 against the Pittsburgh Penguins on Thursday night at KeyBank Center. James Reimer, the starting goaltender in each of Buffalo's past three [...]