BATH, N.Y. (WETM) -- An Allegany County school vehicle crashed on a highway ramp in Bath on Saturday morning. According to the Bath Volunteer Fire Department, a Chevrolet Traverse crashed on an eastbound Interstate 86 exit ramp at around 8:15 a.m. on Nov. 16. Two adults and two minors were inside the SUV, which is [...]

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- The Kensington Expressway Project is on hold after a judge ruled Friday that the state failed to consider the environmental impacts of the billion-dollar project. The project, which seeks to reconnect neighborhoods on Buffalo's East Side, would cap a small stretch of Route 33 and a park would be built on [...]

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CYCLONE, PA (WIVB) -- Helen Dragonette moved to Cyclone, PA in McKean County a little more than two years ago. She says her water nightmare began about one year in. Dragonette says the stress of the past two years has been crushing as flammable water flows through her home. In September of last year, she [...]

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- Jamestown police say they need help locating a man who is wanted in connection with a homicide that occurred this summer. Jermaine Holloman is a person of interest in the shooting death of 25-year-old Corey Johnson, police say. The incident occurred in the early morning hours of Aug. 16 near the [...]

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- The case against the Tops mass shooter was back in federal court Friday and the defense argued Payton Gendron should not receive the death penalty because of his age at the time of the attack. The public defenders representing Gendron say because the Tops mass shooter was 18 at the time [...]

ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) The projected cost of the Buffalo Bills' new stadium has ballooned to what team officials on Friday told The Associated Press is north of $2.1 billion, with owners Terry and Kim Pegula responsible for picking up the more than $560 million in overruns. Bills president Pete Guelli said he was [...]

HINSDALE, N.Y. (WIVB) - After a Cattaraugus County man's riding lawnmower burst into flames, he hit a dead-end while trying to get it replaced. That's when Call 4 Action stepped in. Tony Sokal's riding lawnmower went up in flames from a mechanical malfunction earlier this year. Luckily, no one was hurt. However, a very frustrating [...]

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- Sumitomo Rubber has denied a plan to keep the plant open and save the company tens of millions of dollars, the United Steel Workers Local 135L says. Sumitomo closed unexpectedly last week. More than 1,500 workers lost their jobs. The company cited costs, dated infrastructure, financial performance and changing market conditions [...]

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- A Lockport man pleaded guilty to distribution of child pornography after sending sexually explicit photos and videos to someone he believed to be a 13-year-old girl, the U.S. Attorney's Office announced Friday. Officials said 52-year-old Gerard Dzierzanowski communicated with an undercover officer posing as a 13-year-old on Whisper ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) A Buffalo man has pleaded guilty in connection to a shooting in Tonawanda that left another man injured, the Erie County District Attorney's Office said Friday. Joel Brown, 45, admitted to shooting a 36-year-old man on Kenmore Avenue in Tonawanda on the afternoon of Sept. 9. The man was taken to [...]

Amari Cooper thinks he can try to play through a wrist injury

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) Buffalo's own Goo Goo Dolls will return in August for the band's first hometown show since 2022, they announced Friday. The Grammy-nominated, multi-platinum-selling rock band will play at KeyBank Center on Aug. 9, 2025 as part of their tour beginning in December. The band played their first concert at KeyBank Center in [...]

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- The Beach Boys will be playing shows at Fallsview Casino on Nov. 16 and 17 as part of their Endless Summer Gold tour. Ahead of the show, Beach Boys co-founder Mike Love spoke with WIVB to discuss the tour and the longevity of the band's music. Love deemed the band "one [...]

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) Around $375,000 in total damages was estimated from a fire on Lovering Avenue in Buffalo on Thursday night, according to fire officials. Crews responded to 218 Lovering around 10:30 p.m. Friday. Initial investigation showed that the fire began on the second floor and spread to the attic. Two adults were at [...]

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) One of the big stories for Bills fans this season has been Lancasters Joe Andreessen being on the team. A lot of players are involved in the community, but for Buffalo Joe its his hometown. Which is why hes doing what he can to inspire the kids of Western New York. [...]

BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) Rasmus Dahlin scored 1:33 into overtime to lift the Buffalo Sabres to a 4-3 win against the St. Louis Blues on Thursday night. Alex Tuch and Ryan McLeod each had a goal and an assist in Buffalo's fourth win in five games. Zach Benson also scored, and Devon Levi made 24 [...]

ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (WIVB) Salamanca football coach Chad Bartoszek watched senior leaders Avery Brown and Zach Trietley hobble off the field at Highmark Stadium on Thursday night. "You guys are the picture of Warrior football right now," Bartoszek beamed. One battled injury, the other illness, and the Warriors weathered the rain to remain Western [...]

TONAWANDA, N.Y. (WIVB) - On Monday night, 40-year-old Terrence Wyatt was killed after a man struck him with a car on Delaware Street in the city of Tonawanda. Now, his family is calling for justice. Robin Wyatt, wife of Terrence Wyatt, described her husband as a bright light in all lives he was a part [...]

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- Traffic and road closure information for Sundays Buffalo Bills game against the Kansas City Chiefs has been announced by The Erie County Sheriffs Office. Beginning at 11:25 a.m., the section of Abbott Road in front of the stadium will be closed to north and southbound traffic. This section will remain closed [...]

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- A large scale golf and entertainment center may soon be coming to Buffalo. ShotClub Social announced Thursday that they have partnered with The Krog Group to build a 45,000-square-foot family entertainment center. The company purchased the land at 555 Elk St. last year. The center is expected to include 60 golf [...]

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) The new City of Buffalo snow plan proposal includes new snowplows, 10 new pickup trucks, vehicle life units, among other new additions, according to documents provided to WIVB News 4 on Thursday. Emergency response and snowplow additions are both part of the plan. The city has added seven new snowplows and [...]

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) - WIVB News 4 has updates on the big improvements coming to the homes of both the Bills and the Sabres. The chief operating officer of both teams spoke Thursday. In a wide-ranging interview, Pete Guelli also discussed events the Pegula's would like to bring to Buffalo. Guelli has one hand on [...]

ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (WIVB) You can't spell championship without CSP. Clymer/Sherman/Panama, the top-ranked Class D football team in the state, retained its sectional title with a 33-8 romp over Franklinville/Ellicottville on Thursday night at Highmark Stadium. Senior quarterback Tate Catanese rushed for 76 yards and two touchdowns, with scoring passes to ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- A Falconer woman pleaded guilty to a sex trafficking charge, as well as drug charges, after she conspired with others to give food, clothing, and drugs to victims in exchange for sex acts, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office. Officials said between October and December 2022, 25-year-old Cora Waddington and two [...]