Dillon Morello

5 days ago | wivb.com | Dillon Morello

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — If you or a loved one are planning to receive Social Security checks in the near future, the amount you receive may be significantly less in just a couple of years. According to a recent report from the Social Security Board of Trustees, Social Security’s trust funds for old-age and disability benefits are now projected to run out by 2034 — one year earlier than previously expected.

2 weeks ago | wivb.com | Dillon Morello

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — With summer nearly here, many are wondering how this tourist season will fare amid recent tensions between the U.S. and Canada. Both countries have updated their travel advisories recently, though officials stress there’s no reason for alarm. For decades, the U.S. and Canada have each placed the other at Level 1 — their lowest travel advisory rating — and that status remains unchanged as of Thursday despite recent updates.

2 weeks ago | yahoo.com | Dillon Morello

LACKAWANNA, NY (WIVB) — A Lackawanna city councilwoman and several local parents are speaking out after discovering that a newly built $1.4 million playground and splash pad in the city remains locked and inaccessible to children despite warmer weather and summer approaching. When WIVB News 4 visited the park located off Center Street, nearly a dozen children were seen playing in the street and on the sidewalk, while the fenced-off playground and splash pad sat empty behind locked gates.

2 weeks ago | wivb.com | Dillon Morello

BUFFALO, NY (WIVB) — Family and friends of Shabrina Grant, the 28-year-old woman who was killed in a wrong-way accident on the Skyway last week, are mourning her loss and reflecting on the type of person she was. On the evening of June 5, Grant was in the passenger seat of a vehicle when it was struck head-on by another car traveling in the wrong direction. “She was bubbly, she was a lovely dresser,” said Betty Jean Grant, Shabrina’s aunt and former Erie County legislator.

2 weeks ago | rochesterfirst.com | Mark Ludwiczak |Dillon Morello

GREAT VALLEY, N.Y. (WIVB) — A reported tornado touched down in Cattaraugus County late Monday afternoon, causing a great deal of damage and leaving residents stunned. The event happened between 5:30 p.m. and 6 p.m., according to the National Weather Service, and it left debris, damaged houses and fallen trees in Great Valley, minutes from Ellicottville.