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2 weeks ago | 
wivb.com | Kayleigh Hunter-Gasperini |Trina Catterson
BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — A landlord was arrested Thursday after failing to appear in housing court for allegedly neglecting his properties, including an Allentown building across the street from where two prominent artists were found dead last month, Acting Buffalo Mayor Chris Scanlon announced. Charles Dobucki, the landlord at 2 St. Louis Place, was arrested Thursday morning at an auto shop on Delaware Avenue.
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3 weeks ago | 
wivb.com | Jordan Norkus |Kayleigh Hunter-Gasperini
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 must be returned to his owner. Cavallaro kept Albert in his Hamburg home for decades.
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1 month ago | 
wivb.com | Jeff Preval |Kayleigh Hunter-Gasperini
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2 months ago | 
wivb.com | Kayleigh Hunter-Gasperini |Aidan Joly
BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — New York State Senator Sean Ryan is expected to receive the Erie County Democratic Committee’s endorsement for Buffalo mayor, chairperson Jeremy Zellner indicated Thursday in an interview with WIVB News 4. Zellner said the endorsement is expected to become official at Saturday’s meeting among ECDC leaders. Acting Mayor Chris Scanlon was the other finalist.
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2 months ago | 
wivb.com | Kayleigh Hunter-Gasperini |Patrick Ryan
BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — A woman has been accused of reckless driving and assault after she allegedly hit a 17-year-old boy with a city of Buffalo garbage truck in October, the Erie County District Attorney’s Office announced Tuesday. The boy, who Charles Desmond of Desmond Law identified in October as Klaw Reh, has since had his leg amputated, underwent at least fifteen surgeries and is paralyzed from the waist down, according an attorney hired by the boy’s family to sue the city. On Oct.
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2 months ago | 
wivb.com | Kayleigh Hunter-Gasperini |Patrick Ryan
BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Buffalo Public Schools Superintendent Dr. Tonja Williams-Knight will be retiring at the end of the school year. Her intent to retire letter will be submitted at a school board meeting Wednesday evening, she said during a press conference Wednesday. School Board President Dr. Kathy Evans-Brown said they will accept the letter. June 30 will be Williams-Knight’s last day. The school board is hoping to name a new superintendent in March.
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2 months ago | 
wivb.com | Kayleigh Hunter-Gasperini |Dillon Morello
BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — FeedMore WNY is picking up the pieces Monday after an alleged break-in over the weekend. The food bank says their food production at their James E. Casey Dr. location will be slowed down in the coming weeks after a suspect allegedly broke into multiple FeedMore vehicles and the farming facility. Security footage around 1 a.m. Saturday shows the suspect stealing multiple laptops, LED lights, cameras and even a TV, according to FeedMore.
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2 months ago | 
informnny.com | Kayleigh Hunter-Gasperini |Dillon Morello
BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — A 10-year-old is dead following an early morning fire on Vine Street in Batavia, according to the local police department. Two other children, ages 4 and 12, are in critical condition at Strong Memorial Hospital, the police department said. Officials arrived to the scene at 3 Vine St. around 12:45 a.m. following reports from the downstairs tenant’s of a fire and three children trapped inside an upper apartment.
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2 months ago | 
wivb.com | Kayleigh Hunter-Gasperini
BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — February is Black History Month. There are numerous events in Western New York to honor those who came before and celebrate Black civil rights icons, artists, and leaders that have shaped this country. Those looking to celebrate from home can watch WIVB News 4’s Black History Month Special, airing at 4:30 […]
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2 months ago | 
wivb.com | Kayleigh Hunter-Gasperini |Nick Veronica
BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — The competition to earn the Erie County Democratic Committee endorsement in the race for Buffalo mayor is getting clearer as only four candidates were asked to return for the committee’s final mayoral convention on Feb. 18. The candidates are acting mayor Chris Scanlon, state senator Sean Ryan, former fire commissioner Garnell Whitfield, and councilmember Rasheed Wyatt. The party’s endorsement will take place in late February (more info here).
