Melissa Holmes

Buffalo

News Anchor at WGRZ-TV (Buffalo, NY)

Proud and busy mom to Elliott. Emmy & Edward R. Murrow winning anchor of @wgrz Daybreak. Lover of all things Buffalo. IG: MelissaHolmesTV

Articles

Erie County faces high child abuse rates, expert says

2 weeks ago | wgrz.com | Melissa Holmes

BUFFALO, N.Y. — As Child Abuse Prevention Month wraps up at the end of April, sadly the problem itself isn't going isn't going away. Statistics show 1 in 10 children in Erie County will be abused by the time they turn 18. That is one of the highest rates of child abuse in the state. If it's suspected a child is abused, there is a place they can go to get all the help and resources they need in one place.
Blood drive aims to save lives, honor late pharmacist Alison Waclawek

2 months ago | wgrz.com | Melissa Holmes

BUFFALO, N.Y. — It has been more than five years since Dr. Alison Waclawek of North Buffalo passed away from a rare condition during childbirth. The foundation formed in her memory is holding a blood drive Saturday, Feb. 22 to keep her legacy alive. Waclawek, a pharmacist who lived in North Buffalo with her husband Justin, died from an Amniotic Fluid Embolism (AFE) during the birth of her first child in 2019. Her daughter Ada survived.
Program to support first-time moms and their babies in WNY needs more funding | wgrz.com

Oct 17, 2024 | wgrz.com | Melissa Holmes

Catholic Health's Nurse-Family Partnership is a free resource that helps first-time mothers create a better future for themselves and their baby.
Domestic violence advocates in WNY concerned over drastic rise in strangulations

Jun 12, 2024 | wgrz.com | Melissa Holmes

BUFFALO, N.Y. — Local domestic violence advocates are sounding the alarm about some staggering statistics in our community. It's gotten so bad, the Family Justice Center is asking the county to declare domestic violence as a public health crisis. They wants victims to know help is available, and they have a state-of-the-art piece of equipment to empower them.
Celebrate WNY: Man turns 100-years-old and continues mall walking tradition

Mar 18, 2024 | wltx.com | Melissa Holmes

CHEEKTOWAGA, N.Y. — Western New York's oldest and most dedicated mall walker is turning 100! Happy birthday to Mieczylaw "Matt" Laba. He turns 100-years-old on March 9, 2024. Two On Your Side first met Mr. Laba last year when we joined him on his daily mall walk. His life journey has taken him from surviving the Blitzkrieg and a work camp in World War II, to being the oldest mallwalker at the Walden Galleria.
Celebrate WNY: Man turns 100-years-old and continues mall walking tradition

Mar 16, 2024 | wtsp.com | Melissa Holmes

CHEEKTOWAGA, N.Y. — Western New York's oldest and most dedicated mall walker is turning 100! Happy birthday to Mieczylaw "Matt" Laba. He turns 100-years-old on March 9, 2024. Two On Your Side first met Mr. Laba last year when we joined him on his daily mall walk. His life journey has taken him from surviving the Blitzkrieg and a work camp in World War II, to being the oldest mallwalker at the Walden Galleria.
Celebrate WNY: Man turns 100-years-old and continues mall walking tradition

Mar 9, 2024 | 10tv.com | Melissa Holmes

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Celebrate WNY: Man turns 100-years-old and continues mall walking tradition

Mar 9, 2024 | 13wmaz.com | Melissa Holmes

CHEEKTOWAGA, N.Y. — Western New York's oldest and most dedicated mall walker is turning 100! Happy birthday to Mieczylaw "Matt" Laba. He turns 100-years-old on March 9, 2024. Two On Your Side first met Mr. Laba last year when we joined him on his daily mall walk. His life journey has taken him from surviving the Blitzkrieg and a work camp in World War II, to being the oldest mallwalker at the Walden Galleria.
Selfless Among Us: Upward Design for Life founder Dionne Williamson

Feb 21, 2024 | wgrz.com | Melissa Holmes

BUFFALO, N.Y. — Over 2 years ago, Katia Ruiz of Buffalo made the brave decision to leave her abuser and take her two young children to a domestic violence shelter. "We didn't have anything. We only came with our clothes," said Ruiz. So when the time came for Ruiz to move into an apartment, it was bare. That's when Dionne Williamson and her organization Upward Design for Life stepped in. "She asked us what do we need and I just said I just want a table so I could eat with my kids.
East Amherst woman, saved with CPR from strangers, now a national ambassador of heart health

Feb 9, 2024 | wgrz.com | Melissa Holmes

AMHERST, N.Y. — Lynda Marino, a wife and mother of two from East Amherst, is a survivor. "I don't look like I'm the face of someone with heart disease," she said. Marino, 44, was diagnosed with a genetic heart defect, cardiomyopathy, shortly after graduating college. She lived symptom free all her life, until one fateful day in September 2015. She went into sudden cardiac arrest while driving on Transit Road in Lockport with her then 2-year-old in the car.