BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) A church volunteer has been sentenced to just under a year in jail for stealing more than $10,000 from collection baskets from a church in Buffalo's Black Rock neighborhood in 2023 and 2024, the Erie County District Attorney's Office said Monday. Francis Winiarski, a volunteer at Church of the Assumption of [...]

ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) Border Czar Thomas Homan will be visiting Rochester on Tuesday, the Locust Club confirmed with News 8. This follows around a month after Homan posted a statement on X showing his support for the Rochester Police Department officers involved in an incident where an officer broke city policy when responding to [...]

Catholic cardinals on Monday set May 7 as the start date for the conclave to elect Pope Francis' successor, delaying the secret voting for two days to help them get to know one another better and find consensus on a candidate before they are sequestered in the Sistine Chapel.

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- The family of a Buffalo woman who was murdered in 2018 remembered their loved one on Sunday on what would've been her 40th birthday. Our cameras caught up with them as they continue to call for justice for Joshlyn Bishop. Bishop's family gathered together at her grave to remember Bishop, who [...]

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- On Sunday, New York State Senator Sean Ryan took to Niagara Square to announce his plan to deal with the financial problems of the Queen City -- deficit finance bonds. We have to look at solutions that actually provide a structural balance to our budget. And this is the solution, said [...]

YOUNGSTOWN, N.Y. (WIVB) -- Niagara County resident Ernie Calandrelli is getting attention for sounding like a turkey. He has been turkey calling since the '70s and now his hunting skills are gaining him national recognition. "It makes me feel good and it makes me feel like I did what I was supposed to do," he [...]

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) Shaun Dolac, the Western New York linebacker who was a consensus All-American for University at Buffalo this past season, signed a free agent contract with the Los Angeles Rams following the conclusion of the NFL draft. A finalist for the Burlsworth Trophy given to the nation's best player who started his [...]

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- Buffalo Public Schools responded to accusations on Saturday made by a Buffalo police detective on a podcast that the school intentionally does not report sexual assaults and abuse. Detective Richard Hy took to the Unsubscribe Podcast, which is based out of Texas and has around 679,000 subscribers on YouTube, to make [...]

SOUTH BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- A South Buffalo family is rebuilding their lives after a devastating fire earlier this month. Their two young daughters were inside the residence until a neighbor rushed in and saved them. April 15 started off like any other day for Ron Bess and his wife, Kenetria Maddox. Bess left his [...]

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- The Buffalo Police Department's Homicide Unit and the department's Underwater Recovery Team are conducting a recovery operation in the Buffalo Canal near the I-190/Route 198 split, according to a Buffalo spokesperson. The Homicide Unit will work with the Erie County Medical Examiner's Office to confirm the individual's identity, the ...

ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (WIVB) The Bills stayed in their defensive stance for the start of the NFL draft's final day, but eventually picked a few offensive players. Buffalo added Maryland DT Deone Walker, Ohio State CB Jordan Hancock, Georgia Tech TE Jackson Hawes, Virginia Tech CB Dorian Strong, UConn OT Chase Lundt and Maryland [...]

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- Hundreds of people in Buffalo walked together on Saturday in support of those battling pancreatic cancer and to raise money to research the disease at the PanCAN PurpleStride event. The event gives people hope and hits very close to the WIVB News 4 family. Mike Micoli, who was an engineer at [...]

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BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) The Bills made two selections Friday on the second day of the draft, including a trade up with the Bears to 41st overall. Here are 4 things to know about the team's new draft picks, South Carolina defensive tackle T.J. Sanders and Arkansas defensive end Landon Jackson. The team holds seven [...]

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BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) Bills general manager Brandon Beane on Friday addressed an accusation regarding the team's top draft pick that resurfaced on social media after the Bills selected Kentucky cornerback Max Hairston Thursday in the first round of the NFL Draft. Beane said he believed every NFL team was aware of the alleged claim [...]

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- Erie County Executive Mark Poloncarz is looking into the City of Buffalo's proposed budget, saying that serious issues have been raised regarding the current state of the city's finances. WIVB News 4 obtained a letter from a source that Poloncarz sent to Jeanette Robe, executive director of the Buffalo Fiscal Stability [...]

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) The reigning champion Bandits were the highest-scoring team in the National Lacrosse League this season. But it took a defensive struggle to continue Buffalo's quest for a three-peat. Beginning the postseason with a 5-4 victory against the San Diego Seals in front of a crowd of 17,703 at KeyBank Center on [...]

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- National Grid announced a proposed rate hike on Friday that would eventually lead to an increase of around $25 per month for electricity in the average household. The proposal is a joint proposal that was reached with Department of Public Service Staff, IBEW Local 97, and other parties. If approved, residential [...]

WILLIAMSVILLE, N.Y. (WIVB) -- The new sign at Highmark Stadium says it all-the Buffalo Bills are welcoming Maxwell Hairston, aka "Mad Max" to their family. Bills Mafia stopped by the Bills Store today and gave their reaction to the first round pick. The Bills Store already has pre-orders available for Hairston's jersey. "He seems excited [...]

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- A man was arraigned and released on his own recognizance after being accused of stealing over $100,000 in products from a Batavia dairy company, according to the Genesee County Sheriff's Office. It is alleged that David Cook stole property from Upstate Farms Culture Products on West AG Park Drive over a [...]

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- Town of Tonawanda police are urging residents to be vigilant after they say they have received reports of checks being stolen from the Hiler Branch USPS. The thefts occurred at 244 Highland Parkway from the mailbox outside, police said. Checks were washed and subsequently cashed. Police said they are increasing patrols [...]

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- The University at Buffalo says it's working with affected students after the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) reactivated SEVIS record statuses that were "unexpectedly terminated" earlier in the month. SEVIS, a web-based system, keeps information on and tracks nonimmigrant students and exchange visitors in the U.S., ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- Acting Mayor Chris Scanlon responded to Buffalo Comptroller Barbara Miller-Williams' critique of his proposed budget for the upcoming fiscal year on Friday. In a statement released on Thursday, Miller-Williams said that while Scanlon's proposed budget is "technically balanced," she had concerns about the city's "continued reliance on ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- Casting Buffalo has announced the upcoming roles actors can audition for for the Bills Hallmark movie coming this holiday season. "Holiday Touchdown: A Bills Love Story" was announced last month. Roles on the Casting Buffalo website include a nurse, construction workers, a young patient, a Christmas caroler, a boring guy who [...]