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Yahoo
20-05-2025
- Yahoo
Child in ICU after being trapped under vehicle
BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — A child is in critical condition after being found unconscious and trapped underneath a vehicle Monday in the Town of Hartland, the Niagara County Sheriff's Office said. Deputies responded to a 911 call about a vehicle accident involving a child around 5 p.m. in the driveway of a residence on Ellicott Road. Deputies were able to free the child from underneath the vehicle, who was then transported to Oishei Children's Hospital via Mercy Flight, officials said. The child is in critical condition in the intensive care unit, officials said, and officials believe the incident to be accidental in nature. This is a developing story, and we will update as soon as more information becomes available. *** Mark Ludwiczak joined the News 4 team in 2024. He is a veteran journalist with two decades of experience in Buffalo. You can follow him online at @marklud12. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
18-05-2025
- Yahoo
Two NYS troopers stabbed in Village of Bolivar
BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Two New York State Troopers were stabbed while performing an arrest in Allegany County on Saturday afternoon, police announced. After locating a stolen vehicle in Bolivar, troopers performed a vehicle and traffic stop in the parking lot of Crosby's Gas Station around 3:30 p.m. According to state police, the female suspect 'violently resisted' and stabbed one trooper above the eye and another trooper in the head. Police said one trooper did discharge a firearm but did not strike the suspect. The trooper who was stabbed above the eye is in serious condition and is being transported to Strong Memorial Hospital. This is a developing story, and we will update as more information becomes available. *** Mark Ludwiczak joined the News 4 team in 2024. He is a veteran journalist with two decades of experience in Buffalo. You can follow him online at @marklud12. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
16-05-2025
- Yahoo
1 in hospital after incident on Route 33
BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — A person was taken to the hospital Thursday night with apparent gunshot wounds, according to Cheektowaga Police. Police responded to a report of shots fired from one vehicle into another vehicle on Route 33. The eastbound lane of Route 33 was closed Thursday night from Eggert Road to Pine Ridge Road and will remain closed as the investigation continues. This is a developing story, and we will update as soon as more information becomes available. *** Mark Ludwiczak joined the News 4 team in 2024. He is a veteran journalist with two decades of experience in Buffalo. You can follow him online at @marklud12. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
25-03-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
New York Beer Project to pay $225K in disability lawsuit
BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — New York Beer Project will have to pay $225,000 to two former bartenders to settle a disability discrimination lawsuit, according to the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. The commission said that New York Beer Project did not allow two bartenders to return after being told about their medical conditions. According to the EEOC, one bartender was 'left off the schedule for months before learning he had been fired,' and another was left off the work schedule for weeks and then fired after informing the company that he had seizures (and had since been cleared to return to work by a doctor). The EEOC said these actions violated the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). 'Employers cannot prevent qualified employees from working based on stereotypical beliefs about their medical conditions,' said Kimberly Cruz, regional attorney for the EEOC's New York District Office, in a statement. 'It is important for employers to educate and train managers and supervisors so that decisions based on improper assumptions can be avoided.' We have reached out to New York Beer Project for a response and have yet to hear back. *** Mark Ludwiczak joined the News 4 team in 2024. He is a veteran journalist with two decades of experience in Buffalo. You can follow him online at @marklud12. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
28-02-2025
- Yahoo
Town of Tonawanda releases findings on alleged police strike
BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — The Town of Tonawanda has released information supporting its allegations of an alleged ticket strike from police officers that began in mid-January. Officials believe the alleged strike was a response from the police union after an officer, who has since resigned, was disciplined. The Town of Tonawanda said that the alleged strike began on Jan. 15 and continued through Feb. 5. The town said that its findings did not come from any type of ticket quota, but through a significant dip in tickets throughout that time period. The town said that 123 tickets were issued throughout the alleged strike. In previous years over the same period of time, the town said ticket totals were much higher: 557 (2024), 653 (2023), 439 (2022), and 505 (2021). The town also said that probationary officers — who it alleges were advised not to participate in the strike — wrote the vast majority of tickets throughout this period of time. It said six probationary officers wrote an average of .89 tickets per day (71 tickets) compared to .14 tickets per day from 48 non-probationary officers (52 tickets). The town also alleges that Town of Tonawanda Police Club President Andy Thompson wrote zero tickets throughout the period of the alleged strike. The town said it was aware of the alleged strike on Jan. 29 and advised the police club to stop the strike, but that it did not end until Feb. 5. On Monday, the Town of Tonawanda Board voted unanimously to hire a law firm to bring charges against the police union. The town believes it violated the state's Taylor Law as part of the alleged strike. *** Mark Ludwiczak joined the News 4 team in 2024. He is a veteran journalist with two decades of experience in Buffalo. You can follow him online at @marklud12. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
