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Niagara Falls I-190 southbound bridge to re-open Saturday

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — One lane of the southbound Interstate 190 bridge in Niagara Falls will reopen to traffic early Saturday, Dec. 6 after an accident involving a commercial truck shut down the bridge three weeks ago. Emergency repairs have been completed ahead of schedule, according to the New York State Department of Transportation. I-190 [...]

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Conviction affirmed in Mandy Steingrasser cold case

Editor's note: The video in the media player contains WIVB reporting from the 2021 trial. BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — The conviction of Joseph Belstadt has been affirmed in a court in the murder of a 17-year-old high school student in 1993, a group of Rochester appeals judges ruled. The judges decided that the Niagara County [...]

Woman convicted of killing retired nurse to get cash for child's cheerleading camp

A mother of two was found guilty of killing a retired nurse in a Rolling Hills Estate mall parking lot as part of a robbery to pay for her daughter's cheerleading trip to Florida.

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Frank Gehry, masterful architect who transformed L.A.'s urban landscape, dies at 96

Frank Gehry, known for ebullient cultural buildings like Disney Hall and helping invigorate the field of architecture at a moribund time, has died at 96.

Jamestown man faces 90 years in prison for kidnapping 8 victims

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- A Jamestown man faces a minimum penalty of 90 years in prison for allegedly kidnapping eight victims and sex trafficking or attempting to sex traffic them, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office. Edward Barnes, Jr., 47, also known as Edward Leeper, is accused of using force and threats of force in [...]