George Richert
News 4, WIVB-TV
Buffalo, NY, United States
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Pastor Richard Stenhouse pleads guilty to not reporting almost $400k on tax returns
BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — A Buffalo pastor has pleaded guilty to not reporting almost $400,000 on his tax returns. 76-year-old Richard Stenhouse received that money in salary payments from the Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church from 2014 to 2018. The internal revenue service estimates the taxes due for these years is almost $96,000. Stenhouse once sat […] → Read More
Buffalo grants emergency demolition order for Great Northern Elevator after storm damage
BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – The owners of a historic grain elevator have cleared the first hurdle in their attempt to demolish the structure in light brick damage sustained in last Saturday’s wind storm. The City of Buffalo Department of Permit and Inspections has granted an emergency demolition order to ADM Milling to demolish the Great […] → Read More
Dannemora escapee David Sweat testifies against fellow escapee in 1993 murder case
BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – David Sweat, the man who survived a high profile escape from prison six years ago, testified in a Buffalo courtroom Tuesday, attempting to implicate Richard Matt for the 1993 murder of Deborah Meindl in Tonawanda. Sweat said he doesn’t know the men who did time for the murder and never knew […] → Read More
Coast Guardsman Derrian Duryea shares thoughts on daring recovery over Niagara Falls
NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y. (WIVB) — The man who was lowered from a helicopter into the rushing waters of Niagara Falls on Wednesday is now talking about his dangerous mission to recover the body of a woman who drove her car into the swift rapids. Aviation Survival Technician second class Derrian Duryea, along with his team […] → Read More
Former Erie County Democratic Chairman Steve Pigeon arraigned on six charges, including rape
(WIVB) – Former Erie County Democratic chairman Steve Pigeon has been arraigned on a six-count indictment Thursday morning, including first-degree rape and predatory sexual assault. He’s accused of raping a girl under the age of eleven in the fall of 2016. The charges are as follows: Two counts of Predatory Sexual Assault Against a Child […] → Read More
Absentee ballot count brings upsets in Amherst, Evans
BUFFALO, NY (WIVB) Tuesday was the first day that Erie County Board of Elections inspectors began counting the absentee ballots. With almost half of all the absentee ballots counted across the county, John Garcia’s lead has shrunk from more than 5,000 to just over four thousand but elections officials project he will still come out […] → Read More
Respiratory therapists keep WNY breathing through the pandemic
BUFFALO, NY (WIVB) They are the medical professionals who help people breathe easier and, in the midst of a pandemic which often leads patients to require breathing through a ventilator, respiratory therapists are in demand more than ever before. At SUNY Erie Community College’s Amherst campus, a new class of students is being trained as […] → Read More
David Sweat likely to testify in hearing to help clear two men convicted of 1993 murder in Tonawanda
BUFFALO, NY (WIVB) — Two men attempting to clear their names for a 1993 murder have been granted a hearing to make their case. They are likely to get some help from David Sweat, a convicted murderer who made national headlines for his escape from a Dannemora, New York prison in 2015. “I’m expecting the […] → Read More
State Supreme Court judge who stepped in front of train seeks return to bench
BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – A local judge who was videotaped stepping in the path of a train last February is now trying to get back on the bench. A spokesman for the N.Y. State Court system confirmed to News 4 that State Supreme Court Justice John Michalski has formally requested clearance to return to his […] → Read More
If the Buffalo mayor’s race is close, we might not know the winner for weeks
BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – There is a good chance that we may not know who won the Buffalo mayor’s race until two or three weeks after Election Day. That’s because the actual write-in votes cannot be examined until at least 10 days later, when all of the military and absentee votes are in. Ralph Mohr, […] → Read More
Amphitheater project moves forward for Buffalo’s Outer Harbor
BUFFALO, NY (WIVB) Despite a pending legal challenge, the Erie Canal Harbor Development Corporation on Tuesday authorized construction contracts totaling $13 million to create a new outdoor events center at the south end of Buffalo’s Outer Harbor. Since, 1967, the metal framed warehouse known as Terminal B has been used for storage on a prime […] → Read More
Higgins joins Niagara Falls business leaders to explain affect of Canadian border closure
NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y. (WIVB) — We should find out in the next 12 days whether or not Canadians will be allowed to drive into the U.S. or continue to be restricted to “fly-ins only.” It’s October now, and the tourist season here will get slower every week. So local businesses say that’s when they really […] → Read More
India Walton wins twice in court Thursday, dealing dual blows to Byron Brown’s ballot chances
BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – Mayor Byron Brown’s chances of appearing on the November ballot took two hits Thursday as both state and federal courts ruled in favor of Democratic primary winner India Walton. A state appellate court unanimously overturned a previous ruling in favor of Brown on Thursday morning, one day before the Erie County […] → Read More
After 16 months, there’s a chance most of us could cross Peace Bridge in August
BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — After 16 long months, there may be only another month to wait before most of us can cross the Peace Bridge. The Blue Jays continue to wait for approval to resume playing their games in Toronto, but there is some very encouraging news for just about anyone else whose vaccinated and […] → Read More
The tight rope goes up at D’Youville ahead of Thursday’s Wallenda walk
BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Nik Wallenda was at D’Youville Wednesday helping set up the tight rope for Thursday’s highwire walk. The wire is only five-eighths of an inch thick and he’ll walk that wire from the top of the Montante Library to the brand new health professions building on the D’Youville campus to mark its […] → Read More
Erie County has been COVID testing sewage for 9 months – and they’re currently finding the lowest levels yet
BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – Since last September, Erie County Health officials have been taking samples twice a week from eight different sewage pumping locations as a way to anonymously detect viral material in wastewater and get an idea of what areas may be spiking with COVID-19. “We’re able to look at trends, we’re able to […] → Read More
Crime Stoppers offers cash rewards for all gun crimes
BUFFALO, NY (WIVB) Erie County is pitching in $80,000 to boost the reward fund and draw more attention to Crimestoppers. Eleven new billboards are going up around the city letting people know that their anonymous tip can lead to a cash reward of up to $7,500 if they help in the prosecution of a murder […] → Read More
State Assembly, Senate pass bill to raise marriage age to 18 with no exceptions
(WIVB) – The state assembly has passed a bill that will make it illegal for anyone younger than 18 to get married. Four years ago, New York State raised the age of consent for marriage from 14 to 18 years old, but judges were still given the option to allow 17-year-olds to tie the knot. […] → Read More
Search for missing Olean man goes off the beaten path
OLEAN, NY (WIVB) — Dozens of searchers combed the Allegheny Mountains near Olean on Tuesday in search of a young man with autism, who’s been missing for nine days. “Please, if you see him, take a picture, I’m begging at this point,” said Steve Geise, who said it’s not unusual for his son Cole Geise […] → Read More
Why is WNY’s COVID positivity rate so high?
As of Tuesday, 55 percent of all eligible Erie County residents have received at least one shot of the COVID-19 vaccine. → Read More