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Amherst moves forward with hotel occupancy tax proposal

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- The Amherst Town Board has approved a resolution that will now request New York State to allow a 2.5% bed tax on hotels. The bed tax -- also known as a hotel occupancy tax -- allows for hotels and motels to collect an occupancy tax from visitors when they stay at [...]

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ATVs and dirt bikes roar down Delaware Ave., lawmakers search for solutions

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- It's just like clockwork. As the temperatures rise, ATVs and dirt bikes shift into gear in Buffalo. New video shows a horde of ATVs and dirt bikes on Delaware Avenue Sunday afternoon. Some are seen driving on the incoming traffic lane, and one even pops a wheelie. Fillmore District Councilman Mitch [...]

Anxiety mounts as LAUSD families await word of strike and closed schools Tuesday

Families await word on LAUSD strike decision and if schools will be closed on Tuesday, April 14. Many searching for child care and free meals to prepare for potential walkout.

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Demand for Sabres playoff tickets surges as postseason draws closer

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- The Buffalo Sabres on Monday morning opened sales for the remaining standard admission tickets for the first round of the playoffs. "It's a really fun, exciting time for our franchise, obviously it's been a long time since we've been in the playoffs, the demand for our tickets has been unprecedented, not [...]

Ingram Micro unveils new downtown office

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- One of Western New York's largest technology employers is now calling the city of Buffalo home. Ingram Micro cut the ribbon on its 160,000-square-foot office on Monday on West Genesee Street. More than 1,200 employees are moving into this new modern space in the heart of the city. Ingram Micro moved [...]