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Identity released in fatal ATV accident on Monday
Erie County coroner Lyell Cook released the name of the victim of an ATV accident from Monday night. Nathan Weeks, a 22-year-old male from Angola, NY was killed at the intersection of East 26th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue. The ATV was traveling northbound on Pennsylvania Avenue when it went through...
Moment lightning bolt strikes house sparking fire in West Seneca, New York
This is the moment a lightning bolt strikes a house, sparking a fire in West Seneca, New York.Security footage captured the lightning bolt arcing down towards the home along Holland Avenue during a storm on 23 May.The strike ignited a small flame at the residence, where wisps of smoke were seen coming out of the roof. Firefighters later arrived to put out the fire. No injuries were reported.Millions of Americans are bracing for extreme weather on Memorial Day, after at least 19 people were killed by severe storms and tornadoes across the Central US over the weekend.
Red Lobster owes money to more than 40 WNY businesses, but will they ever get paid?
BUFFALO, N.Y. — When Red Lobster abruptly shut down May 13, Kevin Monaco held out hope that a 25-year relationship with the company would give him a chance at seeing the $15,000-plus owed to his company for landscaping services. Monaco Enterprises of Western New York, which also runs the...
'Not going to allow those to bring us backward': Neighbors respond to recent incidents on Hertel Avenue
BUFFALO, N.Y. (WKBW) — It has been a rocky few weeks on Hertel Avenue. Earlier this month, a man was shot and killed outside Del Denby Tavern. 'Turn yourself in': Family of man killed outside of Hertel Avenue bar speaks out. Last weekend, authorities discovered what they called an...
Catholic Diocese refuses to host concert over performance by Gay Men’s Chorus
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Buffalo withdrew as the host of an upcoming music festival after learning that the Buffalo Gay Men’s Chorus was scheduled to perform, the choral group announced Sunday. The Choral Festival, organized by the Greater Buffalo Friends of Music, was scheduled to take place at...
Pickup truck drives into house on Suffolk Avenue
BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — A pickup truck drove into a house in the first block of Suffolk Avenue just before 2:30 p.m. on Monday, authorities said. The female driver had to be extricated and was transported by ambulance to ECMC. Officials said police are investigating if the driver suffered from a medical incident before the […]
NY weather: Thunderstorms with pea-sized hail in New York Monday
The National Weather Service issued a report at 3:50 p.m. on Monday for strong thunderstorms until 4:45 p.m. for Wyoming, Chautauqua, Cattaraugus and Erie counties. The storms are expected to bring pea-sized hail (0.25 inches) and wind gusts of up to 40 mph. "At 3:50 p.m., Doppler radar tracked a...
Woman who attempted to have boyfriend killed resentenced under domestic violence act
BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — A Cheektowaga woman received a lower sentence Friday following an attempt in 2018 to have her boyfriend killed, The Legal Aid Bureau of Buffalo announced last Monday. According to the Erie County District Attorney’s Office, 52-year-old Vivian Rodriguez conspired with another individual and allowed them to enter her boyfriend’s home on […]
Fast-growing local cookie shop chooses Buffalo for its third site
BUFFALO, N.Y. — A fast-growing cookie shop is targeting Elmwood Village for its third location. Half-Baked Cookies expects to open in July after signing a lease to take 1,500 square feet at the Pardee at 451 Elmwood Ave. in Buffalo, where Billionaire Creamery closed its doors last summer. It’s part of the larger Elmwood Crossing campus under development by Ellicott Development and Sinatra & Co.
Police arrest a man outside of the Buffalo & Erie County Central Library
BUFFALO, N.Y. — The Erie County Sheriff's Office announced in a press release on Saturday the arrest of a 38-year-old man after a fight happened outside of the Buffalo and Erie County Public Library on Friday, May 24. Officers had been dispatched to a fight-in-progress around 3:15 p.m. where...
Buffalo Police investigating fatal Sunday morning shooting
BUFFALO, N.Y. (WKBW) — An investigation is underway after a Buffalo man was shot early Sunday morning. Buffalo Police said the 42-year-old man arrived at ECMC just after 2:30 a.m. with several gunshot wounds and later died. Detectives believe the shooting may have happened on the 3200 block of...
Daytime Buffalo: May 27, 2024
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Weather Alert: Severe storms expected in Rochester region
The National Weather Service in Buffalo has issued a special weather statement for the following areas: Wayne, Northern Cayuga, Oswego, Jefferson, Lewis, and Ontario counties, including the cities of Newark, Fair Haven, Oswego, Watertown, Lowville, and Canandaigua. This afternoon, thunderstorms are expected to develop with an elevated risk of becoming strong to severe, particularly after 2 p.m. in the eastern Lake Ontario region. Some storms may produce wind gusts exceeding 60 mph. ...
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