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ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. — While there have been preliminary work out with fencing and site preparation, the new Bills stadium project with the big dig for the foundation can really get underway now with the official groundbreaking on Monday morning. The golden shovels and the white hard hats were...

Politicians break ground at the new home for the Buffalo Bills

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Allegany County, NY

Wellsville, NY

WELLSVILLE, N.Y. — New York State Police are investigating a fatal crash in Allegany County. The accident happened June 2 just after 6pm on State Route 417 in the Village of Wellsville. Troopers say a vehicle driven by Joeie A. Greenman, 17, of Alma was traveling west on State...

Pennsylvania woman killed in Allegany County accident

BUFFALO, N.Y. — When the temperatures go up in the City of Buffalo, ATVs and dirt bikes run rampant through the streets. Over the weekend, officials in Buffalo say they seized 31 of these illegal vehicles and summoned 79 drivers for traffic violations, as the city continues to try and crack down on a problem they say they see year over year.

South Buffalo resident describes accident with ATV

BUFFALO, N.Y. — A New York State Trooper is facing charges in connection with a police-involved shooting last year in Buffalo. The shooting resulted in the death of James Huber, 38, after an incident in downtown Buffalo. A trooper also suffered minor injuries. The Trooper, Anthony Nigro, IV, is...

NYSP Trooper charged in officer-involved shooting in Buffalo

BUFFALO, N.Y. — The hot weather has many already diving into pools, and on Sunday, Buffalo Mayor Byron Brown dove into an issue that's causing some concern. On his Talk of the Town radio program, Mayor Brown said city pools will be open this summer, but there is still a need for more lifeguards.

Mayor Brown: more lifeguards needed to open more pools

BUFFALO, N.Y. — A sea of unity was on display Sunday morning in Buffalo, as thousands of Western New Yorkers lined the streets of Elmwood Avenue and waved flags, turning the city into a sanctuary of acceptance for Pride. The city kicked off Pride month with its annual Pride...

City of Buffalo celebrates Pride with annual parade, festival

BUFFALO, N.Y. — The U.S. Postal Service is releasing new numbers looking at how many mail carriers are attacked by dogs on the job. It's part of National Dog Bite Awareness Week. The Postal Service says 5,300 of its employees were attacked by a dog while delivering mail last...

Postal Service Attacks, Buffalo goes to the dogs

BUFFALO, N.Y. — There is now a community refrigerator in place over on Jefferson Avenue and East Ferry Street. That's where Agents for Advocacy and other groups held a Harvest in Justice event on Saturday. Bags of food and produce were handed out, and if you are a cyclist, Colored Girls Bike Too was there to repair bikes.

Community refrigerator now open at Jefferson and East Ferry

Tonawanda, NY

BUFFALO, N.Y. — Crime Stoppers WNY is offering a reward of up to $2,500 for information leading to the arrest or indictment of a suspect who allegedly attacked a woman in the Town of Tonawanda. The incident happened Friday, June 1 around 12:45 a.m. on Kenmore Avenue near Hawthorne...

Reward offered for information on Town of Tonawanda assault

BUFFALO, N.Y. — The Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority continues to grieve the loss of their colleague and friend Chequita Smith. Smith was killed in a rollover para-transit bus crash earlier this month. On Wednesday, the NFTA remembered her by putting her initials "C-S" and employee number on metro bus...

NFTA honors Chequita Smith

BUFFALO, N.Y. — The record heat is reason enough to send people to cooling centers and splash pads. However, a hot topic is recruiting more lifeguards. Buffalo is aggressively recruiting for more to open city pools, especially as we approach the end of the school year. The city is hoping to get 80 lifeguards for the season. Unfortunately, the city missed its goal. Instead, Buffalo's Mayor, Byron Brown, says he has a little over 40 lifeguards.

City pools re-open this summer

BUFFALO, N.Y. — It's the first day of June, and Storm Team 2 says we are already in a Summer dry stretch with near-record heat. People across Western New York are certainly feeling it. "It's very hot. I would love to go home and jump in a pool. I...

Cooling centers open to help beat the heat

Hamburg, NY

HAMBURG, N.Y. — The removal of a POW/MIA flag in the Town of Hamburg has created a stir. The timeline of events began Friday, when the town's Coalition for Equity and Inclusion held a flag-raising at the town hall to recognize Pride Month. "Prior to the ceremony, it became...

Removal of the POW/MIA flag in Town of Hamburg causes a kerfuffle

BUFFALO, N.Y. — The Buffalo Fire Department is investigating a fire on the city's west side Friday night. Firefighters responded to 53 Hudson Street at 8:35 p.m. The fire started on the first floor of the home, causing about $225,000 in damage. The fire also cause an estimated $125,000...

BFD investigating Friday night fire

West Seneca, NY

WEST SENECA, N.Y. — A new temple and cultural center is opening in West Seneca. This is the first of its kind in the area. The Buffalo Hindu Parishad (BHP) members have been working to get a spot for their place of worship for five years. Before May 3, community members had been practicing their religious prayers and celebrating their festivities in a basement.

New temple and cultural center opens its doors in West Seneca

COLDEN, N.Y. — In 1994, when Charmaine Then started her business, Edna Louise Liquidations LLC, the Buffalo Bills had a dynamite running back: Thurman Thomas. Little did she know that about 30 years later, she would be holding the liquidation sale for that same athlete. The sale advertisements don’t list Thomas by name, but the post includes images of his memorabilia and lists the location as 7562 Eddy Road, Colden, which is owned by Thomas. (They're not leaving Buffalo.)

'My phone is ringing off the hook,' Edna Louise Liquidations says ahead of Thurman Thomas sale

ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. — Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin kicked off a multi-city tour at his home stadium on Saturday to distribute medical equipment and promote techniques that helped save his life in January. Hamlin handed out automated external defibrillators for close to 50 youth sports and community organizations...

Damar Hamlin launches CPR Tour at Bills' stadium, raises awareness

WEST SENECA, N.Y. — A West Seneca Police Lieutenant is being recognized for helping a resident keep their cool. Lieutenant Jon Luterek was dispatched to a home to check on the welfare of a resident after a concerned person called police that the resident's air conditioning unit stopped working and the resident appeared to be in distress.

West Seneca Police Officer helps resident keep cool

Colorado State

Edward Snowden revealed himself to be the whistleblower who exposed the NSAs numerous global surveillance programs, including on private citizens. "Over time that feeling of wrongdoing sort of builds up and you feel compelled to talk about it," said Snowden, when explaining why he decided to reveal government secrets. Later...

News 2 You: Remembering Buffalo Forge, Melody Fair, and when Jurassic Park first hit theaters!

BUFFALO, N.Y. — A new festival has come to East Buffalo. Friday night marked the start of 'Jefferson Avenue Friday Night Live.'. 2 On Your Side is told it's really meant to fill a void that 5/14 left and which still exists. Marnetta Malcolm is the president of the...

First 'Jefferson Avenue Friday Night Live' honors Geraldine Talley

BUFFALO, N.Y. — As we leave the long holiday weekend, gas prices have gone up slightly from the week before, according to data from AAA. The average price of a gallon of gas in Buffalo is $3.68, the same as last week on Monday. In Batavia, gas prices are currently at $3.64, two cents more than the week before. The average price in Rochester is up one cent last week Monday at $3.73 a gallon.

Gas prices increase nationally again

BUFFALO, N.Y. — The mansion at 1103 Delaware Ave. has had several purposes in its 111-year history, but it has been carefully preserved through it all. Now it's looking for a new owner. The 6,000-square-foot, three-story building is for sale, with an asking price of $1.05 million. "The building...

Historic Delaware Avenue mansion-turned-office for sale

BUFFALO, N.Y. — People interested in starting a career in law enforcement will have some more time to apply for the exam in Buffalo. The Buffalo Police Department announced it has extended the deadline to apply to take the police exam until Friday, June 2. This is the second...

The deadline to apply to take the Buffalo Police exam has been extended again

TONAWANDA, N.Y. — No one was hurt after a vehicle hit a Tim Hortons restaurant in the City of Tonawanda Tuesday afternoon. The accident happened at the Tim Hortons at 71 Niagara Street in the City of Tonawanda just before 5 p.m. Police say the vehicle, a 2011 Chevy...

Car hits Tim Hortons in City of Tonawanda

BUFFALO, N.Y. — With June 1 marking the start of Pride Month, the NFTA is showing its support for the LGBTQ+ Community. NFTA Officials held a Pride Flag raising ceremony at the NFTA building on Ellicott Street Thursday morning. The NFTA also rolled out its pride-themed bus. It's wrapped in the colors of the rainbow and will be featured in the weekend's Pride parade.

NFTA Celebrating Pride Month

WEST SENECA, N.Y. — They haven't even officially graduated yet, but a group of students at the BOCES Potters Road Career and Technical Center already have pretty impressive resumes. How many teens can actually say they've built an entire house?. The students are finishing up a two-year program. The...

BOCES students build, auction off house as final project before graduation

BUFFALO, N.Y. — Friends and family of Clara 'Claire' Gomez said their final goodbyes to the beloved member of the Buffalo community. Gomez was killed after an SUV involved in a chase hit her near Main and Utica in Buffalo. Claire's wake was held at the Lombardo funeral home...

Funeral services held for beloved community member 'Claire'

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Weather knocks out power to NYSEG, National Grid customers

BUFFALO, N.Y. — Thousands of NYSEG customers were without power Saturday morning, thanks to the weather. 6,900 NYSEG customers were affected at the height of outages,...

Weather knocks out power to NYSEG, National Grid customers

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