Buffalo, NY

West Seneca, NY

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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

New York City, NY

BUFFALO, N.Y. — It's been one week since three firefighters were hurt battling a massive 3-alarm blaze on Hagen Street in the City of Buffalo. More than a dozen people were impacted by the devastating fire that started in a car, then spread to two nearby houses. A number...

Fundraiser held for 2 families impacted by Hagen Street fire

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

BUFFALO, N.Y. — June 1 marks the beginning of Mayor Brown’s Annual 'Reading Rules! Kids Summer Reading Challenge'. A kick-off event was held Thursday to commemorate the challenge's 22nd year. The program has grown a lot in those two decades. During the first year of the program, only...

Reading Rules! Summer reading challenge underway for Buffalo students

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 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. — 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. — A Buffalo housing court judge granted an order to vacate the Elmwood Heights apartments. Buffalo's Commissioner of Permit and Inspection Services, Cathy Amdur, called the building unsafe and issued a statement saying, "The housing court judge granted an order to vacate at 597 Elmwood this morning. While the order to vacate is effective immediately, the city will continue to work with tenants. Over the past several months, inspectors have been encouraging tenants to find alternate housing, and many have already relocated. According to the owner's representative, only ten tenants remain. This building is not safe for occupancy..."

Elmwood Heights to vacate

BUFFALO, N.Y. — The final countdown begins Thursday, as Buffalo teachers are faced once again with deciding their union’s fate for the first time in 42 years. In the general election two weeks ago, none of the presidential candidates hit the 50% threshold, setting up Buffalo Culinary’s Rich Nigro and Riverside’s Marc Bruno for round two.

Buffalo Teachers Federation election heads to runoff

BUFFALO, N.Y. — Developer Douglas Jemal is nearly ready to finalize his purchase of the Mohawk Ramp from the City of Buffalo and kick off a renovation project that will coincide with the development of new residential and commercial spaces nearby. Paul Millstein, vice president and head of development...

Jemal shares update on Mohawk Ramp plans

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. — May is National Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month. It recognizes the contributions and influence of these people in the United States. Dr. Satish Tripathi first international-born president in University at Buffalo history. He is entering his 13th year as the UB president. He said his goal was to always improve the research and education quality at the institution- not that he believes it was not good before.

AAPI Heritage Month: University at Buffalo president and his impact in WNY

AMHERST, N.Y. — The Clean Water, Clean Air and Green Jobs Environmental Bond Act listen tour began in the Buffalo area. New York Gov. Kathy Hochul was at the University at Buffalo on Tuesday to talk about potential funding that is available to applicants as well as the eligibility guidelines for the potential projects.

Gov. Hochul WNY for Clean Water, Clean Air and Green Jobs Environmental bond act listening tour

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

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

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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. — 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

Tonawanda, NY

TONAWANDA, N.Y. — Dareious Akbar,19, has been arrested and charged with attempted murder, aggravated assault, and criminal possession of stolen property in connection with hitting a Town of Tonawanda police officer, according to the Town of Tonawanda. Town of Tonawanda Police said the hit-and-run case, is tied to a...

Dareious Akbar request to be released denied in court

BUFFALO, N.Y. — Pride month starts this Thursday here in the US but it's now Buffalo Pride week. It's a celebration of the LGBTQ+ community here in Western New York. On Tuesday, the Progress Pride flag was raised in Niagara Square outside city hall to mark the occasion. "Sadly,...

Pride month kicks off in Niagara Square

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

Chautauqua County, NY

Jamestown, NY

JAMESTOWN, N.Y. — The prosecutors waiting to charge Michael Burham with a series of crimes don't know when he will be brought back to the area. Burham was captured in South Carolina last week after a 13 day manhunt that started in Jamestown earlier this month. Now, the Chautauqua...

Chautauqua County DA unsure of timeline to bring Michael Burham to NY

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

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Community health organizations file lawsuit against NYS over 340b policy

BUFFALO, N.Y. — Evergreen Health and a Harlem-based health provider have filed a lawsuit that would prevent the New York State Department of from implementing carve-outs...

Community health organizations file lawsuit against NYS over 340b policy

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