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Dog the Bounty Hunter opens up on his ideas about guns in the wake of Uvalde and Buffalo shootings and recent legislation.

Last month, the massacre in Buffalo, New York, was followed just days later by another massacre at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas. This string of violence has many Americans wondering: Can mass murderers be stopped? Peter Bergen asks Reid Meloy, a forensic psychologist, to weigh in.

BUFFALO, NY (COURT REPORT by Erie County D.A.) – Erie County District Attorney John J....

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WKBW) — A home on Hopkins Street is deteriorating by the day, and now the woman who has lived next to it for almost 30 years is concerned for her and her family's safety. "The house is falling down, and getting worse," said Darlene Ortiz, who lives...

Jordan Poyer knows how difficult it can be to make it in the NFL. Poyer is coming off of an All-Pro season with the Buffalo Bills in 2021, but it wasn’t that long ago that the defensive back came into the league as a 7th round pick in the 2013 NFL Draft. As a late round pick, Poyer had to prove that he was worthy of playing in the league.

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — This spring, Resurgence Brewing Co. hosted a competition to benefit the Ten Lives Club and the City of Buffalo Animal Shelter, with “Buffalo’s Top Dog and Coolest Cat” to be featured on beer cans this summer. For the second year in a row, Resurgence hosted the competition, and this week, the […]

A shot of the front entrance of The Pita Place in Williamsville, New YorkPhoto by J.M. Lesinski. For fresh Mediterranean wraps and salads, The Pita Place in Williamsville, New York is one of Western New York’s best kept secrets. Offering both traditional counter orders and some of the best value family meals to go, The Pita Place is also famous for their superbly crafted pita bread.

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WKBW) — Even before May's mass shooting at Tops, many east Buffalo neighborhoods were identified as food deserts, and grassroots efforts to change that, were underway. One of those programs named in honor of Frances Nash, who was an African American woman from Buffalo, known for promoting...

Pizza, wings and tasty new things are coming to town with the Grand Opening of Just Pizza & Wing Co., a hot new pizzeria franchise from Buffalo, New York. Founded in the city in 1992, Just Pizza aims to provide local families with delicious, high-quality food at an affordable price.

AMHERST, N.Y. (WIVB) – Home décor shoppers have a new option in Amherst: At Home, which brands itself as The Home Décor Superstore, is opening at 3151 Sheridan Drive next to Whole Foods. The store’s grand opening is scheduled for Saturday, July 2. It had a soft...

A New York woman has been charged after leaving a dog in a car on a hot day. Shermika Walker of Buffalo was charged with animal cruelty charge after she allegedly left a dog in her car at Airport Plaza in Cheektowaga, according to WKBW. The temperature was 91 degrees when the incident happened.

It's always fun when new businesses come to Western New York. The kind of businesses that are in other parts of the country, but finally bring a location or two to the Buffalo region. We've seen Chick-fil-A come to Western New York in the last few years and soon, a...

June 21 (UPI) -- A New York woman said she and her family received a fright when they discovered a 9-foot boa constrictor slithering in the grass outside her home. Cindy Schmitz said she and her 2-year-old granddaughter were relaxing at her home in Derby when they heard the scream of the person who spotted the snake.

LOCKPORT, N.Y. — Chances are you are familiar with New York's Erie Canal. But many New Yorkers have never actually set out on our state's famous waterway. Visitors have been touring the Erie Canal with Lockport Locks and Canal Cruises since 1987. “Some people will call locks stairs for...

When you think of great chicken wings in Western New York, you immediately think of places like Bar-Bill Tavern, Nine-Eleven Tavern and Elmos. Elmos is located in the Getzville Plaza in Getzville, just off Millersport Highway, and is known for some of the best wings in the Buffalo region. Unfortunately,...

With warm weather and less of a chance that a rainstorm will dampen moods, there’s something extra special about heading outside and being at one with nature. Adults have the chance to unplug from the stresses of everyday life, while the kids can enjoy time outdoors (and out of the classroom!)

A puppy left for sale in a cage outside of a business in Depew Tuesday morning is now getting help from the business' owner, who is also taking care of one of the puppy's littermates.

At the Niagara Falls Culinary Institute’s Savor restaurant, customers can sit on sidewalk tables and watch their meals prepared by students planning careers in food. Josh Blumberg, Niagara County Community College’s assistant vice president of academic affairs who has a long background in the hospitality training field, said the program is about more than just cooking or baking.