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Woman pleads guilty in hit and run crash in South Buffalo
BUFFALO, N.Y. — A Buffalo woman has pleaded guilty in connection with a hit and run accident during St. Patrick's Day weekend in South Buffalo. Maggie A. Coyle, 49, pleaded guilty Wednesday in Buffalo City Court to one count of Leaving the Scene of an Incident without Reporting Resulting in Personal Injury, and one count of Driving While Intoxicated.
A bed bug infestation in Buffalo public housing
BUFFALO, N.Y. — Bed bugs are out of control at the Buffalo’s Municipal Housing Authority’s Lyndon B. Johnson Apartments, according to tenants who say the infestation is just one of many problems at the 10-story building at Main Street and Humboldt Parkway. “Everyone in this building has...
Boy, 12, missing for four years is the fourth body to be found in chilling house of horrors
More than 160 complaints have been made over the years about the home where a missing 12-year-old’s body was found, with at least three other bodies reportedly discovered there. Jaylen Griffin’s body was found, decomposed, at the property on Sheffield Avenue in South Buffalo, New York, nearly four years...
Person arrested following shots fired incident at Jaylen Griffin vigil
BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — One person has been arrested in connection to an alleged shots fired incident at a memorial for Jaylen Griffin on Monday night, Buffalo police said Tuesday. One person, identified as 25-year-old Daevon Roberts of Buffalo, is accused of shooting at a car following an altercation at the event, which was at […]
2 arrests made in connection to shots-fired call in Buffalo
BUFFALO, N.Y. — Two people were arrested in connection to a shots-fired call that happened Saturday night in the City of Buffalo. Jayvin Romero, 19, of Buffalo and Lloyd Greaves, 23, of The Bronx, were both charged with one misdemeanor count of criminal possession of a weapon. Buffalo Police...
Local Kia Challenge victim denied eligibility in nationwide settlement
BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – Millions of drivers across the country — and it seems like dozens every week here in Western New York — are falling victim to the Kia Challenge on social media. Now they’re deciding whether they want to be part of a class action lawsuit. One Buffalo man — who’s been a […]
N.Y. Lottery: Player claims $1M in scratch-off game; 3 prizes remain
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — A New York Lottery player has claimed a $1 million prize on a scratch-off game. Dawn Flierl of Lake View, New York, has claimed the prize on the Xtreme Winnings scratch-off game, which was purchased at NEHA Enterprises, located at 4878 Lakeshore Rd. in Hamburg.
‘It looks like the dumps’: Angola squatter’s possessions raise questions over downtown clean up
ANGOLA, N.Y. (WKBW) — A pile of trash has sat just off Main Street in Angola for months. Local businesses say it’s driving away customers, but the building owner’s hands are tied, because everything belongs to a squatter. Just off Main Street in Angola is one of...
Seed-to-Success cannabis program providing free training to NY’s cannabis entrepreneurs
Join NY Cannabis Insider for its next industry meetup in Buffalo on May 14, 2024. Tickets available now. More than 100 New Yorkers have completed a free two-day cannabis growing course that covers regulatory and workforce education in addition to cultivation, as the person behind the course hopes to grow it.
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