Police say a man involved in fatal car crash was charged with a fatal hit and run less than a year ago

BUFFALO, N.Y. — A man has been sentenced for committing a series of bank robberies in South Buffalo. Erie County District Attorney John Flynn announced Monday that Donald R. Thie, 60, with no permanent address was sentenced to two to six years in prison for three counts of third-degree robbery.

BUFFALO, N.Y. — Neighbors in an East Buffalo neighborhood are frustrated that their efforts to clean up illegal dumping just don't seem to be working. They've picked it up themselves and caught people in the act, but when you drive along William Gaiter Parkway and adjacent side streets even after two years of work, it's clearly still happening.

BUFFALO, N.Y. — A Buffalo man is in the hospital after being shot in a Burger King parking lot, according to police. On Tuesday around 11 p.m., officers responded to a report of a shooting at the 300 block of Amherst Street. Detectives say a 30-year-old man was shot...

BUFFALO, N.Y. — A Buffalo man has pleaded guilty to charges for stabbing a man during an argument in a Cheektowaga parking lot. Jaquan Combs, 27, pleaded guilty on Monday to one count of manslaughter in the first degree (a class "B" violent felony). In June, officers responded to...

BUFFALO, N.Y. — A Buffalo man has been sentenced for fatally shooting a person in the city's Seneca Babcock neighborhood. Steven Tyler, 30, also known as Stephen Tyler, was sentenced on Tuesday in State Supreme Court to seven and a half to 15 years in prison on one count of manslaughter in the second degree.

BUFFALO, N.Y. — The United States Attorney District of New York Office said a man is now in jail after allegedly throwing a rock at its office space on Monday. According to the release, around 2:45 a.m., Jones Ricky Woods allegedly threw a rock through the front glass door of the United States Attorney’s Office on Delaware Avenue.

BUFFALO, N.Y. — A former Western Regional Off Tracking Betting Corp. parlor in South Buffalo is making way for a Wendy’s restaurant. The property at 969 McKinley Parkway has been sold to the Pamela Pine Trust of 2017 121717 for $1.67 million, according to Feb. 1 filings in the Erie County Clerk’s office. The 6,460-square-foot building had been owned by McKinley Property Holdings LLC/Birchwood Enterprises XX LLC.

BUFFALO, N.Y. — The weather has put the brakes on snowmobile season in Western New York, and that's affecting businesses that bank on snowmobile traffic this time of year. Dealerships, service shops, restaurants, and gas stations are all feeling the pinch because there aren't any riders heading to their businesses like they normally would when the trails are open and the riding is good.

BUFFALO, N.Y. — The big takeaway from the last storm — and even Buffalo Common Council members said it — was that the city and surrounding region were unprepared. While this weekend isn’t going to be nearly as intense as the Blizzard of ‘22, local leaders want to make sure that’s not the case this time around.

BUFFALO, N.Y. — When Joel Erway of Lewiston boarded a regional jet in Philadelphia this past fall on his way home to Buffalo, he assumed it would be like the hundreds of others he's taken over the years. As founder and owner of The Webinar Agency, he travels a lot for work.

BUFFALO, N.Y. — The future of 110 and 118 South Park Avenue in Buffalo's Cobblestone District is very much up in the air. Developer and property owner Darryl Carr is pushing for demolition so he can build a high rise, while the city is considering taking the property over through eminent domain. A public hearing on the matter was held on Jan. 10, while a demolition request was adjourned on Jan. 20 in housing court.

BUFFALO, N.Y. — It’s been just over three months since Roquishia Lewis’ son Tyler was stabbed to death at the University at Buffalo, and she is still waiting for answers. “My life is just destroyed because of this senseless crime, and I feel hopeless at this point,”...

BUFFALO, N.Y. — Colder temperatures are forecast for Buffalo and Western New York, and because of that, a Code Blue 15 has been issued for the City of Buffalo on Wednesday night and Thursday during the day. The following overnight shelters will be open Wednesday night:. Holy Cross at...

BUFFALO, N.Y. — With Tuesday's bit of sunshine, people may not have been dwelling on the December blizzard and major November lake effect storm of 2022. But considering who and what we lost it is still a major topic of review and discussion at the state, county, and local levels.

BUFFALO, N.Y. — As the country grapples with what to do about police reform following the death of Tyre Nichols a Buffalo law could serve as a model for the City of Memphis. Cariol's Law established a legal requirement for Buffalo Police officers to intervene in situations like the one that led to Nichols' death for which body camera video was released Friday evening, sparking outrage.

BUFFALO, N.Y. — A little more than a month ago, Western New York was digging itself out from a historic blizzard. A blizzard that claimed the lives of 47 members of the western New York community. Erie County, and even more granular the city of Buffalo, rested the majority...

BUFFALO, N.Y. — The Buffalo VA Benefits Office and Health Care system has been running ads over the last few weeks trying to reach veterans across Western New York about new medical benefits that are now available. It all has to do with the PACT Act that was signed...

BUFFALO, N.Y. — They're fast, and new, and by 2035, they'll be the future of all-new vehicles. It's cars running off electricity. However, Kevin Knuth says he will not be buying one soon. "Not for me; I don't trust it; it's too new technology," Knuth said. "There's no infrastructure...

BUFFALO, N.Y. — If you had to categorize the December blizzard, how would you?. That's something Erie County Executive Mark Poloncarz has instructed his emergency management team to figure out. Poloncarz tweeted Tuesday that he told staffers to prepare a so-called blizzard rating system, similar to the way hurricanes...

HAMBURG, N.Y. — While it might be a tad on the chilly side right now, warmer days are ahead and so is the Erie County Fair. Back by popular request, the Fair is offering their 12-day pass for $60 (plus fees). The passes go on sale February 7, which is 183 days until Opening Day.