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AMHERST, N.Y. — Gastrolab Kitchen has opened at 704 Maple Road in Amherst as a food hall, starting with two food concepts: Iconic Burgers and Bagawk! Hot Chicken. The project comes from RAIV Hospital Group, owned by the Vecchies family, which also operates two Flip Burger locations in Niagara Falls and Lewiston, as well as Hustler’s Tavern in Lewiston.

Flip Burger family opens Gastrolab Kitchen with two new concepts at Amherst plaza

New York City, NY

BUFFALO, N.Y. — A reward is being offered by Crime Stoppers WNY for information leading to the arrest or indictment of a person wanted in connection with the fatal shooting at Club Marcella. Information is being sought on Sharief McBroom who is wanted regarding the February homicide. A reward...

Crime stoppers offering reward for information leading to arrest of suspect wanted in Club Marcella shooting

BUFFALO, N.Y. — Twenty-eight-year-old Nakeem Haynes appeared in court for the final time Monday afternoon where he was sentenced to 30 years to life in prison after pleading guilty last month to murder, attempted murder and criminal possession of a weapon charges. The sentencing comes nine months after Haynes...

Buffalo man sentenced to 30 years to life for murder, shooting at police officers

Cheektowaga, NY

CHEEKTOWAGA, N.Y. — A Cheektowaga volunteer fire company is getting ready to mark a milestone in its community service. The Bellevue Fire Company in Cheektowaga is 75 years in service this weekend. "Back in 1969 when I first joined - you got a pair of rubber boots, a rubber...

Cheektowaga fire company celebrating 75 years

BUFFALO, N.Y. — The Red Cross is helping two people after a fire near MLK Park on Sunday morning. The Buffalo Fire Department tells 2 On Your Side, crews responded to North Parade Avenue just after 5:30 a.m. The fire started on the second floor of the home and...

2 people displaced after fire near MLK Park

BUFFALO, N.Y. — New York Governor Kathy Hochul announced that five cities, including Buffalo, will be a part of a new initiative to help police and prosecutors solve non-fatal shootings. The program also aims to prevent retaliatory gun violence. Police departments and county district attorneys' offices in Buffalo, Rochester,...

Buffalo and 4 other cities part of initiative to solve non-fatal shootings

Hamburg, NY

HAMBURG, N.Y. — The Braymiller family says it has dropped the idea of rebuilding their long-time bowling center in the Village of Hamburg. The structure had to be demolished after the roof collapsed during that massive lake effect storm last November. Howard Braymiller said the cost of rebuilding proved...

Braymillers selling bowling alley property

BUFFALO, N.Y. — New York Attorney General Letitia James has filed a lawsuit against Buffalo landlord for allegedly failing to address lead-based paint hazards in numerous properties in East Buffalo. Raiszadeh Group, owned by Farhad Raiszadeh and his wife Shohre Zahedi, have been cited for lead paint hazard violations...

New York AG suing Buffalo landlord for not addressing lead paint hazards

BUFFALO, N.Y. — Buffalo, and by default Western New York, loves when they rank high on a list. But this is a list that, if you're traveling, you don't want Buffalo to be on. According to Department of Transportation data analyzed by InsureMytrip, Buffalo Niagara International Airport ranked number one in cancellations in 2022.

Buffalo Niagara Airport ranked #1 for cancellations in 2022

BUFFALO, N.Y. — BUFFALO, N.Y. -- A federal court judge ordered the owner of Pharaoh's Gentlemen's Club in Cheektowaga to remain in custody ahead of his trial. Peter Gerace was arrested and arraigned last week accused of witness tampering. Gerace will remain locked up ahead of his federal trial...

Owner of Pharaoh's Gentlemen's Club to remain in custody ahead of June trial

Salamanca, NY

SALAMANCA, N.Y. — The outrage continues to grow in the Southern Tier community of Salamanca with the pending parole release of convicted killer Edward Kindt. More officials have questioned the parole board's decision and want changes for the agency. Come Wednesday, the cell door could open at Elmira Correction...

State and Cattaraugus County officials rip release of Edward Kindt

BUFFALO, N.Y. — Drivers in Western New York are seeing gas prices drop while the national average price of gas remains the same, according to data from AAA. The average price of a gallon of gas in Buffalo is $3.34, which is two cents less than last week. In Batavia, gas prices are currently at $3.36, two cent lower than the week before. The average price in Rochester is down one cents from last week to $3.40 a gallon.

WNY gas prices fall as national average maintains

AMHERST, N.Y. — A woman was charged with one count of criminal mischief in connection to an incident that happened March 16 at CompassCare. Hannah Kamke, 39, faces one felony count of criminal mischief in the third degree, which is a Class E Felony, Amherst Police said. The incident involved the spray-painting of a sign at the CompassCare facility at 1230 Eggert Road, according to the police investigation.

Arrest made in connection to CompassCare criminal mischief incident

Erie County, NY

BUFFALO, N.Y. — An Erie County Sheriff's Deputy was assaulted at the Erie County Holding Center while delivering a food tray on Wednesday, according to officials. Erie County Sheriff John C. Garcia reported the deputy was delivering food to Jonathan Williams around 4 p.m. When the deputy started to leave, Williams allegedly attacked him from behind. Williams punched him in the face, head and neck multiple times.

Erie County Deputy assaulted while delivering food at the holding center

Elmira, NY

SALAMANCA, N.Y. — Law enforcement sources tell 2 On Your Side convicted killer Edward Kindt's release from prison on parole has been delayed. Kindt was scheduled to be released from state prison in Elmira Wednesday but, WGRZ has confirmed that the release has been postponed. The New York Department of Corrections and Community Supervision tells 2 On Your Side, "Mr. Kindt will be released upon completion of his community preparation, which could be before, on, or after his release date. At this time, Kindt remains incarcerated."

Convicted killer Edward Kindt's parole delayed

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, with most of the outages in the areas of Buffalo, Cheektowaga, and Depew. A spokesperson for Avangrid, the parent company of NYSEG, said...

Weather knocks out power to NYSEG, National Grid customers

BUFFALO, N.Y. — Daniel Martinez was found not guilty of second-degree murder Thursday afternoon in the death of his former girlfriend’s mother, Maria Galazka. The charges stemmed from a Sept. 30, 2020, fire at Galakza’s home in the Broadway-Fillmore neighborhood. A string of evidence placed Martinez at...

Daniel Martinez found not guilty of murder in connection to 2020 Buffalo house fire

Texas State

Construction began on the Outer Harbor Park near Wilkeson Pointe and the University at Buffalo hired Bobby Hurley as its new men's basketball coach. Hurley replaced Reggie Witherspoon and within two seasons coached the Bulls to their first ever appearance in the NCAA Tournament. Hurley’s time in Buffalo was brief,...

News 2 You: Iconic Buffalo area restaurant chain on the menu in this week’s look back

BUFFALO, N.Y. — Diane Lemanski and Ken Bachmann have lived on Peabody Street in Buffalo's Seneca-Babcock neighborhood for decades. "I'm never leaving; I was here first, and I'll be last," says Lemanski. They're trying to find a solution for the eyesore in their backyards. "It's almost upsetting when you...

Court orders 30 days to clean up Battaglia Demolition property

California State

CHEEKTOWAGA, N.Y. — We recently told you about the new Primark store coming to the Walden Galleria, but since last July there has also been a public safety upgrade at work in the mall on the weekends. A special pilot program involving Erie County Probation Officers is up for...

Walden Galleria safety gets a boost with probation officers in mall

BUFFALO, N.Y. — The number of apartments in developer Douglas Jemal's planned Elmwood Avenue-Bidwell Parkway project has increased — and so has the project's price tag. The expected cost of the project at 976 Elmwood Ave. rose from $15 million to $25 million due to rising construction costs and the cost of stabilizing the building.

Jemal adds more apartments to Elmwood-Bidwell development; costs rise

BUFFALO, N.Y. — With wind gusts of up to 60 mph expected on Saturday, the City of Buffalo decided to close its waterfront parks. The announcement came Saturday afternoon through a tweet from the Buffalo Common Council. A city spokesperson later confirmed that "waterfront parks are in the process of closing in advance of a High Wind Warning set to go into effect at 6 p.m. this evening."

Buffalo closes waterfront parks ahead of High Wind Warning

BUFFALO, N.Y. — The Willie Hutch Jones S.T.E.A.M. Fair was back in person at the Burchfield Penney Art Center on Saturday. This year the free science fair focused on the theme "All Things S.T.E.A.M." This was their largest science fair with 86 submissions and 40 fourth graders alone. Judges picked winners based on their invention, experiment, and expression.

Willie Hutch Jones S.T.E.A.M. Fair returns to Burchfield Penney

SALAMANCA, N.Y. — In less than two days the man convicted of murdering a woman in Salamanca is likely to walk free and the question many have been asking including the victim's family is: Can it be stopped?. The process involves filing a Notice of Rescission that could alter...

'No basis for rescission at this time': Department of Corrections addresses Edward Kindt parole

Florida State

BUFFALO, N.Y. — A Buffalo man was sentenced Thursday for his role in a drug deal that ended with three people being killed in front of a child. After a six-week trial, 51-year-old Deandre Wilson was sentenced to three consecutive life sentences, plus another 30 years in prison. A...

Buffalo man sentenced for his role in killing 3 people during drug deal

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Buffalo man in stable condition after overnight shooting

BUFFALO, N.Y. — A Buffalo man is listed in stable condition after he was shot early Saturday. The shooting happened around 12:30 a.m. Buffalo Police...

Buffalo man in stable condition after overnight shooting

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