Buffalo, NY

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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

New York City, NY

Hundreds of NYSEG & thousands of National Grid customers were without power Sunday morning, thanks to the weather. As of 6:30 Sunday Morning, more than 623 NYSEG customers were affected across Western New York. That's down from 6,900 at the height of outages, with most of the outages in the areas of Buffalo, Cheektowaga, and Depew.

Weather knocks out power to NYSEG, National Grid customers

Westfield, NY

BUFFALO, N.Y. — Despite the announcement earlier this week that Edward Kindt would be walking free Wednesday night, the convicted murder and rapist remains behind bars following an outpouring of outrage from community members and lawmakers. “My hope is we can reverse this altogether and keep him in prison...

WNY lawmakers, community prepare for what's next with Edward Kindt

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

Niagara Falls, NY

NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y. — People heading to Niagara Falls State Park need to be aware of some road closures taking place this spring. Lane closures are set to take place on the weekdays the Niagara Scenic Parkway for milling and paving between Interstate I-190 and John B. Daly Boulevard and Buffalo Avenue.

Travel Advisories: Lane closures to take place on Niagara Scenic Parkway

BUFFALO, N.Y. — Vietnam War Veterans were recognized by the City of Buffalo. The veterans were honored Wednesday during a ceremony at the Buffalo and Erie County Naval and Military Park. They also acknowledged Vietnam Veterans who never got the proper recognition they deserved. The president of the Buffalo...

Vietnam veterans honored by City of Buffalo

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

Lancaster, NY

LANCASTER, N.Y. — Western New York continues installing new inclusive playgrounds for kids of all abilities to play together. The latest one can be found at Como Lake Park in Lancaster. The goal of new playgrounds is to create an accessible space for kids with or without disabilities and...

New inclusive playground at Como Lake Park

Amherst, NY

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

Brooklyn, NY

BUFFALO, N.Y. — On Tuesday night, we learned the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit ruled that the state can start awarding marijuana store licenses here in Western New York. This ruling means that only licenses in the Finger Lakes Region are still held up while that...

Attorneys: Marijuana dispensaries could open in WNY next month

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. — A decade ago, Carly Posey joined a now-continually growing list of parents to receive an unimaginable call when a 20-year-old shooter entered Sandy Hook Elementary and killed 26 of her children’s classmates and teachers. “Ten years ago, I did not think I'd be sitting here,”...

Parent of Sandy Hook survivors to speak at Buffalo State Wednesday

BUFFALO, N.Y. — Local law enforcement and educators attended an event to look at the best practices needed for dealing with school emergencies. One topic addressed was the importance of lockdown drills and making sure students know what to do. Amanda Nickerson of the Alberti Center for Bullying Abuse...

Buffalo State seminar focuses on school safety

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

Grand Island, NY

GRAND ISLAND, N.Y. — The Beaver Island Parkway Bridge will soon be replaced this spring. New York Gov. Kathy Hochul announced an $8.3 million project to replace the bridge over the I-190. The current bridge, located on Grand Island, was built in 1954. About 13,000 vehicles pass over it...

Beaver Island Parkway Bridge will be replaced beginning March 27

Gowanda, NY

GOWANDA, N.Y. — The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) announced that the Valentine Flats parking area and trail temporarily so a new ADA-compliant and accessible trail can be created. The parking area will be closed weekdays so that crews can remove trees at the site. Both...

ADA-compliant, accessible trail in the works for Zoar Valley

BUFFALO, N.Y. — A man is in the hospital following a shooting on Schreck Avenue. The Buffalo Police Department is investigating the shooting that took place around 11 p.m. Monday in the first block of Schreck Avenue. According to detectives, a 45-year-old Buffalo man was shot multiple times while...

Buffalo Police investigating Monday night Schreck Avenue shooting

Elmira, NY

SALAMANCA, N.Y. — Convicted murderer Edward Kindt is still behind bars at Elmira Correctional Facility on this Wednesday evening, one day after we learned he would not be released from custody March 29, as was originally expected. But the New York State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision and...

State parole board under scrutiny for Kindt release plan, despite delay

BUFFALO, N.Y. — Climate change is no longer a threat looming in the future. It's occurring right now, and experts say we must take action immediately to stop the consequences. A comprehensive report recently released by the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change provides a message of both caution and hope. Dr. Christopher Trisos of Cape Town University in South Africa is one of the report's authors. "The synthesis report brings together work by hundreds of scientists over the last seven and a half years, who have been doing assessments of climate change science for the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change."

2 The Outdoors: United Nations Climate Change Report provides both warning and optimism

Glenwood, NY

GLENWOOD, N.Y. — It's another sure sign that Spring is almost here. Kissing Bridge Ski Resort announced on its Facebook page Sunday morning it's closing for the season. The resort thanked everyone who came out this winter saying, "Despite the struggles that came with this winter our amazing staff continued to show up and our loyal customers made the best of what old man winter gave us."

Kissing Bridge closes for the season

BUFFALO, N.Y. — Organizers for the Elmwood Avenue Festival of the Arts announced on their website and social media pages Friday that they have decided to "cease producing the festival." The annual festival has been held on Elmwood Avenue for more than two decades. "After twenty-four years of producing...

After 24 years, Elmwood Avenue arts festival ceasing operation

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

Sloan, NY

Kenmore, NY

Lackawanna, NY

Eggertsville, NY

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Cheektowaga, NY

Blasdell, NY

Athol Springs, NY

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Tonawanda, NY

Depew, NY

Williamsville, NY

Getzville, NY

Orchard Park, NY

Bowmansville, NY

Spring Brook, NY

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No significant damage from WNY earthquake

BUFFALO, N.Y. — While it was quite an eye-opening experience early Monday morning with that unexpected jolt and some noise, we, fortunately, did not get the...

No significant damage from WNY earthquake

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