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BUFFALO, N.Y. — The man known to many as the Bike Path Rapist died on Friday. Altemio Sanchez died at 2:55 p.m. Friday at Millard Fillmore Suburban Hospital. The New York State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision confirmed his death Friday evening. Sanchez was serving a sentence of...

New York State Police are investigating the fatal accident of a woman who died recently after jumping from a vehicle on the New York State Thruway. According to a press release, at approximately 8:15 p.m. on September 18, troopers responded to a report of a woman that fell from a moving vehicle on the I-90 east bound near the I-290 interchange in the Western NY town of Amherst.

If you have lived in Western New York your whole life, then you know all the major roadways like the back of your hand. Here in Buffalo, we call them by the numbers and add a "the" in front of every one. The 90. The 190. The 290. The 400.

34 dogs are now at the Erie County SPCA after they received a tip that animals were in a home with poor living conditions.

The following activity occurred Thursday, Sept. 7, to Wednesday, Sept. 13, as reported by the Lewiston Police Department. For more information on arrests and other activity, visit the Lewiston Police Department’s mobile app or its page on Facebook. Thursday, Sept. 7. •Lewiston Queenston Bridge, Plaza Building 1, forgery –...

CHEEKTOWAGA, N.Y. (WIVB) — A Cheektowaga teen is facing a felony charge for his alleged involvement in a shooting that occurred in a local park, Cheektowaga police announced Friday. Cheektowaga police say a 16-year-old male surrendered himself to officers and was taken to Erie County Youth Court where he was arraigned on criminal possession of […]

Charges are pending against a person who signed over nearly three dozen dogs and a cat to the SPCA Serving Erie County after a mandated reporting agency checked on the condition of the home in Buffalo.

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – A downtown building where a four-alarm fire led to a Buffalo firefighter’s death on March 1 is now the subject of a civil lawsuit. 743 Main Street LLC, owned by former congressman Chris Jacobs, is suing JP Contracting of WNY LLC for negligence and breach of contract. The lawsuit alleges that […]

The suspect is being held at the Erie County Holding Center.

If you live in this suburb, you might agree that it is the worst of all suburbs in Western New York. Or, you might completely and emphatically disagree. Whichever side of the coin you're on, don't shoot the messenger (I'm the messenger). Buffalo often gets a bad wrap and lands...

(WNY News Now) – Two men, Davious Kapinski and Robert Lawrence, have been arraigned for allegedly disrupting a religious service inside a Buffalo mosque. They face charges of Disruption of Religious Service and Harassment in the Second Degree. Buffalo – Erie County District Attorney John J. Flynn announced that...

BUFFALO, N.Y. — Every now and then, a string of lights can be seen in the Western New York sky. They're not UFOs. They're also not constellations, though they are a constellation of sorts. What you're probably seeing is Starlink, which is a chain of satellites that reside in...

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Buffalo SafeCam assisted in locating the suspect, according to police.

On September 18, 2023, a 31-year-old man named Zachery M. Allen from Medina, NY, was arrested. The arrest was made by Troopers from SP Lockport for driving under the influence of drugs. Allen was stopped on South Transit Road in Lockport due to a traffic violation. During the stop, he exhibited symptoms associated with drug use.

WILLIAMSVILLE, N.Y. (WIVB) — Call 4 Action is getting results for a local woman who had a horrible experience with a nationally-known medical spa. This is a story News 4 has been staying on top of for months. Last month, we told you about Deborah Kilbourn, who was charged...

More work is needed, but efforts to build an industrial facility off Military Road in the Town of Niagara got a slight boost Tuesday. Town Board members held a public hearing regarding the proposal from Uniland Development before the start of their regular meeting Tuesday, moving the project one step closer to a final decision.

The politics of legal weed, the state of affairs for licensees and legal issues in the industry were just a few of the topics covered on panels during NY Cannabis Insider’s live conference in Buffalo Thursday. Held at Pearl Street Grill & Brewery, the event marked NY Cannabis Insider’s...

LOCKPORT, N.Y. (WIVB) — Erie County’s new ambulance service will be rolling out to help residents starting Monday. It’s a different story in Niagara County, where service is stalled, even after it was approved last year. Erie County EMS was approved in the spring and is ready to start taking calls after just mere months. […]