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You have less than a year to switch to "Real ID"
BUFFALO, N.Y. — Western New York, some big changes are coming to our state-issued IDs. In a little less than a year, standard IDs need to be updated to "Real ID" to enter federal buildings or get through airport security. "As of May 7th, 2025, you will need a...
Author and 5/14 victim's son shares his story
BUFFALO, N.Y. — Mark Talley lost his mother, Geraldine, in the Tops mass shooting that left nine people dead on 5/14. He wrote a book called "The Day the Devil Came to Buffalo" to share his perspective of 5/14 to others and share his pain and rage with the world.
President Biden honors victims of 5/14 with letter
BUFFALO, N.Y. — Two years after a mass shooting took the lives of 10 people in Buffalo, President Joe Biden honored the lives in a letter. Ten Black people were killed in a racially-motivated mass shooting at the Tops Markets on Jefferson Avenue on May 14, 2022. In a...
Buffalo dedicates park-like space to victims on second anniversary of racist mass shooting
The city of Buffalo on Tuesday marked the second anniversary of a racist mass shooting that killed 10 Black people with the dedication of a memorial space honoring the victims.Anchoring the space outside the Tops supermarket targeted in the attack is a sculpture entitled “Unity,” which features purple metal pillars representing each person killed. Three gold pillars represent those who were wounded.The sculpture by Buffalo artist Valeria Cray and her son, Hiram Cray, is part of the newly constructed 5/14 Tops Honor Space, a small park-like area with benches, pillars and gardens.“It’s still so traumatic,” said Buffalo resident Lisa...
Stage Diving Incident at New York Concert Leaves Woman Partially Paralyzed
Bird Piché, a 24-year-old concertgoer, was left partially paralyzed after attending a concert in Buffalo, New York. RELATED STORIES: Texas Mom Claims Cops Threw Her on Fire Ants During Arrest On April 30, while attending a performance by the Australian band Trophy Eyes at Mohawk Place, Piché suffered a spinal cord injury when a band ... Read more The post Stage Diving Incident at New York Concert Leaves Woman Partially Paralyzed appeared first on Hollywood Unlocked .
Getaway driver found guilty of attempted murder in Clinton Street shooting
BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — A man has been found guilty for his role in a July 2021 shooting that he carried out with his twin brother, the Erie County District Attorney’s Office said Monday. 52-year-old Luis Martinez of Buffalo was convicted. He, along with brother Jose Martinez, were kicked out of the bar, located on […]
Two Hamburg teachers, whose jobs were cut in proposed budget, leave before end of year
Superintendent Michael Cornell answered parents’ concerns Tuesday about a Spanish and science teacher, whose jobs were being cut, being offered work elsewhere and leaving classes empty before the end of the year.
Buffalo man pleads guilty to lying in connection with overdose death
BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — The U.S. Attorney’s Office announced Tuesday that a Buffalo man pleaded guilty to obstruction of justice following an incident where an individual overdosed and died. In June 2019, an individual contacted 49-year-old Roman Lapp to ask for narcotics. Lapp obtained heroin/fentanyl/acetyl fentanyl from his supplier, Steven Gonzalez, and delivered the drugs […]
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