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CHEEKTOWAGA, N.Y. — Cheektowaga Police are continuing to investigate a violent incident from last Sunday night, involving two men identified as migrants, who were staying in hotel shelters here in Erie County. Cheektowaga Police Captain Jeffrey Schmidt confirmed that one man who was housed at a hotel in Amherst...

LEWISTON, N.Y. — Crews spent the overnight hours battling a fire at a Niagara County landfill. The fire started around midnight at Modern Landfill on Pletcher Road in the Town of Lewiston, Modern Disposal Services told 2 On Your Side in a statement on Saturday. Several fire companies responded,...

BUFFALO, N.Y. — A Russian woman was arrested for assaulting a federal officer at the Peace Bridge, U.S. Attorney Trini E. Ross announced Friday. If proven guilty, Olesia Sumina, 43-years-old, faces a maximum penalty of eight years in prison. According to Assistant U.S. Attorney Andrew J. Henning, who is...

People all around Western New York have many hot takes about the local taco chain. Some have been loyal customers for decades. Others will quickly proclaim it’s “gone downhill over the years.” Then there are those who don’t like tacos. These people are dangerous and should be avoided.

Ten days after a 17-year-old was hit by a City of Buffalo garbage truck, his loved ones are now hoping you can help on his road to recovery.

BUFFALO, NY— Cheektowaga Police are seeking for a migrant who lives in Erie County and is accused of attempting to kill another migrant over a woman quarrel. According to authorities, the suspect is still at large and is regarded to be armed and dangerous as of Friday night. Police...

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Two Buffalo men were sentenced for unlawfully entering a home in 2023 and forcibly stealing money from the victims while armed, the Erie County District Attorney’s Office announced. According to officials, Christian Palamara and Terrance Hennegan, both 24, unlawfully entered a home on Manitoba Street in Buffalo on the evening of […]

Two men who are behind bars at the Erie County Holding Center are now facing additional charges, accused of injuring sheriff's deputies.

LOCKPORT, N.Y. (WKBW) — The Niagara County District Attorney's Office announced a Lockport man has pleaded guilty to killing his sister. 65-year-old David B. Fermoile pleaded guilty Friday to second-degree murder in the death of his sister, 68-year-old Diane Fermoile-McAvoy. The incident occurred in June 2023. At the time,...

These 38 people were arrested in Niagara County over the past week for various offenses. Please remember that each of the people listed below is considered innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. 1. Gruntz, Leonard Ralph. Booking Date/Time: 10/10/2024 20:10:30. CRIM POSS CONTRL SUBST. Bail Amount: None...

U.S. Customs and Border Protection at the Port of Buffalo seized over 20 pounds of magic mushrooms in 30 days. But some New York legislators have been working to decriminalize the psilocybin since 2020.

Two years after obtaining permission to demolish the storm-damaged Great Northern elevator on Ganson Street, Archer Daniels Midland is ready to develop the site. Introducing the Great Northern Parking Lot. Under plans prepared by Schenne and Associates, an 87-space parking lot and trailer parking area is proposed for the nine-acre site along with a row of trees in a landscape strip and a small section of “green space” near the City Ship Canal. Future plans call for a new loading dock on the north side of the remaining complex.

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — A fire that occurred overnight Saturday caused an estimated $150,000 in damage to a vacant structure in Buffalo, according to fire investigators. Officials responded to the fire on 134 Thompson Street just after 3 a.m. The fire began on the first floor of the structure, officials said. No one was injured. […]

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Buffalo Mayor Byron Brown is set to leave office next week after accepting a new position as CEO and president of Western Regional Off-Track Betting. Brown told WIVB News 4 that his last day as mayor will be Tuesday or Wednesday. Brown announced his resignation late last month, saying the timing […]

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WKBW) — It was a day of family-friendly fall fun at the debut of the Buffalo Central Terminal Fall Fest, with perfect weather to match. 7 News handed the mic over to vendors and folks who stopped by to find out what they thought. "I'm just happy...

BUFFALO, NY (WIVB) — Western New York continues to lend a hand after Hurricane Helene wreaked havoc down south. Now, a member of Facebook group “Bills Mafia Babes” is opening up the doors to one of her homes for anyone who might not have a safe place to stay. Susan Cholewa is a resident of […]

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Charlie is an easy-going 2-year-old chihuahua-mix looking for his forever home. He is currently living in a home with a child and other dogs, and is great with everyone. He is potty-trained and crate-trained and would be a perfect addition to any home. If you’re interested in adopting Charlie, you can […]

Chicken fried, cold beer on a Friday night, a pair of jeans that fit just right, and the radio up… sounds good to us!. But if you’re doing fried chicken the way we do it here in Western New York, your jeans should eventually feel a little snug.

BUFFALO, N.Y. — Some financial relief is coming for three Western New York cities where Seneca Nation casinos operate. Buffalo, Niagara Falls and Salamanca have not received funding connected to Seneca revenue sharing with the state since December when the gaming compact between the two sides expired. They agreed to extend the terms of that compact quarterly while continuing to negotiate a new deal.

BUFFALO, N.Y. — New York Gov. Kathy Hochul on Friday unveiled a first-in-the-nation Empire AI Consortium at the University at Buffalo's Center for Computational Research. The group will start research this fall. The governor says its one of the first independent computing centers in the nation. It will gather...