During his State of the County address on Wednesday, Mark Poloncarz detailed his plans to establish an Erie County Assessor’s Office in order to streamline the property assessment process for all of its municipalities. Read more from WBEN:

The Amherst Concerned Citizens group took its petition signed by over 4,500 residents to the Amherst Town Clerk’s office on Wednesday, which could force a public vote on the issuing an $11 million bond to fund the MusicalFare Theatre. More from WBEN:

Plant-based dairy company Edenesque relocates HQ to Buffalo after Launch NY investment, SPCA Serving Erie County hosts low-cost canine vaccine clinic, and SUNY Niagara names a new vice president.

Rabbi Alex Lazarus Klein of Congregation Shir Shalom reacting to the growing unrest and protests at universities in the U.S. Read more from WBEN:

Effective April 15, the Buffalo Zoo has incorporated a new pricing structure for admission into the park significantly higher than the previous prices, much to the dismay of families and zoo enthusiasts. Read more from WBEN:

The state budget approved by lawmakers in Albany over the weekend does not contain new proposals regarding energy requirements, including all electric requirements on new builds. Read more from WBEN:

A Colden teen has pled guilty for her role in the death of three other passengers in a crash back in February 2023 on Millersport Highway in the Town of Amherst. Read more from WBEN:

The recently approved state budget includes some significant investment to address the state’s affordable housing crisis, which includes millions in funding to construct homes for Buffalo, Albany, Syracuse, Rochester and Binghamton. More from WBEN:

Uniland tops a list of largest developer portfolios in WNY, NOCO names a new VP and GM for their Shanor Electric Supplies division, and Oishei Children’s Hospital will hold a new fundraiser.

One person has been arrested after a stabbing outside of a Buffalo high school Tuesday morning. Buffalo police say they responded to a call alerting them to a fight outside of Lafayette High School just after 8:00 Tuesday morning.

One person has been arrested after a stabbing outside of Lafayette High School in the City of Buffalo on Tuesday morning. Read more from WBEN:

The Hamburg School Board has voted to approve a proposed school budget worth just under $84 million for the 2024-25 school year on Tuesday during a special board meeting at the district’s administration offices. Read more from WBEN:

Experts suggests that now may be a better time than later for Buffalo Bills owner Terry Pegula to commence a search for minority partners in the team. Read more from WBEN:

The Hamburg School Board is expected to cast its vote on Tuesday to approve a school budget for the 2024-25 school year. This comes a week after the School Board pushed its vote back by a week.

After a couple weeks of rainy, chilly weather, some gardeners are wondering when spring is going to show up so they can start planting their favorite flowers. One meteorologist says the corner may be turning weather-wise. Read more from WBEN:

After spending parts of 15 seasons behind the Buffalo bench between 1997 and 2013, Lindy Ruff is returning to the Sabres for a second go-around as head coach. Read more from WBEN:

More than 30 years ago, Western New York became the center of the hostage crisis. when AP correspondent Terry Anderson, from Batavia, was taken from a street in Lebanon and held captive for nearly seven years. WBEN’s Tim Wenger shares his memories.

A Buffalo woman is facing charges for her role in the kidnapping of her two kids this past Thursday while knowingly violating an existing order of protection prohibiting contact with them. Read more from WBEN:

State Senator Sean Ryan has secured $80 million for a new pilot program focused on renovating apartments and building affordable housing, the Cheektowaga Historical Association buys a new museum site, and gas prices are up big.

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul is facing her lowest favorability rating since taking office as governor in August 2021, according to a new Siena Poll on Monday. Read more from WBEN: