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A Beattie Avenue home in the town of Lockport was damaged after a vehicle in a driveway burst into flames and the fire spread to the residence. The Niagara County Sheriff’s Office reports that about 9 p.m. Sunday, it received several 911 calls reporting the vehicle fire in the driveway.

A Buffalo man, 31 year old Time Thomas Jr. was found guilty of murder by a jury on Monday morning after he shot and killed a man in 2024, according to the Erie County District Attorney’s office.

Buffalo police are investigating a fatal stabbing that took place on Sunday afternoon. Police responded to a call just after 4 p.m. outside of the Pine Harbor Apartments on Seventh Street. Officials said that a male victim with stab wounds was pronounced dead at the scene.

The Buffalo Bisons announced they will host their annual Spring Training Carnival on Sunday, March 1, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at The Powerhouse on Lee Street in Buffalo.

One day after roughly 1,500 construction workers returned to the job site of the new Highmark Stadium after it was halted for much of the week due to vandalism, project officials are now saying two individuals have been identified who may be responsible for the graffiti. The areas that were vandalized with spray paint will cost upwards of $150,000 to fix, according to the Erie County Executive.

Fire investigators are investigating the cause of a fire at a residential duplex on Falls Street.
Niagara Falls firefighters, along with Police and AMR, responded to reports of a structure fire in the 1600 block of Falls Street around 7:30 p.m. Patrol arrived on scene first and reported fire through the roof of the structure.

Buffalo Mayor Sean Ryan announced the city will not demolish St. Ann’s, after flames devastated the school in January, saying it would cost $2 million in taxpayer dollars. The announcement has drawn reaction from city leaders and restoration experts.

The 2026 Lockport Lenten Luncheon series continues Wednesday with Susan Brooks as the featured speaker. Brooks is the executive vice president and chief nursing officer for Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center.

Team USA is heading to the finals for a chance to win gold at the 2026 Milan Cortina Olympics. After beating Team Slovakia, the Americans are heading to the championship game to take on Canada for a chance at the gold medal. The United States dominated Slovakia on Friday by the score of 6-2. They will battle on Sunday morning at 8 AM Eastern time

Singer Barry Manilow postponed his first batch of arena concerts Friday, saying his body is not ready for the physical strain of a 90-minute show so soon after his cancer surgery.The legendary musician revealed in December he had a cancerous spot on his left lung. He said after recovering from several weeks of bronchitis, the doctor ordered removal of a spot on his lung.

Singer Barry Manilow postponed his first batch of arena concerts Friday, saying his body is not ready for the physical strain of a 90-minute show so soon after his cancer surgery.The legendary musician revealed in December he had a cancerous spot on his left lung. He said after recovering from several weeks of bronchitis, the doctor ordered removal of a spot on his lung.

A major U.S. Supreme Court ruling has undermined the Trump Administration’s current tariffs policies. On Friday afternoon, President Trump said he was deeply disappointed in the high court majority’s decision against his use of an emergency economic powers law for imposing sweeping tariffs last year..

For the state of New York and Niagara County, the multi-year trend of rising sales tax collections continued in 2025. Niagara County was among those seeing in excess of 5% growth in sales tax revenues. Sales tax collections in 2025 totaled $102,944,000, a more than 5.3% or almost $5.5 million increase over 2024.

Buffalo Public Schools on Friday released an internal investigative report after a Buffalo police detective accused the schools of covering up reported sexual assault last spring.

A 19-year-old man faced a brief but emotional court appearance Thursday evening in the Town of Tonawanda. Miguel Castro Jr. appeared in a Town of Tonawanda courtroom just hours after being indicted by an Erie County grand jury in the stabbing death of his grandmother.

The property owner for the Walden Galleria, Western New York’s largest mall, has secured a five-year deal that averts foreclosure of the property. It was announced on Friday that Syracuse-based Pyramid Management Group secured the deal.

The operators of Whirlpool Jet Boat Tours in Lewiston filed a claim in state Supreme Court earlier this month, stating that it owns the waterfront property it currently leases from the Village of Lewiston.

A 70-year-old Niagara Falls man faces up to 40 years in prison after pleading guilty in a case involving meth being sent to his house through the US Postal Service. Charles Barker, 70, pleaded guilty this week.

The Niagara County Industrial Development Agency has approved $776,067 in tax incentives to Neofab Robotics’ new Niagara County facility. The new $4.63 million, 28,000-square-foot manufacturing and fabrication space will be located in the Vantage International Pointe Business Park.

The Niagara Falls Bridge Commission, the bi-national entity that owns and operates the Rainbow, Whirlpool Rapids and Lewiston-Queenston bridges between Canada and the United States, has announced the election of its officers for the 2026 term.

Gov. Kathy Hochul announced on Thursday that $40 million in state funds will be going to Buffalo to help address budget shortfalls in the city.

Amherst native Hayley Scamurra is a gold medal winner after Megan Keller backhanded in a shot 4:07 into overtime and the United States won its third Olympic gold medal in women’s hockey, beating Canada 2-1 at the Milan Cortina Games on Thursday.

Concerns that parks in Lockport have been closed without proper process emerged Wednesday at the Common Council’s work session as 1st Ward Alderman John Craig discussed research into the potential reduction of parks. A public forum on park closures has been rescheduled for 5 p.m. Feb. 26 at city hall chambers, reports the Lockport Journal.

The proposed 125 mw Somerset Solar project may have received its siting permit from the state in 2024, but it is now looking for county incentives to help fund it.
Project developer AES is seeking $12.5 million in Niagara County Industrial Development Agency tax exemptions.

A $3 million expansion is expected to come to the Roswell Community Outreach & Engagement Center in Buffalo, State Senator April Baskin and Majority Leader Crystal Peoples-Stokes announced Thursday.

Days after it was revealed that construction paused on the Buffalo Bills’ new stadium following the discovery of graffiti and other forms of vandalism around the site, work will get back under way in Orchard Park.

Gilbane Turner is offering a $100,000 reward for information that will lead to the arrest and conviction of those responsible for explicit graffiti at the new Highmark Stadium.

An Amherst Police detective who was charged with lying to the FBI about his relationship with convicted strip club owner Peter Gerace agreed to plead guilty to a misdemeanor charge instead of going to trial on a felony charge.

Niagara Falls Mayor Robert Restaino says the city is closing in on an agreement with a private developer for The Rapids Theatre, the indoor concert and events center that has been closed since 2024.

Gov. Kathy Hochul announced on Thursday that $40 million in state funds will be going to Buffalo to help address budget shortfalls in the city, to minimize burdens on taxpayers and maintain public safety.

The Niagara USA Chamber of Commerce is launching a formal search for its next permanent executive director. The position description was made available Wednesday on the chamber’s website and LinkedIn page.