A missing Amherst woman has been found dead. Leah Bellitto, 29, was found dead in water near Dodge Road in Amherst on Tuesday morning after she had last been seen around 9:15 p.m. Saturday in the Ransom Oaks neighborhood of Amherst.
The Buffalo Police Department is looking for the community’s help in locating 33-year-old Thomas Lento.
74-year-old Jamal Fareed of Buffalo has pleaded guilty to a manslaughter charge in connection with a fatal stabbing in 2018 that left 66-year-old Ray Thompson dead.
A Buffalo man, 27 year old Mohammed Tanbir, who allegedly hit and killed a woman crossing the street in 2023 pleaded guilty to forged instrument charges Tuesday morning.
Author Salman Rushdie took the stand in a New York courtroom Tuesday to testify against the man charged with stabbing him in a frenzied knife attack.
The Niagara Falls Planning Board will consider a site plan proposal at its meeting today that would create a downtown pocket park.