03-09-25 Midday Headlines

Acting Buffalo Mayor Chris Scanlon announced on Tuesday a $622 million city budget for 2025-2026, a $4 million increase from last year, along with the Common Council’s request for two pieces of legislation he said would address a $70 million structural deficit.

A Buffalo man, 26 yearold Nader Ngoopos, was sentenced to 10 years in prison for gun and drug charges after two students were robbed at St. Bonaventure University in 2018.

John Walker, a member of the “Buffalo Five,” was awarded $28 million on Tuesday by a jury in Rochester after being wrongfully convicted of a murder in 1976 and spending 21 years in prison.
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) terminated the visas of four current students and nine recent graduates from the University at Buffalo, the university announced Tuesday.

Some North Buffalo residents say the speeding on their street is getting out of control and are now pushing for the installation of speed bumps.

Buffalo Sabres logged a 3-0 win against the Carolina Hurricanes on Tuesday night.