04-11-25 Midday Headlines

The New York State Department of Transportation announced on Thursday that it will not be appealing a February ruling regarding the $1.2 billion Kensington Expressway Project, which said the project could not move forward until a full environmental study is completed.

A former Tonawanda man was given more than six decades in prison for sexually abusing a child over a period of more than six years. Robert Roy, 42, was sentenced to 64 years to life in prison.

For the first time in roughly two years, Payton Gendron made an appearance inside of a federal courtroom in Buffalo, alongside his defense attorney’s for a status hearing in his death penalty case.

Amherst Police have located a vehicle that was stolen Thursday morning, but the suspects remain at large. Police said they were called to the scene of car theft shortly past 9 a.m. 3800 block of Main St., just east of Bailey Avenue.

The Sabres squandered an opportunity to win their sixth game in a row, losing on the road to Columbus 3-2 Thursday night.