Former Buffalo Fire Commissioner Garnell Whitfield says he is officially stepping down and out of the Buffalo mayoral race with no intention of running as a third-party candidate.
More than 20 residents attended an open house and presentation by the state Department of Transportation Tuesday that addressed a proposed highway improvement project for Transit Street and adjoining intersections.
Design is set to begin on a cruise port site in downtown Buffalo with the hope that cruises could be coming into the city as soon as 2027. Great Lakes Cruise Ships, which runs tours out of several ports across the Great Lakes, has picked a consulting firm to start designing the terminal.
Niagara Falls police are investigating an assault on Pine Avenue that happened Tuesday afternoon.
Niagara Falls residents are voicing their frustrations about the city’s splash pads and pools still being closed despite the excessive heat. They are not expected to open for another week.