12-02-25 Midday Headlines

The family of long-time Niagara Region businessman Jerome Williams has filed paperwork necessary to sue the city of Niagara Falls over a boat crash that took his life

A notice of a psychiatric defense is expected to be filed after a man allegedly killed his girlfriend and their infant son and then set their house on fire. Kidane Haile, 30, is accused of murdering the two individuals in their Buffalo home in the Elmwood Village on Norwood Avenue.

The public hearing on a proposed $23.9 million Royalton Hartland school facilities improvement project will be held at 6 p.m. today.

The Erie County Legislature approved amendments to the 2026 budget proposals on Monday during a special session. Perhaps the biggest change to the budget, plans to bond $20M for the study needed to design and build a new Sheriff’s Office jail in Alden.