A Buffalo woman, 32 year old Renaiyah Cornelious, was arraigned on one count of vehicular manslaughter among other charges after she allegedly hit and killed an 80-year-old man on Saturday, according to the Erie County District Attorney’s Office.
A wind gust recorded at the Buffalo Airport just after 11 a.m. Monday hit 79 miles per hour, approaching a Buffalo record. The gust was recorded by the National Weather Service at 11:05 a.m. The Buffalo record, according to media reports, is 82 miles per hour, which was reportedly recorded during a storm on Feb. 16, 1967. Many across Western New York remain without power.
The City of Buffalo announced Tuesday that the Skyway has reopened. Officials are reminding motorists to continue to drive carefully, as winter conditions are still in effect.
Lockport City council members say a lack of communication from Mayor John Lombardi III makes it difficult to say what progress was made in the city in 2025. LockportJournal.com reporting every alderman, except Mark Devine, has said the mayor doesn’t read email and they can not communicate with him that way.