01-19-26 Midday Headlines

A winter storm WARNING is in effect for Northern Erie, Genesee, Niagara and Orleans counties until 4 p.m. Wednesday.

Officials have closed the Buffalo Skyway until 2pm due to whiteout conditions in Buffalo. A Lake Effect Snow band has moved into Buffalo. The snow, along with gusty winds, is causing poor visibility.

The Buffalo Bills fired Sean McDermott on Monday, the team announced. The move came two days after the Bills were eliminated in a heart-wrenching 33-30 overtime loss at Denver in the divisional round of the playoffs.

One man is dead after a shooting early Sunday morning on Buffalo’s West Side, according to Buffalo Police. Police said the shooting happened just after 4 a.m. Sunday on Winter Street. Officials said the male victim was pronounced dead at the scene.

One person was hospitalized after a fire broke out Sunday night at a Buffalo home. The Buffalo Fire Department was called around 7:37 p.m. Sunday to a home at 125 Marigold Ave., south of East Amherst Street.