01-30-26 Midday Headlines

Crashes involving dozens of vehicles shut down both sides of the I-90 near Pembroke and Batavia for several hours on Thursday. The accident involved cars jammed under semitrucks, trucks and cars flipped over and off the road, and semis blocking off the entire roadway.

A Falls woman, accused of stabbing to death a man on Vanderbilt Avenue in 2024, has pleaded guilty in a deal with prosecutors. Chanel Nicole Groom, 38, entered her plea to a single count of first-degree manslaughter during a hearing this week.

Niagara University, SUNY Niagara and Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center received a total of $680,000 from the Mother Cabrini Health Foundation for initiatives ranging from training nurses to providing maternal health.

Josh Allen is recovering from surgery to repair a broken bone in his right foot that the Buffalo Bills’ franchise quarterback played with during the last five games of the season.

Sabres down the Kings Thursday night, 4 to 1.