NYSEG and Rochester G&E are warning customers to be on alert as scams targeting utility customers are becoming more aggressive and sophisticated.
The companies say scammers are posing as utility representatives to pressure customers into sharing personal information.
The Niagara County Fire Investigation Unit is looking into the cause of a fire that destroyed a garage on Shawnee Road in Wheatfield Saturday afternoon. The calls came in at about 4 p.m. Saturday reporting the garage fire at 6780 Shawnee Road. Sheriff’s deputies arrived at the home and found a detached garage fully involved in fire.
A 4-year-old child was shot in Buffalo on Sunday and was taken to Golisano Children’s Hospital of Buffalo to be treated, according to police. The shooting occurred along Bailey Avenue between Walden Avenue and Hazel Place.
A 17-year-old from Wyoming County, Steven Gregorie, is dead after he was ejected from a snowmobile that lost control Sunday afternoon, according to New York State Police.
The Glen Park Art Festival, a popular event in Williamsville each summer, has been canceled for 2026, organizers announced.