A North Tonawanda priest charged with physically harassing a parishioner has been ordered to undertake six months of counseling, with a protective order issued on behalf of the victim. The Rev. Michael LaMarca was sentenced Friday morning in North Tonawanda City Court.
One man is dead after a heavy fire broke out at a home in Amherst Thursday night, according to the Amherst Central Fire Alarm office. Officials received a call reporting heavy fire coming from the front of a house on North Bailey Avenue around 11:45 p.m. No word on a cause or the name of the victim.
Buffalo Mayor Sean Ryan held a press conference Thursday morning where he announced the release of the Buffalo Police Department’s Internal Affairs files into the investigation of the responding officers the night of the DJ Granville crash.
Niagara University has been awarded $525,000 in funding to modernize its theater facilities. The project is looking to upgrade stage machinery, lighting, audio and communication systems so NU students can train for work in the film, television, and live production industries.