Lockport’s summer youth program may be discontinued in 2027, according to John Craig, 1st Ward alderman, because of low participation, lack of city staff to run it, and the competing costs of running the Outwater Park pool.
A Buffalo man pleaded guilty to manslaughter on Wednesday after he shot and killed a man near Elmwood Village in October 2024, according to the Erie County District Attorney’s Office. Denzel Maye, 29, shot 52-year-old Howard Shelton on Potomac Avenue with an illegal gun.
A Tonawanda man, 34 year old Trevor Knapp, is facing 39 counts and a maximum sentence of 930 years in prison after allegedly communicating in a sexual nature with a 13-year-old, according to the U.S. Attorney’s office.
The federal trial for racist Tops mass shooter Payton Gendron will take place in Buffalo, Judge Lawrence Vilardo said in a ruling on Tuesday.
The Niagara History Center’s Free Family Nights programs will return on March 24 with a focus on local fossils and dinosaur hunting. It’s happening 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the museum complex at 215 Niagara St.