11-20-25 Midday Headlines

Following more than an hour of public outcry – and at times outrage – over a proposed 3.8% tax increase, Lockport Common Council approved the city’s 2026 budget Wednesday with Aldermen Kathryn Fogle and Anita Mullane voting against the plan.

A Buffalo man was sentenced on Wednesday to 13 years in prison after kidnapping a woman and shooting a man during a crime spree in September 2024.
Rashaan K. Mallory, 30, previously admitted to kidnapping a woman on Moselle Street around 11 a.m. on Sept. 15, 2024, stealing the woman’s cell phone and driving for around an hour before stopping and walking to Emerson Park.

The unofficial but deciding results of hand vote counts by the Niagara County Board of Elections on Wednesday confirmed the city’s leading alderman candidates as the winners of their races.

A hometown favorite took to the stage on Wednesday night for a good cause. The Goo Goo Dolls performed a sold-out show at the Town Ballroom to raise money for FeedMore WNY.

Calgary Flames scored four goals in the third period to win 6-2 on Wednesday night at KeyBank Center to halt Buffalo’s brief two-game win streak.