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Just before 7am, a motor vehicle accident reported involving a pedestrian on Niagara Falls Boulevard in the Town of Wheatfield. A 2021 Jeep SUV was traveling northbound on Niagara Falls Boulevard, when it struck a pedestrian. The pedestrian suffered trauma from the collision and was subsequently pronounced dead at the scene.

A Buffalo man, 28 year old Lamarrio Clark, was sentenced on Wednesday to a determinate sentence of 25 years in prison followed by five years of post-release supervision for killing a man on the Fourth of July in 2023.

A former Mount Mercy Academy teacher and school bus driver was sentenced to three years of probation on Monday for driving a group of high school students back from an after-school club while drunk in February 2024.

Catholic Health announced on Thursday that a tentative four-year contract agreement has been reached with Communication Workers of America (CWA) Locals 1133 and 1168. The agreement is on six contracts, which covers over 2,800 nurses, service, technical and clerical workers across Mercy Hospital of Buffalo, Kenmore Mercy Hospital and Sisters of Charity Hospital St. Joseph Campus.

A state supreme court case filed by longtime King Center Charter School (KCCS) Principal Antoinette Radford against the school to get her job back was dismissed Wednesday.

The Diocese of Buffalo has filed a Chapter 11 reorganization plan after it agreed to pay $150 million to settle a lawsuit alleging over 800 claims of sexual assault.

The City of Buffalo has filed documents in the wrongful death lawsuit of Firefighter Jason Arno, asking for the case to be dismissed ahead of a court date next week. Arno died responding to a fire on Main Street in Buffalo in March of 2023.

A body was pulled from the water Wednesday in the City of Buffalo. Buffalo emergency crews were notified shortly before 7:30 p.m. Wednesday that a male of an unknown age had entered the water near Mile Marker 8.2 at the Foot of Ferry.

The Hyde Park Ice Pavilion has officially switched to a new operator as of Wednesday. According to Robert Restaino, the mayor of Niagara Falls, the new interim operator is Jerry Puleo. Puleo currently owns a youth baseball league called 16 Athletics.

Empire State Development and the City of Niagara Falls have agreements in place for the first four of 38 properties to be developed in the Bridge District of Niagara Falls, including the four-story former Jenss Department Store on Main Street.

A West Seneca man, 44 year old Samuel Baer, pleaded guilty Monday afternoon to leaving the scene of an incident resulting in death after he hit a pedestrian last September in North Buffalo.

Amherst Town Supervisor Brian Kulpa broke down a proposed $178 million budget during a meeting Tuesday night, including what he calls a tax break for residents.

A motorcyclist traveling on Union Road was pronounced dead on the scene after a crash Tuesday morning. Jesse Rajla, 30, of Buffalo, was riding a motorcycle in the area of Union Road and East and West Road in West Seneca when he and a vehicle collided.

Comedian Bert Kreischer added Buffalo to his “Permission to Party World Tour” and will come to Shea’s Performing Arts Center in March.

A New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Siting Board has rejected a request from CWM Chemical Services LLC (CWM) for permits to expand its Model City hazardous waste facility in the towns of Lewiston and Porter.

The $134 million McCarley Gardens expansion project, which will bring affordable housing and retail space to the Fruit Belt community, was unanimously approved by the City of Buffalo Planning Board.

Erie County Executive Mark Poloncarz said Tuesday that he has Bell’s Palsy. Poloncarz said his case is mild. He said he began experiencing symptoms on Saturday and went to Buffalo General Hospital.

The West Seneca Police Department confirms Union Road at East and West Road is closed in both directions after a fatal motorcycle crash.
According to police, the crash happened at the intersection of Union Road and East and West Road.

The Bills will host their first-ever whiteout game on Sunday night. All fans are being encouraged to wear white for the game against the New England Patriots, which kicks off at 8:20 p.m. for Sunday Night Football.

Last week, Lockport Mayor John Lombardi III withdrew his support from the Lockport Cultural Initiative, a group chaired by 3rd Ward alderman candidate Joe DiPasquale that seeks to increase discussion and collaboration among arts organizations.

Two men were sentenced for their roles in a fatal July 2023 shooting in Buffalo’s Willert Park neighborhood. At 3 a.m. on July 22, police responded to the shooting on Genesee Street near Mortimer Street, where three people were shot outside of a tavern.

Two survivors of the I-90 tour bus crash in Genesee County last month are suing the tour bus company, M&Y Tour, Inc., accusing them of negligence that caused the crash.

Radius Federal Credit Union announced Monday it will be merging with Lake Shore Federal Credit Union on Oct. 2.

The Amherst Theatre in the City of Buffalo has announced that they will be running a series of movies starring the late Robert Redford in celebration of the actor’s career. The ‘Robert Redford Movie Series’ will run from October 6 to October 9.

The Vatican suspended the closure of Buffalo’s St. John Kanty Church after parishioners petitioned to keep it open.

The Erie County District Attorney’s Office is investigating an officer-involved shooting that police say took place early Saturday in Buffalo’s Genesee-Moselle neighborhood.

A man drowned late Friday night after falling from a docked boat at the Sandy Beach Yacht Club on Grand Island. The victim was identified as Edward Lachapelle, 61, of Turner, Maine.

New Yorkers are being warned of scammers who are sending text messages, voice messages, emails and direct mail to taxpayers in an attempt to spread false information about New York State’s inflation refund checks.

Town of Hamburg Police are continuing their search for 16-year-old Jack Beckwith, who left home last Wednesday and has not yet been found.

Josh Allen threw two touchdown passes and ran for a score, and the Buffalo Bills shook off a sloppy first three quarters to stay undefeated, beating the winless New Orleans Saints 31-19 on Sunday.

The Erie County District Attorney’s Office is investigating an officer-involved shooting that police say took place early Saturday in Buffalo’s Genesee-Moselle neighborhood.

A man drowned late Friday night after falling from a docked boat at the Sandy Beach Yacht Club on Grand Island. The victim was identified as Edward Lachapelle, 61, of Turner, Maine.

Developer Douglas Jemal is selling the Boulevard Mall to Benderson Development, Amherst town officials confirm.

The North Tonawanda Police Department responded to reports of shots fired in the early hours of Sunday morning outside Rancho Tres Cantina.

New Yorkers are being warned of scammers who are sending text messages, voice messages, emails and direct mail to taxpayers in an attempt to spread false information about New York State’s inflation refund checks

Cambria, South Wilson, and City of Lockport fire companies responded to a residential fire at 3688 N. Ridge Road in Cambria on Thursday. The residence sustained substantial fire and smoke damage, the office said, with no injuries.

The Amherst Town Board approved the sale of the former Westwood Country Club from the town to Erie County on Thursday, officials announced.

A Dunkirk man died in a two-vehicle collision on Wednesday on State Route 5 in the Town of Portland, Troopers started a pursuit after seeing 44-year-old Joseph Damico driving a Jeep westbound on State Route 5 in Dunkirk. He ended up crashing into the back of another vehicle.

The Niagara County Planning Board will consider a proposal to rollback Falls’ restrictions on high-energy use industries.
A request from a company affiliated with Niagara Falls Redevelopment (NFR) is on its way to the Board for review.

Two longtime University Heights restaurants have hit the market for sale. The Steer and Lake Effect Diner are available for $2.49 million as part of a half-acre property that includes a 50-car parking lot.

The Erie County Legislature on Thursday called on Attorney General Letitia James and Gov. Kathy Hochul to investigate the case of Erie County Sheriff Chief of Narcotics D.J. Granville.

The Niagara Falls Planning Board gave its unanimous approval Wednesday night to another site plan revision for a new six-story, $38.6 million South End project, featuring affordable housing units and a retail complex.

The Town of Lockport Industrial Development Agency has approved $92,472 worth of tax incentives for a Cambria machining shop to move to the Lockport Industrial Park.

A Niagara Falls man was arrested and charged by criminal complaint after he allegedly tampered with a CSX railroad switch, which could have caused a derailment or damaged railroad equipment, in June and July.

A judge ruled on Wednesday that Buffalo City Comptroller Barbara Miller-Williams must acquire bonds to improve the city after she was sued by Acting Mayor Scanlon earlier this month.

A judge ruled on Wednesday that Buffalo City Comptroller Barbara Miller-Williams must acquire bonds to improve the city after she was sued by Acting Mayor Scanlon earlier this month.

A man wanted for a murder in Vermont was arrested during a routine speeding stop in Chautauqua County early Wednesday morning, according to New York State Police. Police pulled over 25-year-old Terrene Biggs of Warren, Mich. around 2:35 a.m. on I-90 in the Town of Portland where he was observed speeding.

A Lockport man is facing charges following an incident that happened on Wednesday afternoon at a Niagara County jail. Michael A. Maybee, a 29-year-old inmate at the Niagara County Correctional Facility, reportedly damaged his cell.

A Niagara Falls man was arrested and charged by criminal complaint after he allegedly tampered with a CSX railroad switch, which could have caused a derailment or damaged railroad equipment, in June and July.

The Seneca Chief, a replica 19th-century Erie Canal packet boat, is officially on its way to New York City. The vessel that’s re-enacting New York Governor DeWitt Clinton’s 1825 Erie Canal-opening voyage from Buffalo to New York City left Buffalo Wednesday morning.