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The Erie County Sheriff’s Office chief of narcotics pleaded guilty Friday to charges of reckless driving and leaving the scene of an accident following a string of hit-and-runs last April. Chief D.J. Granville was sentenced to 50 hours of community service and a $600 fine.

A fire at a home in Clarence has caused nearly $115,000 in damage. Around 11:47 p.m. on Saturday, August 16, fire crews responded to a home at 4147 Circle Court for multiple reports of a structure fire.

The former Summit Park Mall, mostly vacant and home to Niagara International Sports & Entertainment, has been eyed as the site for another data center in Niagara County.

Preliminary work is soon to begin on building new Marine Drive apartments in downtown Buffalo near Canalside. However, before construction can commence, archaeologists from the University at Buffalo are conducting an important and historic dig.

After Puerto Rican flags were taken from Niagara Street last weekend, hundreds of them were seen proudly waving once again during the Puerto Rican and Hispanic Day Parade on Saturday – including a few that had been stolen, organizers confirmed.

No one won the Powerball jackpot Wednesday, pushing the total to $565 million for Saturday’s drawing. While there was no jackpot winner, three tickets – one each from New Hampshire, Oregon and Texas – won the $1 million prize for matching all five regular numbers. Players have the ability to win a maximum of $2 million if they match all five regular numbers with a red Powerball number of two or above.
Firefighters battled a structure fire in Salamanca last night.The fire broke out Saturday evening at 4069 Killbuck Road.The Salamanca Fire Department said they are being assisted by Seneca Fire, Killbuck Fire Department, Little Valley Fire Department, Allegany Fire Department, Limestone Fire Department, and Ellicottville Fire Department. No injuries have been reported and the cause of the first is under investigation.

Canada’s government forced Air Canada and its striking flight attendants back to work and into arbitration Saturday after a work stoppage stranded more than 100,000 travelers around the world during the peak summer travel season. Federal Jobs Minister Patty Hajdu said now is not the time to take risks with the economy, noting the unprecedented tariffs the U.S. has imposed on Canada. The intervention means the 10,000 flight attendants will return to work soon.
The Buffalo Police department is looking for help to find 16-year-old Destiny Keller of Buffalo. Keller was last seen in the area of Broadway and Gatchell Street in Buffalo, wearing a black hoodie, a white t-shirt and blue/green pajama pants. Keller is approximately 5’7″ with red/pink hair. Anyone with information is asked to call 911.

Firefighters are investigating a house fire in West Seneca. The fire started just before 1 p.m. Friday on Crofton Drive. While investigators are still looking into the cause of the fire, they believe it might have started in the Kitchen. No one was home at the time of the fire, according to firefighters. However, two dogs were unable to be saved. Orchard Park firefighters also assisted West Seneca in battle the fire.
New York Attorney General Letitia James is demanding Instagram to take immediate action to ensure minors can’t turn on location sharing. According to the Attorney General’s Office, Instagram made a change to its platform that allows users, including minors, to share detailed, real-time locations on a map. In a letter sent to Instagram, Attorney General James and a coalition of 37 attorneys general argue that the new location sharing feature creates serious public safety and data privacy concerns.

The Town of Lockport Industrial Development Agency voted 4-3 to grant SRI CV Plastics $314,400 worth of tax incentives for its planned $3.04 million manufacturing facility.

A man sentenced Friday morning after he committed a string of burglaries on Elmwood Avenue last fall and winter. 35 year old
Ryan Klatt was sentenced to an indeterminate sentence of four to eight years in prison.

The case against the racist Tops mass shooter was back in a federal courtroom for oral arguments Thursday after the gunman’s team filed a motion to throw out the federal indictment against their client, claiming the grand jury lacked diversity.

If you’re a National Grid gas and electric customer, expect your bill to go up by about $22 in September. In a vote Thursday morning, all seven Public Service Commissioners voted to approve an increase in National Grid rates over the next three years.

Buffalo Maritime Center and Big Ditch Brewing Company will introduce Long Haul, the official beer of the 2025 Bicentennial Voyage of the Erie Canal Boat Seneca Chief, in Lockport next week.

A man who was pronounced deceased on Sanders Road following an officer-involved shooting was identified Thursday during a press conference with Cheektowaga police. The shooting occurred Wednesday afternoon in North Buffalo, police said. Hugh Davis, Jr., 60, of Buffalo, was pronounced dead at the scene.

A citizen of India who lives in Canada was arrested after being caught with 109 kilograms of cocaine at the Peace Bridge on Wednesday, the United States Attorney’s Office announced.

Acting Buffalo Mayor Chris Scanlon says City Comptroller Barbara Miller-Williams has until the end of August to issue bonds or potentially face legal action.

The Town of Lockport Industrial Development Agency voted 4-3 to grant SRI CV Plastics $314,400 worth of tax incentives for its planned $3.04 million manufacturing facility.

If you’re a National Grid gas and electric customer, expect your bill to go up by about $22 in September. In a vote Thursday morning, all seven Public Service Commissioners voted to approve an increase in National Grid rates over the next three years.

A man who was pronounced deceased on Sanders Road following an officer-involved shooting was identified Thursday during a press conference with Cheektowaga police. The shooting occurred Wednesday afternoon in North Buffalo. 60 year old Hugh Davis, Jr.of Buffalo, was pronounced dead at the scene.

An explosion that destroyed a home in Hamburg in May and left one person dead has been ruled accidental, police confirmed.

National Grid customers may soon be paying hundreds of dollars more per year for the same electric and gas service they’re getting today, if the state’s Public Service Commission approves the utilities request to hike rates by over 25% over the course of three years.

Cambria residents will have the opportunity to comment on three proposed laws at two public hearings set for 7 p.m. Thursday at the Cambria Volunteer Fire Co.

The limited-edition “Lockport Locks 200” will make its public debut at 11 a.m. Saturday at the Erie Canal Discovery Center/Lockport Visitor Center, 24 Church St. It’s an opportunity to browse the locally generated commemorative book and purchase copies at a discount.

Lockport officials have released a list of streets that will receive milling and paving starting on Monday. They include Davison Road from East Avenue to Akron Road, Puritan Way, Standish Road, and Pound Street from East Avenue to Walnut Street.

Cambria residents will have the opportunity to comment on three proposed laws at two public hearings set for 7 p.m. Thursday at the Cambria Volunteer Fire Co. hall at 4631 Cambria-Wilson Road.

Two years after the on-duty death of Buffalo firefighter Jason Arno, a recently released report issued as part of an ongoing wrongful death lawsuit filed by Arno’s widow, have revealed multiple missteps by the Buffalo Fire Department in connection with the fatal incident.

One person is dead after an officer-involved shooting occurred Wednesday afternoon in North Buffalo. Cheektowaga police officers were reportedly involved in the shooting around 12:30 p.m. at an address on Sanders Road.

The Buffalo Zoo is putting together a new campus plan, and it includes many potential upgrades.

An officer-involved shooting took place on Sanders Road in North Buffalo Wednesday afternoon. Cheektowaga police officers were allegedly involved in the shooting at an apartment building around 12:30 p.m.

Three weeks after a crash that took the lives of two boaters on the upper Niagara River, repair crews were in the water on Tuesday to assess the extent of the damage done to the Niagara Falls Water Board’s main intake.

Lockport Common Council members say they had no choice but to approve the terms of a new collective bargaining agreement that will strain the city’s finances, saying they were first given the terms of the deal just a week before they were expected to vote on it

Opening statements could begin on Thursday in the trial of a Falls man charged in a 2022 homicide. Prosecutors and defense attorneys reportedly made slow but steady progress on Tuesday during jury selection in the murder trial of Al Villane.

The Bills and running back James Cook have agreed to a contract extension, GM Brandon Beane announced Wednesday. The deal is for four years at a total of $48 million with $30 million guaranteed.

Lockport Common Council members say they had no choice but to approve the terms of a new collective bargaining agreement that will strain the city’s finances, saying they were first given the terms of the deal just a week before they were expected to vote on it

Opening statements could begin on Thursday in the trial of a Falls man charged in a 2022 homicide. Prosecutors and defense attorneys reportedly made slow but steady progress on Tuesday during jury selection in the murder trial of Al Villane.

Several parishes in the Catholic Diocese met Tuesday morning at the State Supreme Court to ask a judge for more time before having to pay a portion of the clergy sex abuse settlement.

A Niagara Falls man operating an e-scooter died on Friday after a crash with a tow truck in Niagara Falls. The man was identified by police on Tuesday as 59-year-old Scott Read.