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Lane closures on a section of Niagara Falls Boulevard will take place starting Monday to pave the road. The closures will occur from 6 p.m. to 6 a.m. from June 16 through June 20, between the Niagara County line and Green Acres Road in the towns of Amherst and Tonawanda.

Niagara Falls firefighters had use both their firefighting and rescue experience while responding to an incident at the Niagara Gorge on Saturday. Emergency crews were called to the gorge near the end of Cedar Avenue following reports of smoke in the area.

A homeless man who police say was a squatter in a Buffalo house last year when he killed two repairmen was found guilty Friday of multiple charges of murder and weapons possession.

Two people were injured after a two-vehicle crash occurred early Saturday night in the Town of Oakfield. Police received a report of the crash at 6:19 p.m. at the intersection of State Route 262 and Fisher Road.

The Chautauqua County/Dunkirk airport will receive $143,172 for the design and rehab of one of its taxiways. The money was awarded as part of the Federal Aviation Administration’s Airport Improvement Program.

A North Tonawanda woman, 43 year old Amber Clark, admitted to hitting an e-bicyclist resulting in serious injury while driving under the influence of drugs last year on Niagara Falls Boulevard.

Early voting begins on Saturday for the Buffalo mayor primary election. There are 11 locations across Buffalo during the early voting period, which lasts until June 22.

North Tonawanda Police responded to reports of shots fired on Thursday afternoon. Around 12:40 p.m. reports were made that shots had been fired on the 400 block of Oliver Street. They ended up tracking down a 16 year old male suspect in Buffalo.

A coach from Oakfield-Alabama Schools in Genesee County has been taken off the job as authorities investigate allegations of inappropriate conduct with a student.

DEC reports that hunters in New York harvested an estimated 223,304 deer during the 2024-25 hunting seasons. More than 4,000 of those were taken in Niagara County.

An Amherst man has been sentenced to 18 years to life in prison for a fatal shooting in Buffalo’s Allentown neighborhood in 2023. Nigel Flint, 29, shot and killed 28-year-old Darnell Lynch, Jr. on the 200 block of Allen Street on Sept. 16, 2023. Lynch died at the scene.

A federal judge overseeing the case against Payton Gendron is demanding answers from the defense after a series of requests for more time. He’s signaling that delays will no longer be tolerated.

A Niagara Falls man has been arrested and charged in connection with an officer-involved shooting on the 1100 block of Connecting Road in April.

A coach from Oakfield-Alabama Schools in Genesee County has been taken off the job as authorities investigate allegations of inappropriate conduct with a student.

A Pendleton man, 48 year old Keith Patcyk, was arrested in connection with the sexual assault of a 16-year-old on Thursday.

A probationary police officer with the Buffalo Police Department has been suspended with pay after a 22-year-old woman was shot at the home of a Lancaster police officer.

Two people were injured following a shooting Wednesday night on Buffalo’s West Side. Police responded to a shooting call just after 9 p.m. in the area of Grant Street and Ferguson Avenue, where two male victims were found with what appear to be non-life-threatening injuries.

A state appeals court has rejected an effort from a Niagara Falls development company to open back up an eminent domain case involving a piece of land on 10th Street and Falls Street.

The family of the man killed when a Lockport Cave boat capsized and trapped him in 2023 are suing the attraction’s owners, alleging wrongful death.

A Lackawanna city councilwoman and several local parents are speaking out after discovering that a newly built $1.4 million playground and splash pad in the city remains locked and inaccessible to children despite warmer weather and summer approaching.

A 22-year-old woman was treated and released from the hospital after a shooting occurred at the home of a Lancaster police officer early Wednesday morning.

A Niagara Falls man was sentenced to 20 years in prison on an assault charge after a teenager was shot and later died in the spring of 2023. Luke Vaccarella, 43, will serve his sentence after being convicted of first-degree assault.

A public hearing on the new PILOT application of SRI CV Plastics, a company that makes disposable food containers, is scheduled for 8 a.m. Thursday at the Town of Lockport Town Hall.

Star pitcher Max Scherzer is set to make a rehab start with the Buffalo Bisons on Friday. The Blue Jays pitcher will make the start at Sahlen Field against the Columbus Clippers at 6:35 p.m

And despite a contract dispute, James Cook made an appearance at Bills mandatory minicamp.

Two Buffalo Common Council members proposed a resolution on Tuesday to ban the sale of all-terrain vehicles (ATVs) in the City of Buffalo, citing public safety concerns of reckless driving, noise disturbances, and danger to pedestrians and drivers.

Buffalo Common Council has approved a pivotal Designated Developer Agreement (DDA), allowing the Central Terminal Restoration Corporation (CTRC) to begin work on city-owned land and further unify the sprawling 33-acre campus.

The Town of Tonawanda voted against the proposed “road diet” plan for Colvin Boulevard at its board meeting this week.

Three adults were sent to Erie County Medical Center after a mail delivery truck collided with a passenger vehicle at 11:36 a.m. on Tuesday on Lockport Road, just east of Diller Road, in the Town of Cambria.

A man from Ghana faces an extortion charge after he allegedly used nude photographs of a victim in Buffalo to blackmail him.

The New York State Department of Transportation will hold a public meeting at the Lockport Municipal Building from 4 to 6 p.m. June 24 to discuss the future of Transit Street and West Avenue

A tornado touched down in Cattaraugus County late Monday afternoon, damaging houses and leveling trees in Great Valley, minutes from Ellicottville.

Buffalo’s new animal shelter at 1294 Niagara Street will be more than twice the size of the old location, and the city will lease the space from Ellicott Development for five years, then buy it outright.

Members of the Niagara Falls Fire Department were called in to assist New York State Park Police and Upper Mountain Fire Company personnel in rescuing a dog from the Niagara Gorge Monday afternoon.

The Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural Site will offer free admission and tours on Saturday and Sunday from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. during the Allentown Art Festival.

A reported tornado touched down in Cattaraugus County late Monday afternoon, causing a great deal of damage and leaving residents stunned. The event happened between 5:30 p.m. and 6 p.m.

A neighborhood in North Buffalo is voicing its outrage after it said armed ICE agents detained a number of roofers in broad daylight, which happened in the Parkside neighborhood May 12th.

A Buffalo woman, 43 year old Jamien Harris, is expected to return to court after an indictment was reinstated charging her with the murder of her grandmother.

According to the Lockport Police Department, a person died Monday after jumping off the Lockport Railroad Bridge.

Members of the Niagara Falls Fire Department were called in to assist New York State Park Police and Upper Mountain Fire Company personnel in rescuing a dog from the Niagara Gorge Monday afternoon.

Hallmark’s “Holiday Touchdown: A Bills Love Story” continues to be filmed in East Aurora and local businesses are decked out to help celebrate the Christmas cheer.

The Diocese of Buffalo announced on Monday its request for parishes to contribute a total of $80 million toward the $150 million it agreed to pay in April to settle over 800 claims of sexual abuse.

A Buffalo man, 34 year old Demario Parsons, is facing multiple charges after he allegedly stabbed two people with a butter knife on Elmwood Avenue on Sunday night, according to Buffalo police.

Buffalo Police are investigating a threat that was made to the Wegmans on Amherst Street Sunday night.

Acting Buffalo Mayor Chris Scanlon on Monday announced 1294 Niagara St. as the new location for the Buffalo Animal Shelter.

28 year old Joseph Saraceno of Tonawanda has been accused of killing 59 year old Scott Bellanca of Cheektowaga man at a home on Cayuga Avenue last September.

A man on Puerto Rico’s most wanted list was arrested Thursday in Lancaster by U.S. Border Patrol agents.

Buffalo Police are investigating a threat that was made to the Wegmans on Amherst Street Sunday night.

One person was killed in an early Saturday shooting in Buffalo. Officers responded just before 4 a.m. on Saturday to Jefferson Avenue and Broadway, where they found a 27-year-old man, of Buffalo, who was struck by gunfire. He died at the scene.

One person is in custody after Buffalo Police responded to a stabbing call Sunday evening. The incident happened on the 100 block of Elmwood Avenue – between North and Allen streets – shortly before 7 p.m. Sunday.

An emergency demolition has been ordered at a vacant West Side building. The building, at 461 Rhode Island Street, is in danger of collapsing.

The Hispanic Heritage Council of Western New York will receive $7 million from New York State to complete the construction of its cultural institute on Buffalo’s West Side.