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A medical transport jet with a child patient, her mother and four others aboard crashed into a Philadelphia neighborhood shortly after takeoff Friday evening. Officials have confirmed there were no survivors of the Jet Rescue Air Ambulance crash.
A mother and her infant son were home when she says agents, who identified themselves as police knocked on her apartment door and she let them in but they had the wrong apartment.
Former Niagara Falls attorney pleads guilty to additional felony. Disbarred attorney Nicholas D’Angelo plead guilty to an additional felony in Niagara County Court Friday.
44 year-old Danielle Hart of Lockport went missing over a week ago. Her body was found in the Woodlands area. Police are still investigating, and an autopsy will determine the cause of her death.

Homelessness count reveals connection to disability and housing costs. The PIN has revealed the changing faces of homelessness in the region. There’s a shift to more of the elderly and single mothers.
The New York Power Authority’s Board of Trustees approved its strategic plan for building out 3 gigawatts worth of renewable energy capacity, though detractors have argued it does not go far enough.
A New York appeals court on Thursday reversed a ruling from a judge that struck down a state voting rights law designed to protect the political voice of minority groups which created a path for voters to challenge at-large elections on racial or ethnic grounds.
The Buffalo Fire Department was called to 331 Vermont St. shortly before 1 p.m. Friday. The attic fire caused roughly $355,000 in damage to the building its contents. The cause of the fire is under investigation.
Buffalo Zoo has received $9M state grant funding that will be used for 17 different projects aimed at improving safety, animal welfare and visitor experience.

24 year old Devin Ford of Buffalo admitted to recklessly killing two people Friday morning after he hit a Lyft and killed the driver and a passenger in March of last year.

29 year old Dominique Singletary of Buffalo is sentenced to over a decade in prison for shooting and injuring three people outside of a bar on Elmwood Avenue last summer.

Hamburg Central Schools will be receiving $5.5 million from the Hamburg Fairgrounds over a 20-year period under the Educational Assistance Program Agreement, officials announced Friday.

Accused serial burglar, 36 year old Corey Anthony, has pleaded guilty to nearly 20 charges in connection with over a dozen shoplifting incidents across North Buffalo in 2023 and 2024.

Code Blue is in effect through 8 a.m. Monday (Feb. 3) in the city of Lockport due to forecasted overnight below-freezing temperatures throughout the period

The competition to earn the Erie County Democratic Committee endorsement in the race for Buffalo mayor is getting clearer as only four candidates were asked to return for the committee’s final mayoral convention on Feb. 18.

People who live near the Goodyear plant and local advocacy groups aired their concerns during a community meeting in the Falls on Thursday.

The New York State Department of Labor is investigating claims that a Niagara Falls fast food restaurateur failed to pay overtime and withheld tips from employees.

The Erie County Sheriff’s Office says a Springville man and a 17-year-old from Buffalo were charged after a police chase involving a stolen car ended in a rollover crash.

From Wednesday to Thursday evening, staff and volunteers for the Homeless Alliance of Western New York checked areas where the homeless are present across Niagara County to get a count.

In sports, on Thursday, general manager Brandon Beane and head coach Sean McDermott had their season-ending press conferences

Sabres will be back in action Friday night at home against the Nashville as former Sabre Rob Ray is set to become the 44th member of the Buffalo Sabres Hall of Fame.

23 year old Javonte Holloway of Lockport pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute fentanyl after a child died surrounded by pills in 2022. He sold large quantities of fentanyl, acetyl fentanyl and heroin in the form of counterfeit hydrocodone pills known as “M-30s” in the Lockport area.

A public hearing happens tonight in the Falls about a potentially harmful chemical being released into the air by the Goodyear Rubber & Tire Co. plant off 56th Street in the city. It’s scheduled to begin at 7 p.m. at New Hope Baptist Church.

Erie County Executive Mark Poloncarz was in Washington, D.C. Wednesday night and his flight was canceled due to the American Airlines Flight 5342 colliding with a Black Hawk military helicopter.

A Springville man and a 17-year-old from Buffalo were charged after a police chase involving a stolen car ended in a rollover crash.

Allentown Pizza, a neighborhood staple at Elmwood and Allen, had its windows covered up and doors locked on Wednesday.

The SPCA serving Erie County shared they recently nursed a snowy owl back to health that had a severe fungal lung infection.

The Buffalo Common Council denied an emergency homeless shelter proposed by Family Promise of WNY to be built on East Ferry Street.

Buffalo Public Schools have issued a statement reaffirming their commitment to protecting all students, regardless of their immigration status.

Former Buffalo Police Commissioner Joseph Gramaglia has officially retired from the department.

A Jamestown man was sentenced to about 17 months of time served after thousands of grams of fentanyl, meth and cocaine were seized from a vehicle in 2020.

The start of a Niagara Falls murder trial was put on hold Wednesday.

Cheektowaga deputy supervisor and longtime town board member Jerry Kaminski died on Tuesday at 81.

Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center recently hosted a special ceremony to honor the retiring Ann Flack and the RN’s extraordinary 61-year career.

Canadian border patrol caught a person jumping off of a moving train just across Buffalo’s U.S.-Canada border in Fort Erie, they said Wednesday.

Crews responded to a pair of fires on Main Street in Clarence on Tuesday night and early Wednesday, one at 8880 Main Street, the other at 10668 Main.

Wegmans is recalling frozen chicken nuggets in eight states and the District of Columbia because there may be bone fragments in the packages.

A pro soccer group bringing professional soccer back to Buffalo may be getting closer to narrowing down a potential new location for a stadium.

SUNY Niagara has named Summit Ridge Energy the preferred developer of its first six-megawatt solar farm.

The City of Buffalo and the City of Buffalo Urban Renewal Agency (BURA) signed a memorandum of agreement Tuesday to allow federal funds to be distributed to BURA.

Home healthcare agency Venture Forthe is set to lay off over 100 employees in Niagara Falls and dozens more in Jamestown and Olean in the coming months.

Current U.S. Attorney for the Western District of New York Trini Ross is preparing to leave her position after roughly four years.

A fire broke out Tuesday night at Wilson’s Lakeside Market on Lake Street in the village of Wilson, the Niagara County Sheriff’s Office announced.

Hamburg Police are investigating the death of a 28-year-old Lake View resident in an ATV accident near Eckhardt Road and ae looking for video footage.

Sabres pounded the Bruins Tuesday night, 7 to 2.

As temperatures continue to remain below freezing, another Code Blue has been issued for Tuesday, Jan. 28 in Buffalo and Erie County.

Lewiston-Porter middle school was dismissed early on Tuesday following a heating issue that left parts of the school below the state minimum temperature.

Massive sheets of ice were pushed over the Lake Erie-Niagara River ice boom on Monday as a result of high winds and a powerful Arctic weather front.

No one was injured Tuesday morning after a car was “clipped” by an Amtrak train in North Tonawanda.

Amherst Police need your help in locating a missing 16-year-old teenager. Caleb Guttadauro was last seen by family at home on Transit Road in East Amherst on Monday, Jan. 27 around 11:30 p.m.

More than 350 people have donated to the Summit Center following the Bills loss in the AFC Championship game, in support of tight end Dalton Kincaid.

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement said it recently arrested three people in Western New York as part of a nationwide crackdown on illegal immigration.

New York State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli confirmed Monday his office has begun a broad audit of the Western Regional Off-Track Betting Corpoartion (WROTBC) finances.

Two people have been charged following a large fight that took place early Monday morning at Pharaoh’s Gentlemen’s Club in Cheektowaga.

The community feedback period remains open until Feb. 7 for a proposal in the Williamsville School District to push back the start times across all schools.

The Town of Lancaster Police Department say the department is mourning the loss of Officer Eric Major, who died while off duty.

Local leaders trying to hash out plans concerning the now closed Sumitomo Rubber plant in the Town of Tonawanda and its displaced workforce.

Wednesday is the Asian Lunar New Year and public schools across New York state will be closed for the day.