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An investigation is underway after a garage caught fire early Friday morning. According to the Amherst Central Fire Alarm Office, Harris Hill firefighters responded to a house on Main Street and found a garage fully engulfed in flames around 2am. Firefighters say all occupants were safely out of the home. The cause of the fire has not been determined at this time. The Erie County Sheriff’s Fire Inspectors are leading the investigation.

Amherst Police confiscated three guns from a town worker after he allegedly threatened to carry out a mass shooting, similar to the racist attack at Tops in Buffalo three years ago.

An alligator was seized from a home in the Leroy neighborhood of Buffalo earlier this week during a drug trafficking investigation. Officials were conducting a search at 28 Montclair Avenue in Buffalo when they found a backyard shed containing a large alligator in a makeshift pool. The shed was equipped with lighting and heating devices.

A Jamestown woman is charged with menacing and resisting arrest. 55-year-old Tammy Johnson got into a fight with someone early Wednesday morning and refused to come out of her apartment. After a time, SWAT officers went in and got her.

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents and staff have administered what experts say was shoddy medical treatment to at least a dozen detainees at its Batavia facility in the past two years.

Sabres shut out by the Blues Thursday night, 3-0.

A squatter was given life in prison without the possibility of parole for the murder of two handymen on Buffalo’s East Side in April 2024. Dale Cummings, 33, murdered the two Bangladeshi handymen at a residence on the 100 block of Zenner Street on April 27, 2024.

With the ongoing federal shutdown impacting SNAP benefits, the Niagara County Department of Social Services is referring those who rely on the program to use food pantries and other providers for assistance for the time being.

Former U.S. Attorney Trini Ross will be one of the key leaders of Buffalo mayor-elect Sean Ryan’s transition team, he announced Thursday.

The City of Dunkirk Police Department says they’re investigating a recent theft at the Willowbrook Cemetery after multiple flower vases were taken from gravesites.

Bills general manager Brandon Beane said Wednesday, “I do believe we can win a championship with this roster,” after the Bills stood pat on a frenzied NFL trade deadline day.

Democratic Election Commissioner Lora Allen said Wednesday that there are nine uncounted absentee ballots for Lockport, with their wards unknown. The 3rd Ward race, with a margin of six votes so far, could be decided by those yet-to-be counted votes. The 1st Ward decision could also change as voting is finalized.

Buffalo City Comptroller Barbara Miller-Williams is once again warning that the deficit in the Queen City needs to be addressed. In a press release Wednesday afternoon, Miller-Williams pegged the Buffalo deficit at $14.7 million.

Members of the New York State Park Police assisted the New York Power Authority with the removal of a Lake Erie ice boom pontoon from the upper Niagara River rapids above the American Falls on Wednesday.

A plant shop on Elmwood Avenue in Buffalo is taking steps to help the community during a time of need. Put A Plant On It has transformed its free plant library into a free food library.

Bills general manager Brandon Beane said Wednesday, “I do believe we can win a championship with this roster,” after the Bills stood pat on a frenzied NFL trade deadline day.

Sabres host the Blues tonight, puck drops at 7.

Erie County Democratic Committee Chair and Board of Elections Commissioner Jeremy Zellner says he will be stepping down from his role as commissioner in January for a run in the state senate, hoping to secure the democratic nomination for New York State Senate for the 61st District, which is the district newly elected Buffalo Mayor Sean Ryan previously represented.

Voters in the Lockport-based 12th Legislative District appear to be sticking with Carla Speranza, who defeated her challenger, former legislator Will Collins, in the Tuesday election, according to unofficial results posted by the county Board of Elections.

Shawn Lavin has declared victory in the Amherst supervisor election, a promotion from the deputy supervisor role he is currently in.

Republican mayor John White appears to have been unseated by Democrat William Strassburg in the City of Tonawanda.

Code Blue is in effect through 8 a.m. Thursday (Nov. 6) in the city of Lockport due to forecasted overnight below-freezing temperatures, the City Clerk’s office announced. Any homeless person or individual without home heating may go directly to the Salvation Army, 50 Cottage St., between 8 and 10 p.m. for shelter

Voters in the Lockport-based 12th Legislative District appear to be sticking with Carla Speranza, who defeated her challenger, former legislator Will Collins, in the Tuesday election, based on unofficial results.

State Senator Sean Ryan has been elected mayor of Buffalo, becoming the city’s first newly elected mayor in 20 years. Ryan topped Republican candidate James Gardner and independent candidate Michael Gainer in the general election on Tuesday.

Shawn Lavin has declared victory in the Amherst supervisor election, a promotion from the deputy supervisor role he is currently in.

In Niagara County, unofficial results as of 11 p.m. indicated that Democrat Marcus Wyche had secured the 2nd Ward seat with 421 votes, ahead of Republican opponent Dennis Stachera with 323. In the 3rd Ward, Republican Rowland O’Malley led Joe DiPasquale of the Working Families Party by six votes. Incumbent John Craig, 1st Ward alderman was leading contender Sterling Carroll, a Democrat, by 19 votes.

Republican mayor John White appears to have been unseated by Democrat William Strassburg in the City of Tonawanda.

Sabres lost in overtime to the Utah Mammoth, 2-1 Tuesday night at KeyBank Center.

The Niagara County Fire Investigation Unit is looking into a Monday afternoon fire in a barn-style garage in the Town of Niagara. Emergency crews were called to the 8800 block of Lockport Road about 1:40 p.m. Monday for the fire. No injuries.

A Jamestown woman is facing charges after being found to be driving while intoxicated while having children in her vehicle at the intersection of Baker Street and Chapman Street in the city of Jamestown. Police say the driver at fault, 42-year-old Christina Blair, had been operating her vehicle while intoxicated. Four children her in the vehicle at the time of the accident.

The Niagara Gospel Mission on Portage Road in Niagara Falls has expanded its meal service in response to SNAP suspensions affecting thousands of residents.

A Buffalo man recetnly became the victim of a sophisticated fraud scheme that cost him nearly $10,000. Gregory Rabb says he was the victim of what’s called check washing, where thieves steal checks from the mail, erase the payee and dollar amount, then change it to benefit themselves.

A man has pleaded guilty to charges related to a head-on crash that killed his sister and two others in the Town of Freedom in 2023. Evan Klink, who was 21 at the time of the crash, purposefully crossed the center line of Freedom Road on June 17, 2023 and caused a head-on collision with a car his sister, 24-year-old Dahlia Klink, was driving.

Around 40 cars were damaged, including tires slashed and windshield wipers and side mirrors broken in West Seneca early Monday morning off of Indian Church Road near Union Road and West Avenue.

28 year old Megan White has been arrested and arraigned on murder charges after an investigation by the Salamanca Police department into the death of a female living in the upper residence of 117 River St. in the City of Salamanca. Police say White lives there, too.

If you or your community wants to work on the state’s future nuclear power plant, now is the time to show your interest. The New York Power Authority issued its first solicitations for its new planned nuclear power facility, one each for interested communities and developers. The state is looking to start construction by 2033.

In a Sunday thriller, Bills downed the Chiefs, 28-21. Josh Allen set the franchise record for completion percentage by going 23 of 26 (88.5%) for 273 yards, throwing for one TD, running for two more.

One person is dead and another was hurt after a shooting in downtown Buffalo Saturday around 2:20 a.m. in the area of West Chippewa Street and Pearl Street.

28 year old Megan White has been arrested and arraigned on murder charges after an investigation by the Salamanca Police department into the death of a female living in the upper residence of 117 River St. in the City of Salamanca. Police say White lives there, too.

If you or your community wants to work on the state’s future nuclear power plant, now is the time to show your interest. The New York Power Authority issued its first solicitations for its new planned nuclear power facility, one each for interested communities and developers. The state is looking to start construction by 2033.

The Erie County Board of Elections on Sunday released the final, nine-day total for general election early voting. There were 4,753 ballots cast on the ninth day of early voting across Erie County for Nov. 4 general election.

FeedMore WNY, which provides meal services, as well as food for local pantries, has a pantry finder on their website. You can search for a pantry near you: https://www.feedmorewny.org/programs-services/find-food/. Just type in your address, and it will be up a map with the nearest food pantry or soup kitchen near you.
A Buffalo man has been indicted on charges stemming from an alleged utility fraud scheme. According to Erie County District Attorney Michael Keane, Umar Graham, 29, has been arraigned on two counts of Grand Larceny in the 2nd Degree, one count of Unlawful Possession of Personal Identification Information in the 2nd Degree, and one count of Scheme to Defraud in the 1st Degree
An Olean man has been arrested after allegedly shooting a house that had children inside. According to New York State Police, Robert J. Deahn, has been charged with one count of Menacing in the 2nd Degree, one count of Criminal Possession of a Weapon in the 3rd Degree, three counts of Reckless Endangerment in the 1st Degree, and two counts of Endangering the Welfare of a Child.