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A tour bus carrying more than 50 passengers from Niagara Falls to New York City crashed and rolled over Friday afternoon on the New York State Thruway near Pembroke, killing five people and injuring many others, according to State Police.The crash happened when the bus lost control just before the Pembroke exit. Passengers were thrown from the vehicle as windows shattered. “At this time we have multiple fatalities, multiple entrapments and multiple injuries,”said Trooper James O’Callahan, a spokesperson for the New York State Police, adding the bus was traveling eastbound when “for unknown reasons the vehicle lost control, went into the median, overcorrected and ended up in the ditch, which would be on the right side of the roadway.” The driver survived the crash.

Three people were arrested at the Buffalo Niagara Airport after they allegedly smuggled over 200 pounds of marijuana across state lines, The suspects are Alberto Capo Medina, 43, Rene Cintron, III, 46, and Jose Alberto Echevarria, 46.

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer announced on Thursday $67 million to restore Laborers’ Local No. 91’s full pension benefits for 575 union workers throughout Western New York.

A Buffalo police detective has received new charges after he allegedly bought stolen account credentials, including credit card information, online between March and August 2020, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office.

Culvert work on a section of Upper Mountain Road will begin next Wednesday Traffic between Sunset Drive and the railroad overpass will be reduced to one lane in each direction for approximately six weeks.

A collision involving a bus on the I-90 Eastbound between Exit 49 (Route 78) and Exit 48A has shut down all lanes of traffic, according to the New York State Police. New York State Police say there are multiple fatalities, entrapments, and injuries.

The Bewley Building in Lockport houses several businesses, and soon, it could house 100 affordable apartments. However, Mayor John Lombardi III said he doesn’t support that idea.

The Town of Cambria has announced a special town board meeting next Thursday at 7 p.m. at town hall to appoint a new town supervisor.
The town board voted to accept the resignation of Supervisor Jon T. MacSwan at a public hearing Aug. 14.

A Buffalo police detective has received new charges after he allegedly bought stolen account credentials, including credit card information, online between March and August 2020, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office.

A man was arrested Wednesday at the Peace Bridge after he allegedly tried leaving the United States with a stolen BMW worth $100,000. Authorities say 33 year old Mokhtar Kazemi, is a U.S. citizen,

Buffalo Bills cornerback Tre’Davious White went down late in practice during an 11-on-11 session. White stood in the tunnel and watched practice momentarily before hopping into the front of a cart and leaving Highmark Stadium

Laborers’ Local 91’s pension plan covering nearly 600 construction workers in Niagara County, will receive a roughly $67 million pension fix from the American Rescue Plan.

A Cattaraugus County woman is facing 41 counts of neglect of an impounded animal after authorities found 41 dogs and 11 cats in deplorable conditions, the Cattaraugus County SPCA announced Thursday.

After speaking out on last week’s approved National Grid rate hikes, Niagara County Legislator Chris McKimmie is calling for the resignation of all members of the Public Service Commission.

Three people from Buffalo were charged and another suspect is still on the loose after they allegedly broke into a home in Orchard Park, assaulted a person, and stole property worth over $30,000.

Ground broken in Buffalo Thursday on the new Streetscape Project that is aimed at transforming Seneca Street in South Buffalo. The $10.5 million project is set to revitalize an area that was once one of the most thriving commercial corridors in the region.

Aldermen in Lockport were encouraged by the 2024 city audit figures provided last week. The short presentation by Jermey Smith, CPA, showed that last year’s revenue had increased over the previous year as a result of an increase in total property taxes and departmental income.

A Niagara Falls man was found guilty of second-degree murder in a fatal stabbing in September 2022. Al Villane, 35, was found guilty by a jury of stabbing 47-year-old Hollis Stewart, of Niagara Falls, on Sept. 19 in a residence on the 700 block of 20th Street in Niagara Falls, officials said.

Three people from Buffalo were charged and another suspect is still on the loose after they allegedly broke into a home in Orchard Park, assaulted a person, and stole property worth over $30,000.

A Tonawanda man, 43 year old Detrick Gray, has been found guilty of four different charges in connection to shooting a victim during an auto repair dispute in 2023.

A pair of cyclists undertaking a cross-country Ride Against War on Gaza stopped in Lockport on Wednesday to talk up their cause while refueling at Scripts Cafe.

Erie County Sheriff’s chief of narcotics Daniel J. Granville’s criminal case is resolved, but how much he pays in restitution remains up in the air. Reports indicate it could be as much as $65,000.

Lockport common council recently approved a $20 million bond resolution and the state environmental quality review (SEQR) for inventory and replacement grants for the city to proceed with its federally mandated replacement of lead water pipes with copper.

The future of Route 198 — the Scajaquada Expressway — remains unknown. A letter from lawmakers to the Buffalo Niagara Regional Transportation Council, urges the council to delay its vote on the 2026-2030 Transportation Improvement Plan to January of 2026, since the current plan suggests cutting $100 million from the project.

A North Tonawanda man was arraigned on an indictment charging him with murder after he allegedly shot and killed 19 year old Donovan Miller when he was 16 years old in 2021. His name won’t be released while the case remains in Youth Part Court.

The Lake Mariner Data Center is going through another round of site expansion, this time to add another artificial intelligence data center building.
Operator Terawulf is eyeing 30 acres directly south.

Lockport common council recently approved a $20 million bond resolution and the state environmental quality review (SEQR) for inventory and replacement grants for the city to proceed with its federally mandated replacement of lead water pipes with copper.

A priority sewer line repair under Lincoln Avenue in Lockport that required work when school is out of session will not be completed this year due to funding.

The Erie County Sheriff’s Office chief of narcotics will keep his job after he pleaded guilty to reckless driving after a series of hit-and-runs with a county-owned vehicle last April. D.J. Granville was suspended for 30 days without pay.

A Buffalo man, 50 year old Wayne Paveljack, received the maximum sentence on Tuesday after he engaged in sexual conduct with a child for over four years, according to the Erie County District Attorney’s Office.

The empty lots where The Old Pink and Mulligan’s Brick Bar once stood were sold to Roche Development. The Old Pink land for $200,000 while the Mulligan’s lot was $180,000.

North Tonawanda man, 31 year old Anthony Mayo, pleaded guilty on Monday to injuring a pedestrian in a hit-and-run and driving while intoxicated in December near Highmark Stadium.

30 year old Latrice Purdy of Buffalo Monday admitted to fatally shooting a man in October 2024 in the Broadway-Fillmore neighborhood, pleading guilty to one count of second-degree murder and one count of second-degree criminal possession of a weapon.

A task force of law enforcement agencies is on the hunt for Barinder Singh of Niagara Falls, charged with deliberately setting a homeless woman on fire outside his Niagara Street food truck, after he failed to appear for a conference in Niagara County Court on Friday

Loved ones of family members laid to rest at St. Joseph Cemetery in Niagara Falls are calling for urgent change, citing unsafe and disrespectful conditions in and around burial sites.

Erie County Health officials are reminding parents of state-required vaccinations for students, and there are plenty of places to get them. Go to buffaloschools.org to find out more.

Loved ones of family members laid to rest at St. Joseph Cemetery in Niagara Falls are calling for urgent change, citing unsafe and disrespectful conditions in and around burial sites.

Ahead of the upcoming school year, Erie County Health officials are reminding parents of state-required vaccinations for students, and there are plenty of places to get them. Go to buffaloschools.org to find out more.

Officials with SUNY Niagara and SUNY Alfred State College of Technology signed an agreement Monday providing community college mechanical engineering students guaranteed admission to Alfred’s bachelor’s degree program.

A North Tonawanda woman, 43 year old Amber Clark, is headed to state prison for her conviction on charges stemming from a hit-and-run accident involving an e-bicyclist in the area of Niagara Falls Boulevard and 47th Street in the Falls on Sept. 20.

Some residents in West Seneca have concerns about crews are converting the intersection of Orchard Park Road and Fisher Road into a brand new roundabout.

A pedestrian died after he was reportedly struck by a tractor-trailer early Monday morning on I-90 near the Hamburg exit.

Cheektowaga Police have released body cam footage from the incident last week where officers shot and killed a man they say lunged at them with a knife.

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Buffalo District, is leading a multi-faceted effort to control the invasive aquatic plant Hydrilla and protect the health of the Great Lakes Basin ecosystem and the communities that depend on it.

Gov. Kathy Hochul has announced T the launch of a website — ny.gov/phonefree — that enables New York parents and students to look up their school’s plan for implementing bell-to-bell smartphone restrictions this fall.

A million dollars won’t get you a starter home in hundreds of U.S. cities — but in four major metros, it’s still enough for a mansion. In Buffalo, Indianapolis, Cleveland and Memphis, a massive home still costs less than $1 million, according to a new Zillow analysis.