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This spring, join the City of Niagara Falls at the MacBain Community Centre (7150 Montrose Road) for a variety of registered and drop-in Adult Fitness & Wellness Programs starting the week of May 25. In-person Niagara Falls resident registration opens on Thursday, May 15, at 9:00 am. Non-resident registration begins on Friday, May 16.

The cause has been determined for a large fire at the Paul William Beltz law firm office building on Thursday afternoon. The fire started after a burner on a second-floor electric stove was left on. The cause appears to be accidental.

The Buffalo Police Department is looking for the community’s help in locating 14-year-old Faith Whippo.

While Lockport Mayor John Lombardi III awaits a city milling and paving project list from city administrators, it’s not clear who at city hall is generating that list. It was supposed to be ready in mid April but no word from the city who’s responsible for the delay.

The Niagara Falls City School District has reached out to Crime Stoppers to help police track down those responsible for recently vandalizing and burglarizing Niagara Falls High School.

The Bills and Hallmark announced in March that they would be collaborating on an upcoming Christmas movie centered around a Bills love story. Now the Buffalo Bills organization is calling on season ticket holders to be background extras in the film.

A large fire at the Paul William Beltz law firm office building in downtown Buffalo closed down Church Street on Thursday afternoon.

A Buffalo man, 43 year old Benjamin Rodriquez, has been sentenced to 15 years in prison for causing the death of his 5-month-old son in 2022.

Two Republican candidates are destined to face off in a primary for the 3rd Ward alderman’s seat in Lockport. Joe DiPasquale and Rowland O’Malley have declared themselves candidates for the seat

Once prominent Falls attorney Robert Koryl left the Niagara County courthouse in Lockport in handcuffs on Wednesday, sentenced to six months for stealing cash from clients.

Amherst has officially completed its review for a Costco to be built. Now they’re waiting for a Costco rep to pick the permit up.

A family who lives on Ontario Avenue in Niagara Falls, who said the City Department of Public Works came and tore up their family garden last week, received enough donations from their GoFundMe on Wednesday morning to pay off the fine they received from the city.

Former Buffalo police officer Cariol Horne was found guilty on Wednesday of obstructing governmental administration, after trying to obstruct police from conducting interviews with two people suspected of looting on Bailey Avenue during the December blizzard in 2022.

A local group called Bury the Violence is planning an emergency community meeting Thursday , after explosive allegations from a Buffalo Police detective that the district fails to report child abuse allegations.

Erie County Executive Mark Poloncarz presented his State of the County Address Wednesday at SUNY Erie’s North Campus, sharing his plans for the future of the region.

A 15-year-old was arrested and charged with making a terroristic threat after allegedly threatening violence toward the Ellicottville Central School District over social media.

A Depew man was sentenced to an indeterminate sentence of 2 1/2 to 7 1/2 years in prison and had his license permanently revoked for causing a crash that killed an Eden man in 2023

Gusty winds blew cash around a busy intersection in Niagara Falls on Tuesday morning, and some were able to grab cash and run . a Brinks guard was able to retrieve some of the money being loaded into an ATM, but when it first happened, he said some people “grabbed money and took off.”

A Buffalo man, 48 year old Steven Gonzalez, was sentenced following a sex trafficking by coercion conviction after he used cocaine to get a minor to have sex with him.

A 10-year-old girl is in critical condition after a collision occurred while riding an electric bicycle in the City of Tonawanda on Monday night.

Statistics show 1 in 10 children in Erie County will be abused by the time they turn 18. That is one of the highest rates of child abuse in the state.

A plastics company looking to build in the Town of Lockport has seen its tax incentives expire and will now go through the process all over again.

One person sustained severe burn injuries after a fire occurred Tuesday night on Merrimac Street and caused an estimated total of $75,000 in damage. No word on a cause.

The Buffalo Board of Education is “exploring its options” as it prepares to select a third-party investigator to look into claims made by a Buffalo Police Detective on a now-viral podcast that the district has covered up child abuse and sexual abuse.

A Rochester woman pleaded guilty on Tuesday to second-degree attempted criminal possession of a weapon after an illegal, loaded handgun was found in a diaper bag at KeyBank Center.

Michael Gainer is no longer in the primary race for Buffalo mayor after fraud was discovered by a state supreme court judge on Monday.

A Buffalo man, 74 year old Jamal Fareed, was sentenced to 15 years in prison and five years of post-release supervision on Tuesday after he stabbed and killed a man in November 2018.

A plastics company looking to build in the Town of Lockport has seen its tax incentives expire and will now go through the process all over again.

22 year old Clarence Thomas was given the maximum sentence for a double murder committed in Buffalo’s Riverside neighborhood in July 2023 on the 100 block of Isabelle Street.

A Niagara Falls couple whose front yard garden was removed last week by a crew of city workers due to violations of the city’s clean neighborhood law is now facing a fine of nearly $2,300

New York is expected to send out its first-ever inflation refund checks after an agreement was made with the state budget late Monday night. More than 8 million New Yorkers can expect to get up to $400 per family.

The Maid of the Mist boat tours in Niagara Falls announced their 2025 season start on Monday. Opening day will be Thursday, May 1. An opening date for the tours is determined based on the ice disappearing from the Niagara River.

Tickets for the 24th annual National Buffalo Wing Festival have gone on sale. This year’s festival will be moving back to the home of the Bisons and will be happening from August 30-31.

Buffalo residents are expressing concerns about the city’s proposed budget for the upcoming year, which includes a plan to override the state-mandated property tax levy limit.

One person died on Sunday after a crash involving a bicycle and a vehicle occurred in the City of Tonawanda. Officials said just before 10:30 p.m. on Friday, at the 700 block of Young Street, a 29-year-old woman driving a Kia collided with a 29-year-old man operating a bicycle.

A man is dead after a crash involving a motorcycle and vehicle occurred Sunday afternoon in West Seneca. The collision occurred at 2:15 p.m. on Seneca Street by the Southgate Plaza.

A strong cold front will push through Western New York on Tuesday. The Storm Prediction Center has most of WNY in an Enhanced Risk for Severe Storms with damaging winds, but large hail, and isolated tornadoes will be possible.

New York state would ban cellphones in public schools “bell to bell” beginning with the next school year under an agreement announced late Monday by Gov. Kathy Hochul

One person died on Sunday after a crash involving a bicycle and a vehicle occurred in the City of Tonawanda on Friday, at the 700 block of Young Street, a 29-year-old woman driving a Kia collided with a 29-year-old man operating a bicycle.

The pedestrian who was pronounced dead after being hit by a vehicle Friday morning in Newfane was identified as 29 year old Cody Diemkaye of Amherst.

A Buffalo man and a Derby man were arrested and charged last week in connection with 15 burglaries that took place throughout Western New York over the last four months.

Crime Stoppers WNY is offering up to $2,500 for information leading to the arrest or indictment of people allegedly responsible for several criminal mischief incidents and a burglary that took place on Niagara Falls High School property.

68-year-old Francis Winiarski of Buffalo was sentenced Monday before an Erie County Court Judge for stealing over $10K in offerings from a church in Buffalo’s Black Rock neighborhood.

Buffalo Public Schools responded to accusations on Saturday made by a Buffalo police detective on a podcast that the school intentionally does not report sexual assaults and abuse.

The Buffalo Police Department’s Homicide Unit and the department’s Underwater Recovery Team recovered a body in the Buffalo Canal near the I-190/Route 198 split late Saturday night.

On Sunday, New York State Senator Sean Ryan took to Niagara Square to announce his plan to deal with the financial problems of the Queen City — deficit finance bonds.

Erie County Executive Mark Poloncarz is looking into the City of Buffalo’s proposed budget, saying that serious issues have been raised regarding the current state of the city’s finances.

Buffalo Public Schools responded to accusations on Saturday made by a Buffalo police detective on a podcast that the school intentionally does not report sexual assaults and abuse.

The West Seneca Police Department shared a safety reminder Saturday night about a popular high school game called ‘Senior Assassin.’

Security cameras are coming to Salamanca, but not just a few. The city is spending $600,000 to have them installed in several places.