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The Genesee County Sheriff’s Office released details following two incidents that led to arrests at Six Flags Darien Lake Theme Park. One incident happened on June 28, when a 22-year-old man from Angola allegedly got into an altercation with somebody younger than 17 years old. The man “struck that person more than once In the facial area,” the sheriff’s office said in a statement Friday.
The nation’s most beloved wildfire prevention ambassador is celebrating another milestone birthday. Smokey Bear, the iconic figure who has taught Americans about fire safety for more than eight decades, marked his 81st birthday on Saturday, after beginning his journey in 1944 with the U.S. Forest Service and the Ad Council
NASCAR Xfinity Series star Connor Zilisch suffered an apparent injury after slipping and falling off of his car in Victory Lane. Zilisch, 19, earned his sixth win of the 2025 season at Watkins Glen International. He was climbing out of his car to stand on the driver’s door and celebrate when he lost his balance and fell to the ground

Four astronauts returned to Earth on Saturday after hustling to the International Space Station five months ago to relieve the stuck test pilots of Boeing’s Starliner. Their SpaceX capsule parachuted into the Pacific off the Southern California coast a day after departing the orbiting lab. “Welcome home,” radioed SpaceX Mission Control.
Amherst Police are looking for information to find 16-year old Jacir Cessess Police say that he was last seen on July 28 wearing a black head covering, a black sweatshirt, black jeans and white sneakers, he is listed at 5′ 10″. According to police, he may be in the City of Buffalo. Anyone with information should call 911 or the NYS Missing Persons Clearinghouse at 1-800-346-3543.
An Air Quality Alert remains in effect for Western New York, as smoke from Canadian wildfires continues to drift into our region. That’s leading to hazy skies and poor air quality, which could pose health risks, especially for those in sensitive groups.. It’s not as bad today has it was earlier this week, but here’s what you need to know.

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New York Attorney General Letitia James has joined a bipartisan coalition of 50 attorneys general in demanding that 37 voice service providers immediately stop routing illegal robocalls through their networks. A multistate investigation found the companies had transmitted thousands of fraudulent calls to people in New York and nationwide, with scams impersonating utility and financial companies, Medicare, Amazon, tax relief services, and more.

A 16-year-old Clarence High School student has died from injuries sustained in an electric motorcycle crash earlier this week in a parking lot off Transit Road according to New York State Police. Daniel Bechtel died Thursday after being taken off life support. Daniel crashed the e-motorcycle into a grassy median, according to New York State Trooper James O’Callaghan, who confirmed details of the crash on Friday afternoon.

The Niagara County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a fatal farming accident in the Town of Wheatfield. The accident was reported just before 11am Friday as a person stuck under an agricultural rotary cutter at a property on the 2500 block of Lockport Road.

A Buffalo man was sentenced to 18 years to life in prison on Friday after a shooting on Main Street left one man dead last year. Officials said Ronald O’Neil, 41, shot 42-year-old Darius Spates, Jr. multiple times on the 3100 block of Main Street on May 26, 2024.

A woman was found dead after a fire broke out in Westfield on Wednesday afternoon at 7984 McKinley Road. Alice Waters, 43, of Ripley was found dead inside one of the burned structures.

Shea’s Buffalo Theatre renovations, the Ralph C. Wilson Jr. Centennial Park development and a new science exhibit each received NYPA funding this week. The Western New York Power Proceeds Board awarded $10.4 million in economic funding to the three Buffalo projects at its meeting.

After Lockport Common Council members revisited concerns on losing unspent state transportation funds on Wednesday, Finance Director Dan Cavallari confirmed Thursday that the city can carry over the allocations to next year.

A series of proposed zoning changes in Cambria have some local small farmers speaking out. The proposed zoning changes would raise the minimum acreage to be considered a farm from 5 acres to 7, a change that some farmers say could hurt their operations.

Hundreds, even thousands of dead fish are washing up along Lake Erie, catching beach-goers by surprise. The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation said it’s a natural event triggered by strong northeast winds. Those winds pushed cold water from the bottom of the lake up to the surface a process called upwelling.

A 3D manufacturer, KAV, is making Buffalo, its permanent home, bringing new manufacturing jobs to the city’s 1st Ward.

The Erie County Clerk’s Office held its “William J. Donovan Purple Heart Recipient Book of Merit Ceremony” and raised the Purple Heart flag on Thursday, honoring the heroes who were injured or lost their lives while fighting for our nation’s freedom.

A Buffalo man is behind bars and a woman remains hospitalized following a brutal assault in the city’s Lovejoy neighborhood. Julian Taylor, 31, was arrested on multiple charges after police report that he used a shovel to violently assault his girlfriend.

State officials are urging people to stay alert for back-to-school shopping scams as families head to stores looking for deals early amid inflation concerns and looming tariffs.

Repairs and projects in the Buffalo Public Schools, Main Street, the Buffalo Museum of Science and more are delayed due to inaction by the city comptroller, acting Mayor Chris Scanlon and other local officials said Wednesday.

An Air Quality Alert remains in effect for Western New York, as smoke from Canadian wildfires continues to drift into our region.

Josh Allen will not play in the Bills first preseason game on Saturday against the New York Giants, head coach Sean McDermott said Thursday.

A Cheektowaga woman looking forward to enjoying her retirement was killed in a house fire early Wednesday morning. The fire on Yeager Drive took the life of 64-year-old Connie Gwinner.

Repairs and projects in the Buffalo Public Schools, Main Street, the Buffalo Museum of Science and more are delayed due to inaction by the city comptroller, acting Mayor Chris Scanlon and other local officials said Wednesday.

A Perrysburg shooting that left two dead on Monday was a murder-suicide. Police say 18 year old Tylin Thomas Jr., of Perrysburg, was intoxicated when he used an AK-47 style weapon to shoot at a car occupied by two 23-year-old men, and then turned the gun on himself.

The Diocese of Buffalo cut “roughly” 18 out of 75 positions to fulfill an agreement to pay $150 million to settle over 800 claims of sexual abuse, a spokesperson said Wednesday.

An Air Quality Alert remains in effect for Western New York, as smoke from Canadian wildfires continues to drift into our region.

A Perrysburg shooting that left two dead on Monday was a murder-suicide. Police said 18-year-old Tylin Thomas Jr., of Perrysburg, was intoxicated when he used an AK-47 style weapon to shoot at a car occupied by two 23-year-old men. The incident occurred around 11:30 p.m.

The former chief financial officer of the shuttered Rapids Theatre has pleaded guilty to charges stemming from a scheme to defraud the federal government out of more than $1.8 million in COVID-19 relief funding.

1199SEIU United Healthcare Workers East reached a three-year tentative agreement with Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center and Health Home Services after five months of contract talks.

Pyramid Management Group said Thursday it has reached a deal that will allow it to continue operating Western New York’s largest shopping mall.

The Erie County Fair is getting underway with rides, treats, and fun galore in store. The fair runs from today until Aug. 17 this year. Gates will be open from 11 a.m. until 10 p.m. daily. Check out the schedule at ecfair.org.

A Fredonia man, 38 year old John Wallace Buchanan, was sentenced to serve 11 years and three months in prison after selling drugs that led to the fatal overdose of a man in 2022.

An investigation is underway after a shooting in Cattaraugus County left two men, ages 18 and 23, dead on Tuesday. A third man, also 23, sustained minor injuries and was treated at ECMC before being released the same day. Police say he is cooperating with the investigation.

1199SEIU United Healthcare Workers East reached a three-year tentative agreement with Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center and Health Home Services after five months of contract talks.

In Buffalo, The Old Pink, located at 223 Allen Street, and the former home of Mulligan’s Brick Bar, at 229 Allen Street, are now under contract to be sold to Buffalo attorney and real estate developer Kyle Roche.

The Erie County Fair is getting underway with rides, treats, and fun galore in store. The fair runs from today until Aug. 17 this year. Gates will be open from 11 a.m. until 10 p.m. daily. Check out the schedule at ecfair.org.

Two development projects in the Town of Lockport are scheduled for public hearings, with a mixed-use project at 1010 Davison Road set to go before the planning board Tuesday. If approved, that project and another on Rapids Road will go to public hearings before the town board on Aug. 13.

Two people were killed in a shooting late Monday night on the Cattaraugus Indian Reservation in Perrysburg, according to New York State Police.

A Niagara Falls man is facing up to 30 years in prison and a potential $1 million fine after pleading guilty to defrauding COVID relief programs out of more than $1.8 million. 43 year old Roberto Soliman pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit wire fraud and bank fraud.

Buffalo Police are investigating an overnight shooting in North Buffalo Tuesday. Officers were called to 11 Stratford Road just after midnight for a report of a shooting. When officers arrived on scene, they found a male victim with a non-life threatening gunshot wound to the leg.

We’re getting a sneak peek at the first episode of HBO’s Hard Knocks: Training Camp with the Buffalo Bills. The program airs Tuesday, Aug. 5 at 9pm EST on HBO and HBO Max and is directed by WNY native Patrick Harris.