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A two-year-old child was shot on Lackawanna Avenue in the Village of Sloan on Sunday, according to Cheektowaga Police. Officers responded to the incident around 10:30 a.m. Officials said early Sunday afternoon that the child underwent surgery.

A Buffalo man, 26 year old Rayquell Grant, has been charged with attempted murder among other charges after body camera footage showed a man jumping from a house and stabbing a police officer in Amherst.

A 60-year-old man was flown to Erie County Medical Center by Mercy Flight after his motorcycle collided head-on with an SUV on Campbell Boulevard in Cambria on Sunday night.

Niagara Falls Police are investigating a hit-and-run accident involving a car and an e-bike on 11th Street early Sunday morning on 11th Street near Michigan Avenue.

More than 1,500 cyclists got to see Buffalo from a unique vantage point on Sunday at GoBike’s 11th annual SkyRide, where bikers rode over the Skyway.

A Buffalo man is facing charges after stabbing a police officer in Amherst. Rayquell Grant, 26, was arraigned Friday from his hospital bed on attempted murder and assault charges. Police say that on July 12, Grant ran at an officer with two large knives, stabbing him twice in the arm, before being shot by police. The officer was treated and released. Grant is being held without bail and could face life in prison if convicted. Another court date has not been scheduled yet.

Buffalo man was indicted Friday in connection to a shooting death in January. Jaquan Terry, 27, was arraigned Friday morning in Erie County Court charged with one felony count of murder and one violent felony count of criminal possession of a weapon. Prosecutors say Terry shot 32-year-old Danthony Barron,. on Sunday, Jan. 19 while sitting in the driver’s seat of a parked vehicle on Roslyn Street

Federal funding for public media is taking a major hit and stations across the country, including right here in Western New York, say they’ll feel the impact.Congressional Republicans have voted to reverse more than $1 billion that had already been allocated to the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB), a move they say is aimed at cutting what they consider unnecessary government spending.
The Buffalo Airport Fire Department and the Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority (NFTA) Transit Police will be conducting a full-scale emergency preparedness exercise at the Airport Rescue and Firefighting Facility in Cheektowaga on Saturday, starting at 8:30 a.m. It will include emergency vehicles, uniformed personnel, and volunteer role-players acting as passengers and victims

A woman was killed in a hit-and-run in Buffalo on Thursday night. Police responded to William and Davey Streets shortly after 10 p.m. Thursday. The vehicle, which police confirmed was a Tesla Cybertruck, had fled the scene.

A 26-year-old motorcycle operator died at the scene of a crash involving a sports car on Saunders Settlement Road Thursday night. Emergency crews were called to the 2200 block of Saunders Settlement Road, near Niagara Wheatfield Hight School, about 9 p.m.

An Amherst political donor and businessman, 71 year old Hormoz Mansouri, was sentenced to time served and home detention for funneling more than $3 million worth of federal pandemic relief funds into his own wallet, the U.S. Attorney’s Office said Friday.

Lockport CARES Executive Director Ben Stuckey will leave his post with the organization next week to take over as pastor of Community Bible Church in Cambria.

Buffalo Pro Soccer is getting close to identifying a new stadium site. Team president Peter Marlette said the decision for a new stadium site is imminent.

A suspect is now in custody after he got into a crash and was ejected from his vehicle the same day he allegedly shot and killed a woman in Buffalo. Police were looking for suspect Rickey Crouch after he allegedly shot and killed 44-year-old Amanda Thompson Thursday morning.

A man who was killed in a crash in Lockport Wednesday night has been identified. Thomas Summers, 52 and of Newfane, is accused of being under the influence of drugs when he crashed his 2011 Chevrolet Silverado into a utility pole around 7:05 p.m. Wednesday at 5151 Lockport Junction Road. His passenger, 47-year-old Rodolfo Espinoza III of Newfane, was pronounced dead at the scene.

Monroe County DA Sandra Doorley, who once served as special prosecutor in a probe on the handling of a public grant writing contract in Niagara County has been recommended for censure by a statewide commission following a review of her conduct during an encounter with police last year.

A years-long dispute over a faulty HVAC system and unpaid rent has left the owners of Dipson Theatres in the McKinley Mall no choice but to close its doors.

52 year old Thomas Summers of Newfane has been charged after his passenger, a 47 year old man also from Newfane, was killed in a crash on Lockport Junction Road on Wednesday night.

A 49-year-old Buffalo man is suspected of killing a woman two months after he broke into her home with a gun and was released from custody shortly after. Police are looking for suspect Rickey Crouch after he allegedly shot and killed 44-year-old Amanda Thompson Thursday morning.

A Buffalo woman, 23 year old Niyonna Cunningham, was sentenced to 90 days in jail followed by five years of probation after she fatally hit a woman last November.

University District Councilmember Rasheed N.C. Wyatt is growing frustrated with mounting settlement costs that city taxpayers are on the hook for as a result of police misconduct, and is calling for a police civilian review board. .

Buffalo Pro Soccer will be holding a community town hall at Larkin Square on Thursday, July 17 at 6:00pm.

Buffalo Police Commissioner Alphonso Wright was pressed by members of the Buffalo Common Council Tuesday over why the public was never informed about a gun-related incident that happened nearly a month ago near the Jefferson Avenue Tops.

Lawyers handling the federal case of the Tops supermarket returned to court in downtown Buffalo on Wednesday morning. Jury selection for Payton Gendron’s death penalty case will begin Aug. 17, 2026.

A former member and treasurer of the Sheridan Park Volunteer Fire Company has confessed to stealing hundreds of thousands of dollars of the company’s fundraising money.

Five juveniles from Buffalo were charged after allegedly fleeing from police in a stolen vehicle early Wednesday morning in Orchard Park, police announced.

Lockport becomes as pretty as a picture Saturday when the annual Chalk Walk takes over Canal Street from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

A Niagara Falls man was sentenced to 40 years to life in prison for a murder in 2023. 40 year old Juan Ubiles shot and killed 44-year-old Gregory Vincent of Niagara Falls on the 2000 block of 18th Street on June 19, 2023.

A former treasurer for the Sheridan Park Volunteer Fire Company in Tonawanda, 41 year old James Hoffman of Depew, admitted to stealing nearly $450,000 from the organization over a period of six years.

Lockport Fire Department is investigating a Tuesday night fire at 40 Webb St. Firefighters were called to the multi-family residence about 9:50 p.m. following 911 calls reporting flames coming from the roof.

Eleven new members will join the Buffalo Music Hall of Fame’s class of 2025. See the full list at www.bmhof.org.

The Sabres will open the 2025-26 season on home ice at KeyBank Center on Oct. 9 against the New York Rangers, the team has announced.

Dozens of local residents showed up to Tuesday’s common council meeting in Dunkirk to learn more about new nuclear technology and its potential to repurpose the shuttered NRG energy site.

A 78-year-old Hamburg man was arrested and charged after he sent a threatening email to a member of Congress in June, the U.S. Attorney’s Office announced Tuesday.

Court filings in the case of convicted former DEA agent Joseph Bongiovanni revealed a huge difference in opinion over how long he should sit in prison. Tuesday morning, the two sides argued over recommendations made in a draft pre-sentence report written by a probation officer.

The Village of Fredonia has officially lifted its boil-water order after extensive testing and consultation with the Chautauqua County Department of Health and New York State Department of Health.

SUNY Niagara’s newest trustee is Sidney Ziemendorf of Wilson. Ziemendorf, a student at the college, was elected to the board of trustees by vote of the student body. Her term began this month.

69 year old James Allen of Buffalo was sentenced to 15 years in prison followed by five years of supervision after he stabbed his girlfriend , Yashika Page, during an argument and she later died.

A Buffalo man, 30 year old Rashaan Mallory, has pleaded guilty in connection with kidnapping a woman at gunpoint and then shooting another man during a crime spree last September.

Up to 10 years in prison for Buffalo resident, 28 year old Fortino Pilier, accused of possessing a postal service key. He allegedly fled from a vehicle after it was pulled over by Erie County Sheriff’s deputies.

A 20-year-old was flown to Erie County Medical Center by Mercy Flight following a crash involving three people on motorcycles in Cambria Monday night in the 4800 block of Cambria Lockport Townline Road.

Josh Allen is up for a pair of ESPY awards at ESPN’s annual red carpet awards show. The Bills quarterback was nominated for best male athlete, and he is also up for best NFL player.