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One person was hurt when the first floor of a Hertel Avenue church partially collapsed on Wednesday morning at North Gate Christian Community, located at 60 Hertel in North Buffalo, just before 11 a.m.

A fire that broke out Wednesday morning caused an estimated $250,000 in damage to an Amherst building. The fire occurred just before 9 a.m. at 414 Longmeadow Road.

The case against Kenmore Dr. Mark Fisher, accused of forcibly touching a patient in 2019, has been dismissed.

The Holy Cross Church on Buffalo’s West Side is set to remain open after it was expected to close following diocese restructuring across Western New York.

The developer of a new six-story, $38.6 million South End project, featuring affordable housing units and a retail complex, is asking the Falls Planning Board for an extension of the approval of its site plan.

The North Tonawanda Common Council was set to vote on a local law that would drastically change energy in the city, but that vote was ultimately tabled to March.

Strikes involving corrections officers at several Western New York prisons are continuing for a second day, while more prisons became involved Tuesday.

On Monday afternoon, dozens of people came out to Niagara Square to protest President Trump and his policies since taking office four weeks ago. This protest was part of the 50501 movement.

Volunteers from Journey’s End Refugee Services recently prepared a house in Buffalo for a refugee family from Afghanistan.

A section of Maple Road in Amherst is set to close for maintenance Thursday and be closed for the next month. Utility maintenance will take place daily from 9 a.m. until 3 p.m. between Donna Lea Boulevard and Sandhurst Lane for utility maintenance.

At Elmwood Village Charter Schools, students are getting a head start through the 8th Grade Jobs Program. The program provides hands-on opportunities to develop responsibility, teamwork, and leadership skills.

Strikes involving corrections officers at several Western New York prisons are continuing for a second day, while more prisons became involved Tuesday.

One person is dead and two people are injured following a collision on State Route 98 Sunday afternoon, according to New York State Police.

On Monday afternoon, dozens of people came out to Niagara Square to protest President Trump and his policies since taking office four weeks ago. This protest was part of the 50501 movement.

As the race for Buffalo’s mayor heats up, the pool of candidates just got smaller. Former Buffalo City Court Judge James McLeod has announced he is ending his bid.

An effort to address the depleted executive ranks at the Niagara Falls Water Board has resumed after touching off a firestorm of debate.

Several corrections officers were striking outside of Collins Correctional Facility on Monday morning in the wake of recent lockdowns at the facility.

As temperatures continue to remain below freezing, another Code Blue has been issued for Monday, Feb. 17 in Buffalo and Erie County.

A child suffered a minor injury when a vehicle backing out of a parking spot in the North Tonawanda Walmart parking lot hit another vehicle with a child caught in between the vehicles.

As the race for Buffalo’s mayor heats up, the pool of candidates just got smaller. Former Buffalo City Court Judge James McLeod has announced he is ending his bid.

The annual Agribusiness Outreach Forum will be held March 14 at the Cornell Cooperative Extension of Niagara County.

The Buffalo History Museum will hold its second “Presidential Palooza” on Wednesday, with trivia, scavenger hunts, performances and activities for all ages, helping to share local presidential stories of the past.

The Town of Cheektowaga is one of several municipalities dealing with a salt shortage.

A lockdown at the Collins Correctional Facility in southern Erie County has ended.

Gov. Kathy Hochul and the New York State Thruway Authority are warning New Yorkers of a recent E-ZPass text message scam that has been trying to collect tolls from recipients.

The SPCA Serving Erie County is getting ready to host its annual Wildlife Volunteer Orientation to recruit more people to the program. The event is scheduled for Saturday, March 1.

Buffalo Bills reserve offensive tackle Tommy Doyle announced his retirement Friday, saying his most recent injury has caused career-ending nerve damage.

The Buffalo Police Department is looking for 33-year-old Thomas Lento. Police describe Thomas as a white male with black hair and brown eyes. He stands at 6’1″ tall. last seen on the 400 block of Delaware Avenue in Buffalo Anyone with information regarding his whereabouts is asked to call 911 immediately.
The body of a missing Amherst woman has been found. Leah Bellito, who was first reporting missing on Saturday, Feb. 8 was found deceased in the water near Dodge Road, on Feb 11 by a citizen walking in that area just before 10 a.m.
A Buffalo man accused of murder in a Chautauqua County cold case is now connected to another cold case murder. Richard J. Fox, 62 was indicted by an Erie County Grand Jury for the murders of Cassandra Watson and Marquita Mull. Both women went missing from Buffalo, about 17-18 years apart from each other.
University at Buffalo says new rules on research grants could result in loss of tens of millions of dollars As part of its push to slash wasteful spending, the Trump Administration wants a 15% cap on the use of grants for purposes ancillary to research.
NASCAR has moved up start time to Daytona 500, With the threat of rain looming, NASCAR moved up the start time one hour for The Great American Race” at Daytona International Speedway.to 1:30 p.m.

The National Comedy Center is offering free admission for kids and teens 17 years old and under through Saturday, April 19. Kids and teens will be able to redeem free admission with the purchase of an admission ticket by an accompanying adult.
If you’re looking for something fun to do today, try the Orchid Exhibit at the Botanical Gardens, the Love You to Death Trolley Tour at Forest Lawn or Highmark Family Fun Day at the Explore & More Museum.
One of the nation’s largest cycling fundraising events takes in Western New York, The Ride for Roswell is gearing up for another successful event on Saturday, June 28th at University at Buffalo. This year is the 30th year of The Ride for Roswell bringing the community together to raise funds to find cures for cancer and celebrating survivors.

The role of cell phones in the classroom has become a hot topic and on Thursday night it was at the center of a major discussion in East Amherst.

Lockport Common Council voted this week to transfer funds from a contingency budget line “to cover additional costs” for the 2025 dog sheltering contract.

A 22-month-old girl, Sophia Watson, is in urgent need of life-saving treatment for a tumor, but an insurance dispute has left her family without coverage.

One week after Legislator Taisha St. Jean Tard introduced a resolution to dissolve the Erie County Corrections Specialist Advisory Board, lawmakers on the public safety committee debated the topic during their session.

President Donald Trump’s newly installed attorney general, Pam Bondi, went after New York leaders Wednesday over the state’s immigration policies, announcing a lawsuit in the latest effort by the Republican administration to carry out the president’s hardline immigration campaign pledges.

Sabres host the Rangers Saturday night. Puck drops at 5:30.

61 year old Richard Fox, charged with murder in a 2021 cold case, is now facing charges in the murder of his girlfriend two decades ago, the Erie County District Attorney’s Office said Thursday.

More than 30 dogs and puppies were rescued from deplorable conditions in a Hamburg residence Wednesday night.

Collins Correctional Facility remains on lockdown Thursday after it was first placed on lockdown following a Wednesday morning incident.

Dr. Richard Charlap, a dentist in Lackawanna, is under investigation by the State Education Department for allegedly using the wrong local anesthetic on a pregnant patient against a doctor’s orders.

Code Blue will remain in effect at least through 8 a.m. Tuesday (Feb. 18) in the city of Lockport.

Buffalo Sports Hall of Famer Danny DiLiberto, who had a successful boxing career before becoming a hall of fame pool player, has died at 89.

Buffalo Public Schools Superintendent Dr. Tonja Williams-Knight will be retiring at the end of the school year.

Since October, Buffalo’s stop-arm camera enforcement program has issued about 22,000 tickets to drivers who fail to shop for school buses.

A nearly 125,000-square-foot manufacturing facility worth over $40 million is coming to Wheatfield, expected to bring 30 new full-time jobs to the region, when complete.

The New York State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision is investigating an incident at the Collins Correctional Facility in Erie County that lead to a lockdown.

The Town of Orchard Park is inviting residents to an open house on Feb. 27 at the Orchard Park Community Activity Center Auditorium, from 4:30 to 7 p.m., to discuss the future development around the new $2.1 billion Buffalo Bills stadium.

The Niagara County Industrial Development Agency granted tax incentives to a local restauranteur currently under investigation by the State Department of Labor over complaints of wage theft.