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The State Department of Motor Vehicles is looking into formal complaints against Buffalo Tractor Trailer Institute, which on Monday, had an excavator blocking its doors and its sign was boarded up.

Lawmakers are eyeing the Niagara Falls Air Reserve Station as a way to house detainees and provide a site for deportation flights in military aircrafts.

Dunkirk resident, 33 year old Augusto Francisco, is facing a minimum of 10 years in prison after pleading guilty to trafficking and kidnapping charges on Monday.

55 year old Roberto Sanchez of Jamestown was sentenced to 13 years in prison for a narcotics conspiracy involving 400 grams or more of fentanyl.

The City of Lackawanna voted this week to ban transient or short-term rentals, commonly listed as Airbnbs.

Nicholas E. Marchelos, a man with an eye for architecture and an unwavering commitment to public service, passed away Jan. 28, at the age of 79.

Sabres host the Blue Jackets tonight, puck drops at 7pm.

A truck driver, 26 year old Dylan Cottingham, has been sentenced to time in prison for shooting at another occupied tractor trailer truck on I-90 in Newstead last summer.

East Aurora Police announced the arrest of 45-year-old Joseph Martino man after he allegedly made threats of mass harm at a nursing home while a patient there.

East Aurora Police say Joseph Martino allegedly made threats towards staff members while he was a resident at Absolute Care of Aurora Park.

A fire at 235 Roesch Avenue on Saturday evening in Buffalo caused an estimated $150,000 in building damages and an additional $50,000 in damages.

The latest Siena College poll showed that voters in New York hold low opinions of Gov. Kathy Hochul. Overall, registered voters rated Hochul unfavorably. Thirty-nine percent view her favorably, compared to 47% who don’t.

It was one last walk out of the North Tonawanda Fire Department’s headquarters on Zimmerman Street, and Chief Joe Sikora looked wistfully at the long line of his fellow firefighters lining his way. He’s been on the job since he was 22.

Tomorrow night, Sabres host the Blue Jackets.

Fire rolls through Riverside neighborhood home; 2 adults and 8 children were displaced Damage estimated around $200K from the kitchen fire The Red Cross is helping the family
New York Attorney General Letitia James shared a statement Friday after a court granted a motion filed by her office and 22 other attorneys general to halt a new Trump administration policy blocking federal agency grants, loans, and other financial assistance programs

A medical transport jet with a child patient, her mother and four others aboard crashed into a Philadelphia neighborhood shortly after takeoff Friday evening. Officials have confirmed there were no survivors of the Jet Rescue Air Ambulance crash.
A mother and her infant son were home when she says agents, who identified themselves as police knocked on her apartment door and she let them in but they had the wrong apartment.
Former Niagara Falls attorney pleads guilty to additional felony. Disbarred attorney Nicholas D’Angelo plead guilty to an additional felony in Niagara County Court Friday.
44 year-old Danielle Hart of Lockport went missing over a week ago. Her body was found in the Woodlands area. Police are still investigating, and an autopsy will determine the cause of her death.

Homelessness count reveals connection to disability and housing costs. The PIN has revealed the changing faces of homelessness in the region. There’s a shift to more of the elderly and single mothers.
The New York Power Authority’s Board of Trustees approved its strategic plan for building out 3 gigawatts worth of renewable energy capacity, though detractors have argued it does not go far enough.
A New York appeals court on Thursday reversed a ruling from a judge that struck down a state voting rights law designed to protect the political voice of minority groups which created a path for voters to challenge at-large elections on racial or ethnic grounds.
The Buffalo Fire Department was called to 331 Vermont St. shortly before 1 p.m. Friday. The attic fire caused roughly $355,000 in damage to the building its contents. The cause of the fire is under investigation.
Buffalo Zoo has received $9M state grant funding that will be used for 17 different projects aimed at improving safety, animal welfare and visitor experience.

24 year old Devin Ford of Buffalo admitted to recklessly killing two people Friday morning after he hit a Lyft and killed the driver and a passenger in March of last year.

29 year old Dominique Singletary of Buffalo is sentenced to over a decade in prison for shooting and injuring three people outside of a bar on Elmwood Avenue last summer.

Hamburg Central Schools will be receiving $5.5 million from the Hamburg Fairgrounds over a 20-year period under the Educational Assistance Program Agreement, officials announced Friday.

Accused serial burglar, 36 year old Corey Anthony, has pleaded guilty to nearly 20 charges in connection with over a dozen shoplifting incidents across North Buffalo in 2023 and 2024.

Code Blue is in effect through 8 a.m. Monday (Feb. 3) in the city of Lockport due to forecasted overnight below-freezing temperatures throughout the period

The competition to earn the Erie County Democratic Committee endorsement in the race for Buffalo mayor is getting clearer as only four candidates were asked to return for the committee’s final mayoral convention on Feb. 18.

People who live near the Goodyear plant and local advocacy groups aired their concerns during a community meeting in the Falls on Thursday.

The New York State Department of Labor is investigating claims that a Niagara Falls fast food restaurateur failed to pay overtime and withheld tips from employees.

The Erie County Sheriff’s Office says a Springville man and a 17-year-old from Buffalo were charged after a police chase involving a stolen car ended in a rollover crash.

From Wednesday to Thursday evening, staff and volunteers for the Homeless Alliance of Western New York checked areas where the homeless are present across Niagara County to get a count.

In sports, on Thursday, general manager Brandon Beane and head coach Sean McDermott had their season-ending press conferences

Sabres will be back in action Friday night at home against the Nashville as former Sabre Rob Ray is set to become the 44th member of the Buffalo Sabres Hall of Fame.

23 year old Javonte Holloway of Lockport pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute fentanyl after a child died surrounded by pills in 2022. He sold large quantities of fentanyl, acetyl fentanyl and heroin in the form of counterfeit hydrocodone pills known as “M-30s” in the Lockport area.

A public hearing happens tonight in the Falls about a potentially harmful chemical being released into the air by the Goodyear Rubber & Tire Co. plant off 56th Street in the city. It’s scheduled to begin at 7 p.m. at New Hope Baptist Church.

Erie County Executive Mark Poloncarz was in Washington, D.C. Wednesday night and his flight was canceled due to the American Airlines Flight 5342 colliding with a Black Hawk military helicopter.

A Springville man and a 17-year-old from Buffalo were charged after a police chase involving a stolen car ended in a rollover crash.

Allentown Pizza, a neighborhood staple at Elmwood and Allen, had its windows covered up and doors locked on Wednesday.

The SPCA serving Erie County shared they recently nursed a snowy owl back to health that had a severe fungal lung infection.

The Buffalo Common Council denied an emergency homeless shelter proposed by Family Promise of WNY to be built on East Ferry Street.

Buffalo Public Schools have issued a statement reaffirming their commitment to protecting all students, regardless of their immigration status.

Former Buffalo Police Commissioner Joseph Gramaglia has officially retired from the department.

A Jamestown man was sentenced to about 17 months of time served after thousands of grams of fentanyl, meth and cocaine were seized from a vehicle in 2020.

The start of a Niagara Falls murder trial was put on hold Wednesday.

Cheektowaga deputy supervisor and longtime town board member Jerry Kaminski died on Tuesday at 81.

Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center recently hosted a special ceremony to honor the retiring Ann Flack and the RN’s extraordinary 61-year career.

Canadian border patrol caught a person jumping off of a moving train just across Buffalo’s U.S.-Canada border in Fort Erie, they said Wednesday.

Crews responded to a pair of fires on Main Street in Clarence on Tuesday night and early Wednesday, one at 8880 Main Street, the other at 10668 Main.

Wegmans is recalling frozen chicken nuggets in eight states and the District of Columbia because there may be bone fragments in the packages.

A pro soccer group bringing professional soccer back to Buffalo may be getting closer to narrowing down a potential new location for a stadium.

SUNY Niagara has named Summit Ridge Energy the preferred developer of its first six-megawatt solar farm.