Sunday 3-30

Buddy’s Second Chance Rescue will host an Easter fundraiser to support foster families. Proceeds raised will help participants throughout the vetting process and supply costs. On April 19, Buddy’s volunteers will “egg” yards throughout the Niagara and Erie County area. The non-profit fundraiser egged almost 300 homes in 2024.Call the rescue if you’d like to helped out area pups;
The Ryan and Scanlon campaigns are trading accusations of unethical actions as the mayoral race intensifies. The campaign for acting mayor Chris Scanlon is alleging that Sean Ryan improperly transferred funds from his senate accounts to “evade contribution limits.”
‘In their “Global day of action’ the Buffalo With signs calling for Elon Musk to step down, and calling him out for what the protesters say is “corporate greed,” they chanted in front of the Tesla Gigafactory 2 in Buffalo for over an hour.
5 years after his death, new leads could solve the Baby Wyatt mystery. Baby Wyatt was found dead in Melton Hill Lake on March 26, 2020, with his umbilical cord still attached. Five years later, his identity still remains a mystery..

Sunday March 30 Headlines 2

Buddy’s Second Chance Rescue will host an Easter fundraiser to support foster families. Proceeds raised will help participants throughout the vetting process and supply costs. On April 19, Buddy’s volunteers will “egg” yards throughout the Niagara and Erie County area. The non-profit fundraiser egged almost 300 homes in 2024.Call the rescue if you’d like to helped out area pups;
The Ryan and Scanlon campaigns are trading accusations of unethical actions as the mayoral race intensifies. The campaign for acting mayor Chris Scanlon is alleging that Sean Ryan improperly transferred funds from his senate accounts to “evade contribution limits.”
‘In their “Global day of action’ the Buffalo With signs calling for Elon Musk to step down, and calling him out for what the protesters say is “corporate greed,” they chanted in front of the Tesla Gigafactory 2 in Buffalo for over an hour.
5 years after his death, new leads could solve the Baby Wyatt mystery. Baby Wyatt was found dead in Melton Hill Lake on March 26, 2020, with his umbilical cord still attached. Five years later, his identity still remains a mystery

Sunday March 30 Headlines

Buddy’s Second Chance Rescue will host an Easter fundraiser to support foster families. Proceeds raised will help participants throughout the vetting process and supply costs. On April 19, Buddy’s volunteers will “egg” yards throughout the Niagara and Erie County area. The non-profit fundraiser egged almost 300 homes in 2024.Call the rescue if you’d like to helped out area pups;
The Ryan and Scanlon campaigns are trading accusations of unethical actions as the mayoral race intensifies. The campaign for acting mayor Chris Scanlon is alleging that Sean Ryan improperly transferred funds from his senate accounts to “evade contribution limits.”
‘In their “Global day of action’ the Buffalo With signs calling for Elon Musk to step down, and calling him out for what the protesters say is “corporate greed,” they chanted in front of the Tesla Gigafactory 2 in Buffalo for over an hour.
5 years after his death, new leads could solve the Baby Wyatt mystery. Baby Wyatt was found dead in Melton Hill Lake on March 26, 2020, with his umbilical cord still attached. Five years later, his identity still remains a mystery. Jason Robbins with the Oak Ridge Police Department is leading the investigation.

03-28-25 PM Headlines

Defense attorneys for Payton Gendron, accused of killing 10 Black people in the 5/14 mass shooting in Buffalo are asking for his federal trial to be delayed at least one more year.

Buffalo’s Acting Mayor Chris Scanlon confirmed Thursday that the city’s budget deficit is much worse than previously anticipated, now exceeding $50 million.

An attorney representing the Niagara Gazette and Lockport Union-Sun & Journal has filed an appeal in response to Niagara County’s attempt to charge hundreds of dollars for providing copies of public employee timesheets the newspapers requested.

A Guatemala native who was stopped for vehicle and traffic violations in Lockport last month has been arrested for lying to law enforcement officers.

There’s a new twist in the fight over Albert the Alligator. The DEC is appealing a court ruling that favored Albert’s owner, Tony Cavallaro, in his battle to bring the 750-pound reptile back home to Hamburg.

03-28-25 Midday Headlines

The attorneys representing the Tops mass shooter have asked a judge to delay his federal trial by a year. Payton Gendron’s legal team filed a motion this week requesting an adjournment of the current trial start date – Sept. 8th.

A Guatemala native who was stopped for vehicle and traffic violations in Lockport last month has been arrested for lying to law enforcement officers.

Voelkers Bowling Alley on Elmwood Avenue is in the process of being demolished, and now architect, Passero Associates, has shared renderings of the four to five-story building it plans to create.

Newfane lawmakers unanimously approved a resolution Wednesday granting permission to the Niagara County Sheriff’s Office to install four fixed-mount license plate-reading cameras around town.

Volunteers and staff from BestSelf Behavioral Health and the Scott Bieler Family Foundation on Thursday installed 3,000 blue pinwheels, each representing a survivor of child sexual and physical abuse in Erie County.

Sabres skated to their third consecutive win, 7-3 against the Pittsburgh Penguins on Thursday night at KeyBank Center.

03-28-25 PM Headlines

A man claiming to be a National Grid employee has been going door-to-door to access personal information, according to a social media post by the Village of Barker.

The Town of Tonawanda Police Department recently recognized a detective for saving someone’s life while off duty.

The Niagara Falls City Council passed a resolution Wednesday night that limits public comment, from the amount of time residents can speak to the number of residents who can speak on each topic.

A Lockport developer questions why the common council favors a zoning change for the under-utilized Davison Road business park.

Another delay on a decision over whether a former Sweet Angels Daycare employee will have a jury or non-jury trial on charges she endangered the welfare of children in her care.

There will soon be a Buffalo Bills-themed holiday Hallmark Channel movie. The movie, called “A Holiday Touchdown: A Bills Love Story,” has been selected as the NFL ‘Countdown to Christmas’ movie this year.

03-28-25 Midday Headlines

An April 2024 incident involving seven damaged vehicles and the Erie County Sheriff Department’s chief of the Narcotics and Intelligence Unit is expected to be reviewed by a Niagara County official due to a potential conflict of interest in Erie County.

Parents continue to fight for justice after they say their children were abused by the daughter of the owner of Sweet Angels Daycare in North Tonawanda.

A judge on Wednesday set conditions for bail for a Cheektowaga man, Daryl Paul Lamont, who is facing charges relating to drug and sex trafficking charges.

A developer say he’s met with the Wegmans real estate team about his desire for the company to build a store near KeyBank Center where Canalside meets Cobblestone, either in the Buffalo News Building or the HSBC Atrium.

The Olean Common Council meeting briefly descended into a chaotic situation as a member of the public was arrested after trying to speak Tuesday night, cited for disorderly conduct.

41-year-old Brian Heim of Arcade, arrested and charged with second-degree rape and other charges after a report of a sexual relationship with a 14-year-old.

03-26-25 PM Headlines

A psychiatric defense could be used in the Allentown double murder case that resulted in the deaths of two prominent artists earlier this month.

A Falls man, 41 year old Luke Vacarella, is preparing to stand trial in a case that focuses on what investigators have called a “drug deal gone bad” and the death of a teenager.

A Cheektowaga man, 33 year old Shayne Ganoe, has been charged with attempted murder along with a slew of other charges following a shots fired report in Amherst Tuesday afternoon.

A Lake View man, 35 year old Nathaniel Rivera, was arraigned Tuesday on burglary and grand larceny charges after he unlawfully entered a building and stole tools from town of Hamburg departments.

An Akron man was sentenced to six months in jail on Tuesday for assaulting a sheriff’s deputy by dragging them with his car on Route 93 last May.

03-26-25 Midday Headlines

Amherst police Tuesday investigated a report of shots fired near Billy Wilson Park in the area of Hopkins Road and Randwood Drive.

A Lake View man, 35 year old Nathaniel Rivera, was arraigned Tuesday on burglary and grand larceny charges after he unlawfully entered a building and stole tools from town of Hamburg departments.

An Akron man was sentenced to six months in jail on Tuesday for assaulting a sheriff’s deputy by dragging them with his car on Route 93 last May.

Lockport’s M&T Bank at 118 Walnut St. is one of two area locations set to close soon. The location at 1580 Hertel Ave. in Buffalo will also close.

Voelker’s Bowling Alley started being demolished on Tuesday after standing in North Buffalo for over 100 years.

Sabres came back for a victory 3-2 Tuesday night at KeyBank Center against Ottawa.

03-25-25 PM Headlines

Multiple teachers are set to be laid off at Holland Central School District after the school board voted to do so at a meeting on Monday night.

New York Beer Project will have to pay $225,000 to two former bartenders to settle a disability discrimination lawsuit, according to the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.

A female pedestrian was seriously injured after being hit by a vehicle on Monday night, according to Buffalo police. It happened at the intersection of Seneca Street and Stevenson Street.

Members of the East Side Parkways Coalition are expected at the Buffalo Common Council Community Development committee meeting Tuesday, urging the council to hear their perspective about the $1.5B Kensington Expressway project.

The City of Dunkirk announced Monday, it reopened its Treasurer’s Office nearly a week after abruptly closing. The state comptroller ordered the office’s immediate shutdown following a subpoena from a grand jury.

The Lewiston Garden Club is ready to welcome summer at its 2025 Lewiston GardenFest. Scheduled for June 21 and 22 along Center Street, event organizers are now accepting applications from both vendors and residents