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A car drove into the Niagara River from the Niagara Scenic Parkway on Monday morning. Police said that a truck reportedly drove off the Niagara Scenic Parkway and into the river near the Bird Overlook around 9:15 a.m. Approximately an hour and a half later, a vehicle was found submerged. No word on the fate of the driver.

A mistrial was declared Monday in the case of a man previously convicted of murdering a woman in Tonawanda over 30 years ago. Brian Scott Lorenzo was convicted in the murder of 33-year-old Deborah Meindl at her Franklin Street residence.

Six men are facing charges for sexually exploiting children. The New York State Police, along with the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Town of Lancaster Police Department, conducted an operation targeting individuals involved in the online exploitation of children.

The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation has issued $475,000 in penalties to Great Lakes Cheese following a massive fish kill in late August, it announced Monday.

The annual Niagara County-based Walk to End Alzheimer’s will take place at Reservoir State Park on Oct. 18.

A car drove into the Niagara River from the Niagara Scenic Parkway on Monday morning, say State Police. A truck reportedly drove off the Niagara Scenic Parkway and into the Niagara River near the Bird Overlook around 9:15 a.m. Approximately an hour and a half later, a vehicle was found submerged. No word on the driver.

A Depew man, 42 year old James Hoffman, who used to work for the Sheridan Park Volunteer Fire Company was sentenced Monday morning for stealing more than $446,000 over six years while working as treasurer for the company, in Tonawanda, between January 2019 and January 2025.

Two McDonald’s employees were hospitalized and another was evaluated after an explosion reportedly occurred at a Fredonia location Sunday night.

Niagara Falls City School District Superintendent Mark Laurrie is retiring at the end of the school year. According to Laurrie, he notified the school district on July 1 based on his contract timing.

Community Missions will host its 15th annual Interfaith Community Prayer Service for Mental Illness Recovery and Understanding at 4 p.m. on Tuesday at Bacon Memorial Presbyterian Church, 166 59th St.

An apartment fire on Delaware Avenue in Buffalo that sent four people to the hospital last month has been ruled accidental, according to a city spokesperson.

Buffalo Police are investigating a shooting that took place on East Amherst Street early Saturday morning, officials announced. Officials said a 20-year-old male Buffalo State University student was shot in the arm and taken by ambulance to the Erie County Medical Center.

Governor Kathy Hochul announced that she will be extending an executive order on COVID-19 vaccine access.
In a statement released by the Governor’s office on Sunday, the governor announced the extension of Executive Order 52, which allows pharmacists to continue administering COVID-19 vaccines. The extension will remain in place for the next 30 days.

Community Missions will host its 15th annual Interfaith Community Prayer Service for Mental Illness Recovery and Understanding at 4 p.m. on Tuesday at Bacon Memorial Presbyterian Church, 166 59th St.

Drake Maye led the Patriots on a 37-yard drive to set up a 52-yard field goal with 15 seconds left, and New England beat the Buffalo Bills 23-20 on Sunday night, leaving the NFL without an undefeated team five weeks into the season.

Just before 7am, a motor vehicle accident reported involving a pedestrian on Niagara Falls Boulevard in the Town of Wheatfield. A 2021 Jeep SUV was traveling northbound on Niagara Falls Boulevard, when it struck a pedestrian. The pedestrian suffered trauma from the collision and was subsequently pronounced dead at the scene.

A Buffalo man, 28 year old Lamarrio Clark, was sentenced on Wednesday to a determinate sentence of 25 years in prison followed by five years of post-release supervision for killing a man on the Fourth of July in 2023.

A former Mount Mercy Academy teacher and school bus driver was sentenced to three years of probation on Monday for driving a group of high school students back from an after-school club while drunk in February 2024.

Catholic Health announced on Thursday that a tentative four-year contract agreement has been reached with Communication Workers of America (CWA) Locals 1133 and 1168. The agreement is on six contracts, which covers over 2,800 nurses, service, technical and clerical workers across Mercy Hospital of Buffalo, Kenmore Mercy Hospital and Sisters of Charity Hospital St. Joseph Campus.

A state supreme court case filed by longtime King Center Charter School (KCCS) Principal Antoinette Radford against the school to get her job back was dismissed Wednesday.

The Diocese of Buffalo has filed a Chapter 11 reorganization plan after it agreed to pay $150 million to settle a lawsuit alleging over 800 claims of sexual assault.

The City of Buffalo has filed documents in the wrongful death lawsuit of Firefighter Jason Arno, asking for the case to be dismissed ahead of a court date next week. Arno died responding to a fire on Main Street in Buffalo in March of 2023.

A body was pulled from the water Wednesday in the City of Buffalo. Buffalo emergency crews were notified shortly before 7:30 p.m. Wednesday that a male of an unknown age had entered the water near Mile Marker 8.2 at the Foot of Ferry.

The Hyde Park Ice Pavilion has officially switched to a new operator as of Wednesday. According to Robert Restaino, the mayor of Niagara Falls, the new interim operator is Jerry Puleo. Puleo currently owns a youth baseball league called 16 Athletics.

Empire State Development and the City of Niagara Falls have agreements in place for the first four of 38 properties to be developed in the Bridge District of Niagara Falls, including the four-story former Jenss Department Store on Main Street.

A West Seneca man, 44 year old Samuel Baer, pleaded guilty Monday afternoon to leaving the scene of an incident resulting in death after he hit a pedestrian last September in North Buffalo.

Amherst Town Supervisor Brian Kulpa broke down a proposed $178 million budget during a meeting Tuesday night, including what he calls a tax break for residents.

A motorcyclist traveling on Union Road was pronounced dead on the scene after a crash Tuesday morning. Jesse Rajla, 30, of Buffalo, was riding a motorcycle in the area of Union Road and East and West Road in West Seneca when he and a vehicle collided.

Comedian Bert Kreischer added Buffalo to his “Permission to Party World Tour” and will come to Shea’s Performing Arts Center in March.

A New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Siting Board has rejected a request from CWM Chemical Services LLC (CWM) for permits to expand its Model City hazardous waste facility in the towns of Lewiston and Porter.

The $134 million McCarley Gardens expansion project, which will bring affordable housing and retail space to the Fruit Belt community, was unanimously approved by the City of Buffalo Planning Board.

Erie County Executive Mark Poloncarz said Tuesday that he has Bell’s Palsy. Poloncarz said his case is mild. He said he began experiencing symptoms on Saturday and went to Buffalo General Hospital.

The West Seneca Police Department confirms Union Road at East and West Road is closed in both directions after a fatal motorcycle crash.
According to police, the crash happened at the intersection of Union Road and East and West Road.

The Bills will host their first-ever whiteout game on Sunday night. All fans are being encouraged to wear white for the game against the New England Patriots, which kicks off at 8:20 p.m. for Sunday Night Football.

Last week, Lockport Mayor John Lombardi III withdrew his support from the Lockport Cultural Initiative, a group chaired by 3rd Ward alderman candidate Joe DiPasquale that seeks to increase discussion and collaboration among arts organizations.

Two men were sentenced for their roles in a fatal July 2023 shooting in Buffalo’s Willert Park neighborhood. At 3 a.m. on July 22, police responded to the shooting on Genesee Street near Mortimer Street, where three people were shot outside of a tavern.

Two survivors of the I-90 tour bus crash in Genesee County last month are suing the tour bus company, M&Y Tour, Inc., accusing them of negligence that caused the crash.

Radius Federal Credit Union announced Monday it will be merging with Lake Shore Federal Credit Union on Oct. 2.

The Amherst Theatre in the City of Buffalo has announced that they will be running a series of movies starring the late Robert Redford in celebration of the actor’s career. The ‘Robert Redford Movie Series’ will run from October 6 to October 9.

The Vatican suspended the closure of Buffalo’s St. John Kanty Church after parishioners petitioned to keep it open.

The Erie County District Attorney’s Office is investigating an officer-involved shooting that police say took place early Saturday in Buffalo’s Genesee-Moselle neighborhood.

A man drowned late Friday night after falling from a docked boat at the Sandy Beach Yacht Club on Grand Island. The victim was identified as Edward Lachapelle, 61, of Turner, Maine.

New Yorkers are being warned of scammers who are sending text messages, voice messages, emails and direct mail to taxpayers in an attempt to spread false information about New York State’s inflation refund checks.

Town of Hamburg Police are continuing their search for 16-year-old Jack Beckwith, who left home last Wednesday and has not yet been found.

Josh Allen threw two touchdown passes and ran for a score, and the Buffalo Bills shook off a sloppy first three quarters to stay undefeated, beating the winless New Orleans Saints 31-19 on Sunday.

The Erie County District Attorney’s Office is investigating an officer-involved shooting that police say took place early Saturday in Buffalo’s Genesee-Moselle neighborhood.

A man drowned late Friday night after falling from a docked boat at the Sandy Beach Yacht Club on Grand Island. The victim was identified as Edward Lachapelle, 61, of Turner, Maine.

Developer Douglas Jemal is selling the Boulevard Mall to Benderson Development, Amherst town officials confirm.

The North Tonawanda Police Department responded to reports of shots fired in the early hours of Sunday morning outside Rancho Tres Cantina.

New Yorkers are being warned of scammers who are sending text messages, voice messages, emails and direct mail to taxpayers in an attempt to spread false information about New York State’s inflation refund checks