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A couple has been charged with manslaughter for allegedly causing the death of their infant daughter in 2023. Prosecutors say Luis Gonzalez, Jr., 25, and Kitrina Udrea, 22, are accused of causing the death of 2 1/2 month old Londyn Gonzalez.

Early voting has begun for the primary election, with Republicans Joe DiPasquale and Rowland O’Malley facing off for the city’s 3rd Ward council seat after incumbent Mark Devine chose not to run again.

One person was stabbed and another person was seriously hurt in a large fight in the area of Bryson Street and Memorial Drive early Wednesday morning.

Niagara Falls Mayor Robert Restaino has selected a new company to take on a state-assisted $2.5 million housing rehabilitation project that stalled more than two years ago.

Bills training camp in Rochester will begin on July 23, the first of 11 open practices in July and August. Training camp is being held at St. John Fisher University.

Five arrests were made after multiple fights broke out involving large groups of youths and young adults at this year’s Kenmore Days, a three-day festival at Mang Park.

Under an outdoor dining law passed unanimously on Tuesday by the Kenmore Village Board, businesses will have to pay $100 to obtain a permit in order to have outdoor dining. They will also need to keep a five-foot clearance on sidewalks so pedestrians can still walk freely.

There are some hints of when the federal murder trial and death penalty proceeding for the defendant in the Tops mass shooting case could begin, but there is nothing definite on any date set by the judge. There could be more discussions June 30th.

38 year old Aung Kung Myat, who served as a reserve unit officer with the Buffalo Police Department received the maximum sentence for attempted sexual abuse on Monday.

UB hosting a documentary about the dark side of social media and its impact on youth addiction and suicide. The free public screening happens from 5 to 7:30 p.m. June 25 at the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences.

An electric scooter rider, a 40 year old man from Niagara Falls, was seriously injured in a crash with a car at the intersection of Maple Road and North Bailey Avenue on Tuesday morning.

D’Youville University announcing plans to launch a brand new medical campus along Delaware Avenue in the heart of Downtown Buffalo for a new College of Osteopathic Medicine.

Lockport Police have identified the man who died June 9 after jumping off the Lockport Railroad Bridge as Mark Gross, 66 of Lockport

The Town of Clarence is getting closer to approval to transition the Eastern Hills Mall into a town center. The town planning board on Wednesday will review the project for a State Environmental Quality Review Act to determine the environmental, social and economic impacts of the project.

New York State Parks has completed another refurbishment effort at a Niagara County location, with Joseph Davis State Park getting a $3.4 million facelift.

SUNY Niagara’s budget for the 2025-26 school year will see a major increase and is set at $51.4 million in expenses. That is a 6.7% increase from the 2024-25 school year, at $48.16 million.

A man was shot and killed on Shirley Avenue on Monday night. Officers found a male victim with a gunshot wound to the head, and he was pronounced dead at the scene.

Attorneys for the convicted owner of Pharaoh’s Gentlemen’s Club, Peter Gerace, accused a juror of suggesting the defendant’s decision not to testify or call witnesses had influenced his vote.

The Town of Lewiston has hired lawyer Edward Perlman of the firm Magavern Magavern Grimm to handle the FOIL requests the Lewiston Police Department receives.
The town board approved the hire at a recent meeting with his ad hoc rate set at $280 an hour and $140 an hour for paralegal services.

The New York State Department of Transportation announced that a portion of Route 33 will be closed on Wednesday, June 18 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. The right lane of the Route 33 ramp to Route 198 will be temporarily closed in order to replace crash barrels.

A California man was arrested by Customs and Border Protection (CBP) with 78 pounds of marijuana after he said he made a wrong turn onto the Peace Bridge Sunday, according to CBP.

A homeless man who police say was a squatter in a Buffalo house last year when he killed two repairmen was found guilty Friday of multiple charges of murder and weapons possession.

Lane closures on a section of Niagara Falls Boulevard will take place starting Monday to pave the road. The closures will occur from 6 p.m. to 6 a.m. from June 16 through June 20, between the Niagara County line and Green Acres Road in the towns of Amherst and Tonawanda.

Snyder Firefighters responded to reports of a vehicle rollover on Monday morning near the I-290 east ramp.

Caitlynne Kesty and Aneeta Shepardson have been named co-chairs of the 2025 Walk to End Alzheimer’s – Niagara County.

Lane closures on a section of Niagara Falls Boulevard will take place starting Monday to pave the road. The closures will occur from 6 p.m. to 6 a.m. from June 16 through June 20, between the Niagara County line and Green Acres Road in the towns of Amherst and Tonawanda.

Niagara Falls firefighters had use both their firefighting and rescue experience while responding to an incident at the Niagara Gorge on Saturday. Emergency crews were called to the gorge near the end of Cedar Avenue following reports of smoke in the area.

A homeless man who police say was a squatter in a Buffalo house last year when he killed two repairmen was found guilty Friday of multiple charges of murder and weapons possession.

Two people were injured after a two-vehicle crash occurred early Saturday night in the Town of Oakfield. Police received a report of the crash at 6:19 p.m. at the intersection of State Route 262 and Fisher Road.

The Chautauqua County/Dunkirk airport will receive $143,172 for the design and rehab of one of its taxiways. The money was awarded as part of the Federal Aviation Administration’s Airport Improvement Program.

A North Tonawanda woman, 43 year old Amber Clark, admitted to hitting an e-bicyclist resulting in serious injury while driving under the influence of drugs last year on Niagara Falls Boulevard.

Early voting begins on Saturday for the Buffalo mayor primary election. There are 11 locations across Buffalo during the early voting period, which lasts until June 22.

North Tonawanda Police responded to reports of shots fired on Thursday afternoon. Around 12:40 p.m. reports were made that shots had been fired on the 400 block of Oliver Street. They ended up tracking down a 16 year old male suspect in Buffalo.

A coach from Oakfield-Alabama Schools in Genesee County has been taken off the job as authorities investigate allegations of inappropriate conduct with a student.

DEC reports that hunters in New York harvested an estimated 223,304 deer during the 2024-25 hunting seasons. More than 4,000 of those were taken in Niagara County.

An Amherst man has been sentenced to 18 years to life in prison for a fatal shooting in Buffalo’s Allentown neighborhood in 2023. Nigel Flint, 29, shot and killed 28-year-old Darnell Lynch, Jr. on the 200 block of Allen Street on Sept. 16, 2023. Lynch died at the scene.

A federal judge overseeing the case against Payton Gendron is demanding answers from the defense after a series of requests for more time. He’s signaling that delays will no longer be tolerated.

A Niagara Falls man has been arrested and charged in connection with an officer-involved shooting on the 1100 block of Connecting Road in April.

A coach from Oakfield-Alabama Schools in Genesee County has been taken off the job as authorities investigate allegations of inappropriate conduct with a student.

A Pendleton man, 48 year old Keith Patcyk, was arrested in connection with the sexual assault of a 16-year-old on Thursday.

A probationary police officer with the Buffalo Police Department has been suspended with pay after a 22-year-old woman was shot at the home of a Lancaster police officer.

Two people were injured following a shooting Wednesday night on Buffalo’s West Side. Police responded to a shooting call just after 9 p.m. in the area of Grant Street and Ferguson Avenue, where two male victims were found with what appear to be non-life-threatening injuries.

A state appeals court has rejected an effort from a Niagara Falls development company to open back up an eminent domain case involving a piece of land on 10th Street and Falls Street.

The family of the man killed when a Lockport Cave boat capsized and trapped him in 2023 are suing the attraction’s owners, alleging wrongful death.

A Lackawanna city councilwoman and several local parents are speaking out after discovering that a newly built $1.4 million playground and splash pad in the city remains locked and inaccessible to children despite warmer weather and summer approaching.

A 22-year-old woman was treated and released from the hospital after a shooting occurred at the home of a Lancaster police officer early Wednesday morning.

A Niagara Falls man was sentenced to 20 years in prison on an assault charge after a teenager was shot and later died in the spring of 2023. Luke Vaccarella, 43, will serve his sentence after being convicted of first-degree assault.

A public hearing on the new PILOT application of SRI CV Plastics, a company that makes disposable food containers, is scheduled for 8 a.m. Thursday at the Town of Lockport Town Hall.

Star pitcher Max Scherzer is set to make a rehab start with the Buffalo Bisons on Friday. The Blue Jays pitcher will make the start at Sahlen Field against the Columbus Clippers at 6:35 p.m

And despite a contract dispute, James Cook made an appearance at Bills mandatory minicamp.