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A Falls Police officer will face no administrative review as a result of his involvement in the shooting of a Buffalo teen.

Buffalo Police Commissioner Joseph Gramaglia resigned Monday after a conversation with Acting Mayor Chris Scanlon revealed a difference in policing priorities and philosophies.

An inquest into the death of 22 year old Jordan case who died at the Niagara Detention Centre in December 2018 will begin next Monday.

Family Promise of WNY proposes building an emergency shelter on East Ferry Street near Jefferson Avenue. It would cost nearly $7 million.

A judge on Monday finalized a bankruptcy plan for Tonawanda Coke but individuals who claim to have been harmed by pollution from the former industrial plant, don’t stand to gain much from the settlement.

David Wagenhauser, the Democratic candidate who unsuccessfully took on incumbent U.S. Rep. Claudia Tenney in New York’s 24th Congressional District has died.

North Tonawanda Common Council unanimously voted to appoint Alderman-at-Large Joe Lavey Jr. as the new council president.

The Bills will square off against the Baltimore Ravens in the divisional round. As the No. 2 seed in the AFC, the Bills will host the No. 3 Ravens. at 6:30 p.m. on Sunday, Jan. 19.

A real estate group with offices in Buffalo and Newfane has been accused by a national civil rights firm of racial discrimination. Avant Realty and its owner Charles Glander, were named defendants in a lawsuit filed Monday in U.S. District Court in Buffalo.

Acting Buffalo Mayor Chris Scanlon tells Buffalo Police Commissioner Joseph Gramaglia that he will no longer serve as commissioner of the Buffalo Police Department.

A Silver Alert issued Sunday evening for a Cheektowaga man who was reported missing has been cancelled.
62 year old Paris A. Cotton returned home safely Monday morning.

Niagara County’s Department of Employment and Training will be hosting a job fair at Arena in Lockport on Wednesday, Jan. 15. The job fair is open to ALL from noon to 3 p.m. and there will be more than 70 companies in attendance.

The Town of Hamburg has selected a new interim supervisor. Cathy Rybczynski, the town’s clerk, will be the interim supervisor after being appointed by the town on Monday.

According to the latest data from the CDC, the number of people in Western New York seeking medical attention for flu and RSV issues is considered “High”.

Toutant, a restaurant in downtown Buffalo that serves up southern favorites, will close next month, ownership announced Monday. The restaurant will close its doors on Feb. 15.

MONDAY MIDDAY HEADLINES 01.13.25

19-year-old Dorian Jones has been charged with robbery and endangering the welfare of a child after allegedly robbing an off-duty Niagara Falls police officer and stealing his car in North Buffalo

Another 19-year-old is facing charges after a shooting on Delaware Avenue in Buffalo between Shoreham Parkway and Cheltenham Drive over the weekend.

Sentencing is now set for February 14th for 59 year old Eric M. Hawkins of Buffalo, found guilty of murder in connection to a deadly stabbing in June 2023.

An investigation is underway after an 82-year-old woman died in a house fire Friday in the Town of Wheatfield. on Baisch Drive.

The City of Lockport issuing a code blue running through 8am Wednesday morning. Any homeless person or individual without heat can go to the Salvation Army

A 39 year old Kenmore man was rescued at the Ellicott Island Bark Park in the Town of Tonawanda on Saturday morning after he had retrieved his dog from the water.

The downtown Buffalo location of Syracuse-based Dinosaur Bar-B-Que has announced it will close next month

Mohawk Place, a Buffalo music venue staple for decades, will close at the end of the month.

The Bills will square off against the Baltimore Ravens in the divisional round Sabres off til wednesday against the canes