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School board elections and budget votes took place on Tuesday in Western New York. You can find results at https://nyenr.elections.ny.gov/.

A slew of charges now face a person in a pickup truck who intentionally drove through a fence off of Genesee Street and ended up in the grass near a runway at the Buffalo Airport on Tuesday morning.

Gear drive manufacturer Nuttall Gear will be closing its location on Niagara Falls Boulevard in August, according to a WARN notice by the New York State Department of Labor.

A teacher at West Hertel Academy has been placed on paid administrative leave, according to a spokesperson for the Buffalo Public School District. No word on why.

Northgate Manor workers in North Tonawanda walked off the job on Tuesday. They were among 1,000 workers participating in strikes at five Western New York nursing homes

Erie County launched a new local initiative to improve health crisis response systems in the area on Tuesday, called Crisis to Care Collaborative.

A car intentionally drove through a fence off of Genesee Street and ended up in the grass near a runway at the Buffalo Airport on Tuesday morning. The incident remains under investigation.

Hundreds of nursing home workers across Western New York traded their scrubs for picket signs as workers began a week-long strike beginning Tuesday at 6 a.m.

Federal officials are investigating why two planes got dangerously close on a runway at New York’s LaGuardia Airport earlier this month. One of those planes was headed to Buffalo.

A Lockport city sewer vacuum truck that struck a railroad overpass near the Mahle Behr USA plant in April will cost $164,698 to repair, according to an estimate received by the city.

A driver on I-290 West died on Monday after suffering an apparent medical emergency that led to a traffic accident, according to Amherst Police.

Hundreds of nursing home workers across Western New York are trading their scrubs for picket signs as workers conduct a week-long strike beginning Tuesday.

A driver on I-290 West died on Monday after suffering an apparent medical emergency that led to a traffic accident, according to Amherst Police.

A child is in critical condition after being found unconscious and trapped underneath a vehicle Monday in the Town of Hartland.

A 63-year-old man died Sunday after being rescued from the Erie Canal on Friday near Upson Park

A museum on wheels has made its way back to Buffalo this week to educate students through educational workshops and exhibits focused on moral courage, civil rights, and Holocaust education.

Lights, cameras, and even fake snow were at Chestnut Ridge Park in Orchard Park on Monday as the production for Hallmark’s “Holiday Touchdown: A Bills Love Story” began.

A 14-year-old student was charged with making a terrorist threat and making a threat of mass harm after Sweet Home High School went into lockdown last Monday following threats, Amherst police announced Monday.

A Buffalo man, 42 year old David Gray Jr., has been charged with identity theft in a case where he is accused of stealing $45,000, the Erie County District Attorney’s Office said Monday.

50 year old Wayne Paveljack was found guilty by a jury of child sexual abuse and was convicted of the highest count in the indictment.

Niagara Falls firefighters responded to their third structure fire in 48 hours early Sunday evening at a vacant apartment building in the 500 block of Ferry Avenue.

The Wingate by Wyndham will be transformed this summer into a luxury lodge-style hotel as part of a $2 million renovation and rebrand by Ellicott Development.

Visitors to Gulf Wilderness Park will notice recent changes by Lockport city parks staff at the entrance to the Rollin T. Grant Gulf Wilderness Park.

The Rotary Club of Lockport applied for and received a matching Rotary District grant of $1,500 to pay for access path improvements from the Niagara Street parking lot to the park trail.

A building on the 700 block of 19th Street was condemned Sunday afternoon after it was struck by a car. The collision occurred about 5:30 p.m. Sunday at 717 18th Street

A Bolivar woman was arrested Saturday after allegedly stabbing two New York State Troopers while they were performing an arrest in Allegany County.

East Aurora-based Carner Development Group is expanding its hospitality plans, purchasing a historic farm property with plans to turn it into a hotel and events center in the area of 1196 Main Street.

The New York State Department of Transportation announced daily lane reductions will take place through Aug. 1 from Wyoming to Genesee counties for a paving project. The work starts Monday.

A grassroots restoration effort was underway Sunday at Mount Calvary Cemetery in Cheektowaga on behalf of fallen veterans to raise and restore grave markers.

Buffalo has selected a site for animal shelter, opening set for 2026. Acting City of Buffalo Mayor Chris Scanlon provided an update on Saturday afternoon for plans regarding the relocation and transformation of the City of Buffalo Animal Shelter. A new facility will be purpose-built with a focus on health, safety, and comfort the press release said. An anticipated opening will be in 2026.
Seneca Nation President J.C. Seneca says New York Governor Kathy Hochul will visit the Seneca Nation Territory on Tuesday and is expected to formally apologize to the Seneca Nation, as well as former students and for their descendants of trauma experienced at the Thomas Indian School. The news of an apology to be made was first mentioned March, but there was no date at the time set for when that would happen.
Cheektowaga Police and Fire Dispatch received calls with reports of possible gunshots fired in the area of the Kensington Expressway near Maryvale Thursday night. the expressway was shut down at 8:41 p.m. Police said an off-duty Detective was traveling eastbound on the Kensington Expressway and found a male suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. The man was sent to a local hospital. The incident is under investigation

The City of Buffalo Police are asking for the community’s help in locating 68-year-old Darrel McGhee. Darrel was last seen on May 15 at 9:30 a.m. leaving Eye Care Vision Associates on Elmwood Avenue. He has not returned to his home on Porter Avenue according to police. Police records describe Darrel as a Black male. with dementia and may be confused or disoriented, and does not drive. Anyone with information about Darrel’s whereabouts is asked to call 911 immediately.
South Park High School unveils Conspicuous Service Crosses for fallen alumni with no known family. Nearly 30 former students from South Park High School were honored for their sacrifice in service on Saturday. The South Park High School Fallen Warrior Project identified 29 former classmates who have no known remaining family members. The individuals were honored with a New York State Conspicuous Service Cross.
Saturday afternoon New York State Police located and pursued a stolen vehicle that resulted in officers getting stabbed. Troopers out of SP Amity had located a stolen vehicle in the Village of Bolivar and attempted to perform a traffic stop in the parking lot of a Crosby’s Gas Station. During the arrest of the female suspect, she “violently resisted” and stabbed a trooper above the eye and another in their head, they said in a press release.

A Buffalo man has pleaded guilty to several charges, including murder, in connection to two shootings and a stabbing in 2024. Emanuel Stokes, 29, pleaded guilty Thursday.

The man convicted of stabbing Salman Rushdie on a New York lecture stage in 2022, leaving the prizewinning author blind in one eye, was sentenced Friday to serve 25 years in prison. A jury found Hadi Matar, 27, guilty of attempted murder and assault in February.

A Tonawanda man has been charged after he allegedly shot into a car that was sitting at a red light on Friday morning. Dameek Dennis, 21, is accused of shooting into a car in the area of Parkside Mini-Mart at Sheridan Parkside Drive just after 9:50 a.m. Friday. Nobody was hit by gunfire.

There is no evidence to suggest that a house explosion in Hamburg earlier this week was “intentional or criminal,” the Hamburg Police Department said Friday.

A Depew man, 37 year old Brian White, faces charges of robbery and criminal possession of a weapon after he allegedly robbed the same Kwik Mart on French Road in Cheektowaga three times in two days.

Lafayette Square will be bustling Saturday at 2 p.m as it’s expected to fill up with thousands of people marching for women’s rights as part of the Western New York Women’s March.
The event, organized in honor of Victorious Women’s Month, aims to promote equality, dignity, and justice for all.

43 year old Luke Darling of Buffalo has been accused of injuring an 18-year-old in a crash while driving under the influence of alcohol in Lancaster in March, the Erie County District Attorney’s Office said Thursday.

A Lockport hotel is wrapping up a $4 million makeover in preparation for a rebrand to Spark by Hilton and the introduction of a new banquet/conference center.
The 95-room hotel at 515 S. Transit Road will reopen in late June.

In a public work session in Lockport Wednesday, 2nd Ward Alderman Anita Mullane asked about what seemed to be a reduction in the length of the approved road construction project for the north section of Davison Road.

The NFL has released the 2025 schedule and the Buffalo Bills will have five prime time games this year. Of the five prime time games, three of them will be at home, including the season opener on Sunday Night Football against the Baltimore Ravens.

Buffalo Public Schools on Wednesday night voted 6-3 at a special board meeting to expand the process of finding an independent investigator to look into recent allegations made against the school by a Buffalo police detective.

Wednesday marked three years since the racist mass shooting at the Tops on Jefferson Avenue that left 10 people dead. The Buffalo community honored the victims in a ceremony at the 5/14 Honor Space.

A retired Buffalo police officer, 66 year old Antonio Roman, was sentenced to five years of probation Wednesday morning after he shot a 14-year-old in the leg during a suspected burglary last year.

Major construction began Wednesday in Genesee County for a solar energy project. It’s expected to be complete late next year.

The Bills’ season kicks off with a playoff rematch against the Ravens in a prime-time opener Sept. 7 on Sunday Night Football, and concludes its regular schedule against the Jets on the first weekend of January.