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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.

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

A multimillion dollar Walden Galleria loan is past due, and the lender is taking action that could lead to foreclosure. Pyramid Management Group’s loan currently has a $220 million balance.

A Buffalo woman, 23 year old Niyonna Cunningham, pleaded guilty to one count of second-degree vehicular manslaughter after she killed a pedestrian while allegedly driving drunk last November.

Lockport common council will vote on a resolution today intended to protect residents from the hazards of propane unloading at a west-side railroad facility.

Niagara Arts & Cultural Center officials say they have reached an important milestone and are pushing forward in their ongoing restoration of the former Niagara Falls High School at Pine Avenue and Portage Road.

Jamestown-based Moonlight Electric has donated and installed a backup generator free of charge to the family of a young boy battling chronic lung disease.

Shuttle bus drivers and cashiers at the Buffalo Niagara International Airport in Cheektowaga have been striking since 9 a.m. Monday. They’re looking for higher pay and better benefits.

Nursing home workers at Ascension Living Our Lady of Peace in Lewiston reached a tentative three-year agreement with their employer on Tuesday night, 1199SEIU United Healthcare Workers East announced.

A federal judge on Monday denied a motion to dismiss one of the hate crime counts the Tops mass shooter is facing. Payton Gendron’s attorneys previously filed a motion to dismiss the charge tied to the people who were at the Tops on Jefferson Avenue during the attack who weren’t killed or injured.

This year’s Taste of Buffalo event is less than two months away and will feature 40 local eateries and food trucks. The festival runs July 12 and 13 in Niagara Square. Go to tasteofbuffalo.com to find out more.

There is a new segment of the Scenic Niagara River Shoreline Trail. A new, 2.5-mile multi-use path was opened in the Town of Wheatfield in Niagara County, which will make it easier to people to travel the trail either by bicycle or on foot.

One person was killed in a ‘catastrophic’ home explosion on West Lane in Hamburg on Monday night. 78-year-old Joene Pease was pronounced dead at the scene. Her husband was pulled from the rubble.

A judge has rejected the Tops mass shooter’s motion to dismiss his hate crime charge. The ruling centers around charge 27 in Payton Gendron’s federal indictment.

There’s a growing concern about a so-called “bomb train” possibly coming to a rail yard in the City of Lockport; a reference used for tanker train cars that carry propane or other explosive material.

A half dozen new amenities – including a microbrewery – are coming to downtown Niagara Falls as part of a $2 million-plus investment by a new partner at the Comfort Inn – The Pointe.

The Bills were not selected for an international game this year, meaning there will be nine home games in the final season at Highmark Stadium.

A house explosion in Lake View Monday night has now been confirmed to be fatal. One person died, and another was taken to ECMC after a home exploded on the 5800 block of West Lane Monday at 8:49 p.m.

More than three years after a shooting and stabbing at McKinley High School, an investigative report of that incident conducted by the Buffalo School District has still not been released publicly.

No threats were found at Sweet Home High School following a lockdown that occurred Monday afternoon after a “reported incident.”

A Buffalo man, 34 year old Michael Benitez, was sentenced to two years and three months in prison after he started a fire on train tracks in his backyard in Farnham almost two years ago.

Bicyclists were already making their way along the new Artpark Trail Connector during a New York State Parks press event Monday morning.

Acting Mayor Chris Scanlon took a small victory lap Friday when Governor Hochul visited Buffalo. Two of his key budget proposals were included in the state budget bill that was signed by Governor Hochul Friday Morning. “I can’t thank the governor enough for her support, the members of the Western art delegation that fought hard to get Buffalo what it was looking for,” said. Scanlon
Wildroot flower shop hosts a free Mother’s Day Market with over 60 vendors on May 11 in Buffalo. One local business is making sure Western New Yorker’s are prepared with plans and plenty of gifts to celebrate the moms in their lives. Wildroot Floral, a local flower shop, is hosting a Mother’s Day Market on Sunday, May 11 featuring over 60 vendors.
The air traffic controllers directing planes into the Newark, New Jersey, airport briefly lost their radar Friday morning for the second time in two weeks, renewing concerns about the nation’s aging air traffic control system that President Donald Trump wants to overhaul The Federal Aviation Administration said the radar went black for 90 seconds at 3:55 a.m. Friday. That’s similar to what happened on April 28.

The Town of Tonawanda secured $20 million in the state budget to make improvements to its raw water system, according to the town supervisor.

A waterline project at Locust Street and Hamm Road in the Town of Lockport has come in $1 million under estimate.

Amherst Central High School administration sent a letter this week to parents after it learned that a student used artificial intelligence to create and share content that included the names of several students and faculty.

A dispute between a longtime Clarence restaurant and its landlord has led to an eviction notice and a lawsuit. The issues are tied to a $150,000 septic problem at Kabab & Curry over the winter that led to a six-week shutdown at 8445 Main St.

It’s been more than six months since the enforcement of the City of Buffalo’s school bus stop arm camera program began. 27,467 tickets have been mailed out, according to Bus Patrol, the company running the camera program.

A disturbing incident at a Cheektowaga intersection has captured the attention of thousands of people. A viral video shows a confrontation in which a man reportedly went up to a woman’s car, and through an open window, put his hands around the woman’s 10 year old daughter’s neck. When the light turned green, the man returned to his car and drove off.

Amherst Central High School administration sent a letter this week to parents after it learned that a student used artificial intelligence to create and share content that included the names of several students and faculty.

A 17-year-old male barricaded himself in a nearby apartment and was charged with attempted murder in connection with an alleged shooting in a Dollar Tree parking lot in Depew on Wednesday night.

The City of Niagara Falls is spending $100,000 to bring back a machine known as the Pothole Killer – a one-man device designed to fix potholes quickly.

Bills rookie minicamp starts Friday in Orchard Park. The Bills will get its first look at the nine players it drafted this weekend, including first-round pick Maxwell Hairston, a cornerback from Kentucky.

A 17-year-old male barricaded himself in a nearby apartment and was charged with attempted murder in connection with an alleged shooting in a Dollar Tree parking lot in Depew on Wednesday night.

The McGuire Group, a Western New York health care company has filed charges against 1199SEIU United Healthcare Workers East, alleging that the union misled workers in a social media post about company finances.

Town of Lockport residents will see new waterlines installed along South Transit Road beginning late summer.

An 8-year-old child was treated and released by city paramedics Wednesday after being hit by a car at the intersection of Lincoln and Beattie avenues in Lockport.

The United Farm Workers of America (UFW) and dozens of supporters gathered outside a federal detention center in Batavia this week, demanding the release of more than a dozen migrant farm workers reportedly detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).

TIME Magazine revealed on Thursday their 2025 TIME100 Health List of the World’s Most Influential People in Health, and Bills safety Damar Hamlin earned his place on the list.