WLVL Local News

The role of cell phones in the classroom has become a hot topic and on Thursday night it was at the center of a major discussion in East Amherst.

Lockport Common Council voted this week to transfer funds from a contingency budget line “to cover additional costs” for the 2025 dog sheltering contract.

A 22-month-old girl, Sophia Watson, is in urgent need of life-saving treatment for a tumor, but an insurance dispute has left her family without coverage.

One week after Legislator Taisha St. Jean Tard introduced a resolution to dissolve the Erie County Corrections Specialist Advisory Board, lawmakers on the public safety committee debated the topic during their session.

President Donald Trump’s newly installed attorney general, Pam Bondi, went after New York leaders Wednesday over the state’s immigration policies, announcing a lawsuit in the latest effort by the Republican administration to carry out the president’s hardline immigration campaign pledges.

Sabres host the Rangers Saturday night. Puck drops at 5:30.

61 year old Richard Fox, charged with murder in a 2021 cold case, is now facing charges in the murder of his girlfriend two decades ago, the Erie County District Attorney’s Office said Thursday.

More than 30 dogs and puppies were rescued from deplorable conditions in a Hamburg residence Wednesday night.

Collins Correctional Facility remains on lockdown Thursday after it was first placed on lockdown following a Wednesday morning incident.

Dr. Richard Charlap, a dentist in Lackawanna, is under investigation by the State Education Department for allegedly using the wrong local anesthetic on a pregnant patient against a doctor’s orders.

Code Blue will remain in effect at least through 8 a.m. Tuesday (Feb. 18) in the city of Lockport.

Buffalo Sports Hall of Famer Danny DiLiberto, who had a successful boxing career before becoming a hall of fame pool player, has died at 89.

Buffalo Public Schools Superintendent Dr. Tonja Williams-Knight will be retiring at the end of the school year.

Since October, Buffalo’s stop-arm camera enforcement program has issued about 22,000 tickets to drivers who fail to shop for school buses.

A nearly 125,000-square-foot manufacturing facility worth over $40 million is coming to Wheatfield, expected to bring 30 new full-time jobs to the region, when complete.

The New York State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision is investigating an incident at the Collins Correctional Facility in Erie County that lead to a lockdown.

The Town of Orchard Park is inviting residents to an open house on Feb. 27 at the Orchard Park Community Activity Center Auditorium, from 4:30 to 7 p.m., to discuss the future development around the new $2.1 billion Buffalo Bills stadium.

The Niagara County Industrial Development Agency granted tax incentives to a local restauranteur currently under investigation by the State Department of Labor over complaints of wage theft.

Collins Correctional Facility was placed on lockdown Wednesday morning following an incident at the prison in which some inmates reportedly barricaded themselves inside a dorm.

An Illinois man faces an assault charge, a burglary charge and other charges following an assault that occurred at the Dr. Charles R. Drew Science Magnet school Tuesday.

A push in Buffalo to implement a Nurse Navigation Program, which would employ trained nurses to triage non-urgent 911 calls and direct patients to appropriate care.

On Tuesday, the community came together in Buffalo to spread awareness about sickle cell disease during Black History Month.

A new art program designed for artists of various skill levels, mediums and budget ranges was announced for the new Highmark Stadium on Wednesday.

Former Bills Stevie Johnson and Fred Jackson are teaming up to potentially bring indoor arena football back to Buffalo.

Around 100 people will lose their jobs when the CertainTeed plant, in Buffalo’s Lakeside neighborhood, shuts down later this year.

A missing Amherst woman has been found dead. The body of Leah Bellitto, 29, was located in water near Dodge Road in Amherst on Tuesday.

One person was taken to the hospital after a fire at a home on Maynard Drive Tuesday in Amherst.

A Niagara Falls man has rejected a plea offer from prosecutors and will now stand trial in March on a manslaughter charge.

Attorney Vince Sandonato is no longer working for the Niagara County Public Defender’s Office, but he will continue to be employed by the county in a new capacity.

The Bills are reportedly hiring Chris Tabor, the former interim head coach of the Carolina Panthers, to lead their special teams.

The Chautauqua Sports Hall of Fame announced its Class of 2025 inductee list. It’s no surprise that Jamestown native and now Super Bowl LIX Champion Nick Sirianni has made the list.

A missing Amherst woman has been found dead. Leah Bellitto, 29, was found dead in water near Dodge Road in Amherst on Tuesday morning after she had last been seen around 9:15 p.m. Saturday in the Ransom Oaks neighborhood of Amherst.

The Buffalo Police Department is looking for the community’s help in locating 33-year-old Thomas Lento.

74-year-old Jamal Fareed of Buffalo has pleaded guilty to a manslaughter charge in connection with a fatal stabbing in 2018 that left 66-year-old Ray Thompson dead.

A Buffalo man, 27 year old Mohammed Tanbir, who allegedly hit and killed a woman crossing the street in 2023 pleaded guilty to forged instrument charges Tuesday morning.

Author Salman Rushdie took the stand in a New York courtroom Tuesday to testify against the man charged with stabbing him in a frenzied knife attack.

The Niagara Falls Planning Board will consider a site plan proposal at its meeting today that would create a downtown pocket park.

26 year old Dontay Mardino of Buffalo is facing a kidnapping charge in connection with a police pursuit in Tonawanda over the weekend.

Opening statements and the first testimony were heard Monday at the trial of the man accused of trying to kill famed author Salman Rushdie during a lecture at the Chautauqua Institution.

A Cheektowaga man was found guilty of disorderly conduct on Monday after he yelled racial slurs toward victims in March 2023. 67 year old Richard Stasiak used abusive or obscene language toward the victims in the parking lot of an Aldi in Cheektowaga.

A Venezuelan man wanted out of Colorado for attempted murder was arrested Saturday at the Peace Bridge border crossing in Buffalo.

Code Blue remains in effect through 8 a.m. Thursday (Feb. 13) in the city of Lockport due to forecasted overnight below-freezing temperatures until then.

In Cheektowaga, construction crews will soon be working on the Tunnel to Towers Veterans Village project on Harlem Road.

A Sunday morning snowmobile crash in the Town of Webb on Fourth Lake has left a Batavia man dead.

A State Supreme Court Judge ruled that the $1.2 billion Kensington Expressway Project cannot move forward until it completes an environmental study.

Using a drone, State Police and Niagara Falls police recovered a loaded handgun stolen almost 20 years ago during the arrest of Falls man Saturday night.

FeedMore WNY is asking for the community to donate all types of peanut butter, as long as it’s unopened, during their ‘Spread the Love’ drive.

A major funding decision in the Town of Lancaster is impacting two Boys and Girls Club locations. The Town of Lancaster has pulled funding for its Broadway Street and Preston Street locations.

Longtime NFL player and former Buffalo Bills head coach Dick Jauron died at the age of 74 on Saturday.

Six people were arrested in Erie County and more than 300 pounds of cannabis, nearly $100,000 in cash, and multiple weapons were seized as part of a long-term investigation.

A State Supreme Court Judge ruled that the $1.2 billion Kensington Expressway Project cannot move forward until it completes an environmental study.

A small kitchen fire that occurred late Saturday morning caused an estimated total of $300,000 in damage to Bogie’s Tavern on Bailey Avenue in Amherst.

North Tonawanda fire investigators are continuing to search for the cause of a Wednesday night blaze that erupted in the former Lowry Middle School.

New York State Police and Niagara Falls police recovered a loaded handgun stolen almost 20 years ago during the arrest of Falls man Saturday night using a drone.

The Buffalo Bills fired special teams coordinator Matthew Smiley, reports the Associated Press, after coach Sean McDermott voiced support for his assistant.

Longtime NFL player and former Buffalo Bills head coach Dick Jauron died at the age of 74 on Saturday.

Aquarium of Niagara celebrates first-ever hatching of endangered spotted turtles This is a first in the aquarium’s history. employees at the aquarium noticed a female Spotted Turtle burying her eggs in the sand. The turtles incubate about 50-90 days.
The Cheektowaga Police Department The Cheektowaga Police Department said a teen who had been missing has been located. She “has been located and returned to her family safely.
Josh Allen, Hailee Steinfeld were all smiles as they posed for pictures and mingled with celebrities as they walked the red carpet at the NFL Honors. Allen edged two-time winner Lamar Jackson
9 people accused of welfare fraud in Orleans County, facing charges of welfare fraud, grand larceny, and offering a false instrument for filing.
Eagles defensive end Brandon Graham returns from torn triceps for Super Bowl, The 36-year-old Graham was thought to be done for the season after he was injured in a Nov. 24 game against the Los Angeles Rams.