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Western New York leaders came together on Tuesday in a show of support for correctional officers across New York State, but it was also a show of force against decision-makers in Albany.

36-year-old Raymond Torres has pleaded guilty to charges related to a fatal shooting on Buffalo’s Lower West Side last September.

A North Tonawanda man, 24 year old Cole Kish, was arrested on multiple sexual assault charges Tuesday, including promoting a sexual performance by a child, the Niagara County Sheriff’s Office said.

Erie County on Tuesday presented the Michigan Street African American Corridor with $500,000 to help support their new visitor center expansion project.

Food insecurity is on the rise here in Western New York, with demand for assistance reaching levels not seen since the pandemic, according to FeedMore WNY.

Famous actor, narrator, director and producer Morgan Freeman will be coming to the Chautauqua Institute this August to take part in the Chautauqua Lecture Series.

Sabres dug out of a two-goal deficit to beat the Anaheim Ducks for their sixth straight victory at KeyBank Center.

A Lockport woman and man were arrested and charged after two Niagara County patrol vehicles were allegedly struck during a police chase stemming from multiple hit-and-run accidents in Lockport and Amherst Monday night.

A Clarence man, 47 year old Henry Jurek, has been sentenced to 1 1/2 to three years in prison for a domestic violence incident that occurred in 2023.

A decision by the New York State Court of Appeals could clear the way for the city of Buffalo to take ownership of two Cobblestone District buildings.

The New York State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision has confirmed that inmates are being transferred out of Collins Correctional Facility due to staffing shortages caused by the corrections officer’s strike.

If you want Bills season tickets this season, you’ll have to pay more than you did last year. The team announced Monday that season ticket prices will rise by an average of 12% for the final season at Highmark Stadium.

The Town of Tonawanda Board unanimously voted Monday night to hire a law firm to bring charges against the police union following its allegations of police officers participating in an illegal strike that started last month.

Acting Buffalo Mayor Chris Scanlon and Former City of Buffalo Fire Commissioner Garnell Whitfield recently opened their campaign headquarters as they prepare for the primary election for Buffalo mayor.

The family of 9-year-old Mia Klyczek of Alden said doctors believe she died of complications from Flu B.

Amherst Police have arrested a man in connection with unwanted touching at the Walmart store on Sheridan Drive on Feb. 18.

Despite revisions to plans to be more accommodating, the seven-building, 210-unit President’s Park Apartment complex is still drawing opposition from Lewistonians.

Erie County had crews out and about across the city to fix some of those bumpy roads. Crews were cold patching potholes in Hamburg, Cheektowaga, and Concord, Aurora, and other districts Monday.

Sabres host the Ducks tonight. It’s a 7p start time.

25 year old Gregory Noonan of Niagara Falls was sentenced to 20 years in prison Monday for sexually assaulting two women.

A 24-year-old man was arrested and charged with two counts of forcible touching following an alleged incident at the Walmart on Sheridan Drive last week, according to Amherst police.

A Kenmore man admitted to hitting and injuring a pedestrian while driving intoxicated near Highmark Stadium after a Bills game last fall, the Erie County District Attorney’s Office said Monday.

A student of Buffalo State University was charged after he allegedly made a school threat on Saturday.

Buffalo Firefighters responded to a house fire on Dorris Avenue Monday morning. The blaze left one adult and two children displaced.

Despite revisions to plans to be more accommodating, the seven-building, 210-unit President’s Park Apartment complex from 5/4 Development is still drawing opposition from Lewistonians.

New York State Senator Sean Ryan was endorsed by the Erie County Democratic Committee for Buffalo mayor, the committee announced Saturday.

Buffalo mayoral hopeful Garnell Whitfield Jr. cut the ribbon on his campaign headquarters on Fillmore Avenue on Sunday afternoon.

Two local organizations on Sunday protested a recent call to use the Niagara Falls Air Reserve Base as a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement deportation center.

The Town of Tonawanda Board has alleged that Tonawanda police officers wrote fewer tickets or ignored violations as part of a three-week strike that began in mid-January.

The Historical Association of Lewiston will host Douglas DeCroix at its February program: “The Niagara Gorge Belt Line”.

Sabres Rob Ray had a tough night on the job when an errant puck smacked him in the face during the first period of Buffalo’s 8-2 win against the New York Rangers on Saturday night at KeyBank Center.

A New Jersey man was convicted Friday of attempted murder for stabbing author Salman Rushdie multiple times during a lecture at the Chatuaqua Institution in 2022.

An independent mediator is now being brought in to assist in bringing a resolution to resolve the correction officer strike, which has now extended to a fifth day.

Firefighters were called to a report of a living room fire at the Triad Apartments at 1400 Millersport Highway in Amherst on Friday. Damage estimated at $400,000.

A hit-and-run crash on Abbott Road in Orchard Park has left a woman injured, and her boyfriend is looking for help to find the driver responsible.

The suspect in the Old Pink arson last June will now be allowed to be placed under home confinement at his parents’ home in Grand Island.

The Lockport YMCA is offering a diabetes awareness program. The six-week series on diabetes self-management will be held Thursdays from 1- 3:30 p.m. at 5833 Snyder Drive, beginning Feb. 27.

57 year old James Dietz of Buffalo was sentenced Thursday morning to a determinate sentence of 20 years in prison after he beat another man to death last August.

New York State is announcing changes to state prisons to entice striking correction officers to go back to work after four days on the picket lines.

A jury has found an Orchard Park man guilty of sexually abusing two children. 30 year old Edward K. Tutuska was found guilty of Sexual Conduct Against a Child and Endangering the Welfare of a Child.

John Burns, the man who has been accused of allegedly setting fire to a beloved Allentown bar, The Old Pink, was released from police custody on Wednesday night.

57 year old James Dietz of Buffalo was sentenced Thursday morning to a determinate sentence of 20 years in prison after he beat another man to death last August.

New York State is announcing changes to state prisons to entice striking correction officers to go back to work after four days on the picket lines.

A jury has found an Orchard Park man guilty of sexually abusing two children. 30 year old Edward K. Tutuska was found guilty of Sexual Conduct Against a Child and Endangering the Welfare of a Child.

John Burns, the man who has been accused of allegedly setting fire to a beloved Allentown bar, The Old Pink, was released from police custody on Wednesday night.

Buffalo Sabres center Tage Thompson is headed to Boston for the 4 Nations Face-Off tournament final, joining Team USA as a reserve.

Buffalo Sabres center Tage Thompson is headed to Boston for the 4 Nations Face-Off tournament final, joining Team USA as a reserve.

The Sheridan Park Fire Company reports being out hundreds of thousands of dollars. The company’s president says he believes the money was stolen.

A New York supreme court judge granted a temporary order Wednesday to stop the strikes at prisons across the state. Correction officers at over 20 New York State prisons were striking for a third day Wednesday.

A jury has found an Orchard Park man guilty of sexually abusing two children. Edward K. Tutuska, 30, was found guilty of Sexual Conduct Against a Child and Endangering the Welfare of a Child.

Western New York Medical P.C. agreed to pay $251,477 to resolve allegations that it submitted improper Medicare billing for chronic care management services.

The Wilson Burt Road bridge over Eighteen Mile Creek in Newfane will be closed to all motorists starting next week,according to the Niagara County Department of Public Works.

One person was hurt when the first floor of a Hertel Avenue church partially collapsed on Wednesday morning at North Gate Christian Community, located at 60 Hertel in North Buffalo, just before 11 a.m.

A fire that broke out Wednesday morning caused an estimated $250,000 in damage to an Amherst building. The fire occurred just before 9 a.m. at 414 Longmeadow Road.

The case against Kenmore Dr. Mark Fisher, accused of forcibly touching a patient in 2019, has been dismissed.

The Holy Cross Church on Buffalo’s West Side is set to remain open after it was expected to close following diocese restructuring across Western New York.

The developer of a new six-story, $38.6 million South End project, featuring affordable housing units and a retail complex, is asking the Falls Planning Board for an extension of the approval of its site plan.

The North Tonawanda Common Council was set to vote on a local law that would drastically change energy in the city, but that vote was ultimately tabled to March.

Strikes involving corrections officers at several Western New York prisons are continuing for a second day, while more prisons became involved Tuesday.

On Monday afternoon, dozens of people came out to Niagara Square to protest President Trump and his policies since taking office four weeks ago. This protest was part of the 50501 movement.

Volunteers from Journey’s End Refugee Services recently prepared a house in Buffalo for a refugee family from Afghanistan.

A section of Maple Road in Amherst is set to close for maintenance Thursday and be closed for the next month. Utility maintenance will take place daily from 9 a.m. until 3 p.m. between Donna Lea Boulevard and Sandhurst Lane for utility maintenance.

At Elmwood Village Charter Schools, students are getting a head start through the 8th Grade Jobs Program. The program provides hands-on opportunities to develop responsibility, teamwork, and leadership skills.