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The Town of Cheektowaga is one of several municipalities dealing with a salt shortage.

A lockdown at the Collins Correctional Facility in southern Erie County has ended.

Gov. Kathy Hochul and the New York State Thruway Authority are warning New Yorkers of a recent E-ZPass text message scam that has been trying to collect tolls from recipients.

The SPCA Serving Erie County is getting ready to host its annual Wildlife Volunteer Orientation to recruit more people to the program. The event is scheduled for Saturday, March 1.

Buffalo Bills reserve offensive tackle Tommy Doyle announced his retirement Friday, saying his most recent injury has caused career-ending nerve damage.

The Buffalo Police Department is looking for 33-year-old Thomas Lento. Police describe Thomas as a white male with black hair and brown eyes. He stands at 6’1″ tall. last seen on the 400 block of Delaware Avenue in Buffalo Anyone with information regarding his whereabouts is asked to call 911 immediately.
The body of a missing Amherst woman has been found. Leah Bellito, who was first reporting missing on Saturday, Feb. 8 was found deceased in the water near Dodge Road, on Feb 11 by a citizen walking in that area just before 10 a.m.
A Buffalo man accused of murder in a Chautauqua County cold case is now connected to another cold case murder. Richard J. Fox, 62 was indicted by an Erie County Grand Jury for the murders of Cassandra Watson and Marquita Mull. Both women went missing from Buffalo, about 17-18 years apart from each other.
University at Buffalo says new rules on research grants could result in loss of tens of millions of dollars As part of its push to slash wasteful spending, the Trump Administration wants a 15% cap on the use of grants for purposes ancillary to research.
NASCAR has moved up start time to Daytona 500, With the threat of rain looming, NASCAR moved up the start time one hour for The Great American Race” at Daytona International Speedway.to 1:30 p.m.

The National Comedy Center is offering free admission for kids and teens 17 years old and under through Saturday, April 19. Kids and teens will be able to redeem free admission with the purchase of an admission ticket by an accompanying adult.
If you’re looking for something fun to do today, try the Orchid Exhibit at the Botanical Gardens, the Love You to Death Trolley Tour at Forest Lawn or Highmark Family Fun Day at the Explore & More Museum.
One of the nation’s largest cycling fundraising events takes in Western New York, The Ride for Roswell is gearing up for another successful event on Saturday, June 28th at University at Buffalo. This year is the 30th year of The Ride for Roswell bringing the community together to raise funds to find cures for cancer and celebrating survivors.

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.