A NEW YEAR AND A NEW SNOW STORM FOR AT LEAST FOUR WESTERN NEW YORK COUNTIES - BUT NOT NIAGARA!

60-YEAR-OLD MARK SMITH OF NIAGARA FALLS IS FACING A FELONY DRUG COUNT AFTER HIS RECENT ARREST.

TWO TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS IN NIAGARA COUNTY MONDAY - ONE EACH IN LOCKPORT AND NIAGARA FALLS.

FOUR SUSPECTS HAVE BEEN ROUNDED UP BY BUFFALO POLICE IN A STOLEN CAR CASE FROM LAST WEEK.

A 32-YEAR-OLD MAN HAS BEEN ID’D AS THE VICTIM OF A FATAL CHRISTMAS DAY BLAZE IN CHAUTAUQUA COUNTY.

ROCHESTER POLICE ARE LOOKING INTO MONDAY NIGHT GUNFIRE THAT SENT FOUR PEOPLE TO THE HOSPITAL.

BUFFALO IS BRACING FOR BIG CROWDS AT TONIGHT’S 37TH ANNUAL “BALL DROP” AND FIREWORKS CELEBRATION.

DESTINATION NIAGARA USA IS HOSTING A FAMILY-FRIENDLY NEW YEAR’S EVE EVENT AT THE FALLS CONVENTION CENTER.

AND - THE SABRES ARE IN TEXAS TONIGHT HOPING TO RING IN THE NEW YEAR WITH A VICTORY OVER THE STARS.

TWO LOCKPORT PEOPLE WITH OUTSTANDING WARRANTS WERE ARRESTED FRIDAY AFTER A POLICE PURSUIT.

TWO TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS IN NIAGARA COUNTY OVER THE WEEKEND - ONE RESULTING IN AN IMPAIRED DRIVING ARREST.

BUFFALO FIREFIGHTERS BATTLED A BLAZE ON HUMBOLDT PKWY THIS WEEKEND THAT CAUSED $250,000 IN DAMAGE.

IN REGIONAL NEWS - POLICE IN CANANDAIGUA ARE LOOKING INTO A WEEKEND SHOOTING THAT INJURED A WOMAN.

A PERSON IN YATES COUNTY HAD TO BE RESCUED AFTER FALLING INTO A FROZEN POND YESTERDAY.

$36M IN STATE FUNDING WILL ASSIST A NUMBER OF AGENCIES WITH INITIATIVES IN THE NEW YEAR.

DON’T EXPECT MUCH OF A CHANGE IN THE PRICE AT THE PUMP AS WE MOTOR INTO THE NEW YEAR.

BUFFALO IS BRACING FOR BIG CROWDS AT TOMORROW NIGHT’S “BALL DROP” AND FIREWORKS CELEBRATION.

AND - THE BILLS BLEW OUT THE JETS 40-14 IN THEIR FINAL HOME GAME OF THE SEASON SUNDAY AT HIGHMARK.

A 13-YEAR-OLD LOCKPORT BOY HAS BEEN CHARGED WITH MAKING A THREAT ON SOCIAL MEDIA AGAINST A LOCAL SCHOOL.

ASHLEY PRITCHARD OF LOCKPORT IS CHARGED WITH “FAILURE TO PROVIDE” AFTER A DOG DIED FROM NEGLECT THIS WEEK.

TWO TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS IN NIAGARA COUNTY THURSDAY - ONE IN PORTER - THE OTHER IN PENDLETON.

A CHRISTMAS NIGHT STABBING IN BUFFALO SENT ONE MAN TO THE HOSPITAL AND ANOTHER TO JAIL.

TWO MEN AND A WOMAN ARE UNDER ARREST IN ELLICOTTVILLE CHARGED WITH GRAND LARCENY AT HOLIDAY VALLEY.

POLICE WERE CALLED TO THE MALL AT GREECE RIDGE LAST NIGHT TO BREAK-UP GANGS OF UNRULY TEENS.

ANOTHER PRODUCT OF THE FAILED BIDEN ADMINISTRATION IS THE RECORD NUMBER OF MAJOR BANKRUPTCIES IN 2024.

MORE SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES HAVE PROMPTED LOCKPORT MAYOR LOMBARDI TO EXTEND THE CITY’S CODE BLUE.

AND - THE SEAHAWKS BEAT THE BEARS 6-3 ON THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL AS NEITHER TEAM SCORED A TOUCHDOWN.

FOUR TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS IN NIAGARA COUNTY OVER THE PAST TWO DAYS - AND ONLY ONE REPORTED INJURIES.

THERE WAS NO HOLIDAY FOR FIRE IN ERIE COUNTY WITH TWO BLAZES THAT INJURED ONE AND DISPLACED A DOZEN.

A FATAL ACCIDENT CHRISTMAS DAY IN THE ROCHESTER SUBURB OF WEBSTER TOOK THE LIFE OF A 69-YEAR-OLD MAN.

GUN VIOLENCE IN ROCHESTER CHRISTMAS NIGHT SENT A MAN TO THE HOSPITAL WITH A WOUND TO HIS LOWER BODY.

THIEVES STRUCK IN PENFIELD DURING CHRISTMAS MASS - THEY BURGLARIZED A DOZEN CARS AND DROVE OFF IN ONE OF THEM.

14 PRISON WORKERS IN CENTRAL NEW YORK HAVE BEEN FIRED AFTER A FATAL ATTACK ON AN INMATE.

A STATE SITING PERMIT HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR A SOLAR ENERGY FACILITY IN THE TOWN OF SOMERSET.

MANY SHOPPERS WILL BE HEADING BACK TO STORES TODAY TO RETURN HOLIDAY GIFTS - AND WE HAVE TIPS FOR THEM.

AND - IN THE NFL - THE CHIEFS SHUT DOWN THE STEELERS AND BALTIMORE BLEW OUT HOUSTON ON CHRISTMAS DAY.

THOSE HOPING FOR A WHITE CHRISTMAS WILL GET THEIR WISH AFTER LAST NIGHT’S “BLANKET OF WHITE.”

SIX TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS IN NIAGARA COUNTY OVER THE PAST 24 HOURS - TWO OF THEM IN THE CITY OF LOCKPORT.

A BUFFALO MAN WAS ARRAIGNED ON TWO FELONY COUNTS FROM A FATAL HIGH SPEED CRASH THIS PAST JULY.

ANTHONY MAYO TRIED TO PULL A HIT-&-RUN AFTER SUNDAY’S BILLS’ GAME - BUT GOT CAUGHT IN TRAFFIC.

QUICK WORK BY DEPUTIES AND EMT’S SAVED THE LIFE OF A FAN AT SUNDAY NIGHT’S BILLS’ GAME.

BUFFALO’S ELMWOOD VILLAGE HAS RALLIED BEHIND A FAMILY OF SIX THAT LOST THEIR HOME TO A FIRE SATURDAY.

WORKERS AT FOUR AREA STARBUCKS COFFEE HOUSES WILL JOIN A NATIONAL STRIKE TODAY BY WALKING OFF THE JOB.

THE BUFFALO SABRES SNAPPED THEIR LOSING STREAK WITH A 7-1 BLOWOUT WIN OVER THE ISLANDERS LAST NIGHT.

AND - IN THE NFL - THE PACKERS SHUT-OUT THE SAINTS IN GREEN BAY 34-0 ON MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL.

SIX TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS IN NIAGARA COUNTY OVER THE WEEKEND - AND ALL OF THEM HAPPENED ON SATURDAY.

A NIAGARA FALLS MAN CHARGED IN A HIT-&-RUN AT THE BUFFALO AIRPORT IN FEBRUARY HAS BEEN SENTENCED.

A WEEKEND BLAZE ON BUFFALO’S WEST SIDE HAS LEFT NINE PEOPLE HOMELESS AND A HALF MILLION DOLLARS IN DAMAGE.

THE PILOT OF A SMALL PRIVATE PLANE THAT CRASHED IN EAST AURORA LAST THURSDAY HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED.

A BUFFALO MAN WITH 17 OUTSTANDING WARRANTS IS IN JAIL CHARGED WITH BREAKING INTO AN EAST SIDE SCHOOL.

IN MONROE COUNTY - A PAIR OF TEENAGE GIRLS ARE FACING SERIOUS CHARGES AFTER A “COP CHASE” YESTERDAY.

SEVEN MEN WERE ROUNDED UP IN TWO CHAUTAUQUA COUNTY DRUG BUSTS LATE LAST WEEK.

THE SEVEN-WEEK STRIKE AT THE MILK BONE DOG TREATS PLANT IN BUFFALO IS OVER - WITH A NEW AGREEMENT.

AND - THE BILLS GOT A SCARE FROM THE SCRAPPY PATRIOTS LAST NIGHT BUT WON THE GAME 24-21.

THE PILOT OF A SMALL PRIVATE PLANE WAS KILLED YESTERDAY MORNING WHEN IT CRASHED IN EAST AURORA.

AS TEMPERATURES DIP BELOW FREEZING THE NEXT FEW NIGHTS A CODE BLUE IS IN EFFECT IN LOCKPORT THRU THIS MONDAY.

A 28-YEAR-OLD BUFFALO MAN IS CHARGED WITH ATTEMPTED MURDER AFTER A TUESDAY NIGHT STABBING ON THE EAST SIDE.

BUFFALO POLICE ARE ASKING FOR COMMUNITY HELP IN FINDING THE CAR INVOLVED IN A HIT-AND-RUN ON DECEMBER 10TH.

A QUEEN CITY DRUG DEALER - RECENTLY OUT OF PRISON - IS GOING BACK AFTER HE DID IT AGAIN.

NATIONAL FUEL GAS CUSTOMERS ARE BRACING FOR A NEARLY 20% INCREASE IN MONTHLY BILLS IN THE NEW YEAR.

MONROE COUNTY DEPUTIES ARE INVESTIGATING “A CAR INTO A HOUSE” ACCIDENT IN WEBSTER YESTERDAY.

A KIDNAPPING SUSPECT IN SUBURBAN ROCHESTER IS FACING UP TO NINE YEARS BEHIND BARS.

AND - THE SABRES TAKE THE ICE TONIGHT AGAINST TORONTO LOOKING TO STOP THEIR LOSING STREAK SHORT OF A DOZEN.

THE FORMER LOCKPORT MEMORIAL HOSPITAL ON EAST AVENUE HAS BEEN SOLD TO A SUBSIDIARY OF KIDS FIRST.

ONE TRAFFIC ACCIDENT IN NIAGARA COUNTY WEDNESDAY - IT HAPPENED ON THE BOULEVARD IN THE FALLS.

AN AMHERST MAN HAS BEEN SENTENCED TO TEN YEARS IN PRISON FOR THE FATAL BEATING AND STABBING OF HIS MOTHER.

A TEENAGE SUSPECT IN AN INJURY HIT-AND-RUN IN SOUTHERN ERIE COUNTY HAS TURNED HIMSELF IN TO POLICE.

A FORMER ROCHESTER POLICE OFFICER HAS ACCEPTED A PLEA DEAL AFTER BEING ACCUSED OF THREATENING A WOMAN.

A 17-YEAR-OLD IS BEHIND BARS CHARGED WITH HOMICIDE IN AN OCTOBER SHOOTING IN ROCHESTER.

A MONROE COUNTY MAN HAS BEEN SENTENCED TO 25 YEARS IN PRISON FOR HIS ROLE IN A FATAL BEATING DEATH A YEAR AGO.

THE CITY OF BUFFALO IS RECEIVING $20M IN FEDERAL FUNDS FOR WINTER EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS.

AND - THE CANISIUS MEN’S BASKETBALL TEAM REMAINS WINLESS AFTER A DOZEN GAMES THIS SEASON.

NIAGARA FALLS RESIDENT JEROME WINGFIELD FACES TWO FELONY DRUG COUNTS AFTER HIS ARREST THIS MONTH.

MARQUISE WILLIAMS OF THE FALLS WAS ARRESTED WITH TWO BUFFALO MEN ON WEAPONS COUNTS THIS PAST WEEKEND.

THREE TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS IN NIAGARA COUNTY - ONE OF THEM INVOLVING INJURIES IN LOCKPORT.

A RUSSIAN WOMAN WHO MADE NATIONAL HEADLINES LAST MONTH AS AN INT’L STOWAWAY - HAS BEEN ARRESTED IN BUFFALO.

OUTGOING O-T-B CEO HENRY WOJTASZEK IS IN THE NEWS AGAIN FOR RUNNING UP BIG BILLS ON LAVISH TRAVEL.

MICHAEL ELMORE OF BATAVIA HAS BEEN SENTENCED TO 20 YEARS IN PRISON FOR HIS ROLE IN A DEPUTY’S DEATH.

IN ROCHESTER - THE INVESTIGATION CONTINUES INTO WHAT CAUSED A GARBAGE TRUCK TO STRIKE A PEDESTRIAN BRIDGE.

NEW YORK STATE EMPLOYERS GET WHACKED WITH ANOTHER INCREASE IN THE MINIMUM WAGE JANUARY FIRST.

AND - THE BUFFALO SABRES ARE NOW LAST IN THE ATLANTIC DIVISION AFTER TUESDAY’S 6-1 “MELTDOWN IN MONTREAL.”

A TOWN OF TONAWANDA WOMAN WILL SPEND 9 YEARS BEHIND BARS AFTER BEING CONVICTED OF POSSESSING CHILD PORNOGRAPHY. 

STATE AUTHORITIES ARE REPORTEDLY LOOKING INTO CONDUCTING PROBES AT O.T.B. OVER BUYOUT PAYMENTS. 

A NEW CANCER CENTER AT ROSWELL PARK IN BUFFALO IS SET TO OPEN NEXT MONTH. 

A WOMAN ACCUSED OF SNEAKING ON TO A DELTA FLIGHT FROM NEW YORK CITY TO PARIS LAST MONTH HAS BEEN ARRESTED AGAIN IN BUFFALO FOR ALLEGEDLY TRYING TO SNEAK INTO CANADA. 

THE AQUARIUM OF NIAGARA SAYS THAT ONE OF THEIR SEA LIONS HAS PASSED AWAY DUE TO KIDNEY FAILURE.

A NEW TRAFFIC SIGNAL IS BEING ACTIVATED IN THE TOWN OF AMHERST LATER THIS MONTH. 

THE ERIE COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE IS LAUNCHING A REGISTRY FOR PEOPLE WITH SPECIAL NEEDS.

IN SPORTS - THE NFL IS MOVING THE KICKOFF TIME OF THE BILLS - PATRIOTS GAME TO 4:25P THIS SUNDAY.

AND - THE BUFFALO SABRES LOOK TO SNAP A TEN-GAME LOSING SKID AGAINST THE MONTREAL CANADIENS TONIGHT.  

SIX JUVENILES FACE CHARGES AFTER TAKING DEPUTIES ON A WEEKEND CAR CHASE THRU WHEATFIELD AND NORTH TONAWANDA.

THREE TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS IN NIAGARA COUNTY SUNDAY - ONE OF THEM INVOLVING A SNOW PLOW AND MULTIPLE VEHICLES.

SEVERAL LAWSUITS HAVE SURFACED FROM AN INCIDENT LAST YEAR THAT INJURED A CHEEKTOWAGA POLICE OFFICER.

A BUFFALO WOMAN PARALYZED IN A “CROWD SURFING” INCIDENT AT A DOWNTOWN CONCERT IS TAKING THE BAND TO COURT.

IN ROCHESTER - THE ANNUAL INFLUX OF THOUSANDS OF CROWS HAS RESIDENTS COMPARING IT TO THE MOVIE “THE BIRDS.”

SENATOR CHUCK SCHUMER WANTS HOMELAND SECURITY TO DEPLOY “DRONE DETECTION TECHNOLOGY” IN NEW YORK AND NEW JERSEY.

THE UNITED WAY OF GREATER NIAGARA HAS NAMED THE AGENCIES SELECTED FOR FUNDING IN 2025.

GAS PRICES REMAIN RELATIVELY “FLAT” OVER THE PAST WEEK ACROSS WESTERN NEW YORK.

AND - THE BUFFALO BILLS SCORED EARLY AND OFTEN TO WIN A 48-42 SHOOTOUT IN DETROIT WITH THE LIONS YESTERDAY.

NO SNOW OR TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS IN NIAGARA COUNTY THURSDAY - BUT A DOZEN TREES CAME DOWN IN HIGH WINDS.

WITH ARCTIC AIR IN PLACE - A CODE BLUE IS BACK IN EFFECT IN THE CITY OF LOCKPORT THRU TOM’R MORNING.

A WOMAN WHO DROVE HER CAR INTO A DITCH YESTERDAY MORNING IN WILSON IS NOW FACING IMPAIRED DRIVING CHARGES.

IN BUFFALO - ACCIDENT INVESTIGATORS ARE ATTEMPTING TO TRACK DOWN THE DRIVER IN A FATAL HIT-AND-RUN THIS WEEK.

COREY BEASLEY OF WEST SENECA WILL SPEND THE NEXT 15 YEARS IN FEDERAL PRISON ON CHILD PORN CHARGES.

A ROCHESTER COUPLE HAS BEEN CHARGED IN A FATAL SHOOTING THAT HAPPENED THERE TWO YEARS AGO TODAY.

TAKESHA ROGERS OF ROCHESTER WILL BE MENTALLY EVALUATED AFTER RUNNING TOWARD A MOVING PLANE AT THE AIRPORT.

WEST SENECA HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT SYDNEY STERLACE IS BACK HOME AFTER FINISHING THIRD ON NBC’S “THE VOICE.”

AND - THE SABRES PLAY IN WASHINGTON SATURDAY NIGHT WHILE THE BILLS VISIT DETROIT SUNDAY AFTERNOON.

DAVID FERMOILE OF LOCKPORT HAS BEEN SENTENCED TO 20 YEARS IN PRISON FOR THE MURDER OF HIS SISTER LAST YEAR.

A BLAST OF ARCTIC AIR IS SENDING ANOTHER LAKE-EFFECT SNOW STORM INTO THE AREA - BUT NOT NIAGARA COUNTY.

FOUR TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS IN NIAGARA COUNTY WEDNESDAY - TWO OF THEM ON THE BOULEVARD IN WHEATFIELD.

POLICE IN CHEEKTOWAGA ARE INVESTIGATING A HOME INVASION WHERE SHOTS WERE FIRED EARLY TUESDAY.

IN LIVINGSTON COUNTY - A MAN IS IN CUSTODY ACCUSED OF MURDERING HIS FATHER DURING AN ARGUMENT.

A MONROE COUNTY TEEN IS CHARGED WITH A FELONY FOR MAKING AN ON-LINE TERROR THREAT AGAINST FAIRPORT HIGH SCHOOL.

LOW-COST POWER WILL ASSIST A DUNKIRK ICE CREAM PLANT WITH ITS $425M EXPANSION PROJECT.

TEN NEW MINORITY OWNERS HAVE PURCHASED FINANCIAL STAKES IN THE BUFFALO BILLS FOOTBALL TEAM.

AND - THE BUFFALO SABRES’ LOSING STREAK IS NOW AT EIGHT AFTER THE TEAM LOST FIVE STRAIGHT ON HOME ICE.

NO CHARGES WILL BE FILED AGAINST THE DRIVER IN A FATAL ACCIDENT AT THE N-T WALMART IN SEPTEMBER.

TWO TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS AND A FIRE REPORTED IN NIAGARA COUNTY ON TUESDAY.

NIAGARA FALLS P-D IS SEARCHING FOR A MISSING 15-YEAR-OLD GIRL LAST SEEN ON A SCHOOL BUS FRIDAY.

ALBERTO BERMUDEZ JR HAS BEEN INDICTED ON A 2ND-DEGREE MURDER CHARGE IN A MACHETE SLAYING LAST YEAR.

THE LATEST SIENA POLL SHOWS GOVERNOR KATHY HOCHUL WOULD BE OUT OF A JOB IF AN ELECTION WAS HELD TODAY.

THE COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE IS TEAMING WITH OTHER LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES TO STOP D-W-I DURING THE HOLIDAYS.

THE LOCKPORT CITY SCHOOLS AND PARTNERS WILL HOST A FREE WINTER COAT GIVEAWAY AT CORNERSTONE ARENA TOMORROW.

A WINTER WEATHER EVENT - WITH HEAVY SNOW - IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN IN SOME COUNTIES TODAY AND RUN THRU FRIDAY.

AND - THE SABRES LOOK TO ROCK THE RANGERS TONIGHT AS THEY FINISH UP A FIVE-GAME HOME STAND.

FOUR TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS IN NIAGARA COUNTY MONDAY - TWO OF THEM ON PENDLETON ROADWAYS LAST NIGHT.

HERE’S A SWITCH - NEW YORK STATE MAY BE PUTTING MONEY BACK IN THE POCKETS OF MOST TAXPAYERS!

THE STATE TEACHERS UNION WANTS LAWMAKERS TO IMPLEMENT A BAN ON CELL PHONES IN ALL STATE SCHOOLS.

THE ELDERWOOD NURSING HOME GROUP IS BEING SUED BY THE BUFFALO PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA.

A ROCHESTER MAN IS BEHIND BARS FOR KIDNAPPING HIS OWN CHILD AND POSSESSING A LOADED HANDGUN.

ROCHESTER POLICE SAY ZHYMAR THACKER WAS SHOT AND KILLED WHILE BREAKING INTO A HOME OVER THE WEEKEND.

A MAN ARRESTED IN PENNSYLVANIA MONDAY IS NOW A SUSPECT IN NEW YORK CITY’S HEALTHCARE C-E-O HOMICIDE.

BILLS’ SAFETY DAMAR HAMLIN IS TEAMING UP WITH SENATOR CHUCK SCHUMER TO GET A NEW HEALTH BILL PASSED.

AND - THE SABRES LOSING STREAK REACHED SEVEN LAST NIGHT IN A 6-5 SO LOSS TO THE RED WINGS.

FIVE TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS IN NIAGARA COUNTY SUNDAY - TWO OF THEM REPORTING INJURIES.

THE NIAGARA COUNTY BEAR RIDGE SOLAR PROJECT IS ONE OF SIX IN WNY FOR WHICH STATE CONTRACTS ARE APPROVED.

24-YEAR-OLD AHMED YAQOOB OF GREECE - ACCUSED OF SEXUALLY ASSAULTING TWO YOUNG GIRLS - WILL REMAIN BEHIND BARS.

IN BUFFALO - COMMON COUNCIL MEMBER RASHEED WYATT TODAY WILL BECOME THE THIRD CANDIDATE FOR MAYOR.

DOWNTOWN BUFFALO’S BRAYMILLER MARKET WILL CLOSE ITS DOORS THIS WEEK AFTER JUST THREE YEARS.

ONE MAN IS DEAD AND ANOTHER INJURED AFTER WEEKEND GUN FIRE ON THE STREETS OF ROCHESTER.

ST KATERI CATHOLIC SCHOOL IN THE ROCHESTER SUBURB OF IRONDEQUOIT WILL CLOSE ITS DOORS IN JUNE.

GAS PRICES AT THE PUMPS IN WESTERN NEW YORK CONTINUE TO DECLINE AT A MODEST PACE.

AND - THE BILLS LOST BY TWO IN A “SHOOT OUT AT SOFI” WITH THE L-A RAMS SUNDAY.

MILD WEATHER IS ON THE WAY - BUT NOT BEFORE MORE SNOW FALLS ACROSS PORTIONS OF WESTERN NEW YORK.

THE CITY OF LOCKPORT’S CODE BLUE REMAINS IN EFFECT THRU THIS SUNDAY WITH OVERNIGHT TEMPS BELOW FREEZING.

IN ERIE COUNTY - TWO PEOPLE HAVE DIED FROM REPORTED HEART ATTACKS WHILE SHOVELING SNOW THIS WEEK.

ONE TRAFFIC ACCIDENT IN NIAGARA COUNTY THURSDAY - IT HAPPENED IN PENDLETON WITH POSSIBLE INJURIES.

A BUFFALO WOMAN HAS BEEN CHARGED AFTER SHE WAS CAUGHT ON CAMERA BURGLARIZING A WEST END HOME IN LOCKPORT.

A MAN TURNED HIMSELF IN AT THE RAINBOW BRIDGE THIS WEEK AS A MILITARY DESERTER - 16 YEARS AFTER THE FACT.

A WOMAN ACCUSED IN THE FATAL SHOOTING OF A BUFFALO MAN IN OCTOBER HAS BEEN INDICTED ON A MURDER CHARGE.

A REPEAT CHILD PORN OFFENDER FROM DEPEW WILL SPEND THE NEXT TEN YEARS IN A FEDERAL PRISON.

AND - THE WINNIPEG JETS HANDED THE BUFFALO SABRES THEIR FIFTH STRAIGHT LOSS LAST NIGHT - A 3-2 FINAL IN O-T.

THREE TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS IN NIAGARA COUNTY WEDNESDAY - ALL OF THEM REPORTING INJURIES.

NO CHARGES WILL BE FILED AGAINST A WOMAN WHO CAUSED A DISTURBANCE TUESDAY AT SOCIAL SERVICES IN LOCKPORT.

FORMER QUEEN CITY FIRE COMMISSIONER GARNELL WHITFIELD HAS ANNOUNCED HE WILL RUN FOR MAYOR OF BUFFALO.

$7M IN FEDERAL FUNDING WILL BE USED TO REMOVE DANGEROUS LEAD PAINT FROM HUNDREDS OF HOMES IN ERIE COUNTY.

NOAH MAGEE OF BROCKPORT FACES UP TO 15 YEARS IN PRISON AFTER BEING CONVICTED OF CAUSING A FATAL CRASH.

AN ALLEGANY COUNTY COUPLE FACE FEDERAL CHARGES FOR RUNNING AN ILLEGAL MARIJUANA GROWING OPERATION.

AFTER ANCHORING LOCAL TV NEWS FOR 50 YEARS - DON POSTLES WILL ISSUE HIS FINAL SIGN OFF IN TWO WEEKS.

THE FINAL RABIES IMMUNIZATION CLINIC OF THE YEAR FOR DOGS AND CATS WILL BE HELD SATURDAY IN NORTH TONAWANDA.

AND - AFTER TUESDAY’S MELTDOWN - THE SABRES NEED A “BOUNCE BACK” WIN AGAINST WINNIPEG ON HOME ICE TONIGHT.

FOUR TEENS ARE FACING SERIOUS CHARGES AFTER STEALING A CAR AND CRASHING IT IN LOCKPORT SUNDAY.

ONE TRAFFIC ACCIDENT IN NIAGARA COUNTY TUESDAY - IT WAS A HEAD-ON CRASH IN THE TOWN OF PENDLETON.

STILL “NO COMMENT” FROM COUNTY OFFICIALS ON THE RECENT PLACEMENT OF TWO PUBLIC DEFENDERS ON LEAVE.

A MEMBER OF A NOTORIOUS INTERNATIONAL GANG IS BEHIND BARS AFTER BEING ARRESTED AT THE PEACE BRIDGE.

SAVOR STEWART OF BUFFALO WILL SPEND 25 YEARS TO LIFE IN PRISON FOR THE BEATING DEATH OF HIS GIRLFRIEND.

AT BUFFALO CITY HALL - A THIRD MEMBER OF THE ACTING MAYOR’S ADMINISTRATION IS LEAVING.

A MAN AND WOMAN IN ALLEGANY COUNTY FACE MULTIPLE CHARGES AFTER THE ABDUCTION OF A MAN LAST WEEK.

FIVE CATTLE WERE KILLED AND 100 TRAPPED AFTER A DAIRY BARN COLLAPSED FROM HEAVY SNOW IN CHAUTAUQUA COUNTY.

AND - THE SABRES BLEW AN EARLY FOUR-GOAL LEAD IN LAST NIGHT’S 5-4 LOSS TO THE AVALANCHE ON HOME ICE.

FOUR TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS IN NIAGARA COUNTY MONDAY - TWO OF THEM IN THE CITY OF LOCKPORT.

THE SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT IN ERIE COUNTY IS LOOKING FOR THE PICKUP DRIVER WHO STRUCK TWO DEPUTIES SUNDAY NIGHT.

AN EARLY MORNING BLAZE IN BUFFALO MONDAY DAMAGED AN EAST SIDE HOME BY JUST UNDER A QUARTER OF A MILLION DOLLARS.

A BARN FIRE AT A WYOMING COUNTY DAIRY FARM DID NEARLY $2M IN DAMAGE EARLY YESTERDAY MORNING.

ROCHESTER POLICE HAVE IDENTIFIED THE PERSON KILLED IN A DEADLY HIT-AND-RUN THANKSGIVING NIGHT.

IN ORLEANS COUNTY - A 15-YEAR-OLD ALBION STUDENT FACES A FELONY CHARGE OF MAKING A TERROR THREAT.

THE NIAGARA COUNTY LEGISLATURE IS EXPECTED TO VOTE ON A NEW CONTRACT FOR SHERIFF MICHAEL FILICETTI TONIGHT.

MAYOR LOMBARDI HAS EXTENDED THE CITY OF LOCKPORT’S CODE BLUE THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK.

AND - THE STRUGGLING SABRES BEGIN A FIVE-GAME HOME STAND TONIGHT WHEN THEY HOST THE COLORADO AVALANCHE.

THE WESTERN NEW YORK STORM MACHINE CRANKED OUT A BRUTAL BLAST OF LAKE-EFFECT SNOW OVER THANKSGIVING WEEKEND.

NIAGARA COUNTY DEPUTIES ARE FOLLOWING UP ON THE ARMED ROBBERY OF A DOLLAR GENERAL ON THE BOULEVARD LAST NIGHT.

FOUR TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS AND TWO FIRES IN NIAGARA COUNTY REPORTED OVER THE WEEKEND.

A BUFFALO WOMAN IS CHARGED WITH VEHICULAR MANSLAUGHTER AND D-W-I AFTER A FATAL CRASH THANKSGIVING NIGHT.

ONE MAN IS IN THE HOSPITAL - ANOTHER IS IN JAIL - AFTER A STABBING INSIDE AN AMHERST BAR.

FIRE INVESTIGATORS IN ONTARIO COUNTY ARE LOOKING INTO A FATAL BLAZE IN CANANDAIGUA SATURDAY.

A DELIVERY DRIVER IS IN CRITICAL CONDITION AFTER BEING HIT BY A CAR IN SUBURBAN ROCHESTER.

THE BUFFALO BILLS ARE AFC EAST CHAMPS FOR THE FIFTH YEAR AND WILL GO TO THE PLAYOFFS AFTER KNOCKING OFF THE 49ERS.

AND - THE SABRES HAVE NOW LOST THREE STRAIGHT AFTER COMING BACK FROM CALIFORNIA WITH THREE STRAIGHT WINS.

THE WESTERN NEW YORK STORM MACHINE CRANKED OUT A BRUTAL BLAST OF LAKE-EFFECT SNOW OVER THANKSGIVING WEEKEND.

NIAGARA COUNTY DEPUTIES ARE FOLLOWING UP ON THE ARMED ROBBERY OF A DOLLAR GENERAL ON THE BOULEVARD LAST NIGHT.

FOUR TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS AND TWO FIRES IN NIAGARA COUNTY REPORTED OVER THE WEEKEND.

A BUFFALO WOMAN IS CHARGED WITH VEHICULAR MANSLAUGHTER AND D-W-I AFTER A FATAL CRASH THANKSGIVING NIGHT.

ONE MAN IS IN THE HOSPITAL - ANOTHER IS IN JAIL - AFTER A STABBING INSIDE AN AMHERST BAR.

FIRE INVESTIGATORS IN ONTARIO COUNTY ARE LOOKING INTO A FATAL BLAZE IN CANANDAIGUA SATURDAY.

A DELIVERY DRIVER IS IN CRITICAL CONDITION AFTER BEING HIT BY A CAR IN SUBURBAN ROCHESTER.

THE BUFFALO BILLS ARE AFC EAST CHAMPS FOR THE FIFTH YEAR AND WILL GO TO THE PLAYOFFS AFTER KNOCKING OFF THE 49ERS.

AND - THE SABRES HAVE NOW LOST THREE STRAIGHT AFTER COMING BACK FROM CALIFORNIA WITH THREE STRAIGHT WINS.