Law enforcement received a call around 12:18am on August 15th after reports of a medical emergency on the 5600 block of Niagara Falls Blvd. at the Enjoy Hotel.The 911 caller told police that part of the ceiling collapsed on a guest inside of his hotel room. The victim was struck in the head by the debris and knocked unconscious. However, he was still breathing when first responders arrived.A suspected bank robber was arrested Wednesday in the City of Buffalo.Town of Tonawanda Police responded to a Bank of America Branch on Delaware Avenue in the Town of Tonawanda at around 10 a.m. Wednesday.Police say 47-year-old David Gadt of the City of Tonawanda walked into the branch and handed the teller a note demanding money. A weapon wasn't seen or displayed.Investigators tracked Gadt to a vacant building in Buffalo, where he was arrested without incident.Law enforcement received a call around 9:19pm on August 14th after reports of an assault on Oliver Street in North Tonawanda.The 911 caller told police that there was a male outside smoking crack cocaine and that he punched her in the face.

New York Attorney General Letitia James announced 17 people are facing charges in connection with an alleged drug trafficking ring that distributed cocaine, fentanyl, and heroin across Western New York and Puerto Rico. Town of Tonawanda Police say a man is in custody, accused of holding up a bank Wednesday. According to officers, 47-year-old David Gadt of the City of Tonawanda walked into Bank of America on Delaware Avenue around 10 a.m. and handed the teller a note demanding money. Officials say no weapon was seen or displayed.On the morning of his induction into his high school’s Distinguished Alumni Hall of Fame, Brig. Gen. John Lloyd of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers toured the Superfund site that has encircled his childhood neighborhood in Lockport. The Town of Aurora and the Village of East Aurora have announced plans to pursue a "bait and shoot" program to manage their deer population due to an increase in tick populations and the effects of deforestation.

Niagara Falls City Council members Vincent Cauley and Bridgette Myles have scheduled a press conference at noon Friday at city hall, where they plan to discuss the mayor's emergency declaration and what they describe as his decision to bypass "mandatory" council oversight. Another drop-in session was hosted in the Town of Niagara on Thursday, giving residents the opportunity to learn more about signing up for radiation surveys by the Department of Environmental Conservation.The lawyer representing the complainants in a sexual harassment lawsuit against Buffalo Public Schools board member Lewis ‘Muki’ Hawkins said the lawsuit will move forward despite the board announcing that their independent investigation could not substantiate the claims.Two people are dead following a fatal accident between two vehicles in the Town of Chautauqua on Thursday, the Chautauqua County Sheriff’s Office said.Criminal charges will not be filed against an off-duty Erie County Sheriff’s Office deputy involved in a fatal Buffalo crash earlier this year, the State Attorney General’s Office announced Thursday.

TWO MEN WERE KILLED IN A HEAD-ON CRASH IN THE TOWN OF CHAUTAUQUA THURSDAY AFTERNOON.

 

A PAIR OF TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS - WITH INJURIES - WERE REPORTED 12 HOURS APART THURSDAY.

 

THE NORTH TONAWANDA FIRE DEPARTMENT SENT THREE UNITS TO A MINOR OVERNIGHT FIRE.

 

EDWARD PARMER OF NIAGARA FALLS IS ONE OF 17 PEOPLE ARRESTED IN AN UPSTATE DRUG STING.

 

THE CITY OF NORTH TONAWANDA IS RESCINDING AN AGREE-MENT TO PLACE “FLOCK CAMERAS” AROUND THE CITY.

 

IN ERIE COUNTY - CRIMINAL CHARGES WILL NOT BE FILED AGAINST A DEPUTY IN A FATAL CRASH.

 

THE ERIE COUNTY FAIR IS INTO IT’S FINAL THREE DAYS AT THE FAIRGROUNDS IN HAMBURG.

 

THE BUFFALO BILLS ARE IN CLEVELAND TOMORROW TO TAKE  ON THE BROWNS IN A PRE-SEASON GAME.

 

THE YANKEES SWEPT ALL THREE GAMES AT BALTIMORE THIS WEEK AFTER OUTSCORING THE O’S 6-1 THURSDAY.

A $5.5 million project to enhance safety and improve travel along South Transit Street (State Route 78) in the City of Lockport is underway.The Bank of America on Delaware Avenue in Tonawanda was robbed on Wednesday morning, according to police. It is alleged that 47-year-old David Gadt handed the teller a note demanding money. Police said no weapon was seen or displayedA Buffalo teen was sentenced to six months in jail followed by five years of probation for bringing an unloaded gun into a Buffalo public school in April, the Erie County District Attorney’s Office said.The teenager’s name was not released because he was 17 years old at the time of the incident.North Tonawanda is planning to remove the one Flock camera it has within city limits as the city is pausing the installation of any more Flock cameras for the foreseeable future.Buffalo Bandits goalie Matt Vinc announces retirement after 20 seasons, leaving a legacy as the NLL’s all-time leader in wins and saves, and six-time champion.

AN ORLEANS COUNTY MAN IS FACING WEAPONS AND ILLEGAL EXPLOSIVES CHARGES AFTER HIS ARREST WEDNESDAY.

 

TWO PEOPLE WERE KILLED IN SEPARATE CRASHES IN THE CITY OF ROCHESTER YESTERDAY.

 

A TENNESSEE TRUCK DRIVER WAS KILLED ON THE THRUWAY MONDAY WHEN A PIECE OF DEBRIS STRUCK HIS RIG.

 

A MINOR ELECTRICAL FIRE IN GASPORT WEDNESDAY WAS THE ONLY EMERGENCY CALL OF NOTE WEDNESDAY.

 

A NIAGARA FALLS BOAT LAUNCH IS UNDER SCRUTINY AFTER AN ORANGE-TINTED DISCHARGE SHOWS UP EVERY SPRING.

 

IN THE ERIE COUNTY TOWN OF AURORA - OFFICIALS ARE READY TO TRY A “BAIT AND SHOOT” PROGRAM AGAIN.

 

SEVEN GRADUATES OF LOCKPORT SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL WERE HONORED AS DISTINGUISHED ALUMNI LAST EVENING.

 

THE BUFFALO BILLS CONTINUE TRAINING AND PREPARATION AHEAD OF SATURDAY’S PRE-SEASON GAME AT CLEVELAND.

 

THE YANKEES SCORED TWICE IN THE 8TH AND HELD ON FOR A 5-3 VICTORY AT BALTIMORE WEDNESDAY.

Buffalo Public Schools could have an extra set of eyes on its decisions. Ahead of Wednesday’s board meeting with a packed agenda, state Assemblyman Jon Rivera is proposing a state monitor for the district.Brian Scott Lorenzo, the man who was found guilty again in his third trial for the killing of a young mother in Tonawanda in 1993, was sentenced to 37 1/2 years to life in prison, the Erie County District Attorney’s Office said Tuesday.The Allegany County Department of Health has confirmed a third positive case of measles, this time in the Town of Independence.The number two official in the state’s Department of Criminal Justice Services (DCJS) came to Niagara Falls Monday to tout millions of dollars in crime-fighting investments in the city. But his visit coincides with a continuing uptick in gun crime in the city, highlighted by a pair of incidents over the weekend.The Golisano Institute for Business and Entrepreneurship is preparing to open its doors in downtown Buffalo in just a few weeks. The multimillion-dollar project was first announced in October 2025

ANOTHER MOTORCYCLE FATALITY WAS RECORDED IN WESTERN NEW YORK MONDAY ON CLINTON STREET IN ELMA.

 

FOUR TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS REPORTED IN NIAGARA COUNTY ON TUESDAY - ONE INVOLVING INJURIES.

 

FALLS POLICE ARE INVESTIGATING AN ASSAULT WHERE THE ASSAILANT USED BRASS KNUCKLES.

 

MAYOR RESTAINO BLAMES THE CITY’S ON-GOING STATE OF EMERGENCY ON INACTION BY THE COMMON COUNCIL.

 

A TIP FROM AN ALERT RESIDENT RESULTED IN THE ARREST OF AN OHIO MAN MONDAY IN AMHERST.

 

A MONROE COUNTY GRAND JURY HAS INDICTED TWO PEOPLE IN THE DEATH OF A 2-YEAR-OLD BOY.

 

ROCHESTER POLICE ARE INVESTIGATING THE DEATH OF A MAN FOUND ON THE GENESEE RIVERWAY TRAIL.

 

THE BUFFALO BILLS CONTINUE TRAINING AND PREPARATION AHEAD OF SATURDAY’S PRE-SEASON GAME AT CLEVELAND.

 

TRENT GRISHAM DROVE IN ALL THE RUNS AS THE YANKEES BEAT THE O’S 3-1 IN BALTIMORE TUESDAY.

The state and federal investigation into properties that may be contaminated with radioactive waste is expanding southward into Erie County after screenings of hundreds of properties in Niagara County and Grand Island. A Buffalo man, 36 year old Ramone James, was arraigned on a second-degree murder charge Tuesday after being accused of shooting and killing his girlfriend in south Buffalo on July 31. An Elma man died in a motorcycle accident on Monday afternoon, according to New York State Police. The motorcyclist, identified as 58-year-old Michael Groh, hit the back of a pickup truck while the truck was slowing down in traffic. New York State Assemblymember Jon Rivera is calling on the state to start keeping a close eye on Buffalo Public Schools. The Assemblyman introduced a new bill Tuesday that would direct the State Education Department to appoint an independent State Monitor to work with the school board.Nielsen released its first-ever NFL Fandom Index Monday, ranking Buffalo as the most passionate fan base in the league, ahead of Kansas City and Green Bay.

Shea’s Buffalo Theatre marked a milestone on Monday as part of a $34.5 million expansion project for the historic venue. The foundation for the project has been laid, and walls will soon begin to rise as part of a series of renovations and improvements.Three nursing homes, Safire Rehabilitation of Northtowns in Tonawanda, Safire Rehabilitation of Southtowns in south Buffalo and Williamsville Suburban Nursing Home, according to the AG’s office, submitted false data to the government that artificially increased their reimbursement rates from Medicaid.The Community Benefits Oversight Committee for the new Highmark Stadium held their first meeting since the stadium opened on Monday to discuss the project’s impact on the region. Committee members reviewed the annual Community Benefits Agreement report and received updates on post-construction operations at the stadium.Buffalo may be one of the smallest television markets in the NFL, but according to a new Nielsen study, it has the biggest heart. Nielsen released its first-ever NFL Fandom Index Monday, ranking Buffalo as the most passionate fan base in the league, ahead of Kansas City and Green Bay.

EARLY MORNING GUNFIRE SUNDAY LEFT ONE MAN DEAD ON WOODLAWN AVENUE IN BUFFALO.

 

NIAGARA FALLS POLICE ARE CONNECTING THE DOTS IN TWO INCIDENTS THAT HAPPENED LATE FRIDAY NIGHT.

 

FIVE TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS REPORTED IN NIAGARA COUNTY ON SUNDAY - MOST INVOLVING UNKNOWN INJURIES.

 

BLAZEBUSTERS IN THE FALLS AND THE TOWN OF NIAGARA WERE KEPT BUSY ON SUNDAY.

 

A 2-ALARM FIRE IN BUFFALO SUNDAY LEFT THREE PEOPLE HOMELESS AND FIVE FIREFIGHTERS INJURED.

 

A JUNE BLAZE AT THE PALLET FACTORY IN ROCHESTER IS NOW UNDER INVESTIGATION AS AN ARSON.

 

THE MONROE COUNTY MAN WHO TRIED TO KILL HIS FORMER GIRLFRIEND IS ON HIS WAY TO PRISON FOR 19 YEARS.

 

THE BUFFALO BILLS LOOKED GOOD IN THEIR 29-14 PRE SEASON WIN OVER CAROLINA SATURDAY AT HIGHMARK.

 

THE YANKEES AVOIDED A SWEEP IN TORONTO WITH A 4-3 WIN OVER THE BLUE JAYS SUNDAY.

The City of Niagara Falls has been under a state of emergency for the past three-and-half weeks, Mayor Robert Restaino declared the state of emergency on July 20, In a statement, Restaino blamed the City Council for failing to approve funding for various public safety measures. The mayor said he declared the state of emergency due to “impending and urgent threats or dangers to public health and public safety.”The radiological survey of Niagara and Erie counties appears to have now extended into Niagara Falls, with soil sampling taking place on Jerauld Avenue. Several New York State Department of Environmental Conservation and US Environmental Protection Agency employees were seen working in Niagara Falls on Thursday.Six people have been displaced and are being cared for by the Red Cross, while a firefighter suffered an ankle injury after a fire on Niagara Falls Boulevard in Buffalo Wednesday night. The Buffalo Fire Department responded to the 2 1/2 -story home around 10:27pm Wednesday. A city spokesperson says the fire began on the home's second floor before spreading to its attic.Multiple teenagers were taken into custody Friday after being tracked down in a stolen vehicle in the Town of Cheektowaga. S After deputies boxed the vehicle in, the 18-year-old operator attempted to evade arrest by maneuvering the vehicle over a curb. However, this caused one of the tires to detach from the vehicle. The disabled stolen vehicle continued on for a short distance before crashing into a parked vehicle.

Law enforcement received a call around 3:56am on August 9th after reports of a violent assault with serious injuries that occurred in Niagara Falls.During the course of the fight, a sizeable portion from the top of her ear was “bitten off and is hanging.” There was blood all over the victim when she arrived at the ER.Law enforcement received a call around 7:39pm on August 9th after reports of menacing with a deadly weapon on 72nd Street / 73rd and Frontier in Niagara Falls.The 911 caller told police that he was with three kids who were being chased by a 60-year-old bald white male with a pocketknife in his hand. While chasing the kids, the suspect was screaming that he would hurt them.Law enforcement received a call around 9:27pm on August 7th after reports of a domestic dispute in progress with injuries on Pierce Avenue in Niagara Falls. The 911 caller and daughter of the victim told police that her father was beating her mother who was repeatedly screaming and sustained injuries. She was currently locked in the bathroom with her baby and another young child as she was worried they would be harmed.

Five people are in custody after a stolen vehicle allegedly attempted to flee from deputies in Cheektowaga and crashed into a parked vehicle on Friday, the Erie County Sheriff’s Office said.Governor Kathy Hochul announced Thursday that $124 million in state funds have been allocated for the construction of the new Northern Chautauqua Hospital.Durin that press event in Chautauqua County on Thursday, Gov. Kathy Hochul told reporters she’s letting experts handle the ongoing radiological investigation in Niagara County.The West Seneca Planning Board discussed new details Thursday night regarding plans for a Costco store at the former Seneca Mall site.Tenants of The Forge apartment complex on Broadway Street in Buffalo experienced low water pressure or no running water at all on Thursday, after building management failed to pay its water bills, despite multiple notices.A surge in Erie County residents seeking rabies vaccinations has health officials urging people to take encounters with bats and other wild animals seriously.

FOUR TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS REPORTED IN NIAGARA COUNTY ON THURSDAY - ALL INVOLVING UNKNOWN INJURIES.

 

GROUND WAS BROKEN THIS WEEK FOR THE FINAL TOWER IN NIAGARA COUNTY’S EMERGENCY UPGRADE PROJECT.

 

NEW YORK STATE IS KICKING IN $124M FOR CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW HOSPITAL IN CHAUTAUQUA COUNTY.

 

U-S MARSHALS ARRESTED JAMODY CLEMONS OF ROCHESTER IN CONNECTION WITH A 2022 SHOOTING THERE.

 

A PRIVATE CELL PHONE SALE IN MONROE COUNTY WENT BAD WEDNESDAY WHEN THE SELLER ROBBED THE BUYER OF $500.

 

FORMER PRESIDENT BILL CLINTON IS TODAY’S SPEAKER AT THE GOLISANO INSTITUTE COMMENCEMENT.

 

BUFFALO MAYOR SEAN RYAN HAS APOLOGIZED TO A COUPLE FOR THE CITY MISTAKENLY CUTTING DOWN THEIR TREE.

 

THE ERIE COUNTY FAIR IS INTO DAY THREE OF A 12-DAY RUN AT THE HAMBURG FAIRGROUNDS.

 

SEATTLE SNAPPED A 6-GAME LOSING STREAK BY BLANKING THE YANKEES 1-0 THURSDAY IN NEW YORK.

Developers for the $66M Bewley Building project in Lockport will have to go back to the drawing board after the city rejected a resolution that would have rezoned the parking lot of the long vacant Bewley Building on Market St.A Buffalo man, 33 year old Kaevon Leonared, has been accused of stealing a postal key after multiple businesses and individuals reported to police that mailed checks had been stolen, altered, and cashed, the United States Attorney’s Office said Thursday. With a Griswold Street groundbreaking in Middleport on Tuesday afternoon, Niagara County is on the verge of completing a massive, and critically necessary, upgrade to its public safety communications system. New York Attorney General Letitia James is suing a local veterans charity, Healing for Heroes, after an investigation revealed misuse of funds. The Kenan Civic Arena will open its new arena Sept. 5 with a public celebration of music, art, and sports that have been its hallmark for decades. The day of free activities for the community, running from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., will begin with a ribbon-cutting.

Developers for the $66M Bewley Building project in Lockport will have to go back to the drawing board after the city rejected a resolution that would have rezoned the parking lot of the long vacant Bewley Building on Market St.The Niagara County Industrial Development Agency gave preliminary approval for an additional $3 million in sales tax incentives for Amazon’s nearly complete fulfillment center, but that would be offset by not using other granted incentives.The F&M Building development in Lockport is seeking IDA incentivesJust weeks before schools will be welcoming students back, on Wednesday one local school announced that it is closing. Amherst Christian Academy said it will conclude operations effective Aug. 14.After days of questions following the unexpected removal of the Kingsgate playground due to safety concerns, residents now have an answer. A new playground is coming, with the town’s Youth and Recreation Department targeting early 2027.Mister’s Bar and Lanes, a popular East Aurora bar and bowling alley, has announced that it is closing on Saturday after seven years in business.

THREE TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS REPORTED IN NIAGARA COUNTY ON WEDNESDAY - ONE INVOLVING INJURIES.

 

THE DEVELOPER OF THE FORMER BANK AT MAIN AND LOCUST IN LOCKPORT IS SEEKING $1.3M IN TAX BREAKS.

 

A NEW POLL JUST OUT SUGGESTS THIS FALL’S RACE FOR GOVERNOR IN NEW YORK MAY BE CLOSER THAN EXPECTED.

 

JAMES CLARKE OF BUFFALO IS FACING PRISON TIME FOR HIS DRUNK DRIVING THAT RESULTED IN A WOMAN’S DEATH.

 

TWO KIDS FROM ALLEGANY COUNTY ARE SAFE AFTER THEY WERE TAKEN TO GEORGIA BY THEIR NON-CUSTODIAL MOTHER.

 

A FORMER SOCIAL SERVICE CLERK IN CHAUTAUQUA COUNTY IS CHARGED WITH STEALING SNAP BENEFITS.

 

AMHERST RESIDENTS WANT KINGSGATE PARK TO BE RETURNED TO PLAYGROUND STATUS.

 

THE ERIE COUNTY FAIR IS INTO DAY TWO OF ITS 12-DAY RUN AT THE HAMBURG FAIRGROUNDS.

 

TRENT GRISHAM WENT DEEP TWICE TO POWER THE YANKEES TO A 10-5 WIN OVER THE SKIDDING SEATTLE MARINERS.

Two children from Allegany County who were allegedly taken by their non-custodial parent were found living in a shed in Georgia by U.S. Marshals. 42 year old Nicole A. Koschuk is facing charges. A Buffalo man, 32 year old James Clarke, is facing up to seven years in prison after pleading guilty to hitting and killing a pedestrian in a drunk driving crash last December, the Erie County District Attorney’s Office said Wednesday.37 year old Amber Tibbetts of Jamestown, a former Chautauqua County employee, has been charged with 20 counts in connection to making fraudulent SNAP benefits cards for herself. The Town of Pendleton is looking to acquire Niagara River Greenway funds to carry out tennis court renovation work at a future park site.New York Governor Kathy Hochul holds a 10-point lead over Republican Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman in the latest Siena Research Institute poll of likely New York voters. In June, Hochul led Blakeman 52%-32% among registered voters.

The Buffalo Public Schools community gathered Tuesday to discuss the future of the district at a forum designed to put student and parent voices at the center.A Ransomville man, 41 year old Roberto Centeno-Oceguera, has been accused of rape, kidnapping, and fleeing from deputies in Porter on Sunday night, officials said, for incidents that allegedly happened on Youngstown-Lockport Road. Erie County will begin rabies vaccination drops on Wednesday, the first of three rounds of vaccine distributions across the county. Airplanes will drop bait over rural areas through Aug. 21. Workers on the ground will place baits the following week.Seeing the Buffalo Bills in person just got more expensive than watching any other team in the NFL, according to a new study from the Action Network.The digital sports outlet analyzed more than 500,000 tickets across all 32 NFL teams, and determined the average cost for a family of four to attend a game a Highmark Stadium topped the list at $2,193.95.