A woman who was shoved to the ground in July by Buffalo Police Deputy Commissioner Craig Macy is planning to sue the city. The woman, Taryn Morris-Hunter, filed a notice of claim in September against the city, the Buffalo Police Department, and Macy.A daycare center in Ransomville facing allegations that an employee abused two toddlers this year had its license suspended by the Office of Children and Family Services, which also recommended revocation. Both are considered rare actions generally reserved for cases in which children face an imminent danger.A developer is investing $25M into Main Street in the Falls with plans for student housing The proposal to build a residential development at the former Niagara Infirmary remains on hold while the Town of Lockport waits for video showing that the city sewer line for the Davison Road campus is clear. A Buffalo brewery that was home to three popular local brands has announced that it is closing.Chandler Street Breweries announced that Thursday would be its last day for operations.

A California man has been accused of causing a fatal crash while drunk driving on Kensington Avenue in August. James A. Banks, 35, has been charged with two counts of aggravated vehicular homicide and one count of second-degree manslaughter.Hyde Park Elementary School was a sea of orange Wednesday morning as kids and staff decked out in orange clothes carried anti-bullying signs. The lot at Sears Street and Paderewski Drive will soon have a brand new playground, a modern stage pavilion and additional green space. The state and city are working together on the $2.3 million project; the state committed $1.2 million to the project.City of Buffalo Animal Shelter staff are urging anyone and everyone to consider adopting as their facility is currently at max capacity with hundreds of homeless dogs and cats in need.Flyers took down the Sabres last night, 3 to 1 Buffalo moves to 4 and 4 on the season with the loss

A judge has denied a motion from the city of Buffalo trying to halt construction on a new Seneca One Stop gas station. The city filed a motion in New York State Supreme Court on Oct. 7 that, if granted, would have paused construction on the gas station, located on Miami Street.On the day the Buffalo Board of Education is expected to vote on its proposed school closure plan, Interim Superintendent Dr. Ebony Prophet-Bullock is standing by changes to the plan announced on Tuesday.New York State is awarding the City of Buffalo a $6 million grant to help support construction of a new park. Millrace Park nc. will be built in the city's Larkinville neighborhood, located at 822 Seneca Street.The Ken-Ton school district is banning unsupervised kids from being at the district’s football fields while football games are not going on, the district said Wednesday.A second Bills player has been suspended for unsportsmanlike conduct. Defensive back Sam Franklin Jr. is suspended for one game. He allegedly spit at an opponent after the Raiders' successful extra point attempt near the end of the 4th quarter.

Niagara County lawmakers are planning to back a bid by environmental activists to ensure the state of New York takes a close look at the operation of the Goodyear plant in the City of Niagara Falls before it and after it ceases operation at the end of the month.Republican legislators are calling for a gas tax cap in Erie County. On Tuesday, legislators introduced a resolution that would cap the Erie County sales tax on gasoline at $2. They think it could mean a 12 to 14 cent per gallon decline at the pump. One person was killed following a crash involving a vehicle and a concrete truck at the intersection of Bartz and Rapids roads in Lockport on Monday. Angel J. Reyes, 58, of Florida, was taken by Mercy Flight to the Erie County Medical Center, where he was later pronounced dead. A local woman says she reported Christopher Colon — who has been accused of killing a woman in Niagara Falls in June — for allegedly violating an order of protection months before the alleged killing.

One person was killed following a crash involving a vehicle and a concrete truck in Lockport on Monday. Angel J. Reyes, 58, of Florida, was taken by Mercy Flight to the Erie County Medical Center, where he was later pronounced dead.Major changes have been made to Buffalo Public Schools’ proposal to close eight schools across the district the day before school board members are set to vote on the proposal. The district’s new proposal now calls for the district to close Public School 17. No longer on the chopping block is Ronald Peoples School of Scholars PS 82.A Cambria woman, 42 year old Carol Thurnerr, has been accused of stealing more than $9,000 from a cub scout pack after serving as the leader of the pack, the Niagara County Sheriff’s Office said Tuesday.Seneca Resorts & Casinos announced Monday that work is starting on a new $8.9 million Seneca Sports Lounge.The Ice at Canalside is returning for its 2026-27 season starting November 20. Reservations are now open for single-day skating passes, season passes, group outings, private igloo rentals and curling.

The Niagara Falls City Council is once again being asked to delay, for another year, implementation of a zoning ordinance restricting student housing and other group living arrangements in residential neighborhoods. Plans for the area surrounding Highmark Stadium took another step forward Monday night, as the Hamburg Town Board officially voted to include its Highmark Corner development concepts into the town’s comprehensive plan.A former executive pastor at The Chapel and youth soccer coach, John Camardo III, 47, of Williamsville, was sentenced to eight years in prison Monday after pleading guilty to sexually abusing two children in Amherst. An officer with the Buffalo Police Department was arraigned Monday on charges of fourth-degree stalking and first-degree harassment. Benjamin Coughlin, 44, of Lackawanna is accused of harassing a victim with whom he was previously in a relationship to a degree that caused reasonable fear of physical injury.Walmart’s North Tonawanda superstore is looking to add something few other locations in the state have, its own gas station and convenience store.

A former pastor and soccer coach from Williamsville, 47 year old John Camardo lll, was sentenced to eight years in prison and 10 years of post-release supervision for child sexual abuse, the Erie County District Attorney’s Office said Monday. National Fuel customers could see a little financial relief on their heating bills this winter. The company says it expects most residential customers to spend about $742 to heat their home during the 2026-27 winter season. That's down from $780 last winter, a decrease of nearly 5%.A 41-year-old Buffalo woman was killed in a crash in Hamburg on Saturday night, police said.Police responded to a two-vehicle crash at Camp Road (Route 75) and St. Francis Drive around 9 p.m. Saturday. Distracted driving and speeding remain major concerns among teen drivers, and New York State Police are urging young motorists and their parents to take steps to prevent crashes during Teen Driver Safety Week.Bills defensive back C.J. Gardner-Johnson has been fined twice in the first five games of the season and club officials say they'll deal with him spitting on an opposing player Sunday.

Josh Allen passed for 255 yards and two touchdowns, using his improvisational brilliance to tie the Bills’ career TD passing record, and Buffalo held off the Las Vegas Raiders 33-30 on Sunday.A 41-year-old Buffalo woman was killed in a crash in Hamburg on Saturday night, police said.Police responded to a two-vehicle crash at Camp Road (Route 75) and St. Francis Drive around 9 p.m. Saturday; The woman, who was driving north on Camp Road, was taken to a local hospital, where she was later pronounced dead.Buffalo Police are investigating a shooting that happened Sunday afternoon that led to one person being rushed to a hospital. A three-alarm fire that broke out inside a large commercial building on French Road Saturday afternoon in Cheektowaga saw a response from more than 16 agencies and took nearly seven hours to extinguish.A mural honoring longtime Buffalo Bills head coach Marv Levy was unveiled Sunday at The Byrd House in Orchard Park.

A Niagara County police dispatcher got a DWI in the sheriff's office parking lot on Thursday night.Police said 61-year-old Brenda Higgins, who has been a dispatcher with the sheriff's office since 2012, hit a parked car in the parking lot of the sheriff's office, located on Niagara Street in Lockport. She was off duty at the time of the crash. Higgins has been suspended pending a department investigation.French Road between Brentwood Drive and Borden Road is expected to remain closed into the overnight hours as crews continue work at the scene of what was a three-alarm fire that broke out inside a large commercial building on Saturday afternoon.The department received multiple calls for a fire at 960 French Road shortly after 3:15 p.m. Members of the South Line Volunteer Fire Company determined that the building was fully engulfed, and multiple fire companies responded to assist. The business was determined to have been closed at the time of the fire; no injuries have been reported at this time.A 36-year-old Niagara Falls man has been sentenced to 198 months in federal prison after being convicted of distributing fentanyl that caused a fatal overdose in Tonawanda in April 2023, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Western District of New York. Michael Paonessa, 36, of Niagara Falls, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Richard J. Arcara to 16 years and six months in prison for possession with intent to distribute and distribution of fentanyl.A Hamburg man was sentenced to a year and a half in jail for trying to rape a 15-year-old in 2025, the Erie County District Attorney’s Office said Thursday. Naphtali Masse, 39, tried to rape the teen on Dec. 30, 2025 in Hamburg. Masse was known to the victim. He was arrested in January and in June pleaded guilty to one count of second-degree attempted rape.

Two individuals, including one minor, have been accused of stealing a vehicle in the city of Niagara Falls.Shortly after 1 a.m. on Thursday, the Sheriff's Office was alerted via license plate reader technology to a stolen vehicle traveling on Lockport Road in the town of Niagara.After a brief pursuit, authorities were able to stop the 2025 Honda Civic, which investigation revealed had been stolen from a 29-year-old woman in the city of Niagara Falls.The identity of the teen who fell into the Lower Niagara River this past summer has been confirmed. Erie County Medical Examiners have confirmed it was Aung Hla whose body was recovered a week after falling while fishing in a restricted area in July.Hla, who was 18 and a recent Kenmore West High School graduate, was fishing with five other people near the bottom of the stairs in Whirlpool State Park in Niagara Falls on the morning of July 22 before falling into the rapids.

The body that New York State Police found in the Niagara River has been identified as the 18-year-old who fell into the river in July. State Police used dental records to identify Aung S. Hla, who fell into the river around 10:15 a.m. on July 22 while fishing with friends.Niagara County law enforcement agencies will soon have access to a new, state-of-the-art interview room for victims of domestic violence, sexual assault and child abuse.A Batavia woman is dead after a crash involving a disabled farm tractor in Genesee County.On Thursday evening, 64-year-old Victoria Klimczak was driving her Chevy Trax east on Lewiston Road in the Town of Alabama when the crash happened. ACV officially has a new owner. The Buffalo-based online marketplace for automotive dealers announced today it has been acquired by Dallas-based Copart in a deal valued at $1.9 billion. Hundreds of Buffalo Bills fans flocked to the Buffalo Niagara International Airport Friday morning heading to Las Vegas for Sunday's game.

Members of the Buffalo Public Schools community came together Thursday night hoping to voice their questions and concerns about the proposed closure of eight schools before next school year. Only students were allowed to speak.Niagara County law enforcement agencies will soon have access to a new, state-of-the-art interview room for victims of domestic violence, sexual assault and child abuse.Creative Restorations came to Lockport to fill a gap in addiction recovery services. Six months later, its CEO says complaints about clients gathering outside the nonprofit’s office have forced it to find a new home.A Depew man, 47 year old James Muench, was sentenced to five years of probation and a $5,000 fine after he drove through a secure area at the Buffalo Niagara International Airport last year.The City of Lackawanna announced a $1 million state capital grant Thursday, which will be used to support its police and fire departments.The Bills appear likely to have to play without No. 1 receiver DJ Moore once again this weekend.

A Niagara Falls man, 36 year old Mark Paonessa has been sentenced to 16 years in prison after his girlfriend fatally overdosed on fentanyl he was distributing. Erie County Executive Mark Poloncarz presented his “very tight” 2027 county budget proposal on Thursday, discussing a property tax rate drop and the harsh impact of inflation. A key component of the proposed $2.4 billion budget is dropping the property tax rat by 8 cents per thousand. The Town of Amherst announced the approval of a new hotel bed tax law, calling it a new revenue source for the town. The Town Board approved the law, which requires all short-term lodge establishments in Amherst to collect a 2.5% tax from each room booked.An 11-year-old girl was hospitalized after being shot on East Lovejoy Street Wednesday night. The girl arrived around 10:15 p.m. Wednesday to ECMC suffering from wounds to the arm and chest. 37 year old Ernesto Ramos-Lopez has been charged. The shooting is said to be accidental.

Less than two weeks after announcing plans to close eight Buffalo Public Schools, district leaders are proposing revisions to where students and programs of the shuttered schools will be relocated. The longtime suspect in an alleged murder in Niagara Falls over the summer was charged in connection to the killing on Wednesday. Christopher Colon, 49, was charged with second-degree murder and concealment of a human corpse for the alleged killing of 38-uear-old Michelle Destefano. He pleaded not guilty to both charges.The Town of Amherst announced the approval of a new hotel bed tax law, calling it a new revenue source for the town.The owner of Sushi Queen, 35 year old Ping Ye of Amherst, pleaded guilty to conspiring to transport immigrants lacking permanent legal status, the U.S. Attorney’s Office said Wednesday.Crosby's announced a donation of more than $23,000 to Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center during a check presentation held Wednesday afternoon at the Clinical Sciences Center.

The longtime suspect in an alleged murder in Niagara Falls over the summer was charged in connection to the killing on Wednesday, according to a Niagara County Court filing. Christopher Colon was charged with first-degree murder and concealment of a human corpse. He pleaded not guilty to both charges.An investigation into drug dealing from a bottle return business in Niagara Falls led to the search of a Piece Avenue home Tuesday and the seizure of a gun and suspected narcotics.Jury selection in the federal trial against the Tops mass shooter began Tuesday. One by one, a group of 12 potential jurors took to the stand, answering questions about their views on the death penalty or life in prison without the possibility of parole.The Town of Wheatfield is requesting $203,800 from the Niagara River Greenway Commission to assist in transforming a former illegal dumping ground near 102nd Street into the proposed River Road Waterfront Park.Goo Goo Dolls hitting the road for a 45-city North American tour supporting Def Leppard.

Buffalo Police are investigating a fatal shooting on the 200 block of Alabama Street in Buffalo after officers found a female dead with a gunshot wound to the chest at about 9:15 am Tuesday.State and local leaders on Tuesday announced increased funding to support veterans in Niagara County. More than $200,000 from the state is on its way for the Joseph Dwyer Veterans Peer Support Project.Buffalo Mayor Sean Ryan and the city’s Common Council approved a property tax exemption for disabled veterans on Tuesday. To qualify under the local law, a veteran must meet applicable military discharge requirements and be considered by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs to be permanently and totally disabled as a result of military service.The Draft Room, a popular downtown Buffalo restaurant right across from KeyBank Center, is fighting an eviction attempt by its landlord in court, who claims the business failed to properly renew its lease in a lawsuit filed on Aug. 20.

A Buffalo man was sentenced to 20 years in prison on Tuesday for a killing in the city’s Riverside neighborhood last year. Sir Raven Rodgers, 31, shot and killed 47-year-old Rafael Ruiz Quinones around 9:30 p.m. on Oct. 14, 2025 on Isabelle Street near Laird Avenue in Riverside. Quinones was pronounced dead at the scene.The man found guilty on state charges of shooting and killing 10 black people at a Buffalo grocery store has asked a judge to dismiss the 27 count federal indictment against him citing the lack of a "fair and reasonable" jury pool.North Tonawanda's 2027 budget is proposing 4.25% tax increase for residents. A winning Take 5 lottery ticket worth nearly $30,000 was sold in Lockport in Monday night’s drawing. The ticket, worth a total of $29,407.60, was sold at the Tops on South Transit Road.The Seneca Chief will stay at the Flight of Five this winter, giving locals more opportunities to familiarize themselves with the replica canal boat.

That's one monkey off Josh Allen's back. Allen led the Buffalo Bills to a 37-34 overtime win against the Los Angeles Rams on "Monday Night Football," breaking his careerlong winless streak in OT. Six individuals have been arrested following a two-day online child exploitation investigation in Erie County, the New York State Police announced Monday. The suspects are from Lockport, Tonawanda and Buffalo. The Erie County Department of Health has confirmed one travel-related case of diphtheria this month, prompting officials to work with the West Seneca School District to notify students, staff and families of a potential exposure.Chippewa bar Bottoms Up has filed a lawsuit against the City of Buffalo and the city’s common council, alleging that newly introduced operating restrictions negatively affect their most financially profitable event, threatening the future of their business and its reputation.A former Buffalo Sabres first-round pick is moving on after the team traded him to Pittsburgh. Defenseman Ryan Johnson was traded to the Pittsburgh Penguins Monday in exchange for defensemen Caleb Jones and Daniel Laatsch, the team announced Monday.

Six people have been charged following an online child exploitation operation in Erie County. The suspects hail from Lockport, Tonawanda, and Buffalo.Crime Stoppers WNY is offering a $2,500 reward for information on a 40-year-old cold case regarding the disappearance of Yolanda Renee Hunt.Hunt was last seen on Aug. 26, 1986, in the area of Goodyear and Walden Avenues and was 18 years old when she went missing.Chippewa business Venu announced Friday that it filed a lawsuit against the City of Buffalo, saying recent changes in operating rules have left the establishment unable to run at full capacity and have caused significant revenue loss.There is going to be multiple 'No Kings' protests in Western New York on Saturday. Organizers with the Buffalo United Coalition say the protests are scheduled exactly one week before early voting for the midterm elections begins and aim to increase voter participation.Bills at the Rams for Monday Night Football. 8:15 Kickoff.

The University at Buffalo co-hosted a symposium with the University of Rochester on Friday to address health equity gaps across the region and chart a path forward. It's Bills, Rams in Monday Night Football. 8:15pm kick off. Chippewa business Venu announced Friday that it filed a lawsuit against the City of Buffalo, saying recent changes in operating rules have left the establishment unable to run at full capacity and have caused significant revenue loss.Veterans from Buffalo Niagara Honor Flight Mission 24 arrived back in Western New York Sunday night to a crowd of family, friends, and community members welcoming them home from a trip recognizing their service and sacrifice. Last December, the town approved the first phase of a plan to rezone development around the new Highmark Stadium. Now the town board wants to go further in its expansion of Orchard Park. Its proposed amendment creates “Gateway Mixed-Use” areas south, north and east of the stadium, as well as closer to Route 219.