The Goodyear Tire and Rubber plant on 56th Street in Niagara Falls will close Oct. 31, ending 80 years of operation in the community. The company announced Thursday it is shuttering the Niagara Falls location and another facility in Texas, affecting a total of 85 jobs. The exact number of local workers losing their jobs remains unclear, as Goodyear has not yet filed a WARN notice with the state.Niagara County dallies as overdose deaths mount Over the course of three years, the county failed to spend $4 million earmarked to combat opioid addiction during a time when more than 200 residents died of overdoses according to investigative report.Over three years, Niagara County spent less than half the $8 million it received to battle the ravages of opioid addiction.Several local fire companies have received a share of $13 million in federal funding. U.S. Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer and U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, in a joint statement, said the funding will be used to provide protective gear, training, and supplies to emergency personnel. Those receiving a share of the funding in Niagara County:North Tonawanda Fire Department – $443,655 • Niagara Falls Fire Department – $239,923 • Barker Fire Department – $131,429 • St. Johnsburg Volunteer Fire Co. – $93,243 In addition, Brighton Fire District 5 in Tonawanda received $548,591.

An investigation is underway after a police chase ended with a truck driving into Lake Erie at Barcelona Harbor Pier on Friday. Officers approach a vehicle that was allegedly stopped in the middle of the road in the village of Westfield. The vehicle fled and the driver proceeded to travel to the pier, driving off into the water. Driver and the car were brought ashore. One male is in critical condition after he was shot on Loring Avenue in Buffalo’s Hamlin Park neighborhood on Thursday night, according to police.The Seneca Nation is looking to form a new gaming compact agreement with New York State that includes no revenue share provision, President JC Seneca announced on Thursday.Saturday offers the last opportunity this year to tour the Seneca Chief canal boat at downtown’s Locktoberfest, running from 10 a.m. to 5:30 pm.The Aquarium of Niagara is teaming up with People Inc. to offer American Sign Language (ASL) interpreters this weekend in honor of Deaf Awareness Month Saturday and Sunday.

The Goodyear Rubber and Tire Company has approved a plan to close its chemical plant in Niagara Falls. According to a document filed with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission, the plan was approved on Sept. 29 and includes about 85 job reductions.A Lackawanna man was sentenced to 10 years in prison for participating in a kidnapping scheme where he and his father attempted to force his sister into an arranged marriage, the United States Attorney’s Office said Thursday.The Erie County Republican Committee held a press conference on Thursday after a resident of the 5th Legislative District filed an ethics complaint against County Legislator Jeanne Vinal.The Town of Lewiston has awarded the engineering firm GHD a $75,700 contract to design new stormwater infrastructure to better help Morgan Farms from flooding. The Seneca Nation of Indians and New York State are now closer to finalizing a new gaming compact that would include no exclusivity and no revenue sharing between the two sides.

ANOTHER FIRE IN THE FALLS AND 4 TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS ON NIAGARA COUNTY HIGHWAYS THURSDAY.

 

THE GOODYEAR TIRE AND RUBBER COMPANY IN THE FALLS IS SHUTTING DOWN AT THE END OF OCTOBER.

 

THE MOTHER OF A MAN KILLED INSIDE THE ERIE COUNTY JAIL IS TAKING LEGAL ACTION.

 

THE MAN ACCUSED IN A ROCHESTER SHOOTING THAT KILLED A 14-YEAR OLD GIRL IS PLEADING NOT GUILTY.

 

FELICIA GUY OF ROCHESTER IS BEING CHARGED BY THE  D-A WITH ABUSING HER CHILDREN.

 

GOVERNOR HOCHUL HAS REQUESTED THE STATE A-G TO STEP IN AT THE “GANG RAPE” CASE AT CORNELL UNIVERSITY.

 

THE BUFFALO BILLS TAKE ON THE NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS SUNDAY IN A KEY AFC EAST GAME.

 

THE SABRES GOT CRUSHED IN COLUMBUS 6-3 LAST NIGHT IN THEIR SEASON OPENER.

 

THE YANKEES BEGIN PLAY IN THE ALDS AGAINST THE RAYS IN FLORIDA SATURDAY EVENING.

A 16-year-old from Ellicottville was killed on Wednesday after a vehicle struck a tree in Ashford and he was ejected, New York State Police said.Dominic S. Fuller, the passenger in the vehicle, died as a result of the crash on Felton Hill Road.A man from Holland, New York, 23 year old Joseph Leone, was arrested and charged after conveying a false threat to use an explosive device on a power plant in Georgia, the U.S. District Attorney’s Office said Wednesday. The Niagara USA Chamber of Commerce will gather businesses, entrepreneurs and community leaders from across Western New York at the Kenan Civic Arena next month for its 2026 Small Business Expo. Entering Sunday's 1 p.m. home game against New England, Josh Allen is the first quarterback in NFL history to record multiple rushing touchdowns in three straight games. He's also just the fourth player ever to post at least six rushing touchdowns in nine consecutive seasons, according to the NFL.

Amherst Town Supervisor Shawn Lavin released his proposed 2027 budget on Wednesday, and it comes with a 6.9% tax levy increase. That means an approximate increase of $11.91 per month for a $341,000 median home.Three Cheektowaga Police dispatchers have been suspended after the Cheektowaga Police Department found that they had been misusing Flock cameras to track a fellow employee's vehicle.Niagara Falls fire officials are looking for the cause of fire at vacant home on 9th Street early Wednesday morning.The Niagara County Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse (NCDMH) today announced it has been awarded a $1.4 million suicide prevention grant.A man from Holland, New York, 23 year old Joseph Leone, was arrested and charged after conveying a false threat to use an explosive device on a power plant in Georgia, the U.S. District Attorney’s Office said Wednesday.The Bills announced singer-songwriter Natasha Bedingfield will take the stage at halftime Sunday at the new Highmark Stadium during the team’s Crucial Catch home game, honoring cancer survivors.

A FIRE IN THE FALLS AND TWO TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS ON NIAGARA COUNTY HIGHWAYS WEDNESDAY.

 

A BOLD THIEF HELD UP THE FRENCH ROAD BRANCH OF KEYBANK IN CHEEKTOWAGA TUESDAY AFTERNOON.

 

THREE POLICE DISPATCHERS IN CHEEKTOWAGA HAVE BEEN SUSPENDED FOR MISUSING THE FLOCK SYSTEM.

 

NFTA POLICE ARRESTED A TRIO OF TEENS IN CONNECTION WITH AN ASSAULT ON A METRO RAIL TRAIN LAST MONTH.

 

NIAGARA COUNTY WILL RECEIVE A FEDERAL GRANT OF MORE THAN $6M TO ADDRESS THE HAZARDS OF LEAD PAINT.

 

A ROCHESTER MAN IS DEAD AFTER HE WAS GUNNED DOWN ON OTIS STREET WEDNESDAY MORNING.

 

A FIRE LAST NIGHT DAMAGED A PORTION OF THE FORMER NATHANIEL HAWTHORNE SCHOOL IN ROCHESTER.

 

THE BUFFALO SABRES WILL OPEN THE SEASON ON THE ROAD AT COLUMBUS TONIGHT AT 7.

 

THE YANKEES SENT THE RED SOX PACKING WITH A 9-2 ROUT IN GAME TWO OF THE ALWC SERIES LAST NIGHT.

The KeyBank located on French Road in Cheektowaga was robbed on Tuesday afternoon. Police said an unidentified male suspect went to the bank around 1 p.m. Tuesday and told a teller he had a gun. He fled after being handed money and employees called 911.Erie County is getting more than $3.2 million in federal funding to help cover the cost of responding to the December blizzard in 2022. Erie County's snow totals ranged from 13 inches to over 50.Construction continued at the proposed Seneca Nation “One Stop” gas station on Miami Street Wednesday following a 10 a.m. cease-and-desist deadline from the city.Buffalo lawmakers are looking to implement a two-year pause on building data centers in the city, doubling New York’s one-year moratorium, which is already in effect.The application window for the Home Energy Assistance Program (HEAP) will open for all eligible New Yorkers on November 2. Niagara County Social Services Commissioner Meghan Lutz announced Tuesday that applicants who were received help from the program last year and those eligible for early outreach have been sent applications.

Western Regional Off-Track Betting Corporation is considering closing six of its eight branch locations across Western and Central New York as traditional betting locations continue to lose money. Buffalo lawmakers are looking to implement a two-year pause on building data centers in the city, doubling New York’s one-year moratorium, which is already in effect.D’Youville University is getting a $3 million federal grant to help strengthen its nursing education program and help students enter the workforce after graduation. Additional charges are pending against a Tonawanda man accused of running down seven people at a North Tonawanda classic car show Friday night.North Tonawanda Police Captain Michelle Day said investigators with the NTPD Accident Investigation Team are waiting for additional information on the conditions of the crash victims. A fluid situation has popped up at Highmark Stadium in the wake of the first two home games of the Bills season. Despite several water bottle filling stations scattered throughout the stadium, fans can't bring a bottle into a game to fill it up.

FEDERAL AUTHORITIES IN NIAGARA COUNTY SEIZED 450 POUNDS OF COCAINE AT THE LEWISTON-QUEENSTON BRIDGE.

 

THREE TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS ON NIAGARA COUNTY HIGHWAYS TUESDAY - ONE REPORTING INJURIES.

 

A PEDESTRIAN WAS STRUCK AND KILLED BY A TRAIN IN NORTH BUFFALO MONDAY.

 

WESTERN O-T-B SAYS IT WILL CLOSE SIX BRANCHES IN OCTOBER LEAVING ONLY TWO IN THE REGION.

 

BATAVIA DOWNS GAMING AND HOTEL IS PLANNING AN $80M EXPANSION TO START IN PHASES NEXT YEAR.

 

A COUPLE FROM THE TOWN OF BOSTON HAS BEEN SENTENCED ON MULTIPLE CHARGES OF ANIMAL CRUELTY.

 

SOCIAL SERVICES SAYS HEAP APPLICATIONS IN NIAGARA COUNTY WILL BEGIN PROCESSING ON NOVEMBER 2ND.

 

THE BUFFALO SABRES WILL OPEN THE SEASON ON THE ROAD AT COLUMBUS TOM’R NIGHT AT 7.

 

THE YANKEES SHUTOUT THE RED SOX 9-0 IN GAME ONE OF THE ALWC SERIES LAST NIGHT IN THE BRONX.

One person was injured in a shooting late Monday night on Seventh Street, police said. Officers responded to a shots fired call on the 400 block of Seventh Street around 11 p.m.One man was killed and three others were injured following a series of shootings in Buffalo Sunday night into early Monday morning, police said. One man was shot and killed around 12:30 a.m. Monday following a large fight in the ALDI parking lot on the 3000 block of Main Street. New York Attorney General Letitia James says her office is now suing the organizers of a musical festival in Allegany County, accusing them of scamming people out of more than $250,000.U.S. Customs and Border Protection announced Tuesday that hundreds of pounds of cocaine was seized at the Lewiston Bridge Port of Entry.A winning Powerball ticket worth $1 million was recently sold in Western New York. The second-prize-winning ticket was sold at the Tops on Transit Road in East Amherst for the drawing on Monday.

Buffalo Mayor Sean Ryan announced the launch of a new yearlong youth initiative Monday aimed at investing in the city’s future leaders through workforce development. The announcement came during an awards ceremony at City Hall for participants in the Mayor Summer Youth Program, a six-week initiative that connects participants with job experience, often for the first time. One man was killed and three others were injured following a series of shootings in Buffalo Sunday night into early Monday morning, police said.The city of Buffalo has sent a cease-and-desist letter to the Seneca Nation regarding its proposed second “One Stop” gas station in the city.Town of Tonawanda Supervisor John Flynn proposed a 3.9% tax levy increase during Monday’s town board meeting, citing inflation, rising labor costs, and public safety investments as necessitating the rise in order to maintain services.A new five-part docuseries is taking a closer look at the heartbreak, loyalty, humor and hope behind that simple plea of Buffalo sports fans. "Just One Before I Die" premieres October 21 on Tubi, with all five episodes available to stream for free.

ONE MAN WAS KILLED AND THREE OTHERS INJURED AFTER A SERIES OF SHOOTINGS IN BUFFALO THIS PAST WEEKEND.

 

THE MAN ACCUSED OF SHOOTING A BUFFALO COP IN MAY HAS BEEN INDICTED ON 18 NEW FELONY CHARGES.

 

THE CITY OF BUFFALO IS HOLDING UP THE “STOP SIGN” FOR THE SENECA NATION’S NEW GAS STATION.

 

THE ONE TRAFFIC ACCIDENT IN NIAGARA COUNTY MONDAY INVOLVED A PEDESTRIAN IN NORTH TONAWANDA.

 

THE “PRICE AT THE PUMP” REMAINS STEADY BOTH LOCALLY AND NATIONALLY THIS WEEK.

 

THE DRIVER WHO CRASHED HIS CAR ON ST PAUL STREET IN ROCHESTER THIS WEEKEND DIED MONDAY.

 

SEVERAL STUDENTS RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES WHEN THREE SCHOOL BUSES IN HILTON COLLIDED YESTERDAY.

 

THE BEARS SURPRISED THE EAGLES 27-7 ON MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL IN CHICAGO LAST NIGHT.

 

THE YANKEES HOST THE RED SOX IN GAME ONE OF THE ALWC SERIES TONIGHT IN NEW YORK CITY.

The Bills are one of only three AFC teams and six in the NFL that remain undefeated through three games. Despite turning the ball over five times and committing 10 penalties on Sunday, Buffalo rallied from a 10-point deficit to beat the Los Angeles Chargers 24-16 on Sunday afternoon at Highmark Stadium.Three Buffalo teenagers are facing robbery charges after an alleged early Sunday morning armed carjacking in South Buffalo, on the 200 block of Willett Street around 2:15 a.m. People gathered Sunday night at Buffalo RiverWorks to honor the life and legacy of Andy "The Butcher" Williams.Eight people hurt after police say a car crashed into a crowd at an end-of-season car show in North Tonawanda.Runners and walkers from across Western New York headed to the Hamburg Fairgrounds over the weekend for the 17th annual Take a Breath for Life 5k, aimed at raising funds and awareness for the nearly 2.4 million New Yorkers who suffer from lung disease.

EIGHT PEOPLE WERE INJURED - SOME SERIOUSLY - AFTER A CRASH AT AN N-T CAR SHOW.

 

ANOTHER DRUNK DRIVING ARREST WAS MADE EARLY SUNDAY AFTER A PICKUP CRASH IN THE TOWN OF LOCKPORT.

 

FOUR TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS AND A FIRE IN NIAGARA COUNTY SUNDAY - THE FIRE WAS IN “THE FALLS.”

 

A BUFFALO MAN IS RECOVERING FROM A GUNSHOT WOUND HE SUSTAINED SATURDAY AFTERNOON.

 

QUEEN CITY FIREFIGHTERS BATTLED A 2-ALARM BLAZE ON SYCAMORE STREET SATURDAY AFTERNOON.

 

AN ADULT AND TWO CHILDREN WERE SERIOUSLY INJURED IN A DOG ATTACK IN ROCHESTER SATURDAY NIGHT.

 

A DRIVER WAS CRITICALLY INJURED WHEN HE CRASHED HIS CAR ON ST PAUL STREET IN ROCHESTER THIS WEEKEND.

 

THE SABRES DROPPED A 3-1 DECISION ON HOME ICE TO PITTSBURGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON.

 

THE BILLS COMMITTED FIVE TURNOVERS BUT RALLIED TO SHUT DOWN THE CHARGERS SUNDAY 24-16.

The 16th annual Oktoberfest will be returning to downtown Niagara Falls tomorrow at Old Falls Street in Niagara Falls. The free event will happen from 1pm until 8pm and will celebrate German festivities, including German music and food. There will also be kid-friendly activities throughout the event and admission is free and will happen no matter the weather.The city of Lackawanna will officially open their new City Hall on Monday. The grand opening at 2838 South Park Avenue will include a Ribbon Cutting Ceremony as well as guided tours to show off the 18-million dollar project that provides a safe, modern and accessible City Hall. The ceremony will also include a National Anthem performance by Global Concepts Charter School Chorus and remarks from Mayor Annette Iafallo.Progress is finally being made on Station 12 in Amherst. The property on 3097 Sheridan Dr. will have some of their 21 tenants that have been announced opening just in time for the holiday season along with more coming by summer 2027. Applications for new tenants have recently been submitted and the town does not have set dates of when these tenants will move in and open.Pressure on state officials to relocate a family on 99th Street in Niagara Falls intensified Friday after the discovery of industrial waste and elevated chemical contamination on their property earlier this summer. Homeowners Daniel and Jocelyn McKiernan were joined at a news conference by a host of people and organizations, including David Carpenter, a public health physician and professor at University at Albany, and two retired state Department of Environmental Conservation employees, one of whom supervised work at Love Canal.A Tonawanda man has admitted to killing his wife at their home in May, the Erie County District Attorney's Office said Friday. Nicholas Malvaso, 37, pleaded guilty to one count of second-degree murder. Malvaso struck and killed 51-year-old Tiffany Malvaso by hitting her with a hammer, officials said, around 2:45 a.m. on May 16 on the 300 block of Cleveland Drive. Her manner of death was ruled to be homicide by blunt force trauma to the head and neck.

Police are investigating a serious crash involving pedestrians on Erie Avenue in North Tonawanda. The crash happened around 8 p.m. Friday during a classic car show in the Harley-Davidson parking lot. Witnesses said the driver was leaving the lot when the classic car’s throttle became stuck, causing it to strike a tent filled with people.A 65-year-old Lockport man has pleaded guilty to making a materially false statement during a federal investigation into hazardous waste dumped at a Niagara Falls property. Michael J. Hale, 65, of Lockport, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Richard J. Arcara to making a materially false statement, according to U.S. Attorney Michael DiGiacomo. The charge carries a maximum sentence of five years in prison and a $250,000 fine.The New York State Department of Transportation is advising motorists that Interstate 290 (Youngmann Memorial Highway) eastbound in the Town of Tonawanda, between Colvin Boulevard and Niagara Falls Boulevard (Route 62) will be reduced from three lanes to one lane from 7 a.m. until 5 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 26, to facilitate bridge repairs.

A Buffalo man, 20 year old Jaquan Greene, has been accused of using postal service keys to steal mail from collection boxes in Cheektowaga and deposit stolen checks, the United States Attorney’s Office said.A Buffalo teenager is facing charges after police recovered a loaded weapon during a search warrant conducted on Earl Place on Thursday...the weapon previously reported stolen from Lancaster. The Niagara Falls City Council has voted unanimously to schedule a public hearing on a recommendation from acting City Controller Sean Bird to increase the garbage fee. An effort led by a pair of Niagara Falls City Council members to hire an “independent outside counsel” for city lawmakers failed to advance Wednesday night, after other council members questioned the action. Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez visited Buffalo to rally organizers to engage with inactive Democratic voters ahead of midterms.New foods for Sabres fans this season including, Beaver Tail and Chocolate Bacon Milkshakes, the Bear Claw Pretzel and the Dough-ner: a pizza dough pocket with birria, cilantro, Monetary Jack and other tasty toppings inside.

FIVE TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS ON NIAGARA COUNTY HIGHWAYS THURSDAY - TWO OF THEM INVOLVING DEER.

 

BUFFALO LAWMAKERS PLAN TO SUBPOENA TWO FORMER POLICE COMMISSIONERS OVER FAKED TIME SHEETS.

 

A SUSPECT HAS BEEN ARRESTED AFTER A MAN WAS SHOT TO DEATH IN ROCHESTER LAST MONTH.

 

A SUBURBAN ROCHESTER MAN IS CHARGED WITH STRIKING TWO WOMEN WHILE DRIVING DRUNK IN PENFIELD.

 

ONE PERSON DIED AFTER A ROLLOVER CRASH IN RUSHFORD  IN ALLEGANY COUNTY THURSDAY.

 

A CANADIAN MAN PLEADED GUILTY IN FEDERAL COURT THIS WEEK TO SMUGGLING A PERSON INTO THE U-S.

 

IN NEW YORK’S RACE FOR GOVERNOR - BRUCE BLAKEMAN IS CHIPPING AWAY AT KATHY HOCHUL’S LEAD.

 

THE BUFFALO SABRES DROPPED A 3-2 OT GAME TO THE RED WINGS IN DETROIT LAST NIGHT.

 

THE YANKEES TRIMMED TAMPA BAY 6-4 THURSDAY AND OPEN A 3-GAME WEEKEND SERIES WITH BALTIMORE TODAY.

The city of Buffalo is working with National Grid to create a more efficient method of replacing downed streetlights in the city.The “City of Light” initiative aims to streamline a previously complicated process of replacing broken city streetlights. A 53-year-old man, Dale Gabler, is facing up to 20 years in prison after admitting to nine burglaries in Buffalo last year, the Erie County District Attorney’s Office said Wednesday.David Blackley, the city’s corporation counsel, interrupted a reporter’s questions to Finance Director Dan Cavallari at Wednesday’s Common Council meeting.A 16-year-old was killed after being struck by a train in the village of Silver Creek on Wednesday, the Chautauqua County Sheriff’s Office said.Officers responded to a report of a pedestrian being struck by a train at the CSX railroad tracks in the village shortly before 4 p.m. Niagara Falls City Council did not act at its Wednesday night meeting on a revised plan to establish a local development corporation (LDC) to move forward with the proposed Centennial Park project.