Construction on a new cruise terminal in Buffalo is expected to begin next month after the Erie Canal Harbor Development Corp. Board of Directors approved a contract Monday with Union Concrete and Construction Corp.A Williamsville man pleaded guilty for child sexual abuse. John A. Camardo, III, 47, pleaded guilty to one count of second-degree rape and one count of second-degree course of sexual conduct against a child, officials said.One person died after his vehicle flipped over multiple times in a one-vehicle crash early Saturday morning on Route 33, Cheektowaga police said. 26 year old Terry Holt died of his injuries. Three Buffalo men were arrested after an alleged assault at Beaver Island State Park in Grand Island on Sunday, according to New York State Park Police.The American Red Cross has been called in to help residents displaced by a Sunday afternoon fire in Niagara County. The flames destroyed a home and garage on Tonawanda Creek Road in Pendleton. Two people who were inside safely escaped.

With the operators of the Lumberjack’s restaurant on River Road looking to retire, the City of North Tonawanda has bought out the remaining 16 years of an unfavorable concessionary contract in the hope that a new deal could bring in more money for the city. A husband and wife are in the hospital after being struck by a car at the intersection of Veterans Memorial Drive and Park Road in Batavia on Sunday. The couple was driving a tri-wheel motorcycle when a car turning left onto Park Road failed to yield to the right of way, striking the couple.The American Red Cross has been called in to help residents displaced by a Sunday afternoon fire in Niagara County. The flames destroyed a home and garage on Tonawanda Creek Road in Pendleton.Join Lockport Main Street and Wahi Studios for the annual LKPT Chalk Walk Saturday from 9am to 2pm at 69 Canal Street. Talented chalk artists will decorate Canal Street with their chalk.

CANISIUS HIGH GRADUATE MATTHEW MAYER HAS BEEN ID’D AS THE DRIVER KILLED IN A CRASH A WEEK AGO TODAY.

 

FOUR TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS AND A FIRE IN NIAGARA COUNTY OVER THE WEEKEND.

 

NO CHARGES WERE FILED AFTER A FATAL BAR SHOOTING IN ROCHESTER SATURDAY NIGHT.

 

MONROE COUNTY DEPUTIES ARE INVESTIGATING AFTER TWO PEOPLE WERE FOUND DEAD IN A CAR AT GATEWAY LANDING.

 

IN BATAVIA - A HUSBAND AND WIFE WERE INJURED WHEN A CAR STRUCK THEIR MOTORCYCLE SUNDAY.

 

GROUND HAS BEEN BROKEN ON A $40M HOUSING PROJECT IN NIAGARA FALLS CALLED “THE NEST.”

 

THE BUFFALO WATER BOARD HAS COLLECTED ABOUT $5M IN OVERDUE BILLS SINCE MARCH.

 

THE 28TH CYCLE THE ERIE CANAL BIKE TOUR FROM BUFFALO TO ALBANY IS UNDERWAY.

 

THE YANKEES SWEPT THREE FROM THE NATIONALS OVER THE WEEKEND HEADING INTO MLB’S ALL-STAR BREAK.

The Niagara Falls City Council has halted two critical components of Mayor Robert Restaino’s proposed $200 million Centennial Park project, freezing key land-acquisition funding and corporate-structuring efforts.At a tense Wednesday, July 8th meeting, lawmakers voted 4-1 to postpone a $4.029 million expenditure aimed at buying the necessary South End acreage from Niagara Falls Redevelopment.Residents in one Town of Niagara neighborhood want answers after the state informed them there may be high levels of radiation in their neighborhood.Carolyn Johnson says residents started receiving letters from the EPA and DEC regarding high levels of activity found on their residential properties according to their latest aerial roadway, environmental radioactive studies.Johnson says it is rumored that there were 100 homes affected back in 2016 and only 4 of them were remedied and the other 96 never even notified. Buffalo Police Commissioner Erika Shields says the City of Buffalo is going after the promoter of a street party that led to violence, leaving 11 people shot.CrimeStoppers is offering a $2,500 reward for information leading to the arrest of the suspected street party promoter, 24-year-old Daevon Alexander.

Law enforcement received a call around 1:23am on July 5th after reports of a brawl at Gateway Park in North Tonawanda.4-6 drunk adults were fighting.Police responded to the scene. It is unknown if any arrests were made.On July 10th, the Niagara County Sheriff’s Office responded to the Niagara County Correctional Facility following a report of an assault on a corrections officer. The incident occurred during a cleaning detail when incarcerated individual, Myquaveon Jones, struck a corrections officer in the face with a closed fist. The Niagara County District Attorney's Office announced that 53-year-old Thomas H. Summers, Jr. of Newfane pleaded guilty to second-degree vehicular manslaughter after a deadly crash in July 2025.The DA said Summers admitted to driving his truck while impaired by the combined influence of cocaine, methamphetamine, and oxycodone, which caused a crash that killed his passenger, 48-year-old Rodolfo Espinoza

A Buffalo man was convicted on Wednesday for a July 2025 murder on Buffalo’s West Side. Moises Cortijo, 49, was found guilty of second-degree murder and second-degree criminal possession of a weapon.Following a violent Fourth of July holiday weekend in Buffalo and Niagara Falls, local Republican leaders gathered Wednesday outside Buffalo City Hall to call for changes to New York's criminal justice laws, increased support for law enforcement, and tougher penalties for violent offenders.A Middleport-based real estate company has big plans in mind for a former Carborundum manufacturing facility in the Town of Niagara.Outgoing Assemblyman Angelo Morinello has been named to the SUNY Niagara Board of Trustees.The Lewiston Public Library held a ceremony on Monday celebrating the library’s 125 years of service to the community.A new report from Orkin ranks Buffalo among the top 50 bedbug hotspots across the nation.Bills Quarterback Josh Allen expresses his dream to compete in the 2028 Olympics as flag football debuts in Los Angeles, his home state.

Two suspects are in custody after a shooting incident Thursday night in the 2600 block of Main Street, the Buffalo Police Department said.A suspect has been arrested in connection with the theft of a Somali flag and damage to city property in Niagara Square. Justin Essa, 33, of Kenmore, has been charged with one count of third-degree criminal mischief and one count of petit larceny. Amherst Police have identified the driver that was killed in the Wehrle Drive crash.Matthew Mayer, 20 from the Town of Tonawanda died in the July 6 crash at 784 Wehrle Drive, where a vehicle crashed into a building and caught fire. Western New York’s only community blood bank, ConnectLife, says donations have dropped by half this July compared to the same time in 2025.If you're planning to head downtown to the Taste of Buffalo, you should plan for road closures. The festival runs from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Saturday, July 11th, and 11 a.m. to 7 p.m., on Sunday, July 12. Roads are not expected to reopen until after 11 p.m. Sunday.

Crimestoppers WNY announced Thursday that they are offering up to $2,500 for information that leads to the arrest of the event promotor connected to the violent weekend of shootings in Buffalo.Two suspects are in custody after a shooting incident Thursday night in the 2600 block of Main Street, the Buffalo Police Department said.Niagara Falls City Council members voted Wednesday night to postpone awarding a contract for street paving, amid a dispute with a Department of Public Works union over the use of an outside contractor.Jeffrey Nowak, 46, of Lackawanna, the now inactive pastor of Our Lady Help of Christian’s Perish in Cheektowaga, appeared in federal court Thursday, after being arrested on child pornography charges.A Newfane man, 53 year old Thomas Summers, Jr., pleaded guilty to second-degree vehicular manslaughter Thursday for a Lockport crash that killed his passenger in July 2025, the Niagara County District Attorney’s Office said.The former Buffalo Newspress, now known as BNP Empowered Print, will soon close its doors.

A Buffalo priest, 46 year old Jeffrey Nowak, on administrative leave has been charged with receipt and possession of child pornography. He was the pastor of Our Lady Help of Christians Parish in Cheektowaga.In Lewiston, the Village Board of Trustees has approved allowing the mayor to conduct comprehensive reviews of the local waterfront and fishing industry and the 8th and Center Streets commercial developments.A Middleport-based real estate company has big plans in mind for a former Carborundum manufacturing facility in the Town of Niagara.A new report from Orkin ranks Buffalo among the top 50 bedbug hotspots across the nation.Two Italian festivals are coming up this month in Western New York. An event in Lewiston is scheduled for July 17-19 at Academy Park. Buffalo’s festival will take place on July 24-26 on Hertel Avenue.The Bills' annual Return of the Blue & Red practice at the new Highmark Stadium, scheduled for 7 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 8 — will be open to season ticket holders first, who can attend for free in those assigned seats.

THOMAS SUMMERS JR OF NEWFANE FACES UP TO 7 YEARS IN PRISON ON A MANSLAUGHTER CHARGE.

 

FOUR TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS HAPPENED ON NIAGARA COUNTY HIGHWAYS YESTERDAY.

 

A THUNDERSTORM PACKING A 60-MPH PUNCH ROLLED ACROSS NIAGARA COUNTY LATE THURSDAY.

 

A $2500 REWARD IS BEING OFFERED IN BUFFALO FOR INFO THAT LEADS TO THE ARREST OF DAEVON ALEXANDER.

 

A NUMBER OF UPSTATE COUNTIES WILL SHARE $110M IN STATE FUNDING TO IMPROVE EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS.

 

A ROCHESTER MAN HAS BEEN RELEASED FROM PRISON AFTER 19 YEARS WHEN HIS CONVICTION WAS VACATED.

 

THE CITY OF ROCHESTER HAS NEW TECHNOLOGY THAT WILL IMPROVE TRASH AND RECYCLING COLLECTION.

 

THE BUFFALO BILLS ARE HOSTING A TICKETED PRACTICE AT THE NEW HIGHMARK STADIUM ON AUGUST 18TH.

 

THE YANKEES ROUTED THE RAYS 12-4 THURSDAY TO SPLIT THEIR 4-GAME SERIES IN FLORIDA.

THREE TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS HAPPENED IN NIAGARA COUNTY ON WEDNESDAY - ALL WITH UNKNOWN INJURIES.

 

ROAD CREWS WILL BE MILLING BOTH COLD SPRINGS AND DAY ROADS IN THE TOWN OF LOCKPORT TODAY.

 

AMHERST POLICE SAY THE FIRE THAT FOLLOWED AN EARLY MORNING CRASH ON WEHRLE DID OVER $400,000 IN DAMAGE.

 

A BUFFALO PRIEST - ON ADMINISTRATIVE LEAVE - IS DUE IN FEDERAL COURT TODAY ON CHILD PORN CHARGES.

 

POLICE IN THE TOWN OF TONAWANDA ARE WARNING PEOPLE ABOUT A RECENT STRING OF VEHICLE THEFTS.

 

ROCHESTER CRIMINAL RAHJULE KEETON FACES 25 YEARS TO LIFE IN PRISON WHEN SENTENCED FOR MURDER TODAY.

 

THE PARTY IN THE PARK OPENS ITS SUMMER SERIES WITH TWO BANDS AT ROCHESTER’S MLK JR PARK TONIGHT.

 

THE BUFFALO BILLS ARE HOSTING A TICKETED PRACTICE AT THE NEW HIGHMARK STADIUM ON AUGUST 18TH.

 

TAMPA BAY BLANKED THE YANKEES 3-0 LAST NIGHT AND NOW HAVE A 5-GAME LEAD IN THE A-L EAST.

Police executed multiple search warrants in Niagara Falls on Tuesday, the city’s police department said. Officials said the warrants are in connection to violent incidents that have happened over the past two weeks, but dditional information is not being released from the department due to ongoing investigations.A new “strategic planning process” aimed at boosting Buffalo’s waterfront was announced by Gov. Kathy Hochul on Wednesday, in conjunction with county and state officials.A Hamburg man, 66 year old Scott Saracina, received the maximum sentence of 25 years to life in prison for raping a woman in August 2022, the Erie County District Attorney’s Office said Wednesday.The Town of Tonawanda Police Department is warning residents and businesses about a rising trend of work vehicle thefts, as landscaping and lawn cutting vehicles are frequently left unsecured and accessible while on job sites716 Day is fast approaching, and the Buffalo Bisons hosting a unique home run challenge, asking fans to “step to the plate.”

Police executed multiple search warrants in Niagara Falls on Tuesday. Officials said the warrants are in connection to violent incidents that have happened over the past two weeks. No word on arrests.The City of Niagara Falls is tapping into its general reserve fund to cover a $4.029 million property settlement payment to Niagara Falls Redevelopment (NFR).Erie County is sharing details about civil service exams for people looking to become a police officer or a deputy sheriff.City of Buffalo leadership says the choice to remove basketball hoops at multiple parks in Buffalo last weekend was an effort to stop a pickup basketball tournament set up by a travelling influencer and curb violence in the process.More than 480,000 current and former Catholic Health patients are eligible for a cash payout from a vendor as part of a $1.8 million settlement tied to a data breach.The city of Buffalo says that the Michigan Avenue Lift Bridge has reopened after being out of service for nearly a week, due to the heat wave.

THREE EMERGENCY CALLS TOOK PLACE IN NIAGARA COUNTY OVER THE PAST 24 HOURS.

 

NIAGARA FALLS POLICE EXECUTED FIVE SEARCH WARRANTS TUESDAY AFTER DEADLY VIOLENCE OVER JULY 4TH WEEKEND.

 

BUFFALO MAYOR SEAN RYAN ADDRESSED THE 4TH OF JULY WEEKEND VIOLENCE AT A BRIEFING TUESDAY.

 

ALL LANES OF THE NYS THRUWAY ARE OPEN THIS MORNING AFTER A CHEMICAL SPILL YESTERDAY.

 

HOMELAND SECURITY WILL BUILD A NEW DETENTION SITE IN BATAVIA DUE TO STATE LAWS.

 

ROCHESTER POLICE TUESDAY DETAINED TWO PEOPLE AFTER A SHOOTING IN IRONDEQUOIT.

 

THE ERIE COUNTY FAIR OPENS A MONTH FROM TODAY AND HAS SOME “EARLY BIRD” PRICING ON ADVANCE SALE TIX.

 

DELAWARE NORTH IS COMMITTING MONEY AND MANPOWER TO HELP SUPPORT THE BUFFALO OLMSTED PARKS.

 

TAMPA BAY BEAT THE YANKEES 6-4 LAST NIGHT TO IMPROVE ITS LEAD IN THE A-L EAST STANDINGS.

A mixed-use $39.5 million housing development that will have some apartments supporting people with intellectual and developmental disabilities, chronic health conditions, and survivors of domestic violence is coming to Niagara Falls.Niagara Falls City Council Member Bridgette Myles says, in the wake of two young people, being killed in separate July 4th shootings, the city must continue investing in young people by creating more opportunities and listening to their concerns.U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement is building a new detention facility on federal property at the Buffalo Federal Detention Facility in Batavia. It will have 100 beds and operate under National Detention Standards.The city of Buffalo has set its schedule for negotiations with the unions representing the city’s workforce. Officials said the plan is to negotiate all eight contracts in three waves, depending on which expired first.Buffalo’s Commissioner of Administration and Finance, Jessica Brown, has resigned, the city said Tuesday. Brown’s resignation is effective Aug. 4, and her last working day was Monday.Hazmat crews are dealing with a caustic chemical leak on the I-90 Eastbound near Exit 50, according to the Town of Amherst Central Fire Alarm Office.

Buffalo Police Commissioner Erika Shields said that 11 people were shot in Buffalo over the weekend stemming from a block party on Stevens Avenue with a planned “street takeover” at East Delavan Avenue and Grider StreetThe Buffalo Zoo said it was the target of an unsubstantiated bomb threat Monday. Police investigated the grounds and found no evidence of dangerous materials; they deemed the call as “swatting,” or the act of reporting a fake emergency to draw a law enforcement response. A tour bus driver, Bin Shao, pleaded guilty to five counts of criminally negligent homicide on Monday in connection to a deadly crash on I-90 that killed five people and injured dozens of others last August. 30 year old Buffalo resident Sir Raven Rodgers, pleaded guilty to one count of first-degree manslaughter in connection to a fatal shooting in Buffalo in October on Isabelle Street.More than 20 local union members picketed outside of the Niagara Falls Reworld’s 56th Street entrance Monday morning, in support of facility employees working on a labor contract.

THE TWO PEOPLE KILLED IN SEPARATE SHOOTINGS OVER THE WEEKEND IN NIAGARA FALLS HAVE BEEN ID’D.

 

AMHERST POLICE CONTINUE TO INVESTIGATE A FATAL CRASH THAT HAPPENED EARLY MONDAY MORNING.

 

FOUR TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS TOOK PLACE ON NIAGARA COUNTY ROADWAYS - AND IN A CAMBRIA FIELD - MONDAY.

 

GAS PRICES CONTINUE TO DECLINE IN OUR AREA, ACROSS NEW YORK AND THE U-S-A.

 

THE DRIVER OF A BUS THAT CRASHED ON THE THRUWAY LAST SUMMER - KILLING FIVE - HAS PLEADED GUILTY.

 

A FRENCH COMPANY WITH THREE REGIONAL SITES WILL LAY OFF 79 WORKERS THIS FALL.

 

A VIOLENT WEEKEND ON THE “STREETS OF ROCHESTER” MAY PROMPT THE MAYOR TO ESTABLISH A CURFEW.

 

THE U-S-A MENS SOCCER TEAM HAS BEEN ELIMINATED FROM WORLD CUP PLAY AFTER MONDAY’S 4-1 LOSS TO BELGIUM.

 

JOSE CABALLERO SMACKED 2 HR’S TO POWER THE YANKEES TO A 5-1 WIN OVER TAMPA BAY LAST NIGHT.

A Chautauqua County manufacturing plant will lay off a total of 79 workers later this year. Saint-Gobain Ceramics & Plastics, which has a plant in Falconer, will begin laying workers off in September. The reason listed for the layoffs is “economic.” Buffalo Police are investigating six separate shootings that happened in less than 24 hours over the 4th of July holiday. Twelve people were hurt in the shootings which occurred between late Saturday evening and early Sunday morning.Two people are dead after two shootings in the Cataract City the morning after the 4th of July holiday.Niagara Falls City Council members are being asked to take the next step in efforts to develop a proposed entertainment and sports complex by approving the creation of a local development corporation (LDC). The Niagara Falls Boys and Girls Club will soon be offering additional daycare options for local parents. The nonprofit organization will begin offering programing at 4520 Military Road later this month, pending an inspection from the State Office of Children and Family Services on July 9.

Two people are dead and another is hurt following a pair of overnight incidents in the City of Niagara Falls. The first was male hit by gunfire at around 1am at Fairfield and Highland avenues. The second happened around 3 a.m. in the area of Niagara Street and 30th Street after reports of a large party and gunshots.The Erie County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the homicide death of an inmate at the Erie County Holding Center. The Sheriff’s Office said 27-year-old Antonio Pizarro was found unresponsive in his cell Saturday. Two people were hospitalized after two boats crashed on Chautauqua Lake Saturday night. It happened just after 11 p.m. near Prendergast Point on Chautauqua Lake. After years of early endings, Jessica Pegula will be retuning to the quarterfinal round at Wimbledon after defeating Iva Jovic Sunday. Buffalo Bills fans will have an extra chance to see the team this summer with an additional open practice inside the new Highmark Stadium. The extra practice will take place Aug. 18.

TWO PEOPLE ARE DEAD AND ONE INJURED IN NIAGARA FALLS AFTER GUNFIRE AT A PAIR OF PARTIES.

 

IN BUFFALO - MORE HOLIDAY PARTIES - MORE SHOTS FIRED AND MORE PEOPLE INJURED.

 

A VIOLENT WEEKEND ON THE “STREETS OF ROCHESTER” WITH SEVEN INJURED OVER THE 4TH OF JULY WEEKEND.

 

TWO TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS TOOK PLACE IN NIAGARA COUNTY SUNDAY - BOTH IN LOCKPORT.

 

TWO VOLUNTEER FIRE COMPANIES BATTLED A BLAZE IN A CAMPER SATURDAY NIGHT IN NEWFANE.

 

15-YEAR-OLD SKY HAHN OF FORESTVILLE DIED FRIDAY IN A DROWNING ACCIDENT AT LAKE ERIE BEACH.

 

THE DEATH OF A 27-YEAR-OLD INMATE AT THE ERIE COUNTY HOLDING CENTER IS RULED A HOMICIDE.

 

THE BUFFALO BILLS HAVE ADDED ANOTHER OPEN PRACTICE ON AUGUST 18TH AT THE NEW HIGHMARK STADIUM.

 

THE YANKEES HAVE LOST NINE OF THEIR LAST TEN GAMES AND OPEN A 4-GAME SERIES AT TAMPA TONIGHT.