State and federal officials said Monday they will test inside homes after elevated radiation was found inside two homes in the Town of Niagara. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is relocating four families, including the two whose homes had elevated radiation levels indoors.Buffalo Common Councilwoman Zeneta Everhart brought a new initiative to the council floor on Tuesday aimed at deterring people from stealing cars.The Buffalo School Board will swear-in a new member Wednesday afternoon.Three of the board's eight current members abstained from voting on Monday when it came to appointing a new member, Roscoe Henderson, III.Officials have determined a fire at the former St. Ann’s Church on Tuesday to be arson, four days after crews contained a three-alarm fire at the site on Emslie Street. Jury selection is now underway in the federal terrorism trial for Hadi Matar. In February 2025, Matar was convicted for trying to kill author Salman Rushdie at the Chautauqua Institution.A 40-year-old man was taken into custody after Niagara Falls Police found two illegal firearms during a stop on Saturday.