A multi-law enforcement agency investigation that began last fall has resulted with 13 people arrested and indicted on narcotics and firearms charges. The June 25 raid in Buffalo, Cheektowaga and North Tonawanda had police agencies finding caches controlled substances like cocaine and fentanyl along with large supplies of marijuana and firearms.Assemblyman Jon Rivera celebrated Tuesday night after defeating incumbent Jeremy Zellner for the 61st State Senate seat. This comes despite Zellner having the backing of the Erie County Democrats, as well as a major fundraising advantage. “I was surprised, we were caught off-guard a little bit,” Zellner said. He believes many things impacted the election, including the progressive wave and low voter turnout, especially from the suburbs.A 14-year-old angler from Oakfield pulled a monster northern pike out of Tonawanda Creek on Friday — even in the pouring rain. Cody Pangrazio and his friend Aiden Downs were fishing near the waterfall by the courthouse when Cody cast a topwater spook lure and watched the pike come up and slam it. "I saw this monster pike swim up and slam it," Cody said. He estimated the fish at around 36 inches. He snapped a couple of photos before releasing it, not wanting to keep it out of the water too long.