Former Cheektowaga strip club owner Peter Gerace was sentenced to 25 years in prison on Wednesday on drug and sex trafficking charges while he was the owner of the club.Gerace is the former owner of Pharaoh’s Gentlemen’s Club in Cheektowaga. An Elmira man, 19 year old Amir Williams, was arraigned Tuesday for his involvement in a fatal shooting in Black Rock in 2025, the Erie County District Attorney’s Office said.The Blasdell Police Department confirmed Tuesday it is investigating allegations that a teacher’s aide at Blasdell Elementary School may have had inappropriate contact with students.A pedestrian was seriously hurt early Wednesday morning after being struck by a vehicle in the City of North Tonawanda. The accident happened just after 4am at the intersection of Robinson Street and Vandervoort StreetThe longstanding partnership between Niagara University and Foreign Trade University (FTU), one of Vietnam’s premier academic institutions, is being expanded through the launch of the Rich Products Scholar Program.A team of University at Buffalo researchers is launching the online WNY Long COVID Resource Center, supported by funding from the Mother Cabrini Foundation..