Falls Police are investigating the city’s first homicide of 2026. Patrol officers were called to the Niagara Towers apartment complex just after 11 a.m. Monday to check the welfare of a resident.Town of Tonawanda supervisor Joe Emminger formally announced on Monday that he will be stepping down from his position. Emminger said earlier this month that he will be stepping down from the position in May. His last day on the job will be May 13.A Gowanda man died in a dump truck crash in North Collins on Saturday. Police responded to the area of 11476 Sisson Highway, between Shirley Road and Genesee Road, around 6 a.m. Saturday, where a dump truck had rolled over and hit a tree. The 59 year old driver dead at the scene. Democratic Congressman Tim Kennedy announced $443,000 in federal funding to the Buffalo Niagara Waterkeeper on Monday to help the group assess threats, risks and solutions for Lake Erie’s basin.