A 21-year-old Rochester Institute of Technology student has been found dead days after he was reported missing, with authorities saying he may have last been in the Niagara Falls area. Maximilian Cardone was last heard from around 11 a.m. on Oct. 21.The Monroe County Sheriff's Office issued a missing-person alert for Cardone on Oct. 22, saying he may have been in the Niagara Falls area, according to rochesterfirst.com. RIT confirmed that Cardone, who was reported missing on Oct. 23, had been found dead.A 21-year-old Niagara Falls woman is being held on $250,000 bail after police say she stabbed another woman in the abdomen and thigh near 18th Street and Whitney Avenue late on October 20. The injured 21-year-old was rushed to Erie County Medical Center and has since been released, while the suspect was charged Tuesday and arraigned Wednesday.A 27-year-old woman has died following a two-vehicle crash Friday afternoon in Niagara County, with investigators reporting that another driver allegedly failed to yield at an intersection in the Town of Lockport. According to the Niagara County Sheriff's Office, deputies responded to the intersection of Rapids Road and Bartz Road at approximately 3:18 p.m. Friday, Oct. 30, following reports of a serious collision involving two vehicles. Preliminary findings indicate that a 2020 Jeep Grand Cherokee was traveling westbound on Bartz Road when its driver allegedly failed to yield the right of way at Rapids Road.Police are investigating a North Tonawanda High School student after a concerning social media post referenced a school shooting. The North Tonawanda City School District contacted the North Tonawanda Police Department on Oct. 30, 2026, about the post made by a student. School Resource Officers immediately began an investigation to determine the nature and credibility of the threat. SROs and other members of the police department responded to the juvenile’s residence, where the juvenile and his parents were interviewed. Police said there is no evidence of a credible threat at this time.