Law enforcement received a call around 7:45pm on July 12th after reports of a violent domestic incident on 14th Avenue in North Tonawanda. The 911 caller – a 10-year-old boy – told police that a mother tried to stab him and his young sister with a knife. The mother was said to be highly intoxicated. The caller was able to escape the residence but his sister remained inside with the mother.Law enforcement received a call around 3:07am on July 11th after reports of a domestic incident on Niagara Avenue in Niagara Falls with injuries. Multiple 911 callers told police that an adult male was “beating” on teenagers in the house. . The same male suspect was referenced walking down the street carrying an axe. Injuries were reported.The Erie County District Attorney's Office says 39-year-old Peter Brown of Buffalo has pleaded guilty to one count of first-degree manslaughter. In August 2024, Buffalo Police were called to the 400 block of East Ferry Street. The district attorney's office said 20-year-old Kayshawnna Jordan was found dead inside her bedroom. An investigation revealed that Brown killed his stepdaughter by manual strangulation and blunt impact injuries to her head. Brown was then arrested in October 2025 on a fugitive warrant in Alabama.Governor Hochul’s announcement confirms that engineers and construction crews have begun a $54.4 million rehabilitation of the South Grand Island Bridges. The work addresses aging steel components and brings the bridges up to modern seismic safety standards.