Two people were taken to the Erie County Medical Center Wednesday night following an alleged armed robbery that led to an officer-involved shooting at the 7-Eleven at Prospect Avenue and Connecticut Street in Buffalo, as well as an alleged carjacking.Buffalo Mayor Sean Ryan has released his proposed fiscal year 2026-2027 budget, which includes a 25 percent property tax levy increase.U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at the Peace Bridge warehouse seized close to 1,000 electronic devices

SIX TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS AND A MINOR UTILITY POLE FIRE IN NIAGARA COUNTY WEDNESDAY.

 

SERIAL KILLER RICHARD FOX - ALREADY SERVING A LIFE SENTENCE - HAD ANOTHER ONE ADDED TO HIS TIME.

 

BUFFALO POLICE SHOT AN ARMED ROBBER IN THE ACT OF PULLING A HOLD UP ON THE WEST SIDE LAST NIGHT.

 

CUSTOMS OFFICERS AT THE PEACE BRIDGE SEIZED A LARGE SHIPMENT OF COUNTERFEIT DEVICES RECENTLY.

 

THE MAN WHO FATALLY GUNNED DOWN A MAN AND WOMAN IN ROCHESTER TWO YEARS AGO WILL SPEND LIFE IN PRISON.

 

STILL NO ANSWERS INTO WHAT CAUSED A ROCHESTER HOUSE TO EXPLODE ON TUESDAY.

 

VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENTS WILL STEP UP RECRUITING AS MEMBERSHIP HITS A 40-YEAR LOW.

 

THE YANKEES EDGED THE ANGELS 5-4 WEDNESDAY AND WRAP UP THEIR 4-GAME SERIES TODAY AT 1:35.

 

THE SABRES LOST TO DALLAS IN A SHOOTOUT LAST NIGHT AND WILL MEET BOSTON IN ROUND ONE OF THE PLAYOFFS.

Convicted serial killer Richard Fox has been sentenced to 25 years to life in prison for a murder in Niagara County, officials said Wednesday.Fox pleaded guilty to killing 32-year-old Crystal Curthoys of Lockport in January 2023.One person is dead following a three-vehicle crash on Hopkins Road in Amherst on Tuesday evening. A Ford Mustang that was traveling northbound on Hopkins Road collided head-on with a 2019 Honda Pilot that was driving southbound, and the Honda Pilot was then struck by a 2

A Niagara Falls man was sentenced to 19 years in prison after he pleaded guilty to harming a gas station cashier, the Niagara County District Attorney said Tuesday. Darrion A. Cotton, 59, admitted to striking the cashier in the head with a hammer during a robbery in January 2024 in Niagara Falls. One person, a 43 year old man, is dead following a three-vehicle crash on Hopkins Road in Amherst on Tuesday, after a Ford Mustang that was traveling northbound on Hopkins Road collided head-on with

ONE DRIVER IS DEAD AFTER A THREE-CAR HEAD-ON CRASH ON HOPKINS ROAD IN AMHERST LAST EVENING.

 

ONE TRAFFIC ACCIDENT AND A SHOOTING IN THE FALLS WAS REPORTED HERE IN NIAGARA COUNTY TUESDAY.

 

BRANDON WALL OF THE FALLS MAY SEE PRISON TIME AFTER PLEADING GUILTY TO KILLING A PUPPY.

 

THREE-TIME CONVICTED FELON DARRION COTTON IS HEADED BACK TO STATE PRISON FOR A FOURTH TIME.

 

A ROCHESTER HOME EXPLODED TUESDAY ON LAKE AVENUE AND INVESTIGATORS WANT TO KNOW WHY.

 

A SHOOTING VICTIM IN MONROE COUNTY HAS DIED A WEEK AFTER HE WAS GUNNED DOWN IN IRONDEQUOIT.

 

VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENTS WILL STEP UP RECRUITING AS MEMBERSHIP HITS A 40-YEAR LOW.

 

THE ANGELS USED THE LONG BALL TO ROUT THE YANKEES 7-1 IN THE BRONX LAST NIGHT.

 

THE SABRES HOST DALLAS TONIGHT AND WILL MEET BOSTON IN ROUND ONE OF THE PLAYOFFS.

An Arizona man, 63 year old Keith Call, formerly from Grand Island pleaded guilty to stealing more than $82,000 from two Roman Catholic parishes in Western New York, where he worked as a business manager.The Amherst Town Board has approved a resolution that will now request New York State to allow a 2.5% bed tax on hotels.Niagara Falls police are investigating an early Tuesday morning shooting incident that left a man wounded on 20th Street. Falls police seized guns, ammunition and ballistic ves

Falls Police Department Criminal Investigation Division (CID) detectives have taken an unidentified man into custody as part of an investigation into a shooting on April 3. The apparent arrest followed the execution of a search warrant at a home in the 2700 block of 20th Street around 7 a.m. Monday. Another night of violence Sunday at the Walden Galleria. Responding officers found a crowd of roughly 100 people in the parking lot. Alexis Nelson, 23, of Buffalo and 27-year-old Latoya Cheato

TWO TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS IN NIAGARA COUNTY MONDAY - BOTH IN THE FALLS - AND BOTH ON PINE AVENUE.

 

FROM THE FIRE WIRE - TWO VOLUNTEER COMPANIES WERE ON SITE AT A BARN BLAZE IN CAMBRIA LAST EVENING.

 

TWO BUFFALO WOMEN ARE FACING ASSAULT CHARGES AFTER A FIGHT INSIDE WALDEN GALLERIA SUNDAY NIGHT.

 

POLICE IN THE ROCHESTER SUBURB OF GATES ARE LOOKING INTO A FATAL MOTORCYCLE CRASH FROM LAST NIGHT.

 

RAJAB BANAHI IS ON TRIAL IN MONROE COUNTY FOR THE BRUTAL MURDERS OF HIS MOTHER, FATHER AND SISTER.

 

THE DIOCESE OF BUFFALO’S CHAPTER 11 BANKRUPTCY CASE APPEARS TO BE IN LIMBO AGAIN.

 

THE “PRICE AT THE PUMP” REMAINS ABOVE THE $4-DOLLAR MARK AS WORLD CRUDE PRICES DROPPED A BIT LAST WEEK.

 

THE YANKEES SNAPPED THEIR FIVE-GAME LOSING STREAK MONDAY BY OUTSLUGGING THE ANGELS 11-10.

 

THE SABRES SKATED PAST THE BLACKHAWKS 5-1 MONDAY TO CLAIM THE NHL’S ATLANTIC DIVISION CROWN.

A Springville man has pleaded guilty to a charge related to sexually abusing a child on multiple occasions, the Erie County District Attorney’s Office said Monday. Joseph Decker, 66, attempted to engage in sexual acts with a child under 13 years on on at least two occasions in June 2024 and September 2025. Decker was known to the child.Seven new stores and restaurants and a major remodel of one of its main tenants is planned at Walden Galleria during the rest of the year, the mall said Monday.Th

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has identified more than 100 properties in Lowertown for remediation as part of the Eighteen mile Creek Corridor clean-up.

The Town of Lockport Water Department has transitioned to new billing software.

A proposed $2 billion artificial intelligence data center at the former Tonawanda Coke site is raising questions.

A Buffalo man could spend up to 20 years in prison on several charges related to COVID-19 fraud.

Buffalo Police are investigating a shooting that happened early Saturday morning.

A Buffalo man has been arrested in connection with a shooting on Bogardus Street in March.

Two Western New York residents have been indicted on federal drug charges following a long-term investigation into narcotics trafficking.

Buffalo Niagara Honor Flight hosted veterans and family members Saturday morning to go over the final details of Mission 22, which will take off next weekend.

And - Sabres single-game playoff tickets for the first round will be available on Monday.

 

Police are investigating a shooting that happened early Saturday morning.A female victim walked into Erie County Medical Center around 5:45 a.m. Saturday with a gunshot wound to the upper leg. Buffalo Police did not immediately provide an age for the victim. The Gun Violence Unit detectives launched an investigation and later identified the 2700 block of Bailey Avenue as the scene of the crime, police said.

Arrest made in connection to a shooting March 27 on Bogardus Street An arrest has been made in connection to a shooting that happened last month in the City of Buffalo. Police announced Saturday night that 29-year-old Brandon Bott of Buffalo has been charged one felony count of assault and one felony count of criminal possession of a firearm. The charges stem from a shooting that happened on March 27 on Bogardus Street, in Buffalo's Lovejoy neighborhood

Buffalo Sabres fans get the opportunity to purchase tickets for the first round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs. Single-game tickets for round one of the Stanley the Playoffs will go on sale to the general public on Monday, April 13 at 10 a.m. The season ticket holders get first go, then any remaining tickets for the general public will be "extremely limited."

A fire in the electrical room of Erie County Holding Center caused overnight response The Buffalo Fire Department. The Erie County Sheriff's Office says the fire started shortly before 1:00 a.m. in the room on the ground floor of the jail. Staff used multiple fire extinguishers to contain the fire until Buffalo firefighters arrived, and by 1:50 a.m., firefighters reported the fire was out

A man from Monroe County is facing multiple charges after a fatal crash on the Thruway Friday night. Patrick J. Hastings, 67, of Monroe County has been charged with one count of Vehicular Manslaughter in the 2nd Degree, DWI, and multiple vehicle and traffic offenses. Hastings was uninjured but appeared to show signs of impairment. After allegedly failing field sobriety tests, Hastings was arrested and transported for processing.

A proposed $2 billion artificial intelligence data center at the former Tonawanda Coke site is raising questions about the future of the long-contaminated property. The 500,000-square-foot project would be built on a site that has undergone years of environmental cleanup following decades of industrial use

For many New Yorkers, pets are part of the family, but caring for them can come at a high cost. Now, a bill in Albany aims to help ease that burden New York City Assemblymember Steven Raga, a Democrat serving the 30th district in Queens, is sponsoring legislation that would create a tax credit for certain pet expenses, including food and veterinary care.

Buffalo Sabres fans will soon get the opportunity to purchase tickets for the first round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs. Single-game tickets for round one of the Stanley Cup Playoffs will go on sale to the general public on Monday, April 13 at 10 a.m. The season ticket holders get first go, then any remaining tickets for the general public will be "extremely limited."

The driver of a Ford Bronco crashed into the front of the Denny's restaurant on South Transit Road in Lockport Friday morning. The crash happened around 11 a.m. in an area of the dining room located just to the right of the entrance as the driver went forward instead of reverse. No injuries reported. A Buffalo man, 35 year old Keontae Fisher, was arrested Thursday after police executed a search warrant on Comstock Avenue, recovering drug paraphernalia and other items, officials said Friday.The

The 230-ton transformer that will help power TeraWulf’s new AI data centers in Somerset arrived at Hedley Boatyard by barge this week. The transformer delivered to the Lake Mariner Data Center campus. Former Erie County District Attorney John Flynn says he is interested in becoming the next supervisor in his hometown of the Town of Tonawanda.Another coffee chain with budding national popularity has now opened its second Niagara County location. 7 Brew Coffee held a grand opening Thursday mor