As America is celebrating its 250 anniversary, one city which will not be sponsoring a Fourth of July fireworks display is the City of Buffalo.A West Seneca man, 45 year old Samuel Bauer, was sentenced to 2 to 6 years in prison for a fatal hit-and-run in North Buffalo in September 2024, the Erie County District Attorney’s Office said Wednesday. A push to compel more than 3,000 property owners to make good on their overdue tax bills netted more than $1 million for the City of Niagara Falls.As the Lake Mariner Data Center in Somerset continues expanding, Niagara County is exploring legal action to determine whether the project owes millions in taxes. Thieves are targeting cars at Holy Cross Cemetery in Lackawanna, stealing from mourners — including during an active graveside burial service.Hundreds of Buffalo high school graduates are getting a major gift to help continue their education; new laptops and laptop bags through a Say Yes Buffalo program.The Buffalo Sabres have signed newly acquired defenseman Olen Zellweger to a new 3-year contract, the team announced Wednesday.

For years, parents, students and advocates have argued Buffalo Public Schools rely too heavily on suspensions. Now, they’re asking the Buffalo Common Council to help make sure promised reforms don’t stop on paper.Several people were injured after an incident involving purported fireworks in Buffalo, city officials said on Tuesday in the 200 block of Lathrop Street around 8 p.m.Niagara Falls announcing several cooling facilities, splash pads, and public buildings to use over the next few days including Oppenheim Park, Hyde Park, the Niagara Falls Public Library, and .Heart, Love, and Soul. The Buffalo Niagara Waterkeeper is sounding the alarm on what they say could be the season's first algal bloom in Hyde Park Lake.A Bradford woman, 39 year old Samantha Hinchman, has been sentenced to time in Pennsylvania state prison for stealing guitars from a blind man in 2024.Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin has been nominated for the Muhammad Ali Sports Humanitarian Award for his leadership in turning a life-altering medical emergency into a national mission.

FIVE TEENAGERS WERE ARRESTED WHILE JOYRIDING IN A STOLEN CAR LAST NIGHT IN CAMBRIA.

 

FOUR TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS TOOK PLACE IN NIAGARA COUNTY TUESDAY - ONE REPORTING INJURIES.

 

20-YEAR-OLD KAYDEN SMITH OF YOUNGSTOWN IS ID’D AS THE DIRT BIKER INJURED IN A CRASH MONDAY.

 

SEVERAL PEOPLE WERE INJURED IN A FIREWORKS INCIDENT ON LATHROP STREET IN BUFFALO LAST NIGHT.

 

CHARLES WILLIAMS OF BUFFALO HAS BEEN CHARGED IN A MAY HOMICIDE ON GATCHELL STREET.

 

AN OKLAHOMA WOMAN IS GOING TO FEDERAL PRISON FOR DEFRAUDING THE GOV’T DURING THE COVID PANDEMIC.

 

THE FIRST HEATWAVE OF SUMMER IS ON IN WESTERN NEW YORK WITH TEMPERATURES IN THE 90’S.

 

JULY IS HERE AND OLCOTT’S ANNUAL PIRATE FESTIVAL IS COMING TO THE LAKE ONTARIO SHORE JULY 10 THRU 12.

 

THE YANKEES LOSING STREAK EXTENDED TO SIX LAST NITE WHEN THE TIGERS TROUNCED THEM 9-3 IN THE BRONX.

A Sanborn man was sentenced to 22 years in prison for shooting and killing a 26-year-old man in Niagara Falls in June 2022. Gabriel Moyer, 24, had previously admitted to killing Keith Agee on June 4, 2022, pleading guilty to first-degree manslaughter. The city of Buffalo announced on Monday that it has closed the sale of four parking ramps to the Buffalo Parking Authority, generating more than $60 million in revenue for the city. Buffalo receives $30 million of the money immediately. Sewer rates in Buffalo are set to go up slightly beginning in July, the Buffalo Sewer Authority said Tuesday. Starting Wednesday homeowners will be charged $1.34 per $1,000 of assessed value of their home. A dirt bike rider sustained life-threatening injuries in a crash with a pickup truck on Braley Road, according to the Niagara County Sheriff's Office.Assemblyman Paul Bologna (R,C -Clarence Center) and Assemblyman Pat Chludzinski (R,C–Cheektowaga) have kicked off of their annual Christmas in July Toy Drive. Niagara Hospice is looking forward to the 13th annual Hospice Gran Fondo bike ride, taking place on Aug. 1.

A former DEC engineer who pushed for a Niagara Falls factory to be held accountable for dangerous emissions was recognized Monday by local activists.Dylan Keenan, who has been suspended without pay for almost two years, reported the Goodyear Tire and Rubber plant to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for releasing more than the safe limit of a known bladder carcinogen. Federal funding is on the way for the Erie County Water Authority. Monday morning, Congressman Tim Kennedy announced nearly $1 million in federal funding for the authority to continue replacing lead service lines to homes.Buffalo finalized the sale of its four city-owned downtown parking ramps on Monday afternoon, completing a transaction that city officials say will deliver nearly $62 million to help the city's finances over the next three fiscal years. Catholic Charities unveiled its behavioral health center on Rich Street on Monday with more amenities to serve the surrounding community. Vegan restaurant Strong Hearts announced on Monday that it will be closing its doors, both in Buffalo and Syracuse, in July.

SIX TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS AND A TRUCK FIRE HAPPENED IN NIAGARA COUNTY MONDAY.

 

TRIPLE-A SAYS THE AVERAGE PRICE FOR A GALLON OF GAS IN THE LOCKPORT AREA IS NOW $4.26 - DOWN 12-CENTS.

 

A HEATWAVE IS HITTING WESTERN NEW YORK JUST AHEAD OF AMERICA’S 250TH BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION.

 

BUFFALO SOLD FOUR OF ITS MUNICIPAL PARKING LOTS MONDAY FOR $62M.

 

A SHOOTING IN ROCHESTER LAST NIGHT SENT A MAN AND A WOMAN TO STRONG MEMORIAL.

 

THE MAN CONVICTED OF STABBING A ROCHESTER COP WILL BE GETTING A NEW TRIAL.

 

THE SENECA NATION HAS PARTNERED WITH THE BUFFALO BILLS TO BE “THE OFFICIAL CASINO OF THE TEAM.”

 

JULY ARRIVES TOMORROW AND THE TASTE OF BUFFALO IS NOT FAR BEHIND - JULY 11TH AND 12TH.

 

THE YANKEES LOST THEIR FIFTH STRAIGHT WHEN THE TIGERS TOPPED THEM 7-3 MONDAY IN THE BRONX.

Authorities are investigating a crash involving a dirt bike and a pickup truck that injured two people on Monday. Officials responded to Braley Road in the town of Porter around 10 a.m. after receiving a report of a serious injury motor vehicle accident.Buffalo Police are investigating a shooting on Niagara Street that seriously injured one man just after midnight on Monday, according to officials. Officers responded to the shooting call in the 1500 block of Niagara Street, where the victim was transported to ECMC for gunshot wounds to his arm and leg.Two Western New York hospitals, Kenmore Mercy and Sisters Of Charity in Cheektowaga, have been warned by the Federal Government for allegedly failing to provide the public with basic pricing information.Ahead of what is expected to be one of the hottest weeks of the summer, Erie County’s beaches are officially open for the summer season.Officials from Seneca Resorts & Casinos and the Buffalo Bills announced Monday that the gaming corporation has signed on as a Founding Partner with the team at Highmark Stadium.

FIVE TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS AND A BOATING MISHAP TOOK PLACE IN NIAGARA COUNTY SUNDAY.

 

NIAGARA FALLS POLICE RESPONDED TO AN ASSAULT CALL EARLY SUNDAY ON 19TH STREET.

 

EVEN MORE CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS ARE GETTING STARTED IN NIAGARA AND ERIE COUNTIES.

 

THE FIRST HEATWAVE OF THE SUMMER SEASON IS EXPECTED TO ARRIVE THIS WEEK.

 

THE SALE OF LEWISTON’S OUR LADY OF PEACE NURSING CARE RESIDENCE SHOULD HAPPEN THIS WEDNESDAY.

 

SATURDAY’S RIDE FOR ROSWELL BROUGHT THOUSANDS OF RIDERS TO U-B’S NORTH CAMPUS AND SET A NEW RECORD.

 

ROCHESTER POLICE ARE INVESTIGATING A WEEKEND SHOOT-ING THAT INJURED TWO PEOPLE.

 

THE NTSB HAS RELEASED MORE INFORMATION ON A DEADLY BUS CRASH IN GENESEE COUNTY LAST SUMMER.

 

THE RED SOX SWEPT THE YANKEES THIS WEEKEND KNOCKING THEM OUT OF FIRST PLACE.

A multi-law enforcement agency investigation that began last fall has resulted with 13 people arrested and indicted on narcotics and firearms charges.The June 25 raid in Buffalo, Cheektowaga and North Tonawanda had police agencies finding caches controlled substances like cocaine and fentanyl along with large supplies of marijuana and firearms.U.S. Marshals are looking for two men who are considered armed and dangerous following a homicide in Puerto Rico, and one is wanted for allegedly violating supervised release conditions in Western New York, officials said. Ronald Aponte-Castillo, 39, and Jabdiel Cruz-Cartejena, 21, are wanted by U.S. Marshals following a homicide in Coamo, Puerto Rico on March 21. Both were last seen in Rochester, officials said.North Country Community College is hosting the Rail Trail Discovery Series, a new, five-week lineup of guided educational walks along the Adirondack Rail Trail. The free, public events will be held on Thursdays beginning July 16 and will feature local experts leading participants through hands-on explorations of art, ecology, wildlife and citizen science.According to the Olean Police Department, Saturday, June 20, at around 2:45 a.m., Nick Meyer was traveling on an e-bike near the intersection of Delaware Avenue and Queen Street. That’s when police said he was struck by a vehicle and the operator left the scene.

A multi-law enforcement agency investigation that began last fall has resulted with 13 people arrested and indicted on narcotics and firearms charges. The June 25 raid in Buffalo, Cheektowaga and North Tonawanda had police agencies finding caches controlled substances like cocaine and fentanyl along with large supplies of marijuana and firearms.Assemblyman Jon Rivera celebrated Tuesday night after defeating incumbent Jeremy Zellner for the 61st State Senate seat. This comes despite Zellner having the backing of the Erie County Democrats, as well as a major fundraising advantage. “I was surprised, we were caught off-guard a little bit,” Zellner said. He believes many things impacted the election, including the progressive wave and low voter turnout, especially from the suburbs.A 14-year-old angler from Oakfield pulled a monster northern pike out of Tonawanda Creek on Friday — even in the pouring rain. Cody Pangrazio and his friend Aiden Downs were fishing near the waterfall by the courthouse when Cody cast a topwater spook lure and watched the pike come up and slam it. "I saw this monster pike swim up and slam it," Cody said. He estimated the fish at around 36 inches. He snapped a couple of photos before releasing it, not wanting to keep it out of the water too long.

THREE TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS HAPPENED ON NIAGARA COUNTY HIGHWAYS THURSDAY - TWO REPORTED INJURIES.

 

JULIAN TAYLOR OF BUFFALO FACES A LONG STRETCH IN STATE PRISON FOR A VIOLENT ASSAULT A YEAR AGO.

 

A 9-1-1 CALLER IS CREDITED WITH SAVING THE LIFE OF A MAN IN AN ERIE COUNTY PARK EARLIER THIS WEEK.

 

THE WOMAN ACCUSED OF LEADING A DEADLY ASSAULT ON A TRANSGENDER MAN IS DUE IN COURT IN MONROE COUNTY.

 

A SUBURBAN ROCHESTER MAN WHO TOOK POLICE ON A CAR CHASE THIS WEEK IS FACING MULTIPLE CHARGES.

 

THE ANNUAL RIDE FOR ROSWELL WILL BRING THOUSANDS OF BIKE RIDERS TO U-B’S NORTH CAMPUS SATURDAY.

 

THE 50TH ANNUAL LOCKPORT OUTDOOR ARTS & CRAFTS FEST TAKES PLACE ON MAIN STREET THIS WEEKEND.

 

DOWNTOWN BUFFALO’S BARS AND RESTAURANTS EXPECT TO BE BUSY THIS WEEKEND WITH THE NHL DRAFT IN TOWN.

 

THE RED SOX ROUTED THE YANKEES 6-3 THURSDAY IN GAME ONE OF A WEEKEND SERIES AT FENWAY PARK.

Niagara Falls lawmakers approved the city's 2026-27 Community Development Action Plan, serving as the official application for nearly $2.8 million in federal block grants. VanDeMark Chemical Inc., Lockport's well-known manufacturer of phosgene, is no longer scheduled for shutdown after it was sold to Valiant Energy Management, according to an announcement Monday.A motorcyclist was sent to the hospital Wednesday night after a hit-and-run crash. According to Buffalo Police, officers responded to the intersection of Bailey Avenue and William Street shortly after 10 p.m. for a crash involving injuries. They were taken to ECMC for treatment. Western New York officials and M&T Bank announced a new initiative aimed at boosting Buffalo’s downtown on Thursday. “Meet Me Downtown” is a series of six downtown events beginning in July.Buffalo Place Inc. has cancelled the Thursday & Main June 25 concert due to forecasted rain and thunderstorms. The concert was scheduled to happen at Fountain Plaza with The BlackRock Beatles and The Shakermakers.

A local concrete company is expanding into the storage business, looking for some help getting its first units off the ground. Michael Ventry’s new business, Ventry Development and Rentals, wants to build four 10-bay storage buildings. Each building will feature 12,000 square feet of space.Niagara County Department of Public Works officials say the Feigle-Fisk Road Bridge over the Erie Canal in Pendleton will close on July 6 to continue the rehabilitation project that began last year.Message boards alerting motorist to the upcoming closure are already in place. The bridge is expected to remain closed until the end of August. Independence Day weekend is less than two weeks away, and one local law firm is helping to make sure Western New Yorkers celebrate safely. William Mattar Law Offices is offering a free Safe Ride program to help prevent drivers from getting behind the wheel under the influence.The Buffalo Sabres recently traded some players, but they made sure Zach Benson isn't going anywhere. The team on Wednesday night said they signed Benson to a seven-year contract with an average annual value of $7.5 million.

FOUR TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS AND A FIRE IN NIAGARA COUNTY HAPPENED ON WEDNESDAY.

 

STATE POLICE ROUNDED UP A PAIR OF BUFFALO TEENS IN CONNECTION WITH A STOLEN S-U-V IN CLARENCE.

 

THE POSTAL INSPECTION SERVICE IS OFFERING A CASH AWARD FOR INFORMATION IN A RECENT ROBBERY.

 

IN LOCKPORT LABOR NEWS - VANDEMARK CHEMICAL HAS BEEN SOLD AND WILL REMAIN OPEN.

 

A MONROE COUNTY MAN WHO TOOK POLICE ON A CAR CHASE IS NOW FACING MULTIPLE CHARGES.

 

THE VICTIM OF A FATAL SHOOTING IN ROCHESTER 10 DAYS AGO HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED AS MARTELL CALLIENS.

 

BILLS FANS ARE LOVING THE NEW HIGHMARK STADIUM - BUT HAVE A REAL PROBLEM WITH TICKET PRICES.

 

THE BUFFALO SABRES TRADED ALEX TUCH TO WASHINGTON AND SIGNED ZACH BENSON TO A 7-YEAR DEAL.

 

THE YANKEES WENT DEEP TO TRIM THE TIGERS 4-2 IN DETROIT WEDNESDAY.

Motorists traveling through the 7900 block of Niagara Falls Boulevard should see a much smoother ride very soon. Repair crews are wrapping up fixes on the heavily degraded state roadway directly in front of the Delta Sonic plaza, with completion timed just before the July 4th holiday weekend.The Lewiston Town Board awarded a $5,375 contract to Invictus Civil Engineering to conduct a traffic study on the intersection of Swann and Model City roads, where a fatal car crash happened three months ago. Jon Rivera has won the Democratic nomination for the New York State Senate 61st District.Rivera defeated incumbent Jeremy Zellner Tuesday night, and took home 55% of the vote. Cindi McEachon is resigning from the Buffalo Board of Education, saying there is a culture of punishment from board leadership and overall weak governance.Food Truck Thursdays at the Niagara Falls Train Station, 825 Depot Ave., West, begin start serving this week and run from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Assemblymember Jon Rivera declared victory in Tuesday’s Democratic primary for New York’s 61st Senate District, giving him the inside track at unseating current State Sen. Jeremy Zellner.You can see local results from Niagara County voting Tuesday at elections.niagaracounty.gov. A Rochester woman, 33 year old Tenetia Cullum, was sentenced to three years of probation for trying to enter KeyBank Center with a loaded gun in March 2024, the Erie County District Attorney’s Office announced Tuesday.A Dunkirk man, 43 year old Juan Cruz Corraliza, was sentenced to five years in prison on Monday after two children were shot in 2022. The Cattaraugus County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a crash involving a vehicle and a runaway horse in the town of Little Valley on Tuesday.A long-awaited milestone for the Buffalo Bills arrived Tuesday as the team officially unveiled the new Highmark Stadium.The Buffalo Sabres have traded defenseman Bo Byram and forward Jordan Greenway to the Chicago Blackhawks and have received the fourth overall pick among other assets.

SIX TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS REPORTED IN NIAGARA COUNTY ON TUESDAY - THREE IN THE FALL AND THREE IN LOCKPORT.

 

AMHERST POLICE CONTINUE TO INVESTIGATE A GRINDING TRAFFIC CRASH ON I-290 WEST THAT LEFT ONE INJURED.

 

JON RIVERA IS DECLARING  VICTORY IN THE DEMOCRATIC PRIMARY FOR NEW YORK’S 61ST SENATE DISTRICT.

 

DEMOCRAT ALISSA ELLMAN WILL FACE INCUMBENT CLAUDIA TENNEY FOR THE 24TH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT SEAT.

 

EIGHT PEOPLE WERE INJURED WHEN A SPOOKED HORSE RAN INTO TRAFFIC IN CATTARAUGUS COUNTY TUESDAY.

 

REPEAT OFFENDER JUAN CRUZ CORRALIZA OF DUNKIRK IS GOING TO PRISON ON TWO SEPARATE CONVICTIONS.

 

THE NEW HIGHMARK STADIUM - AN UPGRADE IN EVERY WAY POSSIBLE - IS OFFICIALLY OPEN FOR BUSINESS.

 

THE BUFFALO SABRES TRADED BOWEN BYRAM AND JORDAN GREENWAY TO CHICAGO FOR DRAFT PICKS AND A PLAYER.

 

THE YANKEES TAMED THE TIGERS 4-3 IN DETROIT TUESDAY TO SNAP A 3-GAME LOSING STREAK.

Niagara Falls police detectives and fire investigators are trying to determine the cause of a Monday night fire on 8th Street that damaged two vacant homes. Emergency crews responded to the 700 block of 8th Street around 8 p.m. for the blaze. The Buffalo Fire Department is investigating a fire that broke out on Mohr Street early Tuesday morning. According to officials, around 5:30 a.m., firefighters responded to 95 Mohr Street and found the two-story vacant home engulfed in flames. They've determined it's a case of arson. The Town of Niagara is moving to eliminate its two-tier property tax system and replace it with a single rate for both residents and business property owners. The historic Erie Canal Boat Seneca Chief will return to Buffalo this Saturday after completing a statewide voyage marking the start of free public programming at Canalside.The Bills formally opened the new Highmark Stadium with a ribbon cutting Tuesday morning. The event follows three years of construction.

Voters will take to the polls on Tuesday as the race for New York’s 61st State Senate seat continues, with incumbent Jeremy Zellner taking on challenger Assemblymember Jon Rivera in the Democratic primary.Slow down and stay alert — that’s the message from State Police as phase one of a more than $61 million construction project on the 190 begins Tuesday.Drivers in Buffalo will soon be seeing a brand new Niagara Street. State Assemblyman Jon Rivera announced Monday that $2.9 million will be going towards improvements to Niagara Street as part of the Niagara Complete Streets Program.Niagara Falls officials have announced plans to mill and repave more than two dozen city streets this summer.As local officials heard at a public forum earlier this month, residents have many questions and concerns regarding the proposed Sanborn Square development. Lewiston planners received plenty of feedback during a nearly two-and-a-half-hour-long public hearing during a planning board session this past Thursday.A Kenmore East High School senior, Caleob Wilkins, is being credited with saving his neighbor's life.

THE NIAGARA FALLS MAN INJURED IN A SCOOTER CRASH FRIDAY HAS DIED FROM HIS INJURIES.

 

ONE TRAFFIC INCIDENT AND A HOUSE FIRE IN THE FALLS REPORTED IN NIAGARA COUNTY MONDAY.

 

ON THE NIAGARA CRIME BEAT - POLICE RESPONDED TO THE SITE OF AN ASSAULT WITH A SHOVEL AT MIDNIGHT.

 

CREWS BEGIN WORK TODAY ON A $62M PROJECT TO REPAIR I-190 - DRIVERS SHOULD EXPECT DELAYS.

 

THE NATIONAL “PRICE AT THE PUMP” HAS FALLEN BELOW $4-A-GALLON FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE MID-MARCH.

 

A ROCHESTER MOTHER IS HEADING TO PRISON FOR HER ROLE IN THE DEATH OF HER TEENAGE SON.

 

A WEEKEND FIRE IN A MONROE COUNTY APARTMENT COMPLEX LEFT 30 PEOPLE HOMELESS.

 

VOTERS WHO DIDN’T TAKE ADVANTAGE OF EARLY VOTING WILL FIND POLLS OPEN ON THIS PRIMARY DAY.

 

THE TIGERS HANDED THE YANKEES THEIR THIRD STRAIGHT LOSS IN A 5-3 DECISION AT MOTOWN MONDAY.