For the new Highmark Stadium, Thursday night’s game between the Buffalo Bills and the Detroit Lions was a milestone as the stadium’s first regular season home opener. Bills come out on top 41-31.A new study released Thursday by the Environment America Research and Policy Center and the New York Public Interest Research Group has found that 70% of Erie County school buildings tested above the state limits for lead in school drinking water.A Buffalo man was arrested on a fentanyl charge carrying a maximum penalty of 40 years in prison and a $5 million fine. 42-year-old James McClain charged with possession with intent to distribute and distribution of at least 40 grams of fentanyl. A Lockport man will spend 25 years in prison for sexually assaulting a minor.Luke Smeal, 24, pleaded guilty to rape in the first degree after he was arrested back in March, following an investigation into an incident in 2025.Urban planning and design firm MKSK has been selected to lead the development of “Canalside: The Next Wave.”