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BUFFALO, N.Y. — Sean Ryan is set to become the next mayor of the City of Buffalo. He sat down with WGRZ-TV's Claudine Ewing to discuss his vision and plans for the second largest city in New York. "I'm going to be mayor for all the people in the...

Erie County District Attorney Michael J. Keane announces that Walter M. Blaze, 57, of Collins, was arraigned yesterday before Brant Town Court Justice Jeffrey W. Gier on one count of Attempted Murder in the Second Degree, one count of Assault in the First Degree (Class B violent felonies), one count of Assault in the...

BUFFALO, N.Y. — Discipline has been handed down to Buffalo police officers who responded to the controversial series of hit-and-run crashes involving Erie County Sheriff’s narcotics chief DJ Granville. Those crashes resulted in Granville pleading guilty in August to reckless driving and leaving the scene of an...

Crews continue to work to restore power to customers across WNY.

An Upstate New York man has been arrested after accidentally shooting himself on Christmas Day, police say. WHAM reports Keith Crenshaw, 55, of Buffalo, was hospitalized at Strong Memorial Hospital in Rochester around 4:40 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 25. He had a gunshot wound to the leg, according to the Rochester Police...

BUFFALO, N.Y. — As we get ready to flip the calendar, there are some new tax laws for 2026 when you file your taxes for this year. If you are paying off a car loan, or get paid overtime at your job, there is a chance you could have a lower tax bill next year.

During Monday's winter storm, the city of Buffalo recorded its strongest wind gust on record since June 7, 1980, at 79 miles per hour. The gust was recorded by the National Weather Service at 11:05 a.m. The Buffalo wind gust record is 82 miles per hour, which was reportedly recorded...

An abandoned BMW has created quite a scene in Hamburg, New York, this week. On Monday, the car was found in the parking lot of Hoak’s Lakeshore Restaurant — which overlooks Lake Erie — with all of its windows down. According to 7 News WKBW, police confirmed the car had been stolen out of Buffalo.

Wednesday is set to be the final day in office for Chris Scanlon as Mayor of Buffalo, as he makes way for incoming Mayor Sean Ryan, who will be sworn into office on Thursday. Read more from WBEN:

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — A wind gust recorded at the Buffalo Airport just after 11 a.m. Monday hit 79 miles per hour, approaching a Buffalo record. The gust was recorded by the National Weather Service at 11:05 a.m. The Buffalo record, according to media reports, is 82 miles per hour, which was reportedly recorded...