Overnight Parking Ban Ending Soon In Cheektowaga, NY
The Town of Cheektowaga has announced that they will be ending their overnight winter parking ban early this year.
Western New York Weather Alert: Snow Risk Rises in Buffalo for St. Patrick’s Day...
Country Herald is Local News, Independent Pulse. Covering breaking local news, sports, lifestyle and events. Buffalo, New York – Colder air settling across the Great Lakes ahead of St. Patrick’s Day could turn part of western New York’s active storm track into accumulating snow between March 11 and March 17....
Construction glass ceiling being broken day-by-day with more women landing on-site construction jobs
National Association of Women in Construction reports more women are working on-site at construction projects across the Buffalo Niagara region.
Malfunction Leads to Fire at Cereal Plant
A fire broke out at the General Mills factory in Buffalo, New York, Monday, when an equipment malfunction sent Lucky Charms cereal ingredients onto the roof where a hot exhaust unit ignited. Around 9:30 a.m. Monday, March 2, thick, white smoke emanated from the roof and windows. Flames were not...
New owners, familiar plans for Santasiero’s
BUFFALO, N.Y. — Mark Longo was crushed when Santasiero’s closed in 2025 following the death of its fourth-generation owner. Longo, an attorney with Block Longo LaMarca & Brzezinski P.C., is among a contingent of Buffalonians who frequented the Italian restaurant on Buffalo’s West Side for decades. Now he’s partnering...
More parking bans are being lifted across Western New York
CITY OF TONAWANDA, N.Y. — Things are starting to warm up in Western New York, and some municipalities in the region have lifted their overnight parking bans early. Cheektowaga, North Tonawanda, and the City of Tonawanda all announced that they will be lifting their overnight parking bans, effective Tuesday, March 3.
Mother Tries to Stab Son with a Knife in Niagara Falls
LISTEN TO POLICE AUDIO BELOW Law enforcement received a call around 7:05pm on February 25th after reports a domestic incident and attempted assault on 101st Street in Niagara Falls. The 911 caller - a third party - said that a teenage male had a knife and was screaming at his mother. At that time, the neighbor said...
Hochul says those involved in Alam’s death need to be held accountable
Governor Kathy Hochul says she and other state officials are reviewing what options are available to hold accountable those who released a disabled Rohingya refugee alone at a closed coffee shop, rather than under safer circumstances. On February 19, Nurul Amin Shah Alam had been released from Erie County custody...
Contractor sentenced for scamming nearly $40K from three customers
BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — A Lockport man has been sentenced to two years in prison for scamming homeowners while working as a contractor, the Erie County District Attorney’s Office announced Tuesday. 53-year-old Wayne Michalak, the owner of WNY Backyard Enclosures, LLC, was hired to build a garage on a customer’s...
West Seneca police officers rescue 93-year-old man from burning home as fire spreads to...
WEST SENECA, N.Y. (WKBW) — West Seneca police officers rescued a 93-year-old man with limited mobility from his home late Sunday night after a fire at a neighboring house began spreading to his residence. The fire broke out around 11:30 p.m. at 65 Osgood Ave., just down the road...
