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GRAND ISLAND, NY (WKBW) — As the calendar turns to August, school districts across the state have to submit their new cell phone ban policies. Earlier this year, the state passed the "Distraction-Free Schools Law," which implements a "bell-to-bell" ban on cell phones for K-12 students. The initiative is...

LACKAWANNA, N.Y. — The City of Lackawanna provided new information on a Tuesday house fire that took the lives of a 4-year-old girl and her mother. The victims have been identified as 28-year-old Felicia Toporek, who was a mother of three, and her 4-year daughter, Audrey Zosowski. Toporek died at Erie County Medical...

Once again, filmographer and documentarian Stephen Powell, has done a smashing job of dissecting our city’s industrial past, while piecing together our gradual climb back to greatness. In this new video – Buffalo’s Rise and Fall: A City’s Historic Transformation (Part 1) – Stephen takes us places that few have ever...

BUFFALO, N.Y. — If you know Lancaster, you probably know Skoob. Over the past seven years, face of Skoob's Village Grille and his family have become a staple in the village, serving up kicked up comfort food and specials every night of the week: Taco Tuesday, 69-cent wings on Wednesdays, $5 off burgers on Thursdays,...

There is a Wall Street Journal article about Buffalo that is making the rounds. It’s speaks to a certain Buffalo pride that many of us feel. Yet when it comes to the “outside world,” Buffalo is still a bit of an enigma, especially when it comes to people that have never paid a visit. For writers from other cities,...

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — A woman who was killed at a motel in Amherst on Tuesday has been identified by police. Emmeya Sims, 27, of Amherst, was residing at 1951 Niagara Falls Boulevard when she was killed on July 29, Amherst police said. A 37-year-old man from Buffalo, Daniel Negron, is a suspect in the […]

BUFFALO, N.Y. — State Attorney General Letitia James’ office is “monitoring” the controversial police misconduct case of Erie County Sheriff’s Chief of Narcotics and Intelligence Daniel “D.J.” Granville, a spokesperson for her office confirmed Thursday. The acknowledgement comes one day after one of...

SANBORN, N.Y. — The Niagara County Department of Health confirmed a rabid bat on Saunders Settlement Road on Thursday. Health officials says the homeowner made contact with the bat in her bedroom on July 26. The bat was later submitted for testing on July 28. The homeowner will receive...

Niagara Falls Police responded to Target on Niagara Falls Boulevard around 9pm on July 26th after reports of a shoplifter.   Upon...

Niagara Falls Police responded to McDonald's on Pine Avenue in the City Market around 7:30pm on July 27th after reports of a larceny.  ...