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Poloncarz Signs Landmark Biometric Privacy Law Following Concerns Over Customer Surveillance Practices at Wegmans Erie County Executive Mark Poloncarz has signed a first-of-its-kind biometric privacy law that prohibits businesses from collecting, retaining or selling customers’ biometric information, making Erie County

Niagara Falls police have identified the woman whose body was discovered buried behind a vacant home on 22nd Street, though authorities have not yet publicly released her name while family notification efforts continue.      The grim discovery was made in the early hours of Tuesday, June 9th, during a missing person in

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Arriving with over two decades of educational experience, LakeShore Central Shore District welcomed two new elementary school principals Wednesday. The school district appointed Kimberly Oakes as A.J. Schmidt Elementary School’s principal and Brandon Pafk as J.T. Waugh Elementary School’s princip

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WKBW) — Fanny Olaya, a Peruvian-born Latin dance instructor, is inviting the Western New York community to get moving this summer through free outdoor salsa events at Canalside and a new session of dance classes in Buffalo. Olaya has been teaching and promoting Latin dance in Western...

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A North Tonawanda man who worked as a school bus driver is facing multiple felony charges after a joint investigation involving local law enforcement and federal authorities allegedly uncovered a large collection of child sexual abuse material during searches of two city properties.      The investigation concluded on

William Hager died of water intoxication at the Erie County Correctional Facility in Alden. A state report — and two fellow inmates who watched him die — say medical staff could have prevented his death. Nearly three years after a homeless veteran died in an Erie County jail...

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — U.S. Customs and Border Protection said agents arrested 15 people near Marilla after responding to reports of suspicious activity on Monday. Authorities said the group fled into the woods and was later found with help from a CBP helicopter. The men were determined to be in the country illegally a

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Reach Academy Charter School is suing the Buffalo School Board, saying it was denied universal pre-K funding. Reach says this is the second time it has been denied pre-K funding in recent years. The charter school claims it met all state requirements for funding. The lawsuit alleges that the dist