Child Discovers Mother Unresponsive and Covered in Vomit After Getting Home from School
LISTEN TO POLICE AUDIO BELOW Law enforcement received a call around 3:40pm on December 5th after reports of a medical emergency on the 2900 block of Diamond Park Lane in Niagara Falls. The 911 caller - a young child - stated that her mother was unresponsive. Niagara Falls Fire and medical responded to the scene....
‘She just vanished’: Buffalo family finds closure after 31 years as DNA identifies remains...
BUFFALO, N.Y. (WKBW) — After more than three decades with no answers, the family of Cynthia Salter has learned about what happened to the 28-year-old Buffalo woman who vanished without a trace in September 1994. Buffalo Police detectives recently confirmed through DNA testing that the remains found in a...
Oishei Foundation and Wilson Foundation finalizing deal to contribute to Ryan administration transition fund
BUFFALO, N.Y. — Two regional foundations are close to finalizing a deal to contribute to a so-called transition fund, and a long-term investment fund in order to help bring Mayor-elect Sean Ryan's plans to fruition. Officials with the John R. Oishei Foundation and Ralph C. Wilson Foundation tell 2...
Police Pursue Suspects After Targeted Shootings in Downtown Niagara Falls
LISTEN TO POLICE AUDIO BELOW Law enforcement received multiple calls around 9:40pm on December 8th of shots fired in the area of 9th and Niagara Street in Downtown Niagara Falls. Multiple 911 callers reported hearing several shots (3 or more) in the area. Police then received reports from two separate individuals who...
Cheektowaga police shooting deemed justified by New York Attorney General
BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — A shooting by Cheektowaga police in August that left one man dead was deemed justified by the New York Attorney General’s Office on Tuesday. On the afternoon of Aug. 13, Hugh Davis, Jr., 60, of Buffalo, was shot by police at an apartment on Sanders Road in Buffalo after he attacked […]
Gun Violence Drops 60% in Areas Participating in New York State Program Since 2021
This article contains content summarized with AI. Learn more. New York State has seen a 60% decline in gun violence since 2021 in areas taking part in a key state program, according to state officials. Recent data shows notable decreases in cities such as Buffalo and Niagara Falls. For example, Buffalo reported an...
Winter Weather Advisory expanded to include all of Western New York
A Winter Weather Advisory is posted Wednesday for southern Erie, Wyoming, Chautauqua, Cattaraugus and Allegany counties, and for the Buffalo metro area from 7 p.m. Tuesday until 10 a.m. Wednesday.
Four immigrants taken into custody on I-190
BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Four immigrants were taken into custody after they were arrested on I-190 Monday morning following a pursuit, according to a spokesperson with U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP). Four men were driving in an “erratic” nature southbound around 8:30 a.m. Monday morning, New York State Police...
Gunman who shot Jets CB Kris Boyd in NYC charged with attempted murder: sources
The suspected gunman in the shooting of Jets cornerback Kris Boyd was charged with attempted murder Tuesday, cops said. Frederick Green, 20, was picked up in Buffalo Monday after cops tracked his vehicle, a gray Mercedes that is registered to his girlfriend, law enforcement sources said. Green also faces charges of...
Convicted child killer dies while serving prison sentence in Upstate NY
NEW YORK — Convicted killer Levi Aron has died while serving a sentence for one of New York City’s most notorious child murders, CBS News reported. He was 49. Aron had been transferred to a hospital near the Wende Correctional Facility in Erie County earlier this year for treatment of a medical condition. He died...
