Buffalo NY

Here is how much you could save if the gas tax cap is approved

A recent influx of animals is prompting the City of Buffalo Animal Shelter to urge local residents to consider adopting as their facility deals with overcrowding.

In the latest potential financial standoff, Mayor Sean Ryan is asking the Common Council to allow the Buffalo Fiscal Stability Authority - aka the "control board" to sell $20.06 million in bonds that will help trigger emergency repairs at more than 15 city-owned buildings. Read more from WBEN:

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Early voting in Western New York starts on Saturday, Oct. 24 ahead of the upcoming general election. Early voting will continue through Sunday, Nov. 1. Saturday is also the last day to register to vote in this election in New York, or to apply for an absentee or early mail ballot. […]

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — A Cambria woman has been accused of stealing more than $9,000 from a cub scout pack after serving as the leader of the pack, the Niagara County Sheriff’s Office said Tuesday. Carol A. Thurnherr, 42, has been charged with third-degree grand larceny. Officials allege that Thurnherr used more than $9,000 in […]

A Middle Eastern-inspired fast-casual chain is moving into two former restaurant spaces around Amherst, sites previously occupied by a cheesesteak favorite and a longtime Sicilian restaurant. Sheesh Mediterranean is opening two locations at former Amherst restaurant sites, including the Williamsville spot that used to house Cheesy Chick. According to The...

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Major changes have been made to Buffalo Public Schools’ proposal to close eight schools across the district the day before school board members are set to vote on the proposal. Two elementary schools find themselves on opposite sides of the spectrum. The district’s new proposal now calls for the district to […]

Here is the latest AccuWeather snow predication for Western New York

BATAVIA, N.Y. — Bob Eising met Alex Alisme during a mission trip Trinity Lutheran Church took to Haiti in 2018, where Alex acted as an interpreter for the group. Alex arrived in the United States in September 2024 under a special program offered by the Biden administration to allow Haitians threatened with violence to come to the country.

Buffalo School Board members are leaning toward more time before they take any school closings vote