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BUFFALO, N.Y. — The Buffalo Sewer Authority broke ground Thursday on a $29.3 million project that will reduce combined sewer flows across Buffalo’s West Side and cut down on pollution entering nearby waterways. The Breckenridge Street Combined Sewer Overflow Control Project is designed to reduce sewage from being...

NORTH TONAWANDA, NY — Police responded to the first block of Wheatfield Street for a report of a man experiencing a mental health crisis on April 9, 2026. The call came in at approximately 11:38 a.m., with the caller reporting the man was armed with a long gun inside a residence and threatening self-harm.

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — A California man was sentenced to serve 126 months in prison for his involvement in a narcotics conspiracy, the U.S. District Attorney’s Office said Thursday. Officials said 43-year-old La D. Huynh provided methamphetamine, heroin/fentanyl, cocaine, and marijuana to several others involved in the conspiracy, including Jun Martinez of Jamestown. Officials said […]

Former Erie County District Attorney John Flynn tells Spectrum News 1 that he is interested in the town of Tonawanda town supervisor job. Longtime Supervisor Joe Emminger announced on Wednesday he would be stepping down in May. Flynn says he has told the town's Democratic Party chair that he would...

NY man ends fight to reclaim 12-foot alligator Albert, seized by state after 30+ years together

Buffalo Common Councilmember Leah Halton-Pope is throwing her hat in the ring to replace Crystal Peoples-Stokes in the state assembly.

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Officers responded to a shooting call in the first block of Crossman Avenue Thursday night, Buffalo Police said Friday. Shortly before 9 p.m., officers located a 39-year-old male shot in the upper thigh on the scene. Authorities said he was transported to ECMC via AMR. Police said there is currently no […]

We waited over 20 years for the first location, now they're opening their second soon

NORTH TONAWANDA, N.Y. (WKBW) — After years of constant noise heard by North Tonawanda neighbors living near the Digi Power X building on Erie Avenue, a New York City law firm filed a class-action lawsuit against the company. For roughly four years, neighbors like John Helmer have heard the...

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WKBW) — April 14 marks 20 years since a Roman Catholic nun was murdered in Buffalo by one of the parolees she worked to help. Sister Karen Klimczak was killed in 2006 at the Bissonette House on the city's East Side. The residential program helps former convicts re-enter the community.