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BUFFALO, N.Y. — Nearly seven months after 30-year-old JohnLuc Jubert was killed in a four-vehicle crash on the Kensington Expressway, his family and friends say they are still searching for answers and justice. Buffalo police say Jubert was driving near the Locust Street exit of Route 33 shortly before...

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — The Niagara Gospel Mission held a ceremonial groundbreaking Thursday, marking a major step toward opening a new women’s center on Portage Road in Niagara Falls. The center will include 25 beds dedicated to serving women in need, with 17 beds in its emergency shelter and an eight-room long-term recovery program. According […]

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — For nearly five decades, two historic ships have called the Buffalo Naval Yard home. While plans for their repairs continue to take shape, Naval Park leadership said they hope to see them dry docked as soon as next spring, but there is still no set timeline, meaning the ships will stay […]

GETZVILLE, N.Y. — Four years after 19-year-old Tyler Lewis was stabbed and killed on the University at Buffalo’s North Campus, his mother is still searching for answers about what happened to her son. Tyler was killed in October 2022. Despite an investigation into his death, no arrests have...

Buffalo native and longtime CNN anchor Wolf Blitzer is returning home this weekend to help celebrate the life and legacy of legendary Channel 7 anchor Irv Weinstein. Details below:

BUFFALO, N.Y. — A Depew man convicted of illegally entering an aircraft or aircraft area at Buffalo Niagara International Airport has been sentenced to five years of probation and ordered to pay a $5,000 fine. James R. Muench Jr., 47, received the sentence from U.S. Magistrate Judge H. Kenneth...

TM Montante still developing the former Millard Fillmore Gates Circle campus

BUFFALO, N.Y. — Erie County Executive Mark Poloncarz unveiled a $2.4 billion proposed budget Thursday for 2027 as federal funding changes force counties across New York to absorb millions of dollars in additional expenses. The proposed spending plan totals $2.408 billion, a 5.5% increase over the county’s 2026 budget....

A temporary restraining order issued this week allows for Bottoms Up and VENU to resume hosting weekly College Nights and co-mingling events that allowed for people 18-and-older to be inside the nightclubs. The events had been held for over a decade at the two businesses before the city barred any 18-and-over events earlier this year. More from WBEN:

(WNY News Now) – A 36-year-old Niagara Falls man has been sentenced to 198 months in federal prison after being convicted of distributing fentanyl that caused a fatal overdose in Tonawanda in April 2023, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Western District of New York. Michael...