Veterans Day events across Western New York
A number of events are planned across Western New York for Veterans Day on Tuesday, Nov. 11. Flags will be placed on the graves of service men and women at Forest Lawn Cemetery and Lakeside Cemetery in Hamburg early Tuesday. There will be a ceremony at West Seneca Veterans Memorial...
Police officer’s pig ‘Breakfast’ barrels through this Upstate NY city, attacks woman
A runaway pig named “Breakfast” dished out chaos last week in a Buffalo neighborhood after escaping the backyard of his city home. According to 7 News WKBW, Hamlin Park Historic District resident Renita Shadwick was outside the afternoon of Nov. 5 when the porky perpetrator charged at her, knocking her down.
Buffalo Resident Indicted for Alleged Utility Fraud Scheme Impacting Local Utility Customers
Umar Graham, 29, of Buffalo, New York, has been indicted on several felony charges related to an alleged utility fraud scheme. Erie County District Attorney Michael J. Keane announced the indictment after Graham’s arraignment before Judge Suzanne Maxwell Barnes. The charges include two counts of Grand Larceny in the...
The Classes Free Beer and Hot Wings Loved & Hated In School
From English and history to running a full kitchen, here’s what each show host enjoyed learning the most in high school.
Flying Bison being sold to Hamburg Brewing Company
BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Two local breweries are set to merge, after one of them recently denied concerns that it was closing. FX Matt Brewing Company, the parent company of Flying Bison, announced the sale on Monday of Flying Bison to Hamburg Brewing Company. The terms of the agreement were not immediately disclosed....
People On Food Stamps Are Struggling to Feed Themselves
SNAP recipients are struggling to find enough food for themselves amid the longest shutdown in U.S. history.
Buffalo woman admits to hitting, killing man after argument
BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — A Buffalo woman pleaded guilty to manslaughter last week after she hit and killed a man following an argument in Cheektowaga last May, according to the Erie County District Attorney’s Office. Officials said 22-year-old Iyanna Scott was at a car wash with two men on Walden Avenue on the evening...
AUDIO: 911 Caller Says He Didn’t Know if Overdose Victims Were Breathing
LISTEN TO AUDIO BELOW Law enforcement received a call around 6pm on November 8th after reports of two overdoses on the 500 block of 22nd Street in Niagara Falls. The 911 caller stated that two males had overdosed. One of the two was given Narcan. However, at the time of the call it was unknown if either was...
AUDIO: Multiple Individuals Show Symptoms of Carbon Monoxide Poisoning in Niagara Falls
LISTEN TO AUDIO BELOW 911 received a call around 3pm on November 8th after reports of carbon monoxide poisoning on South Avenue in Niagara Falls. The 911 caller stated that the level of carbon monoxide in the home was dangerously high, measuring at 75 to 79 parts per million. There were symptoms of carbon monoxide...
‘Find the best person’: Mayor-Elect says Buffalo PD, FD commissioners will retire before he...
BUFFALO, N.Y. (WKBW) — Buffalo Mayor-Elect Sean Ryan says neither the Buffalo Police Commissioner nor the Buffalo Fire Commissioner will be in their positions when he takes office in January. Ryan's transition website has postings for Buffalo Fire Commissioner and Buffalo Police Commissioner. Drantch: Can we surmise...
