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BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — A sure sign of spring in Western New York is the removal of the ice boom on Lake Erie, and work is underway to start the process. The Lake Erie Niagara River ice boom prevents large chunks of ice from flowing into the Niagara River and potentially causing issues for the […]

Casella Waste Management argues it can't be held liable for the 2020 death of Scott Deming.

(WNY News Now) – Jamestown, NY – A routine traffic stop in Jamestown led to the arrest of two Buffalo residents for possession of a controlled substance, police report. On the evening of April 3, at approximately 7:27 p.m., Jamestown Police Officers conducted a traffic stop at the intersection of Water Street and King Street for observed traffic violations. The vehicle’s occupants were identified as Jeffrey M. Kolb...

We continue the series on walking Buffalo, from the intrepid couple who walked every day—no matter the weather—in the early years of Covid. They think (without being systematic) they walked every street in Buffalo, and many in other cities and towns, taking some 30,000 photos, shared in this series. While not usually itineraries, we hope to encourage others to “walk the walk,” to...

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WETM) – It was a stellar weekend for Elmira’s own John Knapp in bodybuilding. Knapp earned a 2nd place finish at the 2026 Buffalo Bodybuilding Championships in the 60+ senior division. Last year, Knapp placed 3rd and topped it this year as the oldest competitor in the division at 69 years old. The […]

Buffalo, NY — The Buffalo and Erie County Naval and Military Park has announced Nightmare Wharf, a new large-scale Halloween event coming to the Buffalo waterfront for 16 operating nights in October and early November 2026. Set among the historic ships and industrial waterfront of the Naval Park campus,...

Parishioners of St. John Kanty on Buffalo's East Side are fighting to keep it open, holding a prayer vigil outside the locked doors as they await a decision from the Vatican.

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — A 21-year-old was shot and killed on Walden Avenue in Buffalo on Monday night, according to police. Police responded to the 200 block of Walden, near Wasmuth Avenue and Roetzer Street, just after 9:30 p.m. Monday. The victim, a male, was transported to ECMC, where he died. The identity of the […]

WEST SENECA, NY — A Buffalo man was arrested after he allegedly attacked and robbed a woman in front of multiple witnesses. The incident occurred outside the victim’s home on March 31. The 32-year-old offender is alleged to have approached the victim, punched her, closed his hands around...

Jeanene Ranette Bowman was only 16 years old when she disappeared. She's been missing from Buffalo, New York (Erie County), since February 10, 1977. Jeanene is listed in the National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs #MP26363), an official website of the U.S. Department of Justice. Authorities indicate that, according to Jeanene's family, she was last seen by family members while living with her boyfriend. Her boyfriend told...