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Brierwood Country Club PhotoHAMBURG, N.Y. (WBEN).....Cloverbank Country Club, a Hamburg complex that dates back to the 1950s, has landed - again - a new owner.Investors 5324 Rogers Holdings LLC paid $2.35 million for the 160-acre complex, buying it from fellow investors Southwestern Rogers LLC, who bought Cloverbank five years ago.Cloverbank went on the market last fall with a $3.75 million asking price.5324 Rogers Holdings includes many of the same investment group that acquired, in 2024, the W

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — A woman is facing charges after she allegedly used a Village of Youngstown account to make fraudulent transactions while employed as a village clerk, the Niagara County Sheriff’s office said Friday. The sheriff’s office said an investigation determined Alexandra P. Certo used the account to make more than $28,400 of purchases […]

Jim Fink/WBENBUFFALO, N.Y. (WBEN).........Frustration over a dramatic change co-mingling restrictions on Chippewa Street establishments, the owner of two of the venues has filed a lawsuit against the City of Buffalo.Tim Walton, event manager of Venu and Bottom's Up - two Chippewa Street event centers that, up until recently, hosted weekly Thursday co-minglig events."This is the last thing we wanted to do," Walton said.The lawsuit is the latest salvo in what has become an increasingly tense relat

An investigation revealed 62-year-old Dennis J. Rutkowski shot his dog, "Sky," with a rifle. The weapon was seized, and he faces 364 days in jail when he is sentenced in December.

The future of the Erie Community College South Campus is starting to take shape, but the property will not be ready for development just yet.

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — A man was sentenced to 25 years to life in prison for a fatal shooting last year on William Street in Buffalo, according to the Erie County District Attorney’s Office. Officials said 32-year-old Mikel L. Lowe, of Buffalo, shot 36-year-old Deval Watkins with an illegal handgun in a parking lot on […]

There will be plenty of things going on this weekend in Western New York

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BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Spooky season is in full swing, and there are plenty of festive events happening across Western New York, from hayrides to haunted mansion tours and everything in between. Pumpkin farms Akron Acres: Visitors can pick pumpkins at Akron Acres and find seasonal treats inside their farm market and country store. The […]

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — A Tonawanda man was arraigned on a new charge Thursday after injuring eight people in a crash at a car show in September, the city of North Tonawanda Police Department said. Following investigation, Charles Brancato, 73, has been charged with second degree vehicular assault after crashing into a crowd of pedestrians […]