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Buffalo police commissioner Erika Shields expects arrests to be made in coming days

Buffalo, NY – This July, the city hosted an unexpected influx of gardening enthusiasts who traveled from 26 states and Canada to explore local yards during a multi-day event known as the Garden Fling. ([1])The gathering brought 72 visitors for bus tours each morning and neighborhood walks in the afternoons, followed by

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — A Tonawanda building that was chartered shortly after World War I and is more than 100 years old has received $100,000 for a series of renovations. Local officials joined the commander of the Milton Brounshidle Post on Delaware Avenue Tuesday morning for a formal check presentation. The $100,000

There was a time in Western New York when “I’m gonna take you to Father Baker’s” was a parental threat to misbehaving children. The threat was meant to instill fear that the child would be abandoned to a strict, punishing Catholic environment meant to reform “bad” behavior. While perhaps not as frequently invoked, the

The Town of Tonawanda is changing its surveillance cameras. Town Supervisor John Flynn explains that the town initially went with the company Flock. That lease is up at the end of the year. They are switching to another brand name, Axon. Read more from WBEN:

(WNY News Now) – BUFFALO, N.Y. — A 40-year-old Tonawanda man who admitted to a nationwide debt collection fraud scheme that victimized more than 500 people has been sentenced to five years of probation. Nicholas Janes was sentenced by U.S. District Judge John L. Sinatra Jr. after being...

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — A Buffalo man is facing charges in connection with a shooting that happened over the Fourth of July weekend, Buffalo Police said Tuesday. Shortly after 12:30 a.m. on July 5, officers responded to a shooting call at 732 Glenwood Ave. Police found three victims at the scene — a 22-year-old man, […]

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — A New York State trooper from Lancaster resigned after she pleaded guilty to a charge related to sending confidential photos related to a narcotics investigation last year, the State attorney general’s office said Tuesday. Rosalia Flower, 35, had been assigned to monitor wiretaps for a narcotics

Music insider and Artpark manager talk about working with Dolly Parton

TOWN OF TONAWANDA, NY — A 70-year-old bicyclist was injured after being struck by a Mazda SUV at the intersection of Sheridan Drive and the Rails-to-Trails Pedestrian Path. The collision occurred at approximately 1 p.m. on Aug. 23, according to Town of Tonawanda Police Chief Corey Flatau. The bicyclist,...