Williamsville unveils $2 million plan to bring water to dry Ellicott Creek channel
WILLIAMSVILLE, N.Y. (WKBW) — For years, visitors strolling through the heart of Williamsville have noticed a striking sight along Ellicott Creek: a dry, overgrown channel where water once flowed freely. Now, village leaders say they have a long-term plan to bring the creek back to life. The Village of...
Erie County clerk race heats up over gun show with Nazi paraphernalia
DEPEW, N.Y. (WKBW) — The race for Erie County clerk is intensifying after County Executive Mark Poloncarz criticized Republican County Clerk Mickey Kearns for using county resources to promote the Niagara Frontier Gun Show, a private event recently held in Hamburg where a vendor was selling Nazi paraphernalia. Kearns...
Video shows Erie County sheriff’s deputy punch Victor driver’s window during Bills game traffic...
VICTOR, N.Y. — A local Bills fan said an Erie County sheriff’s deputy punched his car’s window and broke his mirror during a post game motorcade on I-90 after Sunday’s game. “He punched your windshield,” Zach Hart’s wife said as she recorded the incident. “Yeah he broke my mirror!” Hart said from the driver’s seat. […]
Driver gets probation after fatal hit-and-run in Buffalo
BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — A Buffalo man was sentenced to five years of probation for killing a pedestrian in a hit-and-run on Buffalo’s West Side, the Erie County District Attorney’s Office said Thursday. Officials said 75-year-old Kaled Handal was driving a car on April 10 on Grant Street when he struck 58-year-old Luiman E. Velez […]
Army Corps of Engineers assist in $7.3 million improvements to West Breakwater in Barcelona...
WESTFIELD, N.Y. (WKBW) — A Michigan-based company and the Army Corps of Engineers are working on a $7.3 million project to improve conditions for boaters at Barcelona Harbor in Westfield. For years, crashing waves along the West Breakwater have brought large amounts of sediment, solid material transported and deposited...
Reeds Jewelers moving to new flagship location in Snyder after 25 years on Maple...
AMHERST, N.Y. (WKBW) — After 25 years at its Maple Road location, Reeds Jewelers is preparing to move to a new flagship store on Main Street in Snyder. The fourth-generation, family-owned Western New York business is building a more than 12,000-square-foot location at the former Squire Shop site. The new store is expected to open May 1.
BPS superintendent defends proposed school closures as PS 33 families push back
BUFFALO, N.Y. (WKBW) — Families at PS 33 Bilingual Center are pushing back against Buffalo Public Schools' proposed school closures, saying they don't want to lose one of the district's few bilingual schools. Parents and community members rallied at PS 33 on Wednesday, urging district leaders to keep the...
Orchard Park residents largely against mixed-use zoning around new Highmark Stadium
It was a packed house at the Orchard Park Municipal Building on Wednesday, as the Town Board hosted a scheduled public hearing with residents regarding the proposed zoning map and ordinance amendments to establish a new Gateway Mixed-Use (GMU) Zone, while also updating use controls for the Stadium Mixed-Use (SMU) Zone around the new Highmark Stadium. More from WBEN:
Two red panda cubs now visible to public at Buffalo Zoo
The Buffalo Zoo has announced two red panda cubs are now visible to public. The cubs are the 14th and 15th red panda cubs to be born at the zoo.
Seneca Nation responds to gas station lawsuit
Lucas Buckley/WBENBuffalo, N.Y. (WBEN) - Seneca Nation President J. Conrad Seneca has issued his response to the City of Buffalo after Mayor Sean Ryan announced a lawsuit to stop construction of a Seneca One Stop gas station on a plot of land at 5 Miami Street in Buffalo's Old First Ward."The City, and especially the Mayor, simply do not get it. That land is Seneca Nation land – now and forever,” President Seneca wrote in his response.Seneca says Kevin Coyne of the City's Department of Permit &a
