DEC/EPA radioactive material testing extends to Niagara Falls
NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y. (WKBW) — The radiological survey of Niagara and Erie counties appears to have now extended into Niagara Falls, with soil sampling taking place on Jerauld Avenue. Several New York State Department of Environmental Conservation and US Environmental Protection Agency employees were seen working in Niag
Site plans approved for West Seneca Costco location
BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — The West Seneca Planning Board discussed new details Thursday night regarding plans for a Costco store at the former Seneca Mall site. West Seneca Supervisor Gary Dickson announced on July 22 that plans for the site were submitted to the planning board with Costco as the anchor tenant. During Thu
A Western NY driver killed a woman in a crosswalk. He now faces prison
A Buffalo man admitted in court Monday to striking and killing a pedestrian while driving under the influence of alcohol and drugs last December. James E. Clarke, 32, pleaded guilty to three counts of second-degree vehicular manslaughter before State Supreme Court Justice Debra L. Givens. The plea resolves charges stem
9 Things Downstate New Yorkers Say About Upstate That Locals Are Sick Of
A family from Long Island checks into a bed-and-breakfast near Cornell University and asks the owner how far away the nearest college town sits. Cornell has stood in Ithaca since 1865, and half the shops on the block exist because of it. These are the things downstate New Yorkers say...
How Niagara Falls was Built on Top of Dumps and a Few Hotspots You...
“They knew enough. And what they did know was alarming. Instead of remediating or evacuating families, they allowed people to build homes and continue living in them. Those families had no idea that some of the most toxic substances ever invented by mankind were in the soil below their homes. It is inexcusable. […]
Hamburg clears path for development around Buffalo Bills stadium
The Hamburg Town Board approved a major rezoning package for the Stadium Economic Impact Area, including the Erie Community College South Campus.
Price Rite teams up with local nonprofit to donate care packages
BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Grocery chain Price Rite and its partner, Feed the Children, teamed up with local nonprofit Buffalo Dream Center on Thursday to help Western New York families. The organizations donated over 400 care packages to local families, including 25 pounds of food, 15 pounds of personal care items, a back
Vatican vetoes several Diocese of Buffalo mergers and closures
The Vatican has recalled several proposed closures and mergers within the Diocese of Buffalo, diocese officials confirmed Thursday. The Vatican's Dicastery for Clergy has ruled that Bishop Michael Fisher's decree to merge St. Josephat Catholic Church and Resurrection Roman Catholic Church was improper and will not move
Six displaced, firefighter hurt after Wednesday night housefire in Buffalo
Six people have been displaced, while a firefighter suffered an ankle injury after a fire on Niagara Falls Boulevard in Buffalo Wednesday night.
Buffalo Police Officer Under Internal Affairs Investigation After Viral Video Catches Him Sleeping on...
A Buffalo police officer has sparked intense public backlash and an internal police probe after viral video footage caught him fast asleep behind the wheel of his marked patrol car, parked illegally directly on top of a public sidewalk while tasked with monitoring traffic. The viral footage shows the officer slouc
