Man Runs After Vehicles with Hatchet in Niagara County Before Targeting a Woman
LISTEN TO POLICE AUDIO BELOW Law enforcement received a call around 11am on December 4th after reports of menacing with a weapon in Lockport, NY. The 911 caller said that a male was on the side of the road running after vehicles with a hatchet. Bystanders reported that he was pretending to chop up the cars as he ran....
Infilling: Cedarland Proposing Broadway and Adams Homes
Cedarland Development Group has shifted plans for an affordable housing development on Broadway and Adams Street. A year ago, Cedarland floated plans to demolish a two-story building it owns at 642 Broadway and combine the site with four City owned properties on Broadway and Adams in order to build an 88-unit...
Student With HIV Settles Discrimination Case at Buffalo State
A woman living with HIV received $115,000 in a legal settlement reached with Buffalo State University regarding HIV discrimination. She filed a lawsuit against the Buffalo campus of the State University of New York after the college evicted her from student housing and expelled her from campus due to her positive HIV...
How Much Money Makes You Middle Class In Buffalo, New York?
Buffalo's charm comes with an affordable price tag, but the income levels tell a different story that many might find surprising.
Woman arrested on felony DWI charge in North Tonawanda
NORTH TONAWANDA, NY — A woman faces multiple felony charges after allegedly crashing into a telephone pole while driving intoxicated and later damaging property at the police station. Hannah Okiec, 27, of North Tonawanda, was arrested Wednesday morning following the incident on Nash Road near Deerfield Drive. A...
New court filing reveals Gendron messaged dozens before 5/14 attack
BUFFALO, N.Y. — Newly released federal court documents shed more light on the moments leading up to the May 14, 2022, Tops mass shooting, revealing that accused gunman Payton Gendron allegedly notified 65 people about the attack roughly 30 minutes before carrying it out. According to the filing, Gendron...
Mayor-elect Sean Ryan adding 4 deputy mayors to his staff
BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Four new deputy mayors will be joining mayor-elect Sean Ryan in a reorganization of City Hall as he leads Buffalo starting next year. Deputy mayor Eugenio Russi will be overseeing the Buffalo Police Department and the Buffalo Fire Department. Here’s what the other three will be doing: In a...
Frantic Upstate New York Search For Missing Child Wearing Diaper
A small child wearing only a diaper went missing in freezing Upstate New York. The New York State DEC helped rescue a small child wearing just a diaper who was missing in the cold just before Thanksgiving. Child Goes Missing In Upstate New York. On Saturday, Nov. 22, while on...
Buffalo: Snow and 40 MPH Wind Gusts Creating Dangerous Travel Across Lake Ontario Region
Country Herald is Local News, Independent Pulse. Covering breaking local news, sports, lifestyle and events. Buffalo, NY – The National Weather Service in Buffalo reports that Winter Weather Advisories remain in effect across much of Western and Central New York through Thursday evening, as strong lake effect snow...
Teens Detained After Attempted Gun Store Break-In in Tonawanda
This article contains content summarized with AI. Learn more. Two teenagers may face charges after an attempted break-in at a gun store in Tonawanda early Tuesday morning. Police responded to an alarm at Blue Tuna Gun Store on Ontario Street at about 2:30 a.m. Officers found broken glass at the front entrance.
