Buffalo NY

Niagara Power Transformer is planning a $71 million expansion of its Cheektowaga operations, outside of Buffalo, NY, adding approximately 96,000 square feet of space to its existing facilities and creating 73 new jobs that will grow its local workforce from 146 to 219 employees. The new facility will provide additional

Retiring Assembly Majority Leader Crystal Peoples-Stokes was sure that she wanted her longtime adviser Leah Halton-Pope to succeed her in the lower chamber. So sure, that Peoples-Stokes waited to announce in April she wouldn’t seek reelection, at which point petitioning had closed for the Democratic primary. And after

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — This weekend’s Wake Up Wags featured Dolly, an “adorable” dog who is looking for a forever home. “She’s a puppy, she’s about 3 months old, she’s probably about 20 pounds. She’s actually part of what we called the Toy Story litter; we had Buzz, we had Jess, we had a whole group of puppies who were

Hans Christian Mann packed an extraordinary amount of life into just 46 years. Known to many around Western New York as “Hans the Carver,” Mann was a Great Lakes charter captain, elite multispecies angler, entrepreneur, lure maker, jaw-dropping artist, devoted family man, and the kind of friend who seemed to make every

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Regional Administrator Mike Martucci and New York Department of Environmental Conservation Commissioner Amanda Lefton provide an update on radiological assessments in Erie and Niagara counties,

Ryan, Shields say Buffalo will not use Flock Cameras

Expect healthcare costs to rise again when open enrollment begins

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Orchard Park police are searching for a missing 13-year-old who was last seen around 1 p.m. Monday leaving her residence near Milestrip Road and Transit Road. The child is around 5-foot-6, 120 pounds and has brown, shoulder-length hair. She was last seen wearing a blue tank top, grey Sketchers sn

Buffalo Police commissioner Erika Shields and Mayor Sean Ryan vow to take more guns off the street

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — A case of rabies involving a bat was confirmed in Niagara Falls, the Niagara County Department of Health said Monday. Health officials said the case involved an encounter with a dead bat on Aug. 18 near Whirlpool State Park. On Aug. 19, a sample was submitted to the State Department of […]