Buffalo NY

St. Christopher's School in Tonawanda, New York, has installed a visitor management kiosk and provided staff with wearable panic buttons as part of new security measures, according to a WKBW report. Visitors must check in at the kiosk and scan a driver's license before entering the school. Principal Denise Cronyn said

LANCASTER, N.Y. (WKBW) — St. Mary's Elementary has opened a new middle school campus in Lancaster at the former Our Lady of Pompeii School, expanding to accommodate a surge in enrollment that had left the school's main campus with a waiting list. St. Mary's Elementary Pompeii campus serves 6th,...

The following Grand Island response activity occurred Saturday, Sept. 5, to Friday, Sept. 11, according to the Erie County Sheriff’s Office. ECSO deputies responded to 2,636 complaints among its county districts of 15 municipalities, including Grand Island, for the week of this report. This included 459 premises checks

Investors nab two suburban, multi-tenant buildings

(WNY News Now) – A Buffalo man has been sentenced to 3.5 to 7 years in state prison after pleading guilty to charges stemming from the December 2025 death of a pedestrian. James E. Clarke, 32, of Buffalo, was sentenced Monday before State Supreme Court Justice Debra L. Givens in connection with the death of 45-year-old

Before the pandemic hit, it looked as if downtown Buffalo was picking up some great momentum. After the pandemic, not so much. A number of restaurants closed including Dinosaur, Misuta Chows, Osteria 166, Toutant, and Graylnn, although a couple of new ones have opened up such as 617 Main, Bad Neighbors, ThaBodiCorp, an

Community survey launched to collect public input on priorities for expanded Canalside District; available here. Submitted by the Office of Gov. Kathy Hochul. Gov. Kathy Hochul announced the selection of urban planning and design firm MKSK to lead the development of “Canalside: The Next Wave,” a strategic vision for th

On March 13, the Tribune-Sentinel • Dispatch published an article stating O’Reilly Auto Parts could be a prospective buyer for the shuttered Rite Aid Pharmacy store at 2325 Grand Island Blvd. Now, WBEN radio has broadcast that O'Reilly paid $1.3 million for the nearly 11,000-square-foot former Grand Island...

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — A Hamburg man has been found guilty of sending indecent texts to a minor last year, the Erie County District Attorney’s Office said Thursday. Ezechiel Travis, 39, was convicted of three charges Wednesday in relation to sending texts to the minor on Sept. 17, 2025, trying to induce the minor to […

The City of Niagara Falls announced the hiring of Dana K. Colangelo as the city’s acting city clerk. She brings over 15 years of private sector experience working in the human resources field. Colangelo most recently worked for Managed Care Network where she was a human resources specialist. Prior...