Man with Knife Killed During Confrontation with Police
A man was fatally shot by police during a Wednesday afternoon encounter in North Buffalo involving Cheektowaga officers, authorities...
38 People Were Arrested In Niagara County This Week
Police in Niagara County spent the past week arresting people accused of crimes. Niagara County is made up of quite a few cities, towns, and villages, including the City of Lockport, the City of North Tonawanda, the City of Niagara Falls, the Town of Lewiston, the Town of Lockport, the Town of Wheatfield, and the...
Police Identify Teen Who Drowned in Niagara County Pond
UPDATE New York State Police have released the name of a 17-year-old who drowned in a Royalton retention pond on Sunday night. Troopers...
Chief of Narcotics admits to reckless driving after multiple crashes last April
BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — The Erie County Sheriff’s Office chief of narcotics pleaded guilty Friday to charges of reckless driving and leaving the scene of an accident following a string of hit-and-runs last April. Chief D.J. Granville was sentenced to 50 hours of community service and a $600 fine for one count of...
New York State analyzes future use of West Seneca Developmental Center site
WEST SENECA, N.Y. (WKBW) — New York State has released a conceptual plan for the potential future redevelopment of a 267-acre site at the West Seneca Developmental Center, which closed in 2011. The plan analyzes what the site could one day become, given the continual decline of many of...
Industrialist, to conservationist, to visionary. The man behind Letchworth State Park
BUFFALO, N.Y. — When you think of the name Letchworth, certain images likely come to mind. From the falls, to the trails, to the spectacular gorge, the sites and sounds of Letchworth State Park. Right in the middle of it all is the glorious Glen Iris Inn, the former home of the park's namesake, William Pryor...
Niagara Falls Man Who Set Woman on Fire Skips Court Date
A Niagara Falls man facing charges for setting a woman on fire at his food truck failed to appear for his scheduled court date on Friday...
Buffalo mayor candidates address issues with police department transparency
BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — What will the Buffalo Police Department look like under the leadership of a new mayor? That’s what we sought to find out as we sat down with both candidates to discuss the issue of transparency and how they’d reshape the department if elected. Over the course of the past few months, […]
Man sentenced for string of burglaries on Elmwood Avenue
BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — A man of no permanent address was sentenced Friday morning after he committed a string of burglaries on Elmwood Avenue last fall and winter, according to the Erie County District Attorney’s Office. Ryan Klatt, 35, was sentenced to an indeterminate sentence of four to eight years in prison....
Two Buffalo Men & Portville Woman Arrested in Hinsdale Drug Den
Two Buffalo men and a Portville woman were arrested on several drug charges after a raid on the Moonlight Motel in Hinsdale Wednesday night. The Southern Tier Regional Drug Task Force, consisting of members of the Cattaraugus County Sheriff’s Office and Salamanca Police, charged 43-year-old Parrish T. Marks,...