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WESTFIELD, N.Y. (WKBW) — A Michigan-based company and the Army Corps of Engineers are working on a $7.3 million project to improve conditions for boaters at Barcelona Harbor in Westfield. For years, crashing waves along the West Breakwater have brought large amounts of sediment, solid material transported and deposited

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WKBW) — The Buffalo Public School District wants to close Riverside High School — one of eight schools targeted under its proposed closing plan — and move Da Vinci and Research Lab High Schools students into the building. A 25-year veteran teacher at the school...

AMHERST, N.Y. (WKBW) — After 25 years at its Maple Road location, Reeds Jewelers is preparing to move to a new flagship store on Main Street in Snyder. The fourth-generation, family-owned Western New York business is building a more than 12,000-square-foot location at the former Squire Shop site. The new store is expec

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WKBW) — Families at PS 33 Bilingual Center are pushing back against Buffalo Public Schools' proposed school closures, saying they don't want to lose one of the district's few bilingual schools. Parents and community members rallied at PS 33 on Wednesday, urging district leaders to keep the...

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Kenmore Mercy Hospital marked its 75th anniversary on Wednesday, honoring decades of serving the Western New York community through healthcare. The hospital was founded by the Sisters of Mercy in 1951. Hospital leaders said long-term physicians, associates and volunteers were recognized during We

The Buffalo Zoo has announced two red panda cubs are now visible to public. The cubs are the 14th and 15th red panda cubs to be born at the zoo.

It was a packed house at the Orchard Park Municipal Building on Wednesday, as the Town Board hosted a scheduled public hearing with residents regarding the proposed zoning map and ordinance amendments to establish a new Gateway Mixed-Use (GMU) Zone, while also updating use controls for the Stadium Mixed-Use (SMU) Zone

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — A man was transported to the hospital after he was shot in the leg in Buffalo on Wednesday, according to Buffalo police. Officers responded to a shooting call in the 100 block of Deerfield Avenue around 4:15 p.m., where police found the victim suffering from a gunshot wound. Police said the […]

North Tonawanda Mayor Austin Tylec is proposing a 4.25% tax levy increase in his 2027 budget plan. The city will hold several public hearings on the proposal. The tax cap override will be discussed Tuesday, Oct. 13 and a review of the preliminary budget will be held Oct. 20 at Council Chambers.

Mayor Sean Ryan says the city is working to protect the environment and preserve the waterfront