‘Biggest blessing of my life’: WNY night nannies help exhausted new parents get much-needed...
EGGERTSVILLE, N.Y. (WKBW) — A Stanford University survey found that 98% of postpartum parents felt tired, 98% said they felt disorganized, and 79% said they felt isolated. Western New York's Newborn Care Services is working to lower those statistics by offering round-the-clock support for new families in Erie and...
‘There was humanity’: Crash that killed 4 links Buffalo family with Western Pa. firefighters
Kishore Divan, Asha Divan, Shailesh Divan and Geeta Divan, who died in a car crash headed to Prabhupada’s Palace of Gold, in West Virginia. It was after dark when off-duty Western Pennsylvania firefighters Kelly and Troy McClelland decided to slide their way down a 140-foot cliff without a rope or harness.
Construction Watch: Adams Street Infill
Buffalo Erie Niagara Land Improvement Corporation (BENLIC) is building four single-story and eight two-story homes on the 500 block of Adams Street. Buccilli Custom Homes has been hired to build the twelve homes on 23 vacant parcels. The single-story plan has three bedrooms, 1.5 baths and 1,320 sq.ft. of living...
Sheriff’s officer, K-9 injured following 190 crash with tractor-trailer
BUFFALO, N.Y. — Two injuries were reported after a marked Erie County Sheriff's Office patrol vehicle and a tractor trailer collided Wednesday afternoon on the 190 near Seneca Street in Buffalo. The crash happened in the northbound lanes around 2:55 p.m. Wednesday, according to a spokesperson for the Erie...
Police Investigating 13th Street Shooting that Left Man Injured
Niagara Falls detectives are looking into a shooting that left one man wounded Wednesday afternoon on 13th Street. Authorities said...
Man pleads guilty, faces up to 4 years in prison after shooting toddler in...
Shannon Rose has pleaded guilty in connection with a shooting that injured a 2-year-old child. Marcus Oluwa was also indicted during the investigation.
‘We’re so fed up’: Advocates sound alarm over Buffalo Animal Shelter conditions
BUFFALO, N.Y. (WKBW) — Allies of the Buffalo City Animal Shelter are once again sounding the alarm — calling for help and demanding accountability for what they say are dangerous conditions inside the city-run facility. Animal rights advocate Jake Jablonski, who has been rescuing dogs in Buffalo for...
Selfless Among Us: How Family Promise of WNY is Keeping Families Together and Ending...
BUFFALO, N.Y. — When Asia first encountered Family Promise of Western New York (FPWNY), she was a teenager facing homelessness with her mother. Years later, as a mother herself, Asia found herself in need again—and Family Promise was there to help. "They helped us find a place. They helped shelter us, and they helped...
6 homeless encampments discovered after fire in Orchard Park
ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (WIVB) — Fire crews battling flames in Orchard Park made a surprising discovery deep in the woods Monday morning – numerous homeless encampments. Patrick Fitzgerald, Chief of the Orchard Park Police Department, tells WIVB News 4 around 7 a.m. Monday, they received several reports of a loud...
Rangers swiftly contain Western New York wildland fire sparked by campfire
BUFFALO, N.Y. — Forest rangers contained a wildland fire at East Otto State Forest on Aug. 23 after an escaped campfire spread to a campsite. Ray Brook Dispatch received a call at 1:45 p.m. from a camper reporting a ground fire. Two forest rangers soon arrived at the scene and determined the blaze had grown to...