Rabid bat confirmed in Niagara County
SANBORN, N.Y. — The Niagara County Department of Health confirmed a rabid bat on Saunders Settlement Road on Thursday. Health officials says the homeowner made contact with the bat in her bedroom on July 26. The bat was later submitted for testing on July 28. The homeowner will receive...
Shoplifter Ditches Shopping Cart with $1,600 in Merchandise Trying to Flee Police
Niagara Falls Police responded to Target on Niagara Falls Boulevard around 9pm on July 26th after reports of a shoplifter. Upon...
Panhandler Steals Bicycle After Owner Refuses to Give Her Money
Niagara Falls Police responded to McDonald's on Pine Avenue in the City Market around 7:30pm on July 27th after reports of a larceny. ...
Drunk Wyoming traveler Kevin Sinning steals golf cart, goes on destructive joyride at Buffalo Niagara...
One for the road! A drunk passenger hijacked an unoccupied golf cart and went on a destructive joyride in front of shocked travelers inside New York’s Buffalo Niagara International Airport. Wyoming resident Kevin Sinning is accused of commandeering an electric golf cart and plowing the vehicle onto a moving walkway...
Employee Fired from Niagara Falls Home Depot After Repeatedly Stealing Cash
Niagara Falls Police responded to Home Depot at 750 Builders Way around 12pm on July 25th after reports of a larceny. Upon arrival,...
Viral video shows allegedly drunk man take airport golf cart on walkway joy ride
Kevin Sinning faces multiple charges including grand larceny after viral video shows him driving stolen cart on airport moving walkway in Buffalo.
Forest Ave. fire causes $140K in damages
BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — A fire at 113 Forest Ave. caused an estimated $140,000 in damages, according to a Buffalo spokesperson. Crews responded to the fire at 9:19 p.m. Officials said the fire began in the back of the 2.5-story vacant house and went into the attic, requiring additional fire crews to respond. There...
Grand Island weighs dispatch shift to Buffalo amid local opposition
GRAND ISLAND, NY — There's a growing concern on Grand Island over a proposal that could take emergency calls out of the hands of local dispatchers. Some fear it could slow response times and put lives at risk. For years, Grand Island has operated its own fire dispatch center,...
Buffalo to see filming boom under new agreement
Great American Media, which produces content for the Great American Family network, will produce over 20 movies and series at Great Point Studios on Niagara Street in Buffalo over the next two years.
Homemade scoops, Big Papa’s Creamery opens first store in Lancaster
Big Papa's Creamery opened last month on Main Street in Lancaster, serving unique flavors of its homemade ice cream.