Buffalo NY

CLARENCE, N.Y. — We have told you the state of New York is forcing an all electric school bus mandate for school districts as part of its climate action planning. Governor Hochul has arranged for $500 Million worth of available grants to school districts from the Environmental Bond Act to assist with that planned...

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Parishioners from four parishes in Lockport, Jamestown, Depew, and Lancaster are suing the Buffalo Diocese after they were ordered to contribute to an $150 million child sexual abuse settlement. The move comes after five local parishes sued the diocese and got a July 15 deadline to pay toward...

BUFFALO, N.Y. — Every Sunday, outside the Buffalo and Erie County Public Library in downtown Buffalo, Pastor Taylor and volunteers gather to feed and support the homeless community. Pastor Taylor, founder of Taylor's Harvest, says she is out there every Sunday, no matter Code Blue, blizzard, or extreme heat;...

As if one of Buffalo’s best bars and eateries could get any better, this coming Wednesday, Ballyhoo will be orchestrating a cocktail event led by Jacks Extra Fancy from Rochester. The special occasion was put together by Ballyhoo manager Danny Licker, after the bar team from Jack’s Extra Fancy reached out to see if...

LOCKPORT — The Niagara County Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s help in locating a missing 17-year-old girl. Raquel Loyd was last seen July 26 at approximately 2:10 p.m. in the area of Lake Avenue and Olcott Street in Lockport. Loyd is described as an African...

People in West Seneca are fighting back against proposed legislation for battery storage systems. The West Seneca Town Board held a public hearing on the three-tiered proposal Monday night, which would allow for the installation and use of battery energy storage systems locally. Many residents and board members are...

CHEEKTOWAGA, N.Y. (WKBW) — A Wyoming man is facing charges after NFTA police say he stole an airport vehicle and damaged airport property at Buffalo Niagara International Airport. The incident occurred on Monday just before 1 a.m. and was captured on cell phone cameras by several people at the...

Local Wegmans shoppers were stunned to find many produce displays empty Monday. The shortage is due to a fatal shooting Saturday at a Wegman’s warehouse in Gates, a suburb of Rochester. Read more from WBEN:

A 29-year-old Kenyan national and lawful permanent resident was arrested earlier this month in Buffalo on a federal charge of unlawful possession of ammunition by a convicted felon. Aden Ibrahim was taken into custody on July 9 by personnel from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Homeland Security...

July 29th is National Chicken Wing Day, so that means you have to have wings for lunch or dinner, right?. Here in Western New York, the home of the Buffalo Wing, where to get your next order of wings is always hotly debated. There are the "Big Name" spots like...