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BUFFALO, NY (WKBW) — In September 2024, the Diocese of Buffalo announced that churches would be closed or merged as part of its "Road to Renewal" and its Chapter 11 bankruptcy restructuring process. The diocese declared bankruptcy in 2020 as it faced hundreds of sex abuse lawsuits, and in...

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Common Council Majority Leader Leah Halton-Pope said on Monday that the JFK pool was closed after an incident involving an adult and a young lifeguard. The adult “physically assaulted and threatened a young lifeguard at the pool, causing staff to fear for their lives,” she said in a statement....

"Look at it as a human, as a child, and not as a dollar sign."

BUFFALO, N.Y. — Erie County is participating in a nationally coordinated effort to reduce risks for rabies in wildlife in August. Aerial distribution of bait containing rabies vaccine will take place from Aug. 13-23, with ground distribution running from Aug. 13-23. The current schedule is dependent on weather....

The Youth Livestock Expo Grand Drive is an event that showcases and celebrates the dedication, skill and hard work of exhibitors at the Erie County Fair.

HAMBURG, N.Y. — The Erie County Fair is rooted in tradition. Whether it be a classic game of “I Got It,” taking a ride on the Ferris wheel or dropping off canned goods on Channel 2 Day, it’s traditions like those that the fair has held close for 185 years.

A pair of highly-anticipated projects are inching closer to commencing in the coming weeks in the Town of Amherst: Costco and Station Twelve. Read more from WBEN:

This week on Backstage Country, Luke Bryan joins Elaina Smith as co-host, and he’s bringing the backstage pass vibes with him, giving fans the inside scoop on his high-energy Country Song Came On Tour. The tour, which kicked off on May 29 in Bethel, NY, will wrap up on August 30 in Buffalo, NY.

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — A Buffalo woman was sentenced to 1 1/3 to four years in prison after she killed a bicyclist and injured two others in a collision in June 2022, the Erie County District Attorney’s Office announced. Carmen Martin, 36, had her driver’s license revoked in addition to receiving the maximum sentence...

There are no signs of foul play and the investigation remains on going.