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This article contains content summarized with AI. Learn more. Prison reform advocates met in Buffalo on Thursday night. They called for lawmakers to improve safety and conditions in New York State prisons. Local advocacy groups organized the event. The town hall focused on proposals to end mandatory minimum sentences...

This article contains content summarized with AI. Learn more. Main Theater Place in Buffalo has sued Shea’s Performing Arts Center. The lawsuit says Shea’s proposed site plan would block pedestrian access to Main Theater Place’s property and break environmental rules. It also says a planned four-story building would...

All are welcome to join us on Saturday, Oct. 11th at 5:30pm at St. Adalbert Basilica as we celebrated our 140th ‘Pre-Anniversary Mass’ and Devotion to St. Therese of Lisieux, “the Little Flower.” A blessed rose petal sachet bag with a holy medal will be distributed, symbolizing hope and inspiration for all. Singing...

BUFFALO, N.Y. — Gov. Kathy Hochul has announced that multiple counties in Western New York and the Southern Tier are now under a drought watch. While parts of Western New York saw rain earlier this week, the governor has extended drought warnings to counties across New York, including most of Western New York.

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — A 67-year-old man is dead after a two vehicle collision involving a propane delivery truck occurred in the Town of Pavilion, according to the Genesee County Sheriff’s Office. Officials said Larry Singer, 67, of Leicester, N.Y. in Livingston County was driving southbound on South Street Road in...

Attorneys argue wrongful death lawsuit of fallen firefighter in court.

After serving as Buffalo Place Inc. chairman for the past 27 years, M&T Bank executive Keith Belanger reflects on advancements made in the Buffalo’s central business district, but also on a long list of unresolved issues still facing downtown.

BUFFALO, N.Y. — New York Governor Kathy Hochul on Monday announced the completion of West Side Homes, a $23 million affordable and supportive housing development in Buffalo. The project includes 11 new buildings on vacant lots and creates 49 affordable apartments, including 16 with supportive services for individuals...

Back in June, Scanlon said the city would be using the state’s real property actions and proceedings law to take ownership in just 30 days. Over 100 days later, Stinson told WBEN no action has been taken.

A Buffalo State University student was shot Saturday, Oct. 4, at around 2 a.m., near E. Amherst and Main Street. The victim, a 20-year-old man, was shot in the arm, suffering non-fatal injuries. According to officials quoted in multiple local news sources, the student was transferred to Erie County Medical Center by...