Hundreds of properties cleared, dozens under review in radioactive waste search
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Regional Administrator Mike Martucci and New York Department of Environmental Conservation Commissioner Amanda Lefton provide an update on radiological assessments in Erie and Niagara counties,
Lights out on Flock Cameras in Buffalo
Ryan, Shields say Buffalo will not use Flock Cameras
Expect healthcare costs to rise again when open enrollment begins
Expect healthcare costs to rise again when open enrollment begins
Orchard Park police search for missing 13-year-old
BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Orchard Park police are searching for a missing 13-year-old who was last seen around 1 p.m. Monday leaving her residence near Milestrip Road and Transit Road. The child is around 5-foot-6, 120 pounds and has brown, shoulder-length hair. She was last seen wearing a blue tank top, grey Sketchers sn
Violent crime down, but Buffalo police ‘will not back down’
Buffalo Police commissioner Erika Shields and Mayor Sean Ryan vow to take more guns off the street
Rabies case confirmed in Niagara Falls, involving bat
BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — A case of rabies involving a bat was confirmed in Niagara Falls, the Niagara County Department of Health said Monday. Health officials said the case involved an encounter with a dead bat on Aug. 18 near Whirlpool State Park. On Aug. 19, a sample was submitted to the State Department of […]
2 Florida men admit to mail fraud scheme
BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Two men from Florida admitted to conspiracy to commit mail fraud in a multimillion-dollar scheme between August 2020 and July 2022, the U.S. Attorney’s Office said Monday. Officials said 32-year-old Alec Dierna and 40-year-old John Engler, both from Boca Raton, Florida, conspired to defraud sever
Local groups call for help relocating McKiernan family, adding home to state Superfund
Toxic waste was discovered at the property on 99th Street in Niagara Falls near the Love Canal Superfund site
Accused bank robber charged with possessing crack cocaine at holding center
BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — An inmate accused of robbing a bank in Tonawanda last week is facing additional charges after deputies allegedly found crack cocaine during a search at the Erie County Holding Center, officials said. David Gadt, 47, was charged with fourth-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance and
Jury finds defendant guilty of all counts for homicide in Buffalo’s William-Emslie neighborhood
Submitted by the Erie County District Attorney’s Office. On Friday, Erie County District Attorney Michael J. Keane announced a jury found Mikel L. Lowe, 32, of Buffalo, guilty of one count of murder in the second degree (class A-I felony) and one count of criminal possession of a weapon in the second degree (class C vi
