Mother Hides from 12-year-old with Knife in North Tonawanda
LISTEN TO POLICE AUDIO BELOW Law enforcement received a call around 7:54am on March 11th after reports of a domestic incident on Ganson Street in North Tonawanda. The 911 caller – the child's mother – told police that he refused to attend school and was in the kitchen with a knife. She was so afraid of her son, who...
Restaurants adjusting portion sizes as use of GLP-1s increases
BUFFALO, N.Y. — A lot of people struggle with their weight. Studies show GLP-1s can help many reach goals they couldn’t before. A Gallup poll in 2025 found 1 in 8 Americans use GLP-1s; the number has doubled since 2024. “I went to my doctor for my check-up...
Loaded handgun found in bedroom of North Tonawanda teen
BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — A 17-year-old from North Tonawanda was arrested on criminal possession charges after a loaded handgun was allegedly found in his bedroom, according to police. The North Tonawanda Police Department said a SWAT team secured a residence on 7th Avenue on Tuesday. Niagara Falls police searched the...
Bills Mafia House in Orchard Park sold for $810K to new owner
ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. — The Bills' Mafia House has a new owner. According to the Erie County Clerk's Office, the two-bedroom property, which was listed for just under $700,000, was sold for $810,000 to an LLC called 'The Bills Mafia House'. The iconic 'Bills Mafia House' on Fay Street...
Bad Daddy Attacks CPS Worker During Home Visit in Niagara Falls
LISTEN TO POLICE AUDIO BELOW Law enforcement received a call around 3:20pm on March 6th after reports of an assault on Falls Street in Niagara Falls. The 911 caller – a third party – told police that Deandre Carter was "attacking" a CPS worker. It is believed that the CPS worker was at the home due to a complaint...
Thrift store helps people in need make ends meet
BUFFALO, N.Y. — Jill Redman has seen the impact of living paycheck to paycheck, which is why she started Hope Bridge Collaborative. “Hope Bridge was started in my mind about six years ago. I had a friend who needed to be treated at the hospital, and he didn't go because he didn't have the money for the co-pay,” said...
New York Business Alert: 542 Jobs Impacted as Amazon Plans Lancaster Facility Closure by...
Country Herald is Local News, Independent Pulse. Covering breaking local news, sports, lifestyle and events. Lancaster, NY – More than 500 workers in Western New York are set to lose their jobs as Amazon prepares to close a major sortation facility in Lancaster by the end of May, marking one of the region’s...
Up to a foot of snow in NY as ‘megastorm’ hits. See where 10...
The mid-March storm saw nearly a foot in southern Erie County, south of Buffalo, and as much as 8.5 inches of snow in the higher elevations in the Southern Tier, while counties east of Lake Ontario are expected to see the bulk of predicted snow to fall Tuesday - with up to 10 more inches of lake effect snow in some...
Four Bites: Buffalo’s Best Kielbasa Contest honors home sausage makers March 28
Above: 2025 entries in Buffalo’s Best Kielbasa Contest. Kielbasa is Polish for sausage, and some families still make their own for big holidays like Christmas and Easter, grinding pork, adding the right amount of salt and spices, and continuing the debate about whether marjoram is necessary or will ruin everything.
26-year-old arrested for arson in Tonawanda
BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — A 26-year-old from Tonawanda was arrested for an alleged arson on Young Street on Saturday, Tonawanda police said. Bianca Guerra, of Tonawanda, is accused of starting a fire at a home on Young Street at Simpson Street around 10:30 p.m. on Saturday. The blaze caused around $325,000 in damages....

















