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BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Councilwoman Zeneta Everhart hosted her Buffalo Black Caucus event this weekend to continue to uplift the Black community in the Queen City. The annual event was founded in the wake of the Tops mass shooting and aims to strengthen the Black community through wealth-building seminars, holistic growth and offering tools to […]

BUFFALO, N.Y. — Some severe weather came and went on Saturday evening, but not before allowing some people to capture a magnificent rainbow or two, both with their eyes and with their cameras. 2 On Your Side meteorologist Dan Russell is among those people, taking this video of a...

THE BASICS: Jewish Repertory Theatre presents Just For Us from May 7 – June 7. No performances May 20 – 24. For tickets — www.jccbuffalo.org/events/jewish-repertory-theatre, Benderson Family Building, 2640 N. Forest Road, Amherst, NY 14068. THUMBNAIL SKETCH: Just for Us follows comedian Alex Edelman on a journey...

BUFFALO, N.Y. — Jury selection is now complete in a civil case filed by the widow of fallen Buffalo firefighter Jason Arno, according to court records. Arno died in the line of duty during a massive fire at 745 Main St., in March of 2023. He was killed by smoke inhalation and thermal injuries while trapped inside the burning DC Theatricks building.

The National Weather Service's Storm Prediction Center has issued a severe thunderstorm watch until 11:00 PM Saturday for an area that includes most of Western New York, including Chautauqua, Cattaraugus and Erie counties. A line of storms will cross the Great Lakes and move into the region and potentially produce damaging winds and some hail through the evening. Forecasters say the primary threats...

The warning had been issued for Allegany, Erie, Genesee, Niagara, Orleans and Wyoming counties. "The storms which prompted the warning have moved out of the area. Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire. A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 11 p.m. for western New York. Remember, a Severe Thunderstorm Warning still remains in effect for eastern Wyoming and Genesee counties until...

POLICE AUDIO CAN BE FOUND AT THE END OF THIS ARTICLE: Law enforcement received a call around 8:38pm on May 5th after reports of menacing, possibly with a weapon, on the 2000 block of Lockport Street in Niagara Falls. The 911 caller and victim told police that there are six females outside of her apartment […]

The annual Flower Fundraiser of Grand Island American Legion Post 1346 is underway this weekend at the DeGlopper Memorial, at Baseline Road and Grand Island Boulevard. The sale runs from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. Friday, May 8, and Saturday, May 9, or until sold out. The flower sale will continue through Sunday, if any plants are remaining. Proceeds support veterans and charitable community...

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — A Buffalo landmark that commemorates an important point in American history is celebrating this weekend. Leaders from the Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural Site announced Friday the completion of a recent infrastructure project, providing significant upgrades to the site with help from Erie County. The $100,000 project mainly focused on improving technology and […]

BUFFALO, N.Y. — A long-planned project to transform an old rail corridor into public green space could be on track toward its next phase, with funding secured for initial work. The proposed greenway along Buffalo’s waterfront now has about $2 million in federal and state funding in place.