Wegmans surveilling shoppers, collecting data
The grocery chain's use of invasive technology goes well beyond the use of facial recognition software. The company's privacy policies say it tracks customers when they pull into the parking lot, as they peruse store aisles and eventually check out. Privacy advocates and a growing number of elected officials are...
Western New York Weather Alert Sunday Night: 7 Inches Possible East of Lakes
Country Herald is Local News, Independent Pulse. Covering breaking local news, sports, lifestyle and events. Buffalo, NY – Colder air returning to western and north-central New York will bring snow showers and increasing lake-effect snow beginning Sunday, with the greatest impacts expected east of Lake Erie and...
‘We need to protect our community’: Buffalo residents protest ICE after Minneapolis woman killed...
BUFFALO, N.Y. (WKBW) — Around 100 Buffalo residents gathered outside the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement office on Delaware Avenue Thursday, to protest the fatal shooting of a Minneapolis woman by an ICE agent and demand the removal of the local ICE office. The demonstration was sparked by Wednesday's...
82-year-old killed after crash on Elmwood Ave.
BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — An 82-year-old man has died after being stuck by a vehicle in Buffalo’s Allentown neighborhood Friday afternoon, according to Buffalo Police. Police said the 82-year-old pedestrian was stuck by a car just after 3 p.m. Friday at 74 Elmwood Ave. The victim was taken to the Erie County Medical...
Celebrities Who Got In Legal Trouble In Buffalo
They had the honor of spending some time in our local jails. Do you remember any of these famous arrests?
Dozens of Homes, Vehicles Egged in Niagara County Leads to Arrests
On January 8th 2026 at 2246 hours, The Niagara County Sheriff's Office responded to reports of damaged property in the 6600 block of Royal Parkway South in the Town of Lockport. Shortly after that, Deputies were dispatched to the 100 block of Whispering Pines Drive for the same. Deputies found that for two...
Pedestrian killed after being hit by off-duty peace officer on Friday afternoon
A man has died after he was hit by a vehicle driven by an off-duty peace officer with the Erie County Sheriff's Office on Friday afternoon the Buffalo Police Department announced on Saturday morning.
New Law Would Force NY Bars to Put Lids on Drinks
Pretty soon, drinking out at a bar may be a very different experience in New York.
Fashion Outlets of Niagara Falls, NY, is bigger than ever – but emptier
On July 19, 1982, Fashion Outlets of Niagara Falls opened at 1900 Military Road. The center opened inside a former King's discount store building. Earlier uses at the same location included a roller rink, a pet shop, and a Henry's Hamburgers. The property sits in the Town of Niagara and uses a Niagara Falls mailing...
Proposed bill would prohibit cooperation with ICE by local law enforcement in New York...
BUFFALO, N.Y. — As protests continues in Buffalo and in cities across the country in the wake of the shooting that killed Renee Nicole Goode in Minneapolis, MN on Wednesday, many people are asking what happens next. "It could happen in Buffalo, I think is part of why we're...

















