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BUFFALO, N.Y. (WKBW) — "The People's Fund," a new mutual aid-style fund, is taking applications to give $500 per month, for a year, to 30 random households in Buffalo. You have until July 14 to apply here as long as you meet the following criteria:. You live in the...

KENMORE, N.Y. (WIVB) – A quiet Kenmore neighborhood was left startled Tuesday morning with the sounds of helicopters, flash bangs and police. Mary Armstrong, who lives on Palmer Avenue, was in her backyard with her dog at 7 a.m. when she heard a helicopter circling her neighborhood. Shortly after that, she said she...

EAST AURORA, N.Y. (WKBW) — The e-bike craze continues in a lot of our neighborhoods, and it's causing concern in East Aurora as village leaders want to take state safety laws a step further. "We're doing our best effort to get ahead of it, we're doing our best effort...

A woman currently serving a 15-year sentence for a deadly stabbing is now asking the court to reduce her punishment citing a history of...

The plant, located at 4001 Packard Road, will end its production no later than Sept. 3, 2025.

BUFFALO, N.Y. — A South Buffalo bookstore is helping local students stay sharp over the summer with free literacy camps designed to keep reading and writing skills from slipping. Dog Ears Bookstore is offering weeklong camps for students entering grades 2 through 8, with a focus on choice, creativity, and connection....

With the passage of the Big Beautiful Bill, there will be changes in how parents and students borrow for college and then repay student loans.

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Three teens were arrested for allegedly stealing a vehicle and leading police on a chase through Cheektowaga Town Park, police said Tuesday. The teens, two age 14 and one age 16, are accused of stealing the car. An officer recognized the car at a Valero gas station on Harlem Road around […]

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — A Lancaster man has been sentenced for sending threats of harm via text in connection with a high-profile civil case, according to the Erie County District Attorney’s Office. Just after 10:20 p.m. on March 24, 2024, 27-year-old Tyler Vogel sent threatening text messages to two victims. In the...

BUFFALO, N.Y. — Current and former residents of the 201 Ellicott Apartments in downtown Buffalo gathered Monday evening to protest what they call years of negligent management, calling for immediate changes to improve living conditions in the state-funded affordable housing complex. Tenants say issues at the...