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Passenger dead, driver injured after one-vehicle accident in Buffalo
BUFFALO, N.Y. (WKBW) — One person is dead and another is injured following a single-vehicle accident Saturday night, according to Buffalo Police. Officers were called to Arthur Street and Tonawanda Street just after 10 p.m. Saturday. An investigation revealed that a Honda Civic was heading east on Arthur Street...
‘An eerie feeling’: Man skydived from plane 30 minutes before it crashed, killing pilot
NIAGARA COUNTY, N.Y. (WIVB) — A man from Elma, New York, said he’s “blessed to still be around,” after he jumped from a plane only 30 minutes before it crashed Saturday morning, killing the pilot. Jeffrey Walker told Nexstar’s WIVB he woke up Saturday morning feeling...
West Seneca Police Department looking for missing 22-year-old man
WEST SENECA, N.Y. — The West Seneca Police Detective Bureau announced on Facebook that they are seeking assistance in locating a missing 22-year-old man from West Seneca. The man, Samuel Stoddard, left his home on the 1300 block of Union Road at approximately 5:00 p.m. on Friday, July 19, according to the police department.
13-year-old boy shot overnight in Buffalo, undergoes surgery
BUFFALO, N.Y. — A 13-year-old boy was shot overnight in the City of Buffalo. The shooting happened around 2 a.m. Sunday, when Central District officers responded to a shots-fired call, according to a spokesperson for the Buffalo Police Department. The boy who had been shot arrived at Buffalo General...
U.S. government opposing motions to take death penalty off table for Payton Gendron
BUFFALO, N.Y. — The federal government has filed two responses opposing motions by Payton Gendron's attorneys to take the death penalty off the table in connection to the Tops mass shooting that happened on May 14, 2022. The attorneys for Gendron, who was convicted of killing 10 people, argued...
Buffalo man sentenced to 25 years for fatal stabbing
BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — A Buffalo man was sentenced to 25 years in prison, followed by five years of post-release supervision, for a fatal stabbing in 2022, the Erie County District Attorney’s Office announced Friday. Around 10:20 p.m. on Dec. 19, 2022, 46-year-old Otis Johnson got into an argument with 56-year-old Katherine Crofton in her […]
Homeless Man Sentenced to 2 to 4 Years in Prison for Multiple Thefts
(WNY News Now) – Buffalo – Acting Erie County District Attorney Michael J. Keane announces that 33-year-old man of no permanent address was sentenced last Friday morning before State Supreme Court Justice Paul B. Wojtaszek to 2 to 4 years in prison. He was sentenced as a second felony offender.
Niagara Falls Woman Sentenced to Ten Years for Intentional SUV Attack
(WNY News Now) – LOCKPORT – In a decisive move, Niagara County Court sentenced a Niagara Falls woman to a decade in state prison for a harrowing attack in Niagara Falls. Niagara County District Attorney Brian D. Seaman announced that Shawnquilla N. Armstrong, age 32, of Niagara Falls, was sentenced today in Niagara County Court by Judge Caroline Wojtaszek to serve the next ten years in State Prison for her conviction of two counts of Attempted Assault in the First Degree. Armstrong was sentenced to serve five years for each count, to run consecutively for a total of ten years.
Man found guilty of stealing construction materials
BUFFALO, N.Y. — A Buffalo man has been found guilty by a jury of burglary and grand larceny on Thursday afternoon according to the Erie County District Attorney's Office. Police say that 38-year-old Sergio J. Brooks “knowingly and unlawfully entered a construction site with the intent to commit a larceny.”
Buffalo leaders, organizations are working to end large fights downtown
BUFFALO, N.Y. — After a pattern of fights between young people have broken out in downtown Buffalo, Buffalo Police, Buffalo Public Schools, and Peacekeepers Buffalo are working together to end them. A fight on Wednesday included at least 10 kids. Two people were stabbed and transported to the hospital....
Ex-DEA agent Bongiovanni acquitted on 1 bribery charge
BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – Former DEA agent Joseph Bongiovanni, who is accused of corruption, was acquitted on one of the bribery counts against him by Federal Judge Lawrence Vilardo. In April 2024, Bongiovanni was found guilty on two charges, including obstruction of justice and making false statements. The jury failed to reach a verdict on […]
EP emergency services unaffected by cyber outage; travelers hit the road after flights canceled
When Cole Huestis finally runs onto the lacrosse field tomorrow and settles into his long-stick midfielder position, he will have traveled about 950 miles in about 14 hours — a trip that was supposed to take two hours — after a massive internet failure on Friday resulted in the cancellation of his family’s flight from [...]
Lockport Drug Trafficking Leader Sentenced to 15 Years in Prison
(WNY News Now) – BUFFALO, N.Y. – U.S. Attorney Trini E. Ross announced that Bruno J. Haney, II, 35, of Niagara Falls, NY, has been sentenced to 184 months in prison for his role in leading a significant drug trafficking organization. Haney was convicted of conspiring to possess with intent to distribute and distributing heroin, fentanyl, and butyryl fentanyl.
Amherst man rushed to ECMC after an overnight shooting
BUFFALO, N.Y. — An Amherst man was rushed to Erie County Medical Center after an overnight shooting in the City of Buffalo. The 22-year-old man arrived in a civilian vehicle at ECMC with a gunshot wound around 2 a.m. Saturday, Buffalo Police said in a statement. The man is currently listed as stable.
Bogart, dog shot with crossbow in Greece, fights for life after another emergency surgery
GREECE, N.Y. — It’s now been two weeks since Bogart the dog was shot with a crossbow in Greece. After making remarkable progress, Bogart was rushed to an emergency pet hospital in Tonawanda, just north of Buffalo, for another emergency surgery on Thursday night. “Thursday night all of...
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