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Giant 220-pound fish caught in the Hudson Valley by endangered species research team
This photo is a real catch. Biologists and volunteers working for the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation’s Hudson River Estuary Program spent several weeks in May and June studying trends in the local Atlantic sturgeon population. During that time, they caught a female Atlantic sturgeon weighing at...
Meet the Western New Yorkers who will be at the 2024 Paris Olympics
BUFFALO, N.Y. — Eight people with connections to Western New York will take part in the 2024 Paris Olympics, which will feature 329 medal events. Four of those people are athletes who just so happened to compete in Tokyo, three years ago, during the Summer Games. Anita Alvarez, and Matt Anderson, and Jessica Pegula will be in action at the Paris Olympics.
Upstate New York May Be Home To Mobster’s $130 Million Hidden Treasure
The search for a mobster's $130 million hidden treasure continues in the Hudson Valley and Upstate New York. Legendary mobster Dutch Schultz may have buried a fortune somewhere in Upstate New York. Pine Plains Business Is Named After Dutch Schultz. In September 2020, Dutch's Spirits opened on Harvest Homestead Farm...
State calls for removal of CNY judge due to ‘racially offensive’ display (Good Morning CNY for July 23)
Subscribe to get the Good Morning, CNY newsletter delivered to your email inbox weekday mornings. High: 85; Low: 67. Partly sunny with showers; see the 5-day forecast. Man sentenced for murdering his mother: Daniel Chilson (center), appears with his attorneys at his sentencing for second-degree murder on Monday. Chilson was given the maximum prison sentence for killing his 74-year-old mother inside her Van Buren home. (Anne Hayes photo)
Disabled NYer’s are Victims of Gov. Hochul’s Congestion Pricing Pause
Michelle Alcaraz can’t use the closest subway station to her apartment because it doesn’t have an elevator. So whenever she wants to exercise her basic freedom of movement, she needs to point her wheelchair to a station nearly a half-mile out of her way. She’s one of tens...
Oilers Win and Advance in NYCBL Playoffs
OLEAN, NY — In a game that didn’t look like it would go the full nine innings because of the weather or the 10-run mercy rule, the Oilers survived a late surge by the Salamanca Lizards on Monday night and won 11-9. The win advanced the Oilers to the second round of the Western Division New York State Collegiate League playoffs. The game will be another single-elimination game, this time against the Hornell Steamers, who are on a 15-game winning streak.CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE FREE TAPINTO.NET NEWSLETTER The seventh inning proved to be the crucial...
1 injured after shooting on Cambridge Avenue
BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — A Buffalo man was struck by gunfire in a shooting early Tuesday night, Buffalo police officials said. Officials said the shooting occurred just before 7 p.m. on the 200 block of Cambridge Avenue. The 49-year-old man was struck by gunfire in the leg while inside a residence, police said. He was […]
Fatal Buffalo Shooting Claims One Life
Buffalo Police Investigate Early Morning Shooting that Left One Dead. (WNY News Now) – Buffalo, NY – A fatal shooting in Buffalo early Saturday morning has left one man dead and two others injured. Police responded to reports of gunfire just after midnight at the intersection of Kensington and Thatcher avenues.
Buffalo, WNY festivals to attend this weekend
BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — As the month wraps up and August draws near, crowds are preparing to gather to eat, drink and enjoy the outdoors at summer festivals in Western New York. Check out a list of celebrations for the weekend of July 26 to 27 below: Buffalo Galbani Italian Festival The Galbani Italian Festival […]
'I just wanted to pretty up the area': Allegany County couple offer u-pick flower blooms
Summertime in the Southern Tier brings numerous opportunities to pick your own fruits and vegetables at local farms. An Allegany County couple is putting a twist on the concept by operating a u-pick flower farm. Steve and Debra Bentley created 4 B’s Farm, planting an acre of brilliant blooms on their County Road...
Hochul Announces Significant Expansion of Wells Ice Cream Plant in Dunkirk
It's something that's being billed as "a scoop of progress" for Dunkirk. On Tuesday, Governor Kathy Hochul was joined at the Dunkirk Armory by community stakeholders, along with leadership and employees from Wells Enterprises, to announce a significant expansion of the company's ice cream plant in the city. Hochul says the new state-of-the-art facility on Ice Cream Drive, which was initially a $250 million investment, will now be $425 million, making it one of the largest single private investments ever made in Chautauqua County...
Fire in Chautauqua County considered “incendiary”
BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — A structure fire in Sinclairville Tuesday morning was found to be “incendiary in nature,” according to the Chautauqua County Sheriff’s Office. The Sinclairville Fire Department responded to an East Ave. residential structure fire just before 10 a.m., officials said. The fire was extinguished and the Chautauqua County Fire Investigation Team was […]
Las Vegas man accused of threatening to kill federal judges, state employees
LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — A local man is facing 22 federal counts for allegedly threatening to assault and murder federal officials in Washington, D.C., New York, New Jersey, and Montana. Between Nov. 30, 2023, and July 7, 2024, Spencer Christjencody Gear, 32, is accused of making threatening phone calls...
Little League NYS All-Star 12s Baseball Tournament 2024: Malhotra (Harrison LL), Laning and Guarino, both of Auburn LL, are skills champs
The talents of dozens of athletes, who are competing in the New York State 12-year-old Baseball Tournament at South Shore and Great Kills Little Leagues this week, were on display Wednesday morning at Great Kills for the always-exciting skills competition. The skills tested were running (Road Runner Award), throwing (Golden...
Woman admits to vehicular manslaughter in drunk driving incident
BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — A Cheektowaga woman has pleaded guilty for killing another driver while drunk driving on Transit Road in February, the Erie County District Attorney’s Office said Wednesday. Alondra Ramirez-Santiago, 24, was driving under the influence of alcohol when she caused a crash with another vehicle on Transit between Cloverleaf Drive and Rehm […]
3 arrested following fights at Old Home Days in Williamsville
BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Three people were arrested following fights that reportedly broke out during the Old Home Days festival in Williamsville, the Amherst Police Department announced Tuesday. Officials said just after 9:50 p.m. on July 17, numerous fights broke out between juveniles in different areas of Island Park. The fights were broken up before […]
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