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$2.9 million awarded to John R. Oishei Children's Hospital for youth suicide prevention services
BUFFALO, N.Y. — Governor Kathy Hochul announced that John R. Oishei Children's Hospital of Buffalo would be awarded $2.9 million in suicide prevention services for at-risk youth. The award is part of Hochul’s $15 million fund to develop suicide prevention services and an effort for historically underserved, LGBTQ+, as...
Bills set to kick off training camp Wednesday at St. John Fisher
Rochester, N.Y. (WHAM) — The Buffalo Bills return to town this week, for the 23rd time in 25 years, for training camp at St. John Fisher University in Pittsford. The team will hold 10 open practices, along with an additional practice that will be closed to the public. Wednesday,...
3 Buffalo Bills Stars on Roster Bubble Entering 2024 Training Camp
The Buffalo Bills will hold their first practice of training camp Wednesday. There will be a lot of new faces in attendance after an offseason overhaul. That could leave some high-profile names on the cut line as the roster gets trimmed to 53 players. Although there’s been some conversation it...
Pilot, 26, Dies in Crash Moments After Skydivers Jumped from Plane: ‘She Was Doing What She Loved’
A New York woman is dead after the plane she was flying crashed just after skydivers jumped from the aircraft. The Niagara County Sheriff’s Office said reports of the plane crash at Niagara Scenic Parkway began coming in around 11:40 a.m. local time on July 20. The airplane involved...
4 people, including juvenile, taken into custody for alleged robbery in Hamburg motel
BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Four people were taken into custody in connection with the robbery of a 25-year-old man Saturday, according to Hamburg police. According to officials, the man allegedly went to a Motel 6 on Camp Road at 2:30 a.m. to meet up with a woman he had met earlier at a Depew bar. Two men in ski masks allegedly pointed a firearm at him as he entered the hotel room and took his personal belongings. Police said the men repeatedly punched the man before fleeing the scene.
2024 Buffalo Football Prediction & Preview With Betting Odds, Schedule, Key Returners & Outlook
After a strong 2022 when Buffalo went 7-6 and won the third bowl game in school history, the Bulls took a major step back last season. Buffalo went 3-9 and 3-5 in the Mid-American Conference East Division. Now the program is starting all over with a new coach. After three...
In Focus: Train Chugs on Through Artpark
Train performed at Artpark Amphitheater on Friday, July 19, with Yacht Rock Revue opening, with both bands had the crowd singing and dancing to their classic songs all night. Yacht Rock Revue is not your typical tribute band. They add their own flare to the songs they sing, an array of classic hits songs from the 70s and 80s. Within their set, they also mixed in some of their original songs as well in the mix that the crowd loved. The band got the crowd grooving early on in the night, gearing them up for Train.
Bristol Borough Man Embarks on 550-Mile Bike Ride to Fight Cancer
Eric Sokalski of Bristol Borough has begun a 550-mile bike journey from New York City to Niagara Falls to raise funds for cancer research. Eric Sokalski of Bristol Borough has begun a 550-mile bike journey from New York City to Niagara Falls to raise funds for cancer research, writes Tom Sofield for Levittown Now.
Buffalo man sentenced to 23 years for fatal shooting
BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — A Buffalo man was sentenced to over 20 years in prison Monday in connection with a 2023 shooting that left one man dead and another injured, the Erie County District Attorney’s Office announced. Just before 10:30 a.m. on Jan. 5, 30-year-old Jerry Simpson shot...
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