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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...
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 and killed 37-year-old Jermaine Underwood with an […]
Police search for missing 15-year-old girl in Buffalo
BUFFALO, N.Y. — The Buffalo Police need your help in locating a missing 15-year-old girl. Jamiah Coleman was last seen in the area of Moreland Street near Bailey Avenue in Buffalo on July 12 around 5:15 p.m. Coleman is described as a Black female, about 5'2" tall, weighing approximately...
'Conditions were deplorable': 13 dogs rescued after home raid in Niagara Falls
NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y. (WKBW) — When Niagara County Sheriff's deputies raided a home on Lockport Street in Niagara Falls, they weren't expecting to find 13 dogs covered in filth. "Unfortunately these conditions were deplorable, when they arrived to us there was flea dirt that was present," said Kelli Swagel,...
Buffalo Mass Shooter Arguing to Avoid Death Penalty
Federal attorneys filed arguments against rejecting Tops shooter too young for death penalty consideration. After driving several hours from central New York to Buffalo with the intent of killing as many people as possible in May 2022, the person responsible for killing 10 people in the Tops on Jefferson Avenue was 18 years old, a legal adult under U.S. law.
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. […]
Buffalo Man Receives Maximum Sentence for Fatally Stabbing Woman Inside Her Apartment
(WNY News Now) – Buffalo, NY – Otis L. Johnson Jr., 46, was sentenced to 25 years in prison followed by 5 years of post-release supervision for the fatal stabbing of Katherine Crofton, 56, in her Buffalo apartment. The sentencing was handed down this morning by Erie County Court Judge Suzanne Maxwell Barnes, with Johnson classified as a second felony offender.
Kittens allegedly found dead buried in snow, Hamburg defendant charged
BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — A defendant from Hamburg was charged with overdriving, torturing and injuring animals Monday following a January incident that left two kittens dead and buried in the snow, the Erie County District Attorney’s Office announced. On the evening of Jan. 17, Town of Hamburg Police allegedly conducted a welfare check on Southwestern […]
Angola man pleads guilty in connection with crash that killed Hamburg woman
BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — An Angola man has pleaded guilty to a manslaughter charge in connection with a fatal crash that took the life of a Hamburg woman in February, the Erie County District Attorney’s Office said Monday. Anthony Rydzewski, 41, pleaded guilty to one count of second-degree manslaughter. Around 11:30 a.m. on Feb. 28, […]
Buffalo man arrested in connection to overnight shooting
BUFFALO, N.Y. — A man was shot in the arm Saturday night and his suspected shooter has been arrested, according to a Buffalo Police spokesperson. Around 11:45 p.m. on Saturday, officers responded to the 100 block of Elmwood Avenue. The 28-year-old Buffalo man was outside when he was shot,...
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.
NTSB investigating deadly plane crash near Youngstown
YOUNGSTOWN, N.Y. — The National Transportation Safety Board has opened an investigation into the single-engine plane crash that took the life of a 26-year-old pilot from the Town of Tonawanda. Melanie Georger was pronounced dead at the crash site along the Niagara Scenic Parkway on Saturday after the Cessna...
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 […]
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.
'It's a wonderful symbol of unity': Buffalo Fire takes on Buffalo Police in softball classic
WEST SENECA N.Y. (WKBW) — Buffalo's Bravest and Buffalo's Finest went head to head on the baseball diamond Sunday afternoon in West Seneca. "We're playing a little softball and it's for a great cause," John Lyons, Associate Brand Manager, Genesee Brewery in Rochester. It's a fundraiser for Courage for...
Who Protects the Protectors After a Critical Incident?
While visiting the Buffalo News website one recent Sunday morning, I noticed a name that I had not seen in a long time. Instantly, I felt disturbed to the point of sickness and then anger as the events of a past life rolled into my mind like a bad movie. Then came the gut punch. The headline read, “25 years later, Barnett Slepian murder still haunts.”
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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