BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — The former Fantasy Island amusement park on Grand Island — now known as Niagara Amusement Park and Splash World — will not open for the 2026 summer season, …

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — It took hours in real time and 52 minutes of game time for the Sabres and a frenzied crowd to have something to cheer about. Once they did, it came one right after another, a…

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — For the first time in 15 years, playoff block parties will return to downtown Buffalo for Sabres playoff games. Here’s what you need to know. Party in the Plaza The Par…

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — The first Stanley Cup playoff game involving the Buffalo Sabres in 15 years will be Sunday at KeyBank Center. Game time and television broadcast details for Game 1 of Buffalo…

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Buffalo Common Council member and Majority Leader Leah Halton-Pope will replace Assembly Majority Leader Crystal Peoples-Stokes on the November ballot as a new New York…

HAMBURG, N.Y. (WIVB) — After years of fighting to get Albert the Alligator back home, a Hamburg man is now hanging up his hat instead of continuing what’s been a years-long legal battle…

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — A 21-year-old was shot and killed on Walden Avenue in Buffalo on Monday night, according to police. Police responded to the 200 block of Walden, near Wasmuth Avenue and Roetz…

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — A former Atlanta and Louisville police chief is set to become Buffalo’s first-ever female police commissioner, mayor Sean Ryan said Monday. Erika Shields on Monday was …

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — A West Seneca man was arrested for allegedly pulling a gun during a tip dispute at Bar-Bill Tavern in East Aurora earlier this week, according to police. Police were called t…

A severe thunderstorm watch will be in effect for all of Western New York until 9 p.m. Tuesday. …FLOOD WATCH will be in effect from 8:00 a.m. Tuesday until 8:00 p.m. Wednesday. Small streams,…

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — The man shot by a Buffalo police officer on March 5 had previously been found incompetent by a Hennepin County District Court judge in 2015 on a misdemeanor fifth-degre…

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — A Tonawanda man is facing 39 counts and a maximum sentence of 930 years in prison after allegedly communicating in a sexual nature with a 13-year-old, according to the …

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — In the most intense, action-filled hockey game played here in a long, long time, Josh Doan scored his second goal of the game with 4:17 left in the third period, lifting the …

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Michael Burham, who escaped from a Pennsylvania jail in July 2023 and led authorities on a 10-day manhunt, was sentenced to 25 years to life in prison Monday for the murder o…

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Congressman Tim Kennedy is calling for an investigation after a man was found dead Tuesday night. “The death of Nurul Amin Shah Alam is a horrific and heartbreaki…

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Buffalo Public Schools on Friday released an internal investigative report after a Buffalo police detective accused the schools of covering up reported sexual assault l…

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Gilbane Turner is offering a $100,000 reward for information that will lead to the arrest and conviction of those responsible for explicit graffiti at the new Highmark …

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Work has been suspended at the new Highmark Stadium due to graffiti in “several secure locations in both finished and unfinished areas of the stadium project site…

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Police are investigating a shots fired incident at the Tops on Jefferson Avenue on Saturday, the Buffalo Police Department said Tuesday. The incident occurred at the sa…

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — A Buffalo grandmother is speaking out after a frightening mistake involving her 7-year-old grandson in which she says he fell asleep on the bus on his way to school and…

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Buffalo mayor Sean Ryan signed an executive order Monday barring city employees from assisting federal agents with civil immigration enforcement. Ryan said earlier this…

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Multiple former University at Buffalo men’s basketball players were named in an indictment for alleged point shaving in multiple games during the 2023-24 season, accord…

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — A Lancaster woman who previously worked as a bookkeeper for a medical practice in Amherst was sentenced on Wednesday for stealing over $1.8 million from the business, a…

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — NHL commissioner Gary Bettman was more definitive in saying that Buffalo will get an outdoor game at the new Highmark Stadium in the coming years. Bettman, who was in town on…

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Josh Allen took a pounding and doled out punishment — looking every bit like the reigning MVP. He carried Buffalo to its first road playoff win in more than three decades,…

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Michael Burham, who escaped from a Pennsylvania jail in July 2023, pleaded guilty on Tuesday to murdering a Jamestown woman in May 2023, the Chautauqua County District …

The county and the Erie County Sheriff’s Chief of Narcotics Daniel “D.J.” Granville have agreed to terms for restitution for damages Granville caused to seven vehicles.

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Sean Ryan was sworn in as the 64th Mayor of Buffalo on New Year’s Day, making history as the city’s first newly elected mayor in 20 years. From the balcony inside…

A clash between Lewiston officials and a local family operating a seasonal Halloween event shows no signs of ending

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — The man who allegedly strangled his girlfriend to death and killed his newborn baby in their Buffalo home in October died in jail on Wednesday. The Erie County Sheriff&…

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — A Jamestown man faces a minimum penalty of 90 years in prison for allegedly kidnapping eight victims and sex trafficking or attempting to sex traffic them, according to…

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — The Buffalo Niagara International Airport is adding two new flights starting in March, it was announced Wednesday. The new direct flights will go to San Juan, Puerto Rico and…

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — A 12-year-old, three other minors and an adult were charged with assault after a victim was robbed at Canisius University Thursday night, according to Buffalo police. P…

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — The man who was convicted of two counts of murder after he killed two women almost twenty years apart and hid their bodies in Chautauqua County has been sentenced. Rich…

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — A drug trafficker will spend the rest of his life in prison for the 2019 murder of a federal informant, the U.S. Attorney’s Office said. Alphonso Payne, 32, was sentenc…

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Thirty-seven undocumented immigrants were arrested earlier this month during traffic stops along the New York State Thruway, U.S. Customs and Border Protection said Mon…

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Aguacates Mexican Restaurant on Elmwood Avenue announced on Thursday that it was “closed for maintenance.” This came after witnesses alleged that an operati…

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — The 50-year mark of the most well-known Great Lakes shipwreck just passed on Nov. 10, 2025 – the wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald. It has gained popularity in recen…

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Two local breweries are set to merge, after one of them recently denied concerns that it was closing. FX Matt Brewing Company, the parent company of Flying Bison, announced t…

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — State Senator Sean Ryan has been elected mayor of Buffalo, according to The Associated Press, becoming the city’s first newly elected mayor in 20 years. With over 85% o…

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — A man has pleaded guilty to charges related to a head-on crash that killed his sister and two others in the Town of Freedom in 2023, the Cattaraugus County District Attorney&…

A news conference Wednesday with Erie County District Attorney Mike Keane can be viewed in the video player below. BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Two teenagers, 16 and 17, have been convicted of various ch…

New York State is issuing millions in emergency food assistance for families across the state as federal funding cuts impact residents’ food benefits. Governor Kathy Hochul announced on Monday that…

JAMESTOWN, N.Y. (WIVB) – The Mayor of the City of Jamestown is issuing a statement in response to Call 4 Action’s investigation into how drivers in Chautauqua County, mostly in the Jame…

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Beloved toy retailer Toys ‘R’ Us is making its return to Western New York, albeit just for the holidays. The store will open closer to the holidays and is one of …

TONAWANDA, N.Y. (WIVB) — The Town of Tonawanda is rolling back its original plans to run its own ambulance service. On Monday, officials voted on a new two-year contract with Twin City Ambula…

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Lawyers representing the shooter in the racist mass shooting at the Tops on Jefferson Avenue in 2022 are suing the Erie County District Attorney’s Office, alleging that…

WASHINGTON (AP) — A senior adviser at the State Department and expert on Indian and South Affairs is accused by the Justice Department of printing out classified documents and storing more than 1,0…

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — A car drove into the Niagara River from the Niagara Scenic Parkway on Monday morning, according to New York State Police. It is unclear what happened that caused the vehicle …