Tag: Buffalo

Buffalo has begun interim traffic and pedestrian-safety changes at Niagara Square — converting the area to a single travel lane, adding bollards and pavement markings, shortening crossings, and beginning parking enforcement — following a city survey of 562 respondents.

Payge’s Green Clean of Buffalo has joined Cleaning for a Reason to provide free home cleaning services to Western New York residents undergoing cancer treatment. Cleaning for a Reason’s website has application and eligibility information.

Erie County prosecutors say 21‑year‑old Cassandra Baughman pleaded guilty July 15 to first‑degree reckless endangerment in a case involving a child; sentencing is set for Nov. 17, 2026.

Gov. Kathy Hochul told FOX 5's Good Day New York the state will temporarily pause new hyperscale data centers while it sets rules requiring companies to bring their own power, pay premiums to use the grid, provide large community benefits and — she says — lose eligibility for tax breaks.

Chautauqua County and Niagara County will hold online auctions of tax-foreclosed properties handled by Buffalo-based Auctions International; Chautauqua's sale begins July 17 and Niagara's sale opens July 22.

The U.S. Attorney’s Office says 20-year-old Lorenzo Harris of Buffalo was arrested on July 9 and charged federally with illegal possession of a machinegun; he was detained pending a July 20 detention hearing.