CRIME & SAFETY
3-year-old girl found safe; father taken into custody
Buffalo Police say the father was taken into custody late Wednesday night. Police were searching for a man who they say violated a court custody order when he took his 3-year-old daughter, who has been found and is safe.
Man arraigned on assault charge stemming from fight, victim later died
BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — A Buffalo man has been arraigned on an assault charge stemming from a fight where the victim later died, the Erie County District Attorney’s Office said Wednesday. It is alleged that 22-year-old Craig Lynch, Jr. got in a fight with a 32-year-old man on the 100 block of Minnesota Avenue on […]
Family of 21-year-old woman killed after being hit by a car on Elmwood speaks out
BUFFALO, N.Y. — It's been eight months, and Bridget Lohr says the pain is only getting worse. "I think that aftershock subsides, the reality of it sets in, it's harder. We are grieving every second of every day. This loss is tremendous for our family," Bridget says. "I think what gets us through the day is we think of Sydney and what she would want us to. That's how we get up and keep on moving."
Ship collision and bridge collapse 'not realistic' in WNY expert says
BUFFALO, N.Y. — When a cargo ship hit a central support of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore Tuesday morning, causing the bridge to collapse, questions about similar scenarios circled the country, including Buffalo. The number of bridges in Western New York you can point to and ask...
Buffalo Firefighters battle fire on city's west side
BUFFALO, N.Y. — Buffalo Firefighters are battling a house fire on the city's west side. Firefighters were called to the area of Efner and Maryland Streets just after 1pm Tuesday. Flames could be seen coming from the house and the smoke could be seen for miles. 2 On Your...
2 charged with kidnapping, robbing elderly male in Niagara County
BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Two people have been charged with kidnapping and robbing an elderly man in Niagara County, according to the Niagara County Sheriff’s Office. Gregory Perry, 31, and Ashley McMillen, 35, both of Niagara Falls, have been charged in connection. The arrests came following an investigation of a missing person in the town […]
Upstate NY woman arrested with gun in diaper bag at circus, police say
A woman has been arrested for bringing a loaded gun into a circus show over the weekend, according to police in Upstate New York. Tenitia R. Cullum, 32, of Rochester, allegedly had a firearm inside a diaper bag as she attempted to enter the KeyBank Center in Buffalo on Saturday for a performance of the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey’s “The Greatest Show on Earth.” The .22 caliber handgun was allegedly found in the bag as it was going through an x-ray machine, according to the Erie County Sheriff’s Office.
Lancaster man arraigned for sending threatening text messages involving high-profile civil case
A 26-year-old Lancaster man was arrested Monday night after sending threatening text messages to a pair of individuals over a high-profile civil case taking place outside of Erie County. Read more from WBEN:
'Please stop,' determined dad builds case against driver speeding past daughter's school bus
SNYDER, N.Y. — Channel 2 is the station On Your Side, so we noticed when a dad in Snyder shared a video on social media of his daughter's school bus getting passed by a car and had questions about what was being done. It wasn't happening once or twice...
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