BTPM Staff

Gov. Hochul will speak to New Yorkers at 1 p.m. Tuesday about where she believes New York is at, and outline her agenda for 2026.

Buffalo Police are investigating a fatal accident involving a pedestrian and an off-duty peace officer for the Erie County Sheriff’s Office.

A man charged in the 2023 murder of a Jamestown woman has pleaded guilty to the crime and will be sentenced in March.

Buffalo Public Schools will no longer close PS 3 and PS 90 after reviewing the recommendations of the school closure committee according to a joint statement from BPS Superintendent Pascal Mubenga and Board of Education President Dr. Kathy Evans-Brown.

On New Year’s Day, the City of Buffalo installed its new mayor. On the second day of 2026, it was the Common Council’s turn to set its leadership.

Plenty of snow will be falling long before the lighted ball drops in downtown Buffalo. The National Weather Service has issued a Winter Storm Warning for five of the eight counties of Western New York.

The longtime South Buffalo councilmember, and later council president, ascended to the mayor's office in October 2024 following the resignation of Mayor Byron Brown.

A winter storm warning is still in effect through Friday for Wyoming, Chautauqua, Cattaraugus and Southern Erie Counties.

The National Weather Service has upgraded its advisories to a series of warnings affecting all of Western New York.

Some mixed wintry precipitation is expected in the region December 26 that could make driving potentially hazardous for people traveling or heading out to stores post-holiday.