'Misguided prosecution': Judge rebukes government, imposes no punishment on convicted Amherst detective buffalonews.com/news/local/c...

State Sen. April Baskin is proposing a law that would require jail officers to notify next of kin when an inmate is having a medical or mental health emergency, named for India Cummings, who died in the Erie County Holding Center in 2016. by @robertgavinbn.bsky.social buffalonews.com/news/local/a...

Daniel "D.J." Granville charged for failure to safely store a gun, a misdemeanor, after his loaded gun was found in the trunk of a Tesla, owned by Buffalo Biodiesel, abandoned in Niagara Square Wednesday evening. by @aaronbesecker.bsky.social buffalonews.com/news/local/c...

Jon Rivera blasts party bosses over pattern of filling vacant elected offices. by Stephen Watson buffalonews.com/news/local/g...

It's getting harder to recruit new cops everywhere. In Buffalo, officials are working on solutions via @justinsondel.bsky.social buffalonews.com/news/local/g...

Gov. Kathy Hochul on Thursday said state leaders have agreed on a framework agreement on a $268 billion state budget that would increase aid to the City of Buffalo by at least $40 million.

In the race to succeed Poloncarz, several contenders are laying the groundwork via @sandratan.bsky.social buffalonews.com/news/local/g...

New @buffalonews.com: Man charged with threatening deputy mayor last week killed Greek Orthodox priest in Buffalo in 1979 buffalonews.com/news/local/c...

New @buffalonews.com: Buffalo looks to collect more money for police services at events via @justinsondel.bsky.social buffalonews.com/news/local/g...

New @buffalonews.com: Buffalo Deputy Mayor Eugenio Russi threatened by person with knife via @justinsondel.bsky.social + me buffalonews.com/news/local/c...

Fantastic reporting from my colleague @aaronbesecker.bsky.social

Mayor Sean Ryan's pick to lead the Buffalo Police Department, Erika Shields, has been confirmed by the Common Council in a 5-4 vote.

New @buffalonews.com: New Buffalo police commissioner hopes to build inroads with officers, the community via @justinsondel.bsky.social buffalonews.com/news/local/g...

Lindy Ruff said Sam Carrick is not a possibility to play in this series against Boston. Noah Ostlund is a possibility.

Mayor Sean Ryan's first budget proposal is out. My latest:

Two Buffalo police officers reportedly came upon an armed robbery in progress at a 7-Eleven. One officer fired at the alleged robber after the robber shot a store clerk and fired at officers. buffalonews.com/news/local/c...

Serial killer Richard Fox gets additional 25-to-life sentence for killing woman found in Niagara Falls. Crystal Curthoys, 32, was the fourth woman Fox admitted to killing. buffalonews.com/news/local/c...

Budget day is here. Check out my primer on how the city got so deep in the hole and what to expect going forward.

The Buffalo Sabres are opening an online store – just in time for the playoffs.

My latest:

“Buffalo loses considerable clout with the retirement of Crystal Peoples-Stokes. She is far up the political 'food chain,' and losing her will undoubtedly reduce the benefits Buffalo received." — Blair Horner, a longtime state government watchdog at the New York Public Interest Group.

From @justinsondel.bsky.social buffalonews.com/news/local/g...

Options for community fish fries, a Buffalo tradition, are dwindling. by @chessabond.bsky.social buffalonews.com/life-enterta...

Erie Basin Marina lawsuit against the city has been dismissed. My latest: buffalonews.com/news/local/g...

The audit primarily covered a period under a previous OTB leadership team, however, and the report stated the current administration has begun making changes based on the office's recommendations. buffalonews.com/news/local/a...

Medical examiner says refugee's death was homicide buffalonews.com/news/local/c...

State lawmakers have pushed the state budget back by at least a week, complicating the City of Buffalo's budget process. by @robertgavinbn.bsky.social buffalonews.com/news/local/a...

Buffalo Common Council members think Mayor Sean Ryan's 25% property tax levy increase is too high for residents to absorb in one year. But they also don't see a lot of room for cuts. My latest: buffalonews.com/news/local/g...

ICYMI: Buffalo Police's Internal Affairs division found an officer responding to the D.J. Granville crashes had "selective recall" in giving them statements about the incident, according to documents. by @aaronbesecker.bsky.social buffalonews.com/news/local/c...

Mayor Sean Ryan wants to scrap his predecessor's plans to sell city parking ramps. He will need the State Legislature's help. My latest: buffalonews.com/news/local/g...

Mayor Sean Ryan's team is pushing Gov. Kathy Hochul and the state Legislature to pass a bill that would allow the city to borrow upwards of $500 million for deficit bonding through the control board. My latest: buffalonews.com/news/local/g...

From Jackie Jocko to Howard Goldman, read The Buffalo News' coverage of Buffalo's piano men, and they places they played, here:

Mayor Sean Ryan issues a 60-day moratorium on demolitions as his administration works on a plan to keep housing stock out of the landfill. My latest: buffalonews.com/news/local/g...

Mayor Sean Ryan plans to propose a 25% increase to the tax levy in this year's budget. My latest: buffalonews.com/news/local/g...

The Senate includes the $40 million in aid to Buffalo proposed by Gov. Kathy Hochul, while the Assembly added $16.8 million to that figure, a good sign for Mayor Sean Ryan that it is likely to be included in the state spending plan.

Mayor Sean Ryan is seeking lead agency status for the city on the Scajaquada Expressway project. My latest: buffalonews.com/news/local/g...

Mayor Sean Ryan's administration is ramping up to present its first budget next month. One thing is for sure - taxes are going up. But by how much and details of how the city will bring its books into balance are still being finalized. My latest: buffalonews.com/news/local/g...

South District Council Member Christopher Scanlon wants interim BPD commissioner Craig Macy to appear before the Council's Police Oversight Committee. buffalonews.com/news/local/g...

City Comptroller Barbara Miller-Williams is seeking Common Council approval to hire Karla Thomas, the former city Human Resources commissioner who was fired by former Mayor Byron Brown in 2011. My latest: buffalonews.com/news/local/g...

'I didn't want to punt': Scanlon defends his handling of Granville investigation, discipline via @justinsondel.bsky.social buffalonews.com/news/local/g...

Ryan administration follows through on pledge to release all files in Granville case buffalonews.com/news/local/g... via @justinsondel.bsky.social

Nurul Amin Shah Alam, who was nearly blind, had other physical disabilities and spoke no English, was left by federal Customs and Border Patrol agents at night at a Tim Horton's in Buffalo that had already closed for the day, Mayor Sean Ryan said.

My latest:

New: Internal records show what happened, and who intervened, the night of the Granville crash via @sandratan.bsky.social, @justinsondel.bsky.social + me buffalonews.com/news/local/a...

A 32-year-old electrician and father of five from Buffalo was killed in a workplace accident Friday at Burgard High School, his widow told The Buffalo News.

After more than two years of planning and months of back-and-forth with city officials and neighbors, the proposed $50 million Diamond Lofts redevelopment project on Main Street in Buffalo won city approval.

Gov. Kathy Hochul plans to boost state aid to municipalities across the state in this year's budget, including a big bump for Buffalo. What does that mean for cities and towns going forward? by @robertgavinbn.bsky.social buffalonews.com/news/local/g...

ICYMI: A wonderful profile of Theresa McCall-Jenkins from my colleague Jon Harris with photos from the great @libbymarch.bsky.social. buffalonews.com/news/local/b...

A Buffalo native's son was convicted of tax fraud. Then his mother donated $1 million to MAGA. buffalonews.com/news/local/a...