BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- A Jamestown man was charged with second-degree arson among other charges after a fire was started in an occupied apartment building Tuesday morning, according to police. Police said officers responded to 401 W. 4th St. for reports of an active fire just before 11:30 a.m. David Trout, 35, is accused of [...]

He was sentenced to 20 years in prison and pleaded guilty last July.

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- A Buffalo man was sentenced to 15 years in prison and five years of post-release supervision on Tuesday after he stabbed and killed a man in November 2018, the Erie County District Attorney's Office announced. Around 2 p.m. on Nov. 13, police responded to an apartment building on the 900 block [...]

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- A Rochester woman pleaded guilty on Tuesday to second-degree attempted criminal possession of a weapon after an illegal, loaded handgun was found in a diaper bag at KeyBank Center, the Erie County District Attorney's Office announced. Officers found the handgun just after 7 p.m. on March 23. It was discovered after [...]

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- A Tonawanda man was sentenced to 25 years in prison after he coerced five minors into participating in sexual conduct to produce child pornography, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office. Michael Swain, 37, coerced the five victims between Oct. 20 and Nov. 1, 2021. He used Discord to communicate with a [...]

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- A group of cancer survivors and supporters from Western New York are traveling to Albany Tuesday to meet with state leaders and ask for better cancer care across New York. The trip is part of Cancer Action Day, when people from all over the state come together to share their stories [...]

NEW YORK (PIX11) New York is expected to send out its first-ever inflation refund checks after an agreement was made with the state budget late Monday night, according to Gov. Kathy Hochul. The rebate was originally announced in December. More than 8 million New Yorkers can expect to get up to $400 per family, [...]

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- Taylor Swift tribute band "Let's Sing Taylor" is joining the Channel 4 Concert Series at this year's Erie County Fair. The Aug. 12 show is free to attend with gate admission to the fair. An impersonator will cover hits from the legendary popstar's vast discography. Fans are encouraged to attend wearing [...]

ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) - Although the final score read 4-0, it was a battle on Sunday night between the Amerks and the Syracuse Crunch. Goalie Devon Levi lifted the Amerks to the physical win, tallying 35 saves for his first postseason shutout. "Dev was really sharp, especially in the game in that second period," head [...]

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) A gunman was given the maximum sentence for a double murder committed in Buffalo's Riverside neighborhood in July 2023, the Erie County District Attorney's Office said Tuesday. Clarence Thomas, 22, killed two people and injured one other by shooting into a car on the 100 block of Isabelle Street on July [...]

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) A state-wide cell phone ban in schools is part of the 2026 New York State budget. The $254 billion budget was announced by Governor Kathy Hochul on Monday night. Hochul's office had previously said that school districts will have some flexibility on how to implement the bans, and the state will [...]

ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) A man is dead after a crash involving his Vespa and a car in the town of LeRoy. The crash happened in the area of Rt. 19 and the I-490 on-ramp around 6 p.m. on Monday. According to the Genesee County Sheriff's Office, the driver of a white Chrysler didn't stop [...]

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- Buffalo residents are expressing concerns about the citys proposed budget for the upcoming year, which includes a plan to override the state-mandated property tax levy limit. The measure, which could result in an additional $11 per month for homeowners with properties valued at $150,000, aims to balance the citys budget. On [...]

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- A fire on Pennsylvania Street Monday night caused an estimated total of $190,000 in damages to two buildings, officials said. Fire crews responded to a fire at 83 Pennsylvania St. around 8 p.m. The fire started on the exterior of the two-story frame building and spread to both the attic and [...]

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- If you miss The Old Pink and Mulligan's Brick Bar, an anonymous artist has put up an art display of the former Allentown staples, along with a rainbow archway--where the Old Pink once stood. "Seeing this pop up like this really just emphasizes the fact that it's a place that is [...]

"How is this group not better than last year's group?"

New York Governor Kathy Hochul is set to make an announcement on the Fiscal Year 2026 Budget. She is set to make the announcement on Monday in the Red Room of the State Capitol at 5:45 p.m.

The Legal Aid Society filed a federal class action lawsuit against PPL in Brooklyn over their alleged failure to pay home care workers.

The crash remains under investigation.

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- A Buffalo man and a Derby man were arrested and charged last week in connection with 15 burglaries that took place throughout Western New York over the last four months, according to New York State Police. Magic Mist Car Wash on South Transit Road in Lockport was reportedly burglarized on Feb. [...]

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- One person died on Sunday after a crash involving a bicycle and a vehicle occurred in the City of Tonawanda, police announced. Officials said just before 10:30 p.m. on Friday, at the 700 block of Young Street, a 29-year-old woman driving a Kia collided with a 29-year-old man operating a bicycle. [...]

EAST AURORA, N.Y. (WIVB) -- Excitement and appetites are building as the first-ever Eat Local New York Restaurant Week officially kicked off across the state on Monday. While restaurants from every corner of New York are participating, WIVB News 4 caught up with the Blue Eyed Baker in East Aurora to hear what it's serving [...]

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- Crime Stoppers WNY announced it's offering up to $2,500 for information leading to the arrest or indictment of people allegedly responsible for several criminal mischief incidents and a burglary that took place on Niagara Falls High School property. The reported incidents, which caused an estimated total of $15,000 in damage, ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) A church volunteer has been sentenced to just under a year in jail for stealing more than $10,000 from collection baskets from a church in Buffalo's Black Rock neighborhood in 2023 and 2024, the Erie County District Attorney's Office said Monday. Francis Winiarski, a volunteer at Church of the Assumption of [...]

ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) Border Czar Thomas Homan will be visiting Rochester on Tuesday, the Locust Club confirmed with News 8. This follows around a month after Homan posted a statement on X showing his support for the Rochester Police Department officers involved in an incident where an officer broke city policy when responding to [...]