BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- Leaders with the Erie County Water Authority are pushing private schools and childcare centers to get their water tested for lead exposure. The Environmental Protection Agency has mandated the removal of lead service lines across the nation by 2037. Part of that directive requires entities like the Erie County Water Authority [...]

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- Sports leagues are stepping into the "Let's Go Buffalo" trademark saga after an apparel company applied to trademark the slogan. The NFL, NHL, Buffalo Bills and Sabres all filed for extensions to oppose the application with the United States Patent and Trademark Office. Celebrate Buffalo is trying to trademark the phrase [...]

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- FeedMore Western New York showed off its new refrigerated transport vehicle on Tuesday. The transport vehicle was one of seven that was given to food banks this year as part of a partnership between Darden Restaurants and Penske, which supported the Feeding America grant. For FeedMore WNY, it's another vital tool [...]

ATLANTA (AP) Five professional sports leagues and their players associations have aligned forces to ask for protections for players and staff who face threats and harassment from sports bettors. The Associated Press obtained a copy of the letter sent Tuesday to gambling regulators in 35 states and the District of Columbia. In the letter, [...]

Governor Kathy Hochul announced the expansion of New York's Energy Affordability Program to include 2.5 million more middle-class households, providing them with monthly utility bill discounts to combat the rising cost of living.

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church will be hosting its second annual meat raffle on Friday. Doors for the event are set for 6 p.m., with first spin at 7. Admission is $15 or $100 for a table of eight, with free beer and soft drinks. Pizza will be available for purchase and [...]

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- An elderly couple in Brant was sentenced to jail time after previously pleading guilty to animal cruelty charges and having more than 200 animals seized from their farm, the Erie County District Attorney's Office said Tuesday. Donald George, 78, was sentenced to 30 days in jail, two years of probation, and [...]

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- The 15 semifinalists for the final 43North startup competition in Buffalo were announced on Tuesday. The semifinalists, which were announced by Gov. Kathy Hochul, include two startups from Buffalo, one from Rochester, and one from Toronto. Several of the startups are focused on AI. This years semifinalists represent the next ...

Heads up, SNAP recipients: Your monthly benefit allotment is about to change.

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) After a season-opening road win on Sunday against the Houston Texans, the Bills will have a short week, opening the new Highmark Stadium at 8:15 p.m. Thursday against the Detroit Lions. Here's how you can watch, stream and listen to Thursday's game. Television The game will air on ABC in the [...]

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- No Shoes Nation will be hitting Highmark Stadium on June 19, 2027, as Kenny Chesney takes the stage for the first full-length show at the new venue, radio station WYRK confirmed this morning. Chesney will be joined by Eric Church, Old Dominion, and Greylan James. The announcement follows news from earlier [...]

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- Across Western New York, Bills fans are soaking in Victory Monday while gearing up for Thursday's home opener, and that excitement is already making an impact, from changes to school schedules to local businesses already feeling the boost. "Everybody's pumped, the team is pumped, like, this is our year," Bills fan [...]

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- As part of their "Cure the Blue" prostate cancer initiative, the Buffalo Bills Alumni Foundation presented a $50,000 donation to the Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center on Monday. Another donor matched the gift, bringing the total to $100,000; the foundation presented the donation during the Ralph C. Wilson Jr. Charity Golf [...]

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- Decades ago, the Buena Vista Social Club -- born from musicians from the beating heart of Havana -- became an international sensation. Today, a Broadway tour tells the story of that original ensemble and album. The award-winning show isnt your standard musical, using live, on-stage performances to take the audience on [...]

WASHINGTON (AP) Republican Sen. Mitch McConnell of Kentucky returned to the Senate on Monday for the first time since June 14, when he was hospitalized after a fall in his home. McConnell's three-month absence from the Senate generated a flood of criticism and online speculation, as the Kentucky senator initially remained quiet for weeks [...]

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- If you pay for metered street parking in the city of Buffalo using your smartphone, there's a new app you're going to have to download. ParkMobile is set to replace the city's current parking payment app, Buffalo Roam, just not right away. In the meantime, you'll find signage going up for [...]

ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) Gov. Kathy Hochul says relief is on the way for millions of New Yorkers, with energy rebate checks of up to $200 set to begin going out Sept. 21. Speaking in Rochester on Monday, Hochul said the state is putting $1 billion toward the POWER rebate program, which is expected to [...]

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- September is National Literacy Month and National NICU Awareness Month and Catholic Health is kicking off their fourth annual Read-A-Thon inside the NICUs of Sisters of Charity and Mercy Hospitals. "Reading to infants at any age and any stage promotes bonding, it decreases stress, and it really allows for an extraordinary [...]

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center is making it easier for people to be checked for cancer through a new mobile screening unit. Roswell Park held a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Monday for "EDDY" -- otherwise known as "Early Detection Driven to You." The EDDY mobile screening centers are designed to make cancer [...]

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- A Buffalo man was sentenced to three and a half to seven years in prison for hitting and killing a pedestrian in a drunk driving crash in December 2025, the Erie County District Attorney's Office said Monday. James E. Clarke, 32, also received an indefinite lifetime revocation of his driver's license. [...]

NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y. (WIVB) -- The family of the man killed in Saturday's motorcycle crash on Niagara Falls Boulevard has identified him as 31-year-old Bruce Goelz. According to Niagara Falls Police, officers responded to the intersection of Niagara Falls Boulevard and Tuscarora Road Saturday afternoon for a crash involving a car and a motorcycle. Goelz, ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- A Honduran man was arrested and charged with assaulting a border patrol agent in Niagara Falls, the U.S. Attorney's Office said Monday. Customs and Border Protection agents encountered 28-year-old Esli Osman Diaz-Bejarano on St. Joseph Road on Sept. 2. Officials allege that Diaz ran away while Border Patrol agents tried to [...]

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- This weekend's Wake Up Wags featured Rocco, a 4-year-old dog who is looking for a forever home. "He knows a lot; he is good with other dogs, definitely a dog that would match his energy," Julie Starr with Buddy's Second Chance Rescue said. "He does have some higher energy, so definitely [...]

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) The Trans-Siberian Orchestra is set to return to downtown Buffalo in December. The orchestra will perform its 'The Ghosts of Christmas Eve' production for two shows on Dec. 30. Showtimes are set for 3 p.m. and 7:30 p.m at KeyBank Center. The group is celebrating its 30th anniversary tour, started in [...]

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) The Sabres have solidified another emerging cornerstone of their forward lines by signing Noah Ostlund to a long-term contract extension, the team announced Monday. Heading into his second season as a full-time NHL player, 22-year-old Ostlund agreed to an eight-year extension with an average annual value of $6.6 million that will [...]