BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) Want to be the next Billy Buffalo? Now is your chance. The Bills are hiring someone to be the next mascot. The next person being Billy Buffalo must be between 5-foot-11 and 6-foot-1, at least 18 years old and must be available and willing to work Monday-Friday between the hours of [...]

WEST FALLS, N.Y. (WIVB) -- Blueberry Treehouse Farm Cafe in West Falls is officially open for its third season and this year, the popular spot is adding even more reasons for families to visit. The cafe, nestled in the woods and built around a towering treehouse, offers a mix of outdoor adventure and relaxation. The [...]

ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) Buffalo Bills running back James Cook put aside his contract concerns and avoided the potential of being fined by attending the start of the teams three-day mandatory series of practices on Tuesday, a person with knowledge of the situation told The Associated Press. The person spoke on condition [...]

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- Kelly Hansen took the reigns to the band Foreigner in 2005. Following their upcoming tour, Hansen will be stepping down as singer and the band's guitarist Luis Maldonado will be taking over. Hansen spoke with WIVB prior to the tour, which makes a stop at the Erie County Fair on Aug. [...]

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) Toronto Raptors guard Jamal Shead will hold a free basketball camp for kids on Saturday. The camp will be at Enterprise Charter School on Oak Street from 12 p.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday. It is being done through C.O.P.P.S. (Children Overcoming Police Stereotypes Through Sports) with the design of bringing [...]

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) A Republican candidate for town supervisor in Amherst said that residents should have been included in discussions for what to do with the old Westwood Country Club property. Dan Gagliardo, who is the GOP-backed candidate for the position, said his company, Nicklaus Design Group, did an assessment on the property to [...]

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) Terminally ill New Yorkers would have the legal ability to end their own lives with pharmaceutical drugs under a bill passed Monday in the state Legislature. The proposal, which now moves to the governor's office, would allow a person with an incurable illness to be prescribed life-ending drugs if he or [...]

GREAT VALLEY, N.Y. (WIVB) -- A reported tornado touched down in Cattaraugus County late Monday afternoon, causing a great deal of damage and leaving residents shook. The event happened between 5:30 p.m. and 6 p.m., according to the National Weather Service, and it left debris, damaged houses and fallen trees in Great Valley, minutes from [...]

EAST AURORA, N.Y. (WIVB) -- If you take a walk down Main Street in East Aurora, you might notice the holiday magic that is growing throughout the community in June. Hallmark's "Holiday Touchdown: A Bills Love Story" continues to be filmed throughout the community, and local businesses are decked out to help celebrate the Christmas [...]

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- A neighborhood in North Buffalo is voicing its outrage after it said armed ICE agents detained a number of roofers in broad daylight. A homeowner on Crescent Avenue in the Parkside neighborhood recently posted on social media saying that on May 12, armed ICE agents stopped by her home and removed [...]

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- The Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural Site will offer free admission and tours on Saturday and Sunday from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. during the Allentown Art Festival. Roosevelt became the 26th President of the United States in 1901 in Buffalo, and the place where he was sworn into office is set up [...]

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- A Buffalo woman is expected to return to court after an indictment was reinstated charging her with the murder of her grandmother, according to the Erie County District Attorney's Office. On the morning of Nov. 21, 2021, a deceased 90-year-old woman with a gunshot wound to her chest was discovered by [...]

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) A Tonawanda man has been accused of killing a Cheektowaga man at a home on Cayuga Avenue last September, the Erie County District Attorney's Office said Monday. Joseph Saraceno, 28, is accused of killing 59-year-old Scott Bellanca at the home during the early morning hours of Sept. 30, 2024. He is [...]

BUFFALO, N..Y (WIVB) -- Acting Buffalo Mayor Chris Scanlon will announce on Monday the new location for the Buffalo Animal Shelter, which is currently located at 380 Oak St. The press conference will take place at 1 p.m. and can be watched in the video player above. Scanlon's announcement follows community concerns of poor conditions [...]

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- Hundreds of butterflies are fluttering into the Buffalo and Erie County Botanical Gardens this summer for its new Butterfly Experience exhibit. Guests can expect to see between 300 and 400 butterflies daily inside the gardens Tropical Orchard. The exhibit features native U.S. species, with some common to Western New York and [...]

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) A Buffalo man is facing multiple charges after he allegedly stabbed two people with a butter knife on Elmwood Avenue on Sunday night, according to Buffalo police. Demario Parsons, 34, is accused of breaking through a window on the 100 block of Elmwood and stabbing two people with a butter knife. [...]

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) Hamburg graduate Clara Strack will play a homecoming game against UB as the women's basketball team hosts Kentucky on Nov. 9. Strack, who will be a junior this upcoming season, averaged 15.4 points and 9.7 rebounds per game for the Wildcats last season. Kentucky reached the second round of the NCAA [...]

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- The Diocese of Buffalo announced on Monday its request for parishes to contribute a total of $80 million toward the $150 million it agreed to pay in April to settle over 800 claims of sexual abuse. Monday marked the Diocese's first meeting in a weeks-long process with parish leadership, where each [...]

The festival has raised more than $1 million over 30 years for scholarships and to support art programs at schools and galleries.