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The guidelines for operating food trucks in the Town of Amherst have been settled.

A  drug raid in Niagara Falls has nabbed a suspected dealer along with 13 other people.

Security will be heightened for Sunday's running of the Buffalo Marathon. 

If a case goes through the entire legal process, it eventually goes before a jury. This week on You & The Law, attorney John Licata talks about picking a jury in a civil case.

A major effort is underway to get any citizen who was affected by pollution from Tonawanda Coke to issue an impact statement in court.

It is expected to be a busy Memorial Day weekend on local waterways and boaters are being reminded that the Erie County Sheriff's Department Marine Division will be out in force.

There was Democratic amity last night, as the party's Executive Committee overwhelmingly endorsed Mayor Byron Brown for another term.

Erie County's finances are looking a little shaky as it goes into the financial markets for the biggest loan since the fiscally-disastrous days of the "Red-Green" budget. 

The city has launched the Buffalo Police Department's annual summer foot and bike patrols. WBFO's Eileen Buckley reports officers will be located at specific areas throughout each of the city's five police districts to help make streets safer.

Buffalo Police arrested and charged a second suspect Thursday in the murder of an Airport Taxi cab driver. 55-year-old Mazen Abdallah was shot to death inside his cab on Norfolk In March. 16-year-old Sean Austin of Buffalo was arraigned on murder and robbery charges in Erie County Court. 

This week's Theater Talk has more on the nominations for this year's Artie Awards.

The operator of the historic North Park Theatre in Buffalo says it will cease operating the Hertel Avenue cinema as of June 6. But the theatre may not be closed for very long.

Erie County Sheriff Tim Howard is clarifying his recent comments regarding New York's new gun control law.

Over the past week, the State of New York has reached casino rights agreements with two Native American tribes: the Oneidas in Central New York and the Mohawks in the North Country. That leaves the Seneca Nation in Western New York as the last remaining tribe whose dispute with the state is still unresolved.

The Buffalo Public School District has a new school budget with more spending and staff cuts as individual schools get a say on spending in their buildings.

Rare posters that were seized by Nazis in 1938 in East Berlin are now right here in Western New York.  About 30 of those posters were recently up for auction in New York City.

The Niagara County SPCA in Wheatfield has made a 180-degree turnaround following last year's disturbing findings according to Barbara Carr, director of the SPCA of Erie County.

Governor Andrew Cuomo, who still has not issued a decision on whether hydro fracking should be allowed in New York,  is backing further away from the controversial gas drilling process in his economic development plans for the future. 

Governor Andrew Cuomo outlined a plan while visiting the University at Buffalo campus Wednesday to encourage new businesses to locate near SUNY campuses. The initiative called “Tax Free NY” would allow businesses to operate without paying income, sales, property, or business taxes for ten years.

Toy maker Fisher-Price says it's moving or eliminating roughly 100 jobs from its New York operations.

A Brant woman who was impaired by drugs and alcohol when she crashed her SUV into an oncoming car, killing an infant, has been sentenced to 15 years in jail.

Albany is kicking in more than $5 million for the rehab effort of the historic Statler building in downtown Buffalo.

Buffalo has a budget for the fiscal year starting July 1 with council members making only small changes to Mayor Byron Brown's proposed spending plan.

Governor Cuomo has nominated former Buffalo Mayor Anthony Masiello to a seat on the Peace Bridge Authority.

Voters in six area school districts rejected spending plans on Tuesday.  The margin of defeat was decisive in Clarence where 58-percent voted against a plan to increase taxes by nearly ten percent.

A Western New York trucker is accused of taking children on trips across the state with the intent to engage in sexual activity with them.

Members of the Erie County Legislature's Minority Caucus are calling for a full investigation into the improper disposal of confidential Social Services documents.

The U.S. Coast Guard was called on to perform two rescues on local waterways over a 12-hour period Monday night and Tuesday morning.

Voters across Western New York are heading to the polls Tuesday to decide on school budgets and candidates in a number of districts. WBFO's Eileen Buckley has more on budget votes in the City of Niagara Falls and Clarence.

Each month, local criminal defense lawyer James Harrington travels on a long flight to Guantanamo Bay too meet with his client. Harrington meets at a military prison housing the tribunals handling alleged terrorism cases. WBFO's Mike Desmond sat down with the Buffalo attorney for an interview about his work.