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The privacy of hundreds of Erie County residents has been breached, according to the county's top fiscal watchdog.

Western New York Assemblyman Michael Kearns says he is quitting his Democratic conference based on the way Speaker Sheldon Silver handled the scandal involving disgraced Assemblyman Vito Lopez.

A Kenmore tavern owner was found murdered in his home Sunday morning. Police say 62-year-old Vincent "Jim" Cattone was discovered in his home around 11 a.m. Sunday at 21 Landers Road.

A group of Western New York high school students toured the Gates Vascular Institute in Buffalo to learn about medical science.

A sorority that serves thousands of African-American college women is celebrating its centennial. Delta Sigma Theta Sorority was founded in 1913 at Howard University. WBFO's Eileen Buckley recently met some of the oldest past presidents of the Buffalo chapter and current leaders at UB's Amherst campus.

The crowds are pulling into Niagara-on-the-Lake as the Shaw Festival begins its summer season. Behind the scenes, the theater festival is watching every dime, both coming in and going out.

The Erie County IDA will be voting on a development project that could decide the future of a decaying downtown industrial facility. Jim Fink of Business First believes the project is important because of its visibility.

The scandal enveloping Brooklyn State Assemblyman Vito Lopez could have wider implications.  Lopez is resigning from the Assembly Monday in the wake of a sexual harassment scandal.  But as WBFO's Mark Scott reports, there are growing calls for Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver to step down.

A New York Assemblyman accused of sexually harassing women staffers for years says he will resign before he's expelled from the legislature.

It will be a very emotional day for current students and alumni of Holy Angels Academy today.

An effort to ensure that local drivers are using their seat belts will soon get underway.

Crossing the border into the US is something thousands of people a day take for granted.

Officials cut the ribbon Friday on a dock extension along the Buffalo waterfront.

An earthquake in Southeastern Canada this morning rattled buildings and nerves across Ontario, Quebec, and Western New York.

Chief Justice of the United States John Roberts made an appearance in Western New York Friday. The Buffalo native spoke at the Robert H. Jackson Center in Jamestown. 

The Aloma D. Johnson Fruit Belt Community Charter School is moving into North Buffalo.

State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli says the state's campaign finance system needs to be completely replaced, including ending pensions for state officials who are convicted for corruption.

Holy Angels Academy in North Buffalo will shut down at the end of this school year as first announced last month.

Theater Talk's Jim Santella and Anthony Chase preview the Ujima Company's production of Breath, Boom, opening Friday.   The curtain also rises on BUA's The Normal Heart.

Chief Justice John Roberts was born in Buffalo in 1955.  He returns to his Western New York  roots Friday with a visit to the Robert H. Jackson Center in Jamestown.

After more than a year of delays, a new high-tech splash pad will be ready to open for the summer season at Martin Luther King Park on Buffalo's East Side.

As anticipated, the Buffalo Bills have promoted Doug Whaley to General Manager.

Despite a partisan divide, Buffalo native Thomas Perez was endorsed by a Senate committee today to head the Labor Department.

The head of the State Senate's Transportation Committee was in Buffalo Wednesday to hear what some community leaders envision for the "Future of the Skyway."

With the state legislative session nearing its end, there is a renewed push to legalize professional mixed martial arts in New York.

The Legislative Ethics Commission released a report on the sexual harassment allegations against Assemblyman Vito Lopez. It finds Lopez violated the public officers law and engaged in “willful and prolonged mistreatment” of his female staff.

It's going to be another hot and entertaining summer on Buffalo's Waterfront, with the newly re-named Thursday at Canalside and Buffalo Place Rocks Canalside.

A major collaborative created to fight substance abuse has received a big boost. The Peter and Elizabeth C. Tower Foundation awarded a $277,406.00 grant to Px20. 

A new mobile app is expected to help improve the quality of patient care across the nation. A team of University at Buffalo students created it to help reduce hospital readmission rates.