Chris Caya

The Amherst Police have returned several hand guns to David Lewis. He turned them in a few weeks ago - after being contacted by State Police - and a judge suspended his pistol permit. Erie County Clerk Chris Jacobs says the mishap reflects flaws in the mental health provisions in New York's SAFE Act. 

A group representing hundreds of hospitals and nursing homes across the state says Medicare patients would suffer under President Obama's budget proposal. 

A contract dispute stretching back to 2007 between Erie County and the CSEA could be resolved soon.  The tentative deal is now in the hands of the rank and file.

The city of Buffalo will be holding another gun buy back program in May.  The  city will be paying people for every gun they turn in.

Sequestration will likely cut down on the amount of research being conducted at several facilities on the Buffalo-Niagara Medical Campus. And as WBFO's Chris Caya reports - that could slow the City's economic recovery. 

Rebuilding the manufacturing base and creating jobs in western New York is the focus of a town hall meeting being held in downtown Buffalo Monday night.

A pair of state lawmakers is pushing legislation to stop banks from abandoning property and ruining communities.

The state's economic revitalization fund for the area may be called the "Buffalo Billion," but it was intended to spread out across the region. Some of the funding could help repurpose a mostly vacant large building in downtown Niagara Falls.

Two days after a state senator was arrested for trying to bribe his way onto the New York City mayoral ballot, a state assemblyman has been accused of accepting payments to sponsor legislation that would benefit developers of an adult day care center in the Bronx.

It appears that some local residents who can least afford it  are about to feel the weight of the federal government's spending cuts. 

A prominent local developer has been cited for ten serious workplace violations in the City of Buffalo.

New York's tough new gun control law has been getting a lot of attention since January when it was signed into law. Buffalo Police made the first local arrest to include charges under the SAFE Act earlier this week, but the charge does not carry a stiff penalty.

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo held a ceremonial budget signing in Harriman Hall on the University at Buffalo South Campus Tuesday in front of a few hundred invited guests.

The first of April brings with it the start of construction in several locations along the Kensington Expressway. A project on Route 33 is funded through the New York Works program.

It took nearly a month, but one impact of sequestration has finally arrived, just in time for Easter weekend.

While many are wondering when spring will arrive, there are a few sure signs the change of seasons is underway. Crews started removing the Ice Boom from the mouth of the Niagara River this week and construction has resumed on a new park on Buffalo's waterfront that is on track to open by the end of May.

Some of Southwest Airlines unionized ground workers are holding an informational picket at the Buffalo-Niagara International Airport today as contract talks that began in 2011 have stalled.

Not only are shoppers from southern Ontario a familiar sight in western New York, recently there has been a growing list of Canadian companies moving to the region, as well.

The final piece of the puzzle has fallen into place for construction of the University at Buffalo's new downtown Medical School.

A high-ranking member of the Senate Banking Committee is looking into Bank of America's decision to shut down it mortgage processing center in Getzville.

Western New York's federal delegation is fighting the Veteran Administration's decision to "indefinitely postpone" the 27th Annual Golden Age Games in Buffalo.

We should know by the end of the day what the future holds for food trucks that want to operate within city limits. The Buffalo Common Council is expected to vote on a 'Mobile Food Vendor Ordinance' during a special session Tuesday afternoon.

ECMC and Unyts are reminding Western New Yorkers that April is 'Donate Life Month.' Nationwide, more than 117,000 people are awaiting transplants.

Just days after announcing plans for a walk over the Grand Canyon, daredevil Nik Wallenda returned to Niagara Falls Friday.

A deal reached between legislative leaders and Governor Andrew Cuomo would increase funding for education by nearly $1 billion.  Some of the money would be used to advance several initiatives announced by Cuomo earlier in the year. 

A federal grand jury has returned three superseding indictments as a result of the ongoing investigation into criminal gangs on Buffalo's East Side.

The men and women charged with protecting our border are once again helping local children and families affected by cancer and other life challenges.
 

The clock is ticking for graduating seniors in the City of Buffalo to apply for a Say Yes scholarship. This is the program's first year and it's already proving to be very popular. 

Hundreds of thousands packed St. Peter's Square for the Inaugural of Pope Francis Tuesday for the installation of Pope Francis in Rome.

The push is on to help Catholic Charities raise funding. So far, the annual Appeal has raised about 68 percent of its $10.7 million goal.