Eileen Buckley

Catholic Charities of Buffalo has announced a goal of $10.7 million for this year's Appeal.

U.S. Senator Charles Schumer is joining the effort to gain the Medal of Freedom for the four firefighters ambushed in West Webster on Christmas Eve day.   WBFO's Eileen Buckley says Schumer is calling on the President to fast-track the process and grant the medals.

U.S. Senator Charles Schumer is pushing for legislation that would make it a federal crime to intimidate a witness and set tough penalties for intimidation.

Business owners and employees of Buffalo bars and restaurants are breathing a sigh of relief with news that the National Hockey League and its players have reached a tentative deal on a new collective bargaining agreement.

The leader of the Buffalo's teachers union says there are some flaws in school security at some public schools in the city.  Buffalo Teachers Federation president Phil Rumore has learned that some classroom doors don't lock.

Erie County's new fiscal watchdog says the county is facing a cash crunch. Comptroller Stefan Mychajliw says he quickly realized there is not enough funding in place to cover a $15 million ECMC payment owed to the state next week.

An 18-year-old student was arrested and charged Thursday with making a terrorist threat against a Buffalo public high school.

Republican Chris Collins was sworn in Thursday as one of the newest members of  the U.S. House of Representatives. Collins is among 82 freshman representatives in the House.

The Buffalo Bills will work to rebuild the team under the new leadership of Russ Brandon.  WBFO News reached out to a local college professor who has examined the psychology of sports.

A New Year's Day fire has forced the temporary relocation of the Boys and Girls Club of Depew.

Thousands gathered in Roosevelt Plaza in downtown Buffalo for the annual ball drop to ring in the New Year. The large ball descended down the Electric Tower counting down to midnight to usher in 2013. The ball drop was followed by a huge fireworks display set to music. Those gathered cheered and rocked in the New Year. 

First Night festivities begin at 5 p.m. Monday at the Buffalo Niagara Convention.  The event is designed for families to celebrate the New Year.

Authorities have charged a 24-year-old woman in connection with the guns used in the Christmas Eve ambush that killed two volunteer firefighters responding to a house fire in Webster. 

There will be a change in top leadership at The Buffalo News on January 1 when longtime publisher Stanford Lipsey steps down. WBFO's Eileen Buckley spoke with Lipsey this week.

Just as music stars Cher and Madonna are known by just their first name only, so is Buffalo gospel recording artist Sharifah, a singer, musician, producer, and minister of faith.  WBFO's Eileen Buckley sat down with Sharifah for a conversation on her life and career.

City crews have been working around the clock to clear away more than a foot of snow from Buffalo streets after a winter storm dumped between 10 to 14 inches of snow.

Details continue to emerge from Monday's deadly shootings in a suburb of Rochester.  62-year-old William Spengler opened fire on firefighters after setting a fire at his Webster home Christmas Eve morning. 

Spangler shot four firefighters trying to battle the flames, killing two and critically wounding two others. Spengler then turned his gun on himself, dying from a self-inflicted gunshot wound.

Timothy Wanamaker, a former top City of Buffalo official, was sentenced to three years probation and ordered to pay restitution Tuesday in federal court. 

With much attention centered around mental health issues in the wake of the horrific shootings at a school in Newtown, Connecticut, funding for a local mental health program for children is being eliminated.  WBFO'S Eileen Buckley talked to the Mental Health Association of Erie County that oversees CASA.

Western New York Congressman Brian Higgins says in the wake of the school shootings in Newtown, Connecticut, it's not all about gun control. WBFO'S Eileen Buckley talked to Higgins before he headed back to Washington Monday.

Monday  marks the deadline set by Western New York Congressman Brian Higgins for the Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority to sell land along Buffalo's Outer Harbor to the Erie Canal Harbor Development Corporation.

As citizens across the nation try to make sense of the tragic shootings shootings at a school in Newtown, Connecticut,  WBFO's Eileen Buckley reached out to two local psychiatrists. 

If American falls off the fiscal cliff, the price of a basic staple could skyrocket. U.S. Senator Charles Schumer is warning that if Congress fails to avoid the cliff, the price of milk in New York could double. But one local ice cream maker calls the talk "hype."

A prominent Buffalo developer say he is disappointed to learn that Governor Andrew Cuomo will likely put his veto pen to the Historic Tax Credit bill. 

General Motors unveiled its new 2014 Chevrolet Silverado and GMC Sierra models Thursday. The engines for the new lines are being built here in Western New York. 

The state of Michigan's decision to become a Right-to-Work state has outraged organized labor.  The new law makes it illegal to require non-union workers to pay union fees.

A Buffalo lawmaker says the Seneca Gaming Corporation has not  upheld its end of the bargain for its downtown casino.  Delaware District Council member Michael LoCurto is urging lawmakers end an agreement between the Senecas and city for the downtown casino. 

A family from Wheatfield welcomed their newly adopted child at the Buffalo Niagara International Airport Tuesday night when David and Brandy Andrews adopted a young boy from Colombia.

A beloved Buffalo woman who was struck and killed last week was remembered Tuesday in Common Council chambers.

Former state senator Antoine Thompson has a new job.  Mayor Byron Brown has appointed him as executive director of the Buffalo Employment and Training Center.