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A federal, state, and local task force fighting human trafficking has launched a new billboard campaign.  WBFO's Eileen Buckley says it aims to raise awareness about this serious crime.

Around half of the judges across New York State have license plates on their cars showing they are judges.  

Though most consider Bernie Tolbert an underdog in the race for Buffalo mayor, Buffalo News Political Reporter Bob McCarthy believes the former FBI agent brings some solid credentials to the campaign.

Former FBI special agent-in-charge Bernie Tolbert appears to be ready to announce a run for mayor of Buffalo. Tolbert says he will be making an announcement Saturday morning.  But as WBFO'S Eileen Buckley reports, Tolbert would not confirm that he will be launching a campaign.

An Erie County Grand Jury has indicted a 34-year-old woman in connection with the 2010 death of her 8-year-old daughter. 

Anticipation has been building for months as the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra prepared for its performance at Carnegie Hall in New York City. The BPO performs Wednesday night.

Local developer and longtime school district critic Carl Paladino, and two other newcomers, Theresa Harris-Tigg and Jim Sampson, were elected Tuesday to seats on the Buffalo Board of Education.

The Buffalo Sabres have removed the interim tag from Ron Rolston's title, today naming him the team's permanent head coach.

WBFO News has learned that the community charter school in Buffalo has been granted a temporary restraining order by state Supreme Court Justice John Michalek.  It calls to block the state education's attempt to close down the school.

Some parents of students at Holy Angels Academy in North Buffalo are fighting the planned closing of the school.  Monday night, a group of parents met with the Board of Trustees for a financial explanation.  

Hundreds of children were evacuated safely - after a small fire in an elementary school in Sanborn Monday morning.

West Seneca Police are investigating the murder of a 77-year-old woman.  Detectives say the body of Carol Quinn was discovered in her apartment on Burch Place located not far from the city line. 

The buzz of construction can be heard in parts of downtown Buffalo as major economic development kicks into high gear. The Mayor promises the city's future is on the rise.

When law enforcement tracked down the Boston marathon bomb suspect -- a helicopter equipped with infrared cameras helped confirm a person was hiding in a boat.  That same equipment is being used in criminal searches, rescues and at fires right here in Erie County.

There is a long-running fight in Ontario's Niagara Region over wind towers being used to generate electricity, while nearby, a series of companies are starting factories to make the components of wind generators. 

A frequently nasty fight over control of the Buffalo school board is moving into its final hours, with results uncertain. 

A traffic accident Friday afternoon has taken the life of a local police officer.