BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- Business owners and state lawmakers joined together on Monday pushing for a change that they say would keep the cost of refrigeration from skyrocketing. Lawmakers joined the owners of The Market in the Square in North Tonawanda, where they said that they want the state to extend a delay in enforcing [...]

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — A Niagara Falls man pleaded guilty to a murder charge for killing a woman in Niagara Falls in 2024, the Niagara County District Attorney's Office said Monday. Edward Parmer Sr., 65, stabbed 48-year-old Jeanine Scull to death at their home on 22nd Street in Niagara Falls on July 24, 2024. It [...]

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — An Amherst student housing complex was recently sold for $41.5 million to a real estate developer. Villas on Rensch, which has more than 150 units and 600 beds, mostly serving University at Buffalo students, was sold last month to GRJ LLC, a New York City-based real estate developer. American Campus Communities [...]

BUFFALO, NY (WIVB) — Warmer weather may be on the way, but drivers are first navigating what AAA is calling an early start to pothole season. If your daily commute has recently felt more like dodging craters than cruising, you’re not alone. AAA says potholes are appearing sooner than expected this year following a harsh [...]

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — VanDeMark Chemical is closing its plant on Mill Street in Lockport, News 4 has confirmed. It is believed that between 60 and 90 employees will be affected by the closure. VanDeMark Chemical has been in business since 1951, according to its website. The company produces specialized phosgene derivatives. The company has [...]

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Fire crews extinguished a structure fire at the General Mills plant in downtown Buffalo on Monday morning, according to city officials. Crews responded to the plant, located on South Michigan Avenue, just after 9:20 a.m. Monday. The fire started on the roof due to malfunctioning equipment. Damages were estimated at around [...]

NEWFANE, N.Y. (WIVB) — The site of the former Gordie Harper's Bazaar in Newfane is now no more. The beloved restaurant burned to the ground Saturday night, just days before reopening as a new sports bar and grill under new ownership. "We put a lot of hard time in here for the last two months," said [...]

Following some high clouds Buffalo-southward clear out, sunshine prevails Monday with temperatures slightly below normal for this time of year. Tuesday, a very light wintry mix develops during the morning spreads northward while changing to just rain showers. Dry weather returns Wednesday with sunshine returning to the sky up north, though clouds may be more [...]

A blood-red moon will soon grace the skies for a total lunar eclipse — and there won't be another until late 2028.