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1 week ago | 
wgrz.com | Chelsea Swift
EAST AURORA, N.Y. — The 6th annual 117 Holes for Children's golf event has raised more than $700,000 this year. On Tuesday, 21 golfers played to raise money for the Patricia Allen Fund, which supports nurses and critical care teams who serve moms, kids and babies in Western New York. Several players say they have a connection to Oishei Children's Hospital.
"Each one of the guys all set a goal to raise at least $10,000, many of them have raised two to three times that already.
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2 weeks ago | 
wgrz.com | Chelsea Swift
CHEEKTOWAGA, N.Y. — New York State Senator April Baskin is proposing a new hotel bed tax in Cheektowaga. Baskin says visitors who come to Western New York for shopping, sporting events, and other attractions often stay at hotels in Cheektowaga.
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2 weeks ago | 
wgrz.com | Chelsea Swift
BUFFALO, N.Y. — Savarino DL&W Development LLC and the Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority are working to help transform Buffalo's waterfront. The plan is to redevelop the train terminal on South Park Avenue into a public space and market.
The owners of Buffalo Iron Works, Josh Holtzman and Grace Vesneske, are strategic advisors for the DL&W project.
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3 weeks ago | 
wgrz.com | Chelsea Swift
BUFFALO, N.Y. — Three years after the racially motivated mass shooting in Buffalo, the community is honoring the ten individuals who were killed by giving back to the neighborhood.
"We really want to turn this into something more celebratory for the community and take back that day to make it more in their honor," the president of Clementine Gold Group, Ekua Mends-Aidoo said.
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3 weeks ago | 
wgrz.com | Chelsea Swift
LEWISTON, N.Y. — The community is celebrating long awaited changes to Artpark in Lewiston. Upgrades include a new connector trail and parking improvements. The Niagara Regional Director of New York State Parks, Mark Mistretta, said this project is about connecting the park with the trails and amenities of the lower Niagara River.
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3 weeks ago | 
wgrz.com | Chelsea Swift
CHEEKTOWAGA, N.Y. — Adreana Jemison claims another driver got out of his car and grabbed her 10-year-old daughter who was sitting in the front seat. According to Cheektowaga Police, this incident took place at 7:00 am on Tuesday. Two cars were traveling north on union road. Cheektowaga Police started investigating later that afternoon and located Justin Goodrich.
Police said Goodrich was arrested and charged with criminal mischief, harassment, and endangering the welfare of a child.
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4 weeks ago | 
wgrz.com | Chelsea Swift
BUFFALO, N.Y. — On Friday afternoon, Buffalo fire crews responded to Hennepin Park Community Center in the city's Lovejoy district for reports of a gas leak. Dozens of daycare students were ordered to evacuate the building as a precaution. National Fuel determined there was no gas leak. Fire Chief Thomas Breski says the hot water tank was not venting correctly.
"At this point in time, its not a gas leak at all. But we did find out that the hot water tank is not venting correctly.
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1 month ago | 
wgrz.com | Chelsea Swift
BUFFALO, N.Y. — Illinois resident Shane Cronin now faces charges, including attempted kidnapping and attempted luring of a child. The charges stem from an incident that allegedly took place in February, when Buffalo Police responded to an assault by an intruder inside of Charles R. Drew Science Magnet School, which is connected to the Buffalo Museum of Science.
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1 month ago | 
wgrz.com | Chelsea Swift
BUFFALO, N.Y. — In response to the New York State budget proposal, the Buffalo Fiscal Stability Authority Director Frederick Floss voiced his concerns on Tuesday in city hall chambers. "I'm not saying that the city hasn't done the best job that they can do today, I'm just saying that no one can forecast exactly what this is going to be and were in very uncertain times.
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1 month ago | 
wgrz.com | Chelsea Swift
NEW YORK — Governor Kathy Hochul's budget includes a statewide bell-to-bell distraction-free schools policy.
The Executive Director of the Erie-Niagara School Superintendents Association, Mike Cornell, said while he believes this move could benefit the mental health of students it might be difficult to implement at all 743 school districts across the state.
"Our regional Superintendents Association and the New York State Council for School Superintendents did not support it.
