Mark Ludwiczak

6 days ago | wivb.com | Dillon Morello |Mark Ludwiczak

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — There were warm smiles and greetings around Western New York as parishioners went to Mass on Thursday to celebrate the election of Pope Leo XIV — the first American pope in history.

1 week ago | wivb.com | Mark Ludwiczak

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — The proposed New York State budget will include each of Acting Mayor Chris Scanlon’s proposals to help balance the City of Buffalo’s budget — a 3% hotel occupancy tax and a new Parking and Mobility Authority to sell city-owned parking ramps, New York State Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie told reporters Monday. Scanlon has been pushing for both proposals — which needed authorization from the New York State Legislature — in order to help balance Buffalo’s budget deficit.

1 week ago | wivb.com | Mark Ludwiczak

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — A 17-year-old girl was stabbed and killed in North Buffalo early Sunday afternoon, officials said. Officers responded to a report of a stabbing in the 200 block of Commonwealth Avenue around 1:30 p.m., officials said, where they discovered a victim with multiple stab wounds to the shoulder and neck. The victim was taken to the hospital, where she died.

1 week ago | yahoo.com | Mark Ludwiczak

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — A 17-year-old girl was stabbed and killed in North Buffalo early Sunday afternoon, officials said. Officers responded to a report of a stabbing in the 200 block of Commonwealth Avenue around 1:30 p.m., officials said, where they discovered a victim with multiple stab wounds to the shoulder and neck. The victim was taken to the hospital, where she died.

2 weeks ago | wivb.com | Mark Ludwiczak

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — A fire on Pennsylvania Street Monday night caused an estimated total of $190,000 in damages to two buildings, officials said. Fire crews responded to a fire at 83 Pennsylvania St. around 8 p.m. The fire started on the exterior of the two-story frame building and spread to both the attic and the second floor. No occupants were in the house at the time, officials said. The fire also caused $30,000 in damages to 81 Pennsylvania St., officials said.