Trina Catterson

1 week ago | informnny.com | Trina Catterson

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — What began as a routine dog foster arrangement has spiraled into a legal battle stretching from New York City to Western New York. It started with a plea for help. Lisa Smith, the founder of A Good Dog Rescue, said she needed a foster for a pregnant dog named Lily. A couple, who WIVB News 4 is only referring to by their first names, Kris and Sara from New York City stepped up. Smith said the two signed a foster agreement: a five-to-six-week agreement to take care of the dogs.

1 week ago | yahoo.com | Trina Catterson

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — What began as a routine dog foster arrangement has spiraled into a legal battle stretching from New York City to Western New York. It started with a plea for help. Lisa Smith, the founder of A Good Dog Rescue, said she needed a foster for a pregnant dog named Lily. A couple, who WIVB News 4 is only referring to by their first names, Kris and Sara from New York City stepped up. Smith said the two signed a foster agreement: a five-to-six-week agreement to take care of the dogs.

1 week ago | wivb.com | Trina Catterson

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — According to the Department of Corrections and Community Supervision, a correction officer at Groveland Correctional Facility died in state housing. The officer was 53-year-old David Hilburger from Angola. According to DOCCS, Hilburger had his two regular days off on Monday, April 7 and Tuesday, April 8. He was scheduled to work on Wednesday, April 9. When he did not report for his shift, DOCCS said a wellness check was conducted.

2 weeks ago | wivb.com | Kayleigh Hunter-Gasperini |Trina Catterson

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — A landlord was arrested Thursday after failing to appear in housing court for allegedly neglecting his properties, including an Allentown building across the street from where two prominent artists were found dead last month, Acting Buffalo Mayor Chris Scanlon announced. Charles Dobucki, the landlord at 2 St. Louis Place, was arrested Thursday morning at an auto shop on Delaware Avenue.

2 weeks ago | yahoo.com | Trina Catterson

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — GObike, a local group that works to make Buffalo a safer and more accessible city for cyclists, announced one of its locations was robbed. The announcement came in a social media post on Wednesday. “We’re bummed we got perceived as a soft target,” said Kevin Heffernan, communications director at GObike. “That part really sucks.”Every Tuesday, the GObike location on Colvin Avenue opens its doors for shop night, allowing anyone to come by and work on their bikes.