BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — There were seven confirmed overdose deaths in the Town of Tonawanda, the City of Lackawanna and the City of Buffalo areas on Monday, according to the Erie County Department of Health. The Erie County Sheriff’s Office suspects that the deaths are linked to a “particularly lethal form of fentanyl.” Preliminary reports […]
BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — A Town of Tonawanda man received a split sentence Tuesday for stabbing a victim last June outside a Colvin Boulevard tavern, the Erie County District Attorney’s Office announced. Zachery S. Meer, 30, was sentenced to six months in jail followed by five years of probation, officials said. Meer stabbed a 29-year-old […]
BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — A former Town of Tonawanda employee has pleaded guilty to DWAI in connection to him crashing a street sweeper truck on I-290 in 2023, the Erie County District Attorney’s Office said Monday. 54-year-old Roger D. Murphy admitted to one count of DWAI. It stems from him crashing while driving a Tonawanda […]
Mar. 23—The 4th annual North Tonawanda Dyngus Day Parade will be led by someone with extremely strong Polish roots. Ania Duchon, who operates several Polish food businesses in Clarence, was named this year’s grand marshal. She is the first Polish-born individual to serve in the role. “Ania seemed like the perfect fit for this year’s […]