Leigh Ann Orton, the first assistant solicitor for Erie County, is running for Erie County Common Pleas Court judge as a registered Republican who has cross-filed as a Republican and Democrat.

Erie County is no longer an honor student when it comes to the American Lung Association's annual State of the Air Report. The county earned a C in the association's 2024 report, published April ...

Mr. Lover Lover is spreading the love in Upstate New York. The Erie County Fair and the New York State Fair have both booked Shaggy for a summer concert. The “It Wasn’t Me” singer-rapper ...

BUFFALO — A former Erie County Department of Social Services employee was recently caught using her position to fraudulently divert public assistance funds for personal gain, according to State ...

MARCY — As 2025 marks the 200th anniversary of the completion of the Erie Canal, the SUNY/Erie Canal Bicentennial Forum is inviting the public to a gathering of experts and enthusiasts from 10: ...

Erie County has experienced a spike in overdoses over the past 72 hours, which included six incidents March 14, according to a news release from the Erie County Health Department. “There have ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WKBW) — On Friday afternoon former Deputy Erie County Clerk Alexander McDougall, 55, of Buffalo, was sentenced to between one year and four months and four years in prison.

The former Erie County deputy finance clerk who embezzled more than $320,000 in public money was sentenced Friday to one to four years in state prison by Erie County Judge Sheila A. DiTullio.

The 2025 Erie County Community Foundation grants application portal is officially open, according to a news release. Erie County Community Foundation awards over $200K in grants to nonprofits ...

Erie County Public Safety is urging the public to only use 911 for life-threatening emergencies due to the inclement weather. The ongoing severe weather is causing a high call volume for Erie ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — When Erie County voters head to the polls this year, they will have two propositions at the bottom of their ballot. The first is a statewide proposition that would amend ...

For Erie County voters, there is a different Proposition 1. It covers how the Erie County government votes to extend the 8.75% sales tax. This leads to the political divisions and positions over ...