State Senator April Baskin is planning to introduce a bill for a hotel bed tax in Cheektowaga next week with support from Cheektowaga Supervisor Brian Nowak and ...

A new hotel bed tax is being proposed in the New York State Senate, by Senator April Baskin, for the Town of Cheektowaga.

Erie City Council approved a resolution allowing Mayor Joe Schember’s administration to apply for state funds that would be used to develop the plan.

Local initiatives to ensure that Erie people don't go hungry are more critical now, as uncertainty looms over proposed ...

"I think there's a prevalent sense in Western New York that our schools are getting it right," said Michael Cornell, president of the Erie-Niagara School Superintendents Association. "They're voting ...

A Buffalo man serving a sentence in the Erie County Correctional Facility will now spend more time behind bars after sending threats to a judge. Yasir S. Creach, 44, of Buffalo, was sentenced Tuesday ...

School board elections and budget votes took place on Tuesday in Western New York. The results will be listed on this page as ...

The Erie County District Attorney's Office said a Cheektowaga Town Court Justice received a threatening letter on February 25, from Creach. Creach was serving a 90-day jail sentence that was imposed ...

An inmate at the Erie County Correctional Facility was given additional time behind bars for sending a threatening letter to ...

Shea's Performing Arts Center announced winners of the 2025 Shea's Wonder Awards, Shea's high school musical theatre awards ...

In Erie County, the 27 school districts have had more open seats than candidates just three times total in the previous five ...