Shovels went into the ground Monday as local and state officials celebrated the progress being made at the site of the old Perry apartments, which will soon be replaced with modern, mixed-use buildings. Brendan Mehaffy, Executive Director of Strategic Planning for the city of Buffalo says the project is of great significance for the neighborhood and city.

The Buffalo Naval Park will dedicate a memorial garden to the Western New Yorkers who gave their life on D-Day this Thursday. Shane Stephenson, Director of Museum Collections at the Buffalo and Erie County Naval & Military Park tells us what the new space will include.

Summer festival season kicks off today in Buffalo with GreekFest! Lou Pozantides has all you need to know about the annual celebration as it enters its 45th year.

Buffalo charter schools are seeing increasing numbers of inquiries from interested families. Former Congressman and Buffalo Schools board member Chris Jacobs tells us about why families might be shifting towards charters over traditional public schools.

The Diocese of Buffalo announced Tuesday the projected shuttering of 54 parishes and over 70 churches as the Church looks to address financial issues tied to its ongoing Chapter 11 bankruptcy, shortage of priests and declining number of church-goers. Father Bryan Zielenieski discusses the steps the Diocese are taking and responds to concerns.

A new NCAA rule, if approved, would allow colleges to pay student-athletes directly, simply for playing their sport. But in a college sports landscape with starkly differing revenues and budgets, what could that mean for sports at the local Big 4 D1 schools? Paul Peck, Voice of the UB Bulls, tells us what local schools are saying about the new policy.

The Buffalo Marathon is back this Sunday, and Executive Director Greg Weber says numbers are getting back to pre-pandemic levels. Over 7,000 athletes will be participating across different events over the weekend, with $200,000 expected to be raised for 50 local charities.

Buffalo's Common Council unanimously approved a set of changes to the Mayor's proposed budget for FY 24-25 on Wednesday. They include cuts to the Mayor's 9% tax hike, bringing down the increase to 4.19% for homeowners and 7.5% for owners of commercial properties. Council President Chris Scanlon outlines the road ahead as the city seeks stable financial footing.

School budgets across Western New York passed overwhelmingly Tuesday night, including in Hamburg, where students and residents have voiced their opposition to the job cuts included in the budget. Hamburg Schools superintendent Michael Cornell says its a relief, but there's still questions for the future.

As local officials conduct an investigation of their own into a train crash that killed three people in North Tonawanda last Friday, Congressman Tim Kennedy says he's calling on the Federal Railroad Administration to conduct an investigation of their own into the incident. The Congressman says train crashes occur more often than you may think.