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.

A train crash in North Tonawanda Friday killed three occupants of a Dodge pickup truck, including a 6-year-old boy. It's the 2nd fatal crash involving a train a vehicle this year in North Tonawanda. Mayor Austin Tylec tells us about the investigation and what is being done to ensure these accidents never happen again.

The Bandits have a chance to win their 2nd straight NLL championship as soon as Saturday when they face the Albany Firewolves. Play-by-play man John Gurtler tells us how it all came together after a slow start to the season.

A rally was held by Buffalo renters in Niagara Square Wednesday, where advocates called on the city to fully fund the Proactive Rental Inspection law. Common Council President Chris Scanlon says it was by far the most discussed item at the budget hearing that immediately followed the rally.

The Buffalo Bills' schedule releases tonight at 8, meaning it's time to get your travel and party plans in order! Shane Prouty owns the BillsMafia house. He tells us about preparations for this year.

Today marks two years since Buffalo's darkest day, when a racist gunman killed 10 Black Buffalonians and injured three others. Mayor Byron Brown reflected on that day when he first received the news and how the community came together in love and showed compassion for each other.

The state Department of Transportation is looking for workers for the Kensington Expressway project, which gets underway later this year. Sam Radford, director of Rafi Greene Masten Resource Center, explains the qualifications for those interested.

The closure of two Family Dollar stores in the city of Buffalo has eliminated two essential resources for access to affordable household necessities like food, cleaning products and more. Council member Mitch Nowakowski is hoping the companies don't see their stores simply as numbers on a clipboard, but as lifelines for their communities.