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Community organizers, clergy, and members of law enforcement joined Erie County District Attorney John Flynn to call attention to the rising number of shootings and homicides in the city of Buffalo.  Pastor James Giles was one of several speakers representing clergy, community organizations, law enforcement, and elected officials at the King Urban Life Center on Genesee St. in Buffalo. They all came together to speak out about rising gun violence, and efforts to curb it. Credit Ryan Zunner / WBFO News This year so far, 39 people have been murdered citywide according to DA Flynn, and he fear...

Volunteers, community leaders help clean up Bailey Avenue They removed weeds, litter, painted graffiti, and beautified greenery on Saturday in the University, Lovejoy and Masten districts for a third straight year. Author: WGRZ Staff Updated: 6:46 AM EDT May 16, 2021 BUFFALO, N.Y. — Community leaders and volunteers joined together to cleanup Bailey Avenue on Saturday morning.  They removed weeds, litter, painted graffiti, and beautified greenery in the area. This is the third annual Bailey Avenue cleanup, where the University District teamed up with the Love...

Buffalo's Common Council voted Tuesday to push back the usual November tax auction for properties, where taxes haven't been paid. The move comes because so

Councilman Wyatt wants school zone speed camera program eliminated by September 1 If the program is eliminated by September 1, expect to see other speed calming measures put in place like speed humps. Author: Claudine Ewing Updated: 7:50 PM EDT May 3, 2021 BUFFALO, N.Y. — When the Buffalo Common Council voted to end the school zone speed camera program, the vote was 6-3. It is now on Buffalo Mayor Byron Brown's desk awaiting his signature.  "I don't think we made a mistake or anything, I just think that the mayor wants to continue to drag his feet and not do...

Mike Desmond / WBFO News University District member Rasheed Wyatt introduced a measure in the Common Council Tuesday to end Buffalo's controversial use of speed cameras in school zones. Six of the nine Councilmembers voted in favor of the resolution, enough to override a possible mayoral veto. Wyatt has said he wants the cameras replaced with radar speed signs and other measures to slow traffic, like speed bumps, that do not include a fine. Motorists can now receive a $50 fine for driving 26 mph or more over the 15 mph speed limit around 20 city schools. It would became a city ordinance imm...