Mark Poloncarz

Three municipalities — Buffalo, Erie County and Cheektowaga —that offer online towed car location lists are basically allowing grab-and-go retrieval without cost. In Amherst, it will cost you much more.

"The city unfortunately is always the last one to not be open. It's embarrassing, to tell you the truth,” Poloncarz said, adding, “I know the mayor's not thrilled to hear it, but I don't care anymore."

While the National Weather Service is reporting only 3.3 inches in Tonawanda, the expectation is that the snow is now moving northward, and areas that were not hit as badly Thursday and Friday can expect more snow Saturday.

The possibility of up to three feet of snow wasn't enough, with the possibility it might be deeper. Friday activities are being curtailed as the storm hits.

Erie County lawmakers on Thursday heard directly from the county executive and a representative of the Buffalo Bills about the Memorandum of Understanding for the deal to build a new stadium for the pro football franchise. Legislators are being asked to approve the MOU, so that final negotiations may be completed to move the project forward.

Motorists in Erie County will soon enjoy some temporary savings at the gas pump. County legislators on Thursday voted unanimously to approve a temporary sales tax cap of $2 on gas purchases. The temporary cap takes effect June 1 and will continue through Feb. 2023.

New York State, Erie County and the Buffalo Bills have reached an agreement on a $1.4 billion stadium deal that will keep the team in Western New York for 30 years and be the largest-ever taxpayer contribution to an NFL stadium.

New York State's budget is a week away from its deadline and there's still no sign of a deal on a new stadium for the Buffalo Bills. Erie County Executive Mark Poloncarz doesn't seem worried.

Hundreds of thousands of households in Erie and Niagara Counties may be eligible for a federally-funded program created to make online access more affordable. Congressman Brian Higgins, Erie County Executive Mark Poloncarz and Buffalo Common Councilmember Mitch Nowakowski met in one of Buffalo’s more digitally underserved neighborhoods Friday to encourage families to check whether they qualify for the FCC Affordable Connectivity Program.

A legal fight appears to be brewing between Erie County and the Village of Williamsville, after the county Health Department cited the village for not enforcing mask rules.