New York Governor Kathy Hochul announced Friday she has signed a new anti-bullying legislation to fight bullying in schools across New York State. Governor Hochul says with the bill signed into law, all schools across the state, including private schools, will now be required to have polices and procedures that teachers and staff members are on which properly trained

As the government shutdown continues and SNAP benefits remain disrupted, organizations across Western New York are preparing to serve more families and individuals who may be turning to food assistance for the first time. One of the most common misconceptions about food pantries is that you must prove hardship before receiving food. FeedMore WNY says anyone can go for the first time and receive food immediately.

An investigation is underway after a garage caught fire early Friday morning. According to the Amherst Central Fire Alarm Office, Harris Hill firefighters responded to a house on Main Street and found a garage fully engulfed in flames around 2am. Firefighters say all occupants were safely out of the home. The cause of the fire has not been determined at this time. The Erie County Sheriff’s Fire Inspectors are leading the investigation.

A Kanawha County deputy’s cruiser was involved in a crash Friday afternoon. The sheriff’s office said in a news release that witness statements and video evidence suggest the second vehicle involved in the incident ran a red light in front of the deputy’s cruiser. The crash was reported at the intersection of Kanawha Terrace and Walnut Street. The deputy was not injured in the incident. According to the press release the driver of the second vehicle reported minor injuries and was taken to a local hospital, The crash remains under investigation.

Saint Albans police say a Charleston man was arrested Thursday after officers said he tried to flush more than 100 pills down the toilet at the police department. Members of the Saint Albans Police Department’s Special Enforcement Unit saw a man, later identified as Markale Foster, 29, meet with another person in a vehicle. Officers stopped the vehicle and took Foster into custody. Police said that once Foster was at the department, he began fighting with officers and tried to flush a plastic bag down a toilet. Investigators recovered 141 oxycodone pills from the toilet, according to the release. Foster is charged with possession with intent to deliver a controlled substance and conspiracy to manufacture, deliver or possess with intent to deliver a controlled substance. He is being held at the South Central Regional Jail on a $25,000 cash bond.

Two Logan County parents have been charged after an 11-month-old boy was found with a broken tibia after visiting his parents. Brandon James Jones, 31, and Raven Damron, 30, both of Logan, were charged after troopers received a report from Child Protective Services of a child with a broken leg. Siblings told investigators Jones allegedly stomped on the boy’s leg during a visit on Oct. 25. He and Damron are then accused of ignoring the infant’s screams throughout the night. The siblings told their foster mother of the incident and the boy was taken to a local medical center. Troopers said the child also has strep throat. Jones was charged with child abuse resulting in serious bodily injury and Damron was charged with child neglect resulting in serious bodily injury, according to the complaint. Bond for Jones was set at $60,000 and $30,000 for Damron.

Deputies are asking for public assistance to locate a Kanawha County man who has been reported missing. Yugi Lipscomb, 19, of Coopers Creek was reported missing on Monday and was last seen in Charleston, according to a news release from the Kanawha County Sheriff’s Office. Deputies are asking anyone with information on the man’s location to call 304-357-0169 and ask for Sgt. Summers or to speak with a detective.

A Kanawha County deputy’s cruiser was involved in a crash Friday afternoon. The sheriff’s office said in a news release that witness statements and video evidence suggest the second vehicle involved in the incident ran a red light in front of the deputy’s cruiser. The crash was reported at the intersection of Kanawha Terrace and Walnut Street. The deputy was not injured in the incident. According to the press release the driver of the second vehicle reported minor injuries and was taken to a local hospital, The crash remains under investigation.

Amherst Police confiscated three guns from a town worker after he allegedly threatened to carry out a mass shooting, similar to the racist attack at Tops in Buffalo three years ago.

An alligator was seized from a home in the Leroy neighborhood of Buffalo earlier this week during a drug trafficking investigation. Officials were conducting a search at 28 Montclair Avenue in Buffalo when they found a backyard shed containing a large alligator in a makeshift pool. The shed was equipped with lighting and heating devices.

A Jamestown woman is charged with menacing and resisting arrest. 55-year-old Tammy Johnson got into a fight with someone early Wednesday morning and refused to come out of her apartment. After a time, SWAT officers went in and got her.

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents and staff have administered what experts say was shoddy medical treatment to at least a dozen detainees at its Batavia facility in the past two years.

Sabres shut out by the Blues Thursday night, 3-0.

A fire at Dooney’s Pub in Egg Harbor Township on Friday morning was under control. BreakingAC.com reports the was a structure fire at the not-yet-opened pub at Hingston and Tilton roads, the Bargaintown Volunteer Fire Company announced on Facebook, asking people to avoid the area. The reopening of the former Tilton Inn has been awaited for some time. A fall 2025 opening had previously been announced.