The Town of Lockport will hold a public hearing at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday to review a proposed amendment to regulations and restrictions that allow detached garages. According to Town Attorney Thomas Seaman, the amendment seeks to clarify the types of accessory structures that are permitted in residential areas of the town. The Erie County Sheriff’s Office’s plans for a new $428 million jail campus is on hold for now after county legislators removed the design study for the facility from the 2026 county budget. There’s been a major update to a retrial that was about to begin Tuesday for a controversial case in Tonawanda. The Erie County District Attorney’s Office says they filed a motion to dismiss the case against James Pugh. Pugh and Brian Scott Lorenz were convicted in the death of Deborah Meindl in 1993. Code Blue will be in effect through 8 a.m. Wednesday (Dec. 3) in the city of Lockport due to forecasted overnight below-freezing temperatures. Any homeless person or individual without home heating may go directly to the Salvation Army, 50 Cottage St., between 8 and 10 p.m. for shelter. After 10 p.m., anyone needing shelter should go to the walk-up window at Lockport Police Department, Niagara Street entrance, for assistance.

The family of long-time Niagara Region businessman Jerome Williams has filed paperwork necessary to sue the city of Niagara Falls over a boat crash that took his life

A notice of a psychiatric defense is expected to be filed after a man allegedly killed his girlfriend and their infant son and then set their house on fire. Kidane Haile, 30, is accused of murdering the two individuals in their Buffalo home in the Elmwood Village on Norwood Avenue.

The public hearing on a proposed $23.9 million Royalton Hartland school facilities improvement project will be held at 6 p.m. today.

The Erie County Legislature approved amendments to the 2026 budget proposals on Monday during a special session. Perhaps the biggest change to the budget, plans to bond $20M for the study needed to design and build a new Sheriff’s Office jail in Alden.

More than 100 people attended the December 1 presentation on the findings of a feasibility study for centralized dispatch in Atlantic County. The study and a cost impact analysis prepared by ADCOMM Engineering LLC are now available on the county website for public review and comment at: Atlantic County 9-1-1 & Centralized Dispatch | Atlantic County. Atlantic County Executive Dennis Levinson encouraged all fire, police, EMS and elected municipal officials to thoroughly review the studies and join in discussions. The feasibility study provided three models as examples of how the county could proceed if they choose to do so.

The northbound side of Shore Road between Goll and New Jersey avenues in Somers Point will be closed through Friday from 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. due to work being conducted by the city, Atlantic County officials said. The southbound lane will remain open.In Northfield, Zion Road between Shore Road and Wabash Avenue will be closed through Friday from 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., the county said Monday in a news release.

A man in Absecon was found dead Sunday night along the shoulder of Shore Road. Officers responded to Shore near Iowa Avenue at 6 p.m. and found the man deceased with visible signs of trauma, police said Monday in a Facebook post. Police and the Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office are investigating.Anyone with information can call police at 609-641-0667, ext. 214.

A New York panel on Monday approved three proposals to build casinos in New York city, including two owned by companies that already have casinos in Atlantic City, with whom they will now be competing.The New York Gaming Facility Location Board recommended projects by Bally’s, Hard Rock and Malaysia-based Genting Group for the three licenses to be awarded by the end of this year. They were the only three projects to make it this far in the grueling review process that saw projects backed by the likes of Jay-Z and Caesars Entertainment rejected. According to the Press of Atlantic City the New York State Gaming Commission must vote to award the licenses before the end of this month and the commission is widely expected to follow the recommendations.

The California Highway Patrol reports that on Sunday, around 5:30 p.m., a 12-year-old pedestrian walking  near Highway 20 and Collier Avenue in Nice sustained minor injuries after being hit by a vehicle.  

The Clearlake City Council meets Thursday at 6 p.m., and will hold two public hearings.   The first will be to confirm assessments for 27 unpaid CalRecycle grant funded abatements.  The second hearing will be to confirm  assessment for an unpaid city funded abatement located on10th St.  

Indivisible Mendocino Coast’s “Solidarity Crawls,” planned for Dec. 6 and 20, have sparked controversy. The pro-democracy group encourages shopping at local businesses that display “We Stand With Immigrant Families” stickers and designate space inaccessible to law enforcement without a warrant. While supporters emphasize the need for unified opposition to current policy, some  fear that not participating could negatively impact their operations.

Pavement grinding is underway on Perkins Street and is expected to last through Wednesday night. This noisy nighttime operation will restrict traffic to one lane in each direction. Following the grinding, daytime paving will also restrict traffic to one lane. Drivers are advised to use alternate routes.