Central Municipal Court of Atlantic County recently introduced a new AI communications platform as part of a pilot program with Amazon Web Services using CloudHesive ConnectPath. The system includes a multilingual virtual assistant to provide citizens with 24/7 access to court-related information via text messaging. Real-time responses can be delivered in both English and Spanish to share links to virtual court hearings, court schedules and notices, frequently asked questions, instructional videos and court documentation, and public defender and prosecutor contacts.

The New York State Department of Transportation will hold a public meeting at the Lockport Municipal Building from 4 to 6 p.m. June 24 to discuss the future of Transit Street and West Avenue

A tornado touched down in Cattaraugus County late Monday afternoon, damaging houses and leveling trees in Great Valley, minutes from Ellicottville.

Buffalo’s new animal shelter at 1294 Niagara Street will be more than twice the size of the old location, and the city will lease the space from Ellicott Development for five years, then buy it outright.

Members of the Niagara Falls Fire Department were called in to assist New York State Park Police and Upper Mountain Fire Company personnel in rescuing a dog from the Niagara Gorge Monday afternoon.

The Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural Site will offer free admission and tours on Saturday and Sunday from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. during the Allentown Art Festival.

A one-of-kind guitar stolen hours before the band Heart took the stage at Atlantic City’s Hard Rock has been found. BreakingAC.com reports Garfield Bennett is jailed on charges that he stole Nancy Wilson’s Telecaster guitar along with a mandolin. After his arrest, he told police he sold one and there was no information on the other. Authorities were able to trace Bennett’s movements via surveillance cameras throughout the city and found him giving the guitar to a woman in the 1300 block of Pacific Avenue. The woman put the guitar into her vehicle, whose license plate was then put into the department’s automated license plate reader, which showed it was in Atlantic City. An officer was able to quickly locate the vehicle and spoke with the driver, who voluntarily surrendered the instrument.

A reported tornado touched down in Cattaraugus County late Monday afternoon, causing a great deal of damage and leaving residents stunned. The event happened between 5:30 p.m. and 6 p.m.

A neighborhood in North Buffalo is voicing its outrage after it said armed ICE agents detained a number of roofers in broad daylight, which happened in the Parkside neighborhood May 12th.

A Buffalo woman, 43 year old Jamien Harris, is expected to return to court after an indictment was reinstated charging her with the murder of her grandmother.

According to the Lockport Police Department, a person died Monday after jumping off the Lockport Railroad Bridge.

Members of the Niagara Falls Fire Department were called in to assist New York State Park Police and Upper Mountain Fire Company personnel in rescuing a dog from the Niagara Gorge Monday afternoon.

Hallmark’s “Holiday Touchdown: A Bills Love Story” continues to be filmed in East Aurora and local businesses are decked out to help celebrate the Christmas cheer.

The Arkansas City Police Department recently participated in the 2025 Click It or Ticket enforcement campaign, conducting overtime saturation patrols to crack down on violations of Kansas occupant restraint, texting, impaired driving, and other traffic laws.
Over the course of the campaign, officers made a total of 117 vehicle stops. The enforcement efforts resulted in:
• 17 safety belt citations
• 2 child restraint citations
• 9 speeding citations
• 46 other citations
• 2 arrests

The City of Moberly and its Police Department is pleased to announce the appointment of Bobby Calvert to Chief of Police. The City conducted a comprehensive, internal needs assessment and employment search in preparation for filling the role. “It is a privilege to congratulate Bobby Calvert on his appointment as Chief of Police,” said City Manager Michael Bugalski. “He has distinguished himself as a trusted leader and valued colleague. The loyalty he inspires is a testament to both his tremendous potential in this role, and the strong support he has within our department. The outpouring of community support for his efforts has been overwhelming, and we look forward with great anticipation to all he will accomplish.” Calvert began his law enforcement career after graduating from the Moberly Area Community College Law Enforcement Training Center in 2000. He later earned a bachelor’s degree in criminal justice from Bellevue University and is also a graduate of the Northwestern University Police Staff and Command School.

The City of Ark City says due to the recent storms in our community, the F Street Limb & Compost Site will be open 8 AM – 6 PM every day this week, including Saturday, to help with storm debris.?? After this week, we’ll return to our regular schedule.

Three suspects are in custody after a shootout at a taqueria in South Ukiah on Saturday. UPD officers were dispatched to Taqueria Jalos at State Street and Talmage Road. Surveillance footage showed the 42-year-old male victim being boxed in by two vehicles, and then a man exiting one of the vehicles and firing shots at close range. 38-year-old Raul Mandujano was located and booked into the Mendocino County Jail on suspicion of attempted murder and other related felonies. Mandujano’s wife, 34-year-old Anna Escamilla, and 49-year-old Ma Marin-Mandujano were both booked for aiding in the commission of a crime.

The Lakeport Economic Development Advisory Committee will meet on Wednesday and hear economic development updates from the Lake County deputy county administrative officer for economic development and the executive director of the Lake County Economic Development Corp.

Lake County Indivisible will gather at noon on Saturday in Lakeport’s Old Courthouse Museum Park to take part in the NO KINGs Nationwide Day of Defiance protest is set to take place during the military parade in Washington D.C. in honor of the 250th anniversary of the Army which has been co-opted into a birthday celebration for President Trump. The date is also the 250th anniversary of the first shots fired in the American Revolution, in defiance of the authoritarian rule of King George III. Instead of allowing the military parade to be the focus of the day, activists across the country plan to gather in a show of support for democracy and the rule of law.