A Cheektowaga man has pleaded guilty in connection to the death of a toddler last year. 31 year old Jahmil Paisley admitted to a manslaughter charge in the death of 21-month-old Logan Paisley at an apartment on Slate Creek Drive in Cheektowaga on Oct. 18, 2024. The child was pronounced dead at Mercy Hospital. It is unclear how the child died. A drug trafficker will spend the rest of his life in prison for the 2019 murder of a federal informant. Alphonso Payne, 32, was sentenced to life in prison plus 15 years in U.S. District Court, for murdering federal informant, Joshua Jalovick, in the backyard of a home on Freund Avenue in Buffalo’s Schiller Park neighborhood on July 1, 2019. A Lockport man was sentenced to seven and a half years in prison after he distributed child pornography of a prepubescent girl. Improper videos of a girl with a man were sent by Gerard Dzierzanowski in 2023. The 53-year-old sent them while in communication with someone he believed to be a 13-year-old girl on the messaging apps Whisper and Kik. The West Seneca Central School District will be reconfiguring the makeup of its elementary schools, following a vote Tuesday night from the school board. Starting next school year, Clinton Elementary will house grades pre-K to second grade and Northwood Elementary will be third to fifth grade. Bills quarterback Josh Allen has been named AFC offensive player of the week for his record-setting performance in Sunday’s 44-32 victory against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

The Casino Reinvestment Development Authority in Atlantic City is expanding a program to provide small loans for economic development projects in the resort, approving $10 million to fund them.The state agency voted Tuesday to renew and expand its micro-loan program for the first six months of 2026.The money can be used for construction projects, equipment purchases, permits and licensing, and other qualifying business development costs.

A city of Wildwood firefighter helped save a person who was experiencing a medical emergency on a recent flight from Florida, the city said.Nicolas Palmer, who was off duty and traveling as a passenger, responded when flight attendants requested medical assistance for a distressed passenger, the city said.Palmer took control of the situation and managed to stabilize the person until the flight landed, the city said in a news release.

The 34th Street entrance to Ocean city could see a new residential project under a redevelopment plan set for City Council approval this week.Now at the site, the former Seaspray condominium has been condemned as unsafe and surrounded by chain link fence. According to the Press of Atlantic City the agenda for the Thursday council meeting set for 6 p.m. on the third floor of City Hall, 861 Asbury Ave., includes the introduction of an ordinance adopting a redevelopment plan for the site.Council has already declared the site an area in need of rehabilitation.

A Galloway Township man who has served at least two prison terms on drug and gun charges is back in jail after an investigation led to two loaded guns and a variety of drugs. According to BreakingAC.com, 26 year old
Reuben Cenat now faces 21 charges after a search of two homes and three vehicles last month.
An investigation into Cenat’s alleged drug distribution activities led to warranted searches Oct. 14, that included his residence on Upas Avenue, along with an Egg Harbor Township address, and three vehicles.
Drugs were found in almost each location, including more than a pound of suspected crystal methamphetamine, nearly 900 pills of suspected fentanyl, more than five ounces of suspected crack cocaine, about 90 films of Suboxone and an undetermined amount of cocaine.

A Lockport man was sentenced to seven and a half years in prison after he distributed child pornography of a prepubescent girl. Improper videos of a girl with a man were sent by Gerard Dzierzanowski in 2023. The 53-year-old sent them while in communication with someone he believed to be a 13-year-old girl on the messaging apps Whisper and Kik.

With a Lockport Common Council vote scheduled on a revised budget that reduces the city’s tax increase to 3.8%, it is unclear if enough aldermen will vote in favor of the spending plan. After weeks of meetings with Dan Cavallari, city finance director, aldermen met their initial goal of returning the budget to the tax cap by trimming more than $800,000.

29 year old Jakia Turner has been arrested and charged with aggravated driving while intoxicated after an investigation on Sunday, according to Town of Tonawanda police. She was stopped on a curb with four children aged one to 11 years old around 10:45 p.m. Sunday night. It is alleged that none of the children were wearing seatbelts.

A new village law in East Aurora aims to improve safety by cracking down on underage e-bike use, according to Police Chief Patrick Welch.

A North Tonawanda teen who was urgently searching for a liver donor has received a successful transplant. A little over two weeks ago, 17-year-old Meredith Roberts was diagnosed with sudden, severe liver failure. A match was found and she has since undergone successful surgery.

Ukiah City Council will debate a new street vendor ordinance, today,Wednesday to comply with California’s 2018 Senate Bill 946. The ordinance outlines several guidelines to ensure that street vendors operate properly within the city of Ukiah.

A vehicle plunged off the roadway near Navarro Point Preserve late Monday morning, triggering a multi-agency search-and-rescue operation. Reported at 10:29 a.m., callers described a vehicle over a cliff south of the preserve, estimated to be 100 feet down. Responders were uncertain if anyone was inside. Albion Fire, CAL FIRE, and CHP arrived after 10:50 a.m. Fire crews prepared for a technical rescue while CHP attempted communication. Caltrans was called for traffic control. The incident commander announced the cancellation of the SAR operation just after noon, after a thorough search. The incident was handed over to CHP for a collision investigation.

On Monday, Mendocino County Sheriff’s Deputies investigated a commercial burglary at Redwood Market in Covelo. A suspicious vehicle near the scene led to the identification of suspects Doran Lincoln, William Davis, and Orion Dennis. A search warrant recovered evidence. The three were then linked to a second commercial burglary at Keith’s Market in Covelo. All were arrested and booked into Mendocino County Jail on $15,000 bail each for two counts of Second-Degree Burglary and related felony charges.

The Clearlake City Council will meet at 6 p.m. Thursday, the 20th and will hear a staff proposal to take back the city’s authority regarding governance of the Lake County Sanitation District. The council will also hold an update and discussion on the city’s fire hydrant inspection, testing and maintenance ordinance, and will discuss and consider awarding a just over $3.1 million contract for the Burns Valley/Arrowhead/Olympic Drive Project.