Mike McAndrew

The Buffalo Diocese announced Friday that Rev. Patryk Sobczyk has been put on administrative leave by Bishop Michael Fisher as the diocese investigates a complaint that he made inappropriate comments to a minor.

The Buffalo News obtained an Erie County record that identified 35 people who died due last month’s blizzard. These are the 20 victims on that list who had not previously been publicly identified and whose deaths The Buffalo News independently confirmed.

A New York State corrections officer has been charged with sex crimes after authorities accused him of having sexual relations with two female inmates at Albion Correctional Facility, where he

A New York State corrections officer has been charged with sex crimes after authorities accused him of having sexual relations with two female inmates at Albion Correctional Facility, where he

Buffalo News Watchdog Team editor Mike McAndrew and investigative reporter Chris Bragg discuss the lawsuits that have been filed against New York State by former inmates who say they were sexually assaulted by corrections officers.

Twenty-eight babies who were born prematurely in Gaza City’s besieged Shifa Hospital have been transported to Egypt, where their parents and healthcare workers hope they can receive the treatment they need to grow.

The Rev. Arthur J. Smith has been a magnet for controversy in the Buffalo Diocese clergy abuse

The State Senate on Thursday is expected to confirm the appointment of Buffalo attorney Peter Weinmann as a Court of Claims judge, which means that censured Judge Mark Grisanti's time on the bench will soon end.

Dayzon McCarthy, 21, is accused of selling handguns to a police informant in Niagara Falls while ATF Task Force officers secretly watched the transactions on June 20, June 28, July 3 and Aug. 12.

Niagara Falls police said Monday evening they have arrested a third person in connection with the April 12 death of Jose Hewitt, a bystander who died during a robbery. Police