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Niagara Falls will soon take center stage on a nationally recognized sports series, adding another spotlight to its frequent television appearances during Buffalo Bills broadcasts. ESPN released the trailer Tuesday for season five of Peyton’s Places, hosted by Hall of Fame QB Peyton Manning. One of the featured clips shows Manning alongside Bills star QB Josh Allen at Niagara Falls State Park. In the preview, Manning and Allen are seen filling a wooden barrel with Buffalo spo

Areo (left) and Sumit Majumdar (right) On Friday, October 17th, Niagara Action published a story titled " Staley Road ‘Mob’ Targets Brown Resident During Grand Island Zoning, Town Board Meetings ." Read here: https://www.niagaraaction.com/staley-road-mob-targets-brown-resident-during-zoning-town-board-meetings While writing that article, Niagara Action reached out to Sumit Majumdar for comment and did not receive a response. On Tuesday, October 28th, we received the followin

On October 27, 2025, at approximately 9:48 pm, Niagara Falls Police responded to investigate a crash spanning from the 5300 block to the 5600 block of Buffalo Avenue.  The crash involved a 2012 Yamaha Sports Bike and an electric bicycle. The driver of the motorcycle was driving east on Buffalo Avenue at a high rate of speed when it collided with a westbound electric bike. Impact appears to have occurred in between the lanes of traffic. The operator of the e-bike, a 53-year-ol

Two men were hospitalized with serious injuries following a collision Monday night involving a motorcycle and an e-bike in Niagara Falls. First responders were called around 9:50pm to Buffalo Avenue near 56th Street after reports of a crash. Police found the e-bicyclist down in the roadway west of the 56th Street intersection while the motorcyclist was discovered on the east side. The motorcycle itself slid with enough force to travel all the way to 57th Street. According to

Niagara Falls fire investigators are working to determine what sparked a massive fire that tore through a local motel and forced dozens from their rooms on Saturday morning. Crews were called to the Swiss Cottage Inns, located at 6831 Niagara Falls Boulevard, around 1:30am after Niagara Falls police responded to a noise complaint at the property. When officers arrived, they discovered flames and heavy smoke coming from the west side of the building. Police began knocking on d

What began as a standard zoning variance request quickly escalated into a tense and possibly biased confrontation as residents of Staley Road turned a series of town proceedings into a campaign of personal attacks against Sumit Majumdar, a longtime energy executive and President & CEO of Buffalo Biodiesel Inc.. During an October 2nd, 2025, Zoning Board of Appeals meeting, Majumdar explained his plans for 3012 Staley Road. “I’d like to request a variance for the height and siz

Cheektowaga Police say a woman was killed late Thursday night after being ejected from her vehicle during a two-car collision that involved juvenile drivers. The crash happened at about 11:30pm along Union Road near the Route 33 off-ramp. Investigators reported that the 54-year-old victim was thrown from her vehicle. Despite emergency crews’ attempts to save her life she was pronounced dead at the scene. According to officials, two 15-year-olds were in the other vehicle invol

Press Release, PR Newswire Buffalo Biodiesel Inc. ("BBD"), a leading used-cooking-oil recycler and renewable green energy fuel producer headquartered in Buffalo, New York, today announced a transformational capital and growth partnership with Verite Capital Partners ("VCP"). The agreement secures a planned $300 million funding program that will accelerate BBD's expansion from a 15-state footprint to 25 states across the entire eastern United States, from Montreal to Miami. Un

The Niagara Falls City Council voted Wednesday night to continue the city’s garbage and recycling user fee at its current rate for the 2026 budget year. The approval came after a brief public hearing that lasted less than a minute. No residents stepped forward to comment either for or against the measure. The annual renewal is required by a City Charter amendment adopted when the fee was first introduced in the 2019 budget. At that time, council members opted to hire a privat

Photo Credit Buffalo Business First Press Release Buffalo Biodiesel President & CEO Sumit Majumdar has been appointed as Lead Advisor Director of Energy and Limited Partner at Verite Capital Partners (“VCP”), the investment and advisory firm led by retail veteran Don Jones. The appointment pairs Majumdar’s operational experience in renewable fuels and community-focused entrepreneurship with Verite’s mission to back growth companies and uplift underserved markets. Majumdar bri

Niagara Falls Police received a call in the evening hours of October 20th, 2025 that an intoxicated male was threatening to jump over the falls. A female caller, identified as the male's girlfriend, told police that he was intoxicated and heading to his vehicle, threatening to jump over the falls. She was concerned enough that he would do so that she called 911. It is unknown if there was a domestic incident leading up to the call. It is believed that the male did enter his c

911 received a call around around midnight on October 19th that multiple individuals hopped the barrier and were feet away from falling into the Niagara Gorge. The individuals were outside of the camera and could not be viewed. Niagara Falls Parks Police responded to the scene. There is no further information available at this time. LISTEN TO THE AUDIO BELOW: Promotional Content AUDIO: Three Individuals Go Over Railing, Inches Away from Niagara Falls

A family and community are mourning the loss of Everleigh M. Snell, affectionately known as “Evy,” who passed away on October 16th, 2025, at just 4-years-old. Born with a radiant smile and a spirit far stronger than her years, Evy faced unimaginable health battles. At only a few months old, she was diagnosed with severe epilepsy that resisted medication along with a rare neurological disorder known as infantile spasms, or West syndrome. Despite countless hospital stays and an

Tragedy struck Buffalo’s Elmwood Village early Saturday morning when a fire tore through part of a residence leaving a woman and her baby dead and sending a man to the hospital with critical injuries. City officials confirmed the Buffalo Fire Department received reports of the blaze at 428 Norwood Avenue around 8:35am. Firefighters discovered flames on the first floor of the 2 ½-story multi-unit home. Crews were able to contain the fire to that section of the building. Author

Law enforcement agencies nationwide are urging the public to stop participating in a viral stunt dubbed the “AI homeless man prank,” warning that the trend is reckless, demeaning, and could lead to real danger. The prank involves using artificial intelligence to generate convincing images of a man appearing at someone’s door or even inside their home. These manipulated photos are then sent to family or roommates as a scare tactic. In many cases, the recipients believe the ima

Authorities have issued a Missing Vulnerable Adult Alert for a 67-year-old Niagara Falls resident who may require urgent medical care. According to the New York State Missing Persons Clearinghouse, William Baughman, 67, was last seen around 1:30am on October 17th in the area of 15th Street in Niagara Falls. Baughman was reportedly driving a 2014 gray Nissan sedan with New York license plate LEF-4507 at the time he went missing. He is described as 6' 1" tall weighing approxima

UPDATE The party involved in the fatal motor vehicle accident that occurred on Lockport-Olcott Road in the Town of Newfane on October 16th, 2025 at 19:13 hours, have been identified as follows: The operator of the south bound 2014 Chevrolet was seventy-four-year-old Adele M. Sullivan of Lockport. Investigation into this incident is considered closed at this time. A 74-year-old woman has died following a motor vehicle accident Thursday afternoon in the Town of Newfane. Accordi

A 74-year-old woman has died following a motor vehicle accident Thursday afternoon in the Town of Newfane. According to the Niagara County Sheriff’s Office, a 911 call was received reporting a single-vehicle crash on Lockport-Olcott Road near Hatter Road. Callers told dispatchers that the vehicle’s operator was unresponsive and not breathing. Deputies and members of the Miller Hose Volunteer Fire Company responded to the scene and confirmed the driver was unresponsive. First

Niagara Falls officials are trying to determine what sparked an early morning blaze at an auto repair shop on 21st Street. The fire broke out around 4am Thursday at Len’s Auto Repair, located at 646 21st Street. According to authorities, a Niagara Falls police officer first spotted thick smoke coming from an alleyway between 20th and 21st streets and quickly discovered the garage engulfed in flames. Firefighters from multiple companies arrived on scene. The crew from Engine 4

On Saturday, October 18th, demonstrators across New York will gather under the “No Kings” movement with more than 100 protests scheduled statewide. The coordinated effort marks the second wave of demonstrations this year following June’s widespread rallies, which organizers described as historic. “In June, we did what many claimed was impossible: peacefully mobilized millions of people to take to the streets and declare with one voice: America has No Kings. And it mattered,”