Aaron Besecker

Cheektowaga Police Chief Brian Gould discusses incident involving officer hit by fleeing vehicle on Monday, Feb. 6, 2023.

Sheriff's deputies responded at 1:21 a.m. to Route 394 for the report of a pedestrian struck by a northbound tractor-trailer, the Sheriff's Office said.

Ryan M. O'Rourke failed to show up to his court appearance Friday and hasn't complied with the court-ordered terms of his release from custody, State Supreme Court Justice Amy C. Martoche said.

The trial of Carmen Martin, a driver accused of killing jazz musician Sara Rogers and injuring two other bicyclists in Buffalo two years ago has been delayed after prosecutors disclosed the name of a witness four days before the trial was to start.

Officers were called to the intersection of Main and Olean Road at 10:02 a.m., East Aurora police said Monday in a news release. The woman was treated at the scene and flown by Mercy Flight to Erie County Medical Center, where she later died.

"At this time, we feel there is no threat to school staff, students or community members," police and the school district said.

Attorneys have asked a judge to dismiss the case against their client because the full laboratory report of DNA analysis on an item of evidence in the case was not provided to defense attorneys until a week before trial was to begin.

One person was treated for smoke inhalation and firefighters rescued multiple cats from the three-story, nine-unit structure at 94 North Main St. in Warsaw, the office said in a news release.

A Buffalo police officer suffered injuries that were not life-threatening after being struck by a driver overnight, according to a department spokesman.

A Town of Tonawanda mother convicted of murdering her newborn son was sentenced Thursday to 18 years to life in prison.