Derek Heid WKBW
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Finally, the perfect snack to pair with your Beer Sabre
‘Sabre Bread’ coming to a Di Camillo Bakery near you just in time for Sunday’s Buffalo Sabres game
7 News WKBW
02/21/2026
I have received multiple copies of an internal Candlelight Cabinetry email that says, “key conversations have taken longer than hoped and delayed our plans… Furlough will be continued.”
Previous emails I received had suggested a reopening next week.
Internal Email: Candlelight Cabinetry delays return from employee furlough 7 News has received multiple copies of an internal Candlelight Cabinetry email that says, “key conversations have taken longer than hoped and delayed our plans… Furlough will be continued.”
02/15/2026
I have received multiple copies of an internal Candlelight Cabinetry email from owner Andrew Olsen that says he expects the business to reopen and “continue operations the week of February 23rd.”
🔗 to story in the comments
01/17/2026
Hannah Rowland, the Twin City Ambulance EMT who tells 7 News she nearly died after being hit by a car while on the job, is now at home recovering from her injuries.
🔗 to the story in the comments
01/15/2026
Three former University at Buffalo basketball players were implicated in a federal indictment that alleges they accepted bribes to rig point totals during multiple Bulls games in the 2023-24 season.
Former players Shawn Fulcher, lsaiah Adams and an unnamed individual are listed 7 News WKBW
A once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for Canisius College Baseball's Thomas Zwirecki ⚾️
The catcher UNKNOWINGLY signed up for a bullpen session with Pittsburgh Pirates superstar pitcher Paul Skenes
He and Jarod Jones were in town for Sunday’s Bills game, but practice wasn’t getting canceled 7 News WKBW
12/11/2025
A Buffalo man accused of murdering his girlfriend and newborn son inside their Elmwood Village home before setting the house on fire has been found dead inside the Erie County Correctional Facility in Alden.
🔗 to story in the comments
A nightmare scenario for a Lackawanna family: their century-old heirloom Bible was mistakenly sold at an estate sale. Now, they’re asking the community to help bring it back
7 News WKBW
10/24/2025
Kidane Haile, a 30-year-old man from Buffalo, is now charged with murder after his girlfriend and newborn son were found dead on Norwood Avenue while crews responded to a house fire. 🔗 to story in the comments
10/22/2025
Back after a few weeks off, making some news of our own 💍💍
Now back to your regularly scheduled programming.
Major Junior hockey could be coming to Niagara Falls, NY. 🏒
Both the Ontario Hockey League and United States Hockey League commissioners tell me that Western New York is on their shortlist for a potential expansion franchise. 7 News WKBW
https://www.wkbw.com/niagara-county/great-opportunity-ohl-and-ushl-looking-at-niagara-falls-for-a-potential-expansion-franchise
08/29/2025
For the roughly 600 people in Barker, going for a sit-down meal could soon be a drive away, as the only two sit-down restaurants in the village just hit the market within a short time of each other.
'Really sad to hear': The only two sit-down restaurants in the Village of Barker are up for sale
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