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It is the last weekend of August and we have seven things for you to check out in Western New York!

Erie County Executive Mark Poloncarz was allegedly involved in a domestic dispute on August 19, according to a Buffalo Police Department report.

After 40 years in the business, Mike Randall is hanging up the mic and saying goodbye to WKBW and hello to retirement. We chatted with those that worked alongside with him for decades to help us say see you later.

Thursday marks 14 years since Buffalo firefighters Jonathan Croom and Lt. Charles McCarthy were killed while battling a fire.

Mike Randall has been a staple at WKBW since August 1983. And after 40 years of informing and entertaining the viewers of Western New York and Southern Ontario, Mike will retire.

UAW Local 897 members held a practice picket Wednesday afternoon. So far there is overwhelming support for authorizing a strike against the big three automakers.

Hochul has sent a letter to President Biden calling on him to take action and direct additional federal resources to New York State to help manage asylum seekers.

A first-ever public tour of the former grounds of the Tonawanda Coke site along River Road was held Thursday

Prior to their preseason finale against the Chicago Bears, Buffalo Bills head coach Sean McDermott told reporters on Thursday that Josh Allen and the rest of the starters will play.

The elevator at the Lofts at University Heights has been broken for more than 24 hours. 7 Problem Solvers found out money got in the way of it being fixed sooner.

Clayton's Toys celebrates its 107th year in business

The revamped Elmwood Village Artfest is days away while some performers are getting ready to showcase their talent to the community.

Battle at the border car event

All day long members of the United Auto Workers Union trickled in to vote on whether to authorize a strike. This comes as the contract expiration date looms between the union and automakers.

It appears there could be another transition of some of the 573 asylum seekers in Erie County from a Cheektowaga hotel to Amherst.

On the heels of his Tony Nomination for "Between Riverside and Crazy" actor Stephen McKinley Henderson is back in Buffalo and getting ready for "A Musical Feast". He says smiling "Rest assured I won't be singing."

It's a group effort to help those in need in Buffalo. Volunteers handed out free food, clothing, backpacks, baby formula, televisions, and much more.

On Tuesday, August 29 Batavia will have a legal place to purchase marijuana. A partnership with DANK in downtown Buffalo and six other local marijuana growers will result in a temporary pop-up shop.

The century old Field Day in Wilson raises money for the local fire department, a long tradition of many fire departments in Niagara Co.

Stand Up To Cancer with a Roswell Park Pioneer

West Side Community Services hosting "Rock The Block" Block Party

A local group is looking to plant some light and hope back to Jefferson Avenue across from the Tops where ten of our Buffalo neighbors lost their lives.

Tensions flared Tuesday night at the Cheektowaga Town Board meeting as neighbors in the community voiced their concerns about the asylum seekers currently receiving shelter in the city.

While appearing in Tonawanda on Tuesday New York Governor Kathy Hochul addressed the issue of more than 500 asylum seekers now living in temporary housing in the Buffalo area, but she assures our community things are under control.

A new app is changing the way incidents like car crashes or weather events on the road are responded to.