BUFFALO, N.Y. — When the Buffalo Sabres traded JJ Peterka to the Utah Mammoth in June, they didn’t post any social media thank-yous or well-wishes to him on his way out. General manager Kevyn Adams barely said his name in the news conference after the trade.

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WKBW) — The Associated Press has declared New York State Senator Sean Ryan the winner in the race for Buffalo mayor. Ryan, the Democratic candidate, faced off against two other candidates, Republican James Gardner and Independent Michael Gainer.

Democrat Byron Brown held office at City Hall for nearly two decades, from 2006 to 2024. When he abruptly stepped down to become the president and CEO of Western Regional Off-Track Betting, Chris Scanlon — who had been serving as Buffalo Common Council president — moved up to serve as acting mayor.

WIVB News 4 is your local election headquarters. Along with Buffalo mayor, town supervisors and comptrollers, voters made their voices heard about who they want to see leading Buffalo schools. Most candidates ran unopposed for three year terms.

New York Governor Kathy Hochul was in Buffalo Saturday morning to encourage voters to hit the polls ahead of Tuesday’s election. WIVB News 4 cameras were there and also caught up with all three mayoral candidates for their final pitches to voters.

Brianna Lanoye, the principal of the Buffalo Academy of Science, kept telling people she wanted to invite the whole school to her wedding. So, her school did the next best thing.

Bishop Michael W. Fisher of the Buffalo Diocese has returned from a week-long visit to the Vatican, where he met with His Holiness Pope Leo XIV and several Dicasteries (administrative offices) of the Holy See to detail the progress of bringing together diocesan parishes,

It will be cold enough for a few flakes to fly Wednesday night through Thursday morning over the Southern Tier.