Erie County
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- Population
- 950,622
- Area
- 1,042.73 sq mi (2,700.66 km²), 184.12 sq mi water
- Median age
- 40.4
- Households
- 409,665
- Persons per household
- 2.3
- Median household income
- $72,839
- Median house value
- $233,800
Demographics: 2020–2024 ACS
Cities & Towns in Erie County
Local News
Investigative Post
Published 1 hour agoFear for at-risk NFL players
A new study has found that a lot of NFL players suffer from debilitating brain injuries caused by frequent blows to the head. Reports The New York Times: New data provides a sobering indication: At least one in four of all the people who have played in the N.F.L. might expect to…
Niagara Action
Published September 05Man Shot in the Back During Armed Carjacking
POLICE AUDIO CAN BE FOUND AT THE END OF THIS ARTICLE: Law enforcement received a call around 8:42pm on September 4th after reports of an armed carjacking in the area of Grider Street and Northland Avenue in Buffalo. 911 callers advised police of shots fired. Dispatch was then…
Niagara Action
Published September 04Buffalo Police Officer Marc Hurst Files Lawsuit Against Gunman Who Shot Him Six Times During Ambush
A Buffalo police officer who survived being struck by half a dozen bullets during a violent domestic disturbance call in May has filed a civil lawsuit against the man who pulled the trigger. Officer Marc Hurst, a nine-year member of the force assigned to C District, filed a…
Investigative Post
Published September 04Judges can take months to rule if migrants wrongly detained
Downtown Buffalo’s federal immigration court. Photo: J. Dale Shoemaker. This story was originally published by ProPublica. When President Donald Trump returned to the White House, he pushed for a seismic shift in immigration enforcement resulting in mass detention. Immigrants…
Orleans Hub
Published September 04Albion/Medina OC Rivals romp in debut game
Making a sparkling debut, Albion/Medina romped to a 32-0 lightning shortened victory over host Akron this evening kicking off the OC Rivals inaugural football season. Lightning stopped the game with 7 minutes to go in the third quarter after Albion/Medina had built up a…