A huge freighter, Manitoulin, is stuck in the Lake Erie ice off the Buffalo shoreline. The United State Coast Guard tells 7 News the ship is stuck, but no other information was immediately available.

ORIGINAL: School closings are beginning to roll in as lake-effect snow and bitter cold impact Western New York. Buffalo Public Schools announced schools will be closed on Tuesday, January 21, with no remote instruction, "All students and staff are to stay home and stay safe."

Syracuse–based Ashley McGraw Architects, D.P.C. says it has opened an office in Buffalo, as part of its expansion in Western New York.

NEW YORK (AP) — A Russian woman who was arrested after she stowed away on a flight from New York to Paris was indicted Monday by a federal grand jury in Brooklyn. Svetlana Dali, 57, was indicted on a stowaway charge that carries a maximum penalty of five years in prison.

President's Trophy winners are in town to begin their two-game regular-season series against the Colorado Avalanche. This season, after securing the trophy for first place in the league last year, the Rangers currently sit at 25th in the league.

BUFFALO, N.Y. – Nearly 1 million people in the state of New York are under Lake-Effect Snow Warnings on Monday, concentrated mostly in the areas south of Buffalo and around Watertown.

A new report done by the Partnership for the Public Good (PPG), an organization based in Buffalo, shows that water shutoffs in the city of Buffalo disproportionately

Buffalo, in its postindustrial aughts, produced one of the most progressive art movements in U.S. history, now remembered as the 1970s Buffalo Avant-Garde which included Cindy Sherman, and Gordon Matta-Clark.

Warming shelters will be open around Western New York to assist those seeking shelter during colder temperatures.

The Canucks had a chance to build off their win against Edmonton against the lowly Sabers on Tuesday night, but the team was again inconsistent and lacked energy in their 3-2 loss Tuesday night. The Canucks haven’t won back-to-back games since the beginning of December.

Code blue shelters in Erie and Niagara County are providing warmth, meals, and cold weather gear. BUFFALO, N.Y. — As dangerously cold temperatures continue to sweep across Western New York, warming shelters are seeing a significant increase in demand as vulnerable people seek refuge from bitter conditions.

Developer John Daly plans to bring new life to the Washington Square Bar & Grille in downtown Buffalo — renovating the building, reopening the bar and adding apartments to the vacant upper floors. He's working with the State Historical Preservation Office to get approval for his plans and will seek city approval in the coming months.