Ohio father leaves 3 kids alone at Ohio amusement park while he rode roller coasters, according to Sandusky Police.

A new report finds several shortcomings in Buffalo's response to a historic December blizzard in which 31 city residents died.

The death toll from the blizzard that hit the Buffalo area over the weekend has grown to nearly 40.

Officials in New York say state and military police were sent to keep people from driving in snow-choked Buffalo.

Millions of people hunkered down against a deep freeze Sunday to ride out the winter storm that has killed at least 34 people across the United States.

Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden speaks at the Plumbers Local Union No. Trump outpaced Democrat Hillary Clinton by almost 12,000 votes, four years after President Barack Obama led Republican Mitt Romney by 19,000 votes. Y’all see it from Erie,” Biden told union officers and members, referring to his childhood hometowns in Pennsylvania and Delaware. Biden topped Trump on the question 57% to 40%. Trump has repeatedly stated, falsely, that Biden will outlaw fracking as a means to extract natural gas.

SANDUSKY, Ohio Cedar Point is offering everyday heroes -- including nurses, grocery store workers and parents -- a chance to win four tickets that will get them into the amusement park for free for the rest of their lives. Officials with Cedar Point said it will celebrate the everyday heroes of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic by offering Tickets of a Lifetime, which gives the holder lifetime admission into the companys amusement and water parks. Frontline nurses, doctors, EMTs, caregivers, supply chain workers, grocery store workers, retail workers, parents who are now self-taught teachers, neighbors and anyone who has gone above and beyond to help others during the pandemic is eligible for the contest, Cedar Point announced. Communities or individuals can nominate their hero for a chance to win lifetime tickets for themselves and three others of their choosing -- a total of four tickets per winning hero. Submit a photo of the nominee and explain how they are helping the community and deserve to win the lifetime tickets.

(CNN) - The person who killed a bald eagle in Pennsylvania could be facing hefty fines and possible jail time. Killing, selling or possessing a bald eagle without a permit can carry fines of up to hundreds of thousands of dollars and up to two years in prison. The Pennsylvania Game Commission explains that despite the bird's status as a national symbol, it's still one of the most persecuted in the country. As for the bald eagle shot in Pennsylvania last week, Slusher said she still doesn't understand why someone would want to shoot a national bird. The Pennsylvania Game Commission is asking anyone with information on the Erie County killing to call its Northwest Region Office at 814-432-3187 or the Operation Game Thief Hotline at 1-888-PGC-8001.