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December 10, 2024
Governor Kathy Hochul signed a new law on Monday that she says will support workers facing post-traumatic stress.
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December 10, 2024
Lawmakers concerned by low Erie Basin Marina rent payments
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December 10, 2024
Buffalo’s Downtown Bazaar to close in coming weeks
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December 10, 2024
Buffalo schools replacing lead poisoning risks
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December 9, 2024
City Court Judge Andrew C. LoTempio will be recognized for his “courageous efforts to prioritize integrity, justice and fairness” in the jury selection system, a bar association official told The Buffalo News on Thursday.
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December 9, 2024
$300-$500 refund payments for New Yorkers? Governor Kathy Hochul announces new proposal for 2025 sending $3 billion to 8.6 million New Yorkers
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December 9, 2024
Sen. Schumer will be bringing to the floor this week his HEARTS Act Bill to ensure students and staff are prepared to respond to respond to a cardiac emergency.
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December 8, 2024
Downtown Wellsville and a two-room schoolhouse in Allegany County have been recommended for addition to the State and National Registers of Historic Places, the State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation announced.
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December 8, 2024
Chautauqua County gets life-saving grain bin rescue gear for farmers
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December 7, 2024
City of Jamestown police have been awarded a $16,754 grant for improving officer safety and managing public events, Congressman Nick Langworthy announced.
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December 7, 2024
A Salamanca man has been arrested after allegedly attempting to entice a minor and produce child pornography, the United States Attorney’s Office announced.
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December 7, 2024
Governor Kathy Hochul’s Traffic Safety Committee shared the Turkey Day ticket data, New York State issued over 50,000 tickets
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December 7, 2024
Olean roundabout causing troubles for truck drivers
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December 6, 2024
Buffalo man gets 2 years in prison for having around 28,000 images of child pornography
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December 6, 2024
The Braymiller Market downtown will close after three years in business
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December 6, 2024
Other projects in line before Buffalo VA hospital replacement, top VA official says
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December 6, 2024
Buffalo’s financial problems have just gotten worse.
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December 6, 2024
Erie County battery recycling program gets nearly $2.4 million in federal funds
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December 6, 2024
When the City of Yes housing plan was under negotiation, we stepped in with $1 billion to bring it across the finish line.
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December 6, 2024
Hochul will deliver 2025 State of the State address on Jan. 14 in Albany as she sets course for another run for governor in 2026.
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December 6, 2024
Several New York and Pennsylvania House Republicans, led by U.S. Rep. Nick Langworthy, called on Gov. Kathy Hochul to end opposition to a proposed natural gas pipeline that would’ve run through parts of the Southern Tier and Western New York
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December 6, 2024
The Erie County Legislature has officially approved the 2025 budget
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December 6, 2024
Buffalo Police are looking to enter a two-year deal with a company called Dataminr for their ‘First Alert’ platform costing the city $82,000.
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December 6, 2024
There’s a dispute brewing in Buffalo’s Allentown neighborhood after $100,000 in funding was secured to convert a vacant lot into greenspace.
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December 6, 2024
City seeks millions in state funding to help rehabilitate Hostel in the Theatre District.
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December 4, 2024
Automatic fire sprinkler systems could soon be required in all newly built homes in New York State, but business owners disagree on whether home buyers should have a say in this decision. “A standard price [for fire sprinklers] is usually less than 2% of the value of a home”
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December 4, 2024
Buffalo’s Acting Mayor Chris Scanlon shared his $110 million capital improvement plan in Buffalo Common Council Chambers
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December 4, 2024
Congressional Democrats agreed with Republicans that Andrew Cuomo and his top aides were not transparent about how they counted nursing home deaths during the pandemic.
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December 4, 2024
Property owners may apply for grants of $50,000 or $75,000 from a pool of more than $13 million being spread across Western New York to renovate apartments as part of New York’s Vacant Rental Improvement Program.
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December 4, 2024
Mark your calendars: The minimum wage in New York is increasing on January 1!
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December 4, 2024
‘Unprecedented’: Dunkirk Common Council aims to lower tax rates in the 2025 proposed budget
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December 4, 2024
Buffalo’s acting finance commissioner addresses $17.68M budget deficit at council meeting
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December 4, 2024
$7 Million of Federal funds announced for removal of lead paint from over 300 Erie County homes
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December 4, 2024
Depew man previously convicted of the same crime in 2019, sentenced to prison after nearly 200 images of child porn found on phone
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December 3, 2024
Former SmileDirectClub customers may be eligible for a refund
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December 3, 2024
Today, we made history again with the opening of the first LGBTQ+ museum in the nation at @nyhistory. – Kathy Hochul
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December 3, 2024
Attorney Michael Connett is probably the world’s expert on fluoridation. His unequaled knowledge and his master skills using discovery and cross-examination of pro-fluoridation “experts,” for the recent #fluorideLawsuit against the EPA, revealed that, despite public claims of safety and efficacy, when put under oath, CDC officials could not prove fluoridation was safe or effective.
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December 3, 2024
The Rockefeller Institute of Government on Monday released a highly anticipated reassessment of the Foundation Aid formula, the primary formula New York state uses to fund public schools.
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December 3, 2024
Buffalo recently got a new mayor.But who really runs the city? The rich & powerful, a new report concludes.
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December 3, 2024
Using the county’s cultural capital grant, the Sardinia Historical Society replaced its building’s roof and completely rebuilt and repainted its interior, restoring it to the same design as when the building was first used as a church in 1829.
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December 3, 2024
Construction begins on 65 new affordable housing units in Hamburg
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December 2, 2024
With $1 million funding from New York State & champions from the city council to Congress, we will restore the theater’s historic facade
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December 2, 2024
Changes coming to long-delayed Elmwood Village five-floor building with 48 residential units $15 million project
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December 2, 2024
Fluoride ‘Poses a Risk to Human Health’
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December 2, 2024
Douglas Jemal’s team seeks Planning Board approval for revisions based on “field conditions” and “modifications aimed at enhancing the building’s functionality, aesthetic appeal, and integration into the surrounding area.”
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December 2, 2024
MS13 gang member from Honduras arrested at the Peace Bridge on November 22nd.
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December 2, 2024
Farm to table — eating more local foods — is a concept that has been growing for years. But how do you get those foods into school cafeterias and get kids to eat them?
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December 2, 2024
Officials say the purchase will give Amherst full control of the site and the four softball fields built there by the town for use by the Amherst Girls Softball League.
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December 1, 2024
While the region’s 19 state legislators spent campaign money on expected costs such as mailings, office rent and fundraising activities, they also spent donor’s money on expenses most New Yorkers pay from their own pockets.
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November 29, 2024
Venezuelan man wanted out of Colorado arrested at Peace Bridge
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November 29, 2024
‘What happened to me was horrible’: Survivor of alleged sex abuse wants Catholic Diocese held accountable
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November 29, 2024
Kensington project balloons in cost to $1.5B
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November 29, 2024
Niagara County Sheriff’s Office reveals new iris biometric technology in patrol cars
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November 26, 2024
Cheap Ozempic? How millions of Americans with obesity may get access to costly weight-loss drugs
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November 26, 2024
N.Y. households paying second highest tort costs
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November 26, 2024
New York’s SOS program expanding upstate, aims to help homeless
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November 26, 2024
N.Y. attorney general tours food bank, pushes for more to fight food insecurity
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November 26, 2024
WNY companies and workers have secured most of the work so far at the stadium. But a lot of out-of-town companies are getting business, too, and team and state officials are refusing to release some key details.
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November 26, 2024
Today, we proudly cut the ribbon for The Monroe, an $8.4 million rehabilitation project that transformed the iconic Record Theatre complex to 17 affordable apartments and 11,400 square feet of commercial and retail space.
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November 26, 2024
Buffalo Water has finished sending public notification letters to residents regarding the status of their service lines.
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November 26, 2024
Higher Paid Family Leave benefits ($313.92) coming to New York in 2025
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November 25, 2024
New York launches NYX Initiative to improve public services. NYX would build trust in a more user-friendly political establishment.
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November 25, 2024
Hochul signs bills to expand protections in domestic violence cases to include all family and household members
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November 25, 2024
Sheridan Park Crematory that was closed in 2020 following a pollution control system failure must close within 6 months after signed bill
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November 25, 2024
NFTA above-ground Metro Rail service resumes for the ghost town that the Rail created.
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November 24, 2024
‘Without our children, there is no future’: Youth Violence seminar comes to Western New York
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November 24, 2024
Obesity experts say that roughly 20% of patients — as many as 1 in 5 — may not see robust results with the new medications.
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November 23, 2024
ICE Buffalo official takes shot at NY Gov Hochul after arrest of wanted illegal immigrant
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November 23, 2024
Community pushback complicates New York state transition to electric school buses. In 2027, New York state schools will no longer be allowed to purchase diesel buses.
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November 23, 2024
NY Governor Kathy Hochul posts a rebate link for purchase energy efficient appliances that can only be viewed after signing up for subscription
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November 22, 2024
Advocates push 5-year free universal childcare plan that COULD ease financial burdens on families and boost the state’s economy.
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November 22, 2024
No charges filed against juvenile who hit and killed girl in Grand Island
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November 22, 2024
The payments Western OTB makes to local governments are significantly less this year — in part due to raises for executives, buyouts and the transition to CEO Byron Brown.
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November 22, 2024
New York faces bilingual teacher shortage amid higher enrollment
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November 22, 2024
State lawmakers next session want to strengthen laws prohibiting PFAS, or the “forever chemicals” that have been found to poison ground and drinking water — and electeds on both sides of the aisle are on board.
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November 22, 2024
ERO Buffalo arrested an unlawfully present Brazilian national with a final order of removal. The noncitizen has pending local charges for strangulation and endangering the welfare of a child. He is also under investigation in Brazil for several crimes including homicide.
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November 22, 2024
Kathy Hochul- Keeping New York families safe has been my top priority since day one.
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November 22, 2024
Kenmore Police arrested two people after an investigation into an alleged illicit massage parlor known as Candy Spa.
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November 21, 2024
New York doubles funding to $8 million for local government efficiency projects
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November 21, 2024
An $8.3 million state-of-the-art new police training center has opened in Niagara County.
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November 21, 2024
The City of Buffalo has said it is committed to keeping fluoride in the water supply despite impending recommendations from incoming Health ad Human Services secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. that it be taken out.
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November 21, 2024
GlobalFoundries to receive $1.5B federal grant for chip manufacturing
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November 21, 2024
Wyoming County man Shayne Hildreth pleads guilty to transportation of child pornography
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November 21, 2024
Lockport approves scenic byway project to highlight Underground Railroad
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November 21, 2024
Over $9M approved by City of Buffalo for legal settlements
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November 21, 2024
Unfinished $40 million Canalside project continues to face scrutiny with fate uncertain
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November 21, 2024
Erie County Sheriff reviewing options following a $700M cost estimate for a new jail
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November 21, 2024
Niagara Falls buys Rapids Theatre out of foreclosure, nears deal for 38 other properties
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November 21, 2024
Recent budgets dedicated $1 billion to overhaul the state’s mental health system over the next several years. Recent budgets dedicated $1 billion to overhaul the state’s mental health system.
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November 21, 2024
Recent budgets dedicated $1 billion to overhaul the state’s mental health system over the next several years. Recent budgets dedicated $1 billion to overhaul the state’s mental health system.
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November 21, 2024
Pete Gallivan shares his story of surviving clergy sex abuse
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November 21, 2024
Conservationists encourage Hochul to purchase, conserve Whitney Park in Adirondacks, which had a $180 million price tag in August.
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November 21, 2024
Councilmembers disappointed that Rescue Plan funds of $41 million could be used for budget gaps, again
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November 21, 2024
Kathy Hochul is proud to stand with our city colleagues and add a $1 billion state commitment for affordable housing in New York City
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November 21, 2024
Buffalo Water Board Chair and Sewer Authority GM O.J. McFoy liked to leave the Buffalo area often when he was in charge of those agencies.
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November 21, 2024
When it comes to the need for a helicopter, Erie County Sheriff John Garcia still seeks to make a convincing argument.
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November 21, 2024
Higher-than-expected cost estimates put project at Batavia Downs on hold.
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November 21, 2024
Eighteen nonprofits and local governments have been awarded $40 million from the state to help rehabilitate vacant and distressed apartments and convert them into affordable homes.
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November 20, 2024
Buffalo man Rashaun Crule charged with selling fentanyl resulting in 2 deaths
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