Gov. Kathy Hochul had pledged to follow the biggest increase in state aid in decades with investments of another $54 million this year and $54 million next year. But the governor and legislators actually came up with $114 million for 2024-25, most of which will help cover raises and living w…
Comings and goings continue at area shopping malls throughout Western New York.
Buffalo Bills linebacker Terrel Bernard had a monster season in 2023-2024, playing nearly 1,000 defensive snaps and recording 143 tackles, three interceptions, nine quarterback hits, 6.5 sacks, five passes defended and three fumble recoveries.
By one measure, Buffalo sat atop the snow heap for 2023-2024. For the third straight year, the region lived up to its reputation by winning the Golden Snowball Award as the snowiest metropolitan area in the state.
UB said in a statement that several people "with no known affiliation with the university" were among the 15 people arrested Wednesday evening after pro-Palestinian supporters ignored orders to disperse by dusk.
A contest for the 141st Assembly District seat, held for two decades by Assembly Majority Leader Crystal Peoples-Stokes, appeared over before voting began.
Erie County Executive Mark Poloncarz on Thursday criticized Maryvale School District Superintendent Joseph D’Angelo, who said the school district has not received any money from New York City to compensate it for the 76 asylum-seekers sent there days before the beginning of this school year.
Prosecutors this week interviewed a juror from the recently concluded Joseph Bongiovanni trial in the presence of the judge who presided over the case, but nothing the juror said will have any effect.
On the WBBZ program “Big Picture” in early April, station owner Phil Arno railed against the mainstream media and defended Trump’s words on Jan. 6, 2021, in Washington, D.C. His April commentary – available on YouTube – proclaimed, “the media has lost its way” and is biased.
The Amherst-based energy company said Thursday its profits during the current fiscal year are expected to be about 3% lower than they were forecasting three months ago.
Buffalo Schools administrators explain to the Buffalo School Board why they project roughly 30 staff layoffs for next school year.
There are several Sabres players in particular who should benefit from the experience and expertise that Ruff will bring next season.
The latest job cuts, which are on top of 285 positions that were eliminated at the local plant in cutbacks announced last month, are only a modest part of the 500 jobs that Tesla is eliminating companywide by disbanding its Supercharging operations.
The Frontier Investment Club's eight current members are keeping the decades-old tradition alive by following a formula that works for them. They pool their money, vote on whether to buy or sell the stocks they research, and have some fun along the way.
The practice of sedating people detained by police is quietly spreading across the nation, illustrating an often-hidden way fatal police encounters end: not by gunfire but with the silent use of a medical syringe.
A top concern for local election workers throughout the country this year is their own safety. A group formed after the 2020 presidential election is traveling the country helping them prepare for what could lie ahead.
The Supreme Court will consider a straightforward but legally untested question: whether a former president is immune from federal prosecution for official acts.
When the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in 2022, Republicans insisted the ruling would mostly impact those seeking abortions to end unwanted pregnancies. But that hasn’t been the case.
Millions across North America witnessed the moon block out the sun during a total solar eclipse Monday.
Before the total eclipse of 2017, the last one to cover this much American territory was in 1970. And it will not happen again until 2045.
College basketball statistician Ken Pomeroy (aka KenPom) comes on the podcast to talk about his wildly popular basketball analytics website and his time as a meteorologist.
The Supreme Court seems likely to preserve access to a medication that was used in nearly two-thirds of all abortions in the U.S. last year.
In Republican-led states across the U.S., conservative legislators are refusing to reevaluate abortion bans — even as doctors and patients insist the laws’ exceptions are dangerously unclear.
President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump have clinched their parties' presidential nominations with decisive victories in a slate of low-profile primaries, setting up a general election rematch that many voters do not want.
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A pair of town halls for the public to chime in on the state’s Master Plan for Aging and provide input on issues facing older adults will be held later this month in Western New York.
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Shaun Dolac's time at Utah State was short. According to multiple reports, the former University at Buffalo linebacker has entered the transfer portal after spending this semester with the Aggies of the Mountain West Conference.
UB’s basketball program confirmed to The News that Calvin Cage is no longer on staff as an assistant, and that the former UB standout has taken a similar position on the men's coaching staff at Hampton University in Virginia.
Jim Christian has his first incoming recruit for the Canisius men's basketball program.
The Buffalo News will keep track of the Big 4’s men’s and women’s basketball players who enter the transfer portal this spring, during the course of the entry window.
Owners Dominick Buster and Azrael Laia signed a lease for D.A. Ramen to operate out of the former Cantina 62 space in the Shea’s Seneca building at 2178 Seneca St.
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