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School board and budget votes take place Tuesday in almost all public districts across New York State. Book challenges can come from community...
Low-income communities have taken it on the chin in recent years, slugged by inflation that up until recently ran hot and a fickle economy. Th…...
Ten people aboard a Metro Bus were transported to the hospital late Monday after the bus was struck by a passenger vehicle, according to a Nia…...
Mayor Brown talked to the editorial board on Jan. 30, 2024 about the city's budget and paying for increased costs. Buffalo will receive an extra $5...
Buffalo Niagara Waterkeeper received a $5.6 million grant for environmental justice projects. StreamGo has turned to the Buffalo Sewer Authority to...
Gov. Kathy Hochul has instructed the state Department of Transportation to conduct studies for a plan adopted last year by the Greater Buffalo… For...
The U.S. Postal Service announced Friday that it has canceled its proposal to transfer mail processing operations from Buffalo's William Stree…
Managers need to make the safety of their employees paramount during life-threatening weather conditions. Local Postal Service managers had al… The...
The Appellate Division ruled against an appeal of a decision by the Common Council in March 2023, allowing the city to take control of two dam… The...
It’s a situation that alarms all those who advocate for equitable, high-quality maternal care. Miriam Mack, policy director to the Family Defe… We...
Sunshine Week is a yearly initiative uniting "participants from journalism, civic groups, government, and the private sector to emphasize the … Erie...
Sunya Afrasiabi discusses her award-winning project, #MyStory, a program that recounts stories of immigrants and refugees through documenting …...
Nearly 100,000 Erie County residents, and millions more in rural communities nationwide, will lose low-cost internet service if Congress fails… The...
The bill, introduced on Tuesday, is intended to improve supervision of the Lockport Cave and Underground Boat Ride, and similar attractions, t… All...
To Amherst Supervisor Brian Kulpa's mind, their position has changed because a park would draw a more diverse group of users than a private co…...
Here’s an opportunity for our members of Congress to show whose side they’re on. They need to advocate for the hard-won political deal that wo…...
In a recent meeting with the Editorial Board of The Buffalo News, Erie County District Attorney John J. Flynn reflected on his tenure while gi…...
The Lockport Cave has resumed offering tours on foot, but not on the water, for the first time since a cave tour boat capsized at the attracti… It...
The U.S. Postal Service on Thursday announced plans to close 229 mail processing facilities over the next two years under a plan that could pr… The...
Officials in the Town of Marilla are concerned that solar arrays are being erected on valuable farmland.Another wind farm may be coming to Western New...
The Buffalo Niagara Partnership's policy priorities for the new year include everything from tapping into the immigration workforce to promoti…
Frank Gist, a longtime trustee with the Buffalo and Erie County Library system, was forced to resign from the library board last month after a…...
The governor said her "Back to Basics" plan would make sure students receive foundational, evidence-based instruction in reading. And Hochul s…
The charter schools' fight for survival has become – at least for now – a tale of recovery, persistence and leadership while dwelling in the...
While physicians who treat adults are seeing a rise in Covid-19 and influenza, pediatricians report increases in flu and particularly RSV, whi… Flu...
The University at Buffalo and Oishei Children's Hospital are set to play a major role in a study that aims to curb hypertension and improve me…
Happy New Year! We're celebrating with our annual, fanciful prediction of stories we'll see in 2024. We recognize a responsibility to hear what our...
Unless the Bills get help from either the Steelers or Jaguars losing this weekend, a playoff spot along with the division title will be on the…...
The town eyes residences, commercial space and waterfront parkland in the future at the Huntley site but has grown frustrated with delays in f… The...
In New York City, the iconic Times Square New Year’s Eve numbers have arrived and a mini ceremony was held just for them.
In an exclusive interview, Higgins refused to confirm what other sources told The News and other media outlets last week: that he's leaving to… Rep....
We asked Santa to get to the bottom of some age-old Christmas mysteries.
If the Buffalo Comptroller’s Office does not file an audit by 2 p.m. Tuesday of all city employees currently on paid administrative leave, Com…...
Buffalo's only official hostel for backpackers and budget travelers is in danger of being kicked out of its Main Street home of nearly 30 year…...
A national coalition of community groups is again criticizing KeyBank over its track record of home purchase loans with Black and low-income b… This...
BusPatrol's program is of no cost to the City of Buffalo or the school district. The Virginia company installs and operates the camera systems…
Erie County may be financially healthy at the moment, but Comptroller Kevin Hardwick is waiving the yellow caution flag and warning of the pot…
White households in Western New York are still far more likely to own their homes than minorities, despite decades of efforts legally and othe…...
The Buffalo Preservation Board for the second time has called for the removal of a porte-cochere developer Douglas Jemal installed at the Rich…...
Reduced staffing means nursing home residents make more unnecessary trips to the hospital. The numbers tell the story; New York State’s nursing...
The Buffalo Diocese has asked a state court to stop the public release of documents subpoenaed by the State Attorney General’s Office during i…...
Poloncarz is seeking a fourth and, he says, final term as county executive, aiming to finish work that was interrupted by the Covid-19 pandemic. India...
Depending on the company's answer, the agency could cancel the project's tax breaks and direct Uniland to refund previously awarded incentives. Sodexo...
The long-delayed redevelopment of the LaSalle Metro Rail Station and surrounding properties is getting bigger, as the city has agreed to buy a…
The results could roughly be categorized into the good, the bad and the ugly. In the waning hours of the 2023 state legislative session, Albany...
Former Buffalo Common Council majority leader and Erie County legislator Demone Smith returns to City Hall to work in the comptroller's office…
Bishop Michael Badger, chairman of the African American Cultural Center, is excited about plans for the new building. After three years of constant...
GObike Buffalo is collaborating with Cheektowaga, Lancaster and Clarence to conduct a trails feasibility study that would connect existing tra… Its...
The Legislature's Republican minority leader and others have filed a new suit saying the district maps remain substantively flawed, despite te…...
New York’s Cannabis Control Board voted unanimously Tuesday to approve adult-use licenses to sell marijuana. There is a lot going on in the world...