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Gun safety advocates are wearing orange this weekend to help raise awareness
BUFFALO, N.Y. — Gun safety advocates this weekend in Western New York are joining a national effort to raise awareness by wearing orange. The New York chapter of Moms Demand Action held a gardening event at Frida's Garden on Orange Street in Buffalo to help spread awareness. 2 On Your Side spoke with volunteers who said they are spending the weekend doing work to honor victims and survivors in our area.
Road closures to know for Allentown and Allen West Art Festivals
BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Prints, knits, and rings will paint the town this weekend at the Allentown Art Festival and the Allen West Art Festival. Intermittent road closures will begin at 6 p.m. on Friday, June 7. Traffic is expected to be fully restored by 9 p.m. Sunday. The following roads will be closed for […]
Road closures for J.P. Morgan Corporate Challenge in Buffalo
BUFFALO, N.Y. — On Thursday, June 13 at 6:45 p.m. there will be a 3.5 mile race taking over some streets in the City of Buffalo and this is what those driving in the area should be aware of. Full-time employees of some of Buffalo's biggest workforces will be...
Daytime Buffalo: June 7, 2024
National Chocolate Ice Cream Day with Rosie’s Handcrafted Ice Cream. CPR and AED demonstration from the American Heart Association. “Away Out Queens in Training” | Providing a safe space for young girls and women. Buffalo City Mission Supply Drive | click here to donate!. Buffalo Dental Implant |...
National Cancer Institute lists Roswell Park with maximum rating as 'Exceptional'
The NCI renewed Roswell Park’s status as a Comprehensive Cancer Center, a designation held by less than 4% of cancer centers, and awarded Roswell Park the highest possible “Exceptional” rating. Read more from WBEN:
Mid-Ohio Valley Climate Corner: Citizen watchdogs
In 1978, Lois Gibbs, a homeowner in the suburb of Love Canal, N.Y., was concerned with her son’s failing health. She attributed it to him attending the 99th Street School, which was located adjacent to a toxic landfill. From 1942 to 1953, the Hooker Chemical Corporation, as well as the city of Niagara Falls and the United States Army, began using a partially dug canal as a chemical waste dump. Hundreds of barrels of toxic chemicals were buried in the enormous canal; ten feet deep, sixty feet wide, and three thousand feet long, near Niagara Falls.
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