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Longtime Buffalo Common Council member, activist Clifford Bell dies

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Longtime Buffalo Common Council member and activist Clifford Bell has died. He was 96. Bell served the city for more than six decades, including for 12 years as a member of the Buffalo Common Council. During his time on the common council he chaired the economic development committee. He also won […]

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Communication policy fuels tension in Buffalo City Hall

Buffalo Common Council members are not happy with a directive that limits direct communications with employees

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16 Places Offering Fully Prepared Thanksgiving Dinners In Western New York

Take a little stress off and let them do the cooking for you this year

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Flu season hits New York earlier than ever, with influenza A dominating cases

NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y. (WIVB) — Flu season is already underway across New York, and health care workers say this year’s early start is raising concerns as the holiday season approaches. New York has declared influenza prevalent earlier than ever before. At Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center, staff began seeing flu cases in the first week […]

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WNY hospitals respond to increase in flu cases and hospitalizations

As flu activity increases across New York, local hospitals are taking steps to protect patients and limit the spread of respiratory illnesses.

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New York Wants to Put a Stop to Crazy Stadium Food Prices

$12 for a hot dog and $14 for a beer? Lawmakers want to put limits on food prices at stadiums and concert venues.

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Buffalo's historic brick roads spark mixed feelings as city paves over East Side streets

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WKBW) — For generations, brick streets have been part of the landscape on Buffalo's East Side. But as the city begins paving over some of those historic roads, residents are weighing the loss of a familiar piece of their neighborhood against the need for safer, smoother streets.

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A reunion of Vietnam veterans 58 years in the making

BUFFALO, N.Y. — Prominent local business man and Vietnam War veteran Michael Militello is looking forward to completing a mission some 58 years in the making. His mission, a search for an Army nurse whom he credits for saving him from becoming an amputee, will be accomplished in just days.

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New Seneca leadership shows no desire to meet with City of Buffalo

New Seneca Nation President Tina Abrams had some choice words for New York State and the City of Buffalo's lawsuits targeting Sovereign Seneca land just after taking office. Meanwhile, Buffalo Mayor Sean Ryan did not seem bothered by the idea of not having a meeting with Abrams. Read more from WBEN:

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Tonawanda Seneca Nation calls on New York State to stop construction of proposed data center

The Tonawanda Seneca Nation Council of Chiefs is marking the 232nd anniversary of the Treaty of Canandaigua by calling on New York officials to respect the Nation's sovereignty and to block a proposed data center complex. According to the Nation's Chiefs, the 1974 Treaty of Canandaigua upholds Haudenosaunee sovereignty and...

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Buffalo Common Council approves nearly $35 million in emergency borrowing despite comptroller's concerns

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WKBW) — The Buffalo Common Council has approved nearly $35 million in emergency borrowing to pay for repairs and other capital needs across the city, despite warnings from Comptroller Barbara Miller-Williams about taking on additional debt. The resolution passed Tuesday afternoon with six members voting in favor,...

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Seasonal parking regulations to take effect in Buffalo Nov. 15

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Buffalo Mayor Sean Ryan has one message for residents ahead of the upcoming winter: “Don’t be a block blocker.” He’s urging drivers to follow parking rules so snow plows can easily access narrow side streets. “We all know how challenging winters can be in Buffalo, especially on side streets and narrow […]

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U.S. Coast Guard honors lives lost on Lake Erie 113 years ago

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Nov. 10 is a somber day on the Great Lakes. Not only is it the day that the SS Edmund Fitzgerald sank on Lake Superior in 1975, 62 years prior, a ship named Lightship 82 sank off the shoreline of Lake Erie. It was one of the 12 ships that sank […]

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'Disappointed': Land bank acquisition of Lowry Middle School falls through; owners to develop property

NORTH TONAWANDA, N.Y. (WKBW) — Plans to transfer ownership and develop the abandoned Lowry Middle School in North Tonawanda have fallen through. Current ownership says that it will develop the property itself. In September, members of the county’s land bank, Niagara Orleans Regional Land Improvement Corporation (NORLIC), told me...

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Chamber selects Cheri Forsythe as new executive director

West Seneca resident Cheri Forsythe will become executive director of the West Seneca Chamber of Commerce beginning Jan. 1, 2027. Forsythe currently serves as community development coordinator, a position she has held for the past five years. She will replace current Executive Director Joe Kirchmyer, who will be retiring at the end of December after eight years of service.

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Erie County working to improve behavioral health crisis response

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WKBW) — Erie County is working to improve the way it responds to behavioral health crises, as the Crisis to Care Collaborative shares its progress, community-driven changes and priorities moving forward. The countywide initiative brings together 34 partners from public safety, behavioral health, health care, government and...

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Erie County signs property tax break for disabled veterans

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Ahead of Veteran’s Day, Erie County passed a tax break into law that would relieve permanently disabled veterans of paying their county property tax. The Erie County Disabled Veterans Property Tax Exemption Act passed unanimously in the Erie County Legislature and was signed into law by County Executive Mark Poloncarz on […]

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