School districts think there will be problems meeting the state’s deadline that all new bus purchases be zero-emission vehicles by 2027.
With the bulk of free agency and the NFL draft in the rearview mirror, News Bills writers Jay Skurski, Ryan O'Halloran and Mark Gaughan tackle a few of the issues facing the team.
The Buffalo Bandits are back in the NLL Finals after rallying to beat Toronto on Sunday night.
Buffalo police broke up a raucous and chaotic party of several hundred youths about an hour before the shootings that killed a 14-year-old girl and wounded five teenage boys late Saturday.
New York State has less severe racial and ethnic health inequities than other Mid-Atlantic states, though a new analysis by the Commonwealth Fund shows stark disparities for Black residents in access to care, the quality of care they receive and health outcomes.
In Florida and across the nation, young voters could prove pivotal in the 2024 election, from the presidency to ballot amendments and down ballot races that will determine who controls Congress.
Tim O'Shei spoke with Russert by phone about the impact of his book, his new job as host and creative director of a live-events series for MSNBC, and Buffalo.
The Nardin senior signed with the University of Tennessee, currently the No. 3 team in the nation, according to the ESPN/USA poll. She is the No. 7-ranked player in the class of 2024, according to Extra Inning Softball’s Extra Elite 100 player rankings.
Buffalo's economic development commissioner, building owners, developers and others say the key lies in remaking downtown so it's not reliant as much on daytime workers but rather on its new permanent residents, evening diners, nighttime revelers and weekend visitors.
More than 40 years later, nine Child Victims Act lawsuits accuse a former teacher of molesting middle school boys and the Holland Central School District of failing to prevent the abuse.
The double murder on Zenner Street highlights a challenge city officials have been grappling with for decades – what to do with the thousands of abandoned properties left in the wake of steep population declines in the city that took place from the 1950s until recent years?
Since being forced into a starting role as a high school freshman in Georgia, new Bills safety Cole Bishop has proven to be a quick study.
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Bird Piché suffered a "catastrophic" spinal injury last Tuesday at Buffalo's Mohawk Place while she attended a concert by the Australian band Trophy Eyes, according to a GoFundMe page set up to raise money for her medical treatment.
The NHL Draft Lottery comes again Tuesday night and, as usual, the Sabres are involved. The prize is Boston University freshman Macklin Celebrini, who doesn't even turn 18 until June 13. He had 64 points in 38 games and won the Hobey Baker Award as college hockey's top player.
An active jet stream pattern in the western half of the country means that the first half of May will favor more tornadoes in the Great Plains.
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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New study details eight recommendations to improve U.S. immigration enforcement and management, in light of a rapidly evolving reality at the southern border.
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Deborah Quayle’s describes what she saw of a mass shooting late Saturday that resulted in the death of girl, 14, and wounding of five teen boys.
Buffalo Mayor Brown and Police officials hold a press conference to update the public with details about an overnight shooting that resulted in the death of a 14-year-old girl and the injury of five teenage males, one of them critical, on Alexander Place.
The Niagara women's lacrosse team will head to the NCAA Tournament for the first time in program history.
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.
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Matt Bradshaw joined the Vikings program in 2021 after spending more than 30 years coaching Lewiston-Porter boys basketball. In three seasons with Nichols, the Vikings went 38-36.
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