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The Buffalo Bills new head coach appears to be making the rounds as sightings are reported across the area.

One glance at Visit Buffalo Niagara's website finds three simple words on the homepage: "Buffalo owns winter."

One of Buffalo's best known companies will see some changes at the top.

University District Common Council member Rasheed Wyatt told a Buffalo Common Council committee he still wants a daytime curfew for young people in the city when they should be in school. During a public hearing Monday Wyatt said details still need to be worked out.

Roswell Park Cancer Institute has been awarded a nearly $12 million state grant for stem cell research.

The list of witnesses called in Jeffrey Basil's murder trial Monday included off-duty Buffalo police officer Adam O'Shei, who was working security at Molly's Pub the night William Sager Jr. was fatally injured.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo has nominated local developer Howard Zemsky to serve as president and CEO of Empire State Development Corporation, New York State's primary economic development agency.

The Albright-Knox Art Gallery is giving the public one last chance to comment about the museum's growth and development. A public meeting is set for 6 p.m. Monday at the art museum.

Farming continues to be a significant industry in Erie County, although it's changing to reflect the rise of home-grown beers and a consumer push for more locally-grown food.

The Buffalo Bills have interviewed a dozen candidates for their head coaching position and now appear to have settled on Rex Ryan

The plight of Buffalo's public schools has become the subject of a New York Times editorial.

A man has been convicted in a Rochester cold case that went unsolved for 13 years.

The National Weather Service has indicated that a band of moderate to heavy lake effect snow is shifting northward into the Metro Buffalo area.

The Buffalo Bills search for a new coach is the subject of our latest edition of "Beyond the Playbook."  WBFO's Howard Riedel talked with Analyst Matt Sabuda about the candidates.

Wintry weather has amounted to a spike in calls this week at Triple "A" of Western New York.

A heavy Lake effect snow band that pounded areas north of Buffalo overnight.  Snow bands have shifted southward and will continue south through mid-morning Friday. WBFO News spoke with National Weather Service meteorologist Kirk Apffel who is monitoring the bands and snowfall rates.

Luring large crowds to the downtown waterfront on a balmy summer day is one thing. But planners know that the key to making Canalside a success involves turning it into a year-round destination.

That's one reason the evolving district is hosting the 2015 HarborCenter Winterfest at Canalside, a three-day bash that will offer a variety of events.

Erie County has issued a travel advisory until further notice.

The following are closings for Friday, January 9, 2015:

Conditions in downtown Buffalo deteriorated quickly late Thursday morning as a Lake Effect snow band whipped off the lake.  WBFO'S Eileen Buckley was in the midst of whiteout conditions in downtown Buffalo.

The Erie County Comptroller is calling on the state to impose copays on inmates for healthcare services.

The head of the Amherst-based Center for Inquiry is expressing hope the mass murder in Paris doesn't scare people into giving up fundamental freedoms like speech and press.

Bone-chilling cold temperatures with wind chills well below zero made for another busy night at the City Mission

The head of the Buffalo Teachers Union would like to see some changes in city schools in light of a recent attack on a Buffalo school teacher.

Hamburg Police are seeking help locating a missing 16-year-old boy.

Funeral arrangements have been announced for Bishop Bernard McLaughlin, who died Monday at the age of 102. 

Social service agencies across the region are stepping up their efforts to protect the most vulnerable from the bone chilling cold of recent days.  WBFO's Mark Scott visited a program on Buffalo's East Side that caters to the needs of older adults.

A wind chill advisory is in effect for all of Western New York through 10 a.m. Thursday.

Delaware North has confirmed their new corporate headquarters building in Buffalo will include a 190-room hotel. It's the latest hotel project planned for downtown where four hotels have opened recently. One expert questions the need.