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Petition drive beginning to remove school resource officers in Buffalo

There is a petition drive expected soon aimed at getting armed and uniformed Buffalo Police officers out of city schools.

Bail reform rollback in effect

Hot weather will stay throughout the week

Amherst high school planned to cancel a class on race. These Amherst students weren’t having it.

Earlier this spring, Amherst Central High School decided not to offer a longtime elective class called “Race in America” during the coming school year. Then came the police killing of George Floyd, nationwide protests over systemic racism, and a group of students that wasn’t having it.

Aquarium reopening goes swimmingly after 100-day shutdown

By Mike Desmond • 48 minutes ago

Tourist attractions are now opening, after closing for 100 days due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Bail reform rollback in effect

By Karen DeWitt • 1 hour ago

New rules regarding who can be held on bail in New York state took effect Thursday. The new law rolls back some bail reform measures passed in 2019, and criminal justice advocates say it’s the wrong time to do it, in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic and the Black Lives Matter movement.

Petition drive beginning to remove school resource officers in Buffalo

By Mike Desmond • 1 hour ago

There is a petition drive expected soon aimed at getting armed and uniformed Buffalo Police officers out of city schools.

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Hot weather will stay throughout the week

By Jay Moran • 3 hours ago

A stretch of hot, dry weather will stay in Western New York for at least the rest of this week. That's according to meteorologist Jon Hitchcock of the Buffalo office of the National Weather Service who expects the pattern to remain in place "for the foreseeable future." The high temperature is expected to be 90 or above through Friday. A Heat Advisory will be in effect from Tuesday at 1pm until Friday at 8pm.

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Amherst high school planned to cancel a class on race. These Amherst students weren’t having it.

By Kyle S. Mackie • 3 hours ago

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Rate of positive coronavirus tests ticks up in Erie County

By Mark Scott • 21 hours ago

Erie County Executive Mark Poloncarz posted the latest COVID-19 numbers for the county on his Twitter page Saturday. More than 2,500 tests for COVID-19 were reported to the County Health Department Friday, with 54 new confirmed cases. That's a positivity rate of 2.1%, the first time in nearly a month that figure topped 2%.

Four more wounded in three separate shootings in Buffalo

By Mark Scott • 21 hours ago

A shooting on Buffalo's East Side early Sunday morning left two people wounded.

Smoke from fireworks creates early morning haze

By Mark Scott • 22 hours ago

It was an unusual Independence Day. Because of coronavirus, most public fireworks displays were cancelled this year. But that didn't stop people from buying their own fireworks to set off in neighborhoods throughout Western New York. Tower cameras used by local TV stations showed an amazing array of fireworks doing off around 10:00 Saturday night.

Woman killed in Niagara Falls crash

By James Farrell • Jul 4, 2020

A vehicle crashed into a Niagara Falls home this morning, killing a 27-year-old woman and injuring three others.

Petition circulating calls for resignation of Mayor Byron Brown

By Ryan Zunner • Jul 2, 2020

A video released by the group Resign Now Byron Brown is promoting a petition for city residents to call for the resignation of Buffalo’s four-term mayor.

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Ennio Morricone, The Sound Of The American West, Dies At 91

By Rose Friedman • 1 hour ago

The iconic score to The Good, the Bad and the Ugly: This is the sound of the American West, at least filtered through the ears of an Italian — specifically, composer Ennio Morricone. He was a giant in the world of film scores who wrote the music for more than 500 movies.

Mexico's President Weathers A Torrent Of Criticism Over Meeting With Trump

By Carrie Kahn • 1 hour ago

Near downtown Mexico City, Cristian Corte sells tacos and gorditas at a makeshift stand outside a metro stop. He pulls down his thin paper mask anxious to vent his anger about the Mexican president's upcoming trip to Washington.

"I want him to tell Trump to stop stepping all over us and to treat everyone as equals," says Corte.

On Friday, President Andrés Manuel López Obrador appeared to be talking to Mexicans like Corte, skeptical of his visit on Wednesday and Thursday to the White House.

Prominent Critic Of China's Leadership Detained In Beijing

By Emily Feng • 1 hour ago

A pre-eminent legal scholar and vocal critic of Chinese leader Xi Jinping was taken from his home early Monday by police, according to close friends, the latest public intellectual to be purged in China as the Communist Party increases its control over civil society.

The Dentist Will See You Now. But Should You Go?

By Fran Kritz • 1 hour ago

Add dental visits to the list of services you can book now or shortly, as cities, counties and states continue to modify their months-long stay at home orders aimed at reducing COVID-19 infections and hospitalizations.

Trump Presses 'Cancel Culture' War, But Here Are 6 Numbers That Matter More

By Domenico Montanaro • 2 hours ago

In an unusually divisive speech for a president on the Fourth of July holiday weekend, President Trump on Friday decried a "growing danger that threatens every blessing our ancestors fought so hard for."

What is it? Terrorism? Polarization? A lack of trust in institutions?

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Petition drive beginning to remove school resource officers in Buffalo

Bail reform rollback in effect

Hot weather will stay throughout the week

Amherst high school planned to cancel a class on race. These Amherst students weren’t having it.

Aquarium reopening goes swimmingly after 100-day shutdown

Bail reform rollback in effect

Petition drive beginning to remove school resource officers in Buffalo

Hot weather will stay throughout the week

Amherst high school planned to cancel a class on race. These Amherst students weren’t having it.

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Woman killed in Niagara Falls crash

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