Ruling on proposed toxic landfill cheered by opponents, but it's not over yet After more than 20 years of debate, a decision could come this year on whether a toxic landfill could expand in Niagara County.

Ruling against proposed toxic landfill in Niagara County cheered by opponents, but it's not over yet buffalonews.com/news/local/a...

YouTube video by Historic Lewiston The Lewiston Museum

A new cool video about the local history museum in #LewistonNY. The Lewiston Museum is worth visiting this summer. youtu.be/vqQiVoF2fcU?...

Crossing from Canada to US down 19% in Buffalo-Niagara region In Western New York, international bridge traffic is down by about 154,000 travelers in April, compared to April of 2024.

Good reporting on the impact on tourism of President Trump's tariffs against Canada and his jabs about Canada becoming our 51st state buffalonews.com/news/local/a...

Elizabeth Licata: Artful tour guiding means respecting the past and moving with the times It is an admirable thing to be a tour guide, Licata says. You need a welcoming spirit, an ability to remember essential facts and a pleasant, friendly attitude. A good guide needs to be articulate and...

Elizabeth Licata of The Buffalo News writes about some of the great tours in the Buffalo and Niagara Falls region. The Daily Trips, which leads tours at the Falls, is among those featured. buffalonews.com/news/local/a...

The NHL draft lottery is way too complicated to be a good live TV event.

I think you have my address.

"Solidarity with Pittsburgh Post-Gazette workers on strike". Black background, white and yellow words.

BIG news: Today the federal judges who granted us an injunction last month ordering the @post-gazette.com to restore our illegally-taken health care DENIED the company’s desperate attempts to rehear the case, delay justice and cut its *current* workers out of the plan we’ve won back.

Take it in to Coppins in Lewiston. Get a 2nd opinion.

Just ordered a few copies!

My son Tyler is about to have his first book published. It's a book of short stories called "My Prisoner and Other Stories." Here's a link to pre-order it: ohiostatepress.org/books/titles...

Buffalo Diocese reaches $150 million deal to settle sex abuse cases The Buffalo Diocese, its parishes and other Catholic entities will pay $150 million as part of a deal to settle hundreds of child sex abuse lawsuits and emerge from Chapter 11 bankruptcy.

Let's hope the Buffalo Diocese pays its $150M settlement quickly to its sexual abuse victims. They have been waiting for justice for far too long. buffalonews.com/news/local/a...

Chemical plant next to proposed soccer site: 'It makes no sense' to play sports here The proposed site of a 7,600-seat soccer stadium in South Buffalo has a history of legal complaints regarding the irritating odors produced by PVS Chemicals, the business adjacent to the site. But the...

What's that smell? buffalonews.com/news/local/a...

Photos: Anti-Trump protest wraps around city blocks in downtown Buffalo Demonstrators gathered for the Buffalo United March, a local chapter of a national protest against the Trump administration, in downtown Buffalo, April 5, 2025.

Photos of the anti-Trump "Hands Off" protest in Buffalo by @libbymarch.bsky.social of @buffalonews.com buffalonews.com/multimedia/c...

The White House cited these economists to justify its tariffs. They aren't thrilled. The Trump administration's formula for calculating new tariffs raised questions among economists — even some whose work was cited.

Most economists think President Trump's tariffs are a dumb idea, including ones whose work the White House cited in defending the tariffs. finance.yahoo.com/news/the-whi...

Staggering tax increase in Dunkirk prompts talk of control board, investigation of treasury office Dunkirk city officials said they need more revenue to address years of overspending that has resulted in more than $20 million in unpaid debts, and residents must absorb an 84 percent tax increase thi...

Our Jay Tokasz on staggering 84 percent tax increase in Dunkirk, my hometown, which has known little but hardship, pain and struggle for way too long. buffalonews.com/news/local/a...

Scanlon: Next year's deficit for Buffalo likely more than $50 million Mayor Christopher Scanlon told The Buffalo News on Wednesday that a tax increase is necessary to balance the city's budget, along with a soft hiring freeze and other budget cuts.

Remember when then-Buffalo Mayor Byron Brown said 6 months ago "There is no financial crisis in the city of Buffalo." buffalonews.com/news/local/g...

'Victory': Federal judges award rare injunction to striking Pittsburgh journalists, who are mulling what happens next - Pittsburgh Union Progress Newsroom workers on strike at the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette for more than 29 months solidified their place in labor history Monday when a federal court issued a rare injunction ordering the newspaper to...

Congratulations to the striking journalists at the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette! www.unionprogress.com/2025/03/25/f...

Migrant crime wave? Experts and statistics tell a different story Despite hostile rhetoric about immigrants and refugees to the United States, statistics repeatedly show they are no more likely to commit crimes than anyone else in America, and in some cases are less likely.

Despite hostile rhetoric about immigrants and refugees to the United States, statistics repeatedly show they are no more likely to commit crimes than anyone else in America, and in some cases are less likely.

Feds seize $402,000 from Rapids Theatre company as FBI questions employees The future of the Rapids Theatre now appears in jeopardy as FBI agents investigate the business dealings of owner John Hutchins and his concert hall.

Here's a link to that first investigative story about the Rapids Theater's owner buffalonews.com/news/local/c...

The @buffalonews.com Watchdog Team first wrote about the FBI investigation of Rapids Theater owner John Hutchins in Oct 2021.

Major Lee Enterprises shareholder wants to buy company that owns Buffalo News The Hoffmann Family of Companies, which owns just under 10% of Lee's stock, said in a letter to Lee executives that it wants to have "open discussions" about buying Lee in its entirety.

Some news about the owner of The Buffalo News buffalonews.com/news/local/b...

Stavatti Aerospace promised big things in Niagara County. It hasn't delivered The company that purchased the vacant U.S. Army Reserve Station in the Town of Niagara is trying to sell sleek new designs for military and commercial aircraft to the U.S. military and its allies, sta...

Interesting investigative story by @buffalonews.com about a company that promised to build military planes in Niagara County. buffalonews.com/news/local/b...

Federal funding disappears for tree-planting programs in Erie County Nearly $8 million in promised federal grants for tree planting to Erie County, the City of Buffalo and Lancaster appear to have dried up with little explanation.

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Hochul says Trump tariffs could doom NY farms Gov. Kathy Hochul on Tuesday warned that President Trump’s tariffs on imports from Canada, Mexico and China could jeopardize the state’s dairy industry and 32,000 family farms, including many in Western New York.

Gov. Kathy Hochul on Tuesday warned that President Trump’s tariffs on imports from Canada, Mexico and China could jeopardize the state’s dairy industry and 32,000 family farms, including many in Western New York.

Good reporting by
@jerryzremski.bsky.social of The Buffalo News.

As Trump speaks, a laid-off federal worker from Lockport will be looking on as Schumer's guest Tuesday night, Alissa Ellman of Lockport will have a big political issue on her mind while watching from the gallery of the House of Representatives as President Trump delivers a speech to Congress.

President Trump & Elon Musk lay off from the Buffalo VA staff a disabled veteran who volunteered to fight in Afghanistan and has been doing twice the work expected of her by the VA. buffalonews.com/news/local/g...

'Not the kind of anniversary we would look forward to': Buffalo Diocese bankruptcy case drags on after 5 years There’s no indication the diocese will be exiting bankruptcy anytime soon.

My first post on Bluesky: Buffalo Diocese, this is a sin. Pay your victims. buffalonews.com/news/local/a...