Thomas J. Isula’s dream of traveling to outer space never materialized before he died in 2022 at age 62. But a tiny piece of the longtime West Seneca resident and electronics teacher – approximately one gram of Isula’s cremated remains – is currently orbiting the sun nearly 12 million miles …
Joel Inbody was shot and killed by Border Patrol agents in New Mexico last year. His mother, Kim Lewis of Alden, sees her son's death as the result of failures in two systems: policing and mental health care.
Dozens of female volunteers helped build two homes on Winslow Avenue on Buffalo's East Side through Habitat for Humanity's International Women Build Week. The initiative is women-led on all levels, from fundraising to building, and will result in the construction of two brand new homes for f…
Since the racist mass shooting at Tops Markets on Jefferson Avenue in 2022, food access has become a more visible priority in Buffalo, with an array of public, non-profit and corporate entities stepping up to support solutions. At the same time, the problem of hunger continues to grow, and t…
When the chance to try out for the hometown Bills came along, Williams couldn’t pass up the opportunity to get back into football. “I've been thinking about it for a long time, actually,” he said. “Football is always my first love, then lacrosse."
Buffalo was one of 14 cities in the United States and Canada that filmmaker Rais Bhuiyan visited for the movie "Pain and Peace" – most of them the scene of a mass shooting.
There is a danger that those who advocate for an evolved gardening philosophy will undervalue the homely human benefits that have fed the souls of home gardeners for centuries, writes Elizabeth Licata.
One group trying to lay the groundwork for a second Donald Trump administration is out with a new policy book that aims to articulate an "America First" national security agenda.
No sport scapegoats coaches like hockey, Mike Harrington says. Part of the problem is the salary cap, combined with the willy-nilly way no-trade clauses have been handed out to players, make it tough to change the roster.
As Tuesday’s second anniversary of the mass shooting approaches, some community members wonder when the promised investment will pay off for people who live and work here.
Mayor Byron Brown says Erie County's formula for distributing sales tax revenue is fundamentally unfair, and he wants the state to intervene so that more of the money flows into the City of Buffalo.
For the second straight year, Bills Director of Player Personnel Terrance Gray walked The Buffalo News through the process of assembling the team's draft class.
Aside from more than $650,000 in grants issued in the months immediately after the May 14, 2022, racist mass shooting at the Tops supermarket on Jefferson Avenue, the Buffalo Together Community Response fund has spent none of its $6 million in funds.
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.
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.
Don't believe everything you see on social media. We debunk claims about a contagion, housing for migrants in New York City and watermelon mugs.
New study details eight recommendations to improve U.S. immigration enforcement and management, in light of a rapidly evolving reality at the southern border.
Don't believe everything you see on social media. We debunk claims involving Jeffrey Epstein, Nikki Haley and T-Mobile.
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While a handful of major chains operate normally on the final day of the year, many others close up shop early. Here's a rundown of New Year's Eve hours for stores across the U.S. this year.
A quick read of news from the past week and a look ahead at what's coming next.
According to heavyweight boxing champion Joe Louis, born on this date in 1914, "Every man's got to figure to get beat sometime."
According to the report, an Ellicottville police patrol responded to a medical alert alarm at the address about four miles northeast of the village at about 1:40 a.m. Friday and discovered the house in flames.
Three proposals for new light rail transit lines in Buffalo will be unveiled at a public meeting at 6 p.m. Wednesday in St. Philip's Episcopal Church Parish Hall, 15 Fernhill Ave.
The Hutch-Tech Engineers are No. 4 in the Section VI Class AA rankings with an 8-2 overall record.
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.
The Buffalo News will keep track of players who transfer in and out of the UB football program prior to the 2024 season.
The Buffalo News will keep track of players who commit to the Big 4’s men’s and women’s basketball programs as part of the incoming 2024 class.
This week's recipe roundup features meals that offer unique flavors that could bring you outside of your comfort zone in a good way.
Taylor Swift is shaking up her setlist in her first Eras Tour concerts since the release of “The Tortured Poets Department.”
Diane Shader Smith’s daughter, like thousands who die each year from drug-resistant infections, might have been saved if treatment came faster. Her mission now is to make sure it does.
Get Healthy. In addition to following mostly plant-based diets, drinking lots of water and getting plenty of quality sleep, many Blue Zone centenarians consider daily exercise the rule, not the exception.
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On this week’s episode of the Utterly Moderate Podcast, we are joined by Dr. Varoujan Gorjian, an astrophysicist with the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, to discuss science-related topics.
The Buffalo Bills plan on using rookies in key positions in 2024. That makes rookie minicamp even more important for the team. Mark Gaughan and Katherine Fitzgerald take a closer look at Keon Coleman and the entire 2024 draft class.
Mark and Katherine also share who they are looking forward to seeing during offseason workouts and how the 2024 schedule could play a role in determining who wins the AFC East.
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