Mike Desmond

Instead of clogging up the highways to get to work or potentially missing work altogether, tens of thousands of Western New Yorkers can simply Zoom in from home.

With Democratic control of Congress at stake in the mid-term elections, Vice President Kamala Harris is on the road saying the Inflation Reduction Ace will ease inflation. She told a University at Buffalo audience that students and faculty can change the world with science fighting climate change.

New York State Republican Chair Nick Langworthy declared a slim victory over Carl Paladino early Wednesday morning in an unusual primary race that saw two candidates close to former President Donald Trump duking it out for the most conservative district in the state.

The Chautauqua Institution has long been pushing Albany for peace officer status for its security officers, something probably more urgent in the wake of the attack on world-renowned writer Salman Rushdie. After that attack, the Institution tightened security on the grounds, including a photo ID requirement at the gates.

Myles Carter is a well-known Buffalo activist. He was surrounded Sunday at a news conference in Macedonia Missionary Baptist by people who say they need help they aren't getting enough help from the Buffalo 5/14 Survivors Fund. That's why he's starting a GoFundMe page to help them.'

When travel collapsed in the early stages of the Pandemic and Canada closed its border, Amtrak shut down service between Niagara Falls, NY and Toronto on the Maple Leaf train. Now, service is returning, as border controls ease.

Buffalo Police say a student and a security guard were both shot at McKinley High School late Wednesday afternoon. The guard's injuries are relatively minor, the student however is undergoing surgery with few concrete details being released.

The state Office of Cannabis Management is still working through the legal process. Cannabis Control Board Chair Tremaine Wright told a Western New York webinar Thursday evening that the final rules should be starting their way through the next stage in late winter or early spring.

Very sick or injured people are going to have a little better chance of survival under new state legislation allowing blood transfusions in air ambulance services.

Travel across the U.S.-Canadian border may be further eased as early as Thursday. That's from Rep. Brian Higgins (D-Buffalo) after a meeting Wednesday between members of Congress and a group of Canadian officials led by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.