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ALBANY, N.Y. — From Buffalo to Manhattan, demonstrators gathered at nine different New York coffeehouses on Sunday as part of a national week of action targeting Starbucks over its environmental impact. Protesters are raising concerns about the coffee giant's single-use polypropylene plastic cups, which are labeled as

Yankee BBQ in Hamburg has closed for good. The news came through a simple voice message left on the restaurant's phone line, confirming that the barbecue spot had shut its doors and thanking the community for its support. The closure comes just a year after the restaurant relocated to a...

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — New Directions Youth and Family Services teamed up with the Erie County Department of Health on Saturday at Daemen University to connect families with local resources. “We are celebrating the unit of families; coming together, finding resources, and just enjoying each other,” Kalombo Komoriko, Fa

There’s a new type of tour in town, and it’s called “Buffalo Frolics.” As the name suggests, this lighthearted tour outfit, operated by its founders, Christina (T) and Patty, is in place to give people an up close and personal vantage point of various Buffalo-based neighborhoods.

(Photo by Greg Hennessey) This week we’re shining a spotlight on JC Thompson, a veteran country-rock singer and guitarist from Western New York who earned his rightful place in the Buffalo Music Hall of Fame back in 1995. Fronting the JC Thompson Band, he’s spent years electrifying the local...

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — One person is dead following an accident involving a car and a motorcycle in the town of Pendleton Saturday, the Niagara County Sheriff’s Office said. Officers responded to the intersection of Lockport Road and Wheatfield-Pendleton Townline Road around 3 p.m. Preliminary investigation found that

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — From Little Rock, Arkansas, to the skies over Orchard Park, Matt Blue and John Judy are coming home. The Western New York natives are members of the Arkansas Air National Guard; Sunday, they’ll be flying a C-130 military aircraft over the new Highmark Stadium. “We’ve always talked Bills in the sq

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Crime Stoppers WNY hosted its annual Law Enforcement Recognition Awards ceremony at Salvatore’s on Friday to honor members of law enforcement, prosecutors, public servants, and community partners for their service. The ceremony included awards for Law Enforcement Achievement, Prosecutor of the Ye

First day for applications is Nov. 3; residents encouraged to apply online. Applications for Home Energy Assistance Program (HEAP) regular benefits will be accepted beginning Monday, Nov. 2, in Erie County. The Department of Social Services is strongly encouraging applicants to apply online or to utilize remote channel

Orchard Park is proposing to collect about $1.6 million more through its total tax levies next year, but what that means for individual homeowners is not yet clear.