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1199SEIU voted Friday to ratify a three-year contract with Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center and Health Home Services. It comes after five months of contract talks. It includes a 4% wage increase each year of the deal. It also includes increased pensions, more time off and adding Juneteenth as a...

TOWN OF TONAWANDA, N.Y. (WIVB) — The Kenmore-Tonawanda Union Free School District is setting kindergarteners up for success by teaching students all about bus safety before the first day of school. In a few weeks, many students will board a yellow bus and head to school for the first time. This milestone can be...

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WKBW) — Buffalo Police are investigating the theft of Puerto Rican flags along Niagara Street, just days before the Puerto Rican and Hispanic Day Parade of WNY. In a statement Sunday, the Buffalo Police Department said it is aware of the theft and will be working with...

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WKBW) — The Bird's Nest aerial arts studio in Buffalo has canceled all classes indefinitely after an accident late Thursday night that claimed the life of one of its co-owners. In a statement on the studio's Facebook page, co-owner Kimberly Armella said the accident happened during a...

Antique farm equipment display a place to appreciate both agriculture and history....

Today, we gather not just for music, but for something deeper — a moment to come together as a community. The Buffalo Jazz Festival Prelude: A New Orleans Celebration is more than an event; it’s a testament to our city’s resiliency, our shared love of jazz, and our belief in the joy that comes when we celebrate...

A local guinea pig rescue group saved a half-dozen guinea pigs recently that were left out at Buffalo’s Outer Harbor. One of the guinea pigs was also pregnant, giving birth to three babies, totaling the number to nine. Read more from WBEN:

Police in Niagara County spent the past week arresting people accused of crimes.

Supporting the Buffalo Zoo has never been easier! The Buffalo Zoo is proud to announce the return of “Tops Shops for the Animals” in partnership with Tops Friendly Markets, happening Saturday, Aug. 9, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at select Tops locations. During this special event, shoppers...

BUFFALO, N.Y. — A single life lost has far-reaching ripple effects. It can be even harder when that loss results from suicide. While youth suicides are generally going down, they’re spiking among Black youth, especially males. That's why one program is turning to churches to help. “It’s like...