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Acting Buffalo Mayor Christopher Scanlon and Erie County District Attorney Michael Keane announced charges in connection with a fire scene at which a 29-year-old woman and her 4-day-old baby were found dead.
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Anna Moneymaker/Getty ImagesPresident Trump is plowing ahead with plans to build a grand ballroom where the East Wing of the White House currently stands. The plans have not gone through the committee tasked with overseeing such projects. -
Becky Barnicoat for NPRWhy does my toddler say "no" to everything? Say everything is "mine"? Want to crash into everything? Child development experts unpack common toddler behaviors and offer advice on how parents can cope.
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The Trump administration has finalized a plan to open the coastal plain of Alaska's Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to oil and gas drilling, renewing long-simmering debate over whether to drill in one of the nation's most sensitive wilderness areas. -
SNAP, the country's largest anti-hunger program, dates back to the Great Depression and has never been disrupted this way. Most recipients are seniors, families with kids, and those with disabilities. -
Demonstrators at No Kings protests around the U.S. dressed up as frogs and other animals. Many said they were trying to counter the GOP narrative that they are radical leftists who hate America. -
U.S. chess grandmaster Daniel Naroditsky died this week at age 29. Former world champion Vladimir Kramnik had accused Naroditsky, among others, of cheating in the sport. -
Over the past few days, cattle ranchers and agricultural groups have been sounding the alarm that a plan to import more foreign beef would hurt struggling ranchers.
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Schumer, the Democratic minority leader, said many New Yorkers are facing thousands of dollars more in premiums. -
Advocates across the state are unhappy with proposed cuts to the state’s EmPower+ program, which supports energy costs for low-and-moderate income households. -
Governor Kathy Hochul is adding money to an already hefty state road repaving project. She announced Wednesday that $800 million will be added to the state’s five-year, $34 billion Capital Plan. -
Blue Jays fans and even Canadians in general are getting excited as the team readies for its first World Series in 32 years. BTPM NPR's Canada correspondent Dan Karpenchuk has more from Toronto. -
Millions across the nation turned out for the second nationwide protest referred to as “No Kings,” meant to push back on moves by President Donald Trump and his administration. In Albany, people from all backgrounds showed up to make their voices heard and protest what many called an authoritarian takeover. -
Every player who started for the Toronto Blue Jays in Game 7 of the American League Championship Series Monday night previously played at least one game for the Buffalo Bisons. It is the latest of highs in a special relationship between two baseball clubs dating back 12 years.
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Buffalo Comptroller Barbara Miller-Williams said she will appeal the court's decision, believing there is a "strong possibility" the judge's decision will be overturned. -
A priest within the Catholic Diocese of Buffalo has been suspended over allegations of sexually harassing adults, and inappropriate workplace and ministerial conduct. -
A traveling campaign rolled into Buffalo urging New York State leaders to honor the HALT Act, which limits solitary confinement. It came on the day verdicts were announced in the prison death of Robert Brooks.
Arts & Culture Beat
- The Faces Behind the Fair: How BCAT’s Community Resource Event Brings Buffalo Together
- Theater Talk: Hear Anthony's amusing family trip for DAMN YANKEES, THE VERY HUNGRY CATERPILLAR, and more! Meanwhile, there are plenty of local openings (click through for listings).
- Theater Talk: THE BOOK OF WILL at RLTP has it all; Bring extra Kleenex to THE NOTEBOOK at Shea's; YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN (Starring Buffalo) was so funny!; last weekend for A GRAND NIGHT FOR SINGING (snappy Rodgers & Hammerstein revue) at Kenan.
- Theater Talk: THE BOOK OF WILL CONTINUES at RLTP, Tom Dudzik on two stages, Last weekend at Shawfest, Openings include NOTEBOOK at Shea's, GRAND NIGHT FOR SINGING at Kenan, YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN at Shea's 710. See listings!
Disabilities Beat
- 2025 Erie County area general election candidates speak with disability community
- Disabilities Beat: The hidden danger of medication errors, how to avoid them
- 'Not guaranteed across the country' COVID vaccine clinics fill up after New York executive order
- ‘We just want to hear it’: New York State Office of Mental Health seeks feedback on services