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The Hispanic Heritage Foundation president and CEO spoke with BTPM NPR in advance of the Hispanic Heritage Council of Western New York’s celebration breakfast.

People taking the 190 through South Buffalo may want to consider an alternate route if they want to avoid construction. Improvements start Monday on the 190 both ways from South Ogden Street to about Clinton Street.

The celebration will feature food, music and live performances from local artists and musicians.

Buffalo Public Schools students and their parents rallied outside of a Board of Education meeting on Wednesday night, raising questions about the districts’ priorities.

The Town of Amherst is using new state funding of $5 million to improve its wastewater cryogenic plant. The plant processes more than 25 million gallons a day and has been in use for 40 years.

A new virtual reality experience of Niagara Falls is now open on the American side of the Falls, with a second educational exhibit set to open at the end of July.

An Erie County grand jury has indicted Minhaz Saddiqui, 33, the man accused of shooting a Buffalo police officer during a domestic violence response in May. If convicted on the highest count, he could face life in prison.

The City of Buffalo revealed its plan to keep Buffalo pools open and safe all summer long.

Commuting in an out of the City of Buffalo on I-190 will come with severe delays for the foreseeable future as the New York State Thruway Authority announced the start of a $61.8 million pavement project.

A 55-year-old Clarence man has been charged with second degree murder in the death of his wife early Thursday morning.