Ryan Zunner
Assistant Managing EditorRyan is the assistant managing editor of BTPM News. He first joined the organization in the summer of 2018 as an intern, rising through the ranks to weekend host and junior reporter before leaving in 2021.
He then had stints in public service, Top 40 radio, and TV news production. It was there he was nominated for a New York State Emmy Award for coverage of the May 14 Mass Shooting in Buffalo.
Hailing from Kenmore, N.Y. and a graduate of Hilbert College, he re-joined BTPM News in August of 2024. Ryan is an enrolled Oneida citizen of Six Nations of the Grand River Reserve.
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According to Golisano Children's Hospital, there were just 10 youth patients treated for e-bike injuries in 2024. So far in 2026, that number stands at 114. -
Modeled after hockey's 11 Day Power Play which raises money for cancer research, the 7th Inning Stretch will be a week-long baseball and softball game raising money for local mental health services and support organizations. -
The contracts cover landscaping and road paving which Niagara Falls Mayor Robert Restaino said is critically needed. Council members agree, but say they want more details on where the money is going. -
Residents in the town of Tonawanda have an opportunity that leaders say will help shape the community’s future development and infrastructure. The 10-year Comprehensive Plan online survey is now live, soliciting feedback from residents on a wealth of issues. -
A Bills home game jumped from fifth place last year to first place this year in terms of most costly. The study from The Action Network used average prices for four tickets, two hot dogs, two pops, two beers and parking. -
The region's largest hotel is set to begin a major renovation of 22 floors of rooms, the first such project since the hotel portion of Seneca Niagara Resort & Casino opened around 20 years ago. -
Moog, founded in Western New York in 1951, marked its 75th anniversary Thursday with the unveiling of a new $150 million Advanced Integrated Manufacturing facility at its headquarters in Elma. -
An engineering firm representing the fast food chain presented a plan to the Lancaster Town Board this week to build a restaurant on Transit Road, at the corner of William Street and Losson Road. -
HOTA Industrial was announced as the latest tenant to move into Hwa Fong Industrial Park along Sheridan and River Road. The campus is the former Sumitomo Rubber Plant, which abruptly shuttered in November 2024, leaving more than 1,500 without jobs. -
The local moratorium mirrors much of what was included in Gov. Kathy Hochul's statewide moratorium. Town officials say this gives them more time to research possible new regulations, and lobby state leaders for shared framework.
