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Cheektowaga councilmember Stephen Nowicki resigns; Democrats seek candidates for Nov. 3 ballot
Stephen Nowicki has resigned from the Cheektowaga Town Council effective immediately amid residency questions; the Democratic Committee is accepting candidate resumes for the Nov. 3, 2026 ballot through July 20.
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State awards nearly $42.6M in HECap grants; Rochester General College of Health Careers receives $5M
Governor Hochul announced nearly $42.6M in state HECap grants to modernize campuses statewide. Rochester General College of Health Careers was awarded $5M for renovations to its Innovation and Learning Center.
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After Dark Presents: Tickets on sale for Spite, Steel Beans, Improvement Movement, A Thousand Horses and more
After Dark Presents has tickets on sale for a series of Buffalo and Central New York shows including Spite (Town Ballroom), Steel Beans and A Thousand Horses at Rec Room.
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$54.4M steel repair and seismic retrofit project begins on South Grand Island Bridges; completion set for late 2028
State officials say a $54.4 million project to perform steel repairs and seismic retrofits on the South Grand Island Bridges has begun; work is funded largely by a $39 million federal PROTECT grant and is expected to finish in late 2028.
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Disproving claim Minneapolis shooter Robin Westman was Jewish
A 23-year-old, who killed an 8- and 10-year-old in a Catholic church, became the focus of many rumors.
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Here’s what we know about alleged uprising at ‘Alligator Alcatraz’
Detainees reportedly called a TV station claiming that guards beat detainees and released tear gas while a fire alarm blared and a helicopter circled.
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Liz Cheney falsely linked to letter urging Democrats to fight Trump’s ‘authoritarian machine’
"I don't want to hear another polite flor speech," the letter says. "I want strategy."
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Chemotherapy drugs to treat cancer came from mustard gas?
Yale pharmacologists in the 1940s realized mustard gas attacked white blood cells, which could have therapeutic properties in lymphatic cancers.
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North Carolina man once robbed bank for $1 in attempt to get healthcare in prison
James Richard Verone, who was unemployed, was arrested in June 2011 after a desperate plan to receive medical attention.
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12 images we’ve fact-checked about climate change
Maps or images allegedly showing rising sea levels or increasing temps often circulate online. Some are real, others are not.
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Cheektowaga councilmember Stephen Nowicki resigns; Democrats seek candidates for Nov. 3 ballot
Stephen Nowicki has resigned from the Cheektowaga Town Council effective immediately amid residency questions; the Democratic Committee is accepting candidate resumes for the Nov. 3, 2026 ballot through July 20.
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State awards nearly $42.6M in HECap grants; Rochester General College of Health Careers receives $5M
Governor Hochul announced nearly $42.6M in state HECap grants to modernize campuses statewide. Rochester General College of Health Careers was awarded $5M for renovations to its Innovation and Learning Center.
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After Dark Presents: Tickets on sale for Spite, Steel Beans, Improvement Movement, A Thousand Horses and more
After Dark Presents has tickets on sale for a series of Buffalo and Central New York shows including Spite (Town Ballroom), Steel Beans and A Thousand Horses at Rec Room.
Top Stories
$54.4M steel repair and seismic retrofit project begins on South Grand Island Bridges; completion set for late 2028
State officials say a $54.4 million project to perform steel repairs and seismic retrofits on the South Grand Island Bridges has begun; work is funded largely by a $39 million federal PROTECT grant and is expected to finish in late 2028.
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Western New York golfers among field at 96th NYS Women’s Amateur at Pinehaven
Pinehaven Country Club in Guilderland hosts the NYS Women’s Amateur and Mid‑Amateur July 20-21; Western New York players including Lockport’s Natalie Wasik and East Aurora’s Kim Kaul are among the field.
