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Why do we carve pumpkins for Halloween? Tracing the history
The tradition of making jack-o'-lanterns to ward off spirits has roots in Irish folklore.
Fact Check
Watch out for these 8 claims about polling stations, ballots
Election fraud and lost ballots rumors we've investigated are spreading widely ahead of the midterm elections.
National News
Global outcry sinks ‘unethical’ RFK Jr.-backed study targeting newborns
A vaccine study championed by Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has collapsed after a global outcry over plans to give only half of 14,000 newborn participants a hepatitis B vaccine at birth.The World Health Organization deemed the proposed trial in Guinea-Bissau “unethical,” even after…
Politics & Government
Governor Hochul Announces More than $400 Million Investment in the State’s Capital City
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GPiK_rtDT2w Governor Kathy Hochul today celebrated the FY26 Enacted Budget investments in Albany’s downtown by launching the Championing Albany’s Potential (CAP) Initiative, a...
Politics & Government
Governor Hochul Celebrates Affordability Wins in Budget Deal for Western New Yorkers
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0sFmKwcuMhk Governor Hochul highlighted the affordability proposals she secured in the FY 2026 New York State Budget deal for Western New Yorkers and...
Politics & Government
Governor Hochul Visits the Seneca Nation of Indians
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FaOWtEJMuTU Governor Kathy Hochul today visited the Cattaraugus Territory of the Seneca Nation of Indians to issue a formal apology for New York...
Politics & Government
Major milestone alert: The first flyover on the new I-81 in Syracuse is officially open!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pe-Z1PvL8Oc This historic project reconnects communities, rebuilds our infrastructure, and creates good-paying jobs — a win-win-win for Central New York.
Politics & Government
VIDEO: Cheektowaga Councilman MIchael Jasinski Verbally Threatens Town Employee
Statement from Cheektowaga Democratic Committee Chair Lynn Dearmyer
We received the attached police report and video of Councilmember Michael Jasinski threatening a resident at a...
Crime & Courts
FORMER CORRECTIONS OFFICER ARRAIGNED FOR CONSPIRACY TO PROVIDE CONTRABAND TO JAIL INMATE
Erie County District Attorney Michael J. Keane announces that Matthew J. Morano, 29, of Depew, was arraigned yesterday afternoon before Alden Town Court Justice Michael Cole on...
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Fact Check
Why do we carve pumpkins for Halloween? Tracing the history
The tradition of making jack-o'-lanterns to ward off spirits has roots in Irish folklore.
Fact Check
Watch out for these 8 claims about polling stations, ballots
Election fraud and lost ballots rumors we've investigated are spreading widely ahead of the midterm elections.
National News
Global outcry sinks ‘unethical’ RFK Jr.-backed study targeting newborns
A vaccine study championed by Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has collapsed after a global outcry over plans to give only half of 14,000 newborn participants a hepatitis B vaccine at birth.The World Health Organization deemed the proposed trial in Guinea-Bissau “unethical,” even after…
National News
Mass ‘Black October’ panic as insiders suddenly whisper about possible internet lockdowns
Mass “Black October” panic is stoking fears of a looming internet lockdown, as attackers race to exploit a critical flaw in much of the web and banks scramble to rein in AI agents inside customer accounts.Some major U.S. banks are finding unvetted third-party AI agents…
