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Schools and COVID remain at the center of the pandemic, trying to keep kids in the classroom routinely. One suburban district is launching a pilot program that gives unvaccinated students a chance to stay in class if they are a close contact of someone who tests positive.
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- New South Buffalo movie studio moves $2M closer to completion
- Theater Talk: MARGARITAVILLE at Shea's, LOOPED at New Phoenix, RENT at Shea's 710 and, one night only, Emily Yancey stars in the opera SUSANNAH on WNED-TV
- Western New York represented at 2021 Media Access Awards
- 30 local artists to showcase original creations
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WBFO Disabilities Desk
- $1.5B in one-time federal funding coming to direct support professionals in NYS
- BE SAFE wins $1 million grant to aid seniors, people with disabilities victimized by domestic abuse
- Have Brown and Walton lived up to promises of using ASL interpretation and captioning?
- Accessible voting options explained during webinar today
WBFO Health & Wellness Desk
- No Omicron yet in New York State, but Gov. Hochul expects a COVID surge is coming
- Complications from pregnancy and delivery estimated at $32B for babies born in 2019
- Test program connects on-scene first responders to overdose referral network
- Erie County mandates masks in public places, more restrictions to come if COVID numbers don’t go down
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WBFO Older Adults News Desk
- Erie County’s senior dining adapts during pandemic to get food to oft-food-insecure population
- Buffalo nursing home picket turns into celebration of new contract, pay raises
- ‘Strung along with one-year extensions,’ nursing home workers say protracted sale to Elderwood is preventing long-term contract
- Buffalo’s homeowners are aging fast. What will India Walton and Byron Brown do about it?
WBFO Women's News Desk
- Assembly report confirms attorney general's findings that Cuomo sexually harassed multiple women
- Lewiston sexual assault case gaining in national attention
- Capital Pressroom host shares insights into Cuomo sexual harassment transcripts
- Cuomo harassment probe transcripts released, including former governor’s testimony
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As Congress works to pass the annual defense policy bill, lawmakers work to ensure efforts to reform the military justice system remain. -
The trailblazing U.S.-born star and civil rights activist was given France's highest honor on Tuesday when she was inducted into the Pantheon. She first achieved fame in Paris in the 1920s.
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The House committee investigating the Capitol attack had threatened Meadows with a criminal contempt referral because he had previously refused to cooperate.
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Stocks fell on Tuesday as investors weighed the potential economic fallout from the new coronavirus variant. Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell said the central bank could end its bond-buying early.
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Picoult's pandemic-inspired story focusing on a character stranded in the Galápagos Islands highlights how events can change us — and offer perspective.
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African nations are bristling at the restrictions imposed on them by rich countries — and say they are harmful to local economies and discriminate against countries in the region.
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In his new memoir, From Staircase to Stage, rapper Raekwon recalls watching as that relatively serene New York City neighborhood rapidly declined, succumbing to the wildfires of the crack epidemic.
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New York Governor Kathy Hochul released a statement yesterday that state health officials are closely monitoring the new COVID-19 variant, called Omicron, but that it has not been identified in the state as yet.
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Former Erie County Legislator Betty Jean Grant has been charged with harassing a voter.
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Four intersections on Hampshire Street on Buffalo's West Side now have proper crosswalks, painted according to federal rules.
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Beginning Tuesday in Ontario, families can book COVID-19 vaccines for their children ages 5-11.
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Erie County Executive Mark Poloncarz will hold a COVID-19 briefing on Tuesday at 2 p.m. Watch it live here.
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When Kevin Hardwick takes over as Erie County comptroller Jan. 1, he's going to be looking for low-hanging fruit in government spending. His plan is to look at government collaborations that might save money by working together.
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One of Buffalo's oldest buildings was the site of the oldest profession, at a time when prostitution was apparently rampant in the growing port city. Preservation Buffalo Niagara said the building can be saved and the agency is working on a redevelopment plan.
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Buffalo turned the ball over four times, allowed Jonathan Taylor to score a franchise-record five times, in dropping to 6-4 and out of the AFC East Division lead. The Bills have lost three of five and face a short week in preparing to play at New Orleans on Thursday night.
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