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- City of Buffalo posts new full-time ADA Coordinator job
- Buffalo Common Council approves $63K for full-time ADA coordinator position
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- 'You made a contract. You agreed to it. Live it.': Nurses voice concerns over staffing problems at ECMC
- Kaleida Health and its unions are looking to strengthen health care, staff and finances
- Kaleida Health and unions reach tentative labor deal, avoiding strike
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- The long-lasting impact of Saturday's shootings
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- Bills stadium benefit agreement to include $3 million a year for community work
- 'Racism is the issue here': Advocate pushes for prison reform after New York State Inspector General report
- State funds being put towards stabilizing older east side buildings through grant program
WBFO Older Adults News Desk
- Albany wants to take over an Orleans County nursing home, claiming owner fraud, bad care
- WNY nursing home workers get new contracts, while others threaten to go on five-day strikes
- New York home care shortage’s impact on dementia caregiving: ‘It takes so much out of you’
- ‘$13.20 doesn’t cut it’: Striking WNY nursing home workers seek $15 minimum for service positions
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- Women, life and freedom: WNY Iranian Americans on their fight for gender equality in Iran
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- Buffalo associate superintendent named to Time's 'Innovative Teachers of the Year' list
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- Black excellence in education: Fostering a sense of being among students of color in Buffalo
- Shortage of bus drivers hurts Buffalo Public Schools' academic recovery from COVID-19
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GOOD Meat, which grows chicken and other meat from animal cells in a production facility, is the second company to cross this hurdle. The move brings no-kill meat closer to sale in the U.S. -
The 28-year-old Black man died at a Virginia mental health facility earlier this month. A grand jury indicted 10 deputies and hospital workers on charges of second-degree murder.
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The Treasury Secretary said the administration is committed to protecting the U.S. banking system and customers who trust their money to it.
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A trio of lawsuits allege that JP Morgan Chase and Deutsche Bank actively enabled Jeffrey Epstein to run a sex-trafficking ring for underage girls. A judge partially denied a motion to dismiss.
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Due to a new Tennessee law limiting drag performances, many drag artists, as well as trans, nonbinary and gender-nonconforming musicians, worry about their prospects in Nashville and beyond.
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A new book argues the consulting industry is weakening businesses, harming the government, and distorting the economy.
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Rachel Jamison Webster learned she is related to Benjamin Banneker at a cousin's wedding. The news was unexpected, not only because of Banneker's place in history but also because the author is white.
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After a third winter storm in four months, calls for expanded snow removal services in the City of Buffalo grow louder.
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The National Weather Service has forecast further ice accumulation for the Buffalo area, making travel conditions slick and difficult.
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Reverend Raymond Allen is not only a pastor, but he's also addressing the issues of injustice in Niagara Falls.
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A winter weather advisory is in effect from 1p.m. Wednesday through 10 p.m. Thursday.
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The City of Buffalo and National Grid give an update on Winter Storm Olive preparedness Wednesday.
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Judge Susan Eagan sentenced the white gunman, who killed 10 Black people and injured 3 others in a racist attack in Buffalo on May 14, to life in prison without parole.
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The gunman who killed 10 Black people and injured three others in the May 14 racist mass shooting at the Jefferson Avenue Tops Market was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole on Tuesday.
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Workers of a West Side coffee house continue their strike for a second day. They say they won’t stop until their demands are met.
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