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Alex Simone
Multimedia Reporter-
Would you believe your eyes, if 10 million fireflies lit up the night? Local residents may be asking that question this weekend during Amherst's Fireflies Night at Walton Woods Park.
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Looming summer heat increases the importance of access to cooling appliances like air conditioners. But access to those resources could get tougher, with New York changing emissions standards.
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Firefighters spent one of the hottest days so far this year at a fire in downtown Buffalo’s Cobblestone District for multiple hours Tuesday.
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Community leaders are pursuing widespread landmark designations to preserve churches that the Catholic Diocese of Buffalo is planning to close.
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Former President Donald Trump has been found guilty on 34 counts of falsifying business records to cover up a hush money payment to an adult film star, and the fallout already is being felt locally.
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Under its plan, the diocese will close 54 of its 160 parishes. Diocesan officials said the plan would reduce the diocese’s property costs.
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Mass-singing events are becoming increasingly popular, but one local expert says the power people hold when united behind a common purpose isn’t limited to singing.
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The University at Buffalo crowds have cleared, but questions remain after police arrested 15 people during Wednesday’s pro-Palestine protest on campus.
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The fate of a new Musical Fare Theater facility will rest in the hands of Amherst residents, now that a special vote has been approved.
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The Western New York Science and Technology Advanced Manufacturing Park hit a new roadblock after the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service revoked its wastewater pipeline permit.