Mike Desmond
Multimedia ReporterMike Desmond is one of Western New York’s most experienced reporters, having spent nearly a half-century covering the region for newspapers, television stations and public radio. He has been with WBFO and its predecessor, WNED-AM, since 1988. As a reporter for WBFO, he has covered literally thousands of stories involving education, science, business, the environment and many other issues. Mike has been a long-time theater reviewer for a variety of publications and was formerly a part-time reporter for The New York Times.
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There is a long history of labor problems between the BTF and the union and that's continuing with seemingly little progress on issues like retiree health insurance changing start time in some schools to ease a bus shortage -
State AG Letitia James says hidden owners have taken millions of dollars out of The Villages of Orleans since 2015 and provided bad care, including 23 COVID deaths. The nursing home had no comment. -
Families of victims watched as Payton Gendron pleaded guilty to 25 counts, including terrorism and ten counts of first degree murder. Later, they made it clear during a news conference with their lawyers they wanted change in America and Gendron in prison -
Burning Books on Connecticut Street specializes in left-wing books and books about the people from across the world who are moving into the West Side community and drawing interest from neighbors about where they are from and why they moved. -
After a storm which left snow in some areas higher than residents, the cleanup continues, helped along by some school closings. -
West Seneca has a history of snow melting and creating flooding when its flow is blocked by ice clogs in town creeks -
Instead of clogging up the highways to get to work or potentially missing work altogether, tens of thousands of Western New Yorkers can simply Zoom in from home. -
The possibility of up to three feet of snow wasn't enough, with the possibility it might be deeper. Friday activities are being curtailed as the storm hits. -
This first storm of the 22-23 season could be two-feet or more, with a little Wednesday nght and settling in at two inches an hour Thursday and well into Friday -
The Common Council is holding a public hearing today about removing Trestle Alley on the East Side, one of the older city alleys. from the map. That would allow expansion of a business which sells old street brick and stone, heavily out of town.
