Thomas O'Neil-White
ReporterBorn in Louisville, Kentucky, Thomas moved to Western New York at the age of 14. A graduate of Buffalo State College, he majored in Communications Studies and was part of the sports staff for WBNY. When not following his beloved University of Kentucky Wildcats and Boston Red Sox, Thomas enjoys coaching youth basketball, reading Tolkien novels and seeing live music.
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New York State Republican Committee Chair Nick Langworthy’s state-wide Just Say No tour made its stop outside the Erie County Board of Elections in downtown Buffalo Thursday. Langworthy, State Senator Rob Ortt and Assemblyman William Barclay oppose several proposals on the ballot for the upcoming election. -
A new affordable housing complex is set to welcome its first tenants at the end of the year.
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After a 19-month closure the United States will open its northern border to vaccinated Canadians beginning in November.
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A popular East Buffalo restaurant is expanding into downtown
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Democratic Mayoral nominee India Walton unveiled a 7-point plan to improve East Side Buffalo neighborhoods.
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The City of Niagara Falls kicked off the start of Indigenous Peoples Weekend, the first of its kind in the city, Thursday with the raising of the flag of the Iroquois Confederacy outside of City Hall.
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Writer Nanette Massey is bringing her workshop "Moving Beyond White Fragility: Honest and Effective Conversations About Race" to the Burchfield Penney Art Center. She sat down with WBFO's Thomas O'Neil-White to talk white fragility and breaking down barriers for better race relations.
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This fall semester, Grandmaster Flash is working directly with University at Buffalo and Buffalo State College students as part of UB's Artists Collaboratory Working Artists Lab to present Hip Hop-inspired programming.
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State and local officials were on hand as construction started to turn the former School 75 into an affordable housing complex, half of which will house formerly homeless veterans.
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Underlying charges were dismissed for Buffalo Five members John Walker and Darryl Boyd. Now they seek monetary compensation for their years behind bars.
