COVID

Congressman Brian Higgins and Niagara Falls government and business leaders say the need to reopen the US border to Canadians is urgent. It will remain closed to non-essential travel during the holiday weekend, and local business advocates say commerce in the Cataract City continues to struggle.

Gov. Kathy Hochul announced New York Health Commissioner Howard Zucker's resignation during her Thursday COVID-19 briefing.

Doctors are learning there are long-term health problems for many people who had COVID. The medical mystery they’re looking at now is, for how long and in what ways.

While a wide majority of parents believe in-person instruction is the best option for their kids, more of those answering a newly-released survey also suggest with COVID vaccination rates as they currently are, they’d still prefer remote learning as an option at this time.

Erie County Executive Mark Poloncarz gives a COVID-19 update

The Erie County Department of Health announced Friday afternoon that the latest COVID infection statistics have increased enough to raise the area's status from "moderate" transmission risk to "substantial."

With Erie County on the brink of elevating to the CDC's next level of COVID transmission status, County Executive Mark Poloncarz addressed the Buffalo Niagara Partnership Friday morning, advising them they have the authority to require masks on their premises, regardless of vaccination status.

Municipalities are either limiting hours and access to their public pools, or keeping them closed this summer, due to a lack of available lifeguards.

On Wednesday, new guidelines provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention were put into action by New York State, allowing vaccinated…

Wednesday marked the easing of many COVID-19 restrictions in New York state, but at the State Capitol, many of those rules remain in place, including…