According to the Buffalo Police Department, the shooting happened around 5:30 a.m. Friday on Vermont Street, near the intersection of West Avenue.

The construction of a new exit on the Robert Moses Parkway in Lewiston just in time for summer has some Niagara Falls residents concerned that heavy traffic will be filtered through residential neighborhoods. YNN’s Meg Rossman takes a look at the new S…

“Small businesses are the engines of job growth in the new economy,” said Senator Timothy M. Kennedy, as he addressed a group of business owners gathered Thursday at the Innovation Center on the Buffalo Niagara Medical Campus. It was a meeting of the Small Business Advisory Board that Senator Kennedy created earlier this year to [...]

The following is a statement from Seneca Nation of Indians President Robert Odawi Porter about the death of former Nation President George Heron. Porter said today: “We mourn the passing of former Seneca President George Heron. He was our leader during a critical time in the 1960s when the atrocities associated with the Kinzua watershed [...]

The longer I live in China, the more I’m struck by an assortment of cultural differences. Some are just a little odd…others are dramatically different. Here’s my latest list of things that remind me I’m not living in America. The Parasol Parade You see a sea of umbrellas…surely a heavy downpour of rain must be [...]

(WECK 1230) — This adorable little kid is named Storm. Besides the above-listed adjectives, other details on the kid are few and far between. That’s because the parents want Storm to figure out if he’s a boy, girl or neither on his own. The fact that his, or her, “stuff” is going to limit this [...]

As we celebrate Memorial Day, and honor the brave American soldiers who have made the ultimate sacrifice for their country, we cannot escape the troubling reality that our nation has been in a perpetual state of war for nearly a decade. The United States and our NATO allies continue to occupy Afghanistan without a clearly [...]

  Some leftovers before the Memorial Day weekend holiday: * I’m not so sure that the applications for Rick Jeanneret’s job as the voice of the Buffalo Sabres will spike after Thursday’s announcement that he is cutting down his road schedule and only will work about 50-55 regular season games next season. It’s a great deal [...]

Steve McLaughlin of the National Weather Service joins the show to talk about the unusually wet spring and the forecast for Memorial Day Weekend. Download audio file (052711_nws.mp3) Steve Mason from WNY Hockey Magazine joins the show. Download audio file (052711_mason.mp3) Joe Major of the Sports Insiders joins the show. Download audio file (052711_calleri.mp3) Michael [...]

I needed some time off because I’m busy searching for a new apartment, so I handed this one over to the Creepy Voice. She’s got an important message for all of you new graduates out there, so click play and take heed.

Jerry, let me tell you something, a man without hand is not a man.  I got so much hand I’m coming out of my gloves. – George Costanza, “The Pez Dispenser“ 1. I haven’t written much of anything about the county redistricting clusterfiasco because NY-26 has been a preoccupation. Most of what I’m going to [...]

Let’s get this out of the way: Congratulations to Kathy Hochul. Back in February when Kathy’s name starting making the rounds as the probable Democratic candidate for the NY-26 special election, I wasn’t exactly jumping out of my seat to cheer. It wasn’t because I didn’t like her or because I didn’t think she would [...]

I’m going to lead with the time sensitive stuff, because this week’s update is a doozy. This Saturday! CBW will reprise its role in the production of Guys Brew Beer and Talk About Their Brewery at the Bidwell farmers market. I assume you’re all familiar with Bidwell, but it’s a farmer’s market. You can get [...]

  In this edition of officially Yours Mark Simon and Peter Calieri are joined by PJ Cauley who calls in to discuss coaches clinic, Buffalo City schools current and former athletic directors Dave Thomas and Aubrey Lloyd talk about City of Buffalo Hight school sports. later on the show is joined by Tim Slade to [...]

Set 1 Sad Songs and Waltzes (Willie Nelson cover) > Italian Leather Sofa > Opera Singer > Rock ‘n’ Roll Lifestyle > Long Time > Mustache > Man (Wasted) > Shadow Stabbing > Wheels > Mexico > Bound > Away > Guitar > Sick of You Set 2 The Dist…