https://www.audacy.com/wben/news/local/are-school-board-politics-becoming-more-toxic 2023-05-18T20:00:28+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/as-school-board-elections-focused-on-book-bans-and-lgbtq-issues-there-are-some-who-feel-the-politics-of-school-boards-are-beco.webp?id=63646819&width=1200 File As school board elections focused on book bans and LGBTQ+ issues, there are some who feel the politics of school boards are becoming more toxic. One former school board member says it may get worse. daily https://www.audacy.com/wben/news/some-bps-parents-pushing-for-remote-option 2021-08-17T16:42:06+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/sam-radford.jpg?id=63646814&width=1200 Sam Radford daily https://www.audacy.com/wben/local-sports/bills/bills-players-excited-for-monday-night-football 2022-09-18T11:21:39+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/stefon-diggs.jpg?id=63646803&width=1200 Stefon Diggs https://www.audacy.com/media-library/stefon-diggs.jpg?id=63646799&width=1200 File Stefon Diggs daily https://www.audacy.com/wben/news/local/sentencing-in-sexual-assault-case-draws-ire 2021-11-20T12:06:30+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/20-year-old-christopher-belter-of-niagara-county-received-8-years-probation-for-the-sexual-assault-of-teenage-girls-at-his-famil.jpg?id=63648784&width=1200 20 year old Christopher Belter of Niagara County received 8 years probation for the sexual assault of teenage girls at his family's home 20 year old Christopher Belter of Niagara County received 8 years probation for the sexual assault of teenage girls at his family's home daily https://www.audacy.com/wben/news/local/cuomo-not-satisfied-with-nursing-home-vaccination-pace 2021-01-05T12:06:58+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/the-greenfields.jpg?id=63647189&width=1200 The Greenfields daily https://www.audacy.com/wben/news/local/are-students-in-a-learning-gap-from-remote-learning 2021-02-02T11:09:03+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/testing.jpg?id=63648762&width=1200 Testing https://www.audacy.com/media-library/testing.jpg?id=63648759&width=1200 Testing daily https://www.audacy.com/wben/local-sports/bills/after-4-0-weekend-can-pro-picks-get-super-bowl-teams-right 2021-01-22T18:34:59+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/josh-allen.jpg?id=63647390&width=1200 ORCHARD PARK, NEW YORK - JANUARY 16: Josh Allen #17 of the Buffalo Bills celebrates after defeating the Baltimore Ravens during the AFC Divisional Playoff game at Bills Stadium on January 16, 2021 in Orchard Park, New York. The Bills defeated the Ravens 17-3. (Photo by Bryan M. Bennett/Getty Images) Josh Allen daily https://www.audacy.com/wben/news/local/main-street-fire-former-fire-chief-buffalo-bishop-react-to-loss-of-buffalo-firefighter 2023-03-02T11:18:57+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/buffalo-n-y-buffalo-fire-and-police-standing-in-solidarity-on-main-st-as-they-heard-word-of-the-loss-of-the-firefighter.jpg?id=63647366&width=1200 BUFFALO, N.Y. - Buffalo Fire and Police standing in solidarity on Main St. as they heard word of the loss of the firefighter. BUFFALO, N.Y. - Buffalo Fire and Police standing in solidarity on Main St. as they heard word of the loss of the firefighter. daily https://www.audacy.com/wben/news/local/the-rush-is-on-at-the-broadway-market-in-buffalo 2023-03-27T00:36:39+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/broadway-market.png?id=63647359&width=1200 Broadway Market Manager Kathy Peterson speaks at the Broadway Market Saturday, March 25, 2023 Broadway Market daily https://www.audacy.com/wben/news/local/fda-looks-to-simplify-covid-vaccine-guidance-going-forward 2023-01-25T11:25:28+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/image.jpg?id=63647375&width=1200 . . daily https://www.audacy.com/wben/news/business/local-gas-prices-keep-falling 2022-09-19T07:53:55+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/gas-prices-continue-to-decline-here.jpg?id=63646796&width=1200 Gas prices continue to decline here daily https://www.audacy.com/wben/news/local/real-id-rush-is-on-at-local-dmvs 2025-05-05T14:41:33+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/erie-county-auto-bureau-southgate-plaza-west-seneca.jpg?id=63605521&width=1200 Erie County Auto Bureau, Southgate Plaza, West Seneca Erie County Auto Bureau, Southgate Plaza, West Seneca daily https://www.audacy.com/wben/articles/buffalo-planning-board-gives-final-approval-albright-knox-expansion 2020-09-09T05:58:51+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/cover-image.jpg?id=63647579&width=1200 Cover Image https://www.audacy.com/media-library/image.jpg?id=63647577&width=1200 daily https://www.audacy.com/wben/articles/buffalo-diocese-cuts-24-positions 2020-09-09T02:43:29+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/cover-image.jpg?id=63647578&width=1200 Cover Image https://www.audacy.com/media-library/image.jpg?id=63647574&width=1200 daily https://www.audacy.com/wben/articles/brown-lifts-some-parking-regulations 2020-09-09T02:43:31+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/cover-image.jpg?id=63647585&width=1200 Cover Image https://www.audacy.com/media-library/image.jpg?id=63647588&width=1200 daily https://www.audacy.com/wben/articles/niagara-county-announces-two-new-cases-of-covid-19 2020-09-09T02:32:39+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/niagara-county-courthouse.jpg?id=63647592&width=1200 Niagara County Courthouse https://www.audacy.com/media-library/image.jpg?id=63647593&width=1200 daily https://www.audacy.com/wben/news/local/can-buffalo-profit-from-marine-drive-apts 2023-03-02T13:01:13+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/as-input-is-being-welcomed-on-what-to-do-about-the-future-of-the-marine-drive-apartments-there-is-an-issue-of-whether-the-city.webp?id=63647357&width=1200 As input is being welcomed on what to do about the future of the Marine Drive Apartments, there is an issue of whether the city can have affordable housing while at the same time capitalize on the waterfront property. Some real estate experts say a mix of business and affordable housing can work. daily https://www.audacy.com/wben/articles/wben-buffalo-business-report-friday-july-12th-2019 2020-09-09T05:58:50+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/cover-image.jpg?id=63647575&width=1200 Cover Image https://www.audacy.com/media-library/image.jpg?id=63647576&width=1200 daily https://www.audacy.com/wben/news/local/why-the-lack-of-broadband-internet-in-rural-areas-across-ny 2020-10-08T02:59:09+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/internet-router-on-wheatfield-town-hall-october-7-2020.jpg?id=63647369&width=1200 Internet router on Wheatfield Town Hall. October 7, 2020 Internet router on Wheatfield Town Hall. October 7, 2020 daily https://www.audacy.com/wben/articles/arizona-state-tip-against-buffalo-bobby-hurley-and-nate-oats-go-head-head 2020-09-09T07:40:46+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/cover-image.jpg?id=63647569&width=1200 Cover Image https://www.audacy.com/media-library/image.jpg?id=63647584&width=1200 daily https://www.audacy.com/wben/news/business/new-statler-parking-plan-approved 2021-10-27T09:11:48+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/statler-parking-plan-approved.jpg?id=63647249&width=1200 Statler parking plan approved daily https://www.audacy.com/wben/news/local/kennedy-demanding-a-stop-to-trumps-executive-order 2025-04-24T21:35:11+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/congressman-tim-kennedy-speaking-out-on-president-trump-s-executive-order-putting-libraries-across-the-country-at-risk.jpg?id=63605006&width=1200 Congressman Tim Kennedy speaking out on President Trump's executive order putting libraries across the country at risk. daily https://www.audacy.com/wben/articles/firefighter-injured-while-battling-blaze-buffalo 2020-09-09T05:58:51+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/cover-image.jpg?id=63647580&width=1200 Cover Image https://www.audacy.com/media-library/image.jpg?id=63647586&width=1200 daily https://www.audacy.com/wben/articles/crash-leads-one-vehicle-near-splash-pad 2020-09-09T06:09:09+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/cover-image.jpg?id=63647581&width=1200 Cover Image https://www.audacy.com/media-library/image.jpg?id=63647582&width=1200 daily https://www.audacy.com/wben/news/local/erie-county-legislature-votes-to-oppose-lake-erie-windmills 2025-04-25T00:35:25+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/lake-erie-wind-turbines.jpg?id=63604996&width=1200 Wind turbines along the shoreline of Lake Erie in Lackawanna, N.Y. Lake Erie wind turbines daily https://www.audacy.com/wben/local-sports/bills/bills-sign-reid-ferguson-to-three-year-extension 2021-05-28T18:12:24+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/reid-ferguson.jpg?id=63555672&width=1200 Reid Ferguson https://www.audacy.com/media-library/outlet-liquor.jpg?id=63555667&width=1200 Outlet Liquor daily https://www.audacy.com/wben/news/weather/snow-just-enough-of-a-reminder-of-whats-to-come 2021-12-08T20:45:32+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/snow.jpg?id=63648223&width=1200 Snow falling and covering Route 219 in Orchard Park, Wednesday, December 8, 2021 Snow daily https://www.audacy.com/wben/news/local/lockport-schools-continue-to-deal-with-threats 2021-12-08T20:45:26+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/lockport-schools.jpg?id=63648232&width=1200 Lockport Schools daily https://www.audacy.com/wben/news/local/avoiding-road-rage-as-it-accelerates 2023-03-27T10:13:04+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/as-state-police-investigate-a-road-rage-shooting-last-week-aaa-of-western-and-central-new-york-says-avoiding-road-rage-can-be-a.jpg?id=63646503&width=1200 As State Police investigate a road rage shooting last week, AAA of Western and Central New York says avoiding road rage can be as simple as don't responding to aggression with aggression. https://www.audacy.com/media-library/as-state-police-investigate-a-road-rage-shooting-last-week-aaa-of-western-and-central-new-york-says-avoiding-road-rage-can-be-a.jpg?id=63646504&width=1200 As State Police investigate a road rage shooting last week, AAA of Western and Central New York says avoiding road rage can be as simple as don't responding to aggression with aggression. daily https://www.audacy.com/wben/news/local/hochul-proposes-lowering-co-hiring-age-to-18 2025-04-25T08:00:02+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/a-new-proposal-from-governor-hochul-would-allow-those-18-to-20-years-of-age-become-correctional-officers-in-a-bid-to-shore-up-st.jpg?id=63604995&width=1200 File A new proposal from Governor Hochul would allow those 18 to 20 years of age become correctional officers in a bid to shore up staffing. Reaction varies from monitoring to supporting it with a combination of other factors. daily https://www.audacy.com/wben/news/bills/bills-defense-looks-to-rebound-after-consecutive-losses 2020-10-23T00:39:11+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/buffalo-bills.jpg?id=63604987&width=1200 Buffalo Bills daily https://www.audacy.com/wben/local-sports/sabres/sabres-beat-canucks-5-1 2022-10-24T10:17:21+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/rasmus-dahlin-scored-for-the-fifth-straight-game-extending-his-nhl-record-for-defenseman-to-open-a-season-and-added-an-assist.jpg?id=63646757&width=1200 Sabres beat Vancouver Rasmus Dahlin scored for the fifth straight game, extending his NHL record for defenseman to open a season, and added an assist as the Buffalo Sabres beat the Vancouver Canucks 5-1 Saturday night. daily https://www.audacy.com/wben/news/local/how-erie-county-will-enforce-orange-zone-closures 2020-11-24T11:16:08+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/mark-poloncarz.jpg?id=63647247&width=1200 Mark Poloncarz daily https://www.audacy.com/wben/news/local/something-else-for-local-school-districts-to-worry-about 2021-09-25T11:41:12+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/students-across-the-country-are-videoing-themselves-stealing-soap-dispensers-microscopes-and-even-turf-off-stadium-football-fie.jpg?id=63647227&width=1200 A sign on a closed restroom at Lawrence High School in Lawrence, Kan. due to the TikTok bathroom challenge Students across the country are videoing themselves stealing soap dispensers, microscopes and even turf off stadium football fields and posting their heists on TikTok in a phenomenon dubbed "devious licks" that is bedeviling administrators and forcing them to shut down bathrooms. daily https://www.audacy.com/wben/news/weather/wheres-winter-damp-mild-conditions-continue-before-cooler-air-arrives 2023-12-28T04:11:35+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/buffalo-weather.jpg?id=63647335&width=1200 Buffalo Weather daily https://www.audacy.com/wben/news/weather/lake-effect-snow-drives-into-buffalo-metro-morning-commute 2023-11-02T19:42:39+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/buffalo-weather.jpg?id=63647339&width=1200 Buffalo Weather https://www.audacy.com/media-library/buffalo-weather.webp?id=63647340&width=1200 Buffalo Weather https://www.audacy.com/media-library/buffalo-weather.jpg?id=63647336&width=1200 Buffalo Weather daily https://www.audacy.com/wben/news/local/experts-say-no-need-to-cancel-thanksgiving-but-play-it-safe 2020-11-10T15:34:54+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/casserole.jpg?id=63646485&width=1200 Casserole daily https://www.audacy.com/wben/news/business/free-offering-for-local-non-profits-from-datasure24 2021-05-14T08:14:45+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/batavia-downs-hosting-walk-in-covid-clinic.png?id=63647548&width=1200 Batavia Downs hosting walk in COVID clinic daily https://www.audacy.com/wben/news/local/ny-27-candidates-square-off-in-annual-st-joes-debate 2020-10-21T16:11:00+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/candidates-for-new-york-s-27th-congressional-district-participate-in-the-annual-debate-held-by-st-joseph-s-collegiate-institute.jpg?id=63646502&width=1200 Candidates for New York's 27th congressional district participate in the annual debate held by St. Joseph's Collegiate Institute. October 21, 2020 Candidates for New York's 27th congressional district participate in the annual debate held by St. Joseph's Collegiate Institute. October 21, 2020 daily https://www.audacy.com/wben/news/business/nfta-and-feedmore-wny-receive-record-amount-of-donations 2023-12-29T14:26:21+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/nfta-and-feedmore-wny-double-donations.jpg?id=63647315&width=1200 NFTA and FeedMore WNY double donations daily https://www.audacy.com/wben/news/local/lancaster-parents-raise-concerns-over-lgbtq-coursework 2024-06-18T18:13:18+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/lancaster-board-of-education-meeting.jpg?id=63647325&width=1200 Lancaster, N.Y. - Several parents and other members of the Lancaster community attend the Lancaster School District Board of Education meeting on Monday, June 17, 2024 over concerns with LGBTQ+ coursework in the district. Lancaster Board of Education meeting daily https://www.audacy.com/wben/news/local/public-hearing-today-on-outer-harbor-amphitheater 2021-09-13T18:21:16+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/terminal-b.webp?id=63647239&width=1200 Terminal B https://www.audacy.com/media-library/terminal-b.webp?id=63647237&width=1200 Terminal B daily https://www.audacy.com/wben/local-sports/bills/bills-cut-brown-jefferson-to-free-up-much-needed-cap-space 2021-03-10T19:30:15+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/buffalo-bills.jpg?id=63646476&width=1200 MIAMI GARDENS, FLORIDA - SEPTEMBER 20: John Brown #15 of the Buffalo Bills celebrates after a 46-yard touchdown pass from Josh Allen #17 (not pictured) against the Miami Dolphins during the fourth quarter at Hard Rock Stadium on September 20, 2020 in Miami Gardens, Florida. (Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images) Buffalo Bills daily https://www.audacy.com/wben/news/local/gov-hochul-activates-state-emergency-operations-center-ahead-of-heat-wave-projected-to-impact-new-york 2024-06-19T10:06:08+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/buffalo-city-hall.jpg?id=63647319&width=1200 Buffalo City Hall daily https://www.audacy.com/wben/news/local/seven-deaths-from-overdoses-in-buffalo-tonawanda 2024-06-19T10:06:20+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/narcan.jpg?id=63647299&width=1200 Buffalo, N.Y. - Erie County offering life-saving supplies, such as Narcan and test strips, to prevent opioid overdoses. Narcan daily https://www.audacy.com/wben/news/local/ny-plans-to-fund-its-own-transit-and-bike-projects 2025-03-25T10:28:41+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/bike-lane.jpg?id=63604890&width=1200 Bike lane daily https://www.audacy.com/wben/news/business/niagara-falls-tech-firm-acquires-old-globe-metallurgy-site 2024-08-01T14:38:32+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/9-lives.jpg?id=63647514&width=1200 9 Lives daily https://www.audacy.com/wben/news/business/bisons-seeking-seasonal-workers 2021-05-18T08:04:57+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/bisons-hiring-seasonal-workers.jpg?id=63647494&width=1200 Bisons hiring seasonal workers daily https://www.audacy.com/wben/news/local/amherst-and-west-seneca-racing-for-regions-first-costco 2025-03-27T14:48:05+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/site-of-proposed-costco-ridge-lea-rd-amherst-march-27-2025.jpg?id=63604874&width=1200 Site of proposed Costco, Ridge Lea Rd., Amherst, March 27, 2025 Site of proposed Costco, Ridge Lea Rd., Amherst, March 27, 2025 daily https://www.audacy.com/wben/news/local/brief-lockdown-at-olmsted-school 2022-05-31T21:25:14+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/a-20-minute-lockdown-at-olmsted-school-156-after-a-report-of-a-student-with-a-gun-police-and-school-officials-say-that-student.jpg?id=63646557&width=1200 A 20 minute lockdown at Olmsted School 156 after a report of a student with a gun. Police and school officials say that student had a BB gun. https://www.audacy.com/media-library/a-20-minute-lockdown-at-olmsted-school-156-after-a-report-of-a-student-with-a-gun-police-and-school-officials-say-that-student.jpg?id=63646555&width=1200 A 20 minute lockdown at Olmsted School 156 after a report of a student with a gun. Police and school officials say that student had a BB gun. daily