WNY News Headlines


Last Updated March 31st, 19:37 2026

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Buffalo News:

  • Trump signs order directing creation of national voter list sure to face legal challenges
  • Common Council approves $1.7 million in legal settlements as budget gap looms
  • Harvesting collectibles from Bills stadium marks start to demo phase
  • Bills officially pick up Dalton Kincaid's fifth-year contract option. Now they need to keep him on the field
  • EPA to investigate lead-contaminated soil on Buffalo's East Side
  • Represented by a co-conspirator? Gerace gets short delay in sentencing over an issue looming in his other case

    • Buffalo Business First:

    Buffalo Business First News Barfed! Something broke!

    Buffalo Rising:

  • Big Reveal: 375 Michigan Avenue
  • Hands-on Compost + Soil Workshop @ Buffalo Worm Works
  • Wiechec’s 2026 Polka Contest on Dyngus Day!
  • Spanish Classes at El Buen Amigo, and (Coming Soon) New Mural Depicting History of the Americas
  • Buffalo Is Broke; The Options for Returning to Fiscal Stability Are Limited
  • (Great) Allentown News

    • Art Voice:

  • Kristi Noem Breaks Her Silence After Report Claims Her Husband Bryon Led A Secret Double Life
  • Billy Strings Just Dropped His Fall 2026 Tour Dates And Tickets Go On Sale Friday
  • Supreme Court Strikes Down Colorado’s Conversion Therapy Ban In An 8-1 Decision And The Implications Are Serious
  • Ethan Hawke Got His First Best Actor Nomination At 55 And This Is Why
  • Elizabeth Taylor Music Video Just Dropped And Here’s What You Need To Know
  • Taylor Swift Dropped The Elizabeth Taylor Music Video And Fans Need To See This

    • Jamestown Post-Journal:

  • Calling All Anglers: Trout Restocking Begins As Season Open Nears
  • Chautauqua Town To Clean Up Problem Property
  • Apollo’s impatient old-timers are rooting for NASA’s return to the moon with Artemis II launch
  • Development Dept. Begins Annual HUD Action Plan
  • Life’s Journey: Cheronis Sings His Way ‘Back Home’
  • They’re Back: Jackals Return To Area For Clinic

    • Batavia Daily News:

  • STREAM U.S. execs applaud STAMP’s infrastructure
  • 3 from Genesee County Sheriff's Office honored with '2025 Hero' awards
  • RTS shifting its bus hub to Jefferson and Alva
  • PHOTOS: Police and firefighters hit the ice
  • All aboard: Massive 'Big Boy' steam locomotive to travel through GLOW region
  • UPDATE: State police called to investigate Warsaw school bus odor

    • NY Times - NY Region:

  • Republican Candidate for N.Y. Governor Is Denied Public Matching Funds
  • Four Tied to N.Y.C. Shelter Contractor Are Charged in Corruption Inquiry
  • Zohran Mamdani Puts New York City Back on TikTok
  • Should Rich New Yorkers Get Free Stuff, Too? Mamdani Says Yes.
  • Cesar Chavez Was a Voice for Mexican Americans Like Me. Now, We Grieve.
  • The Push to Ban Cars From All New York City Parks

    • The Toronto Star:

    Toronto Star Failed! Something broke!

    Discovering Buffalo, One Street at a Time:

  • Rand Ave: Squabble With Your Neighbor Over Whose Road is Better, Get a Street Named After You
  • Butler Avenue: Start the Buffalo Evening News, Get a Street Named After You
  • Butler Place: the Fitch Institute and Fitch Creche – Buffalo Social Work Pioneers
  • The Great Buffalo Streets Contest of 1910-11
  • Mayor Chandler Wells and the Great Wells Street Fire: Lost History of Downtown Buffalo
  • Free Downtown History Walking Tours!

    • Investigative Post:

  • Hochul noncommittal on STAMP data center
  • A politician with principles and a backbone
  • Revitalizing Buffalo’s Theatre District
  • Opioid settlement money unspent, misused
  • Pension battle heating up in Albany
  • Save the Michaels ousts founder from board

    • WGRZ:

  • Defense secretary lifts suspension of 2 pilots of helicopter that flew near Kid Rock's home
  • Oracle begins notifying employees of another round of layoffs
  • Trump signs order directing creation of a national voter list, a move sure to face legal challenges
  • What is hydrocodone? A look into what officials said they found in Tiger Woods' pocket during his latest DUI arrest
  • Tiger Woods addresses Florida DUI arrest, says he will step away for a while
  • Kenmore East reacts to their best overall delegation award at WNY Model United Nations General Assembly competition

    • WIVB:

  • Severe thunderstorm watch throughout WNY
  • Deconstruction of Highmark Stadium begins
  • Call 4 Action: School bus delays leaves child waiting for hours in Buffalo
  • Juicy Burger Bar announces permanent closure
  • Man charged with attempted murder in shooting of Dunkirk police officer
  • Bills GM: Less preseason games, expanded rosters needed for potential 18-game season

    • WKBW:

  • Demolition begins at Highmark Stadium with collection of memorabilia underway
  • High lead levels found in soil outside homes on Buffalo's East Side
  • Trump orders tighter rules around mail-in voting, setting up legal challenges
  • Western New York consortium seek solutions to severe healthcare worker shortages
  • Vance announces new book about finding his ‘way back to faith’
  • Chautauqua officials prepare to tackle weeds in Chautauqua Lake this summer

    • Reddit Buffalo:

  • TSA Wait Times at Buffalo Niagara International Airport
  • New Policy: Verified News Sources
  • Anyone else seeing this Strobe Lightning???
  • Street flooding
  • Hey there, looking for suggestions on where to hit up to book my band in town this June. Any recommendations?
  • Single-tracking to start for next several months

    • WBFO:

  • Health care groups launch event to share resources, concerns
  • Open Buffalo's East Side Soil Project report reveals high lead contamination levels
  • 'Stuff's selling out': Old Highmark Stadium memorabilia sales exceed expectations
  • New poll shows narrowing gap in race for New York Governor
  • Rivera, local organizations urge oversight of Sheriff's Office as questions remain over Alam death
  • New bill would help renovate 'white elephants' like the Central Terminal

    • Spectrum Buffalo:

  • N.Y. Assemblymember Glick: SCOTUS ruling against conversion therapy ban 'will immediately harm LGBTQ+ youngsters'
  • Cannabis users crossing state lines, as N.Y. marks 5 years since state law was passed to legalize recreational marijuana
  • Gowanda Central School District closes school Wednesday to assess weather-related damages
  • Seats, bleachers, bathroom troughs among items pulled from Highmark Stadium to be sold
  • Evening Briefing: Gowanda CSD temporarily shelters in place, BPS safety plan, burger bar closing
  • Jury deliberations continue in Mid-State prison death trial

    • Niagara Gazette:

  • Two Projects: Similar experiences for five mayo…
  • Falls woman who killed her mother gets 20-year …
  • Beloved NT veteran Bill Gosch dies at 102
  • Two Projects: Similar experiences for five mayors over 28 years with NFR
  • Falls woman who killed her mother gets 20-year prison sentence
  • Beloved NT veteran Bill Gosch dies at 102

    • Olean Times Herald:

    Something broke!

    Rochester Spectrum 1:

  • N.Y. Assemblymember Glick: SCOTUS ruling against conversion therapy ban 'will immediately harm LGBTQ+ youngsters'
  • Steuben County urges no non-essential travel due to excessive rainfall
  • Cannabis users crossing state lines, as N.Y. marks 5 years since state law was passed to legalize recreational marijuana
  • Seats, bleachers, bathroom troughs among items pulled from Highmark Stadium to be sold
  • Jury deliberations continue in Mid-State prison death trial
  • Rochester celebrates International Transgender Day of Visibility through name change clinic

    • Visit Buffalo Niagara:

  • How to Spend the Day Between the Games
  • Breakfast Spots Within 10 Minutes of KeyBank Center
  • Buffalo’s Summer Playlist
  • Visit Buffalo Names Two Leaders to Board of Directors
  • Behind the Bids: How Buffalo Wins in March
  • Hospitality Study Recommends 400-room Downtown Hotel

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    The Verge:

  • Amazon is offering up to 50 percent off chargers from Anker and others for its Big Spring Sale
  • Claude Code leak exposes a Tamagotchi-style ‘pet’ and an always-on agent
  • You can grab a four-pack of Govee’s color-changing smart bulbs for just $27
  • You can now use ChatGPT with Apple’s CarPlay
  • Samsung’s new app claims to alleviate motion sickness using sound
  • Anker’s power bank with built-in cables is one of my favorite gadgets, and it’s cheaper than usual

    • CNBC Economy:

  • Why $4 a gallon gas prices won’t trigger Fed interest rate hikes — and could lead to cuts
  • China suppliers warn of higher prices for Americans due to Strait of Hormuz closure
  • New fees, fewer flights: Higher fuel prices pinch consumer budgets beyond the gas pump
  • Markets now see the Fed's next move as a potential rate hike as inflation fears mount
  • China industrial profits surge 15% to start year, but oil price shock threatens outlook
  • Global forecasting group sees U.S. inflation at 4.2% this year, much higher than Fed estimate

    • Cyber Security Headlines:

    Cyber Sec Headlines Barfed! Something broke!

    Axios:

  • Trump's White House ballroom project halted by judge
  • China and Pakistan present new Iran deal: Ceasefire for opening Hormuz
  • Here's how U.S. residents feel about Trump's signature on American cash
  • Cyber warfare starts to get personal in war between U.S., Israel and Iran
  • Private equity's next step into 401(k)s
  • Supreme Court rejects Colorado's conversion therapy ban