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Report: Buffalo's snow-removal equipment, communications fell short during deadly blizzard

Jun. 02, 2023 20:12 PM EDT

BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Buffalo's snow-removal fleet was no match for the historic Christmas week blizzard that left 31 people dead in the city, and officials fell short in issuing warnings and providing shelter, according to a report released Friday. The 175-page review of the...

Editorial Roundup: New York

Jun. 01, 2023 13:14 PM EDT

Albany Times Union. May 31, 2023. Editorial: A hard row to hoe The state encouraged cannabis growers to “jumpstart the industry.” Some who did have reaped a bumper crop of disappointment and frustration. Here’s a cannabis-infused word problem to...

Shane Ray's NFL comeback bid from wrist injury takes him from CFL to Buffalo Bills

May. 31, 2023 17:44 PM EDT

ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — Through the woe-is-me low points, wrist surgeries, mood swings, counseling sessions and tryout obstacles created by the COVID-19 pandemic Shane Ray experienced over the past five years, the one-time promising NFL edge rusher never lost sight of his desire to play...

Man who shot up Buffalo-area store, wounding one person, pleads guilty to attempted murder

May. 25, 2023 21:33 PM EDT

BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — A New York man who opened fire with a high-powered rifle at a Buffalo-area retail store in 2017, wounding one person, pleaded guilty to an attempted murder charge Thursday and agreed to serve a 10-year prison sentence. Travis Green, 34, of Buffalo, took the...

On 1st anniversary of Uvalde, Texas, school shooting, Biden says 'it's time to act' on gun control

May. 24, 2023 22:26 PM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — As families and loved ones mourned the unimaginable loss of 19 children and two teachers shot dead last year in Uvalde, Texas, President Joe Biden said from a solemn White House memorial Wednesday that too many schools, too many everyday places have become “killing fields.” ...

Buffalo Sabres re-sign captain Kyle Okposo to 1-year, $2.5M contract

May. 24, 2023 17:12 PM EDT

BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — The young, retooled Buffalo Sabres can rely on Kyle Okposo’s veteran presence for at least one more season after the team captain signed a one-year, $2.5 million contract on Wednesday. The 35-year-old’s re-signing was anticipated after both the player and...

Where's Diggs? Von Miller not concerned by Bills receiver skipping voluntary practices

May. 24, 2023 14:54 PM EDT

ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — Von Miller isn’t the least bit concerned about Buffalo Bills teammate Stefon Diggs missing voluntary spring practices. Nor is the veteran pass rusher reading anything into the cryptic messages the receiver posted on his social media accounts this offseason. ...

Bills safety Damar Hamlin eases back into practice 5 months since near-death experience

May. 23, 2023 16:04 PM EDT

ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — Wearing shorts and his familiar No. 3 blue practice jersey, Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin began easing his way back into football during the team’s voluntary minicamp on Tuesday, some five months after having a near-death experience on the field. The...

What should I do on the death anniversary? More are asking as US mass killings rise

May. 21, 2023 15:05 PM EDT

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — On a September day that he knew would be hard, 51-year-old Damone Presley marked the occasion with barbecue and balloons. He was commemorating the one-year anniversary of the day in 2021 that his daughter and her three friends were fatally shot in Minnesota...

ABC News crew spends year in Uvalde, documents journey of survivors, families of shooting victims

May. 18, 2023 11:23 AM EDT

NEW YORK (AP) — After most mass shootings that capture the public's attention, national news organizations will send reporters for a few days, a week maybe, before moving on. There's always another community, another tragedy. ABC News tried something different after 19 elementary...