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Bills' Damar Hamlin takes next step in recovery by practicing fully 6 months since cardiac arrest
ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — What was once routine for Damar Hamlin, such as pulling on a helmet and heading out to practice, has become something the Buffalo Bills safety celebrated with a phone call to his parents. That was the case last week, general manager Brandon Beane said on...
NY state trooper charged with manslaughter in fatal shooting after high-speed chase in 2022
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — A New York state trooper was charged with manslaughter Monday for shooting an unarmed motorist to death after he refused to get out of his car following a high-speed chase. Trooper Anthony Nigro pleaded not guilty to first- and second-degree manslaughter at an...
Buffalo Bills break ground on new $1.54 billion stadium
ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — In preparing to break ground on the Buffalo Bills new stadium, owner Terry Pegula looked to the sky to deliver a message to his late predecessor and franchise founder, Ralph Wilson. “Ralph, we’re moving across the street,” Pegula said to an eruption...
Slow start to New York's legal pot market leaves farmers holding the bag
ARGYLE, N.Y. (AP) — Seth Jacobs has about 100 bins packed with marijuana flower sitting in storage at his upstate New York farm. And that’s a problem. There aren’t enough places to sell it. The 700 pounds (318 kilograms) of pungent flower was harvested last year...
Report: Buffalo's snow-removal equipment, communications fell short during deadly blizzard
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
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
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
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
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
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...
