Post-Gazette to Shut Down 240-Year-Old Paper After SCOTUS Slaps Down Company’s Bid to Evade Court Order.

Books by Marie-Helene Bertino, Torrey Peters, and Samanta Schweblin are among our favorites of the year

A federal jury in Rochester has awarded $80 million to the family of the late Darryl Boyd, a Buffalo man who spent 27 years in state prisons for a 1976 murder that he swore he did not commit. “From ou...

McCartney is still an energetic, tremendously versatile performer who can bring a full house of music fans to its feet again and again over the course of a 2½-hour rock

Michael Mararian, aka Polyester Bakes, is competing on Gordon Ramsay's holiday-themed TV show "Next Level Baker." He’s a natural fit for TV, even if he doesn’t consider himself a baker.

The state Department of Environmental Conservation sometimes takes years to review air pollution permits, leaving communities at risk of harm, advocates say.

News Washington Bureau Chief Jerry Zremski, after 42 years at The Buffalo News, leaves readers with a look behind the scenes at the most significant stories of a "blessed career."

The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation’s Hazardous Waste Landfill Siting Board denied a certification for CWM Chemical Service’s proposal to build a 43.5-acre landfill in the Town...

The Buffalo Fiscal Stability Authority questioned Buffalo Urban Renewal Agency representatives Tuesday about why about half of the $2 million grant the city received from the U.S. Department of Housin...

After more than 20 years of debate, a decision could come this year on whether a toxic landfill could expand in Niagara County.

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In Western New York, international bridge traffic is down by about 154,000 travelers in April, compared to April of 2024.

It is an admirable thing to be a tour guide, Licata says. You need a welcoming spirit, an ability to remember essential facts and a pleasant, friendly attitude. A good guide needs to be articulate and...

Muscular and empathetic tales of ordinary Rust Belt Americans striving for hope and tenderness amid the suffering of others.

The Buffalo Diocese, its parishes and other Catholic entities will pay $150 million as part of a deal to settle hundreds of child sex abuse lawsuits and emerge from Chapter 11 bankruptcy.

The proposed site of a 7,600-seat soccer stadium in South Buffalo has a history of legal complaints regarding the irritating odors produced by PVS Chemicals, the business adjacent to the site. But the...

Demonstrators gathered for the Buffalo United March, a local chapter of a national protest against the Trump administration, in downtown Buffalo, April 5, 2025.

The Trump administration's formula for calculating new tariffs raised questions among economists — even some whose work was cited.

Dunkirk city officials said they need more revenue to address years of overspending that has resulted in more than $20 million in unpaid debts, and residents must absorb an 84 percent tax increase thi...

Mayor Christopher Scanlon told The Buffalo News on Wednesday that a tax increase is necessary to balance the city's budget, along with a soft hiring freeze and other budget cuts.

Newsroom workers on strike at the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette for more than 29 months solidified their place in labor history Monday when a federal court issued a rare injunction ordering the newspaper to...

Despite hostile rhetoric about immigrants and refugees to the United States, statistics repeatedly show they are no more likely to commit crimes than anyone else in America, and in some cases are less likely.

The Hoffmann Family of Companies, which owns just under 10% of Lee's stock, said in a letter to Lee executives that it wants to have "open discussions" about buying Lee in its entirety.

The company that purchased the vacant U.S. Army Reserve Station in the Town of Niagara is trying to sell sleek new designs for military and commercial aircraft to the U.S. military and its allies, sta...

Nearly $8 million in promised federal grants for tree planting to Erie County, the City of Buffalo and Lancaster appear to have dried up with little explanation.

Gov. Kathy Hochul on Tuesday warned that President Trump’s tariffs on imports from Canada, Mexico and China could jeopardize the state’s dairy industry and 32,000 family farms, including many in Western New York.

Tuesday night, Alissa Ellman of Lockport will have a big political issue on her mind while watching from the gallery of the House of Representatives as President Trump delivers a speech to Congress.

There’s no indication the diocese will be exiting bankruptcy anytime soon.