"I’m a risk-taker. And I think if there’s no risk, there’s no reward. So, I’m putting myself in that position,” Lindy Ruff said as he was introduced as the new Sabres head coach.
The Sabres right now have a losing culture, with the longest playoff drought in NHL history. What happens on the ice can bleed through the entire organization. Hiring Ruff can change that, Harrington writes.
An Atlanta-area woman involved in an online romance scam that duped victims out of $820,449 avoided a prison term Tuesday, even though a federal judge admonished her for taking a Disney cruise with her children just weeks before her sentencing.
Harun Sabriye, an 18-year-old student at Lafayette, is accused of assault and criminal possession of a weapon for his role in an altercation before school Tuesday.
The Town Board on Monday night voted to hire a company to perform an appraisal of the Huntley property's value – a key step in determining how much Tonawanda must pay NRG Energy if and when it takes control of the riverfront parcel. The town also has interviewed three developers that are int…
News sports reporter Jay Skurski answers readers' questions about the draft and more.
Here is The Buffalo News’ final projection on how the NFL draft's first round Thursday night will play out.
It is the seventh Bills draft together for GM Brandon Beane and coach Sean McDermott, and the duo will seek to find replacements after last month's roster reset.
A top concern for local election workers throughout the country this year is their own safety. A group formed after the 2020 presidential election is traveling the country helping them prepare for what could lie ahead.
For certified tea instructor Atsuko Nishida-Mitchell, tea is much more than a drink, hobby, art form or a sacred act of hospitality.
The Buffalo News looked at 25 mock drafts by national analysts to see where they expect the Bills to look Thursday in Round 1.
Few changes were made to the proposed budget that prompted several hundred people to attend a board meeting last month to protest the layoffs, which include 12 full-time teachers.
Some community members are upset by a change affecting public speakers at Council committee meetings.
The Supreme Court will consider a straightforward but legally untested question: whether a former president is immune from federal prosecution for official acts.
When the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in 2022, Republicans insisted the ruling would mostly impact those seeking abortions to end unwanted pregnancies. But that hasn’t been the case.
Millions across North America witnessed the moon block out the sun during a total solar eclipse Monday.
Before the total eclipse of 2017, the last one to cover this much American territory was in 1970. And it will not happen again until 2045.
Joe Lieberman's death marks an irreplaceable loss for No Labels, injecting a new level of uncertainty into the organization’s 2024 ambitions.
College basketball statistician Ken Pomeroy (aka KenPom) comes on the podcast to talk about his wildly popular basketball analytics website and his time as a meteorologist.
The Supreme Court seems likely to preserve access to a medication that was used in nearly two-thirds of all abortions in the U.S. last year.
In Republican-led states across the U.S., conservative legislators are refusing to reevaluate abortion bans — even as doctors and patients insist the laws’ exceptions are dangerously unclear.
President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump have clinched their parties' presidential nominations with decisive victories in a slate of low-profile primaries, setting up a general election rematch that many voters do not want.
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In honor of the change of seasons, we've compiled a package of facts as well as tips to help get you through winter.
Mifepristone, one of the two common abortion pills used in the U.S., will go in front of the Supreme Court next year. Here's a closer look at how it works and the legal challenges that the drugs face.
There has been a flurry of stories recently about what might happen if Donald Trump is elected to a second term as president, based on reporting about planning that is going on behind the scenes and taking the former president's words seriously.
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Turnout again topped 1,000 Tuesday in Erie County's fourth day of early voting for the April 30 special election in the 26th Congressional District.
Firefighters rescued 11 pets Tuesday afternoon as a house fire in Amherst caused an estimated $200,000 damage, the Amherst Central Fire Alarm Office reported.
A suspect faces felony charges in connection with gunshots fired during an altercation Monday evening near the Central Terminal, Buffalo police reported.
A pedestrian suffered serious head injuries Tuesday afternoon when he was struck by a car near the North Campus of SUNY Erie Community College, Amherst police reported.
The Buffalo News will keep track of the Big 4’s men’s and women’s basketball players who enter the transfer portal this spring, during the course of the entry window.
New University at Buffalo wrestling coach Donnie Vinson speaks to the media at his introductory press conference.
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Donnie Vinson has been named as the University at Buffalo's new wrestling coach. He takes over the Bulls after three seasons at Cornell, where he was associate head coach.
Atsuko Nishida-Mitchell performs a traditional Japanese tea ceremony in her North Buffalo home.
The coffee shop is reopening Thursday "for real this time," according to new owner Brent Martone.
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