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'Actually a very difficult situation': Buffalo Water working to replace lead pipes throughout the city
BUFFALO, NY (WKBW) — The City of Buffalo is continuing work to remove lead from city homes as lead poisoning remains a serious concern. A 2018 study found that Buffalo has “some of the highest rates” of childhood lead exposure in the nation. Much of that lead comes from old homes with lead-based paint, but there is another source the city is tackling: lead water pipes.
Steelers expert shares big secrets ahead of Bills' Week 2 preseason game vs. Steelers
The Buffalo Bills will be looking to turn things around from their Week 1 disaster against the Chicago Bears. Yes, I know, it’s just preseason. However, the Bills didn’t display any kind of progression from their 33-6 loss against the Bears. They will now turn their attention to the Pittsburgh Steelers. Up first, is both of these teams having a joint practice today at Acrisure Stadium.
Buffalo scores top-20 finish for top Olympics TV markets
BUFFALO, N.Y. — The 2024 Paris Olympics were a hit for NBC, and with viewers in Western New York. The TV viewership numbers are out, and according to fast national data from Nielsen and Adobe Analytics, Buffalo finished tied for 16th, with Baltimore, among all U.S. metered markets when it came to watching the Summer Games.
Expert: Ambulance response time is not key metric in the 'city ambulance service' conversation
BUFFALO, N.Y. — Before adjourning for its August recess, the Buffalo Common Council passed a resolution to study the feasibility of establishing a city-operated ambulance service. The council gave itself 180 days to conduct that study. One of the main reasons for the somewhat urgent analysis of AMR's service...
Building Tomorrow’s Leaders at Buffalo District
Lauren Schifferle, a hydraulics civil engineer for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Buffalo District, started her career at USACE eight years go. Today, among many responsibilities, she’s responsible for providing sound advice and counsel to the International Joint Commission. The IJC is dedicated to peacefully collaborating on unique problems pertaining to the Great Lakes.
AKG Art Museum announces acquisition of 302 works by eighty-four artists and collectives
Since May 2023, Buffalo AKG Art Museum has acquired 302 significant works of art by eighty-four artists and collectives. That astounding number is even more impressive when you consider that the works hail from more than twenty-three countries. Both leading and emerging talents are represented in the amassed collection, which is composed of originals in the following mediums: painting, sculpture, photography, video, performance, installation, and digital technologies.
Remembering the City Grill shooting in downtown Buffalo, 14 years later
It was a dark day in the City of Buffalo when several people were shot and killed in downtown Buffalo. It is a day many won't forget. The shooting happened outside the old City Grill restaurant on Main Street in downtown Buffalo. The victims were leaving a party when gun shots were fired.
Ellen DeGeneres Is ‘Coming Clean’: Inside the ‘Jaw-Dropping Secrets She Hid From the World’
She wasted no time addressing the elephant in the room. “I got kicked out of show business because I’m mean,” Ellen DeGeneres announced to the crowd at NYC’s Radio City Music Hall on August 1, adding that she was previously kicked out because she was gay. “Eventually, they’re going to kick me out a third time for being old!”
Region sent written warning regarding Niagara Falls Wastewater Treatment Plant
Niagara Region has been sent a written warning in regards to the Niagara Falls Wastewater Treatment Plant. The warnings came from the Ministry of Environment and Climate Change, for 48 breaches at the site – with the most serious coming in March, saying water testing at the site had a 60% mortality for fish, 10% over the allowed threshold.
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