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UV's Hope Dunbar on a new Pan-Am exhibit at the Silverman LIbrary
DEC Commissioner Amanda Lefton and EPA Regional Administrator Mike Martucci give updates on radioactive testing and EPA lawsuit to collect on cleanup costs in Lewiston
Don Vidler on selling the family business
Major Annette Lock from the Salvation Army of Buffalo on the opening of the new Family Emergency Shelter on Main Street
10/23/26 West Herr WBEN Buffalo Business Report
Former Congressman Chris Jacobs on a federal judge in Buffalo striking down a state law limiting who can buy body armor or bulletproof vests
Developer Abe Bose on Niagara Falls
WBEN"s Tom Puckett on new AI technology helping heart patients in Batavia
Dr. Bipul Baibhav of UMMC in Batavia on new AI assisted technology to help with heart care
Buffalo Deputy Mayor Ben Swanekamp on city's snow removal plan
Erie County DA Mike Keane on a murder conspiracy indictment
NF Mayor Robert Restaino on gondola proposal
Erie County Executive Mark Poloncarz discusses his new national political action committee, Boosting Future Leaders Onward (BFLO)
WBEN's Tom Puckett on advice for getting your furnace ready for winter
10/22/26 West Herr WBEN Buffalo Business Report
Ralph Lorigo on Seneca Nation of Indians
Brian Ritter of Zenner and Ritter on getting your furnace ready for winter
Buffalo Public Schools interim superintendent Dr. Ebony Prophet-Bullock, and Board members Erik Bohen and Stephon Wright following Wednesday's meeting at McKinley High School
Jen Butera of Buffalo Animal Shelter on capacity crisis at the shelter
10-21 Buffalo School Board meeting
Dr. Ebony Prophet-Bullock on school board vote
Operation Safe Stop press conference at Springville-Griffith Institute's bus garage
Lisa Lannon on the Wilson Boathouse
Parents, community members on BPS school closure plan
10/21/26 West Herr WBEN Buffalo Business Report
Former Buffalo School Board President Sharon Belton-Cottman on proposed cuts
GOP strategist Carl Calabrese on gubernatorial ads
Deputy Mayor Ben Swanekamp on borrowing $20m for emergency repairs to city buildings
Republicans in the Erie County Legislature present a resolution to cap the sales tax on gasoline in the county
10/20/26 West Herr WBEN Buffalo Business Report
Bills DC Jim Leonhard after win over Raiders
North Tonawanda City Alderman Joe Lavey on the future of the proposed senior and community center
North Tonawanda Mayor Austin Tylec on the future of the proposed senior and community center
Erik Bohen on possible Buffalo schools closings
WBEN's Tom Puckett on the cost of heating your home this winter
National Fuel's Brian Welsch on natural gas heating prices this winter
Phil Nanula of Buffalo Niagara Builders Association on natural gas prices coming down this winter
Therese Forton-Barnes on Bills Mafia
Ralph Wilson Park Conservancy announces Crystal Selk as the organization’s new executive director
10/19/26 West Herr Buffalo Business Report
Former Buffalo Police Cpt. Jeff Rinaldo on the challenges school districts face in getting security
Retired Niagara Falls City Schools superintendent Mark Laurrie on the challenges school districts face in getting security
Terry Connors on Gendron trial
Dr. Stephen Turkowvich of Golisano Children's Hospital on upcoming flu season
Norma Nicosia of Niagara County Health Department on flu season
WBEN's Tom Puckett on the advent of flu season
Freeze warning until 9am, then WNY slightly warms up
A freeze warning for most of WNY
Meteorologist Andy Parker on Saturday's freeze watch
Byron DeLuke on Gates Circle development
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul announces 1.5 million New Yorkers available to receive assistance covering home heating costs
Josh Allen speaks before Sunday's game in Vegas
10/16/26 West Herr WBEN Buffalo Business Report
Amherst Town Supervisor Shawn Lavin on an approved 2.5% hotel bed tax for the town
Dr. Ebony Prophet-Bullock on possible school closings
WBEN's Tom Puckett on a Native podicaster who says Buffalo has it wrong in its lawsuit over Seneca One Stop
EC Exec Mark Poloncarz on Upstate Niagara expansion project
Mark Poloncarz on his 2027 budget
Clarence Town Supervisor Pat Casilio on a resolution urging the New York State Legislature to amend portions of New York's criminal procedure laws governing juvenile offenders
10/15/26 West Herr Buffalo Business Report
Former Wegmans employee Laura Hollister on the opening of the Wegmans in Charlotte, N.C. on Wednesday
Western New York native John Kotrides on the opening of the Wegmans in Charlotte, N.C. on Wednesday
Western New York native Laurie Thornburg on the opening of the Wegmans in Charlotte, N.C. on Wednesday
Elizabeth Carey on rising gas prices
WBEN's Tom Puckett on legal fight to stop Seneca One Stop project on Miami St.
Attorney Barry Covert on how a judge could stop the Seneca One Stop project
Retired Judge Penny Wolfgang on how a judge could stop the Seneca One Stop project
Jason Krempa on Taylor Devices
10/14/26 West Herr WBEN Buffalo Business Report
Buffalo Deputy Mayor Ben Swanekamp with the latest on the future of the Broadway Barns
Fillmore District Councilman Mitch Nowakowski on the future of the Broadway Barns
Garnell Whitfield on Tops mass shooter
WBEN's Tom Puckett on reaction to the deadly coaster incident in Georgia
Jay Ducharme of the WNY Coaster Club on the death on a Georgia roller coaster
Coaster enthusiast John Anthony on the Georgia roller coaster death
Paul McQuillen on the death penalty
Buffalo Mayor Sean Ryan on the lawsuit the city faces with local Chippewa bars, the future of Templeton Landing and more...
Buffalo Mayor Sean Ryan signs a local law establishing a full city property tax exemption for qualifying veterans with permanent and total service-connected disabilities
10-13 Buffalo Common Council meeting
State Sen. Rob Ortt announces increased funding and support for the Joseph Dwyer Peer-to-Peer Veterans Support Program in Niagara County
10/13/26 West Herr WBEN Buffalo Business Report
Josh Allen speaks after 37-34 win over Rams
Former Erie County DA john Flynn on Gendron case
Erie County Health Commissioner Dr. Gale Burstein on diptheria case in West Seneca Central Schools
WBEN's Tom Puckett on a case of diphtheria in West Seneca Schools
Don Lorentz on Kettles' legacy
Trooper James O'Callaghan on six arrests in an online exploitation case
National Grid shares how 'October Surprise' 2006 snowstorm shaped company’s emergency response
10/12/26 West Herr WBEN Buffalo Business Report
Joe Brady speaks ahead of Bills-Rams
Bob Schell on Templeton Landing site
WBEN's Tom Puckett recalls the October Surprise Storm with author Don Purdy
Don Purdy, author of “Thunder Snow of Buffalo: The October Surprise Storm,” recalls the October Surprise Storm of 2006
Will WNY experience the remnants of Post-Tropical Cyclone Isaias
Will Post-Tropical Cyclone Isaias impact WNY?
VENU manager Tim Walton on the lawsuit filed against Buffalo over comingling
Ryan Hulse and Hope knight on Solstice expansion
Town of Niagara Supervisor Sylvia Virutoso on Amazon's job growth at the Niagara facility
Amazon's Marc Heintzman on job expansion at Niagara facility
Josh Allen speaks to media ahead of MNF against Rams