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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. …

With Warming, Snowbound Buffalo Braces to Find More Dead

BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Buffalo was set to emerge from a deep freeze Wednesday, bringing some relief but also the tragic possibility of finding more victims amid melting snow from the area’s deadliest storm in decades. Officials said more than …

More Snow in Store for Buffalo After Blizzard ‘for the Ages’

BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — State and military police are being sent to keep people from driving in snow-choked Buffalo, officials said Tuesday as the region kept counting fatalities and strove to recover from its deadliest storm in at least two …

Police: New York Anti-Abortion Center Damaged by Arson

AMHERST, N.Y. (AP) — Police are investigating a fire at an anti-abortion center in a Buffalo suburb early Tuesday as a likely arson — one the center’s operators suspect is the work of women’s rights extremists. The fire was reported …

Livestreamed Carnage: Tech’s Hard Lessons from Mass Killings

These days, mass shooters like the one now held in the Buffalo, New York, supermarket attack don’t stop with planning out their brutal attacks. They also create marketing plans while arranging to livestream their massacres on social platforms in hopes …

Buffalo Metro Area Has New York’s Highest Vehicle Theft Rate

The New York Insurance Association (NYIA) said the Buffalo-Niagara Falls metropolitan area has the highest vehicle theft rate in New York State and the Elmira metro area has the lowest theft rate in the state. A report from the National …