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New York State's Governor, Andrew Cuomo, has lifted the Yellow Zone and Orange Zone restrictions in Western New York. However, one hotly contested restriction will stay in place.

Created: January 28, 2021 10:04 AM ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WHEC)— Governor Andrew Cuomo has lifted the states micro cluster zone rules, but a key restriction was not lifted. The governor did not ease the restriction requiring eateries and bars to close by 10 p.m. each night. Now, about 90 restaurant owners have signed on to a lawsuit demanding the state end the curfew. Their attorney, Corey Hogan represented a group of owners who sued New York State to open their dining rooms despite Ora...

Reports: Big Bend, South Georgia counties at "extremely high risk" of COVID-19 transmission Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) COVID-19 and last updated 2021-01-28 15:09:40-05 (WTXL) — The newest White House Coronavirus Task Force Report and a recent New York Times article shows that most counties in North Florida and South Georgia are at high risk due to recent COVID-19 numbers. The White House report lists red, orange, and yellow localities and sorted them by the number of...

Impact unknown but Erie County executive remains hopeful. In the meantime, Erie County has had to cancel more COVID vaccination clinics due to supply problems

Cuomo lifts most micro-cluster restrictions; will have plan for NYC restaurants by end of week Updated Jan 27, 2021; Posted Jan 27, 2021 Governor Andrew Cuomo speaks during a press briefing update in Buffalo at Roswell Park on Monday, Jan. 25, 2020. (Darren McGee/Office of Governor Andrew M. Cuomo)Darren McGee- Office of Governor Andrew M. Cuomo Facebook Share STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Wednesday that he’ll lift restrictions put in place for the majority of coronavirus (...

Created: January 27, 2021 07:59 AM ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WHEC) — Gov. Andrew Cuomo has lifted micro-cluster zone restrictions on most of the state. In his news conference Wednesday, the governor pointed to declining infection and hospitalization rates. This includes Orange and Yellow Zones in the Finger Lakes Region. Only Yellow Zones in the New York City area, including the Bronx, Queens, Newburgh and Washington Heights remain in place. News10NBC BREAKING: All Orange and Yellow zone...

Dr. Thomas Russo believes New York can approach zero new cases a day by summer, contingent on three factors: public health measures, vaccine rates and weather.

100 Erie County Restaurants Suing State Over Closing Time More Western New York restaurants and bars are suing New York State over the mandated closing time. The restaurants want to stay open past the current time of 10 pm, according to WKBW. The law firms HoganWillig Attorneys at Law and Lipsitz Green Scime Cambria LLP filed the petition on Friday, January 22, 2021, on behalf of the restaurants. The 10 pm closing time is a restriction condition of the States Yellow Zone classification, acco...

As El Paso Numbers Go Up, EPISD Plans to Stay Open The numbers in El Paso have continued to go back up. We were told at the beginning of the year they wanted to wait until the Martin Luther King holiday to decide whether or not they would reopen schools. The reasoning behind this was to see if there was a spike in cases from the holidays. As the numbers continue to go up, schools did open and they will remain open. Interim Superintendent Vince Sheffield sent out an email to parents explaining t...

Judge: SLA must give restaurants suing state liquor licenses back Olivia Proia and last updated 2021-01-19 18:28:09-05 ERIE COUNTY, N.Y. (WKBW) — Supreme Court Judge Paul Wojtaszek issued a temporary restraining order saying the State Liquor Authority must give Santoras, Papi Grande and Prescott Provisions their liquor licenses back. These restaurants are part of the group of more than 90 that have sued the state to reopen indoor dining. On December 31, the owner of Santoras Pizza Pub and ...