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The New Year's Eve ball drop and fireworks are set to return to Roosevelt Plaza in Downtown Buffalo for the 35th year on December 31.

It's been two weeks now since the New York State's cannabis control board approved the first dispensary license. 36 licenses were approved -- none of them are in Western New York.

Buffalo's next big project is becoming a port city for cruise ships, with a goal of attracting passengers from all over the world.

Flu season is here and there's a surge in cases of RSV, but as beds fill up, we're seeing a nationwide shortage of nurses.

With most COVID-19 restrictions behind us, restaurants are hoping to bounce back to pre-pandemic success. Customers are back, tables are set, but it's hard to find chefs to put food on the plates.

Transit advocates have been calling for change for years, but say now is the time for a transit revolution.

Since 1813, women have taken vows of poverty, chastity, obedience and service, entering religious life as Sisters of Mercy. Sisters say it's a calling from God, fewer women are answering that call.

Passing through the Southtowns you'll come across Lake Avenue, but some neighbors know it by a different name.

When we're window shopping, it's all about what you see, but diving deeper, fashion is so much more. It's about texture, material, meaning and for one new local brand, accessibility.

It's the second most wonderful time of the year, Hofbrauhaus is getting holly and jolly for the weekend celebrating Christmas in July.