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Higher educational institutions in WNY to receive $173 million in American Rescue Plan funding More than $93 million will be allocated for the University at Buffalo, Buffalo State College WKBW and last updated 2021-03-16 09:36:53-04 Universities and higher education institutions across Erie and Niagara counties can expect to receive $172.7 million dollars as part of the American Rescue Plan. According to a release from Congressman Brian Higgins, at least half of that money will need to be dedicated directly to students for emergency financial aid to help prevent hunger, homelessness, or other...

Williamsville South ninth grader wins grand prize in C-SPAN documentary contest WCSD, Twitter and last updated 2021-03-10 14:21:50-05 WILLIAMSVILLE, N.Y. (WKBW) — A ninth grader from Williamsville South was a big winner in a documentary contest conducted by C-SPAN! Theo Poulin won the grand prize of $5,000 in the 2021 C-SPAN StudentCam Competition for his documentary “Trust Fall.” Theo's documentary was one of over 2,300 films submitted during this year's competition where the theme was, “Explore the issues you want the president and new Congress to address in 2021.” ...

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- A Houston-area bar owner called Wednesday the start of a new era after being closed for nearly a year due to pandemic restrictions. According to the Texas Restaurant Association, statewide about 11,000 restaurants statewide closed permanently due to the pandemic, which is about 20% of Texas restaurants. Last year, thousands of Texas bars were allowed to reopen through a restaurant loophole. However, some bars like The Shiloh Club in the Houston Heights area, were forced to close indefinitely. "We had calls from our customers asking, 'Well, why don't you sell food?' We...

West Seneca kindergartners, first graders moving to in-person learning four days a week WKBW and last updated 2021-03-11 04:31:57-05 WEST SENECA, N.Y. (WKBW) — The West Seneca Central School District is bringing some of their youngest students back to the classroom. In a letter sent to parents and guardians in the district, Superintendent Matthew Bystrak says all kindergartners and first graders in the hybrid learning program will move to in-person learning four days a week beginning on March 22. The district says Wednesday will remain a virtual learning day. Students who are remaining f...

LCG announces new little league at weekly press conference KATC News and last updated 2021-02-23 16:21:15-05 LAFAYETTE, La. — The Lafayette Consolidated Government held its weekly press conference on Tuesday to discuss the aftermath of last week's winter weather, the upcoming city-parish council meeting and a new little league program. LCG Chief Communications Officer Jamie Angelle thanked the Lafayette Utilities System and its staff for their work to deal with issues during last week's historic winter weather that left many without power or water. Angelle said LUS had a rapid mobiliza...