The National Weather Service has posted a FLOOD WATCH for Erie, Chautauqua, Cattaraugus and Allegany counties from early Saturday until Early Sunday. Between a half inch to an inch of rain is possible with localized flooding. WBEN Radar | Flood Watch Rapid snowmelt combining with rain, heavy at times, may lead to street and small stream flooding.
Daylight-saving time returns with an extra hour of sunshine after work. The official moment is 2 a.m. Sunday, but it's OK to set your clock ahead one hour before going to sleep Saturday night, unless you lwant to be entering church late.
A late night vote in the U-S Senate could threaten a portion of the Seneca Nation of Indians cigarette business. Senators voted unanimously to ban the U-S Postal Service from mailing tobacco products.
NY Senator Kirsten Gillibrand says the goal of the legislation is to protect kids. "Its very important that we do everything we can to make sure children don't smoke. Children smoking is an unacceptable statistic that we need to fight against and what we found is that children are getting access to cigarettes by ordering over the internet so we want to really proclude mail ordering of cigarettes unless there's protections put in place that really assure that our young children aren't smoking."
But in statement, the Senecas vehemently oppose the bill which they say will cost hundreds of jobs.
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