A new deal between the New York State Public Service Commission and National Grid will freezes delivery rates for 2013 and 14...
(AP) A push to increase the number of nurses per patient at New York's 185 acute care hospitals pits promises of fewer pa...
--Today is the final day of three days of strike votes for unions representing over 7,00 workers at Kaleida Health. Polls are...
SANFORD, Fla. (AP) -- On the first day of his trial Monday, George Zimmerman got a look at the people who might decide whethe...
The top Democrat on the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee is calling attention to evidence that seemingly contr...
SANTA MONICA, Calif. (AP) -- A Southern California hospital says it has received three Santa Monica shooting victims, includi...
National Doughnut Day is typically the first Friday of June each year.It was created by The Salvation Army in 1938 to honor t...
The Internal Revenue Service, already under fire after officials disclosed that the agency targeted conservative groups, face...
Cheektowaga, NY (WBEN) She's been dealing with drug charges and being in the headlines for outrageous Tweets. Now Amanda ...
Mattel has announced a consolidation of positions. About 100 employees in East Aurora and New York City will be downsized or ...
East Aurora, NY (WBEN) Mattel says its restructuring of its North American operations has led toa consolidation of positions ...
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) -- Less than 10 months after three tickets split a world-record lottery prize, the jackpot for Saturday...
(WBEN/AP) The US Geologic Survey reports an earthquake in Quebec, that several listeners and callers to WBEN have said was fe...
(WBEN) Not even six months into the year and there have been almost 5 people arrested each day in Western New York for Drivin...
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Justice Department is opening a criminal investigation of the Internal Revenue Service just as another...
Amid a rising tide of outrage following revelations that the IRS targeted conservative tea party groups for excessive review ...
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) -- A New York man who was charged with fraud after filing a lawsuitclaiming part ownership of Facebook wan...
(CBS News) "Everybody in the mission" in Benghazi, Libya, thought the attack on a U.S. consulate there last Sept. 1...
BOSTON (AP) -- Sixteen hours after investigators began interrogating him, the surviving suspect in the Boston Marathon bombin...
(AP) It's a vexing puzzle about the Boston Marathon bombings: The younger of the two accused brothers hardly seemed heade...
The weekend brought another two cent drop in the price of gas locally. According to the AAA, the current average for a gallon...
A bipartisan effort to expand background checks is in deep trouble as the Senate approaches a long-awaited vote on the linchp...
(AP) In a blistering report, Republican lawmakers sharply criticized Labor secretary nominee Thomas Perez over what they said...
Garbage piled high, unsafe parks, failing schools, strikes and choking taxes were all part of the backdrop of early 1970s New...
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Comedian Jonathan Winters, whose breakneck improvisations inspired Robin Williams, Jim Carrey and many oth...
(AP) GOP lawmakers have subpoenaed the private emails of Labor secretary-nominee Thomas Perez, a possible sticking point ahea...
The state's nine racetrack casinos brought in gross gaming revenues of $1.83 billion dollars last year, according to ...
The AAA reports the current price for a gallon of unleaded gas in the area is $3.88. That price has dropped just nine cen...
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) -- Gov. Dannel P. Malloy, who four months ago broke the news to shocked parents that their children had ...
(AP) U.S. Senator Dianne Feinstein says The National Rifle Association and gun manufacturers are to blame for the "disco...
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme Court is indicating it could strike down the federal law that prevents legally married gay coup...
In the second of back-to-back gay marriage cases, the Supreme Court is turning to a constitutional challenge to the law that ...
WASHINGTON (WBEN/AP) -- The new spending bill passed by Congress on Thursday appears to continue the requirement for six-day ...
ALBANY, N.Y. (WBEN/AP) -- If New York isn't trying hard to lure "The Tonight Show" back to Manhattan, it's ...
Hear Granniswith John Zach and Susan RoseOn The WBEN LivelineA recent ruling by the California Supreme Court has unleashed a ...
WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama nominated Assistant Attorney General Thomas Perez to be the next secretary of labor...
Local gas prices receded all of one penny over the weekend. The AAA reports the average cost for a gallon of unleaded in the ...
(AP) The next US Labor Secretary will apparently be a man with strong ties to the Buffalo area.President Obama will soon nomi...
MENLO PARK, Calif. (AP) -- Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has unveiled a new look for the social network's News Feed, the p...
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) -- Relatives of an 87-year-old woman who died after a nurse at her retirement home refused a 911 disp...
"You could call this about as close to a cure, if not a cure, that we've seen"- Dr. Anthony Fauci of the Nation...
Hear WBEN's Tom BauerleLive From Albany asGun Rights Supporters RallyToday: 9 am- 12 noon (WBEN) A coalition of gun group...
From Congressman Brian HigginsHere's a List of How The CutsWould Hit Western New York:Conservative estimates suggest that...
MOSCOW (WBEN/AP) -- A meteor streaked through the sky and exploded Friday over Russia's Ural Mountains with the power of ...
San Bernardino, CA(CBS News) - Christopher Dorner, the former LAPD officer who was suspected of killing four people, and was ...
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- A law enforcement official tells The Associated Press that the man believed to be fugitive ex-cop Christo...
We could soon be seeing the end of Saturday mail delivery.The Postal Service has announced plans to cut back to five-day-a-we...
Buffalo-based ROAR Logistics has opened a fourth location. According to Business First, the new office in Temecula, Californi...
Buffalo, NY (WBEN) If you've liked a product on Facebook, chances are it may have been put in an ad.Now, a settlement has...
Sen. Dianne Feinstein, who's leading the push to restore an assault weapon ban, acknowledged on Sunday that the effort fa...
Buffalo (WBEN) -- The U.S Attorney's Office and the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA)on Friday saidseveral people are...
LIVERMORE, Calif. (AP) - Conrad Bain, who starred as the kindly white adoptive father of two young African-American brothers ...
MENLO PARK, Calif. (AP) - Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has unveiled a new search feature on the world's biggest online so...
Facing powerful opposition to sweeping gun regulations, President Barack Obama is weighing 19 steps that could be taken throu...
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Looking for broader remedies to gun violence, Vice President Joe Biden is reaching out to the video game i...
TAFT, Calif. (AP) -- A student was shot and wounded at a rural San Joaquin Valley high school Thursday and another student wa...
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) -- The Civil War saga "Lincoln" leads the Academy Awards with 12 nominations, including ...
Buffalo, NY (WBEN) Western New York has been abuzz with excitement with the announcement grocery chain Trader Joe's is co...
A deal on the government's budget priorities has been reached, raising taxes on the wealthy, extendinglong-term unemploym...
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Maneuvered into a political corner, House Republicans sorted glumly through unsavory fiscal cliff choices ...
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Racing the clock, the White House reached a New Year's Eve accord with Senate Republicans late Monday ...
WASHINGTON (AP) - The White House "fiscal cliff" meeting between President Barack Obama and House Speaker John Boeh...
Rich Products Corporation has finalized three new deals. Two purchases involve California-based firms; one known for its par-...
Undated (WBEN) -- As the nation waits for leaders in Washington to reach agreement to avoid the so-called "fiscal cliff,...
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme Court will take up California's ban on same-sex marriage, a case that could give the justic...
Exclusive WBEN AudioOn The WBEN LivelineJeff Wood, National Weather Servicefrom the National Weather Service:Back in late sum...
Turkeys: Main course or animal companion?OK, so it isn't even close. According to the industry group National Turkey Fede...
(CBS News) In the wake of the sex scandal that led to David Petraeus' resignation from his position as the director of th...
Buffalo, NY (WBEN) -- It's not clear why, but Western New Yorkers are being gouged at the gas pump.While the price of gas...
(CBS News) We're down to the last 12 days of campaign 2012 and a new poll out Thursday night shows Mitt Romney has closed...
President Barack Obama sharply challenged Mitt Romney on foreign policy in their final campaign debate Monday night, accusing...
Autumn gasoline prices are about to drop faster than fall foliage.With inventories rising and demand waning, gasoline prices ...
(WBEN/AP) A dog from the Philippines who became an international hero after she sacrificed her snout to save two young girls ...
LOS ANGELES (AP) - A federal official says the California man behind an anti-Islamic video that has inflamed the Middle East ...
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) -- New York state's congressional elections are testing the staying power of Republicans who rode a tea...
An investigation will focus on whether the assault on the U.S. Consulate in Libya was a planned terrorist strike to mark the ...
(CBS/AP) Libyan officials said Wednesday that U.S. Ambassador to Libya J. Christopher Stevens was among four Americans killed...
How often do Buffalo drivers get into accidents?If judged by how often they put in insurance claims for collisions, Buffalo h...
The AAA reports the local average cost for a gallon of unleaded gas in the area has soared twenty-two cents in the past month...
Buffalo, NY (WBEN) The state Education Department is changing its policy on sunscreen in schools. Instead of a doctor's n...
The AAA reports the average price for a gallon of gas in the region is up to $3.83, a jump of seven cents in the past wee...
TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) -- Jared Lee Loughner pleaded guilty Tuesday to going on a shooting rampage that left six people dead and ...
M&T Bank has a new mobile app that will allow business customers to make check deposits. The M&T Mobile Deposit for Business ...
One year ago, New York became the largest and most influential state where gay marriage is legal, raising supporters' hop...
Western New York (WBEN) -- Despite some brief batches of rainfall, it's been very dry in Western New York this summer -- ...
(AP) Seattle Seahawks running back Marshawn Lynch was seen weaving from lane to lane on Interstate 880 in the Oakland, Calif....
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) - The California Highway Patrol says Seattle Seahawks running back Marshawn Lynch was arrested in the Oa...
PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii (AP) -- The U.S. Navy is resuming its practice of using old warships for target practice and sinking the...
(WBEN/AP) They cut spending, sold assets and even asked public employees to take a financial hit.But budget woes still mounte...
Buffalo (WBEN) -- Some communities around the country are in financial dire straits, but Buffalo Mayor Byron Brown says the c...
Buffalo (WBEN) -- BaseballHall of Famer Tom Seaver talking baseball in advance of tonight's Triple-A All-Star Game at Coc...
The House of Representatives has voted more than 30 times to scrap, defund or undercut the law since Obama signed it in March...
(CBS News) Running for president, Mitt Romney has been called a lot of names. For about a dozen-and-a-half young children, he...
WASHINGTON (AP) -- A major union and an outside group committed to electing Democrats to the House have reserved nearly $...
WASHINGTON (AP) -- What do former Bills quarterback Jim Kelly, former Sabre Pat LaFontaine and the the director of the CIA ha...
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Rodney King, the black motorist whose 1991 videotaped beating by Los Angeles police officers was the touc...
(CBS News) U.S. Secretary of Commerce John Bryson (pictured Left) is being investigated in a felony hit-and-run case after al...
(CBS News) Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker retained his seat in the election that sought to recall him from office, defeating his...
Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Monday proposed cutting the penalty for public possession of a small amount of marijuana, a change in st...
Following a brief but bruising campaign, both sides of the recall election targeting Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker are prepared...
Despite attempts to forestall a closing, the Consulate General of Canada in Buffalo will shutter its offices here on August 2...
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- A famed battleship that saw action during World War II and the Korean War and carried President Frankli...
(CBS News) In an apparent effort to woo women voters, House Republicans are launching the "Women's Policy Committee,...
Exclusive WBEN AudioOn The WBEN LivelineProf. Robert Thompson, Syracuse Univ. Pop Culture ExpertSEE PICTURES OF GIBBS's L...
An annular solar eclipse rises over the horizon in Xiamen in southeastern China's Fujian province Monday May 21, 2012. Mi...
(AP) For the first time, racial and ethnic minorities make up more than half the children born in the U.S., capping decades o...
Do you use Facebook for business or pleasure? Has the novelty faded?Responding to extraordinary demand, Facebook said Wednesd...
For the twelfth straight year, revenues for the New York Lottery were up. Roughly $3 billion of the $8.44 billion tak...
San Diego, CA (AP//WBEN) Police in Oceanside, California say NFL great Junior Seau has been found dead inside his home. Polic...
(WBEN/AP) The push is on once again this year to ban indoor tanning by teens in New York State , with legislators considering...
(CBS News) -- House Republicans investigating the Fast and Furious scandal plan to pursue a contempt citation against Attorne...
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Republicans ignored a veto threat and overcame a rebellion by party conservatives to push a bill through t...
Two former and two current Transportation Security Administration employees were accused of allowing large amounts of cocaine...
"You never know. People should realize that upsets do happen and sometimes elections are decided by very slim margins......
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Stealing the family dog or cat in New York could soon send a pet thief to prison. A bill under cons...
Buffalo, NY (WBEN) Dick Clark's entertainment legacy was remembered by a local music promoter and a pop culture expert, m...
Orchard Park, NY (WBEN) Think about this next time you decide to get a little rowdy at an NFL game. If you get thrown out, yo...
(CBS) Fully embracing his role as the presumptive Republican presidential nominee, Mitt Romney on Monday told President Obama...
MONTEREY, Calif. (Associated Press / WBEN)— Dole Food Co. said late Saturday that its fresh vegetables division is reca...
(WBEN/AP) Presidential candidate Newt Gingrich will campaign in Buffalo later this month, underscoring his vow to press on wi...
Over one-fifth of Americans have read an e-book, ebook ownership is way up after the 2011 holiday shopping season, and one-th...
If you are what you eat, then what does it mean that the average American consumes 130 pounds of sugar a year? Sanjay Gupta r...
If recent history is a guide, less than half of the freshmen arriving on college campuses as part of the class of 2016 this f...
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) -- When Mary Lynne and Dan Kautz chose a place to hold their wedding reception, they didn't book a gra...
OXNARD, Calif. (AP) -- Educators must decide the fate of a junior high teacher placed on paid administrative leave amid claim...
SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) -- Ryan Miller made 39 saves for his second shutout in as many nights, and Drew Stafford capitalized on...
WASHINGTON (AP) -- In an election year battle mixing birth control, religion and politics, Democrats narrowly blocked an effo...
Amherst (WBEN) -- Western New Yorkers are adjusting to higher gas pricesthat will eventually go higher.A local car dealer say...
Hamburg (WBEN) -- The Town of Hamburg Police,Erie County Sheriff’s Office, and the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) Buffal...
(WBEN) Two local men who now live and work in Hollywood are up for Oscars tonight. Kevin Trent from East Aurora edited George...
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) - The funeral for Whitney Houston at the New Jersey church she attended as a child has ended.The New Hope B...
In the space of one work week, the average price for a gallon of unleaded in Western New York has jumped up a nickel. The cur...
It's no doubt a busy day for florists,jewelers and chocolate shops...But How Much Will You Spend on Valentines Day?A Nati...
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) - An official tells the Associated Pressprescription drugs were found in Whitney Houston's hot...
The people behind the reality TV show The Biggest Loser will help create a weight-loss resort in Wyoming County. They will pa...
Democrats are deeply divided over President Barack Obama's new rule that religious schools and hospitals must provide ins...
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The House passed a bill banning Congress and executive branch officials from insider trading, but brushed ...
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- A federal appeals court on Tuesday declared California's same-sex marriage ban to be unconstitution...
WASHINGTON (AP/ WBEN) -- Rep. Gabrielle Giffords of Arizona announced Sunday she intends to resign from Congress this week to...
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Etta James' performance of the enduring classic "At Last" was the embodiment of refined soul: A...
(WBEN) Gov. Andrew Cuomo is calling for millions of dollars in state funding to help keep the Buffalo Bills in western New Yo...
(AP) January 18 is a date that will live in ignorance, as Wikipedia started a 24-hour blackout of its English-language articl...
(AP) Jon Huntsman staked his presidential campaign on New Hampshire and his bid to become a legitimate competitor on distingu...
President Obama visited his hometown of Chicago Wednesday, but in reliably Democratic Illinois the president didn't bother wi...
(AP) -The release of Nike's new Air Jordan basketball shoes caused a frenzy at stores across the nation Friday as scuffles br...
(WBEN) As gasoline prices drop nationwide, they have once again not been doing so as fast in Western New York as they have in...
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Ren Bishop is one of many American drivers who texts, tweets and talks on her cellphone while she's behin...
(AP)In an unexpected twist, TVs are topping many Christmas shopping lists this year.Wal-Mart says TVs are among the top gifts...
(AP)The doctor convicted of killing Michael Jackson has been sentenced to the maximum term of four years behind bars.Dr. Conr...
OccupyWall Street movements are facing pressure in a lot of cities, but not Buffalo- where Mayor Byron Brown and neighbors li...
OccupyWall Street movements are facing pressure in a lot of cities, but not Buffalo- where Mayor Byron Brown and neighbors li...
Buffalo, NY(WBEN)Asports analyst says former Sabres owner Tom Golisano is serious about buying the Los Angeles Dodgers. And w...
Tonawanda, NY(WBEN)Town of Tonawanda Police say they've arrested ten women over the past two days in a sting operation.Police...
WASHINGTON (WBEN/AP) -- President Barack Obama is taking part in Veterans Day observances in Washington and San Diego before ...
(AP)Another woman alleging that Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain sexually harassed her in the 1990's will come f...
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) - A New York man who's been staying in Ireland while his lawsuit claiming half ownership of Facebook is ar...
OAKLAND, Calif. - Police and protesters supporting the Occupy Wall Street movement clashed downtown following a day of peacef...
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WASHINGTON (AP) -- A thriving curbside bus industry based on cheap fares has a fatal accident rate seven times higher than ot...
COMPLETEWBENCOVERAGE: Occupy Buffalo Photo Album | Occupy Sesame Street, Legoland, the couch andthe corner bar | ...
OAKLAND, Calif. - Oakland police say they arrested 75 people while clearing an anti-Wall Street protest in front of City Hall...
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- A history teacher amends his lessons on the civil rights movement to include the push for gay equality. A...
SEAL BEACH, Calif. (AP) - Southern California authorities say eight people have been killed and one other personwounded in a ...
(WBEN) Forbes magazine has ranked Buffalo the number one city in America for working women, jumping up from number ten last y...
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) - The Oakland Raiders say longtime owner and Hall of Famer Al Davis has died. He was 82.Davis died in hi...
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After days of worldwide suspense, NASA declared Saturday that its six-ton Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite came apart duri...
