(WBEN/AP) The US Geologic Survey reports an earthquake in Quebec, that several listeners and callers to WBEN have said was fe...
ALBANY, N.Y. — Gov. Andrew Cuomo says he may soon make a major economic announcement for upstate New York as published ...
TRAFFIC ALERT: INJURY ACCIDENT I-190 - NIAGARA THRUWAY SOUTHBOUND AT MILEPOST 20.5 BETWEEN EXIT 21 AND EXIT 20AT LEFT AND BEL...
A massive explosion at a fertilizer plant near Waco, Texas Wednesday killed between 5 and 15 people and injured some 160, pol...
The I-290 Westbound was closed for several hours early Thursday morning after a pedestrain ran in front of an oncoming semi t...
The National Weather Service has issued a FLOOD WARNING is in place for Tonawanda Creek at Rapids, Oatka Creek at Garbutt and...
Attica, NY (WBEN) You may recall last summer residents complaining about odors coming from Hillcrest industries in Attica. No...
It was the largest algae bloom in Lake Erie's recorded history — a scummy, toxic blob that oozed across nearly one-...
MAYFLOWER, Ark. (AP) - Exxon Mobil Corp. says crews are working to contain and clean up an oil spill near Mayflower, Arkansas...
Buffalo, NY (WBEN) A guilty verdict in the Tonawanda coke trial.The company and its environmental control manager Mark Kamhol...
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (WBEN/AP) -- An orphaned Alaska polar bear is getting a new temporary home here in Buffalo.U.S. Fish and Wi...
<< At Left, Buffalo Bisons grounds worker Matt Nick Harville, seen bundled up but mowing the grass at Coca-Cola Field (...
Hamburg, NY (WBEN) -- Traffic is moving again on Route 5 in Hamburg, after a serious crash early Sunday morning.A caller to t...
Falconer (WBEN) -- U.S. Senator Charles Schumer on Monday encouragedthe federal government to pick up the pace on its purchas...
Washington, D.C.. (WBEN) Citing recent super storms like Sandy, drought conditions and wildfires, tens of thousands of protes...
MOSCOW (WBEN/AP) -- A meteor streaked through the sky and exploded Friday over Russia's Ural Mountains with the power of ...
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) - New York Department of Environmental Conservation Commissioner Joe Martens says long-awaited regulations ...
NEW YORK (AP) - New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo declares a state of emergency as the winter storm hits the northeastregion.Cuomo s...
A jacknifed tractor trailer created extensive delays getting off Grand Island Friday morning, as the region began to cope wit...
Gowanda, NY (WBEN) FEMA has releasedmore than $1million in flood relief for Gowanda, nearly four years after devastating ...
There were very high winds across Western New York Sunday. A 69 mile per hour gust was recorded off Dunkirk on Lake Erie. And...
Officials have canceled a tsunami warning for parts of southern Alaska and coastal Canada. The Alaska Tsunami Warning Center ...
MOBILE, Ala. (AP) -- An enormous storm system that dumped snow and sleet on the nation's midsection and unleashed damagin...
Washington, DC (CBS) CBS News confirms Susan Rice has withdrawn her name from consideration as secretary of state.Rice, the U...
Tonawanda (WBEN) -- The GM Tonawanda Engine plant will play a significant role in some new GM pickup trucks for 2014.Followin...
(AP) More than three decades before Superstorm Sandy, a state law and a series of legislative reports began warning New York ...
Exclusive WBEN AudioOn The WBEN LivelineJeff Wood, National Weather Servicefrom the National Weather Service:Back in late sum...
BUFFALO, NY (WBEN) -- After some bruising press coverage that questioned their academic independence, the University at Buffa...
CORNING, N.Y. (AP) - A newspaper is reporting two people were killed when a helicopter crashed near the Chemung River in Corn...
Here's the latest direct fromt he National Weather Service:WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM FOR CHAUTAUQUA AND SOUTHERN...
Buffalo, NY (WBEN) While rationing of gas is going on in New York City in the days after Sandy, it's business as usual in...
NEW YORK (AP) - New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg and officials in the Long Island counties of Nassau and Suffolk have decided...
NEW YORK (AP) - Gov. Andrew Cuomo says 8 million gallons of gas has been delivered in New York.He says another 28 million gal...
NEW YORK (AP) - Gov. Andrew Cuomo says he's signed an executive order waiving New York's requirement that fuel tanker...
NEW YORK (AP) -- New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo says limited subway service will resume in New York City on Thursday.Cuomo also s...
Buffalo (WBEN) -- The National Weather Service says the storm's wind speed in this area wasn't as strong as first tho...
Cheektowaga (WBEN) -- The man who leads Erie County's Department of Emergency Services says storms like Sandycan be treat...
Buffalo (WBEN) -- Erie County Executive Mark Poloncarz says emergency managers expect wind gusts that will bring down trees a...
Power Outages and Minor Flooding Around WNY in the Wake of Sandy....Scroll Down for Complete Coverage of Sandy's effects ...
SHIP BOTTOM, N.J. (WBEN/AP) -- Forget distinctions like tropical storm or hurricane. Don't get fixated on a particular tr...
BLOOMSBURG, Pa. (AP) -- Douglas Jumper choked up as he described the long, slow recovery in his central Pennsylvania town fro...
Albany, NY (WBEN) Governor Cuomo has declared a state of emergency in preparation forTropical StormSandy. A state of emergenc...
Buffalo (WBEN) -- It was a magnitude 2.5 earthquake that generated a "boom" sound that some Niagara County resident...
(WBEN) The US Geologic Survey reports a 2.5 magnitude earthquake struck near Olcott New York, just after midnight.The deep qu...
Buffalo, NY (WBEN) Western New Yorkers affected by the drought earlier this year will get federal help.Congresswoman Kathy Ho...
The Skyway Route 5 inbound ....was closed for much of the morning from Tifft Street to the Interstate 190 after a three car a...
(WBEN) Several tons of smoldering plastic in Attica have been extinguished as part of a US Environmental Protection Agency ef...
Buffalo (WBEN) -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers on Tuesday announced the first phase of a project to removeaquatic invasiv...
Buffalo, NY (WBEN) After one of the hottest summers ever, could the fall end up with a disappointing show for those who love ...
(WBEN) Air samples taken from the foul smelling parts of Attica near theHillcrest Industries recycling site have come back wi...
This is breaking news. Stay with WBEN On-Air for the Latest from Traffic CommandAccidents at the I- 290 Northbound at Main St...
Attica, NY (WBEN) The EPA will take the lead into the investigation into odors at a facility in Attica, that's led to odo...
FROST ADVISORY Cattaraugus and Allegany Counties 2AM until 8AM Thursday.THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A ...
Buffalo (WBEN) -- A line of strong thunderstorms rumbled across Western New York this morning -- leaving behind downed trees,...
Buffalo, NY (WBEN) The rain that mainly stayed away from Western New York this summer returned the day after Labor Day. About...
Buffalo, NY (WBEN) The Peace Bridge Authority is launching a self-imposed no idling policy for vehicles parked or standing al...
HAVANA (AP) - Tropical Storm Isaac has pushed into Cuba after sweeping across Haiti's southern peninsula, where it caused...
Amherst, NY (WBEN) Though done in the past, Amherst's supervisor has a clear message to highway crews dealing with tree-d...
Buffalo, NY (WBEN) With the hot and dry summer we've had, how are birds and other wildlife dealing with lesser water acce...
Hamburg, NY (WBEN) No doubt, it's been a hot summer. For us, it's been unbearable, but what about animals, especially...
Pasadena, CA (AP) -- The most high-tech Mars rover ever built has landed on the red planet.NASA says it received a signal fro...
FLASH FLOOD WARNING Genesee County until 8:15pm.AT 519 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATEDNUMEROUS SLOW...
ELMIRA, N.Y. (AP) - At least 12 houses have been deemed uninhabitable after a tornado hit the upstate New York city of Elmira...
COMPLETE COVERAGE: Damage Photos | On Scene Interview | Eliot's Amazing Lightning Strike Map | Campgrounds Evacuated(AP) ...
Buffalo, NY (WBEN) Governor Cuomo has ordered campgrounds inside state parks evacuated because of potentially dangerous storm...
READ AccuWeather ForecastREAD The Extended ForecastSEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH Allegany, Chautauqua, Cattaraugus Counties until...
Even thoughexploding propane is etched into the memories of many after an explosion on South Division St. in Buffalokilled 7 ...
Western New York (WBEN) -- Despite some brief batches of rainfall, it's been very dry in Western New York this summer -- ...
Western New York (WBEN) -- A government agency has expanded the drought zone in Western New York.The U.S. Drought Monitor say...
Buffalo (WBEN) -- Western New York is dealing with drought conditions, butthe Erie County Water Authority (ECWA) says the loc...
Derby, NY (WBEN) -- A fire intended to burn away brush re-ignites and scorchesapproximately 10 acres of land, one day after t...
Albany, NY (WBEN) There has been a severe lack of rain over the past 10 days and that has led state officials to issue a stat...
Buffalo (WBEN) -- As temperatures continue providing summertime warmth, property owners might be wondering about the best way...
Washington, D.C.(WBEN) -- The U.S. Drought Monitor on Thursday saidparts of five Western New York counties are now suffering ...
Grand Island (WBEN) -- Officials in the town of Grand Island are asking residents to voluntarily reduce the amount of water u...
Buffalo (WBEN) -- Re-Tree WNY is urging local homeowners and businesses to water the new street trees that the organization h...
NRG Energy has put forth a proposal that could lead to the conversion of its Tonawanda and Dunkirk plants to natural gas burn...
WASHINGTON (AP) - Violent storms that battered the eastern U.S. are being blamed for killing at least a dozenpeople and leavi...
Buffalo, NY (WBEN) An Air Quality Alert for Ozone is in effect until 10 tonight for Western New York.The state DEC and Health...
Good economic news for Western New York.On Friday, the GM Powertrain plant in Tonawanda began working on two new engine lines...
Buffalo, NY (WBEN) The State DEC has issued another air quality alert for the region on Thursday. It takes effect at 11am and...
The Midstream Corporation unit of National Fuel Gas is delivering natural gas through its new Trout Run Gathering System thro...
Traffic was backed up in both directions of the I-190 Monday for 90 minutes in the late morning and early afternoon, after a ...
Buffalo (AP/WBEN) -- Forest Lawn Cemetery will host a flag retirement ceremony in advance of Flag Day.The event continues fro...
The 32nd annual JP Morgan Chase Corporate Challenge is set for 6:45 in Delaware Park kicking off a road race with a massive c...
HONOLULU (AP) -- It's your last chance to catch one of the rarest cosmic spectacles - Venus slowly crossing the face of t...
Elma, NY (WBEN) A rolled over milk tanker truck had the ramp from Transit Southbound onto the northbound Aurora Expressway cl...
FROST ADVISORY Cattaraugus and Allegany Counties from 3am to 9am Friday.THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A ...
Buffalo, NY (WBEN/AP) A UB study concludes that state oversight of gas drilling has been effective at reducing environmental ...
Fort Erie, ON (WBEN) -- The entire community of Fort Erie is in the dark tonight -- as planned.Canadian Niagara Power is cond...
A collision on the NYS Thruway/I-190 between a large car carrier and a truck filled with pallets had traffic on Grand Island ...
A raid at a farm and slaughterhouse in East Otto has produced new charges against the owner of that farm and the removal of 7...
FREEZE WARNING All of WNY from now through10am Sunday.THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A HARD FREEZE WARNIN...
OTHER FALCONS IN OTHER LOCATIONSOn The WBEN Liveline: How Agressive Are Falcons in the Niagara Gorge?Hear about how theycoul...
(CBS/AP) BANDA ACEH, Indonesia - A tsunami watch was issued for countries across the Indian Ocean after a large earthquake hi...
FREEZE WARNING Southern Erie and Chautauqua Counties midnight to 10AM.THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A FR...
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) - The University at Buffalo has formed a new institute to conduct and disseminate research about hydraulic...
Buffalo, NY(WBEN) State Senator Mark Grisanti has introduced five bills he says will protect the environment and regulate hig...
FREEZE WARNING Niagara, Erie, Orleans, Chautauqua Counties 2AM to 9AM Friday.THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSU...
FREEZE WARNING Niagara, Erie, Orleans, Genesee and Chautauqua Counties 2AM to 9AM Thursday.THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BU...
DALLAS (AP) -- Several reported tornadoes tore through the Dallas area on Tuesday, tossing semis in the air and leaving crump...
Another cold night is in store and could affect budding plants. The National Weather Service has issued a special weather sta...
(WBEN) After temps that last week put the month into the record books as the region's warmest March on record, a killing ...
The National Weather Service has issued a special weather statement alerting folks to the troubles that unusual cold temperat...
Buffalo, NY (WBEN) A work stoppage by employees of Allied Waste has led to delays in garbage and recyclable pickup in two com...
MEXICO CITY (AP) -- A strong, long 7.6 earthquake with an epicenter in Guerrero state shook central southern Mexico on Tuesda...
Monday night 8:15pm UPDATE...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED FOR SOUTH CENTRALLIVINGSTON AND NORTHEASTERN ALLEGANY...
Buffalo, NY (WBEN) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has given the Buffalo Sewer Authority an April 30th deadline to s...
Springville, NY (WBEN) The SPCA Serving Erie County says it has seized 41 animals from a home in Springville. The agency says...
Lockport, NY (WBEN) The EPA has added Eighteen Mile Creek to the Superfund National Priorities List of the country’s mo...
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) -- While New York regulators wrap up a four-year environmental impact study of shale-gas drilling that has ...
Tonawanda (WBEN) -- Some animal shelters will refer to themselves as being a "No Kill" shelter. Butthe term can mea...
(CBS/AP) WASHINGTON - The largest solar storm in five years is racing toward Earth, threatening to unleash a torrent of charg...
(AP) Niagara Falls has gone on record against treating wastewater from hydraulic fracturing, with elected officials saying th...
HENRYVILLE, Ind. (AP) - Massive thunderstorms, predicted for days, threw off dozens of tornadoes as they raced from the Gulf ...
Amherst (WBEN) -- Western New Yorkers are adjusting to higher gas pricesthat will eventually go higher.A local car dealer say...
The US Army Corps of Engineersis expected to begin removing the seasonal Ice Boom today, the earliest date they've ever d...
Hamburg (WBEN) -- National Grid and Ford Motor Company today unveiled a $2.7 million energy efficiency project at Ford&rs...
Crews are in the late stages of clearing an accident 90 East between the toll booths and the Depew exit.Traffic gets by slowl...
Buffalo, NY (WBEN)- Even with all these way above normal temperatures, most of us know that it's not spring yet. A quick ...
Buffalo, NY (WBEN) The State Department of Transportation has announced structural repairs over the old Route 219 Bridge from...
Buffalo, NY (WBEN)-Activist Erin Brockovich says New York authorities may have acted too hastily in ruling out environmental ...
Lockport, NY (WBEN) The fireata tire recycling plant in Lockport is under control.Reports of the fire came into the WBEN news...
Buffalo, NY (WBEN) The National Weather Service has issued a WIND ADVISORY for Northern Erie County, and Niagara, Orleans and...
(AP) - A golden eagle hatched in captivity at a New York sanctuary has been released into the wild.Hawk Creek Wildlife Center...
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) -- Newt Gingrich stormed to an upset win in the South Carolina primary Saturday night, dealing a sharp se...
Buffalo (WBEN) -- Congressman Brian Higginssays the U.S. Postal Service plan to close the Buffalo mail-processing facility ne...
The winter weather has caused some power outages across WNY.Check the latest from NATIONALGRIDHERE |NYSEGHERE ...
Buffalo, NY(WBEN)Robins flying around Delaware Park? Raccoons and even bears being spotted in the region? It may surprise you...
Buffalo, NY(WBEN)Athree vehicle accident backed up traffic on the 90 eastbound this afternoon. It led to delays stretching to...
Two crashes closed the Route 33 Inbound toward Downtown Buffalo, beginning at the Scajaquada Expressway/ Rt. 198. near 8 am T...
Apporximately 1,200 customers are without electricity in North Buffalo, according to National Grid.The National Grid website ...
(WBEN) New Year's was rung in with partying in Western New York. Thousands jammed the downtown area to se the ball drop at th...
Buffalo, Ny (WBEN/AP) - A small earthquake centered in northeast Ohio was felt by some Western New York residents in the 3 o'...
Route 16 was re-opened near 7 Friday morning after an overnight shutdown had it closed in both directions between Blanchard R...
(WBEN) Ajoint terrorism task force and The FBI have joined Lancaster Police,the federal Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco and Firearm...
Albany, NY(WBEN)National Grid's electricity customers will see cuts in their bills next year after regulators approved a redu...
North Tonawanda, NY(WBEN)North Tonawanda fire investigators now know where the fire that damaged the Elks Lodge started.Fire ...
Buffalo, NY(WBEN)It's an inevitable sign of the winter.OnFriday, crews from the New York Power Authority will begin installin...
Buffalo (WBEN) -- Buffalo Mayor Byron Brown on Monday introduced the city's new roll-out recycling carts as part of its expan...
Cheektowaga, NY(WBEN)State Police say a woman passed a pair of Thruway vehicles before striking a crash attenuator, causing d...
Buffalo, NY (WBEN) - Sure, deer hunting. But bear hunting? Just as shotgun season opens for deer on Saturday, it's also open ...
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) - A team of scientists says New Yorkers should start preparing for radical climate changes that will bring ...
Exclusive WBENAudio On The WBENLiveline Art DeGaetano, Cornell University ...
Albany (WBEN) -- Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Monday announced the launch of a statewide alert system that will help find vulnerable ...
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The New York grape harvest is expected to surpass last year's by 7%. This despite a wet spring and dry summer for some Lake E...
(AP) ALBANY, N.Y. — More than 250 doctors and other health care professionals have signed a letter to Gov. Andrew Cuomo...
A tractor trailer rollover just past Exit 48A in Pembroke has blocked most lanes of the WESTbound Thruway. THISISBREAKINGNEWS...
The National Weather Service in Buffalo has issued an urban and small stream flood advisory for Erie County, Niagara County a...
After days of worldwide suspense, NASA declared Saturday that its six-ton Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite came apart duri...
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) - The top tribal leaders in New York say they want to be a partner with the state to revive the economy, bu...
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) - Firefighters in Buffalo spent the morning battling a stubborn two-alarm blaze at a scrap yard that lit u...
