Don Was and the Pan-Detroit Ensemble will make a stop at Babeville in Buffalo this Sunday night, October 11. He spoke with BTPM’s Ryan Zunner in a wide-ranging interview.

As the online-based retail giant prepares to open its new $588 million fulfillment center in the Town of Niagara, Amazon intends to hire up to 1,000 full- and part-time employees, the company announced Friday.

"You got to keep working at the things you think are going to make it effective. We've been putting in the extra time, trying to make sure we've got this figured out, and how to solve pressure."

Both fire trucks were built in the 1990s, but those donating the units say there is plenty of life left in them. They also come with plenty of stories.

With the Erie County Health Department reporting seven sudden infant deaths in the past two months, Erie County Health Commissioner Dr. Gale Burstein is issuing a reminder about what she calls a tragedy that can be averted.

The Erie County Small Business Enterprise Utilization Act would prioritize contracts with small companies from Erie County for purchases up to $20,000 or public works contracts up to $35,000.

The nonprofit organization behind a report identifying lead in school water across New York State is now allowing students, parents, teachers and lawmakers to view that data on a more granular scale.

Buffalo Public Schools continue to face questions and concerns from the public regarding its proposal to close eight schools next year.

The Buffalo Police Department announced the arrest Thursday of a Buffalo man suspected of carrying out seven burglaries at commercial properties on the West Side this year — six in September alone.

After spending most of the past two decades working behind the scenes in Erie County politics, Erich Weyant has taken over the reigns of The Stonewall Democrats of Western New York at a critical time.

The developing conflict between the City of Buffalo and Seneca Nation took another turn Thursday, when the City announced a lawsuit -- separate from Wednesday's filing -- in federal court against the U.S. Department of Interior and other federal departments.

Traffic heading northbound on I-190 will be slowed this afternoon due to an overturned cement truck near the Peace Bridge exit. Witness on the scene said the driver appeared OK and was out of the vehicle.

This week on the Disabilities Beat, we look at what happens next for workers inside the now-closed Goodyear plant who had the highest rate of exposure to dangerous chemicals.

The change in the political landscape will have implications for Québec and for Canada, as the premier-designate of the province, Paul St-Pierre Plamondon, said he firmly believes Québec will become sovereign one day.

Lawmakers passed more than 750 bills last session, and it often takes months for the governor to consider them all. As of this week, 445 remained pending.

Kenmore Mercy Hospital is 75 years old, and health officials say there’s no shortage of gratitude to go around.

Buffalo Mayor Sean Ryan is taking his battle with the Seneca Nation over a parcel of land along Miami and Ohio streets to the courts.

Following AMC's abrupt exit from the downtown theater last December, Scene One has been hard at work reactivating amenities and rethinking programming since moving in during April.

A parent advocate and Da Vinci student say Buffalo Public Schools should be more transparent and include families in its proposed eight-school closure plan.

Under state law, individual donors can contribute up to $9,000 to a candidate for governor in the general election. But that limit is far higher when giving to a party committee. And there’s nothing in the law stopping party committees from transferring the money they raise to individual candidates.