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Heavy rain put several feet of water into some areas of the Fairgrounds. Wednesday morning, causing the Fair to shut down for about an hour.

Staff at the closed tourist attraction have completed the largest collective move of captive whales ever seen in the world.

Gwen Squire, an influential Buffalo-area disability rights advocate, passed away on Friday at age 60.

A citizen scientist discovered a new species of tardigrade, otherwise known as a water bear or moss piglet.

Gov. Kathy Hochul said Tuesday that the state is reviewing its options after a federal judge in Syracuse struck down New York’s Climate Change Superfund Act.

Numbers have doubled across the region since Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin took the reins in March.

The health department did not provide details on the resident’s age, vaccination status or any public exposures.

The Environmental Protection Agency has named Nicole Tachiki as the new director of the Long Island Sound Partnership, a program that oversees efforts to improve water quality in the Sound.

Polycystic ovary syndrome, a condition that was once solely considered a reproductive disorder, underwent a recent name change. Now doctors are doing more research to better help women cope with the complications.

Members of Indigenous tribes are offering reminders that Ontario is a name preceding the arrival of the first European explorers and settlers.