New York state's Board of Regents has officially banned all forms of indigenous-themed school mascots. The unanimous vote Tuesday culminates two decades of state policy moving towards the change. The ban takes effect May 3.
With the dry, warm weather this week, state environmental officials are reminding New Yorkers that fire conditions are higher than normal and the state’s burn ban is in place.
The travel ban was still on in the city of Buffalo Wednesday morning. But with travel restrictions lifted outside the city Tuesday, people were digging out from what may go down as the worst blizzard in Buffalo’s storied snow history.