Charlie Specht

Jesse Johnson teaches Zumba to a group of seven to 15 seniors.

New York State Attorney General Letitia James on Friday endorsed State Sen. Tim Kennedy for the 26th Congressional District.

An aerial view of vacant buildings that were part of the former Millard Fillmore Gates Circle Hospital Complex which are slated for redevelopment into two separate apartment complexes as well as commercial space.

West Seneca Teachers Association Treasurer Craig S. Ersing talks about impending layoffs.

Teresa Brancato has been an unpaid family caregiver for her husband, Joe, since he suffered a stroke in 2011. He uses a wheelchair and has global aphasia, which limits his vocabulary to just a few words. Home health aides help with Joe’s care part of each week but the rest falls to Teresa, who puts her well-being second to her husband’s. A $600 voucher through the New York State Caregiving & Respite Coalition has helped her spend time away focused on herself.

Human Rights Watch has condemned Israeli actions in Gaza.

The United States Supreme Court agreed to hear arguments in a case regarding the most widely-used abortion pill in the nation.

The United States Supreme Court agreed to hear arguments in a case regarding the most widely-used abortion pill in the nation.

There’s a reason New York City cops are considered the finest - a video recorded by police bodycam shows officers wading through frigid waters at Baisley Pond Park, just south of Jamaica, Queens, to rescue a blind dog that got stuck in the reeds and was at high risk of drowning. Yair Ben-Dor has more.

“The last four to five months have been truly unique for the Town of Cheektowaga,” Councilmember Brian Nowak said. “I’ve heard from a lot of old-timers who have been around for a long time that this is the worst they’ve ever seen it at meetings.”