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Lacrosse team cancels game over rival’s Redskins name

BUFFALO, N.Y. – A suburban school district with numerous Native American students canceled a boys’ lacrosse game Friday against a district that is debating whether to do away with its Redski...

DATE: Mar 10, 2015 | CATEGORY: Education

Here’s what gets toys into national hall of fame

Longevity, icon status and more are needed

DATE: Nov 27, 2014 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Buffalo area hit with epic snow – with more coming

BUFFALO, N.Y. – Homeowners opened their front doors to find themselves sealed in by sheer walls of white. Shovelers turned walkways into head-high canyons. A woman gave birth in a firehouse...

DATE: Nov 19, 2014 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Green army men, Rubik’s Cube make toy Hall of Fame

ROCHESTER, N.Y. – It’s mission accomplished for little green army men. The molded plastic must-haves for generations of pretend soldiers were inducted into the National Toy Hall o...

DATE: Nov 8, 2014 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

U.S. colleges on alert for presence of Ebola

About 10,000 students arriving from West Africa

DATE: Sep 2, 2014 | CATEGORY: Education

W-I-N-N-E-R! Oregon man crowned Scrabble champ

BUFFALO, N.Y. – A 24-year-old Portland, Oregon player has been crowned the national Scrabble champion. Conrad Bassett-Bouchard beat 29-year-old Jason Li, of Montreal, on Wednesday...

DATE: Aug 13, 2014 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

Seneca Nation commits to native-only landscaping

Tribe follows similar moves across the U.S.

DATE: Jul 12, 2014 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

When teachers miss classes, students pay

A basic reason why schools fail to make progress?

DATE: Jun 3, 2014 | CATEGORY: Education

Mass mobs fill churches

Social media draws hundreds to older houses of worship

DATE: Feb 7, 2014 | CATEGORY: Religion

N.Y. man sets record with game collection

BUFFALO, N.Y. – Maybe it was getting his first video game, Cosmic Avenger, for Christmas at age 12, and then having to wait an entire year for the hard-to-land Colecovision console to play ...

DATE: Dec 24, 2013 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Chess, rubber duck inducted into Toy Hall of Fame

ROCHESTER, N.Y. – The rubber duck squeaked out a win for a place in the National Toy Hall of Fame, joining the ancient game of chess in the 2013 class inducted Thursday. The pair ...

DATE: Nov 7, 2013 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

Some say Love Canal still oozes

1,100 more lawsuits may be filed

DATE: Nov 2, 2013 | CATEGORY: Nation & World