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Fall Fest is here! It's perfect timing too with no Bills game. Barb Pump, Executive Director of the Ellicottville Chamber of Commerce tells us about preparation and what to expect at this year's festival.

Sabres fans will be greeted with a number of improvements when they arrive at KeyBank Center for Thursday's home opener, including a new sound system and security enhancements. Sabres and Bills COO Pete Guelli says that's just the start, and talks have already started for a major renovation of the arena.

We're a little less than a month away from election day in WNY. There's a tightly contested race for Town Supervisor in Amherst, and a new Mayor will be elected in Buffalo for the first time in 20 years. Political insider Ken Kruly tells us what he's hearing.

Today marks two years since the terrorist attack against Israel by Hamas that took the lives of more than 1,000 people and saw hundreds taken hostage. Rabbi Alex Lazarus-Klein of Congregation Shir Shalom reflects on how life has changed since the attack, including the "night and day" difference of how Jews are thought of and treated.

The New England Patriots served the Bills their first loss of the season Sunday night in Orchard Park, but Buffalo did it's fair share of self-sabotage. Bills sideline reporter Sal Capaccio gives his reaction to all that went wrong.

Stefon Diggs returns to Highmark Stadium for the first time since being traded in April of 2024 this Sunday as the Bills face the New England Patriots. Bills color analyst and former center Eric Wood talks about what it's like playing a former teammate and also what to expect from the Patriots.

It's the third day of traffic havoc in the Buffalo-Niagara region, caused by a system outage in Canada that blocked commercial traffic from entering Canada. The cause of the outage isn't known, but cybersecurity expert Arun Vishwanath joined WBEN to discuss the role of technology in our daily lives and the domino effect that happens when something goes awry.

Today is the deadline for the Diocese to submit its $150 million bankruptcy proposal to the courts. Attorney Steve Boyd says "this is the first day of the final chapter." Boyd outlines the remainder of the bankruptcy process.

St. John Kanty in Buffalo is the latest church to gain a new lease on life from the Vatican. A review will be conducted after parishioners petitioned to keep the church open after it was ordered to close by the Catholic Diocese of Buffalo. Mary Pruski from Save Our Buffalo Churches reacts to the news and tells us what it could mean for other churches facing closure.

Doug Jemal has sold the Boulevard Mall in Amherst to Benderson Development. Town Supervisor Brian Kulpa tells us Jemal's vision to turn the site into a multi-use "town center" will office space and housing will remain.