WBFO Brief

What to do in a power outage. Suspect arrested in connection with a recent shooting. NYS police issued more than 100,000 tickets over the Christmas and New Year's holidays. Michigan defeats Washington in the College Football Championship, and Governor Hochul prepares to give her State of the State address.

Respiratory related are on the rise in WNY. Local opposition to the Kensington Expressway project continues. And the Buffalo Bills win their fourth straight AFC East title.

Questions continue to be raised regarding the project to makeover the Kensington Expressway. And Theater Talk with Peter Hall and Anthony Chase.

The trial for the man accused of attacking author Salman Rushdie will not happen until May at the earliest. Gov. Kathy Hochul has announced what she says are "fundamental changes to how reading is taught in New York State."

Scanlon was elected as the new president of Buffalo's Common Council. Governor Kathy Hochul will deliver her State of the State address on Tuesday, Jan. 9.

Change in the leadership of Buffalo's Common Council continues.

The National Comedy Center honors the late Tom Smothers. Theater Talk with Peter Hall and Anthony Chase

Cheektowaga police are investigating a Wednesday night crash on Walden Avenue that took the life of a pedestrian woman. The end of the year marks the end of the road for two of Buffalo's Common Council members. Holly Kirkpatrick has the story.

A leadership shuffle is underway for Buffalo's Common Council. Overdose concerns are present across the country, but how those concerns exhibit themselves can vary by region. Alex Simone has more.

Nearly a year after last December's fatal blizzard, the Erie County Legislature approved an agreement with the Erie County Federation of Snowmobile Clubs yesterday. Theater Talk with Peter Hall and Anthony Chase.