WBFO Brief

Today, a deep look at what the shortage of home health aides in NYS means for the WNY disabled community. Also, three Erie County homeless shelters opened for the cold weather overnight, omicron marches across Ontario prompting new restrictions, and Niagara County is beefing up internet access for students.

If it’s Friday, it’s Theater Talk and today a look at the new West Side Story. Also, the Albright- Knox’s latest exhibit on 17 machines—looking at technologyand your life. And hear Erie County Dist. Atty John Flynn say” Show-and Tell is not for guns., OK? Show-and-tell is for an autographed Josh Allen football. ”

Today several stories about delays: Delays in deciding a new farm worker overtime threshold. Delays for the raises Buffalo Schools Supt. Kriner Cash want for his top staff, and possible delay of plans to tear down the ADM Grain Elevator after this weekend’s windstorm.

Gov. Kathy Hochul defends her mask mandate, despite rebellion form at least 12 counties statewide., and we hear more about hemp processing licenses across the state. And a brief word that mask mandates are working in Erie County , and for now, won’t trigger other restrictions on business.

A scathing report shows a massive lax of enforcement of Canadian pandemic travel and quarantine rules. Also, developing the Riverline from Canalside to the East Side. Also, Sen. Schumer touts relief for rural hospitals in Wyoming County, and it’s a chainsaw day across WNY, in the aftermath of downed power lines and high winds.

Sunday Extra: The story of an immunocompromised young woman, facing another pandemic COVID winter is featured in-depth by WBFO's Disabilities Desk reporter Emyle Watkins

If it’s Friday, it’s Theater Talk. Also, protests over the way detainees are just released in Batavia without family or support, a shakeup in the coming Governor’s race, and hear Buffalo workers at the nation’s first unionized Starbucks outlet

“We are in a real mess” says Dr. Nancy MD on hospital capacity. Also Starbucks union ballot counting day, and a real slice of life from our disabilities desk on balancing asks and socialization

Worries over new state nursing home staffing levels could trigger a lawsuit. Poll numbers on Gov. Hochul. Villages and towns debate on the county’s mask mandate, and firings of health care workers who are not being vaccinated. Also 75 years of “It’s a Wondeful Life” celebrated in Seneca Falls

Hear public concerns over a replacement Buffalo Bills stadium, the trial of political operative Steve Pigeon charged with rape, pressure to have the SUNY Chancellor Jim Malatras to resign