Former Gov. Cuomo misrepresented how many nursing home deaths there were, according to a soon to be released Assembly Judiciary Committee report. And Buffalo’s Roman Catholic Bishop Michael Fisher says they can’t keep parish closures off the table anymore, but will involve local input when they draw up plans in December.

If it’s Friday, it’s Theater Talk- today with fun in Margaritaville, other shows around town and opera on WNED-PBS. Also holiday shopping from Buffalo-area artists, talk in Albany of a return to office work next year, and bonus money for direct caregivers.

Hear of the possibility of another COVID shutdown of in-person classes in Buffalo Schools. Go inside the senior centers around WNY, where frozen meals-to-go are the latest post-COVID innovation, and learn the latest about a push to ensure single-payer care with the New York Health Act.

Gov. Kathy Hochul opens up booster availability and warns of an increasing COVID threat. Also the state ethics board rescinds former Gov. Cuomo’s book deal, an update on the Bills stadium talks and contractors push back against the 100 employee vaccine mandate.

Remember when restaurant workers had their minimum wage raised? Caregivers want their share now too. Also, Karen DeWitt reports on Zephyr Teachout running for NYS Attorney General, and we hear the latest on Moog employees fighting a federal vaccine mandate at large defense contractors.

Today hear Haudenosaunee diplomat and educator Oren Lyons, winner of the WNY Peace Center’s Lifetime Achievement Award. Also, a climbing COIVD caseload in Ontario, and hints that the county budget hearings today could focus on protestors who want hot water and better conditions at the Erie County Holding Center.

If it’s Friday, it’s Theater Talk- today with a remembrance of playwright Terrence McNally by his friend Anthony Chase. Also a press for more funding of PTSD care and a look at this weekend’s “11-Day Power Play”

On this Veterans’ Day, we have a profile of Buffalo's Pvt. Indiana Hunt Martin from the nation’s only all Black Female Women Army Corps (WAC) unit. Also hear Dr. Nancy Nielsen MD say “Don’t listen to Aaron Rodgers, just go to credible sources.” Hear more about labor strife at Elderwood Care facility, and learn what the investigator’s transcripts reveal about the probe of then Gov. Andrew Cuomo

Today’s WBFO Brief looks at traffic around the Scajacquada Expressway—with foot traffic beating cars in some cases. And Gov. Hochul launches an incentive program for child COVID vaccinations. Also, The Starbucks union ballots are in the mail. And, hear the latest about staffing levels as Mercy Hospital workers return from a strike.

In today’s WBFO brief, hear about the rise of cocaine overdoses in Erie County. Also, what the opening of the Canadian border could mean for U.S. business, the new strike-ending contract approval at Catholic Health, and final approval of the Tops-Price Chopper merger.