In today’s WBFO Brief, a look at disability pride month underway in WNY and a peek at dinner theater- aboard the USS Little Rock. Also, how a summertime respite from COVID gives an opportunity for vaccine distribution before school begins in the fall.

Today's WBFO Brief is on vacation for the Indepence Day weekend.

Similarly - In today’s WBFO Brief -- If it’s Friday, It’s Theater Talk. Today, Peter Hall and Anthony Chase talk with Peter Palmisano, the host of Road Less Traveled Productions podcast series, “Off Road with Peter Palmisano”Also, hear part of Erie County Executive Mark Poloncarz’s State of the County address and get the latest analysis of the Buffalo Sabres announcement that Interim Coach Don Granato will be the regular permanent coach.Learn why some opposition to the Erie Canal Harbor Development Corp.’s proposed Outer Harbor Amphitheater says there needs to be a racial equity component to the debate. And hear about how a lifeguard shortage is closing various public pools around here.

In today’s WBFO Brief, hear from New York Now’s Dan Clark on subpoenas being issued in the Assembly’s Cuomo impeachment investigation. Ontario correspondent Dan Karpenchuk reports on the vaccination rates that still lag in Canada. Also, new numbers show only a third of those in the most recent Siena Poll say Gov. Cuomo should seek re-election and the connection between Zoar Valley and the massive building collapse in Florida.

On today's WBFO Brief... The Buffalo Mayoral race is developing into an intense contest between incumbent turned write-in candidate Byron Brown and the Democratic-backed candidate India Walton. Nearly $20 million in state transportation aid is headed to the Chautauqua & Cattaraugus County region. An explosion at a home pool in Chautauqua County has officials warning residents about mixing different cleaning chemicals. A local college is opening a new medical rehabilitation facility with the help of robotics. And WBFO's Thomas O'Neil-White continues a series of Conversations on Race with a look at the history of racism in the judicial system.

On today's WBFO Brief... "Mayor Byron Brown confirms his intention to seek re-election by a write-in campaign. Meanwhile, the Erie County Democratic Committee has met with India Walton, who defeated Brown in the party’s primary this week, to pledge support in advance of November’s general election. State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli discusses the state’s finances, post-COVID, during a visit to North Tonawanda. The Buffalo Beauts women’s professional hockey team has a new owner. And Governor Cuomo is being urged to use executive powers to raise the state’s minimum wage for workers serving food and drinks."

On today's WBFO Brief... "Shakespeare in Delaware Park returns with a new approach to classic performance – having its audience walk in the woods from scene to scene. Controversy continues in the race for Buffalo Mayor. Studies take a renewed look at the lack of internet service in rural areas of Erie County. And after pharmaceutical giant Johnson and Johnson agreed to pay New York $230 million to settle claims the company helped fuel the opioid crisis, state legislators are trying to ensure the money goes towards addiction and recovery services."

This morning on the WBFO Brief - the Erie County Legislature’s Minority Leader urges passage of a permit fee waiver to help seasonal vendors rebound from a lost summer of festivals. Housing advocates urge Governor Cuomo to extend the existing eviction moratorium beyond August 31. Niagara Falls marks 10 years of New York’s Marriage Equality Act. Goodwill launches a job training program aimed at filling local manufacturing jobs.Also, hear about a large-scale watershed cleanup scheduled for this weekend. Albany correspondent Karen DeWitt reports on the state’s newly enacted Gender Recognition Act, and also of a new attempt by a fiscal watchdog group to acquire more state data on COVID deaths, as it asks whether the state undercounted its numbers.

On today's WBFO Brief, hear the reaction of India Walton's victory including city councilman Mitch Nowakowski. And since it's Thursday, Jay is once again talking with Dr. Nancy Nielsen MD. Albany correspondent Karen Dewitt reports that Governor Andrew Cuomo will relinquish the emergency powers he's held for the past 15 months. And for activists, felony disenfranchisement remains a fight for civil rights. Hear that report from WSKG's Sarah Gager and more.

This morning on the WBFO Brief- the aftermath of a historic primary election that ousted four-time incumbent Buffalo Mayor Byron Brown and replaced him with an upstart activist India Walton. Hear her first chat with reporters, and listen to what Brown told his supporters as the results rolled in last night.Also, hear from another upset winner- with Kimberly Beaty, winning the Democratic Primary for Erie County Sheriff. And we have an interview with an analyst who says all the upsets last night were a ‘gut punch’ for the area’s Democratic, Republican and Conservative party chairs. And lest you think there was no other news beyond the elections- Albany Correspondent Karen DeWitt weighs in with the latest on a possible change to environmental liability rules in NYS.