Upstate New York's large cities with open races are electing a new mayor tonight for the first time since: 2005 in BUFFALO 2013 in ALBANY 2017 in SYRACUSE

Polls are closed and results are trickling in for the Buffalo mayoral race. A majority of early ballots counted- Sean Ryan takes the lead with 75% of the vote. Still Election Day results to take into account though. Spectrum News 1 BUF

#BREAKING: Democratic state Assemblyman Zohran Mamdani elected as the next mayor of New York City, AP declares, defeating former Gov. Andrew Cuomo and Curtis Sliwa.

Almost half of Election Day results in now, and Sean Ryan still holds onto a commanding lead in the race for Buffalo Mayor. Spectrum News 1 BUF

#BREAKING: Democratic state Sen. Sean Ryan elected as the next mayor of Buffalo, AP declares.

An official concession from James Gardner. “I cannot express how proud I am of the race we ran.”Spectrum News 1 BUF

Mayor Elect Sean Ryan takes the stage here in downtown buffalo Spectrum News 1 BUF

“You’re gonna see an administration that’s open, that’s transparent,” said Mayor Elect Sean Ryan when asked what his administration will look like compared to the current administration of Acting Mayor Chris Scanlon

The Department of Agriculture threatened to impose financial penalties on states that do not “comply” quickly with their new orders. “States must immediately undo any steps taken to issue full SNAP benefits for November 2025.”

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At 2am, this DOJ official posted that President Trump signed a pardon for a list of people involved in efforts to overturn the 2020 election. Notably, this amounts to a preemptive pardon because these people listed were not yet facing federal charges but have been facing state

NEW: A distinguished female Navy captain within Naval Special Warfare — a Purple Heart recipient with experience w/ SEAL Team Six — was expected to take command this summer, when it was abruptly cancelled just days before. The impression within the NSW community: Secretary

Ten years after her brother’s deportation, Doris Anahí Muñoz reflects on what it means to live between two countries, to grieve across borders, and to reclaim the land that gave her family life. Los Angeles Public Press palabranahj.org/archive/ice-de…

Breaking news: The longest government shutdown in history is over. President Trump just signed into law a short-term spending bill that funds the government through Jan. 30. The shutdown ends on Day 43.

Ellicottville firefighter Zach Golley embodied selfless acts. Zach became an organ donor in March. Viktoria Hallikäär of Spectrum News 1 BUF recently reported on Zach's legacy.  spectrumlocalnews.com/nys/buffalo/ne…

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Let's kick off the work week with the end of an era. My final piece for Spectrum News. A #StampedeStory that shows the family side of #BillsMafia spectrumlocalnews.com/nys/buffalo/sp…

The U.S. intelligence community concluded that Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman ordered the 2018 killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, a legal resident of the U.S. who wrote critically of his home country. MBS has always denied it. Here's what President Trump said about

What do the Jonas Brothers, Fort Drum, and some guy named Scott Kelly have in common? It was a mystery after video of a man scrolling through a resume at a Nov. 9 Jonas Brothers concert in Buffalo went viral. Viktoria Hallikäär reports. specne.ws/uMiN1S

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