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The EPA is seeking about $32 million from three companies accused of releasing radioactive waste across Niagara County to recover cleanup costs and penalties.

The Goo Goo Dolls will perform at halftime of the Bills' first-ever home Thanksgiving game on Nov.

26 against the Kansas City Chiefs, and the band also plans benefit shows at the Town Ballroom on Nov. 20 & Nov. 21 for FeedMore Western New York.

The Alison Rose Foundation donated $25,000 to Mercy Hospital to buy two postpartum hemorrhage carts for its Mother Baby and Labor and Delivery units, and hospital staff held a blessing Friday; the carts keep life-saving medications + supplies at the bedside for faster response.

Buffalo Bills fans gathered Thursday at Niagara Square for a night of music, dancing and fireworks that celebrated team pride and drew visitors, with Visit Buffalo reporting hotel occupancy around the home opener at 94% and downtown businesses saying fans boosted restaurants + bars.

Crews removed booms from the Buffalo River (on Friday) near the South Ogden Street Bridge, but an oily, rainbow-colored sheen remains and the DEC says it has not yet identified the source after checking drains, pipelines, and brownfield sites.

Pistol Pete, the University of Wyoming mascot, is visiting Buffalo this week to promote the school and will join Explore and More Children’s Museum's Halloween event today, with 300 free tickets (100 each at 10 a.m., 11 a.m., noon) and indoor trick-or-treating from 10:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.

Businesses including Kaleida Health, People Inc., Spectrum, and the NFTA will hire at a job fair today from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Northwest Amherst Community Center (roles include medical coordinators, bus mechanics, rail electricians); bring multiple resumes and professional attire.

Warby Parker + Alo Yoga and The North Face are among the first five stores set to open Thursday at the Station Twelve development in Amherst, bringing national retail options to the new shopping hub.