Michael Wooten
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Buffalo-area pay growth leads major U.S. metros, ADP report finds (opens the original)
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BUFFALO, N.Y. — Overall pay is growing faster in the Buffalo area than in any other major metropolitan area in the country, according to the latest data from payroll processing company ADP. The company's September report found gross pay in the Buffalo metro area increased 6.5% year-over-year, compared with 4.7% nationally. The Buffalo area ranked first among the 56 largest U.S. metropolitan areas tracked by ADP for gross pay growth. The numbers come as employers across Western New York continue
Many Western New York high schools plunge in U.S. News rankings - Here's what changed (opens the original)
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BUFFALO, N.Y. (WKBW) — If you looked at the latest U.S. News & World Report high school rankings and wondered what happened to some of Western New York's top-performing schools, you're not alone. Nine of the ten schools that ranked highest in the region last year dropped dramatically in the latest report. The reason has less to do with changes at the schools themselves and more to do with a change in the data used by U.S. News. Once again, City Honors School at Fosdick Masten Park in Buffalo is
High energy prices become political flashpoint five weeks before election (opens the original)
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BUFFALO, N.Y. (WKBW) — With exactly five weeks until Election Day, rising energy costs are becoming a major political issue as Western New Yorkers and people across America face higher prices at the pump and prepare for potentially expensive heating bills this winter. The Western New York average for gasoline climbed to $4.43 a gallon Tuesday, while diesel prices reached another record high at $6.38. New York's statewide average home heating oil price recently reached $6.27 a gallon, according t
Erie County working to transform how mental health emergencies are handled (opens the original)
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BUFFALO, N.Y. (WKBW) — When someone is experiencing a mental health or substance use crisis, the response has often followed a familiar path: a 911 call, a police response and, ultimately, a trip to the emergency room. Leaders in Erie County have been working to improve that response. The Crisis to Care Collaborative has been working since 2024 to identify better ways to get the right type of care to people when they need it most. The group's latest progress report comes out later this week. The
'It's a frightening prospect': Expect high winter heating bills (opens the original)
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BUFFALO, N.Y. — High energy costs will translate into expensive winter utility bills, with the price of heating oil skyrocketing in Western New York and across the country. The National Energy Assistance Directors Association predicts natural gas prices will increase 6% over last winter, electric up 9% and heating oil a staggering 43%. But that's nationally. Local costs are even higher. NYSERDA's weekly retail report shows heating oil going for $6.03/gallon in Western New York, lower than the st
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