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01/17/2026

WBEN was there for the early years and was proud to support the celebration of 100 years at Shea’s Buffalo!! ❤️

01/17/2026

Your Bills-Broncos gameday predictions??

The Buffalo Bills have activated defensive tackle Ed Oliver and receiver Curtis Samuel from injured reserve. The Bills also elevated receiver Mecole Hardman Jr. and running Frank Gore Jr. from the practice squad.

01/17/2026

Keep your ears and eyes on the forecast for the coming week! "Right now the potential is for everywhere," meteorologist Heather Kenyon tells WBEN.

Forecasters are eyeing an active weather patter than will bring a deep freeze and potential for lake effect snow to the region beginning next week.

01/16/2026

An 86 year old woman died after being struck by a car early this morning in West Seneca.

01/16/2026

Have you had your flu shot?

Health experts say the U.S. flu season appears to be waning with two straight weeks of decline in measures of flu activity

01/16/2026

Trump warns tariffs against nations unsupportive of his plans for Greenland.

U.S. President Donald Trump says he may punish countries with tariffs if they don’t back the U.S. controlling Greenland

01/16/2026

"It was built for $1.8 million dollars in 1926, about $35 million in today's dollars."

A major milestone for Shea’s Theatre. Friday marks the centennial anniversary of its grand opening. “It was a period of incredible growth. There was great wealth in the city,” said Shea’s President and CEO Brian Higgins.

01/16/2026

UPDATE: The city has clarified that it was a building at the St. Ann's complex, not the church itself that caught fire.

Firefighters in Buffalo worked into the overnight Friday fighting a blaze at a four-story church on the city’s East Side. The origin of the fire isn’t known and the cause is currently under investigation.

01/16/2026

The fire wasn't under control until around 3:45 Friday morning. An emergency demolition has been requested and is pending approval.

Firefighters in Buffalo worked into the overnight Friday fighting a blaze at a four-story church on the city’s East Side. The origin of the fire isn’t known and the cause is currently under investigation.

01/16/2026

Depleted receiving corps and all, the Bills still believe.

"I still trust that room completely. Whoever we bring up needs to step up. And we have full confidence that they will," says Josh Allen.

Broncos coach Sean Payton aims to bring playoff success back to Denver. The Broncos have secured the AFC’s top seed and will host the Buffalo Bills on Saturday.

01/16/2026

TNT went nuclear Thursday night, scoring a hat trick and adding two assists in leading the Sabres to a 5-3 win over the Habs.

Tage Thompson recorded a point on all five Sabres goals, which included three goals in Buffalo’s 5-3 victory over the Montreal Canadiens on Thursday night at KeyBank Center. A complete game recap from WBEN:

01/16/2026

Do you still have a land line?

Even in the wake of the massive Jan. 14 Verizon outage, most cell phone users say they will not consider adding a land line as an emergency back up should there be another nationwide outage.