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11/22/2025

The newest episode of "Group Chat" is available now everywhere! Join us as we explore Thanksgiving traditions, recipe experiments, and the art of hosting without unraveling.

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11/21/2025

The new winter storm scale website details snow impact levels by location, as well as snow totals by exit along the Thruway system in the area.

11/21/2025

Wylie and Njeri Hughes share their journey across continents and into Western New York, where they encounter financial challenges, loan limitations and discouraging experiences in their search for a home.

Listen to their story at btpm.org or on the BTPM Listen app.

11/21/2025

Millions of Americans have shed pounds with help from drugs like Wegovy and Zepbound. But people who take these drugs often experience unpleasant side effects.

Weight-loss drugs like Wegovy and Zepbound often cause nausea and other side effects. Brain scientists are looking for ways to solve this problem.

11/21/2025

Providing millions of dollars in loans and even taking stakes in mines and startups? Some economists say the U.S. is now taking a play out of China's book in the rare earth industry.

Rare earths aren't all that rare. The real choke point is in processing and refining them, where China enjoys market dominance.

11/21/2025

For some, this debate feels like déjà vu — and a classic example of the to***co industry interfering in public health efforts and sowing division.

Many think it's a dangerous ploy by the to***co industry. But some say, with millions of deaths each year attributed to smoking ci******es, it's the lesser of two evils.

11/21/2025

Around 3.1 million people in New York receive their drinking water through confirmed or suspected lead pipes. That’s 15% of the state’s population. Buffalo has the highest confirmed percentage for major cities outside of New York City at 45%.

The New York League of Conservation Voters new interactive data map tracks the lead presence in millions of water service lines across the state. Buffalo leads in major cities outside NYC, with 45% of the city's pipes confirmed as lead.

11/21/2025

Trump has been a vocal opponent of Mamdani since his upset win in June's Democratic primary, saying he would arrest Mamdani if he disrupted ICE operations in the city and threatened to pull the city's federal funding.

New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani will meet with President Trump at the White House Friday putting the frequent foe of conservatives face-to-face with one of his biggest critics.

11/21/2025

Among the changes for this season is a new alert system, which residents across the state can utilize by texting their county name to 3-3-3-1-1-1.

Winter is just around the corner, and local agencies are getting prepared with new resources, like more vehicles quipped for use in deep snow.

11/21/2025

This week on "Group Chat," we take a trip through all things Thanksgiving, from the nostalgic traditions we cling to every year to the new trends reshaping the holiday.

We also dive into what makes the big meal meaningful, unpack family dynamics, explore seasonal rituals, and look at the many ways communities show up for each other this time of year.

Join us at 11 a.m. Friday on BTPM NPR.

11/20/2025

Erie County Legislator John Bargnesi, a Democrat, introduced a bill back in June 2024 that would limit the offices of county executive, legislators, county clerk, district attorney, comptroller and sheriff, to serve a maximum of three four-year terms.

Erie County Legislator John Bargnesi (D) introduced a bill back in June 2024 that would limit the offices of county executive, legislators, county clerk, district attorney, comptroller and Sheriff, to serve a maximum of three four-year terms.

11/20/2025

Fi****ms have been confiscated from a University at Buffalo student's home after a peer reported hearing alleged threats to "shoot up the school."

Fi****ms have been removed from the home of a University at Buffalo student who allegedly threatened to "shoot up the school," according to the university and state court filings.