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Viral guitarist from Rochester to perform at Hard Rock Cafe in Niagara Falls

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By Michael Schwartz Verified
| WKBW-TV (Buffalo, NY) Verified
NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y. (WKBW) — NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y. (WKBW) — A Rochester-born guitarist with more than 2 billion online views is bringing his high-voltage “nuclear blues” sound to one of Western New York’s most recognizable stages. Jon Dretto will headline the Hard Rock Cafe in Niagara Falls on Friday, February 27, 2026. The show begins at 8:30 p.m., with a VIP Meet & Greet scheduled for 7:45 p.m. Tickets for the Niagara Falls show can be purchased here.
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Hochul's budget includes $535M to extend deployment of National Guard at NYS correctional facilities

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By Michael Schwartz Verified
| WKBW-TV (Buffalo, NY) Verified
ALBANY, N.Y. (WKBW) — New York’s public protection budget took center stage last Thursday at a joint legislative hearing, where lawmakers revisited the continued deployment of the National Guard inside state prisons. The National Guard was first deployed to Department of Corrections and Community Supervision facilities in February 2025 as corrections officers across New York State took part in a wildcat strike over what they claimed were unsafe working conditions inside state prisons.
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Buffalo woman's home floods after she says landlord never fixed issues

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By Michael Schwartz Verified
| WKBW-TV (Buffalo, NY) Verified
BUFFALO, N.Y. (WKBW) — A Buffalo woman's home flooded after a pipe burst in her ceiling, causing water to pour all over her Crossman Avenue home. "I opened the door, everything is floating in water," said Towana Munn. "Water was just gushing down." Towana Munn's ceiling Her furniture, clothes and granddaughter's chair are still soaked days later. "It's a disaster," Munn said. Munn says her ceiling has been leaking since summer, but her landlord didn't fix it. Her heat has also not worked for days.
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