One of the most shocking data center developments in the country is families increasingly being pushed to sell their property for data center power lines, under threat of eminent domain.

Lauren Jefferson had concerns about giving birth in a hospital setting. So she chose a midwife-led birth center in Buffalo. @buffalonews.com buffalonews.com/news/local/b... #childbirth #motherhood #midwifery

Lauren Jefferson (formerly Jackson) had concerns about giving birth in a hospital setting. In New York State, she read, Black women are four times more likely to die from pregnancy-related

Mickey Osterreicher, the general counsel for the National Press Photographers Association (NPPA), which is also pushing back…said that “photographers should be asking whether those protections are contractual and enforceable or simply a matter of current practice that could change over time.”

ICYMI: Scenes from inside the AM&A's building, vacant for roughly 30 years, in downtown Buffalo, as investors continue to squabble over its future - buffalonews.com/news/local/c... #buffalony #buffalo #wny #urbanexploring

ICYMI: Dyngus Day in Buffalo! See more images on @buffalonews.com here - buffalonews.com/multimedia/c... #smigusdyngus #dyngusday #buffalony #polishamerican

Msgr. David LiPuma blesses Easter baskets with holy water at OLV National Shrine and Basilica in Lackawanna in today's #EveryDayAPhoto by @libbymarch.bsky.social. https://buffalonews.com/multimedia/collection_1c4bf885-0fa0-446c-97ee-769a9040f2a6.html?utm_medium=social&utm_source=bluesky_ 

Easter Holy Week at the historic Broadway Market, a European-style marketplace over 100 years old in Buffalo 💐🐰 buffalonews.com/multimedia/c... See more @buffalonews.com and in print today!

Teresa Manna of Lockport sorts through hand-painted Polish eggs, searching for contrasting colors for her grandchildren at the Broadway Market in today's #EveryDayAPhoto by Libby March: buffalonews.com/multimedia/c...

Part of the turning machine runs through an apartment in the kiln section of the former John Kam Malt and Kiln House which is opening as an apartment complex in today's #EveryDayAPhoto by @libbymarch.bsky.social. buffalonews.com/multimedia/c...

ICYMI: Buffalo Fashion Runway's Black Carpet returned for its third year, taking the stage of Buffalo's historic Shea's Theatre. See more on @buffalonews.com - buffalonews.com/life-enterta... #wny #fashion #fashionshow #buffalony #buffalo

ICYMI: Family support specialist Theresa McCall-Jenkins has been on the frontlines of the battle for infant and maternal health for over 25 years. She tried to retire, but came back within months and shows no signs of slowing. buffalonews.com/multimedia/c... #earlychildhood #maternalhealth

ICYMI: A wonderful profile of Theresa McCall-Jenkins from my colleague Jon Harris with photos from the great @libbymarch.bsky.social. buffalonews.com/news/local/b...

1) A Friday afternoon fire tore through a Southtowns dairy farm, destroying the barn structure and milking equipment within and leaving most of the herd dead or severely injured. It's too much for the Perrin family to recover from. buffalonews.com/news/local/a... #wny #buffalo #buffalony

In a world of vanishing third spaces, Barb Gauchat's diner has been a community hub in WNY for 11 years. But the diner is soon to close after a 600% rent increase. See photos video w/ Buffalo's Soup Lady on @buffalonews.com - buffalonews.com/multimedia/c... #wny #buffalo #thirdspace

Take a look at pages from the archives to see how The Buffalo Evening News covered the Blizzard of '77 as it happened. buffalonews.com/multimedia/c...

Check out these photos from last night by @libbymarch.bsky.social buffalonews.com/multimedia/c...

12 noon, January 6, 2021: President Trump begins his speech to supporters in Washington. Some 15 minutes into it, he starts urging them to converge on the Capitol monroegallery.com/gallery/virt...

$98 billion in planned AI data center development was derailed in a single quarter last year by community organizing and pushback, more than all disruptions tracked since 2023. www.datacenterwatch.org/q22025

A quick look back at 2025 in Western New York from my lens. See more photos of the year on @buffalonews.com below - buffalonews.com/multimedia/c... #wny #poy2025 #buffalo #buffalony #photosoftheyear #picturesoftheyear #westernnewyork #letsgobuffalo #happynewyear

Buffalo News chief photographer Derek Gee explains his approach to getting aerial photos of the Floating Fen Preserve in Brocton. You can go Behind the Lens with Derek and other Buffalo News photographers as they bring the news to life here: buffalonews.com/multimedia/c...

See images from 2025 from the lens of Buffalo News chief photojournalist Derek Gee on @buffalonews.com - buffalonews.com/multimedia/c... #wny #buffalo #buffalony #photography #yearinphotos #BNphotographers

Tap into beautiful images from 2025 from my colleague Joed Viera on @buffalonews.com ! buffalonews.com/multimedia/c... #wny #buffalo #buffalony #photography #yearinphotos #BNphotographers

Check out these amazing images from 2025 from my colleague Joshua Bessex on @buffalonews.com ! buffalonews.com/multimedia/c... #wny #buffalo #buffalony #photography #yearinphotos #BNphotographers

Low on holiday cheer? Take a look through photos from Santa's visit to the NICU wing at Sisters of Charity Hospital on @buffalonews.com - buffalonews.com/multimedia/c... #BuffaloNY #Buffalo

Great photos, as usual, from @libbymarch.bsky.social from today's sentencing of Richard Fox buffalonews.com/collection_3...

“Be Prepared for Winter Weather” Smart Advice in Any Language iibuffalo.org/news/winter2...

Deliberations to continue Wednesday in trial in death of 3-year-old Red Carter buffalonews.com/news/local/c...

My endlessly talented photographer colleague @libbymarch.bsky.social and I have spent many hours with the family since Red's killing. Here is my story from over the summer on the challenges they have faced in grieving their little boy, featuring Libby's work. buffalonews.com/news/local/a...

My colleague @aaronbesecker.bsky.social is covering the murder trial of the two teens accused of killing 3-year-old Ramone "Red" Carter. Here is coverage of the first day of testimony. The trial continues today. buffalonews.com/news/local/c...

Scenes from Saturday's "No Kings" rally in Buffalo. See more on @buffalonews.com here: buffalonews.com/multimedia/c... #buffalo #wny #nokings

You can find all of our coverage since the fatal shooting on June 21, 2024, here: buffalonews.com/news/local/c...

Photos via @libbymarch.bsky.social

Sun sparkles off Lake Erie as a pair of walkers amble along Bird Island Pier in Buffalo in today's #EveryDayAPhoto by @libbymarch.bsky.social. https://buffalonews.com/multimedia/collection_d4ceccec-a8ea-4e17-91c7-49136afe4faf.html?utm_medium=social&utm_source=bluesky_ 

Utility rates are rising in 41 states due to the increased demand from data centers on the electric grid. www.businessinsider.com/energy-conse...

Scenes from Saturday's interfaith rally for solidarity with Gaza. Protesters called on Senator Tim Kennedy to co-sponsor H.R. 3565, the “Block the Bombs” Act. See more on @buffalonews.com - tinyurl.com/5bfez8f7

New York has just one federal immigration detention center. But county jails are increasingly lending bed space to ICE– for a price. nysfocus.com/2025/09/16/i...

Tap in below for more scenes from Borderland Music + Arts Festival on @buffalonews.com - buffalonews.com/life-enterta... #borderland #musicfestival

The Erie County Fair is back for its 185th year! Tap in to see the @eriecountyfair.bsky.social‬ magic lensed by our @buffalonews.com photo team here - buffalonews.com/life-enterta...

People wade and splash in the flow of Wiscoy Falls in Portageville in today's #EveryDayAPhoto by @libbymarch.bsky.social. https://buffalonews.com/multimedia/collection_a390cba6-c7b4-11ef-af6f-afe820c2d8e4.html?utm_medium=social&utm_source=bluesky_ 

Ten years after the Paris Agreement, nations are still falling short of their commitments to reduce emissions and mitigate climate change. More than that, they haven’t shown enough follow-through on the goals they set. Instead, it’s been cities and local governments that have taken the lead.

Trump has erased the climate crisis from federal discourse & action, so disasters grow more extreme but get less attention. Our warning from last summer's start feels prophetic as we face another season of denial. <readingthepictures.media/p/if-this-su...>

1) Shakenya Griffin lost her toddler, Ramone "Red" Luckie Carter, to gun violence last summer. She's hosting a celebration of his life on the anniversary of his death this Saturday, June 21, and needs help to get the event together >> www.youtube.com/watch?v=vn2e... #Buffalo #wny #MutualAid

Happy early Juneteenth! See more moments from Buffalo's parade and festival over the weekend on @buffalonews.com - buffalonews.com/multimedia/c...

ICYMI: Niagara Square was flooded by peaceful demonstrators for a "No Kings" pro-democracy rally on the 79th birthday of President Trump on Saturday. See more images on @thebuffalonews - buffalonews.com/multimedia/c... #nokings #Buffalo

#NoKings via @libbymarch.bsky.social bsky.app/profile/buff...

'We cannot afford to stand by': Thousands protest Trump administration in Niagara Square via @buffalonews.com video/images via @libbymarch.bsky.social buffalonews.com/news/local/a...

1) Reminders are everywhere for Shakenya Griffin, her children, and their loved ones who lost 3-year-old Ramone "Red" Carter in a shooting in Buffalo last year. Read from @justinsondel.bsky.social on the loss of Red and the ripple effects of gun violence: tinyurl.com/3b8twved #gunviolence

Shakenya is planning a celebration of Red’s life on the anniversary of his death, June 21. She has already received donations to help throw the party, but asked me share the below list of things she still needs.

ICYMI: This Sunday we ran a story that I have been working on for nearly a year on the struggles that Shakenya Griffin, who lost her 3-year-old son Red Carter in a shooting last June, continues to go through as she tries to find peace. buffalonews.com/news/local/a...