Wednesday’s Trending Stories In Western New York

Here is what is trending across the 716 this morning.
1 –Another cold start to our morning here in Western New York. Today, we are looking at a mix of sun and clouds, with some pop-up showers possible this afternoon. Our high will be 56. Those cooler temps will continue tomorrow with another day with highs in the 50s. A little bit of a warm-up is heading our way on Friday and Saturday when we will see mostly sunny skies with highs in the lower 60s.

2 –Hurricane Milton is expected to make landfall later tonight or early tomorrow morning and it will have an impact on travelers here in Western New York. The airport in Tampa Bay has already closed and the airport in Orlando is expected to close later this morning, this will cause delays and cancelations here in Western New York. If you are flying down to Florida or the Southeast, you should confirm your flight time before heading to the airport.

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3- Officials with the New York DEC are warning residents that Black Bears will be more active this month. This is the final month bears will be awake before heading to their dens for hibernation. That means they are on the prowl for food and will spend up to 20 hours a day searching for it. That means there is an increased chance of interactions with humans. If you do see a bear, you should never approach it and let local law enforcement where you spotted it.

4– The New York Jets fired their head coach yesterday and that could mean some bad news for the Buffalo Bills. The Bills take on the Jets on Monday Night Football and since 2000, teams that have fired their head coach mid-season have had a 16% increase in wins the following game, which means the odds of the Bills winning just went down. The Bills will be looking to snap their 2 game-losing streak on Monday.

5-The Fall edition of Buffalo Restaurant Week is coming up next week. It will officially kickoff next Monday and over 50 different restaurants across Western New York will be participating. Each location will offer a special “Restaurant Week” special where you can sample the best the restaurant has to offer. Buffalo Restaurant Week runs from October 14 to October 20th.

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6 –The Dancing With the Stars Live road show is coming back to Buffalo. The popular dance show returns to Sheas’ Performing Arts Center in January and pre-sale tickets go on sale this morning around 10 am. Tickets for the general public go on sale Friday morning at 10 am.

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7 – It looks like some Spirit Halloween stores got the memo that we are going to all Christmas music on November 1st at 7 am because some will be changing over to Christmas stores. Spirit Halloween has announced that they will be taking ten locations across the country, including several here in New York State, and turning them into “Spirit Christmas” pop-up shops for the upcoming holiday season.

8 – This week you can save some money with our “We Are Buffalo” deal. Starting at 9 am on Friday you can get a $50 gift card to Hattrix Bar and Grill in Hamburg for only $25. They have a huge menu, a full bar, trivia, and karaoke every week. This week’s deal from Hattrix goes on sale Friday morning at 9 am at wearebuffalo.net.