{"id":125153,"date":"2026-02-06T14:51:10","date_gmt":"2026-02-06T14:51:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/125153\/"},"modified":"2026-02-06T14:51:10","modified_gmt":"2026-02-06T14:51:10","slug":"morning-briefing-in-buffalo-feb-6","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/125153\/","title":{"rendered":"Morning Briefing in Buffalo: Feb. 6"},"content":{"rendered":"

Good morning, Buffalo.\u00a0Here’s what you need to know today.<\/p>\n

Your Weather Planner<\/p>\n

Expect periods of light snow today along with increasing breezes and temperatures in the 20s.\u00a0Most areas receive 1-3″, with some spots picking up 4-6″. The areas that see more snow will be around the higher terrain.<\/p>\n

Snow showers today leads to a burst of snow squalls late this afternoon and evening with gusty wind and frigid Arctic Cold returning to the area through Saturday.<\/p>\n

Cold weather alerts go into effect overnight through Sunday morning for a wind chill of -14 to -24.\u00a0<\/p>\n

These brutal, potentially dangerous, wind chills will last into the afternoon on Saturday.<\/p>\n

By Sunday morning, temperatures will be cold yet again with lows around zero. Wind chills will not be as frigid.<\/p>\n

Skies will be partly to mostly cloudy on Sunday, with isolated snow showers.<\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

\u00a0Highs:\u00a024\u00a0– 28
\u00a0Lows:\u00a07\u00a0– 14
\u00a0Snow showers<\/p>\n

Daily Forecast<\/a> |\u00a0Interactive Radar<\/a><\/p>\n

<\/a>
\nIntroducing Spectrum News+
Watch the latest news and more local stories from across the country.<\/p>\n

Around Buffalo<\/p>\n

1.\u00a0N.Y. GOP state senator pushes for immigration enforcement to return to criminal threats<\/a><\/p>\n

There\u2019s a push to return U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement operations in New York state to refocus solely on criminal threats.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think what we\u2019ve seen recently is a failure in leadership at the federal level,\u201d said state Sen. Jake Ashby (R-District 43). \u201cI would hope that a bill like this would prompt change.\u201d<\/p>\n

2.\u00a0New York’s big money fight over insurance reforms<\/a><\/p>\n

It\u2019s a high-dollar campaign to boost the current governor with two of her favorite themes: the Buffalo Bills and car insurance.<\/p>\n

\u201cGovernor Hochul has already cut taxes for middle-class families. Now she is cutting car insurance rates,\u201d the ad says.<\/p>\n

3.\u00a0Mental health advocates push for additional 1% increase in FY27 budget<\/a><\/p>\n

The agencies that deal with mental health and substance use disorders are facing rising costs. They are also reporting a statewide job vacancy rate of between 20%-30% with a turnover rate of 35%.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Around the Nation<\/p>\n

1.\u00a0Democrats issue 10 demands for Department of Homeland Security reform<\/a><\/p>\n

2.\u00a0Trump says he’s ‘bothered’ by Clintons having to testify in House Epstein probe<\/a><\/p>\n

3.\u00a0Bad Bunny says he will bring his culture to 2026 Super Bowl halftime performance<\/a><\/p>\n

Don’t Miss This<\/p>\n

Family support program shows promise in tackling chronic absenteeism in N.Y.<\/a>
\nUpstate Future Farmers of America students earn bronze in national competition<\/a>
\nMedical experts: Connection exists between carpal tunnel and a serious heart condition<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Good morning, Buffalo.\u00a0Here’s what you need to know today. Your Weather Planner Expect periods of light snow today…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":125154,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[577,113,9,11,10,49,51,50,12,380],"class_list":{"0":"post-125153","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-new-york","8":"tag-app-morning-briefing","9":"tag-buffalo","10":"tag-new-york","11":"tag-new-york-headlines","12":"tag-new-york-news","13":"tag-new-york-state","14":"tag-new-york-state-headlines","15":"tag-new-york-state-news","16":"tag-news","17":"tag-spectrum-news-staff"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/125153","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=125153"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/125153\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/125154"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=125153"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=125153"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=125153"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}