Good evening, Buffalo. We’re wrapping up the day for you with the most important stories you need to know and your weather outlook.
Your Weather Planner
High temperatures will continue to run well below average in the upper 40s to low 50s through the weekend.
Low temperatures will also run below average, falling into the 30s again tonight and tomorrow night.
Frosts and freezes will be possible each morning especially Sunday morning off the lakes.
We’ll have a rain shower chance through the second half of the day today and spotty, light, showers or sprinkles tomorrow.
Most of Sunday looks dry ahead of a late day rain shower chance.
Temperatures will get a bump to start next week but we’ll also be tracking more rain chances by the middle of the week.
Tomorrow’s Forecast
Highs: 49
Lows: 32
Mostly Cloudy
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Today’s Big Stories
1. Police confirm no gunman onsite after lockdown at SUNY Erie City Campus
Police have confirmed there is no person with a firearm at SUNY Erie City Campus after a lockdown in Buffalo Friday morning.
2. Vatican rules Buffalo Diocese must return money to 8 parishes
Save Our Buffalo Churches said eight parishes will not have to contribute to the Buffalo Diocese Bankruptcy Settlement.
3. Sabres coach Lindy Ruff named finalist for Jack Adams Award
For the sixth time in his career, Buffalo Sabres head coach Lindy Ruff has been named as a finalist for the Jack Adams Award, which is presented to the NHL coach “adjudged to have contributed the most to his team’s success.”
4. Pressure mounts for Sabres as series closeout time arrives
Closeout time has arrived in the first round of the Stanley Cup playoffs, and the pressure to avoid a Game 7 is squarely on Buffalo Friday night as the Sabres-Bruins series shifts back to Boston. The Sabres lead the series 3-2.
5. D’Youville’s School of Pharmacy to add new drug compounding space
The new facility will be a secure, regulated space that specializes in both sterile and non-sterile compounding, giving the pharmacists of tomorrow a new place to learn.
6. ‘Workers Over Billionaires’ protests taking place in Western N.Y. on Friday, Saturday
May 1, dubbed May Day, is part of a worldwide strike calling for peace, higher wages and better working conditions as many workers grapple with rising energy costs and shrinking purchasing power tied to the Iran war.
In Case You Missed It
IB Parks & Entertainment purchased the former Martin’s Fantasy Island in 2021 after the park closed a year earlier. (Spectrum News 1 Photo)
Niagara Amusement Park & Splash World will not open this summer
Niagara Amusement Park & Splash World will not open this summer on Grand Island, IB Parks & Entertainment announced Thursday.
The company says attendance and revenue over the last few years haven’t been enough to sustain and rebuild the park.