With a strong job market and home prices 37% below the national average, Buffalo continues to lead as the hottest market in the U.S.

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WKBW) — School closings are beginning to roll in as lake effect snow and bitter cold impact Western New York. Buffalo Public Schools announced schools will be closed on Tuesday, January 21, with no remote instruction, "All students and staff are to stay home and stay safe."

ORIGINAL: Lake Effect Snow Warning for Southern Erie, Wyoming, and Cattaraugus Counties now through 10 a.m. Wednesday. This will be a long-lasting event and snow amounts in some areas will be in the range of 1 to 2 feet.

In upstate New York, there’s a red-hot housing market to watch this year, according to Zillow — though its construction is struggling to keep up.

Buffalo- a city that sits on New York’s western border with Canada has been named the hottest housing market for 2025, according to a new report from Zillow. This recognition comes as the city grapples with a growing gap between housing demand and supply.

For the second year in a row, Zillow — a real estate website — predicts that a specific city in New York will be the most competitive for buyers in the coming year in the United States. Buffalo is predicted by Zillow to have the hottest housing market in the United States.

More than 650,000 people in New York and parts of Pennsylvania remain under Lake-Effect Snow Warnings after 14-24 inches of snow already blanketed parts of the region.

The NWS has issued a winter storm watch for several counties in New York, with heavy lake effect snow expected.

The New York Jets didn’t see the results they were looking for in 2024. Aiming to compete with the Buffalo Bills for the AFC East crown, the Jets fell short of their goal while going 5-12.

A filing this week by the new owner outlining its plans to put hundreds of leases up for sale means the hope of any stores remaining open in Western New York has likely evaporated.

The NWS has issued winter weather advisories for parts of upstate New York, with lake effect snow expected to impact travel. Here's how much snow to expect.

With their 27-25 win over the Baltimore Ravens, "the city of losers" gets to watch their Buffalo Bills in Sunday's AFC Championship game against the Kansas City Chiefs.