Thomas O'Neil-White
Multimedia ReporterBorn in Louisville, Kentucky, Thomas moved to Western New York at the age of 14. A graduate of Buffalo State College, he majored in Communications Studies and was part of the sports staff for WBNY. When not following his beloved University of Kentucky Wildcats and Boston Red Sox, Thomas enjoys coaching youth basketball, reading Tolkien novels and seeing live music.
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A new tool kit through Western New York Law Center and Columbia University Law School helps parents and caregivers of Buffalo Public School students navigate the suspension appeal process
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Hundreds gathered at the Richardson Olmsted Complex to watch the solar eclipse.
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The solar eclipse is just around the corner and with much of Western New York being in the path of totality there are many events happening in the region ahead of Monday’s event. The Niagara Aerospace Museum is a designated NASA Sunspot site and is hosting numerous events from Thursday through Sunday. Museum Executive Director Lindsey Lauren Visser sat down with WBFO’s Thomas O'Neil-White to talk all things eclipse.
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Peaceprints of WNY, a local organization that helps the formerly incarcerated reintegrate into society, was recently awarded $2 million through the Yield Giving Foundation and billionaire philanthropist MacKenzie Scott.
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A bike club on Buffalo’s East Side is prepping for the warmer months with an E-Bike library situated in the heart of Buffalo’s East Side. WBFO’s Thomas O'Neil-White has more on the E-Bike Library and the importance of cycling advocacy in neighborhoods east of Main Street.
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Buffalo Mayor Brown appointed Aitina Fareed-Cooke and Lindsey Lauren Visser to the positions of poet laureate and historian, respectively.
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Niagara Falls Boulevard in Tonawanda just became a little greener with the grand opening of Puffalo Dreams cannabis dispensary.
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Buffalo Public School students met with anti-violence advocates to talk about ways to deter gun violence in their communities.
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Local peace organizations are calling on New York Senators Chuck Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand to advocate for a ceasefire in Gaza as the war between Israel and Hamas continues.
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Its official. The Federal Highway Administration approved the New York State Department of Transportation’s project to partly restore a 3-quarter mile stretch of the Kensington Expressway along Humboldt Parkway with green space. Governor Kathy Hochul was in Buffalo to make the announcement.