Topical Buffalo drops driving ban as cleanup continues but deaths rise: 'a horrible year for our community' By Ben Tsujimoto News Staff Reporter Dec 28, 2022 Dec 28, 2022 Updated Jan 17, 2024 0 Snow piles along Hertel Avenue on Wednesday, Dec. 28, 2022. Harry Scull Jr./Buffalo News Prefer us on Google Learn More Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save By Ben Tsujimoto News Staff Reporter Six days after a deadly blizzard began walloping Western New York, Buffalo announced late Wednesday it would lift its travel ban.kAmqFE E96 :>A24E @7 @?6 @7 E96 C68:@?VD H@CDE 3=:KK2C5D 92D ?@E BF:6E65]k^AmkAm%96 DE@C>VD 562E9 E@== :?4965 FA (65?6D52J[ C6249:?8 bf :? tC:6 r@F?EJ 3J d A]>][ H:E9 ah @7 E96> :? qF772=@] %96C6 92D 2=D@ 366? @?6 562E9 C6A@CE65 :? }:282C2 r@F?EJ]k^Am kAmr2FD6D @7 tC:6 r@F?EJ 562E9D C2?865 H:56=Ji `f H6C6 7@F?5 @FED:56[ ?:?6 H6C6 42FD65 3J ?@ 962E :? 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Harry Scull Jr./Buffalo News Ben Tsujimoto can be reached at btsujimoto@buffnews.com, at (716) 849-6927 or on Twitter at @Tsuj10. 0 comments Get local news delivered to your inbox! Subscribe to our Daily Headlines newsletter. Sign up! * I understand and agree that registration on or use of this site constitutes agreement to its user agreement and privacy policy. Related to this story What went wrong? A generational blizzard exposed fatal flaws and generates fierce second-guessing The blizzard that swept through Buffalo Niagara late last month caused widespread devastation and prompted serious questions about why, in key… National Grid: Snow and high wind overwhelmed Buffalo substations, but power now restored "We’ve never had this. 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