Topical Blizzard's death toll rises to 38 in Erie, Niagara counties By Aaron Besecker News Staff Reporter Dec 28, 2022 Dec 28, 2022 Updated Apr 19, 2026 0 A police cruiser and ambulance prepare to respond to an emergency Buffalo on Dec. 27, 2022. Joseph Cooke / Buffalo News Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save By Aaron Besecker News Staff Reporter The death toll from the Christmas weekend blizzard has grown to at least 38 people in Erie and Niagara counties.kAm~? (65?6D52J 27E6C?@@?[ E96 tC:6 r@F?EJ |65:42= tI2>:?6CVD ~77:46 4@?7:C>65 E9C66 >@C6 562E9D :? qF772=@[ 3C:?8:?8 E96 4@F?EJVD E@E2= FA E@ bf DE@C>\C6=2E65 562E9D D@ 72C[ r@F?EJ tI64FE:G6 |2C< !@=@?42CK C6A@CE65 @? %H:EE6C =2E6 (65?6D52J]k^AmkAm%H6?EJ\?:?6 @7 E9@D6 5:65 :? qF772=@[ D6G6? H6C6 :? E96 DF3FC3D 2?5 @?6 A6CD@? :? 2? 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Poloncarz calls Buffalo blizzard response 'embarrassing'; Brown suggests county exec struggling under the pressure Erie County Executive Mark C. Poloncarz said during a news conference Wednesday said that the county had taken over snow removal efforts in a …
'I kept calling her and calling': Family grieves nurse who died in Buffalo blizzard Trapped in her car on Friday as a blizzard raged in Buffalo, Anndel Taylor, 22, chatted with her sisters and even sent a video of the storm. B…
Bob McCarthy: United front on storm unravels as region's top two leaders snipe over politics of snow Just as a community battered by blizzard looks to government for recovery, the region's top two leaders – both Democrats – now appear locked i…
Thurman, Patti Thomas raise $50K to assist Buffalo in recovery from blizzard The Thurman Thomas Family Foundation raised $50,000 through a viral fundraising campaign that began Tuesday as city, county and state official…
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Rod Watson: Forecast calls for racism – and it’ll outlast the snow Vandals who used the blizzard as an excuse to break into stores hurt more than just the business owners or the workers and customers who rely …
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