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Read More EvaDoyle.com Doyle starts effort to shine light on pandemic victims Erie County Medical Center Organ transplants 'dramatically slowed' by pandemic The Chatterjee Family With schools online, are children with special needs being left behind? The longer public schools remain closed because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the more some parents worry that children with special needs will fall behind. Read More Latest WBFO Coronavirus Coverage VIDEO: Amherst mosque's Helping Hands make medical masks Doyle starts effort to shine light on pandemic victims Cuomo receives record high approval rating for handling of COVID-19 Canadian crisis centers in danger of folding from lack of volunteers, revenue With schools online, are children with special needs being left behind? Telemedicine is not just for primary care anymore GM Oshawa ramping up production again, for face masks not cars Construction, manufacturing industries likely to reopen first in NY, Cuomo says Coronavirus What You Need To Know Learn More VIDEO: Amherst mosque distributing homemade face masks By Rich Kellman • 45 minutes ago WBFO Photo/Rich Kellman Volunteers from Amherst Helping Hands are handing out homemade face masks at the Islamic Society of Niagara Frontier 's Masjid An-Noor mosque at 745 Heim Road in Getzville. New York nixes Democratic presidential primary due to virus By AP • 54 minutes ago File photo / WBFO News In an unprecedented move, New York has canceled its Democratic presidential primary that was scheduled for June 23 amid the coronavirus pandemic. Doyle starts effort to shine light on pandemic victims By Jay Moran • 3 hours ago EvaDoyle.com Like many others during the COVID-19 pandemic, Eva M. Doyle spends much of her time at home. During a brief conversation with WBFO, she mentioned frequently that she is a senior citizen. Doyle, a columnist for The Criterion, also shows that age doesn't restrict compassion or limit a desire to spread goodwill. She's calling on residents to illuminate their front porches at night over the next month to honor those who have died due to COVID-19. Listen Listening... / 3:37 Eva M. Doyle of the The Criterion talks with WBFO. Cuomo receives record high approval rating for handling of COVID-19 By Karen DeWitt • 3 hours ago Office of Governor Andrew M. Cuomo A new poll from Siena College finds Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s approval ratings are at a record high of 77% and that New Yorkers, by a three-to-one margin, trust Cuomo over President Trump to get them through the pandemic. Listen Listening... / 2:13 WBFO Albany correspondent Karen DeWitt reports Canadian crisis centers in danger of folding from lack of volunteers, revenue By Associated Press • 5 hours ago Crisis Services Canada Despite a surge in demand due to COVID-19, many distress centers across Canada are dangerously close to folding due to major declines in both volunteers and revenue. With schools online, are children with special needs being left behind? By Celia Clarke • 6 hours ago The Chatterjee Family The longer public schools remain closed because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the more some parents worry that children with special needs will fall behind. Telemedicine is not just for primary care anymore By Mike Desmond • 7 hours ago Kaleida Health Patients are apparently avoiding emergency rooms during this COVID-19 pandemic, but doctors say that is a bad idea. Listen Listening... / 1:08 WBFO's Mike Desmond reports GM Oshawa ramping up production again, for face masks not cars By Dan Karpenchuk • 7 hours ago Tom Krishner / Associated Press General Motors Canada is ramping up production at its Oshawa assembly plant, east of Toronto. It is not to produce cars, but face masks for the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. Listen Listening... / 1:17 WBFO Canada Correspondent Dan Karpenchuk reports Construction, manufacturing industries likely to reopen first in NY, Cuomo says By Dan Clark • 8 hours ago Dan Clark / WMHT New York NOW Workers in the construction and manufacturing industries will likely head back to work in the state’s first phase of reopening the economy, which could come in less than three weeks, Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Sunday. Organ transplants 'dramatically slowed' by pandemic By Mike Desmond • 8 hours ago Erie County Medical Center It isn't just that COVID-19 is devastating the healthcare system, there is also the interference with other parts of health care, like the transplants which can give so many new lives and new futures. Listen Listening... / 1:28 WBFO's Mike Desmond reports Pages 1 2 3 4 … next › last » We want to make sure you have the latest information on COVID-19 We have the reporting team and the community experts to help you… You can help us shape our reporting and get the answers you need. Submit Your Question Now Playing Erie County COVID-19 Map An interactive map of confirmed cases Learn more Join The Conversation NPR News Masks Become Compulsory In Germany As Lockdown Restrictions Slowly Ease By Rob Schmitz • 4 minutes ago Wearing face masks on public transportation and in shops became mandatory in much of Germany on Monday, with some regions imposing fines on those who don't. The requirement comes a week after small shops in much of the country were allowed to reopen and follows a monthlong government-imposed lockdown to curb the spread of COVID-19. Germany has the world's fifth-highest number of confirmed cases, and Chancellor Angela Merkel has implemented strict social distancing rules, limiting public gatherings to two people and canceling public events. Small Business Loans Site Crashes On First Day Of Reopening By Danielle Kurtzleben • 18 minutes ago Small businesses, already hammered by the coronavirus pandemic, can't seem to catch a break. On the first day of the reopened Paycheck Protection Program, a key lifeline from Congress, banks are reporting that the Small Business Administration's portal is not working. Bankers told NPR on Monday that the system, known as E-Tran, would not allow them to enter loan application information that is needed for small businesses to access the program. Expecting A Baby During Coronavirus: Gender Reveal Just Isn't The Same By Scott Horsley • 34 minutes ago Will Thompson and his wife Annie are expecting their first child this fall. But because of restrictions at local hospitals, Thompson has not been able to accompany Annie to her prenatal doctor's visits, including one where they expect to learn their baby's gender. Thompson chokes up talking about this: "My wife is an incredibly strong woman, and she's amazing. I just — I wi...