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Susan Rose

Susan Rose  Weekdays 5a-9a

Up early ?  Join Susan for an upbeat, informative look at the top stories every morning. Susan is a news junkie, shopaholic, sports enthusiast, animal lover and Buffalo booster. She's been with WBEN longer than she cares to admit.   It was always her dream job to work for the number one news station in Buffalo.  She loves being the first to know what's happening - and now you can too!  Traffic and Weather together every ten minutes and we go In-Depth on topics at 15 and 45.

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    December 03, 2019 - 12:00 pm

    Malone's Exit in the Darkness of Advent

    Orchard Park, N.Y. (WBEN) - "Advent is a season of hope. Advent is a season of expectation," Fr. Paul Seil told Susan Rose Tuesday morning on WBEN.  "We're heading into some of the darkest days of...

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    December 02, 2019 - 4:59 pm

    Santa Land Returns this Weekend

    Orchard Park, N.Y. (WBEN) - As if the Jolly Old Elf had ordered it himself, a fresh blanket of snow provided the perfect backdrop for Monday's announcement that Santa Land is returning to Chestnut...

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    November 01, 2019 - 2:28 pm

    Student-Run Starbucks Brewing at NFHS

    Niagara Falls, N.Y. (WBEN) - It's a Brew-tiful day at Niagara Falls High School. School officials, the Board of Education and Celebrity Chef Bobby Anderson cut the ribbon on a brand new Starbucks...

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    October 12, 2019 - 3:42 pm

    BPD Arrest in Fatal August Crash

    Buffalo, N.Y. (WBEN) - Buffalo Police have arrested the driver of a vehicle involved in a rollover crash that killed a woman in August. 

    A 27 year old Buffalo man is charged with Vehicular...

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    October 12, 2019 - 3:24 pm

    Fatal Farming Accident in Chautauqua County

    Pomfret, N.Y. (WBEN) - A state police trooper was flagged down by a motorist on Rt. 60 in the Chautauqua County town of Pomfret Friday afternoon due to a farming accident nearby.

    Further...

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    September 28, 2019 - 4:00 am

    Bills Sunday will include a Halftime Wedding

    Orchard Park, N.Y. (WBEN) - Over 70,000 Bills fans headed to New Era Field Sunday for the battle of the AFC East, will be attending a wedding as well.

    Mackenzie Park and Jordan Binggeli of...

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    September 07, 2019 - 4:20 pm

    Pedestrian Struck & Killed in McKinley Mall Parking Lot

    Hamburg, N.Y. (WBEN-Photo Courtesy WKBW TV) - A pedestrian was struck and killed, another man is hospitalized after a crash Saturday in the parking lot of McKinley Mall.

    Hamburg Police say...

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    July 31, 2019 - 11:12 am

    July By The Numbers

    Buffalo, N.Y. (WBEN) - As we close the books on the month of July, the folks at the National Weather Service in Buffalo are putting a big bow on it.

    It took a while for Summer to get here,...

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    July 26, 2019 - 10:45 am

    Guidance has changed on an Aspirin a Day

    (AP/WBEN) — Millions of people who take aspirin to prevent a heart attack may need to rethink the pill-popping, Harvard researchers reported this week.

    A daily low-dose aspirin is...

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