Tuesday’s Trending Stories In Western New York

Check out today's trending stories in Western New York.

1 – Early morning rain showers will start to taper off by this afternoon but a cold front is set to drop the temperature as well as the day goes on. We are looking at a high of 53 today, which is where we are at right now, by this afternoon the temperatures will drop into the low 40s.

2 – If you are traveling this weekend, you will have to deal with some snow in Western New York. The National Weather Service has issued a Winter Storm Watch for parts of the 716 starting on Friday morning at 7 am and going all the way through 7 am on Monday. The winter storm watch is in place for Wyoming, Chautauqua, Cattaraugus, and Southern Erie counties and we could see up to 7 inches of snow and wind gusts of 30 miles per hour during that time frame. It could cause whiteout conditions and impact travel around the area.

3 – Tonight could be a record-breaking night here in New York. The jackpot for tonight’s Mega Millions drawing is $489 million dollars and if someone in New York State were to win the grand prize, that would be the largest lottery jackpot ever won in New York State. The current record is $476 million dollars which was won in April of 2023 with the Mega Millions drawing. If you are getting a ticket, good luck and don’t forget us little people.

4 – Double-check your Powerball ticket this morning. There was one “Big Money” winning ticket sold in New York from last night’s drawing. That ticket matched four out of five numbers and also had the Powerball number and won the 3^rd place prize of $50,000. You can get the winning numbers using our station App.

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5– Most Western New Yorkers are off this Friday as part of a long Thanksgiving Day weekend, but is “Black Friday” an official state holiday in New York? The simple answer is no, unlike states like Minnesota and Georgia, the Friday after Thanksgiving is not a state or federal holiday which means government services and banks will be open on Friday.

6 – Tis the season to help your neighbors in need and now through December 15^th, you can make a donation of a non-perishable food item at several locations across Western New York as part of our Cans for Christmas donation drive. The drive is being sponsored by Lake Effect Furniture, Vidler’s, and Hardy Marbel Attorneys. You can find all the donation locations using our station APP.

7 - Christmas decorations were going up all over Western New York and if you were hard at work on yours you could be a winner. We are lighting up Buffalo this Holiday Season and if you send a photo of your display you could win $1000 courtesy of Shanor Electric! The easiest way to send in your photo is to open our app and click on the “Light Up Buffalo” link.

8 –It is a short work week for many of us with most Western New Yorkers having Thursday and Friday off so we are giving you a chance to get a great deal on your last workday of the week. Tomorrow you can get a special “We Are Buffalo” deal from Hartman’s Distilling Company. You can get a $50 gift card for only $25. These will sell out quickly so make sure to get yours tomorrow at 9 am, just click on “We Are Buffalo” deals using the station’s APP.