Here Is What’s Happening In Western New York: Tuesday Edition

Here is what is happening across Western New York for your Tuesday.

1 - We saw some very nasty weather swept across Western New York yesterday afternoon and officials with The National Weather Service are expected to check out several locations on Grand Island to see if a tornado touched down. The good news is that we will see a massive improvement with the weather today as we are expecting lots of sunshine today with a high near 72.
2 – Tonight Americans will have a chance to see how each side of the presidential race plans on leading the nation over the next four years as Vice President Kalama Harris debates former President Donald Trump. This will be the 1st time the two candidates for President will face off against each other in a debate. The debate will take place live on ABC starting at 9 pm. The debate is expected to last around 90 minutes.

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3 - The Buffalo Bills and Bills Mafia got some good news yesterday as head coach Sean McDermott announced that Josh Allen was cleared to practice this week and will start Thursday’s game against the Miami Dolphins. Allen hurt his left hand after hurdling an Arizona player for his 2nd rushing touchdown of the game. On the flip side, McDermott announced that nickel cornerback Taron Johnson will miss the Miami game with a forearm injury.

4 - Tonight could be a record-breaking night here in Western New York. The Mega Millions jackpot is up to 800 million dollars and if someone from the 716 were to match all five numbers and get the Megaball they would set the record for largest jackpot ever won by a New York State resident. The current record of $476 million dollars was set last year when Johnnie Taylor won the Mega Millions in April. If you want to try your luck, you need to purchase by 10:45 tonight.
5 - This Friday is Friday the 13th and many people here in Western New York consider that to be a VERY unlucky day, but why? Well, there are two reasons. In most cultures, 12 is considered a perfect number so 13 would be imperfect, and back in the days of the Roman Empire, Fridays were the days they would execute prisoners, so putting those two together means a very unlucky day.

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6 - Western New Yorkers will have a chance to eat, drink, and dance all in the name of helping out a local non-profit. The ARC of Erie County is hosting its 4th annual Ale Trail on September 26th from 4:30 pm until 9 pm. According to Kristie Edwards the Director of Community Relations & Development, there will be over 20 vendors at this event who will be offering local and regionally crafted beers, ciders, and seltzers. Food trucks will also be on-site during the event so people will have a chance to get food while drinking and walking on the trail. You can purchase alcohol-tasting tickets for $40 or non-alcohol-tasting tickets for only $10 at the ARC of Erie County’s website.

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7 - You don’t want to miss this week’s We Are Buffalo dining deal. This week’s deal is a $50 gift card for only $25 to Ahola Crab at the Galleria Mall. Ahola Crab offers seafood boils, lobster, crab, and more. They also have a full bar and one-dollar oysters during Happy Hour. This week’s “We Are Buffalo” deal goes on sale this Friday morning at 9 am.

8 - Get ready to shop to you drop as the World’s Largest Yards ale returns this weekend to the Hamburg Fairground. The World’s Largest Yard sale takes place Friday and Saturday 9 am until 4 pm each day. There will be over 200 local artisans, local crafters, home retailers, and more. The World’s Largest Yard Sale is sponsored in part by Buffalo Gift Emporium and Transitowne Jeep Chrysler Dodge Ram.