{"id":444161,"date":"2026-02-03T23:40:17","date_gmt":"2026-02-03T23:40:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/444161\/"},"modified":"2026-02-03T23:40:17","modified_gmt":"2026-02-03T23:40:17","slug":"evening-briefing-in-buffalo-feb-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/444161\/","title":{"rendered":"Evening Briefing in Buffalo: Feb. 3"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Good evening, Buffalo. We&#8217;re wrapping up the day for you with the most important stories you need to know and your weather outlook.<\/p>\n<p>Your Weather Planner<\/p>\n<p>The snow we had on Tuesday will taper off by morning and skies will be mostly cloudy across Western New York. A little bit of sunshine may even try to break through during the day.<\/p>\n<p>Temperatures in the morning will be in the 10s to start with highs getting up into the 20s for the afternoon.<\/p>\n<p>We stay dry for Thursday with similar temperatures before our next weather maker moves in Friday. This will bring another chance for some light to moderate snow. Accumulations will generally be on the order of 1-3&#8243; for Friday.<\/p>\n<p>The bigger impact will be the arctic cold that settles in behind this front for the weekend. Temperatures on Saturday will only reach the single digits with lows around zero, if not below. Wind chill values could dip to around 20 below.<\/p>\n<p>Tomorrow&#8217;s Forecast<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Cloudy_.png\" style=\"cursor: pointer;\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0Highs: 25<br \/>\u00a0Lows: 13<br \/>\u00a0Cloudy<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #002d72;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/spectrumlocalnews.com\/nys\/rochester\/weather\/7-day-forecast\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">7-Day Forecast<\/a>\u00a0| <a href=\"https:\/\/spectrumlocalnews.com\/nys\/rochester\/weather\/interactive-radar\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Interactive Radar<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.spectrumnews1.com\/snpluslive\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Spectrum_News_Plus_PromoCard_4-11-2023.jpeg\" width=\"100%\" class=\"hashed-image\" img-data-alignment=\"center\" img-data-width=\"percent-hundred\"\/><\/a><br \/>\nIntroducing Spectrum News+<br \/>Watch the latest news and more local stories from across the country.<\/p>\n<p>Today&#8217;s Big Stories<\/p>\n<p>1.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/spectrumlocalnews.com\/nys\/buffalo\/politics\/2026\/02\/03\/local-sales-tax-collections-in-new-york-grew-4-5--in-2025\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Local sales tax collections in New York grew 4.5% in 2025, report says<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Local government sales tax collections in New York state increased by 4.5%, or $1 billion, in 2025 from the year prior, according to a report released Tuesday by state Comptroller Tom DiNapoli.<\/p>\n<p>2.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/spectrumlocalnews.com\/nys\/buffalo\/news\/2026\/02\/03\/ag-james-launches-new-legal-project-to-monitor-federal-immigration-enforcement\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">N.Y. AG James launches new legal project to monitor federal immigration enforcement<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Through the new initiative, the AG&#8217;s office will collect reports of enforcement actions throughout New York and send trained personnel to observe and document that activity, as well as any related protests, as they occur. These legal observers will serve as neutral witnesses and will record information.<\/p>\n<p>3.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/spectrumlocalnews.com\/nys\/buffalo\/news\/2026\/02\/03\/buffalo-sabres-goalie-ukko-pekka-luukkonen-to-miss-olympic-winter-games\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Buffalo Sabres goalie Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen to miss Olympic Winter Games<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Luukkonen suffered a lower body injury late last month. While Sabres head coach Lindy Ruff says he is progressing, there is no timetable for a return.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>4.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/spectrumlocalnews.com\/nys\/buffalo\/news\/2026\/02\/03\/multi-billion-dollar-data-center-to-be-built-in-genesee-county\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Multibillion-dollar data center to be built in Genesee County<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The site is proposed to consist of three buildings making up a 2.2 million square foot data center campus. The project is also expected to create 125 new jobs, in addition to a significant number of construction jobs.<\/p>\n<p>5.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/spectrumlocalnews.com\/nys\/buffalo\/news\/2026\/02\/03\/new-cybersecurity-funding-coming-to-several-western-new-york-counties\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">New cybersecurity funding coming to several Western New York counties<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Funding will go towards providing multi-factor authentication hard tokens to various school districts, towns and villages within these counties. This makes it harder for criminals to gain access to private accounts.<\/p>\n<p>6.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/spectrumlocalnews.com\/nys\/buffalo\/news\/2026\/02\/03\/chronic-absenteeism-in-schools-a--fundamental--problem--nyscoss-assistant-counsel-says\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Chronic absenteeism in schools a &#8216;fundamental&#8217; problem, NYSCOSS assistant counsel says<\/a><\/p>\n<p>According to\u00a0available data from New York state, about one and three students are chronically absent from school. That means they&#8217;re missing 10% of the school year, or 18 days.<\/p>\n<p>In Case You Missed It<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/hayley_scamurra.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"hashed-image\" img-data-alignment=\"center\" img-data-width=\"percent-hundred\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Childhood hockey photo of Hayley Scamurra. (Hayley Scamurra\/Spectrum News 1)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/spectrumlocalnews.com\/nys\/buffalo\/news\/2026\/01\/28\/getzville-native-hayley-scamurra-goes-for-gold--again--with-team-usa-s-women-s-ice-hockey-team-\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Getzville native Hayley Scamurra going for gold, again, with Team USA&#8217;s women&#8217;s ice hockey team<\/a><\/p>\n<p>As the 25th\u00a0Olympic Winter Games begin this week in Milan Cortina, Italy, one upstate athlete in particular will compete in this year\u2019s games.<\/p>\n<p>Hayley Scamurra plays for the Montreal Victoire in the Professional Women&#8217;s Hockey League. But for the next month or so, she is one of 23 athletes who make up Team USA\u2019s women\u2019s ice hockey team.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Good evening, Buffalo. 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