{"id":510195,"date":"2026-03-18T20:42:17","date_gmt":"2026-03-18T20:42:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/510195\/"},"modified":"2026-03-18T20:42:17","modified_gmt":"2026-03-18T20:42:17","slug":"evening-briefing-in-buffalo-march-18","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/510195\/","title":{"rendered":"Evening Briefing in Buffalo: March 18"},"content":{"rendered":"

Good evening, Buffalo. We’re wrapping up the day for you with the most important stories you need to know and your weather outlook.<\/p>\n

Your Weather Planner<\/p>\n

Early Thursday morrning, a quick moving system will bring light snow showers then a brief light rain shower as temperatures warm up in the afternoon. It won’t be a washout, just a brief shot of wet weather.\u00a0<\/p>\n

There is another chance for a quick shower on Friday, the first day of spring.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Temperatures for the end of the week and the weekend will be back into the low to mid 40s.<\/p>\n

Tomorrow’s Forecast<\/p>\n

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\u00a0Highs: 42
\u00a0Lows: 30
\u00a0Brief wet weather<\/p>\n

7-Day Forecast<\/a>\u00a0| Interactive Radar<\/a><\/p>\n

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Watch the latest news and more local stories from across the country.<\/p>\n

Today’s Big Stories<\/p>\n

1.\u00a0Businesses hoping for boost as NCAA tournament descends upon downtown Buffalo<\/a><\/p>\n

There have been a lot of preparations, with local businesses excited for the bump in business. With restaurant and brewery guides, even some tournament discounts going on, the hope is to give people plenty to do, whether they are coming in from near or far.<\/p>\n

2.\u00a0Former UB men’s basketball player admits to role in betting scandal<\/a><\/p>\n

Isaiah Adams has pleaded guilty to a charge of bribery in sporting contents. The charge carries a maximum sentence of up to five years in prison. He and former Bulls guard Shawn Fulcher were both listed in indictments earlier this year.\u00a0<\/p>\n

3.\u00a0Luukkonen records first shutout of season as Sabres beat Vegas 2-0<\/a><\/p>\n

Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen made 27 saves to record his first shutout of the season and the Buffalo Sabres defeated the Vegas Golden Knights 2-0 on Tuesday night. Josh Doan and Josh Norris scored for Buffalo, while Luukkonen registered the eighth shutout of his career.<\/p>\n

4.\u00a0DEC reveals plans to restock Ischua Creek after major fish die-off<\/a><\/p>\n

The\u00a0New York Department of Environmental Conservation has released plans to restock trout into\u00a0Ischua Creek after a\u00a0discharge\u00a0that resulted in a massive fish and wildlife die-off last August.\u00a0<\/p>\n

5.\u00a0Prison staff intercepted package of weapons, contraband delivered by drone, DOCCS says<\/a><\/p>\n

New York State Police are investigating a recent incident in which a drone dropped a package filled with knives and other contraband inside a secure area of the Marcy Correctional Facility, the state Department of Corrections and Community Supervision revealed Wednesday.<\/p>\n

6.\u00a0Federal Reserve projects one rate cut this year, sees limited economic impact from Iran war<\/a><\/p>\n

For now, Fed policymakers left short-term interest rates unchanged Wednesday for the\u00a0second straight meeting\u00a0at about 3.6%. In a statement, the central bank said that the \u201cimplications of developments in the Middle East for the U.S. economy are uncertain.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Buffalo Bills linebacker Joe Andreessen (44) readies in position during the second half of an NFL football game against the Jacksonville Jaguars in Orchard Park, N.Y., Monday Sept. 23, 2024. (AP Photo\/ Jeffrey T. Barnes)<\/p>\n

Bills LB Andreessen to throw out first pitch on Bisons opening day<\/a><\/p>\n

Buffalo Bills linebacker Joe Andreessen will throw out the ceremonial first pitch on Friday, March 27 (1:05 p.m.) before the Buffalo Bisons open their new season against the Scranton\/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders at Sahlen Field.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Good evening, Buffalo. We’re wrapping up the day for you with the most important stories you need to…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":510196,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5100],"tags":[13609,1107,229,5133,5,40,4,1108,4093],"class_list":{"0":"post-510195","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-buffalo-sabres","8":"tag-app-evening-briefing","9":"tag-buffalo","10":"tag-buffalo-sabres","11":"tag-buffalosabres","12":"tag-hockey","13":"tag-news","14":"tag-nhl","15":"tag-sabres","16":"tag-spectrum-news-staff"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/510195","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=510195"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/510195\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/510196"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=510195"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=510195"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=510195"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}