"The focus on today was high compete...there was a couple drills that pushed them to the limit." Lindy Ruff's first practice in Buffalo was a tough one👀

Americans can now renew their passports online, bypassing a cumbersome mail-in paper application process that often caused delays. Here's what you need to know about it. trib.al/LhYM353

Watch live: Josh Allen and Bills players meet with the media ahead of Monday's game against the Jaguars trib.al/ss4v2dq

Anew era of Sabres hockey officially began on Wednesday, with Buffalo holding its first training camp practice in Lindy Ruff's return as coach. trib.al/EfY8iNv

A male motorcycle operator was seriously injured in a crash at Delaware Avenue and West Utica Street on Wednesday afternoon, authorities said. trib.al/heSNszK

Harvey Weinstein pleaded not guilty Wednesday to a new sex crime charge in New York, as he awaits retrial in his landmark #MeToo case. trib.al/v0WW2yb

At least 14 people were killed and more than 450 wounded in the second wave, the Health Ministry said. trib.al/r4cngBW

A jury found a Buffalo man guilty of murder among other charges Wednesday morning in connection with a September 2022 shooting, the Erie County District Attorney’s Office announced. trib.al/aJXeN0E

Crews are in the process of taking down the mural of Sabres legends in Alumni Plaza, which was put up in 2012. It's unclear what the team will put in its place.

A Lackawanna man pleaded guilty to the charge of misprision of felony for his role in the kidnapping conspiracy of his sister that lasted for more than two years, the U.S. Attorney’s Office announced. trib.al/IKjBl8a

A Jamestown man is dead following a crash that occurred in North Tonawanda Monday morning, the North Tonawanda Police Department announced. trib.al/LyJhvrq

Sean “Diddy” Combs is staying locked up after a judge Wednesday rejected the hip-hop mogul’s proposal that he await his sex trafficking trial in his Florida mansion. trib.al/ZpCWcbG

The hidden figures of the space race were recognized with Congress’ highest honor at a medal ceremony on Wednesday. trib.al/upE9RVp

The International Brotherhood of Teamsters declined Wednesday to endorse Kamala Harris or Donald Trump for president, saying neither candidate had sufficient support from the 1.3 million-member union. trib.al/jm6sc0U

A body was found near the rural southeastern Kentucky site where a gunman opened fire on an interstate highway, hitting a dozen vehicles and wounding five people, police said Wednesday. trib.al/wYDU4Tm

Who will lead the Bills in receiving yards by the end of the season? Vote in this week's Buffalo Kickoff Live poll trib.al/H0FPLCk

Under Florida law, juvenile court records are generally confidential and exempt from public release — unless the child is charged with a felony, as in this case. trib.al/CziZXzh

More Americans are detained in China than in any other foreign country, according to the commission created by Congress to monitor human rights in the communist country. trib.al/DRWpTD4

Alaska Airlines closed its $1 billion purchase of Hawaiian Airlines on Wednesday, a day after the federal government removed the last major regulatory obstacle to the deal. trib.al/bvCN8G9

Other cases in the U.S. have been reported this year in Florida, the U.S. Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico, where officials have declared a dengue epidemic. trib.al/7SzfAua