Residents in Orchard Park could soon see development in the area surrounding Highmark Stadium, as discussions over the town’s zoning and codes continue. Residents raised concerns about rezoning in Orchard Park at Wednesday’s town hall meeting.More vacant lots in Buffalo will turn into homes built for families under a new partnership announced at the University at Buffalo on Wednesday. City officials and the University at Buffalo’s School of Architecture and Planning will lead the “Buffalo Ready Homes” initiative.Both sides were back in court on Wednesday in the case of admitted Tops mass murderer Payton Gendron, whose federal death penalty trial will begin next Tuesday with jury selection.Gendron is already serving a 250-year to life sentence. Students, former students, teachers, and parents gathered to protest the proposed Buffalo Public School District closure/repurposing plan for the PS 33 Bilingual Center announced by interim superintendent Dr. Ebony Prophet Bullock last week. Visitors at the Buffalo Zoo can now meet two curious red panda cubs sharing an outdoor habitat with their mom, three-year-old Himalaya.