No ruling yet in Tonawanda garbage picking case
A Tonawanda judge has yet to make a decision on the legal sufficiency of the town scrapping ordinance, which has been challenged by a 67-year-old Buffalo man cited with violating the ordinance earlier...
View ArticleDisturbing text about assault rifles found on a reckless driver’s...
An Amherst man was arrested earlier this week on reckless and drugged driving charges after he sideswiped a truck on Niagara Falls Boulevard – but what was most disturbing to Niagara County sheriff’s...
View ArticleCanadian man charged in cross-border prostitution scheme
A Toronto man faces a lengthy prison term after being indicted by a federal grand jury on charges of trying to bring a minor over the border to work as a prostitute.D’Shawn Rose, 20, faces arraignment...
View ArticleIdeas for HSBC tower include observation deck
Views from Buffalo’s tallest building might soon be more accessible to more people. An observation deck and banquet facility are under consideration for the top floors of the HSBC tower, a top official...
View ArticleMore New York Army National Guard soldiers return home
About 29 Buffalo-area soldiers from the New York Army National Guard’s 27th Infantry Brigade Combat Team returned home early Thursday morning, military officials said.The soldiers pulled up in a bus at...
View Article‘Hugging Bandit’ pleads not guilty to grand larceny charge
Myra Castleberry, 54, has gained international attention over the years for hugging tipsy men while picking their pockets.In court today after her 60th arrest, Buffalo’s “Hugging Bandit” pleaded not...
View ArticleClarence IDA approves tax breaks for Towne Mini
The Clarence Industrial Development Agency approved tax breaks for a new Towne Mini auto dealership, financial benefits that were a target for criticism by a state lawmaker.The Clarence IDA on Thursday...
View ArticleBrown selects City Hall budget veteran to replace Penksa
Mayor Byron W. Brown has selected an 18-year veteran of City Hall to become his top finance aide. Brown is seeking Common Council approval to appoint Budget Director Donna J. Estrich as commissioner of...
View ArticleWinter storm warning issued for parts of WNY
The National Weather Service in Buffalo has issued a “winter storm warning” for heavy, blowing snow starting at 11 a.m. Friday through 4 p.m. Saturday for southern Erie County as well as Wyoming,...
View ArticleFormer Orchard Park PTO treasurer, husband admit stealing funds
The former treasurer of the parent-teacher organization at Orchard Park Middle School and her husband have each pleaded guilty to fourth-degree grand larceny.Elizabeth Losardo, 52, and Daniel Losardo,...
View ArticleUB spin-off company moves to Center of Excellence
Tonus Therapeutics, a biotech startup company spun off from research conducted by University at Buffalo scientists, has opened a headquarters office in UB’s New York State Center of Excellence in...
View ArticleCleveland Hill student charged with making bomb threat on Twitter
A Cleveland Hill High School freshman told Cheektowaga police his short-lived bomb threat on the Twitter social network was only a joke – but police are not laughing, especially in the aftermath of...
View ArticleStrike force makes drunken driving arrest
A Buffalo man was stopped by Buffalo Strike Force officers and charged with drunken driving, drug charges and traffic infractions after he allegedly failed to stop for a red light on Broadway at Wilson...
View ArticleE&E returns to profitability, but earnings plummet
Ecology & Environment returned to profitability during its first quarter, but the Lancaster-based environmental services firm’s earnings still tumbled by 80 percent.The weaker profits stemmed from...
View ArticleThieves damage building, steal equipment at MLK Park
Angry Buffalo Olmsted Park Conservancy officials can join others in hoping this weekend’s snow storm, and the start of winter, is kinder to city parks than the thieves who stole about $5,000 worth of...
View ArticleAmherst woman killed in Wehrle Drive crash
Amherst police are investigating a two-car crash at Wehrle Drive and Darwin Road that took the life of an 84-year-old woman driver about 2 p.m. today.Loretta Sperrazzo, of Amherst, was taken by Twin...
View ArticleClarence teen charged with DWI, pot possession after crash
A Clarence teen was arrested by state troopers on drunken driving and marijuana possession charges after a one-car crash on Keller Road in the town Wednesday night.Matthew J. Berger, 19, was arrested...
View ArticleTwo arrested for Elma store burglary
By Matt GrytaNews Staff ReporterErie County sheriff’s investigators seek more information about the activities of two burglary suspects arrested shortly after an incident Tuesday in Elma.John Kelley,...
View ArticleMan denies injuring Falls cop during drug arrest
LOCKPORT – A Niagara Falls man, charged with injuring a policeman’s thumb during a July 24 drug arrest, was arraigned Thursday in Niagara County Court.Claude J. Wilson, 35, of LaSalle Avenue, pleaded...
View Article‘Phoenix law’ would double penalties for animal cruelty
Phoenix, the 5½-month-old Jack Russell Terrier recovering from being intentionally set on fire Oct. 29, hasn’t been forgotten.The Buffalo Small Animal Hospital, where the puppy is recovering, has heard...
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