Few turn out for annual reddit.com event
It was a day that was meant to unite virtual friends in the actual world. But in Buffalo, it could have used a few more upvotes.Saturday was the fourth annual Global reddit Meetup Day, an opportunity...
View ArticleGarage fire extends to home, shed and nearby garages
An early-morning fire today that may have been sparked inside a car in a rear garage at 98 Freund St. on Buffalo’s East Side is under investigation after causing $41,000 in total damages and...
View ArticleAkron motorcyclist faces felony DWI charge
A fight outside an Akron bar early Sunday led to a felony drunk driving charge, according to the Erie County Sheriff’s Office.Deputies were called to the scene outside The Filling Station after they...
View ArticleDriver charged with felony DWI in Silver Creek
SILVER CREEK – A driver faces a felony driving while intoxicated charge after he was pulled over on Howard Street in Silver Creek early Sunday.Shawn A. Winkelmann, no age or address given, was pulled...
View ArticleA mission of healing compels nurse to care for the wounded in Vietnam
• Hometown: Buffalo• Residence: Cheektowaga• Branch: Army Nurse Corps• Rank: First lieutenant• War zone: Vietnam• Years of service: 1970-72• Most prominent honors: Vietnam Service Medal, Vietnam...
View ArticleVictim shot in leg on Erb Street
A person was shot in the leg early Sunday morning near the Buffalo-Cheektowaga border, according to a Buffalo Police report.The victim told police he was on Erb Street just north of Lang Avenue...
View ArticleEast Ferry store employee robbed, shot
An employee of a store on East Ferry Street was shot and robbed Saturday night, according to a Buffalo Police report.The victim, who worked at Exclusive Gear, 958 E. Ferry, told police the shooter...
View ArticleVoters head back to the polls in six districts
Tuesday looms large in six school districts in Western New York.That’s the day they find out if they have to make more cuts to their educational programs.“We’ve kind of run out of things to cut,” said...
View ArticleJuneteenth brings out Buffalo natives and expatriates
For some, the parade – featuring everything from floats and antique cars to dancers and drill teams – was the best part.Others liked the booths and tents selling jewelry, clothing, musical instruments...
View ArticleUnauthorized withdrawals made from Falls woman’s account
NIAGARA FALLS – A 27th Street woman told police on Sunday that someone has been using her bank account information to make unauthorized withdrawals at area convenience stores. The victim learned that...
View ArticleRecently released from jail, shoplifter is accused again
NIAGARA FALLS – When police spotted a well-known shoplifter waiting at a bus stop with three bags, they decided to check into the matter. In the bags, they said, they found close to $200 worth of...
View ArticleWestern New Yorkers to join large anti-fracking rally
About 100 Western New Yorkers were scheduled to board buses headed to Albany today. Their mission: to demonstrate against hydraulic fracturing and to call for New York’s elected officials to do more...
View ArticleBuffalo’s crackdown on improper use of deadly force has officers...
Police Lt. Brian Strobele drew his service weapon and fired at a “mentally deranged” motorist, who had started backing up toward the lieutenant, who had gotten out of his patrol vehicle after a...
View ArticleWyoming County accident forces closing of Route 63
An accident involving a truck pulling a cattle trailer forced authorities to close part of Route 63 in the Town of Covington in Wyoming County for about an hour and a half Monday morning, officials...
View ArticleJudge rules Hamburg blogger can remain anonymous
Concerned Hamburger, the anonymous blogger who comments on and lampoons the Hamburg Central School District, will remain anonymous.State Supreme Court Justice Diane Y. Devlin Monday quashed a subpoena...
View ArticleStreetscape improvements coming to Lovejoy
Road construction season is upon us, and motorists all over the city will need to be mindful of crews, from Lovejoy and Kaisertown to Fillmore Avenue and Humboldt Parkway. Construction on new...
View ArticleSupreme Court rejects Kopp’s bid to have murder conviction overturned
WASHINGTON – James C. Kopp, the anti-abortion zealot who fatally shot an Amherst physician nearly 15 years ago, lost his latest – and likely last – bid to have his convictions overturned at the U.S....
View ArticleZellner staves off chairmanship challenge
By Robert J. McCarthy A legal challenge to the 2012 election of Jeremy J. Zellner as chairman of the Erie County Democratic Committee has been dismissed by the Appellate Division of State Supreme...
View ArticleNiagara Falls man charged following melee at Ferry Avenue bar
NIAGARA FALLS – A Niagara Falls man is accused of hitting the owner of a Ferry Avenue bar over the head with a beer bottle and breaking the glass entry door about 3 a.m. Sunday.Robert J. Ferguson, 30,...
View ArticleNewfane seeks Greenway funds for Olcott pier, beach repairs
LOCKPORT – The Town of Newfane last week sought Niagara County Legislature support for Niagara River Greenway funding to repair one of the piers at Olcott’s Krull Park Beach and the wall on the...
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