Hard Rock Cafe seeking votes in Battle of the Bands
NIAGARA FALLS – Music fans can vote online for performing groups that they would like to hear at the local Hard Rock Cafe in the preliminary competition for this year’s Hard Rock Rising Global Battle...
View ArticleCuomo approval rating takes big drop
ALBANY – Many New Yorkers apparently don’t agree with Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo’s “progressive" agenda, as a new poll this morning showed the governor’s job approval rating has fallen sharply, hitting its...
View ArticleLawmakers demand answers on handling of Abdi case
Two Erie County legislative leaders want top administrators from the Department of Social Services to explain how a child who twice called 911 complaining to be physically abused by his stepfather...
View ArticleTwo men wounded on Bailey
One of two men shot Tuesday night on the 2900 block of Bailey Avenue remains hospitalized in fair condition with a bullet wound to the left ankle, police said.Edwin Lewis, 34, was taken to Erie County...
View ArticleEden crash closes Route 62
Four people were injured this morning in a head-on collision between a car and private bus carrying passengers with special needs, according to Town of Eden police.Police said a car driven by Kevin M....
View ArticleWeather warm-up won't linger; snow, winds expected
The record-breaking warmer weather that we awoke to this morning soon will give way to colder temperatures, strong winds and potentially a few inches of snow, forecasters say.The morning thermometer...
View ArticlePause in printing affects property tax bills in Ken-Ton
NEWS STAFF REPORTERAn interruption in the printing of 2013 annual tax bills resulted in some Village of Kenmore property owners getting multiple copies, and some Town of Tonawanda taxpayers none at...
View ArticleState leaders hold first meeting on expanding casino gambling
ALBANY – Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo and legislative leaders met behind for the first time Wednesday to discuss plans to dramatically expand casino gambling in New York, but came away in agreement that there...
View ArticleEarly HSBC tower plan calls for condos, offices and hotel
The New York City-based owners of the HSBC tower have developed a preliminary plan, modeled after the John Hancock Center in Chicago, to redevelop the Buffalo’s tallest building with a mix of luxury...
View ArticleBrothers sent to state prison for Falls robberies
LOCKPORT – Two brothers were sent to state prison Wednesday for a pair of strongarm robberies in Niagara Falls last year.The younger brother, Romello Desso, 17, was sentenced by Niagara County Judge...
View ArticleGasport burglar comes up empty, leaves cash register in road
GASPORT – A passerby alerted police when a cash register was found on the pavement at Rochester and Bolton roads Monday night.Middleport Police discovered a window had been smashed across the street...
View ArticleThruway Authority to lay off 234 workers
By Tom PreciousNEWS ALBANY BUREAUALBANY – A month after abandoning a toll increase plan that came under intense criticism, the state’s Thruway Authority will start moving Friday to lay off 234...
View ArticleThruway troopers will be on the road Super Bowl weekend
Troopers on the State Thruway will be on heightened alert for drunken drivers this Super Bowl weekend. Beginning Friday, Troop T troopers who patrol the Thruway will be out in full force.“We say over...
View ArticleFormer deputy gets prison sentence in DWI crash
A former Erie County sheriff’s deputy was sentenced today to two to six years in prison for striking and critically injuring a motorcyclist in August at Sheridan Drive and Bailey Avenue in...
View ArticleLt. governor launches new genetic research project at Roswell
Lt. Governor Robert J. Duffy was in Buffalo this morning to help launch Roswell Park Cancer Institute’s new Center for Personalized Medicine. Researchers in the Center for Personalized Medicine are...
View ArticleElectronics and jewelry stolen in pair of Niagara Falls burglaries
NIAGARA FALLS – Jewelry and electronics were stolen during break-ins Wednesday at homes on LaSalle and Pine avenues.Homeoners in the 2700 block of LaSalle returning from vacation discovered a door...
View ArticleCopper pipe stolen from basement of 81st Street house
NIAGARA FALLS – The caretaker of a house in the 600 block of 81st Street told police Wednesday that someone forced their way into a basement overnight and made off with $3,000 worth of copper pipe.The...
View ArticleCanadian man sent to prison for defrauding banks
An Ontario man convicted of bank fraud was sentenced to 26 months in prison Thursday by U.S. District Judge Richard J. Arcara.Mohammed Yassin, 42, of Hamilton, also was ordered to pay $36,100 in...
View ArticleFirefighter finds two shotguns at Buffalo blaze
The Red Cross is assisting one resident after fire raced through both floors and the attic of a 2½-story frame house at 121 Miller Ave. Thursday morning.Two shotguns discovered by firefighters were...
View ArticleFalls man faces felony charges in welfare fraud case
NIAGARA FALLS – A Niagara Falls man was charged with four felonies Wednesday after Niagara County Social Service accused him of welfare fraud.Daniel R. McKean, 45, of Lafayette Avenue was charged with...
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