Teen pleads not guilty to setting puppy on fire
A teenager accused of dousing a Jack Russell terrier with lighter fluid and setting the puppy on fire pleaded not guilty Tuesday in Erie County Court.Adell Ziegler, 19, faces a felony animal-cruelty...
View ArticleOrchard Park Mexican restaurant heavily damaged in fire
The Don Tequila Mexican Restaurant, located at 426 N. Buffalo St., Orchard Park, was heavily damaged in a two-alarm fire Tuesday afternoon. The fire, believed to have started in an upstairs apartment,...
View ArticleErie SPCA director wants to end pit bull prejudice
A third of the dogs at the SPCA Serving Erie County are pit bulls.And as other breeds around them are snatched from their kennels for adoption, the pit bulls at the Town of Tonawanda shelter wait for...
View ArticlePoloncarz vetoes Erie County Legislature’s budget additions
Erie County Executive Mark C. Poloncarz on Monday followed through with a promise to veto $195,134 in spending that legislators added to the 2013 county budget, but it appeared likely that legislators...
View ArticleClarence man arrested for aggravated DWI
A Clarence man was arrested on a charge of aggravated driving while intoxicated after a breath test showed his blood alcohol content level was 0.20 percent – two-and-a-half times the legal limit, state...
View ArticleThree charged in meth lab bust in Alma
Authorities raided a suspected methamphetamine lab at a residence in the town of Alma overnight Tuesday, leading to three arrests.The Southern Tier Regional Drug Task Force and State Police conducted a...
View ArticleFalls man charged with sexually abusing 14-year-old
NIAGARA FALLS – An 87th Street man was charged Tuesday with sexual abuse and assault on a 14-year-old girl.Thomas R. Murray II, 38, was arrested at his home just after 11 p.m.City police activated the...
View ArticleFalls traffic stop leads to felony DWI charges
NIAGARA FALLS – A woman found to be driving drunk early today faces a felony charge after officers found she was previously convicted of driving while intoxicated, city police reported.Cheryl D....
View ArticleLewiston man stabbed in face during argument
LEWISTON – Lewiston Police continue to investigate a stabbing in the 2200 block of Mount Hope Road Sunday.The victim, John P. Hill, 37, Mount Hope Road, was found walking in front of the house bleeding...
View ArticleGoodyear Dunlop plant names new manager
Goodyear Dunlop Tires North America in the Town of Tonawanda has named a new plant manager.John Romero, a Goodyear company veteran, is completing his move to the area this month, according to an...
View ArticleMan ticked over Facebook postings charged with choking girlfriend
ALLEGANY – A village man upset about some postings on Facebook was arrested today after his anger spilled over into a domestic dispute, state police said.Troopers said they were called to the home of...
View ArticleLockport woman pleads guilty in check fraud case
LOCKPORT – Shana L. Wallace, 21, of Lock Street, one of four women charged in a check fraud scheme, pleaded guilty Wednesday in State Supreme Court, where Justice Richard C. Kloch Sr. set sentencing...
View ArticleGrand Island man takes plea during DWI trial
LOCKPORT – A Grand Island man cut short his jury trial on a felony drunken driving charge in Niagara County Court Tuesday by accepting a plea offer to misdemeanor driving while intoxicated.Timothy J....
View ArticleNorth Tonawanda man sentenced to three years on drug charge
LOCKPORT – A man who flunked out of court-supervised treatment programs for drug addiction and mental illness was sentenced to three years in prison Wednesday by Niagara County Judge Sara Sheldon...
View ArticleBuffalo school teacher injured by second-grader
A female teacher at Buffalo School 90 had to be treated in Erie County Medical Center for head injuries suffered Wednesday morning during an incident with a second-grade boy, Buffalo police...
View ArticleLockport teen struck by motorist on Transit Street
LOCKPORT – Mercy Flight was called when a 15-year-old city boy was injured this morning after he was hit by a car while crossing South Transit Street at Lincolnshire Drive.The boy, whose name was not...
View ArticleBuffalo pair plead guilty to cocaine sales
Two Buffalo men have pleaded guilty to federal cocaine trafficking charges before U.S. Magistrate Judge Leslie G. Foschio, U.S. Attorney William J. Hochul Jr. announced Wednesday.Christopher Carluccio,...
View ArticleCommunity leaders decry violence after latest city homicide
Odessa Harris already had her hands full before another tragedy struck her family this week.She had been taking care of three grandchildren who lost their mother when she succumbed to injuries from a...
View ArticleFalls trucker charged after fatal pedestrian crash in Pittsburgh
A Niagara Falls, Ont. truck driver remains free on bond after being arraigned in Pittsburgh this morning on a charge in Pennsylvania that is the equivalent of a New York State charge of leaving the...
View ArticleProstitution charge dropped against ‘Wife Swap’ star
A prostitution charge was dropped Tuesday in Pembroke Town Court against a former reality TV star from Williamsville, according to the Genesee County District Attorney’s Office.Alicia Guastaferro, 21,...
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