13 test positive for hepatitis after insulin pen concerns at Olean hospital
At least 13 people have tested positive for hepatitis, after undergoing screening offered by Olean General Hospital because of the possibility that insulin pens were inadvertently reused, according to...
View ArticleVulgar tweet to teacher upsets West Seneca district
West Seneca East senior Brandon Guzda will serve the final day of his five-day suspension today for sending a vulgar message about an English teacher at the school over the social media site...
View ArticleHearings shed light on major crime case
In a downtown Buffalo courtroom, with a phalanx of U.S. marshals standing watch, the chilling details of one of the biggest organized-crime cases in decades are starting to unfold.Five murders,...
View ArticleMuir Woods project a go after lawsuit is dismissed
A lawsuit that has delayed the Muir Woods development in Amherst for five years has been dismissed, paving the way for the construction of one of the largest developments in the town after years of...
View Article‘Asking to be at the table’ to decide their future
Residents of McCarley Gardens apartments and the surrounding Fruit Belt neighborhood near the Buffalo Niagara Medical Campus want to know why the area’s future is being planned by a panel that...
View ArticleBertha’s Diner on Hertel is a charmer
Bertha’s Diner is not only a classic North Buffalo institution, it’s everything you would want in a diner – fast, friendly service, gentle prices and an assortment of traditional breakfast and lunch...
View ArticleLocal families needed for Irish children’s relief program
Families from around Western New York who are interested in hosting an Irish child for a month this summer are invited to apply to a long-standing local relief program for consideration as host...
View ArticleNorth Tonawanda set to address audit findings
NORTH TONAWANDA – A new state audit pleased city officials with findings they called minor: Fire department fundraisers should be tracked more carefully, and city staff should research the best price...
View Article2 of 3 achieve success in program of court-supervised drug treatment
LOCKPORT – Two defendants successfully completed a court-supervised drug-treatment program Thursday, while a third was ejected from the program and is headed to prison.The judicial diversion program,...
View ArticleLockport IDA moves forward on GM land seizure
LOCKPORT – The Town of Lockport’s plan to take land from General Motors to expand the town industrial park moved another step forward Thursday.The town Industrial Development Agency voted to start the...
View ArticleCold, snow return for the weekend
It’s mid-February, and the lakes remain open, so we all know what that can mean:A return of lake-effect snow, at least in some parts of the region.But we are all going to get hit with cold...
View ArticleAiling prisoner vows to die in jail as protest
An angry prisoner told a judge Wednesday that he is ready to die in prison as a protest against the way he has been treated by the federal government.Frank J. Morrocco, who suffers from leukemia, told...
View ArticleRare Butler family piano to be auctioned by Sotheby’s
An exceedingly rare piano that has been in the possession of a distinguished Buffalo family for more than 70 years is scheduled to be auctioned by Sotheby’s, the famous New York City auction house.The...
View ArticleWanted: a new sheriff in town
Wanted: a new sheriff in town.That’s the message conveyed by Erie County Democrats on Friday when they issued a call for candidates to run for sheriff this year, even if insiders say Lt. Bert Dunn is...
View ArticleSpringville prescription drug theft leads to arrest of two
Two people are being held on burglary, drug and traffic charges after being pulled over in Springville Thursday, Erie County sheriff’s deputies said.Ryan Dumstra, 21, of East Concord, is charged with...
View ArticleState threatens canal, Thruway layoffs in contract fight with union
Operating hours on the Erie Canal and other canals might be reduced this year in the face of layoffs threatened by the Thruway Authority, a union spokesman charged Friday.A Thruway Authority spokesman...
View ArticleMan allegedly fired into neighbor’s house
A North Tonawanda man was arrested Friday after he fired a handgun through his kitchen window into a neighbor’s house, police said.Michael Stafford, 64 of Fairmont Street, told authorities he did not...
View ArticleMarilla Car Show back on, despite split in organizing committee for the event.
The 2013 Marilla Car Show is scheduled to go on as planned this summer, despite what appears to be a split in the committee that has organized the event over the past 10 years.According to town...
View ArticleNiagara ready to let baseball tourney use park
TOWN OF NIAGARA – The Town Board appears to be ready to tell a baseball tournament to “play ball” this summer at Veterans Memorial Park.Neal Turvey, event coordinator for the “Battle at the Falls,”...
View ArticleJamestown girl killed in sledding accident
JAMESTOWN – A 5-year-old girl was fatally injured when her sled was struck by a car on Foote Avenue south of Arterial Street about 6 p.m. Friday, police said. The victim who was not identified, was...
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