DWI charges logged in arrests following crashes, altercation
Local police arrested four people for driving while intoxicated over the weekend following two accidents and an altercation with officers.Erie County Sheriff’s deputies said they arrested Scott A....
View ArticleTwo men linked to Ontario burglary ring
NIAGARA FALLS, Ont. – Two Niagara Falls, Ont., men were arrested Sunday in connection with a string of burglaries at local businesses.Niagara Regional Police said Kenneth Chapman, 47, and John Visca,...
View ArticleSword swallower gives a sharp performance
Sword swallowing just isn’t the career it used to be.You’re always having to carry around X-rays to prove it isn’t a trick. The job opportunities have waned since the days of the circus sideshow. And...
View ArticleRite of passage enhances identity for young African-American men
In modern times, it is rare for young men to be formally initiated into manhood, and rarer still for them to be feted afterward with a grand, social debut in acknowledgment of their rites of...
View ArticleOrchid Show provides colorful break from winter
The winter Orchid Show is a respite from February in Buffalo: brightly colored flowers to offset the gray and white everywhere outside and a chance to appreciate the plants’ beauty in coat-free...
View ArticleNo relief for pain in pot reform
ALBANY – One of Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo’s top “progressive” priorities for this legislative session is the decriminalization of 25 grams or less of marijuana – the equivalent of about 0.9 ounce, or 40 to...
View ArticleUnder intense fire after invading Sicily, infantryman is taken prisoner
William C. Dibble knew tough times long before he became a World War II prisoner of war and was forced to work on a German farm in often unbearable conditions.When he was 11, his father, Leon Dibble,...
View ArticleGenerous spirits abound as volunteers bake 1,400 cookies for troops
Take a thoughtful idea, mix in patriotism and volunteer spirit, and bake 1,400 cookies for U.S. troops in Afghanistan.That was the recipe on Sunday as about a dozen volunteers gathered at Amaretto...
View ArticleNiagara County working on mass evacuation plan
LOCKPORT – An updated plan for mass evacuations in Niagara County in case of a major disaster is to be worked on at a meeting this week.The Public Officials Emergency Planning Workshop is for county...
View ArticleOrchard Park standoff ends peacefully after 2½ hours
A 23-year-old Orchard Park man surrendered to authorities early Sunday evening after barricading himself in his bedroom for about 2½ hours with a loaded rifle and multiple knives, Orchard Park police...
View ArticleO’Neil-White to retire as CEO of HealthNow
HealthNow New York President and CEO Alphonso O’Neil-White plans to retire and the Buffalo-based health insurer is planning to launch a national search to find his successor.O’Neil-White, who has been...
View ArticleRain or snow headed our way on Tuesday
Meteorologists at the National Weather Service office in Buffalo are keeping a close eye on a weather system headed to the Buffalo Niagara region that will either bring rain or snow our way.“It’s a...
View ArticleNiagara Falls woman shot in face
NIAGARA FALLS – A Niagara Falls woman was shot in the face Sunday night during a dispute on Cedar Avenue.Ebony Starks, 25, of Ninth Street was treated and released from Niagara Falls Memorial Medical...
View ArticlePhotos of the week
Some of the best images that caught the eyes of our photography staff over the past week.To read the full story, please click here.
View ArticleAccident in Niagara Falls, Ont. sends man to ECMC
NIAGARA FALLS, Ont. – A 26-year-old city man was being treated at Erie County Medical Center after he was injured in a single-vehicle crash on the Niagara Parkway Sunday night, Niagara Regional Police...
View ArticleBuffalo man arrested for selling crack in Dunkirk
DUNKIRK – A Buffalo man was arrested on charges of selling crack cocaine following a three-month investigation by the Southern Tier Regional Drug Task Force, officials announced Monday.Rodney G....
View Article3-year-old rescued from blaze has died
The 3-year-old East Side boy pulled from a house fire that killed his 23-year-old mother in her attempt to save him early Friday morning died over the weekend, authorities confirmed today.Malachi...
View ArticleCoast Guard cancels ice-breaking operations
The U.S. Coast Guard canceled plans for an ice-breaking operation Monday in the area of the Buffalo Outer Harbor and the southern approach channel to the Port of Buffalo, officials said.Lt. Adrian...
View ArticleMeeting blog: Limiting Amherst building heights?
Amherst Council Member Mark Manna wants a moratorium on all developer site plans and variances for projects that would exceed 50 feet in height until a special town committee can finish its work on...
View ArticleMan brandishes gun during UB pickup basketball game
One man brandished a gun but no shots were fired during a dispute over a pick-up basketball game this afternoon at the University at Buffalo South Campus, according to university reports.The...
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