Man held in sex harassment
A 26-year-old Lackawanna man has been arrested on charges of forcible touching and harassment for allegedly fondling and kissing a woman Saturday afternoon in a Niagara Street deli near Austin Street....
View ArticleState inspectors for years never cited Tonawanda Coke’s toxic valve
State inspectors visited Tonawanda Coke at least once a year and, until recently, never cited the company for a small bleeder valve that spewed coke-oven gas with toxic benzene.That same valve is at...
View ArticleFEMA to meet Poloncarz on surprise-storm aid audit
WASHINGTON – The head of the Federal Emergency Management Agency has agreed to meet with Erie County Executive Mark C. Poloncarz and local members of Congress to discuss the recent inspector general’s...
View ArticleErie County animal abuse registry proposal revised
A proposal to create an animal abuse registry in Erie County that would prohibit people convicted of abusing animals from adopting pets for five years has been revised to exclude most farm animals and...
View ArticleECC basketball player arrested for breaking opponent’s jaw
An 18-year-old guard on the Erie County Community College’s womens basketball team was belatedly arrested on a second-degree assault charge for allegedly breaking the jaw of a woman on the Jamestown...
View ArticleCattaraugus indian reservation street fight.
State police and Erie County sheriff’s deputies broke up a street fight between two relatives on the Cattaraugus Indian Reservation early Tuesday afternoon. When troopers arrived at 14167 State Route...
View ArticleCountry club stays open another year while land-swap deal moves forward
The Westwood Country Club – once on the verge of bankruptcy – is doing great business these days. The club did well in 2012, according to the owners, and expects to do even better this year....
View ArticleMcCarley, Fruit Belt residents seek larger voice in development of area
Officials from St. John Baptist Church on Goodell Street say they want to freely exercise their right to build on and develop their own properties, particularly the ones in the McCarley Gardens...
View ArticleIn Focus: Carly Battin, Elmwood Village Association
The Elmwood Village is considered one of the region’s most stable commercial districts. It won a designation in 2007 by the American Planning Association as one the nation’s 10 great...
View ArticleConfessed killer, wife had history of violence, police say
Nedra Thomas-Mattox, 38, was the victim of “a history of domestic violence” with her husband and confessed killer, Antoine D. Mattox, according to Police Commissioner Daniel Derenda.The commissioner...
View ArticleCareful spending nets Ken-Ton a $3.6 million competitive education grant
Several years of careful spending in the Ken-Ton School District are being rewarded with a $3.6 million grant from the state.The district is among four statewide that received a total of more than $21...
View ArticleRep. Collins backs Ryan plan to balance budget in 10 years
WASHINGTON – Chris Collins met with some tough criticism during his campaign for Congress last fall when he said the federal budget should be balanced in 10 years – but now that’s exactly what House...
View ArticleWestwood CC extends contract with club operator
The Westwood Country Club will continue to operate through the end of next year, the investor group that owns the Amherst property said today.Mensch Capital Partners, which is seeking to swap the...
View ArticleAmid SAFE Act, two new indoor gun ranges on tap
Public shooting opportunities indoors may be about to triple in Buffalo Niagara as construction continues toward a June completion date for an indoor range in the Village of Depew, with yet another...
View ArticleStreets to close around First Niagara Center
Construction on a hotel and ice rink complex near the inner harbor will close streets around First Niagara Center beginning Wednesday. At 7 a.m., Perry Street between Main and Illinois streets will be...
View ArticleBuffalo man gets 90 days for stalking woman
A Buffalo man has been sentenced to 90 days in jail for repeatedly stalking a Cheektowaga woman over the last several months, according to Cheektowaga police.Robert S. Banks, 48, of Fisher Street,...
View ArticleTonawanda residents urged to push for soil testing
Residents were urged Wednesday night to add their voices to a community group’s call for further soil testing near Town of Tonawanda homes where toxins were detected.Members of the Tonawanda Community...
View ArticleCoke sludge from leak not removed for a year, supervisor says
David Dahl still remembers the fire in the summer of 2008, the one that caused coal-tar sludge to seep from an old storage tank at Tonawanda Coke.The fire was bad enough, the company supervisor told a...
View ArticleState parks looking for lifeguards for summer
LEWISTON – The first of four Niagara Region exams for people who want to work as lifeguards this summer in state parks will be held at 8:30 a.m. Saturday at Niagara University, the state Office of...
View ArticleGPS measure aims to help trucks bypass low-hanging overpasses
WASHINGTON – The federal government has agreed to issue new recommendations to the trucking industry on the proper use of GPS devices in hopes that the modern-day technology will no longer steer truck...
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