Burglars barge in, make off with ribs and wine
A Koons Avenue woman told Buffalo Police that burglars kicked in the kitchen door of her home, breaking a lock and the door frame, and stole $50 worth of frozen ribs and three bottles of wine.The...
View ArticleCopper thieves hit East Side Buddhist temple
A pair of copper thefts – including one at an East Side Buddhist temple – are being investigated by Buffalo Police.A representative for the temple at 188 Ludington St. told police that sometime between...
View ArticleLocal parents grieve and ponder what to tell their children about school...
Some cried. A few, too stunned for words, shook their heads and turned away. Many said they felt numb with grief. And one Southtowns mother of two described herself as so saddened that she was thinking...
View ArticleNewtown natives react to news with disbelief
Nick and C.J. Maurer were looking forward to leaving their Buffalo apartments for Christmas at their father’s house in Newtown, Conn.Now the visit home will take on a whole new meaning.After a gunman...
View ArticleAttacks on teachers revive touchy issue of student suspensions
A social studies teacher at Riverside Institute of Technology was kicked in the head Wednesday afternoon while he was helping to restrain a student who had thrown a steel chair at her boyfriend.When...
View ArticleUtilities are the focus of Elma Town Board meeting
Two of the region’s largest utilities were on the minds of Elma officials this week.The Town Board heard an update on a New York State Electric & Gas environmental plan to build a 300-foot...
View ArticleWest Side fire causes $90,000 in damage
A Friday evening fire at an occupied Connecticut Street building caused an estimated $90,000 in damage to the storefront and front apartment, Buffalo fire officials.Firefighters responded to a 5:56...
View ArticleDriver passes out at Mighty Taco drive-thru
Erie County sheriff’s road patrols made two DWI arrests early Saturday morning, including one based on a complaint that a driver had passed out in the drive-thru lane of a fast-food...
View ArticleGun control debate back sharply in public eye in wake of massacre
WASHINGTON – The shock and revulsion that shook the nation after Friday’s elementary school shootings in Connecticut shook the political world, too, prompting some Democrats to speak more boldly than...
View ArticleCar lands upright on Metro Rail station wall in spectacular crash
A spectacular hit-and-run crash early Saturday morning in front of the Delavan/Canisius College Metro Rail Station prompted authorities to close the station for safety and structural reasons, after one...
View ArticlePolice investigating armed robbery at gas station
Northwest District police are investigating an armed robbery of a vehicle at a Riverside-area gas station early Saturday morning.The victim told patrol officers that two men put a silver handgun in her...
View ArticleFeds say couple used Amherst hotel in prostitution ring
Authorities have arrested a man and woman from Rochester on sex-trafficking charges, accusing them of using an Amherst hotel to engage a teenager in prostitution.Otis Willis, 30, and Tiffany St. Denis,...
View ArticleDriver flees after car catapults onto Metro Rail station
A spectacular hit-and-run crash early Saturday morning in front of the Delavan/Canisius College Metro Rail Station prompted authorities to close the station, for safety and structural reasons, after...
View ArticleTwo Little Girls Show Christmas Spirit
Helping families that have very little during the holiday season is the inspiration for two young girls who understand the spirit of giving – not just receiving.Five-year Olivia Roneker of West Seneca...
View ArticleSLA charges Depew bar where driver drank before fatal crash
The State Liquor Authority has charged the owners of the Depew bar where a Lancaster man was served even after he was falling-down drunk, then got into his vehicle, drove away and fatally struck a...
View ArticlePurple Heart recipient finds special meaning on an important anniversary
When Michael Attardo shipped off to Vietnam in January 1967, his mother vowed to attend Mass every day if he returned home safe and sound.Attardo was seriously wounded in a mine explosion in Vietnam,...
View ArticleTown of Wales may sue its own Zoning Board
The Wales Town Board is considering filing a lawsuit against the town’s Zoning Board of Appeals.The Town Board has indicated it has not received a timely response from the Zoning Board regarding a...
View ArticleNCCC closes small business center in Lockport
LOCKPORT – Niagara County Community College has moved out of its Small Business Development Center in downtown Lockport, leaving a large vacant building in the heart of the business district.The...
View ArticleGas prices falling this holiday season
Falling gas prices have brought a little bit of holiday cheer at the gas pump where many in the region had grumbled while the price of unleaded hovered around the $4 mark.The average price of unleaded...
View ArticleErie County to hire attorneys to join lawsuits over tax assessments
The lesson of Bethlehem Steel still reverberates in Erie County hall.For years, the county sat out a court case as the owner of the mostly dormant steel plant fought to lower what Lackawanna said the...
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