Schools prepare for return of students in tragedy aftermath
Students may not notice much that is different when they return to school Monday morning.But behind the scenes, in the wake of the killing rampage Friday in Newtown, Conn., school districts will have...
View ArticleBetter care for mentally ill won’t be enough, experts say
WASHINGTON – For a nation of millions of broken hearts grasping for something, anything, to prevent yet another schoolhouse slaughter, the solution sounds simple:If we could just get the mentally ill...
View ArticleAs details emerge on the man behind the deaths of 26 kids and adults in a...
NEWTOWN, Conn. – Investigators tried to figure out what led a bright but painfully awkward 20-year-old to slaughter 26 children and adults at a Connecticut elementary school, while townspeople sadly...
View ArticleGeico to add more than 500 jobs
Geico Corp., one of the nation’s largest auto insurers, seeks to add more than 500 new jobs to its Amherst operations center as it targets and serves more customers in New Jersey and New England.Geico...
View ArticleWhere We Live: Amherst
The Williamsville Central School District expects to need two fewer full-time teachers next school year as a result of overall enrollment declines, resulting in $157,798 in salary and benefits savings...
View ArticleVigil for shooting victims follows Living Nativity event
A Living Nativity presentation Sunday at a West Seneca church will be followed by a candlelight prayer vigil for victims of the elementary school shootings in Connecticut.Ebenezer United Church of...
View ArticlePostal Service has options for busiest mailing day
Want to beat the crowds who flock to the nearest post office Monday, the busiest mailing day of the holiday season?You can visit the Cayuga Branch, at 285 Cayuga Road in Cheektowaga, where the regular...
View ArticleWNY Peace Center given $3,000 by Kurz Foundation
The Western New York Peace Center received a $3,000 grant from the Kurz Family Foundation to support the 45-year-old group’s operations.The Peace Center works to improve conditions at the Erie County...
View ArticleWest Side block clubs holding Festival of Lights
The nights are bright for the holidays on Buffalo’s West Side as a coalition of block clubs holds its fifth annual Neighborhood Festival of Lights, a competition to see whose home is the most festive....
View ArticleSPCA of Niagara offering free dog adoptions
WHEATFIELD – The SPCA of Niagara is offering free dog adoptions until Christmas Eve at its shelter, 2100 Lockport Road.More than 40 dogs have found new homes in the past two weeks, but the supply...
View ArticleFire does $125,000 damage to Clarence restaurant
A fire caused $125,000 damage to a Main Street establishment in Clarence on Saturday night.Firefighters were called at 7:53 p.m. Saturday to the Valley Bar & Grill, 10651 Main St., fire officials...
View ArticleFood stamp fraud to cost man $250,000, prison time
A Buffalo deli operator faces up to 20 years in prison and a $250,000 fine when he is sentenced on his guilty plea to food stamp fraud, U.S. Attorney William J. Hochul Jr. reported.Karem Almadrahi, 35,...
View ArticleTwo arrested in separate DWI incidents
A man and woman were arrested in separate alleged driving-while-intoxicated incidents on Grand Island and on Buffalo’s East Side, the Erie County Sheriff’s Office reported today.Charles D....
View ArticleNeighbors say Tonawanda murder suspect had problems
Town of Tonawanda police arrested a 22-year-old man early today in connection with what police called a stabbing murder in the Sheridan-Parkside housing development near Sheridan Park.Police said...
View ArticlePolice reserves play Santa Claus
About a dozen volunteer members of the Buffalo Police Reserves spent Sunday afternoon delivering Christmas gifts and food to needy families in the city.Dinner items and gifts were distributed to six...
View ArticleTrue Bethel Townhomes project breaks ground
The 3.3-acre property across the street from True Bethel Baptist Church was once a toxic site where several plants dumped waste over the years. Sunday, there was a ceremonial groundbreaking at the...
View ArticleChild endangerment charge for Sloan man who tattooed minors
A 20-year-old Sloan man has been charged with unlawfully tattooing at least four area teenagers, and Erie County sheriff’s investigators suspect that more children may have been victimized.Jacob T....
View ArticleSobriety checkpoint leads to multiple arrests
State police and Jamestown city police combined this weekend on a sobriety checkpoint and extra patrols in southern Chautauqua County, leading to a variety of arrests.The checkpoint on North Main...
View ArticleOakfield woman faces animal cruelty charge
A Genesee County woman was charged with animal cruelty Saturday after she allegedly tried to feed a neighbor’s dog with food tainted with pieces of metal.Genesee County sheriff’s deputies said Roxanne...
View ArticleGOP plan for filling Niagara County Legislature committees will change
LOCKPORT – A Republican plan to alter how committee members are chosen in the Niagara County Legislature is to be changed after Minority Leader Dennis F. Virtuoso pointed out it would prevent him from...
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