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Schumer, Gillibrand urge return of tanker planes to Niagara Falls Air...

TOWN OF NIAGARA – New York’s two U.S. senators told the Secretary of the Air Force Thursday that KC-135 tanker planes, which flew out of the Niagara Falls Air Reserve Station until... Read More

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Erie Community College plans ‘corrective action’ in response...

Erie Community College trustees plan to hire outside legal counsel and a temporary administrator in developing a plan to overcome lax oversight and transparency problems identified earlier this......

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Two men plead guilty to operating meth labs at their homes

Michael J. Conners, 33, of Franklinville, and Jacob G. Winship, 24, of Little Valley, both pleaded guilty Monday before Cattaraugus County Judge Ronald D. Ploetz in Little Valley to separately... Read...

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FDA permits clinical trials of Athenex oral cancer drug

The Buffalo biotech firm Athenex has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration permission to move forward with clinical trials for the oral form of Docetaxel, its highly potent cancer drug, the......

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Longhorn Steakhouse passes Health Dept. inspection

The Erie County Department of Health said it found no evidence that unsafe food-handling practices caused an outbreak of sickness associated with the LongHorn Steakhouse in Cheektowaga.Department......

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Man pleads guilty in burglaries at two Lockport eateries

LOCKPORT – Jeremy L. Dore, a Lockport crack cocaine addict, pleaded guilty Thursday to burglarizing two Lockport restaurants, and is hoping successful drug treatment will keep him out of... Read More

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Inmate admits damaging sprinkler head in Niagara County Jail

LOCKPORT – A Niagara County Jail inmate admitted in County Court Thursday that he broke a sprinkler head in his cell, leading to $7,500 in water damage there and on the floor below the cell.... Read...

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Police identify North Buffalo woman who killed mother

A woman apparently killed her elderly mother in their North Buffalo home and then drove to Pennsylvania where she committed suicide at a motel Wednesday, Buffalo police reported.Police identified......

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Cash asks for $40 million from state to fund his reform agenda

The Buffalo Schools superintendent is seeking an additional $40 million in state aid to fund his reform agenda. Superintendent Kriner Cash spoke Wednesday before a joint budget panel of the state......

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Radiologist admits writing fraudulent pain killer prescriptions

Albert R. Cowie is an Amherst doctor known for his expertise in radiology.He’s also a recovering drug addict now looking at nearly three years in prison.Cowie, a 37-year-old graduate of the... Read More

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Columbus McKinnon’s third-quarter profits drop by 8%

The strong dollar and a slowing global economy led to an 8 percent drop in Columbus McKinnon’s third-quarter profits – the third straight quarter that earnings by the Amherst-based... Read More

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Closure of American HomePatient billing center in Hamburg to cost 42 jobs

American HomePatient, a Tennessee-based provider of home health services, plans to lay off 42 workers when it closes its regional billing center in Hamburg by April 27, according to a notice the......

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Community in disbelief over mother-daughter murder-suicide

A grim discovery in a Pennsylvania motel room led Buffalo police to an unimaginable crime scene: an 85-year-old, woman stabbed to death, apparently at the hands of her own daughter.Hannah Lilien,......

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M&T, First Niagara donations topped $7 million in region last year

M&T Bank Corp. and First Niagara Financial Group made more than $7 million in total contributions in the region last year, a reminder of their community impact as First Niagara heads toward......

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Department head resume deadline extended in Niagara County

LOCKPORT – The deadline for nine Niagara County department heads to submit resumes in order to try to keep their jobs has been extended by two weeks, County Manager Jeffrey M. Glatz said... Read More

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Saraceno receives Niagara County assistant public defender post

LOCKPORT – Dominic Saraceno, an attorney who had been a member of the Niagara County Conflict Defender’s Office, has been appointed to an assistant public defender position that had... Read More

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Autopsy awaited in Niagara Falls “suspicious death”

NIAGARA FALLS – Detectives in the Criminal Investigation Division of the Niagara Falls Police Department are awaiting the findings of an autopsy to be done Friday on the body of a man found ... Read...

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Buffalo boy, 14, killed in Allegany snowmobile accident

ALLEGANY – Authorities continued to investigate a weekend snowmobile accident in Allegany State Park that claimed the life of a 14-year-old Buffalo boy.State Park Police identified the... Read More

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Fredonia BOCES student charged with assaulting another student

FREDONIA – A 17-year-old male student at the LoGuidice BOCES was arrested after allegedly injuring another student during a fight at the school at 9520 Fredonia Stockton Road about 11 a.m.... Read More

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City of Lockport plans to redevelop Tuscarora Club

LOCKPORT – The City of Lockport intends to renovate the vacant former Tuscarora Club on Walnut Street, in hopes of attracting business or residential tenants.The Greater Lockport Development ... Read...

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Land swap allows for Bailey Avenue bridges to be moved

The Bailey Avenue bridges that cross over the Buffalo River and Cazenovia Creek, allowing thousands of motorists in and out of South Buffalo daily, are going to be replaced. But it will take about......

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When singers wish upon a star, there’s someone who can make their...

Kryczko, 61, a Buffalo native, has a pair of Grammys and a stack of gold and platinum records amid a roomful of awards. His list of celebrity collaborators and projects stretches from Jimmy Stewart......

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