Trump lays down conditions for GOP
Dissecting the strategies of a statewide race around an exquisite oak table is exactly the kind of political scene you might envision involving a top Republican like Donald J. Trump, especially when...
View ArticleTrump gets warm welcome, but question of candidacy remains
Celebrity real estate mogul Donald J. Trump received a warm welcome in Lancaster on Friday, delivering his assessment of the state of the Empire State and throwing in sound bites about the state’s...
View ArticleWNY school champions to take Spelling Bee written test Wednesday
School champions from several Western New York counties will take a written test Wednesday in hopes of qualifying for the 87th annual Buffalo News Spelling Bee. Twenty students will be selected...
View ArticleSnowmobiler charged after crash into ice-fishing shanty
CHAUTAUQUA – A 31-year-old Ohio woman was arrested overnight for snowmobiling while intoxicated after she crashed into an ice fishing shanty, narrowly missing the three occupants, on Chautauqua Lake,...
View ArticleWarmer, more humid weather rolls into town
It may not exactly be a heat wave, but temperatures are set to rise to close to 40 today.“It’s not too uncomfortable out there right now,” said Bill Hibbert, meteorologist with the National Weather...
View ArticleDayton mother charged with exposing daughter to pot growing
DAYTON – A Cattaraugus County mother is charged with exposing her 9-year-old daughter to a marijuana growing operation in their home, according to the Sheriff’s Office.Roslyn A. Lesniak, 53, of...
View ArticleS. Dakota man arrested for DWI after hit-and-run crash in Dunkirk
DUNKIRK – A South Dakota man was arrested for driving while intoxicated following a hit-and-run accident early today, according to state police from the Fredonia barracks.Troopers say John Spray, 33,...
View ArticleNiagara Health Department plans chronic disease workshops
The Niagara County Department of Health and the county Office for the Aging are offering free chronic disease self-management workshops, starting next week in Wheatfield and Newfane.Both will consist...
View ArticleCATCO wins Lockport Road bridge replacement contract
LOCKPORT – CATCO Corp. of Alden is expected to be awarded a contract to replace a bridge on Lockport Road in Wheatfield at the Feb. 18 meeting of the Niagara County Legislature.The contract for the...
View ArticleNiagara USA Chamber sets awards banquet
NIAGARA FALLS – Tickets are on sale for the Niagara USA Chamber annual awards banquet, set for March 14 in the Seneca Niagara Casino and Hotel, 310 Fourth St.Tickets are $120 for chamber members, $135...
View ArticleHyde Park Business and Professional Association sets awards night
NIAGARA FALLS – The Hyde Park Business and Professional Association will hold its Valentine Installation and Awards Banquet at 5:30 p.m. Feb. 12 in the Como Restaurant. 2220 Pine Ave.Honorees will...
View ArticleOne teen stabbed, another pepper sprayed on Metro train
One young woman was stabbed in the abdomen and another was pepper-sprayed in the face Friday night on a Metro rail train after one group of teens followed another group of teens from a basketball game...
View ArticleCrowds turn out early for nearly balmy Flurrious
Temperatures in the low 30s felt springlike to many of the people running, playing, building snowmen and otherwise enjoying the festivities offered for all ages today at the Olmsted Parks...
View ArticleBuffalo police find missing 9-year-old
Buffalo police found a 9-year-old boy who had been reported missing since Friday evening this afternoon, shortly after police put out a plea to the public to help find him.The boy was located at a...
View ArticleSuper Bowl rushing leader? Pizza shops
Football fans are not the only ones counting down the hours to the big game Sunday. Many people who work in pizzerias across Buffalo Niagara began to slice, dice and knead their way through the week...
View ArticleA super day to be in the pizza business
Joseph Jacobbi spends 60 to 65 hours a week at Casa Di Pizza on Elmwood Avenue handling the purchasing and making soup and sauce for the pizzeria that after six decades has become a Buffalo...
View ArticleFalls airport flying high, as Southern destinations and bargains for...
NIAGARA FALLS – Despite the loss of Direct Air in 2012, Niagara Falls International Airport had a banner year in 2013, with two profitable airlines, Allegiant Air and Spirit Airlines, flying more than...
View ArticleHamburg company aims big at 710 Main Street with stripped-down...
Taylor Doherty can pinpoint the precise moment he fell in love with the stage.It was during a 1985 production of Tennessee Williams’ “The Glass Menagerie” at the former Studio Arena Theatre, when...
View ArticleBoosting Buffalo: A conversation with Patrick Kaler, who is one of us now
Western New Yorkers know about the region’s attributes.Friendly neighbors. Easy commutes. Four seasons. Good eats. Major professional sports. The arts. Historic preservation.Giving the rest of the...
View ArticleDWI suspect found asleep in rest area closet
OLEAN – Footprints in the snow led State Police to a suspected drunken driver, who was found sleeping in a closet at a rest area, Troopers reported Sunday.After finding a car parked in the median of...
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