Buffalo officials say they’re ready for NCAA tourney
Bring on the madness – Buffalo is ready.Buffalo tourism officials said today that they have worked for months to nail down the logistics of moving thousands of fans to and from the NCAA men’s...
View ArticleDeputies find 250 marijuana plants at Grand Island home
Erie County deputies went to a house on Grand Island Monday after getting a report of a woman being assaulted, but when they got there, they said they discovered a marijuana-growing operation.Deputies...
View ArticleSweet Home board to vote on Heritage Heights closure
Sweet Home School Board members will vote tonight whether to close Heritage Heights Elementary School.Administrators hope the closure will produce savings and allow the district to expand programs in...
View ArticleSecond fatality in Clarence Center fire
A fire Sunday night in Clarence Center has claimed a second life.Denise Hackrott, 51, of Clarence Center died Monday at Erie County Medical Center from injuries sustained during the fire at 5961...
View ArticleWeather for NCAA tourney: cold, windy, snow
For all the city’s attempts to make a good impression with the thousands of tourists headed to Buffalo for the NCAA tournament Thursday, there’s one thing it can’t control – the weather.And Thursday’s...
View ArticleEcology & Environment still reeling from shake-up
Ecology & Environment lost $785,000 during the second quarter as the company’s pullback from riskier markets in the Middle East and China led to a 20 percent drop in revenues, the Lancaster-based...
View ArticleErie County authorizes social media tracking to protect children
Searching social media websites has become the newest means for selected Erie County Child Protective Services workers to track those who are under investigation for alleged child abuse.County...
View ArticleTow truck driver charged in Youngstown road rage incident
YOUNGSTOWN – A 40-year-old Youngstown man said he was tailgated by a tow truck driver who followed him into a parking lot and then threatened him with a rusty hook and chain from his truck just after...
View ArticleRichard Lambert’s ‘Buffalo Moon’ explores the beauty of...
In April 2011, New Phoenix Theatre founder Richard Lambert ran across a touching image in the pages of The Buffalo News. The photograph of a deer and a goose in Forest Lawn Cemetery, which captured...
View ArticleCheektowaga homeowners receive notices of full-value assessments
Notices are out about preliminary full-value residential property assessments in Cheektowaga and taxpayers are asking questions.The notices were delivered in last week’s mail; the new assessments will...
View ArticleKen-Ton schedules forums on final district consolidation study
Nineteen months in the making, the Kenmore-Town of Tonawanda School District’s final consolidation study will be presented in upcoming public forums.Forums for district employees and residents will...
View ArticleMan armed with BB gun arrested in Black Rock-Riverside
Police arrested a suspected robber armed with a BB gun late Monday in Black Rock-Riverside after a man driving by witnessed the mugging and came to the aid of the victim, according to Buffalo police.A...
View ArticleMeeting on dealing with storms to be held Wednesday at NCCC
SANBORN – A public meeting on the development of a county-wide strategy to prepare for future storms will be held Wednesday night at Niagara County Community College.One of the objectives of the...
View ArticleDiPietro to host education forum in Elma
Assemblyman David DiPietro, R-East Aurora, will host a State Assembly Minority forum on education in Elma on Saturday, March 29, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Iroquois Middle School, 2111 Girdle Road,...
View ArticleLewiston man avoids jail in child porn case
LOCKPORT – A Lewiston man who downloaded thousands of pornographic photos of children onto his computer in 2011 and 2012 was placed on 10 years’ probation Tuesday.State Supreme Court Justice Richard...
View ArticleNT drunken driver who used racial slur is jailed
LOCKPORT – A North Tonawanda man who reportedly shouted a racial slur out the window of his pickup truck at least twice on the night of his arrest for drunken driving was sentenced Tuesday to a year...
View ArticleReporters’ Notebook
OLAF FUB SEZ: According to Chief Justice of the United States Earl Warren, born on this date in 1891, “Everything I did in my life that was worthwhile, I caught hell for.” ...TRIPLE PLAY – Covering...
View ArticleID of alleged shooter admissible at trial
LOCKPORT – The victim’s identification of the man who allegedly shot him seven times will be admissible at a trial scheduled to begin Monday in Niagara County Court.Judge Matthew J. Murphy III ruled...
View ArticleTry your luck at Niagara Falls casinos or take in one of nature’s...
• The Seneca Niagara Casino & Hotel, Fourth and Niagara streets: You can’t miss this place, especially at night, when the 26-story hotel is brightly lit. The resort, operated by the Seneca Nation...
View ArticleBuffalo bishop presses Albany on tax credit for donations to religious,...
ALBANY – The leader of the Catholic Diocese of Buffalo said Tuesday that a tax credit bill pending before state lawmakers would help him prevent the kind of school closings he ordered in...
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