Farm animals on the loose give Lancaster a hairy day
Over the years, Town of Lancaster police have answered many calls reporting loose farm animals or injured birds.“We’ve had injured sea gulls, screech owls, loose horses and cows,” said Capt. William...
View ArticleRochester man charged with another WNY house burglary
BATAVIA – A 21-year-old Rochester man already charged with a series of house burglaries in the Batavia area was charged by the Genesee County Sheriff’s Office today with the theft of handguns, cash,...
View ArticleAnother boy approached by man in Orchard Park
The second incident prompted Orchard Park School Superintendent Matthew P. McGarrity to send a letter about student safety to parents Thursday afternoon.According to the letter, Orchard Park police...
View ArticleKenmore Middle would close under all consolidation plans for school district
Kenmore Middle School would be closed and the entire Ken-Ton School District would be reorganized under each of four consolidation plans released today by the district.The report released today lays...
View ArticleAspire gets $500,000 grant
Aspire of Western New York announced Thursday that the John R. Oishei Foundation has pledged $500,000 as a matching grant to help build Aspire’s new Center for Learning at 4635 Union Road,...
View ArticleTonawanda Coke ordered to pay $24 million
Tonawanda Coke on Wednesday was ordered to pay $24 million for what a judge called “singularly inexcusable” conduct that left much of the community wondering if the company created a public health...
View ArticleLatest updates: Know where to go between games for food, drink
Mobile users: Click here for a running blog with the latest updates on where to eat and drink between sessions.-----The News has you covered as you look for a place to go between sessions of today’s...
View ArticleFood trucks to feed hungry hoops fans
NCAA fans, are you hungry?Restaraunts downtown and a number of the food trucks that were feeding crowds Thursday night in “Food Truck Alley” under the I-190 viaduct are returning to serve lunch...
View Article2 high-level school administrators placed on leave
Dale AndersonNews Staff ReporterTwo high-level Buffalo school administrators were placed on leave Thursday, within 24 hours after they were criticized at a Board of Education meeting for not having...
View ArticleKey Bank on Amherst Street in Black Rock robbed
A man who police said robbed the Key Bank on Amherst Street late this morning escaped on foot and was last seen heading north on Tonawanda Street in a burgundy Lexus.The robbery occurred shortly...
View ArticleCar fire on I-90 West on-ramp from I-190
A taxi on the southbound I-190 ramp to the Thruway caught fire shortly after 11 a.m. today, stopping traffic as flames engulfed the vehicle’s engine compartment, according to an eyewitness. The taxi...
View ArticlePerson falls onto ice at Erie Basin Marina
The man who was rescued from the ice near Erie Basin Marina this morning has been taken to Erie County Medical Center, said Buffalo Fire Commissioner Garnell Whitfield. The incident was reported at...
View ArticleMassachusetts Avenue Project awarded Show House funds
The Massachusetts Avenue Project will receive $300,000 from the Junior League of Buffalo proceeds from the 2013 Junior League/Buffalo News Decorators’ Show House.The funds will be used to construct a...
View ArticleWet weather expected to arrive later tonight
For the basketball crowd, the party will stay inside tonight and tomorrow if weather is a factor, with a little snow arriving late this evening followed by rain Saturday morning.“There might be a...
View ArticleBuffalo teen convicted of murder
A 15-year-old Buffalo youth was convicted today of murder in the fatal shooting of a 16-year-old last summer on an East Side street, following a fight about a photo posted on Twitter.Jurors...
View ArticleSenate leader storms out of Albany leaders’ meeting
ALBANY – In the upside-down world of Albany, one can often tell that sides are getting close to a state budget deal when the leaders’ meeting concludes with a rhetorical blow-up.That happened Friday...
View ArticleRemembering Irv, Rick and Tom
If you don’t have a ticket to this evening’s Buffalo History Museum event featuring arguably the three most recognized names in the history of Buffalo broadcasting, you’re too late; the event is...
View ArticleNo pay for suspended administrators
Two Buffalo schools administrators recently placed on leave will not receive pay during their time off the job, according to a press statement the school district released today.School Superintendent...
View ArticleFire reported at vacant Old First Ward factory
Buffalo firefighters are on the scene of a large blaze at a vacant factory on Chicago Street in the Old First Ward, officials said.No injuries have been reported.It’s believed to be at the former E....
View ArticleCanalside looking for local women- and minority-owned vendors
Global Spectrum, the entertainment management subsidiary of Philadelphia-based Comcast Spectacor that was hired to operate Canalside, will host a meeting for certified minority businesses,...
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