Grand Island woman admits to felony DWI charge
LOCKPORT – A Grand Island woman, whose blood alcohol content was measured at 0.18 percent after a July 29 traffic stop in the Town of Niagara, pleaded guilty to felony driving while intoxicated Monday...
View ArticleSex offender to serve two to four years for Royalton assault
LOCKPORT – An Elmira-area sex offender was sentenced Monday to two to four years in state prison for violating a restraining order by assaulting his ex-girlfriend in Royalton May 23.Niagara County...
View ArticleMedina man faces prison for burglaries in Lockport and Orleans County
LOCKPORT – Niagara County Judge Sara Sheldon Farkas said Monday she wants to make sure Jonathan K. Banks of Medina spends at least 10 years in prison for a series of burglaries.Banks, 21, of South...
View ArticleBuffalo School District alleges that parent faked her own...
In a plot twist that seems straight from a made-for-TV movie, the parent who accused Buffalo school officials of forging her signature on key documents has now been accused by the district of using...
View ArticleTonawanda man succeeds in court-ordered drug treatment
LOCKPORT – A City of Tonawanda man received a conditional discharge Monday from Niagara County Judge Sara Sheldon Farkas after having been in the judicial diversion program of court-supervised drug...
View ArticleSpring cleaning tops Public Works Committee’s agenda in Dunkirk
DUNKIRK – City officials were talking about spring clean-up projects at a meeting of the Public Works Committee meeting Monday in City Hall. Fourth Ward Councilwoman Stacy Szukala asked Zoning Code...
View ArticleBurchfield Penney to host communications career fair April 5
A career day for college students interested in public relations and advertising will be held April 5 in the Burchfield Penney Art Center’s auditorium, 1300 Elmwood Ave. in Buffalo.Communications...
View ArticleDerby man tries to get out of trooper car after DWI arrest
A 27-year-old Derby man was charged with trying to flee from a New York State troopers vehicle after he as arrested for drunken driving in the southbound lane of the Niagara Expressway near downtown...
View ArticleBorder Patrol 101 in Niagara Falls Tuesday night
NIAGARA FALLS – The Rotary Club of Niagara Falls is sponsoring a Border Patrol 101 presentation for the public from 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday in the Niagara Falls Public Library, 1425 Main St.Supervisory...
View ArticleHamburg burglar could be paroled in 90 days
A Hamburg man convicted of 10 burglaries and six other felonies in the last 2½ years was sentenced Monday to two to four years in prison for the latest three break-ins but will be paroled in 90 days...
View ArticleMarine veteran recalls being ‘perfect liar’ to survive as POW...
During the 5½ years he was a prisoner of war in Vietnam, Frank E. Cius Jr. often thought about his parents’ bar on Genesee Street back in Buffalo, Frankie’s Inn, named in honor of his dad.Cold beer,...
View ArticleAs more seniors gamble for fun, some are finding only trouble
After skipping doctor’s appointments for months, Gina’s father was diagnosed with stage 4 cancer in January. That’s when she realized he had other problems, too.While helping arrange her dad’s medical...
View ArticleBid OK’d for machine to repair Town of Tonawanda potholes
Help is on the way for pothole-plagued streets in the Town of Tonawanda.The Town Board at its meeting Monday evening unanimously approved a low bid of $237,410 from Milton CAT for a blacktop-milling...
View ArticleChimney fire evacuates two restaurants
Customers were evacuated from two restaurants Monday evening in Williamsville Place Plaza, 5493 Sheridan Drive, Amherst, after a smoky fire began in one of them, according to Main-Transit Fire Chief...
View ArticleBuffalo School District accuses parent of faking her own signature as...
In a plot twist that seems straight from a made-for-TV movie, the parent who accused Buffalo school officials of forging her signature on key documents has now been accused by the district of using...
View ArticleBuffalo Police Department to auction more than 200 recovered bikes
More than 200 bicycles will be up for auction at the Buffalo Police Department’s latest bike auction, beginning at 9 a.m. Saturday at Police Headquarters, 74 Franklin St.The bikes, recovered by police...
View ArticleSuspect faces eight charges following Westfield arsons and standoff
WESTFIELD – Police managed to talk a Westfield man out of a home’s basement Monday evening, ending an approximately 1½-hour standoff that began after he was accused of setting his aunt, the home and...
View ArticleBuffalo police, firefighters clash over right to administer anti-heroin drug
Buffalo firefighters believe they have the exclusive right to administer Narcan, a lifesaving antidote to forestall the effects of heroin and prescription painkiller overdoses.Buffalo police who have...
View ArticleBuffalo teen admits guilt in robberies of two deliverymen, two cab drivers
A Buffalo teenager on Monday admitted his role in robbing two fast food deliverymen and two cab drivers on the East Side, and a friend admitted helping him rob one of the cabbies.Dequan Bailey, 18, of...
View ArticleTonight’s Cheektowaga Central school board budget meeting canceled
The Cheektowaga Central Board of Education budget work session originally scheduled for tonight has been canceled. The next regular meeting will be held at 7 p.m. Tuesday, April 8, in the boardroom at...
View Article