Accused child molester from Mississippi tracked to Jamestown
A Buffalo task force headed by the U.S. Marshals Service arrested a Mississippi man earlier this week and charged him with molesting a 6-year old girl.Shawn Jones, 33, is accused of molesting the...
View ArticleBuffalo area citizenship and immigration office moving
Immigrants seeking a “green card” in Buffalo will soon have a new address at which to obtain help.The U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Service office in Western New York is seeking to move up the...
View ArticleFugitive tied to West Side gang surrenders
A fugitive and accused gang member surrendered to the FBI in Buffalo Friday, just four days after billboards with his name and photo went up across the region.Oscar Romero, a suspected member of the...
View ArticleMighty Taco bans Russia’s Putin
It doesn’t matter that Russian President Vladimir Putin probably hasn’t even heard of Mighty Taco, a Buffalo-based fast food chain, he’s banned from setting foot on the premises of any of their...
View ArticleUnion authorizes strike at Delaware Avenue skilled nursing facility
Members of the union representing 160 workers at Delaware Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Buffalo have authorized a strike to begin April 14 after contract talks with the facility’s owner broke...
View ArticleSecond man sought for questioning in Jamestown drugstore holdup
JAMESTOWN – With one suspect already in custody, Jamestown police said Friday they are seeking a person of interest in the March 26 armed holdup of the CVS Drug Store at 19 S. Main St. Detectives...
View ArticleWhat's the racial composition of your school?
Curious what your neighborhood school looks like racially? Search our database to find demographic information about schools in Erie and Niagara counties. Then, read more about this issue in The...
View ArticleSticker shock strikes at city parking lots
David Meinke discovered sticker shock Thursday after he parked his car at a downtown lot, pressed a button on a self-serve meter and waited for the amount to appear on the screen.The cost for parking...
View ArticleThree Buffalo buildings are nominated for historic registers
Three buildings in Buffalo – two of them adjacent to one another – now under redevelopment have been nominated for the State and National Registers of Historic Places, Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo has...
View ArticleHeroin, marijuana, paraphernalia recovered in Falls drug raid
NIAGARA FALLS – One woman was arrested following a raid Friday night on an address in the 800-block of 90th Street by the Niagara County Drug Task Force and Niagara Falls Narcotics Intelligence...
View ArticleBisons, city looking to upgrade Coca-Cola Field
When plans were unveiled three decades ago to build a new stadium in the heart of downtown that looked like an old-fashioned ballpark with modern amenities, even some of the project’s most fervent...
View ArticleMaher inaugurated as president at Niagara University
LEWISTON – The Rev. James J. Maher has spent a lot of time getting to know students over the past seven months as president of Niagara University.He’s shown up at student government meetings, mingled...
View ArticleState budget to boost funding to fix potholes
Good news, motorists.The state has ponied up more money to help municipalities fix all those potholes you keep driving over courtesy of the harsh winter.An additional $40 million for “extreme winter...
View ArticleWork is set to begin on several Buffalo Billion initiatives
The Buffalo Billion is getting ready to take off.More than two years after Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo launched his signature economic development initiative for the Buffalo Niagara region, work is likely to...
View ArticleWoman charged in fatal crash accepts plea deal
LOCKPORT – A woman who was charged with causing a passenger’s death in a May 19 vehicle crash on the Tuscarora Indian Reservation will go to jail, but not for long, in the wake of a plea deal made...
View ArticleDeath of 70-year-old Buffalo man ruled homicide
The death of a 70-year-old C Street man last Saturday has been ruled a homicide by the Erie County medical examiner, police said.The victim, identified as Robert C. Bennett, Sr., was found dead in his...
View ArticleArcade woman charged with embezzling more than $100,000
An Arcade woman was in the Cattaraugus County Jail today after she was charged for allegedly embezzling more than $100,000 from a county business over a period of about 14 months, State Police...
View ArticleSeneca Nation sends casino payment to New York
The Seneca Nation sent a $31.6 million quarterly payment to the state this month as part of its revenue share payment agreement. Since its 2002 agreement with the state, the Senecas have paid more...
View ArticleElmwood Village open house planning session
The Elmwood Village Association will hold a discussion about redevelopment for the Women & Children’s Hospital campus and other future community plans Saturday at St. John’s Grace Church, 51...
View ArticleTwo Buffalo-area SUNY Fredonia students receive Chancellor’s Award
FREDONIA – Two Buffalo-area students were among the four SUNY Fredonia students honored in Albany for their achievements. Carl Lam of Hamburg and Samantha Jemiolo of Orchard Park attended a reception...
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