Defendant sentenced for drug trafficking here
A Mexican citizen living in Chicago was sentenced Wednesday by U.S. District Judge Richard J. Arcara to nearly 11 years in prison.Adalid Ayala, 39, was previously convicted of conspiracy to distribute...
View ArticleCanisius College service employees hold rally Wednesday for better wages
Service employees requesting wage increases in negotiations with Canisius College administrators rallied Wednesday afternoon in front of the college library, saying their wages have lagged behind...
View ArticleExtension photo contest to zero in on Niagara County agriculture
LOCKPORT – The Cornell Cooperative Extension Center is inviting photographers to participate in its 2014 photo contest, “A Good Thing Growing – Celebrating Niagara County Agriculture.”Photographs...
View ArticleEx-girlfriend of man killed on Cattaraugus Reservation sentenced to prison
The former girlfriend of a man fatally stabbed by his half-brother on the Cattaraugus Indian Reservation was sentenced Wednesday to one to three years in prison for conspiring with the half-brother to...
View ArticleRocking the literary world: Babel series to present Colum McCann, David...
Three superstars of the written word and one literal rock star, who also happens to be an accomplished author, will visit Buffalo during the coming season of the Babel series, sponsored by Just...
View ArticleKenmore is finalist for 2014 All-American City Award
The village of Kenmore is one of two dozen finalists selected for the 2014 All-American City Award, according to an announcement by the Kenmore Village Improvement Society.The village learned...
View ArticleLockport woman who had child by teen boy chooses jail
LOCKPORT – The attorney for Christine Baez-Melendez said in Niagara County Court Wednesday that his client would rather go to jail than spend six years on probation for having sex with a teenage boy...
View ArticleFalls man pleads guilty in copper caper
LOCKPORT – A Niagara Falls man pleaded guilty to attempted second-degree burglary Wednesday for his role in the June 20 attempt to steal copper plumbing from a vacant house on Haeberle Avenue in that...
View ArticleKloch ridicules repeat burglar before sending him to prison
LOCKPORT – State Supreme Court Justice Richard C. Kloch Sr. said Wednesday he wasn’t impressed with the performance of career criminal Robert B. Patrick.“I could say you’re a professional thief, but...
View ArticleCattaraugus County announces April 26 drug drop-off sites
LITTLE VALLEY – Five sites in Cattaraugus County will be avaialable from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. April 26 to drop off old medications as part of the sixth annual National Prescription Drug Drop-Off Day:...
View ArticleSheriff’s Office probes stalking of girl near Silver Creek School
SILVER CREEK – Chautauqua County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the report that a man offered a ride to a 13-year-old girl on Bennett State Road near Silver Creek Central School about 4 p.m....
View ArticleCorfu man arrested for alleged child molesting
CORFU – A 62-year-old Corfu man was arrested today by State Police for allegedly molesting the young son of a Steuben County couple at least ten times recently during frequent visits with that family....
View ArticleDoctor seeks approval to revamp aging plaza
Some popular names in local consignment shopping circles may have to find new homes.An aging retail strip in Williamsville best known for its array of popular used clothing shops is slated to be torn...
View ArticleNorth Carolina man arrested in WNY with a 16 year-old runaway
WEST ALMOND – A 21-year-old North Carolina man was arrested by State Police after a routine traffic stop Monday during which a 16-year-old Henderson, N.C., girl previously reported as a runaway was...
View ArticleNiagara Legislature recognizes veteran wrestling coach Lang
LOCKPORT – The Niagara County Legislature declared Tuesday “Dick Lang Day” in honor of the longtime high school wrestling coach who also served as a conservation law enforcement officer and Royalton...
View ArticleParents, parishes scramble to figure out fate of displaced students
Bracing for an influx of 100 or more students in September, the pastor and principal at St. John Vianney School in Orchard Park expect to hire at least four new teachers, build a new science lab and...
View ArticleOusted head of Riviera Theatre locked in bitter legal fight with board
NORTH TONAWANDA – Frank Cannata was named Citizen of the Year by the Chamber of Commerce of the Tonawandas in 2011 and applauded for bringing the Riviera Theatre on Webster Street back to...
View ArticleSentence imposed on last defendant in family-run drug ring on East Side
The last of nine defendants arrested in 2012 in a crackdown on a family-run drug ring on Buffalo’s East Side has been sentenced, U.S. Attorney William J. Hochul Jr. announced Thursday. Leo C....
View ArticleFirefighters battling blaze in house on Laur road in Town of Niagara
TOWN OF NIAGARA – Fire crews were at the scene of what was described as a large house fire early this evening on Laur Road in the Town of Niagara. The Niagara County Sheriff’s Office confirmed the...
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