Three hospitalized after bar fight in Lockport
LOCKPORT – Three people were injured early today in a bar fight at Lock 34 on Main Street, city police reported.Police said those who were injured during the 2 a.m. fight suffered cuts or stab...
View ArticleNiagara County reports first confirmed rabies case
A raccoon killed in a fight with two dogs on Stone Road in Hartland is the first confirmed case of rabies in Niagara County this year and a reminder to have all pets vaccinated. The Niagara County...
View ArticleLockport school budget cuts 2 teachers, 3 speech pathologists
LOCKPORT – Two teachers and three speech pathologists are the employees who would be laid off if the proposed Lockport City School District budget is passed by the voters, a district official...
View ArticleTwo people killed in Lockport house fire
LOCKPORT – Two people were killed early this morning in a house fire on Crosby Avenue, the Lockport Police Department said.A male and a female, whose names have not yet been released, died in the fire...
View ArticleGubernatorial candidate Astorino screened by local Republicans
Local Republicans met Saturday morning with the man who wants to be the next governor of New York and another who is considering a run for attorney general.Westchester County Executive Rob Astorino,...
View ArticleFarrugia helping to put Niagara’s lacrosse program on the map
In a family of lacrosse players, a game of catch doesn’t involve baseball gloves or a football. If you ask someone like Carrie-Jo Farrugia, catch could only mean taking the lacrosse sticks outside and...
View ArticleVehicle fleeing police smashes into East Side home
The driver of a vehicle has been arrested after speeding away from police early Saturday morning and then crashing into a house on the East Side, seriously injuring his passenger.Buffalo police report...
View ArticlePhotos: Ready for Easter at the Broadway Market
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View ArticleTractor-trailer tips on Thruway near Batavia
A tractor-trailer carrying a crane overturned on the Thruway near Batavia this afternoon, blocking the left lane.The truck was traveling eastbound between the exits for Batavia and LeRoy when the...
View Article‘War and Peace: A Concert for Hope’ was well worth attending
For all intents and purposes, this concert benefitted from a nearly full house, a packed sanctuary for what was billed as “War and Peace: A Concert for Hope.” The Buffalo Philharmonic Chorus combined...
View ArticleNews reporters will speak at history museum’s giants program
Two journalists who won acclaim for their New York Times best-seller, “American Terrorist,” will speak Friday night as part of the Buffalo History Museum’s Giants of Buffalo program.Dan Herbeck and...
View ArticleMan suffers hypothermia after being rescued from Union Ship Canal
A 69-year-old Lackawanna man was being treated for hypothermia in Erie County Medical Center after being rescued from the Union Ship Canal on Saturday afternoon.Buffalo Police said the man was tossed...
View ArticleHiggins works under radar in Washington with focus on WNY
WASHINGTON – He’s the top Democrat on the Homeland Security subcommittee that oversees America’s intelligence operations, but he’s had little to say about the National Security Agency’s spying on...
View ArticleLancaster bus workers charge harassment
The complaints paint Robert W. Mowry as a bully, sexual harasser and a boss who intimidates, torments and humiliates female employees.The women behind the complaints claim Mowry, transportation...
View ArticleFirefighters battle blaze in West Seneca
A home at 148 Burch Ave. in West Seneca was extensively damaged in a fire that was reported by a neighbor about noon on Saturday.Volunteers from multiple fire companies responded to the scene. No one...
View ArticleKennedy advocates for funds to upgrade NFTA Metro Rail
The Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority’s Metro Station at Allen and Main streets links to the Buffalo Niagara Medical Campus, where new buildings are rising and thousands of new jobs are...
View ArticleBoulevard Consumer Square in Amherst to see new tenant
One of the area’s biggest and most significant “power” retail centers is about to get a little bigger, as the owner of Boulevard Consumer Square seeks to capitalize on its success.Benderson...
View ArticleOrchard Park mother exonerated of poisoning infant son, but life is still in...
One year ago, Kimberly Lawton’s world began to crumble.First the Orchard Park mother of three was accused of poisoning her infant son during a contentious custody battle. She was arrested and sent to...
View ArticleMotorcycle crash in Royalton sends two to ECMC with head injuries
ROYALTON – Two people suffered head injuries in a motorcycle crash shortly before 3:30 p.m. on Saturday on Hartland Road, between State Street and Slayton Settlement Road.The Niagara County Sheriff’s...
View ArticleDeveloper of Elmwood/Forest hotel wins in court
Chason Affinity Cos.’ plan for a mixed-use development at the corner of Elmwood and Forest avenues in Buffalo took a step forward with a court ruling in its favor on Friday.State Supreme Court Justice...
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