East Amherst Street man arrested for trespass and attempted burglary
A 30-year-old East Amherst Street man was arrested for illegally entering a vacant house in the 600 block of Walden Avenue shortly after he allegedly attempted to burglarize a nearby home early...
View ArticleMan arrested in $50 robbery
A 43-year-old Royal Avenue man was arrested on Tonawanda Street about 1:40 p.m. Tuesday moments after he allegedly struck a Royal Avenue woman and stole $50 from her as she was walking toward...
View Article17-year-old boy shot on Cedar Avenue in Niagara Falls
NIAGARA FALLS – A 17-year-old boy who was shot about 9 p.m. Tuesday on Cedar Avenue was reported in stable condition and was being treated in a hospital, police reported. The shooter was being sought.
View ArticleFirst 7 firms in UB’s tax-free zones identified
Seven high-tech companies are poised to set up shop in tax-free zones tied to the University at Buffalo, creating dozens of jobs while reaping the benefits of Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo’s Start-Up NY...
View ArticleTonawanda School Board discusses policy for use of athletic fields
The state of the Tonawanda City School District’s athletic fields – and who’s using them – was the main topic of discussion at Tuesday’s meeting of the School Board.The board recently approved a...
View ArticleCabbie and passenger shot in late night robbery
A taxi driver for Liberty Cab Company and his passenger were reportedly undergoing emergency surgery about midnight Tuesday in Erie County Medical Center for what police described as serious gunshot...
View ArticleAn abundance of joy replaces a life of misery
The two photographs tell the story of Mary Lou Steff’s journey from misery to happiness.In the photo snapped the night the 66-year-old developmentally disabled woman was rescued from her brother’s...
View ArticleState Senate panel weighs the safety of e-cigarettes
ALBANY – With their sales skyrocketing but safety questions unresolved, electronic cigarettes came under attack Monday by state officials and public health groups.Efforts are intensifying to put the...
View ArticleCommunity mourns Ben Sauer, 5-year-old from Clarence who inspired outpouring...
The news in the short, sad message rippled across the Internet like a small explosion:“Ben is with Jesus now. He took his first breath in heaven peacefully at 8:05 p.m. last night. Thank you so much...
View ArticleSouth Dakota man sentenced in fatal crash on reservation
LOCKPORT – A South Dakota man who crashed his car on the Tuscarora Indian Reservation, leaving a friend to die, was sentenced Wednesday to three to nine years in prison.Skyler T. Zephier, 21, of...
View ArticleSouth Buffalo man arrested for beating disabled friend
A 60-year-old South Park Avenue man was arrested in a restaurant in the 2400 block of Delaware Avenue about 9 p.m. Tuesday for alledgedly beating up a 54-year-old friend who is both disabled and...
View ArticleMan with no known permanent address arrested in Amherst house burglary
A 20-year-old man with no known permanent address was arrested Wednesday by Amherst police detectives on Parkhaven Drive near a house that he is accused of burglarizing on Tuesday. Andrew Lester is...
View ArticleOlean purchasing process to determine ‘best value’
OLEAN – The City Council on Tuesday night voted to revamp the city’s laws regarding purchases so the lowest price is not the only determining factor.Under the city’s new “best value” practice, city...
View ArticleSalamanca residents to vote on school budget plan that will lower taxes
SALAMANCA – Taxpayers in the Salamanca City Central School District will have a chance to vote next Tuesday on a rare occurrence. School administrators are asking the people of the district to vote on...
View ArticleForestville opposes delay in water springs halt
FORESTVILLE – A request from the Chautauqua County Health Department to postpone the date that the old water springs are disconnected was met with hesitation by Forestville’s mayor. At the regular...
View ArticleSilver Creek holds hearing on $22.4 million school budget
SILVER CREEK – A public hearing on the proposed budget for Silver Creek Central School was held Tuesday in the high school library.The proposed budget is $22,447,044. The spending plan is within the...
View ArticleMother’s ‘saving’ of son is tragic epitaph
A mother who was charged with killing her 8-year-old son in their North Buffalo apartment early Wednesday morning explained to police that she was “saving him from going to hell.”Authorities said that...
View ArticleSuspect charged in theft of ATM card
A 25-year-old North Tonawanda man was arrested on felony charges of third-degree grand larceny and fourth-degree criminal possession of stolen property in the alleged theft of a friend’s ATM card that...
View ArticleMan who beat pot charge is indicted for attempted murder
LOCKPORT – Joachim S. Sylvester, whose felony marijuana possession charge was dismissed March 21 because Niagara County Judge Matthew J. Murphy III thought police engaged in racial profiling, was...
View ArticleEvent will raise funds for research into genetic disease
Lukas Napier, 19, of Lewiston, has battled neurofibromatosis since he was a child but the tumors that now riddle parts of his body didn’t start showing up in force until about two years ago.On the...
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