Somerset motorcycle crash with deer hospitalizes two
Two people thrown from a motorcycle this afternoon after striking a deer in the Town of Somerset were taken to a local hospital, Niagara County sheriff’s deputies said.Deputies did not identify the...
View ArticleShort in stature, D-Day survivor finds himself long on luck
Surviving World War II amounted to a matter of inches for Carmen M. Pariso.On Utah Beach, during the Allied invasion on D-Day, June 6, 1944, the 5-foot-2 Pariso realized that being short was a good...
View ArticleSouthtowns Meals-on-Wheels to drop to one meal a day
With the Southtowns Meals-on-Wheels program projecting a budget shortfall of between $15,000 and $20,000 this year, its board decided last week to reduce the number of meals clients receive each...
View ArticleDunkirk Drug Court to recognize graduates
DUNKIRK – Four more recovering substance abusers will be honored when Dunkirk City Court’s Drug Court holds its summer graduation and open house at 11 a.m. Thursday in the courtroom in City Hall. The...
View ArticleLong-delayed remediation of Olean wastewater plant to cost $20 million
OLEAN – Problems with the wastewater-treatment plant have been around for about as long as the building has been in operation, according to a city official. In fact, since the building was...
View ArticleFamilies of Flight 3407 victims want NTSB to reopen investigation
WASHINGTON – The National Transportation Safety Board should open a new chapter in its investigation of the crash of Continental Connection Flight 3407 following disclosures by a former Colgan Air...
View ArticleTaste of Buffalo off to its 30th opening
No matter their cuisine or signature dish – and there were many – restaurateurs from the more than 50 local establishments represented at this weekend’s Taste of Buffalo festival had one goal and one...
View ArticleGas prices expected to keep rising into mid-August
John Courtney is already feeling the pain of rising gas prices.In a little more than a week, pump prices locally have jumped by 9 cents a gallon, squeezing the budgets of drivers like Courtney, who...
View ArticleGroup playing hoops at Shoshone Park robbed at gunpoint
Gun-toting robbers made off with more than $1,000 in cash and merchandise after threatening a group of people playing late-night basketball in Shoshone Park just after midnight Tuesday, police said....
View ArticleSome New Yorkers to see dramatic drop in cost of health insurance
WASHINGTON - Individuals buying health insurance on their own in New York State next year will see their premiums cut by more than half, New York State said today as it unveiled that insurers will...
View ArticleJudge temporarily halts work on Hyatt Place hotel project in Amherst
Temporary as it may be, opponents of a six-story Amherst hotel got their first big victory Wednesday in a long fight to stop the controversial project.The ruling by a State Supreme Court justice halts...
View ArticleDNA clears one murder suspect, leads to another’s indictment
A judge today dismissed a murder charge and other counts against a 23-year-old Buffalo man after DNA evidence from the scene exonerated him.The Erie County District Attorney’s Office brought the...
View ArticleLockport soldier dies in apparent drowning near Fort Hood
Pfc. Christopher Kent Heinz, 25, an Army combat engineer from Lockport, died Sunday in an apparent drowning near Fort Hood, Texas, the Fort Hood Public Affairs Office announced Wednesday. The drowning...
View ArticleFrontier taking steps to hire interim, permanent superintendents
After meeting behind closed doors for nearly 2½ hours Tuesday, the Frontier School Board began contract negotiations with a prospective interim superintendent, as outgoing Superintendent James C....
View ArticleMayoral hopefuls heading to anti-violence summit
Two county legislators are hosting a summit tonight to discuss violence in the city, but it’s two other politicians who might steal the show. Democratic mayoral candidate Bernard A. Tolbert said the...
View ArticleWork begins Friday on Route 5 in Hamburg, Evans
Intermittent lane closures begin Friday for a resurfacing project on Route 5 in the Towns of Hamburg and Evans, the state Department of Transportation announced Wednesday.The closures will occur...
View ArticleOlma opposes Gaughan as comptroller nominee
By Robert J. McCarthy Erie County Democrats will gather this evening to nominate political activist Kevin P. Gaughan as a substitute candidate for county comptroller - but the move will face...
View ArticleFormer Attica inmate wins $150,000 suit
A federal court jury awarded $150,000 to a former Attica inmate who accused two prison guards of violating his constitutional rights by denying him food.The jury found the conduct of the two guards,...
View ArticleState will aid Lockport homeowners and businesses for flood damage
Although federal authorities said no to helping Lockport homeowners and businesses damaged in the June 28 flash flood, the state said yes Wednesday.Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo announced that Niagara County...
View ArticleBeyond the brink: Five new views in and around Niagara Falls
When most local people visit Niagara Falls, they do some basic things: They stand at the brink of the Horseshoe Falls at Terrapin Point on Goat Island; they stand at the brink of the American Falls at...
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