‘Climate Walker’ makes it to Ohio, cuts short cross-country trek
The Climate Walker, who passed through the Buffalo area in early July, has called it quits after several near misses with traffic in Ohio.David Henry of St. Louis, Mo., ended his planned walk across...
View ArticleThree separately indicted in bank robbery cases
Three Buffalo men were separately indicted by a grand jury for bank robbery, U.S. Attorney William J. Hochul Jr. announced Friday. Each faces a maximum of 20 years in prison and $250,000 in...
View ArticleTides rise when it comes to WNY paddling
By Scott Scanlon Refresh editorIt was tough to fill up all the boats when Buffalo Niagara Riverkeeper started its kayak tours on the Buffalo waterfront four years ago.Not anymore.This summer, the...
View ArticleNiagara Legislature rejects lowest bidder for phone contract
LOCKPORT – The Niagara County Legislature voted along party lines this week to award a consulting contract for the new county phone system to the second-lowest bidder.The Republican-controlled body...
View ArticleBirthing center to open in Buffalo in the fall
Expectant mothers who want an alternative to a hospital birth will get one this fall with the planned opening of Buffalo’s first birthing center.It will be only the third free-standing birthing center...
View ArticleDisabled twins enjoy accessible addition to Depew home
Posters of the “Hunger Games” movie adorn the walls of Amber Geary’s bedroom in Depew. Figurines of the pop boy band “One Direction” sit on a shelf.The room in many ways looks like that of any teenage...
View ArticleErie County Fair Schedule: Aug. 12
Today 8 a.m.: 4-H Horse Show, Horse Show Ring 29 a.m.: ADGA Dairy Goat Show, Barn 1110 a.m.: Ukrainian Egg Decorating, Historical Building; Butter Churning, Historical Building; 4-H Presentations,...
View ArticleTonawanda police chief Strassburg to be sworn in today
The City of Tonawanda’s new police chief, William L. Strassburg, will be sworn in at 7 p.m. today during a ceremony at the Niawanda Park pavilion on Niagara Street.A 23-year veteran of the Tonawanda...
View ArticleAug. 19 golf tourney to honor Blake Whipple, soldier killed in Afghanistan
The second annual Memorial Golf Tournament to honor the memory of Army Spc. Blake D. Whipple, who was killed in action in Afghanistan in 2010, and to raise money for veterans, their loved ones and...
View ArticleAntiquarian Book, Paper & Ephemera Fair set Sept. 20-21 at Adam’s Mark
September fair to celebrate books, paper and ephemera Autographed books, first editions and collectible books in dozens of categories will be offered at the second annual Buffalo Niagara International...
View ArticleFalls, Ont., Fire Dept. uses new equipment to lift man, 70, out of Niagara...
NIAGARA FALLS, Ont. – The Niagara Falls Fire Department used its newly acquired davit arm Sunday afternoon to lift an injured man out of the Niagara Gorge after a mishap on the Niagara Glen...
View ArticleAssemblyman John Ceretto to hold virtual town hall on Facebook
Assemblyman John Ceretto, R-Lewiston, will use social media to hold a virtual town hall meeting from 6 to 7 p.m. Thursday. Ceretto said this will be the third time he has opened his Facebook page for...
View ArticleWoman killed, man critically hurt in Cattaraugus accident
A motorcycle accident in Cattaraugus County on Sunday night has claimed the life of a 43-year-old woman and critically injured a 49-year-old man, state police at Machias reported.Both the driver and...
View ArticleDrug overdoses suspected in deaths of two in Hamburg
The bodies of two individuals who may have died from drug overdoses were discovered this past weekend by Hamburg Village Police.Village Detective Matthew H. Cullen said he could not release details of...
View ArticleReed calls for NSA reforms
By Jerry Zremski WASHINGTON -- Rep. Tom Reed, R-Corning, announced today that he will push for major reforms to the National Security Agency spying programs that have prompted concerns about possible...
View ArticleAdmitted purse thief sentenced to jail, restitution
A woman who admitted stealing purses from shoppers’ carts in a Buffalo supermarket was sentenced to six months in jail and ordered to pay restitution to the victims immediately upon her...
View ArticleObama’s upstate trip next week could include Buffalo
WASHINGTON – President Obama will take a two-day bus tour through upstate New York and Pennsylvania next week to discuss his economic plans for the middle class, and a source with knowledge of the...
View ArticleErie County Fair Schedule: Tuesday, Aug. 13
Tuesday 8 a.m. 4-H Horse Show (throughout the day): Horse Show, Ring 1; Hunter Jumper Horse Show, Ring 29 a.m.Open Class APA/ABA Poultry Show, Barn 9; Open Class ARBA Rabbit Show, Barn 9.10 a.m....
View ArticleReed reveals plans to reform NSA spying programs
WASHINGTON – Rep. Tom Reed, R-Corning, announced Monday that he will push for major reforms to the National Security Agency spying programs that have prompted concerns about possible violations of...
View ArticleWest Seneca man stopped for talking on cell phone, found with amphetamine
A West Seneca man who was talking on his cell phone while driving in Lackawanna ended up being arrested for having drugs Friday evening, officials said.James R. Thompson, 21, of Tindle Street, was...
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