Cooling newborns to save their lives
What should have been a joyous day for Danielle and Christopher Remus quickly turned to shock and fear when their just-born daughter Ellie did not cry or respond to touches.Their baby’s brain was...
View ArticleThousands get down at World’s Largest Disco
Those who remember the 1970s are getting older, but celebrating the decade of disco seems to never grow old.The World’s Largest Disco, the once-a-year event that turns back the clock on downtown...
View ArticleLocal retailers issue a call to ‘shop small’
A band marched through the center of Hamburg. Santa danced on Main Street in East Aurora. More than 100 fire trucks paraded through the Village of Lancaster.Communities throughout the region on...
View ArticleWeber Avenue man, 29, connected to shooting at birthday party
A Weber Avenue man charged Saturday with felony assault is accused of shooting a woman in the foot during a birthday party Aug. 10 on Freund Street, Buffalo Police said.Marshawn D. Levy, 29, allegedly...
View ArticleLoss from break-in at rectory of Buffalo church placed at $3,500
The rectory of St. Columba-Brigid Catholic Church, at 418 N. Division St., was burglarized Thursday, Buffalo Police said.the Rev. Roy Herberger told authorities Saturday that at about 5:45 p.m.,...
View Article‘Mean one’ scoops up gifts for little girl beneath Christmas...
An early-season Grinch broke into an apartment in the 1800 block of William Street Saturday morning and stole “all the presents” under the Christmas tree, according to Buffalo Police.Police said the...
View ArticleTwo men hit by gunfire early Saturday on Lonsdale Road
Two men were being treated for serious injuries after they were struck by gunfire early Saturday on Lonsdale Road, Buffalo Police said.The victims, who were not identified, were shot just after 2 a.m....
View ArticleA conversation with Molly Quackenbush
The Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural Site sits like a grand dame on Delaware Avenue. The Greek Revival structure and former home of Ansley Wilcox is one of the stately mansions that remind us of Buffalo’s...
View ArticleFormer HSBC Tower is a great opportunity for development
The sand-colored, midcentury modernist office tower was still functional but showing its age. Systems were working, just not as efficiently as those in buildings of the LEED Age. The building had good...
View ArticleFalls referendum seeks public approval for land transactions by School...
NIAGARA FALLS – The city School District wants to get rid of some land that it owns, but first it needs permission from voters.A referendum will be held Wednesday, giving the public the chance to...
View Article2 men wounded by gunfire near McCarthy Park
Two men were wounded by gunfire just after midnight today at a home on the city’s East Side, Buffalo police reported.Police responded to the home on Dunlop Avenue near McCarthy Park where Demitrius...
View ArticleRiverside woman, teen charged with robbery
A Riverside woman and a teenager were arrested early this morning on robbery charges after a man told police they assaulted him and stole his belongings.Lean Paul arrived at a home in the 100 block of...
View ArticleVictim of Saturday’s fatal shooting identified
Buffalo police today identified the victim of a fatal shooting early Saturday on Oakmont Avenue, near Bailey Avenue, as Carl Robinson, 42, of Buffalo.Robinson was driving on Oakmont around 2:30 a.m....
View ArticlePolice say West Side man threw Christmas tree out of home
A West Side man was arrested following a domestic dispute Sunday morning after police say he threw a Christmas tree out of his house, flipped a large-screen TV off its stand and injured the woman with...
View ArticleBody discovered Sunday in Sanford Street yard
The body of a man believed to have been in his 30s was found about 2:15 p.m. today in the back yard of a home on Sanford Street in Buffalo’s Fillmore-Leroy neighborhood, according to Michael J....
View ArticleNiagara County Courthouse giving tree seeks gifts for 3 charities
LOCKPORT – For the ninth consecutive year, Niagara County Courthouse employees have erected a “Giving Tree” in the building and are seeking gifts from county workers and the public to benefit three...
View ArticleWheatfield seeks applicants for 2014 appointments
Town seeking applicants for variety of positions WHEATFIELD – The town is seeking applicants for a wide variety of 2014 appointments, with résumés due by Dec. 16.The posts to be filled include town...
View ArticleHoward will be special guest for Ken-Ton Chamber lunch
Erie County Sheriff Timothy B. Howard will be the guest speaker at noon Friday for the Ken-Ton Chamber of Commerce’s annual holiday luncheon in Classics V Banquet Hall, 2425 Niagara Falls Blvd.,...
View ArticleKen-Ton holding energy-efficient holiday decorating contest
Entry forms are due Friday for the 2013 Ken-Ton Energy-Efficient Holiday Decorating Contest. Sponsored by the town’s Environment Commission and the Police Club, there are three categories in which...
View ArticleRecently in Congress / How our representatives voted
WASHINGTON – Here are the recent votes of Western New York’s three members of the House of Representatives and the state’s two U.S. senators on major legislation in Congress. A “Y” means the member...
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