Phone pranksters who tapped into Nix call avoid fedreal prison sentence
Two pranksters accused of listening in, recording and selling a private phone conversation by former Buffalo Bills General Manager Buddy Nix will avoid federal prison.Joshua Barber and Nicholas...
View ArticleOver $3,000 worth of guns stolen in Newfane
NEWFANE – Residents of a home in the 6300 block of Jockey Street told Niagara County sheriff’s deputies that someone entered through an unlocked side door between noon and 3 p.m. on Tuesday and took...
View ArticleSex offender registry aids in the arrest of a Lockport man with a history as...
LOCKPORT – A Lockport man who was categorized as a Level 3 sex offender, the highest category, was again charged for his alleged role in a sexually-related offense involving a child.Sean P....
View ArticleIf they build it, prosperity has a chance
It’s rare when a developer has the vision to look at Buffalo’s East Side and see an “underserved jewel.”But that’s what David Pawlik calls 1490 Jefferson Ave., an address synonymous with the Bellamy...
View ArticleBuffalo man sentenced in home invasion
One of two Buffalo men charged in a home invasion that ended in three people being robbed and one of the victims being shot was sentenced to 15 years in prison Wednesday in Erie County Court.Judge...
View ArticleA 7-Eleven clerk is accused of stealing from her employer
NIAGARA FALLS – A clerk was charged Tuesday with stealing $500 by fraudulently loading funds onto a prepaid credit card at a 7-Eleven store on Niagara Street.Erika N. Simmons, 27, of Fifth Street,...
View ArticleMan accused of attempting to run another man over following an argument
NIAGARA FALLS – A Niagara Falls man allegedly hit a man with his Chevrolet Tahoe in a parking lot on Pierce Avenue at 1 p.m. Tuesday and fled following an argument.Timothy S. Saunders, 50, of LaSalle...
View ArticleMongielo faces sentencing in one case as judge refuses to dismiss another
LOCKPORT – David J. Mongielo is to be sentenced Jan. 7 for a violation of the Town of Lockport’s sign ordinance, his attorney said Wednesday, while a City Court judge refused to dismiss charges...
View ArticleState education commissioner discusses Common Core
JAMESTOWN – Parents troubled by a series of changes in public school education – from tougher state tests to an overhaul of curriculum standards – had a chance to make their voices heard tonight when...
View Article6 pro-gambling PACs spent $4.6 million to push casino expansion
ALBANY – It began Sept. 18 with a $2,555 check written to a Minnesota lawn sign company, peaked on Oct. 23 when $1.5 million was spent in just a single 24-hour period and wrapped up with a final check...
View ArticleEight-hour standoff in Brant ends peacefully
A 42-year-old Brant man, apparently emotionally distraught over a child custody dispute, surrendered without incident at about 7 a.m. Wednesday after an eight-hour siege at his home by state police,...
View ArticleTrump-for-governor wish spurs GOP group to pay a visit
A group of Republican state legislators and political strategists urged Donald Trump to run for governor next year during a meeting Wednesday in his Manhattan office and – at the very least – never...
View ArticleObama focuses agenda on relieving economic inequality
WASHINGTON — President Obama on Wednesday laid out an ambitious agenda for the remainder of his presidency, looking past the opposition that has blocked much of his administration’s efforts for three...
View ArticleFirefighter’s plans to retire save one Fire Department job in Lockport
LOCKPORT – Mayor Michael W. Tucker said at Wednesday’s Common Council meeting that one firefighter has informed the city of his plans to retire, thus reducing the number of layoffs in the Fire...
View ArticleWest Seneca police, court deny access to public records on arrest in fatal DWI
More than a week after the two-car crash that claimed the life of West Seneca Democratic Chairman Daniel S. McParlane, town police and court officials have yet to release public documents connected...
View ArticleOur weather roller coaster due to resume
Enjoy that unseasonably mellow December air while you can. Forecasters say we’re going back below the freezing mark for the weekend and getting even colder next week.The first plunge in temperatures...
View ArticleNSA tracking cellphone locations worldwide, Snowden documents show
The National Security Agency is gathering nearly 5 billion records a day on the whereabouts of cellphones around the world, according to top-secret documents and interviews with U.S. intelligence...
View ArticleHigh-tech sign seeks to prevent wrong-way drivers from entering Thruway
It’s a high-tech sign of the times that Thruway officials hope will save lives by preventing motorists from driving the wrong way onto the state’s superhighway.A pair of Doppler radar-assisted...
View ArticleJudge allows most of Cartagena’s statements for use in her murder trial
After 8-year-old Bianca Cartagena was found dead in her bed, Candace Croff Cartagena had little to say that night about what might have happened to her daughter.Now, a judge has ruled the statements...
View ArticleFast-food strikes return amid push for wage hikes
Fast-food workers and labor organizers marched and chanted in cities across the country Thursday – including a small protest in Buffalo – calling for higher, “living wages.”A group of about a dozen...
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