Cold, snow forecast for Buffalo’s ski areas
The tail end of a winter storm that left a wide path of snow and ice across the country is expected to bring snow to the southern part of Western New York tonight.That puts the snow in ski areas south...
View ArticleBuffalo’s Say Yes now offers scholarships to all Ivy League schools
Ten more colleges and universities – including Ivy League schools Brown and Yale – have been added to the ever growing roster of schools that will provide free tuition to an unlimited number of...
View ArticleFirst Night Buffalo to kick off 25th anniversary celebration
A sneak peak was offered this morning at some sights and events planned for this New Year’s Eve at the Buffalo Niagara Convention Center.Along with the usual offering of a wide variety of visual arts,...
View ArticleUnhappy returns for scam involving dead and taxes
They may vote in Chicago but, here in Buffalo, dead people are hamstrung in what they can do.And yes, filing false tax returns and getting a refund back from the IRS are definite no no’s.John M. Berry...
View ArticleWNED to air Common Core forum Thursday with state education commissioner
State Education Commissioner John B. King Jr. and Board of Regents Member Robert M. Bennett will participate in a public forum to discuss education reform efforts at 6 p.m. Thursday in the WNED-TV...
View ArticleBuffalo school bus drops girl off far from home
A 7-year-old Buffalo public school student was dropped off by her bus in the middle of a neighborhood where her family no longer lives Wednesday afternoon, leaving the girl to wander the streets for...
View ArticleMan charged with homicide in fatal fall from porch
A South Buffalo man was charged Thursday night with second-degree murder for fatally injuring another man last month when he shoved him off a second-story porch on Kenefick Avenue, authorities...
View ArticleTwo Attica inmates dead, another sent to hospital
Two inmates at the Attica Correctional Facility are dead and another was taken to an area hospital, state officials said Friday.State Police and the Department of Corrections and Community Supervision...
View ArticleParking Lot Smarts / 5 helpful tips for safety
• Avoid parking between a pair of tall SUVs or minivans that may make it difficult for you to back out. If you’re having trouble, ask for help from one of your passengers.• Try backing into a parking...
View Article“Cooperative” defendant draws probation in double beating
LOCKPORT – A North Tonawanda man avoided prison time Friday for his role in two beatings of the same victim.Joseph T. Fago, 19, of Sisson Drive, had pleaded guilty to a reduced charge of attempted...
View ArticleNational Fuel to pay $7.5 million to settle ‘excess earnings’...
National Fuel Gas Co. will pay $7.5 million to customers and homeowners as part of a settlement resulting from what the Public Service Commission described as “excess” earnings.A portion of the money...
View ArticleBeloved movie theater being returned to former glory
The North Park Theatre's marquee erupted in a whirl of reds and yellows, vertical blues, and greens and oranges Friday, as the relighting of the refurbished attraction signaled the 1920 moviehouse's...
View ArticleNavigating the season’s crowded parking lots
Even before you enter the mall, airport, post office or store, the stress and frustration of parking can kill your holiday cheer.Maybe it’s the parking hog who takes up two spaces or the creeper who...
View ArticleThe Grinch lands again in East Aurora
David Howes’ collection of props from the Jim Carrey Grinch movie “How the Grinch Stole Christmas,” started small and then, like the Grinch’s undersized heart, it grew and grew and grew.The collection...
View ArticleVictim of Kenmore Avenue collision listed in stable condition
The Buffalo man who was hit by a car that also killed a woman on Kenmore Avenue Thursday was listed in stable condition Friday in Erie County Medical Center. Kevin Nowak, 55, and Sandra Garner, 52,...
View ArticleNU student proposes street hockey rink in Lockport
LOCKPORT – A Niagara University student has suggested that a roller street-hockey rink be built in Day Road Park.Greg Johnston, of Old Beattie Road, told the Town Board on Wednesday that he and...
View ArticleLockport man pleads guilty to injuring his baby son
LOCKPORT – Kenneth S. Lathrop Jr. agreed Friday to serve seven years in state prison for permanently injuring his baby son Jan. 8.Lathrop, 26, of Ruhlman Road, Lockport, pleaded guilty to a charge of...
View ArticleZellner to be full-time Democratic Party boss
Erie County Democratic Chairman Jeremy J. Zellner said Friday he will leave his post as the County Legislature’s chief of staff to become full-time chairman of the party.Zellner, who was expected to...
View ArticleCattaraugus County showcases its history
LITTLE VALLEY – The website www.HistoricPath.com is a Cattaraugus County history lesson at your fingertips.The website, part of Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo’s “Paths Through History” economic development...
View ArticleNew center offers training in arts, mentorship
John Richard has been drawing and “sketching out stuff” since he was a little kid.Julian Love likes to sing, dance and rap. And Amanda Rivera has a passion for all things related to art.“I like to...
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