Niagara Q&A: Robert Emerson, the man who lives with history at Old Fort...
YOUNGSTOWN – Across the Niagara River from Canada and tucked in a strategic corner of Fort Niagara State Park where the river empties into Lake Ontario, Old Fort Niagara contains more than three...
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Sitting calmly at her desk, looking every bit the powerful business executive that she is, the local bank president answers my partner’s questions, one after another, when her mood suddenly turns...
View ArticleBeing mentally ill and imprisoned: ‘Talk about cruel and...
In the wee hours of a frigid winter morning, a wanderer considered both odd and smart towed a toy wagon through a field and along a line of power poles. Rattling in his wagon were random items: a can...
View ArticleCalling tow truck instead of cops adds to driver’s woes after crash
Chautauqua County sheriff’s deputies have charged an Erie, Pa., man with drunken driving after a one-car accident Friday on Interstate 86 in the Town of Mina.The driver, Taylor J. Bennett, 25, had...
View ArticleWilson man accused of driving drunk with open bottle of vodka
WILSON – An Ide Road man was arrested near his home about 4 p.m. Saturday with a blood-alcohol level more than three times the legal limit and an open container of vodka in the back seat of his car,...
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OLAF FUB SEZ: Cautionary words from “Uncle Remus” author Joel Chandler Harris, born on this date in 1848, “Watch out when you’re getting all you want. Fattening hogs ain’t in luck.”...FestivitiesWe...
View ArticleFalls chimpanzee Kiko deserves his sanctuary
You might question Carmen Presti’s sanity, but it’s tough to question his heart. Not many people, after all, would spend 14 to 16 hours a day with a bunch of monkeys and chimpanzees.Carmen and his...
View ArticleTown denies composting site’s request to charge residents fee
The Town of Amherst’s former composting facility is trying to make a go of it under private ownership.But the new proprietor shouldn’t count on any help from the town, after seeking permission to...
View ArticleIrving man faces child endangerment charge in choking incident
IRVING – An Irving man accused of choking a woman in the presence of a child was arrested late Saturday by Chautauqua County sheriff’s deputies.Richard J. Charboneau, 38, of Anne Street, is charged...
View ArticleHoping to restore Lancaster’s deteriorated Gipple cabin
A 210-year-old log cabin that is believed to be Erie County’s oldest surviving building is not exactly “surviving” anymore.The rotting Gipple cabin in Lancaster is now heaped in a pile of about 45...
View ArticleHigh school alumni group lets parents drop, then shop
With just 17 shopping days to go, Mount St. Mary Academy in Kenmore tried a variation of “shop till you drop” this weekend, by giving harried parents the opportunity to “drop” and then shop.In an...
View ArticleBuffalo ReUse is running out of means
A not-for-profit business that salvages vintage materials off old houses and buildings – from doorknobs and radiators to spindles and leaded-glass windows – is in trouble.It remains to be seen whether...
View ArticleHeritage of protecting ships in sub-infested waters is preserved by Lucca to...
Fran Lucca knew he was a long way from home during his first mission on a destroyer escort. The vessel was protecting a World War II convoy of supply ships headed for Wales in an Atlantic Ocean...
View ArticleWinter storm to hit Western New York today
This morning’s commute brings the risk of slipping and sliding.“Untreated roads, especially the overpasses – they could be slippery in spots,” said David Thomas, a meteorologist with the National...
View ArticleAs Senate Democrats push Obama nominees, GOP bides time
WASHINGTON – Fresh from shackling the traditional blocking ability of the Senate’s minority party, Democrats are ready to muscle through President Obama’s nominees for pivotal judgeships and other top...
View ArticleFirefighter injured battling Townsend Street blaze
Buffalo firefighters battled a fire early Sunday in 2½-story home at 61 Townsend St. on the city’s East Side that sent one firefighter to the hospital with injuries.Firefighters employed three hand...
View ArticleBeing mentally ill and imprisoned: ‘Talk about cruel and...
In the wee hours of a frigid winter morning, a wanderer considered both odd and smart towed a toy wagon through a field and along a line of power poles. Rattling in his wagon were random items: a can...
View ArticlePolice follow tracks in the snow to home of burglary suspect
LEWISTON – After a break-in in the 900 block of Elliott Drive Tuesday night, Lewiston Police and the department’s K-9 unit followed footprints in the snow to the home of a suspect in 900 block of...
View ArticleLittle Valley man pleads guilty to felony DWI
LITTLE VALLEY – A Little Valley man who posted a blood-alcohol level more than five times the legal limit when arrested for drunken driving on April 19, 2012, pleaded guilty in Cattaraugus County...
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Evening updates on Day Two of lake effect storm hitting WNY
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