House’s OK of budget deal follows Boehner’s stinging words
WASHINGTON – Battle-fatigued and suddenly bipartisan, the House voted Thursday night to ease across-the-board federal spending cuts and head off future government shutdowns, acting after Speaker John...
View ArticleScientists eye oil, gas industry as earthquakes shake Oklahoma
OKLAHOMA CITY – Oklahoma has never been known as earthquake country, with a yearly average of about 50 tremors, almost all of them minor. But in the past three years, the state has had thousands of...
View ArticlePomona Place man charged with growing marijuana and choking woman
A Pomona Place man was charged early Thursday with growing marijuana in his home and choking a neighbor in front of her three children during an argument. Michael A. Haynes, 30, was charged with...
View ArticleFormer union president given home detention for fake invoices
A former union president who filed false invoices to get reimbursed for expenses he never incurred in 2007 and 2008 has been sentenced to six months of home detention and two years probation, U.S....
View ArticleLewiston Man delivering food dies when hit by vehicle crossing road
LEWISTON – A motorist struck and killed a pedestrian who was crossing Model City Road near his home about 5 p.m. Thursday, Lewiston police said. Officers said Jose Martinez, 84, was walking across the...
View ArticleCorbit, Harris and K-9 handlers to graduate in Albany ceremony
Corbit and Harris and their K-9 unit handlers are among 11 teams statewide that will graduate from the State Police Canine Handlers Course during ceremonies Tuesday at the State Police Academy in...
View ArticleWisconsin firm negotiating to buy Niagara Ceramics factory
A Wisconsin development company that also handles liquidation sales is negotiating to buy the former Niagara Ceramics factory in Buffalo, city development officials said Thursday.Under the deal now...
View ArticleErie County Legislature votes 9-2 to ban fracking on county-owned property
The Erie County Legislature on Thursday voted, 9-2 to, approve a local law banning hydraulic fracturing on county-owned property.The law also prohibits introducing drilling waste into any county-owned...
View ArticleKing rejects argument that Common Core standards are too difficult
Concerns raised at education forums across the state will lead to adjustments, but top education officials say they will not acquiesce to complaints that new learning standards used in classrooms are...
View ArticleSnow machine moves north into Buffalo
By the end of Thursday, only a small portion of the snow dumped on the region from an ongoing multiday lake-effect snowstorm affected downtown Buffalo and its northern suburbs. It just happened to...
View ArticleFinishing touches for your holiday decor
A big red bow is one of the most popular finishing touches people turn to during the holidays – and not just for wreaths. People attach them to sleds as part of their porch decor. They tie them to the...
View ArticleCozy new Dunkin’ Donuts opens in Irving
Dunkin’ Donuts has cut the ribbon on its first “Fresh Brew” concept store in Western New York.The store model is designed to bring customers to return to the store after peak morning hours and get...
View ArticleBuffalo ‘puppy flipper’ barred from selling animals
A Buffalo woman who posed as a puppy breeder has been permanently barred from selling animals or becoming a licensed pet dealer, the state attorney’s general office said.Stephanie Arcara is a...
View ArticleTroubled Town of Tonawanda restaurant closing, moving
Ying’s Wings & Things on Eggert Road in the Town of Tonawanda, the site of several recent violent episodes, is closing later this month and moving its takeout and delivery service to a new...
View ArticleChautauqua sheriff’s dispatchers to take calls for state troopers too
MAYVILLE – The Chautauqua County Sheriff’s Dispatch center in Mayville will now be the hub for dispatching New York State Police to emergency calls. The official transfer will start on Monday. “The...
View ArticleHearing postponed in Cheektowaga animal cruelty case
A court hearing for a Sloan man charged in the death of a family dog has been delayed until next month.Originally scheduled for today, the preliminary hearing for Michael Tortorici will be Jan. 22 in...
View ArticleLake-effect snow revving up across Niagara County; general snowfall coming...
First the bad news: The lake-effect machine is revving up again.And this time, it’s approaching from the north.The National Weather Service in Buffalo posted a special weather statement late this...
View ArticleDrug defendant who intimated witnesses on Facebook pleads guilty on drug...
A Buffalo drug defendant who was convicted of intimidating witnesses by posting their names and secret grand jury testimony and statements against him on Facebook pleaded guilty today to the drug...
View ArticleAfter Sandy Hook, a new wave of school security
Orchard Park Police Lt. Patrick Fitzgerald used to see teachers grading papers in the back of the room during presentations on school security. It was, after all, a quiet, suburban school...
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