City snowplow operator accused of striking cab driver, building
A City of Buffalo snowplow driver was arrested and suspended early Sunday morning after striking a building and a cab driver, police said.James Evans, 47, of Buffalo, was driving a plow that struck a...
View ArticleIn cookie marathon, Lancaster students prepare 6,000 cookies
Chocolate chip. Snickerdoodles. Green, red and white sprinkles. M&M’s.The cafeteria kitchen at Lancaster High School was the bustling scene of an ambitious holiday baking extravaganza Friday...
View ArticleNews neediest: A single mother deals with myriad hurdles after being badly...
Petite and soft-spoken with a hint of an Alabama accent, Sonia Whitlock tries to smile and look for positives. But she can’t stop the tears as she talks about a life-changing car crash and what that...
View ArticleSix children injured in crash with school bus and truck
Six children were injured this afternoon when their school bus was struck by a truck at the intersection of Bailey and Walden avenues, reported Buffalo Fire Commissioner Garnell W. Whitfield Jr.Nine...
View ArticleNiagara Falls man goes to prison in domestic violence case
LOCKPORT – A man who repeatedly assaulted a woman who had a restraining order against him was sentenced to 1½ to three years in state prison Monday by Niagara County Judge Sara Sheldon Farkas.Darrell...
View ArticleFalls man charged with attempted murder in domestic incident
LOCKPORT – A Niagara Falls man, who is currently on parole from a prison sentence in Ohio, was arraigned in State Supreme Court Monday on a charge of trying to kill a woman during a domestic incident...
View ArticleDepew man draws five-year sentence for gun possession
LOCKPORT – A Depew man, who had an illegal gun in the car he was driving when Niagara Falls police pulled him over July 10, was sentenced Monday to five years in prison by Niagara County Judge Sara...
View ArticleFalls man admits to 23rd Street burglary
LOCKPORT – A Niagara Falls man pleaded guilty Monday to burglarizing a home on 23rd Street in that city last year, but Niagara County Judge Sara Sheldon Farkas promised not to send him to state...
View ArticleMongielo’s attorney seeks “global settlement” of all...
LOCKPORT – The attorney for Lockport auto repair shop owner David J. Mongielo said Monday he is trying to arrange a combination plea bargain that would settle Mongielo’s sign ordinance violation cases...
View ArticlePrison ordered for Falls Niagara Falls child molester
LOCKPORT – A Niagara Falls man who was caught sexually molesting a 6-year-old boy Aug. 7 was sentenced Monday to two years in state prison and 10 years of post-release supervision.Niagara County Judge...
View ArticleFormer restaurateur sent to prison on drug charges
LOCKPORT – A Lyndonville man, who said his drug addiction cost him his home, his family and a business he once owned, was sent to state prison Monday by Niagara County Judge Sara Sheldon...
View ArticleOffices, apartments proposed for old Jansen Bros. Harness Shop on Elm Street
The former Jansen Bros. Harness Shop built a century ago on Elm Street will be getting new life as an apartment and office building in downtown Buffalo.Carl and William Paladino, whose Ellicott...
View ArticleFalls man indicted on burglary charge
LOCKPORT – A Niagara Falls man, charged with burglarizing a home on Willow Avenue in the Falls July 27, was arraigned on a three-count indictment Monday in Niagara County Court.Donald E. Rubin, 43, of...
View ArticleLackawanna woman receives father's long-lost medal
Until two weeks ago, Rita Dudczak of Lackawanna was unaware that her late father’s military medals for World War II service were languishing in an old desk drawer in the Rath County Office...
View ArticleTrue Bethel to hold Tree of Life event Thursday
True Bethel Baptist Church will hold the 10th annual Tree of Life for Friends and Families of Homicide from 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. Thursday at 907 E. Ferry St., Buffalo.For more information, call 894-0914.
View ArticleUnited Way Challenge presents grand prizes to 16 winners
Sixteen winners were presented with grand prizes Monday in the United Way of Buffalo & Erie County’s eighth annual United Way Challenge. Winners were chosen from among donors who pledged at least...
View ArticleJohn R. Koelmel points to HarborCenter progress
Work on the $172.2 million HarborCenter project is on schedule and should pave the way for the opening of two ice rinks, a restaurant, retail space and a parking ramp by next autumn. A 205-room hotel...
View ArticleCroce’s sushi, pizza-and-wings plans for Franklin go to board
Mark D. Croce’s plans to turn part of Franklin Street into a “restaurant row” are advancing with his two latest projects for a new sushi-themed restaurant and a pizza-and-wings place.Croce is seeking...
View ArticleVeteran Buffalo homicide detective retires
In 42 years with the Buffalo Police Department, James P. Lonergan helped solve some of the city’s most notorious crimes. His bluff cracked the murder of two Catholic priests in the late 1980s.He later...
View ArticleWoman, teenage daughter identified as victims of Olean fire
Kristie Bell and her teenage daughter Monica Greene have been identified as the victims who perished in an early-morning Sunday house fire in Olean, authorities said Monday.Bell, whose age was...
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