Three left homeless by Briscoe Avenue fire
An adult and two children are receiving temporary shelter from the Red Cross following a $75,000 blaze that started in “multiple” locations in their Briscoe Avenue home late Tuesday night, fire...
View ArticleMan with gun at Riverside’s Friendship Festival pleads guilty to...
The only person arrested during a night of fights and traffic disruption at the July 4th Friendship Festival in Riverside Park has pleaded guilty to weapon charges.Marlek Williams, 21, of Littlefield...
View ArticlePope names Malone's replacement in Maine
Bishop Richard J. Malone will finally be full time in Buffalo.Pope Francis has appointed a Boston auxiliary bishop to succeed Malone as Bishop of Portland, Maine, freeing Malone to lead the Catholic...
View Article‘Super crack-resistant’ concrete already cracked in MLK Park
Mayor Byron W. Brown in May showed off the new $4.5 million basin at Martin Luther King Park, two weeks before the splash pad opened to the public. Public Works Commissioner Steven J. Stepniak...
View ArticleHypertension treatment goals seen as easing
NEW YORK – New guidelines suggest that people older than 60 can have a higher blood pressure than previously recommended before starting treatment to lower it. The advice, criticized by some...
View ArticleSenate approves bipartisan budget
WASHINGTON – The Senate approved a bipartisan federal budget Wednesday that could lead to two rare years of fiscal stability for a government that has lurched from showdown to showdown for two...
View ArticleBlack Forest Adler’s Schwarzwald torte is a whipped cream-cherry riot
“Ever had Schwarzwald torte?” I asked a friend. He furrowed his brow at the unfamiliar phrase. Based on our history, he was wary of what sort of foreign deviltry I sought to set loose on his fragile...
View ArticleCommunity health centers in the region
Neighborhood Health CenterLocations: Northwest Buffalo Community Center on Lawn Avenue, Buffalo; the former Kaleida Health Mattina facility on Niagara Street; and a site in Hamburg.Patients: 18,559 in...
View ArticleHistory comes alive today in Youngstown and Lewiston
Youngstown and Lewiston, the communities devastated by a vicious attack by the British exactly two centuries ago today, have been busy the past couple of years planning a number of events to...
View ArticleMajor break in water main closes Falls Incline Railway
NIAGARA FALLS, Ont. – The Falls Incline Railway, which connects the Table Rock tourist area next to the Horseshoe Falls and the hilltop hotels, has been closed indefinitely because of a major water...
View ArticleBuffalo teen captures prize for distracted-driving video
A Buffalo teenager has taken second prize in a nationwide video contest to raise awareness against distracted driving.Anna Blatto, 17, a student at City Honors High School, will be awarded a $200 gift...
View ArticleNew law on loose dogs ushers out Witte era in Olean
OLEAN – In the final Common Council meeting under the administration of Mayor Linda Witte, the Council Tuesday night approved legislation targeting owners of dogs running free.Under the law, dog...
View ArticleCongress passes first bipartisan budget in 27 years
The U.S. Senate cleared and sent to President Obama the first bipartisan budget produced by a divided Congress in 27 years, resolving for now spending issues that had helped spur a government shutdown...
View ArticleDemand builds for community health centers
When Sandra Smith needs a doctor, she goes to Neighborhood Health Center in Riverside.It’s where she turned for care as a young adult and also during her two pregnancies. Now 45, she remains a patient...
View ArticleUB student killed in one-car crash
A University at Buffalo international student was killed in a one-car accident this morning on Millersport Highway, the university reported. Amherst Police are investigating.The university will not...
View ArticleMotorist who hit snowbank in Boston charged with DWI
A motorist whose vehicle got stuck in a snowbank in the Town of Boston early this morning was charged with driving while intoxicated, Erie County sheriff’s deputies reported.Deputies were dispatched...
View ArticleFirst Niagara names Crosby as its president, CEO
First Niagara Financial Group’s search for a new chief executive ended Thursday right where it began nine months ago.The Buffalo-based banking company named Gary M. Crosby as its president and chief...
View ArticleRe-enactors storm Fort Niagara
YOUNGSTOWN – Snow crunched underfoot as Adrian Rittner, resplendent in the red wool uniform of a British military officer, entered the outer reaches of wooded Fort Niagara State Park around 5:15 this...
View ArticleRetired Cheektowaga K-9 dog dies
Iozo, a German shepherd that had a distinguished career with the Cheektowaga Police Department, has died, the department announced today.The 11-year-old dog, whose full name was...
View ArticleLongest-serving member of University at Buffalo Council reappointed
The longest-serving member of the University at Buffalo Council has been appointed by Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo to another seven-year term.Jonathan A. Dandes, president of Rich Baseball Operations, was...
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