Portland man sentenced in accident that killed his friend
MAYVILLE – A Portland man who pleaded guilty to criminally negligent homicide in an accident that killed his passenger was sentenced to one and a third to four years in prison Monday and Chautauqua...
View ArticleIce jams in Niagara River cause flood worries
On Grand Island, concerned residents began calling Town Hall to report high water levels near their homes on the river and near Woods Creek.By Tuesday afternoon, water was creeping up onto lawns on...
View ArticleKenmore issues travel advisory, state of emergency
As conditions worsened just after noon Tuesday, a driving ban was issued in the Village of Kenmore. But the ban was downgraded an hour later to a travel advisory warning against unnecessary...
View ArticleWatermains on the mend in Niagara Falls
NIAGARA FALLS – The Niagara Falls Water Board was working Tuesday to fix eight watermain leaks in the city. Repair work, which started over the weekend, will continue through the week at the...
View ArticleBlizzard conditions expected to last through Wednesday morning after...
The blizzard has metamorphosed into a two-headed monster.The lake effect snow band that slammed the Southtowns overnight and whitened out Buffalo and its suburbs during the day today has split into...
View Article2 tractor-trailers go off Route 5 in Lackawanna
Despite a travel ban this afternoon in the City of Lackawanna, police were dealing near 5 p.m. with two tractor trailers that went off the road on Route 5 near Ridge Road.There were no reports of...
View ArticleCarolina Hurricanes introduced to a blizzard
They might be based in the South, but many of the Carolina Hurricanes who showed up to play against the Sabres before the game was canceled Tuesday night were familiar with blustery conditions. Still,...
View ArticleCity of North Tonawanda calls for driving ban
Just before 4 p.m. today North Tonawanda Mayor Robert G. Ortt issued a driving ban throughout the city which will remain in effect until 9 p.m.In addition, the Common Council meeting, which had been...
View ArticleBusy firefighters fight apartment fire in bitter cold
If a blizzard wasn’t already enough to deal with on Tuesday, Orchard Park firefighters had to contend with a blaze that destroyed an apartment building.The fire happened around 2 p.m. Tuesday in a...
View ArticleState Park Police patrolling Route 219 by snowmobile
State Park Police are patrolling 35 miles of Route 219 by the only means available — snowmobile, according to Sgt. Tom Krawczyk.Police have four snowmobiles deployed along the roadway to aid any...
View ArticleIce jams cause some flooding on Grand Island
“Unprecedented” amounts of ice in the upper Niagara River and a resulting ice jam caused flooding on Grand Island and Cayuga Island in Niagara Falls Tuesday.A flash-flood warning issued Tuesday...
View ArticleBrown stresses ‘normalcy’ in keeping City Hall open
Buffalo City Hall was open today, though some departments were lightly staffed, and even though the Common Council met, it convened two hours ahead of schedule so staff could get home. Mayor Byron W....
View ArticleBreakdown: Today's stories, photos by community
Amherst: Story | Transit Road story Buffalo: Story | NFTA story | Hurricanes reaction story Cheektowaga: Story Eden: Story Evans: Story Grand Island: Story | Photos Hamburg: Story | Photos Kenmore:...
View ArticleAs bad as the Blizzard of ’77? No way
No matter how aggravating, grueling and scary the Blizzard of ’14 has been, it just can’t compare to the Blizzard of ’77.It’s still the worst storm of recent Buffalo history.The current blizzard...
View ArticleWater Authority deals with main break on Route 5
Crews from the Erie County Water Authority were dealing with a water main break Tuesday afternoon along Route 5 near the old Bethlehem Steel plant.Authority personnel were notified about the problem...
View ArticleWater Board repairing eight main leaks in city
NIAGARA FALLS – The Niagara Falls Water Board was working Tuesday to fix eight water main leaks in the city. Repair work, which started over the weekend, will continue through the week at the...
View ArticleIDA postpones meeting until next Wednesday
WHEATFIELD – The Niagara County Industrial Development Agency has postponed today’s meeting for a week because of weather concerns, the agency announced Tuesday afternoon.The meeting will be held at 9...
View ArticleRegistration offered for ice skating lessons
The Town of Tonawanda Youth, Parks and Recreation Department will have registration for ice skating lessons for all students from 7 to 9 p.m. today in Lincoln Arena, 1200 Parker Blvd. Lessons will be...
View ArticleMotorist who violated Orchard Park travel ban charged with DWI
A motorist pulled over late Tuesday for violating the travel ban in Orchard Park was arrested on multiple charges – including aggravated driving while intoxicated, police reported this morning.Marilyn...
View ArticleResidents digging out from blizzard
What a difference a day makes!Erie County residents emerged from their homes today as the wind died down, the snow let up, and the Blizzard of 2014 was transformed into memories.But hold...
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