Authorities seek help in solving wave of armed holdups
TOWN OF LOCKPORT – The Niagara County Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s help in solving a string of armed robberies dating back to Dec. 24. Authorities described the bandits only as two...
View ArticleCourt to decide who’s eligible to become Lockport fire chief
LOCKPORT – Who should be considered for promotion to fire chief was the question at the heart of a lawsuit the city filed last week against the firefighters’ union.The Lockport Professional Fire...
View ArticleBag of mail may lead police to Falls shoplifter
NIAGARA FALLS – A woman who used a bag of mail as part of a shoplifting ruse may have signed her own arrest warrant Friday when she left much of the mail at the scene of the crime.Police said the...
View ArticleGrowing lake is a mystery that sinks hopes in Dominican Republic
LAGO ENRIQUILLO, Dominican Republic – Steadily, mysteriously, like in an especially slow science fiction movie, the largest lake in the Caribbean has been rising and rising, devouring tens of...
View ArticleChemical spill a blow to W.Va capital’s economy
CHARLESTON, W.Va. – On the third day without clean tap water, business owners with empty dining rooms and quiet aisles of merchandise around West Virginia’s capital were left to wonder how much of an...
View ArticleReturn or resign? A decision looms for Gabryszak
ALBANY – Decision time on whether to quit or fight is upon Assemblyman Dennis Gabryszak.The embattled lawmaker, accused by seven former Assembly staffers of sexual harassment, met for nearly three...
View ArticleChristie aide is latest to use private emails for public business
WASHINGTON – Personal emails at the center of the brewing scandal for New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie may have remained secret, had the public and press relied solely on the state’s open records...
View ArticleFilmmaker close to plea deal in child porn case
Buoyed by an arts community here and across the world that views his case as a fight over freedom of expression, Lawrence Brose has maintained his innocence for more than four years.The local...
View ArticleProbe underway in theft of copper plumbing from Falls home
NIAGARA FALLS – A 77th Street home was wiped out of all iits copper plumbing, police said.The theft occurred between 2 p.m. Thursday and 2 p.m. Friday. Police said they questioned a tenant and a...
View ArticleLackawanna church leader a model for how more area Catholic parishes will be...
Members of St. Anthony of Padua Catholic Church in Lackawanna know exactly who’s in charge of their small parish. And the person’s name is not preceded by the title “Father.” A priest has not run this...
View ArticleThe answers to age-old questions about WNY
We know where the Amherst, Cheektowaga and West Seneca school districts are, but how about districts where the name doesn’t give you a clue, like Iroquois, or Starpoint?Most of the districts...
View ArticlePeople Talk: A conversation with psychic Karyn Reece
Psychic medium Karyn Reece has seen dead people since she was a child. At age 7, she foresaw the death of her father. Reece calls these abilities her “gift” and today they have become her...
View ArticleSpike strips, utility pole stop woman fleeing police
Chautauqua County sheriff’s deputies put down spike strips Saturday night in a bid to stop a Pennsylvania woman who was fleeing state police there in a high-speed chase. They weren’t enough.Even after...
View ArticleGabryszak resigns amid sexual harassment claims
ALBANY – Dennis Gabryszak resigned from the Assembly today, a month after allegations surfaced that portrayed him as a serial sexual harasser of female members on his staff.Gabryszak, 62, quit just 24...
View ArticleText of Dennis Gabryszak’s resignation letter
Just a few days ago, I was provided the last in a series of allegations made by a group of women who were members of my staff. I have not replied until now because I had not even seen all of the...
View ArticleWBEN host Bauerle’s behavior raises concerns
Amherst police responded to a 911 call early Wednesday morning at the Williamsville home of WBEN talk show host Tom Bauerle, who told officers he was under surveillance by operatives of Gov. Andrew M....
View ArticleDogs have their day in Hamburg
Looking every bit the beauty queen that she is, Juicy posed for the photographer, her hair perfectly in place, her stature model perfect.“She’s such a diva,” said Erin Present of Clarence. “She’s a...
View ArticleLabor Dept. investigating Niagara County sick-time case
LOCKPORT – The state Labor Department is investigating whether Niagara County leaders broke a law when they allegedly denied sick time to a county Health Department worker last year, a move that she...
View ArticleBarbarits named to head Marilla committee to address sludge issue
Joe Barbarits has been named chairman of the newly formed seven-member Marilla Citizen Committee to deal with the Quasar sludge issue.The group eventually plans to make a trip to the proposed tank...
View ArticleJudge dismisses murder indictment
A Buffalo man who was released last month from a life prison sentence for a murder he insisted he didn’t commit returned to a Buffalo courtroom today for the official dismissal of his indictment.State...
View Article