Eating a biscuit, speeding and slick roads to blame for one-car crash
POMFRET – A Dunkirk man facing drunken driving charges after a one-car crash on Thursday told a state trooper he was eating a biscuit when he lost control of his vehicle on snow-covered... Read More
View ArticleMoog’s profits drop 26%, prompting big cut in earnings forecast
Moog Inc. CEO John Scannell was expecting this year to get off to a slow start.But not this slow.With its industrial markets weakening as the global economy cools and the plunge in oil prices... Read...
View ArticleCommunity groups raise questions about Key-First Niagara deal
Four community groups are raising concerns about KeyCorp’s planned acquisition of First Niagara Financial Group, and the impact it would have on area consumers.The Western New York Law... Read More
View ArticleTwo teens injured in crash with state plow in Amherst
Two people were injured in an early-morning crash in Amherst involving a state snow plow truck.The crash happened just before 3 a.m. on Sheridan Drive between North Forest Road and Mill Street,......
View ArticleJob growth helps keep young people in Buffalo
Business columnist David Robinson notes job market has taken "sharp turn" for better in past year.... Read More
View ArticleGraham’s profits plunge 68% as project delays hurt sales
Softening oil and chemical markets, combined with engineering changes that slowed work on some projects, caused Graham Corp.’s third-quarter profits to tumble by 68 percent and prompted the... Read More
View ArticleApplications sought for college student entrepreneurship program
Buffalo Student Sandbox is seeking college- and graduate-student applicants for the second round of its nine-week summer accelerator program.The program provides mentors, education and stipends to......
View ArticleFour hurt in two-car crash at Delaware and Bryant
Four people were injured in a two-car collision late Friday morning at a busy intersection on Delaware Avenue, Buffalo fire dispatchers reported.The accident occurred shortly after 11:15 a.m. at......
View ArticleOlmsted principal on paid leave after admitting insurance fraud
A Buffalo school principal has been placed on paid administrative leave after pleading guilty this week to a misdemeanor charge of insurance fraud.Parette Walker, principal at Olmsted School 64 on......
View ArticleAmherst police sound alert on man who tried to lure girl into car
Amherst police are alerting the community that a 14-year-old girl reportedly was approached by a man Thursday afternoon in the Burroughs Drive area of Snyder.The man attempted to coax the girl into...
View ArticlePolice close Niagara Falls bar Friday morning
NIAGARA FALLS – Niagara Falls police closed a Main Street bar early Friday morning following a loud music complaint and finding an intoxicated female younger than 21 sitting on a nearby... Read More
View ArticleBuffalo woman pleads innocent in murder of Cheektowaga businessman
A Buffalo woman pleaded not guilty Friday when she was arraigned in State Supreme Court on a murder charge in connection with the death of a Cheektowaga businessman in November.Debra Haynes-Thomas,...
View ArticleBiden appears with Cuomo to push family leave measure
ALBANY – Vice President Biden appeared – again – with Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo on Friday in their latest joint venture: pressing for passage of an employee-funded family leave... Read More
View ArticleLocal play gets a shot at N.Y. City
Buffalo playwright's show gets closer to New York City production.... Read More
View ArticleColoring isn't just for children
Need some stress relief? Grab a crayon and color your world.... Read More
View ArticleCould 'common tern' concern stop Falls dewatering
Remember when the common tern was blamed for stopping construction of a signature bridge between Buffalo and Fort Erie, Ont.?Well, a lot of birds fly around Niagara Falls. Many nest in the small......
View ArticleSurgical repairs from salamander skin?
A group of Buffalo-based investors has put $1 million into a startup company in Florida that is creating novel medical products made from the skin of a Mexican salamander known for the ability to......
View ArticleThe Bills’ top eight draft needs
The Bills' list of needs is long. The News' Jay Skurski analyzes what would help them the most.... Read More
View ArticleBuffalo teachers union rejects school board offer of 10 percent hike
The Buffalo Teachers Union unanimously rejected the Board of Education’s latest contract proposal, which called for a 10 percent increase in teacher salaries.The BTF called the... Read More
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