‘Hugging Bandit’ pleads not guilty to grand larceny charge
Myra Castleberry, 54, has gained international attention over the years for hugging tipsy men while picking their pockets.In court today after her 60th arrest, Buffalo’s “Hugging Bandit” pleaded not...
View ArticleFormer Orchard Park PTO treasurer, husband admit stealing funds
The former treasurer of the parent-teacher organization at Orchard Park Middle School and her husband have each pleaded guilty to fourth-degree grand larceny.Elizabeth Losardo, 52, and Daniel Losardo,...
View ArticleUB spin-off company moves to Center of Excellence
Tonus Therapeutics, a biotech startup company spun off from research conducted by University at Buffalo scientists, has opened a headquarters office in UB’s New York State Center of Excellence in...
View ArticleBuffalo Niagara region drops 1,500 jobs compared with last November
The Buffalo Niagara job market continued to stumble during November, shedding 1,500 jobs over the past year, the state Labor Department reported Thursday.The decline was the fourth consecutive monthly...
View ArticleCleveland Hill student charged with making bomb threat on Twitter
A Cleveland Hill High School freshman told Cheektowaga police his short-lived bomb threat on the Twitter social network was only a joke – but police are not laughing, especially in the aftermath of...
View ArticleStrike force makes drunken driving arrest
A Buffalo man was stopped by Buffalo Strike Force officers and charged with drunken driving, drug charges and traffic infractions after he allegedly failed to stop for a red light on Broadway at Wilson...
View ArticleE&E returns to profitability, but earnings plummet
Ecology & Environment returned to profitability during its first quarter, but the Lancaster-based environmental services firm’s earnings still tumbled by 80 percent.The weaker profits stemmed from...
View ArticleThieves damage building, steal equipment at MLK Park
Angry Buffalo Olmsted Park Conservancy officials can join others in hoping this weekend’s snow storm, and the start of winter, is kinder to city parks than the thieves who stole about $5,000 worth of...
View ArticleAmherst woman killed in Wehrle Drive crash
Amherst police are investigating a two-car crash at Wehrle Drive and Darwin Road that took the life of an 84-year-old woman driver about 2 p.m. today.Loretta Sperrazzo, of Amherst, was taken by Twin...
View ArticleClarence teen charged with DWI, pot possession after crash
A Clarence teen was arrested by state troopers on drunken driving and marijuana possession charges after a one-car crash on Keller Road in the town Wednesday night.Matthew J. Berger, 19, was arrested...
View ArticleNFTA takes second look at Amherst expansion
For the first time in more than a decade, transit planners are envisioning the day when commuters may board Metro Rail downtown and ride it all the way to the University at Buffalo’s North Campus....
View ArticleClarence IDA approves tax breaks for Towne Mini
The Clarence Industrial Development Agency approved tax breaks for a new Towne Mini auto dealership, financial benefits that were a target for criticism by a state lawmaker.The Clarence IDA on Thursday...
View ArticleWinter storm warning issued for parts of WNY
The National Weather Service in Buffalo has issued a “winter storm warning” for heavy, blowing snow starting at 11 a.m. Friday through 4 p.m. Saturday for southern Erie County as well as Wyoming,...
View ArticleBrown selects City Hall budget veteran to replace Penksa
Mayor Byron W. Brown has selected an 18-year veteran of City Hall to become his top finance aide. Brown is seeking Common Council approval to appoint Budget Director Donna J. Estrich as commissioner of...
View Article‘Phoenix law’ would double penalties for animal creulty
Phoenix, the 5½-month-old Jack Russell Terrier recovering from being intentionally set on fire Oct. 29, hasn’t been forgotten.The Buffalo Small Animal Hospital, where the puppy is recovering, has heard...
View ArticleTwo arrested for Elma store burglary
By Matt GrytaNews Staff ReporterErie County sheriff’s investigators seek more information about the activities of two burglary suspects arrested shortly after an incident Tuesday in Elma.John Kelley,...
View ArticleMan denies injuring Falls cop during drug arrest
LOCKPORT – A Niagara Falls man, charged with injuring a policeman’s thumb during a July 24 drug arrest, was arraigned Thursday in Niagara County Court.Claude J. Wilson, 35, of LaSalle Avenue, pleaded...
View ArticleFalls sex offender arraigned on two felonies
LOCKPORT – A Level 1 sex offender who allegedly left the state without permission pleaded not guilty to a two-count felony indictment in Niagara County Court Thursday.Derrick J. Houser, 26, whose last...
View ArticleNorth Tonawanda cocaine deal leads to guilty plea
LOCKPORT – A Buffalo man who sold cocaine in North Tonawanda July 6 pleaded guilty in State Supreme Court Thursday, and was assigned to a court-supervised drug treatment program.Trey A. Donaldson, 19,...
View ArticlePolice on scene of Woodlawn Avenue shooting
Buffalo police are at the scene of a shooting that took place earlier this evening on the East Side.Officers were called about 7 p.m. to 111 Woodlawn Ave., near Masten Avenue.Police would not say at...
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