Wheatfield man who pulled razor on security guard is jailed
LOCKPORT – Joshua K. Allen, who converted a shoplifting incident into a felony by pulling a razor blade on a store security guard, was blasted as an incompetent criminal and a bad person Thursday by...
View ArticleBuffalo bar owner pleads guilty to grand larceny
The owner of Roxy’s nightclub on Main Street in Allentown pleaded guilty Thursday in Erie County Court to fourth-degree grand larceny and petit larceny charges.The charges against Julia Greenwood, 41,...
View Article27 firearms seized in Lancaster after domestic incident
Lancaster police seized 27 firearms from a home in the town Thursday morning during a domestic call.They also arrested a man, Richard R. Brant, but would not release Brant’s age or say where in town...
View ArticleFormer teacher indicted for raping 16-year-old girl
OLEAN – A former teacher for the Cattaraugus-Little Valley Central School District was indicted Thursday by a Cattaraugus County grand jury on 17 counts of third-degree rape, as well as charges of...
View ArticleLockport man charged with breaking 2-year-old’s arm
TOWN OF LOCKPORT – A Robinson Road man was charged by state police troopers early Thursday with throwing a 2-year-old boy he was baby-sitting, and breaking the young boy’s arm.Michael J. Zinck, 23,...
View ArticleHouse GOP puts off vote on ‘Plan B’
WASHINGTON — Confronted with a revolt among the rank and file, House Republicans abruptly scrapped a vote Thursday night on legislation allowing tax rates to rise for households earning $1 million and...
View ArticleMan accused of setting dog on fire rejects plea
A judge would not offer to chop time off a maximum prison sentence, so the man accused of dousing a Jack Russell terrier with lighter fluid and setting the puppy on fire in October refused to plead...
View ArticleBail set at $1 million for Clarence suspect in child molestation,...
A Clarence man is being held in lieu of $1 million bail following his arrest by the Erie County Sheriff’s Office on child molestation and pornography charges, authorities announced Friday.Armed with a...
View ArticleAmerks win in shootout
T.J. Brennan, Marcus Foligno and Cody Hodgson scored in the shootout as the Rochester Americans defeated the Binghamton Senators, 6-5, before 5,299 at Blue Cross Arena in Rochester Friday.Brennan and...
View ArticleBills notebook: Dolphins’ receivers feeling the pain
The Miami Dolphins’ receiving corps is banged up heading into Sunday’s game with the Buffalo Bills.The Dolphins on Friday ruled receiver Davone Bess out because of a back injury, while listing fellow...
View ArticleNHL lockout takes toll on charities
Normally this time of year, the spirit of giving is evident in Sabreland and other NHL cities. Salvation Army volunteers ring their bells outside arena doors. Players’ wives sell autographed ornaments...
View ArticleBills’ players happy about lease
Nick Barnett admits he’s thought about it.“L.A. Bills maybe?” he said, letting the sound of it linger for just a second. “I think it sounds a lot better as Buffalo. The Buffalo Bills being here, I...
View ArticleAfrican town names research center for UB professor
AUB anthropology professor who was named an honorary chief in Nigeria earlier this month received an unexpected honor when he learned that a research center will be built and named for him.“It was a...
View ArticleNew Bills lease is good news, but now fix the team
In the midst of all the happy talk over the Bills’ new lease deal Friday, a TV reporter had the temerity to ask Russ Brandon if a succession plan was in place to sell the team after owner Ralph Wilson...
View ArticleSheridan Parkside fire blamed on play with lighter
A blaze blamed on children playing with a lighter caused $25,000 damage this morning to an apartment building in the Sheridan Park neighborhood in the Town of Tonawanda, police reported.The fire...
View ArticleW. Side man accused in violent attack on his family
A West Side man is accused of menacing his family with a machete and punching his mother and sister Friday afternoon in a frightening attack before fleeing their home, according to Buffalo police.The...
View Article7-11 clerk thwarts robbery of S. Buffalo store
A cool-headed clerk at a South Buffalo convenience store knocked a pellet pistol out of a would-be robber’s hand and detained the thwarted thief until police arrived, according to a Buffalo police...
View ArticleTonawanda man charged with felony DWI in 5-vehicle crash
A Town of Tonawanda man is charged with felony driving while intoxicated after causing a chain-reaction, five-car crash Friday afternoon on Sheridan Drive, town police reported.Police say William M....
View Article4 arrested in thefts at stores across Buffalo
Four people were arrested Friday after trying to steal merchandise from grocery, convenience and retail stores across the City of Buffalo in separate crimes linked only by the holiday-season...
View ArticleThe Chaney family has plenty of love, and it’s freely shared
Rosie Chaney of Buffalo’s Riverside neighborhood is a 34-year-old mother of five who, despite her own struggles as a single parent, occasionally takes on the burden of caring for other people’s...
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