Accountant admits stealing $100,000 from Planned Parenthood
A 44-year-old Lockport woman has pleaded guilty to pilfering more than $100,000 from Planned Parenthood of Western New York.Melissa Kwoka of Corinthia Street admitted in court Wednesday morning that...
View ArticleGraham’s earning triple, share price jumps
Graham Corp. is getting off to a strong start in 2013, and chief executive James R. Lines expects the Batavia manufacturer’s business to keep growing for at least a few more years.“The market is...
View ArticleFlood assistance unit coming to North Tonawanda
NORTH TONAWANDA – The state Department of Financial Services will deploy a mobile command center to North Tonawanda City Hall, 216 Payne Ave., to assist people who were affected by the recent floods...
View ArticleKen-Ton teacher admits sending genitalia photo to student
A Ken-Ton middle school teacher resigned his job Wednesday after pleading guilty to felony charges involving sending a lewd photo to a student via cellphone. William Kuhn, 42, of Town of Tonawanda,...
View ArticleNiagara Falls extends contract with SPCA for six months
NIAGARA FALLS – City lawmakers have approved a six-month contract extension with the Niagara County SPCA.The City Council on Wednesday voted, 4-1, to approve a deal for the remainder of the year under...
View ArticleNew York proposes new rules to curb abusive debt collectors
ALBANY — New York financial regulators proposed Thursday curbing abuse by debt collectors by requiring they verify all disputed claims, advise consumers when the statute of limitations has expired on...
View ArticleSpeed eyed as factor as train derails in Spain, killing at least 80
SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA, Spain – A Spanish train that hurtled off the rails and smashed into a security wall as it rounded a bend was going so fast that carriages tumbled off the tracks like dominos,...
View ArticleCara Dickey heading back to jail for up to 18 months
Cara L. Dickey, the former school teacher who spent almost three years in prison for raping a teenage student, will spend more time behind bars for failing to register as a sex offender. Dickey, 35,...
View ArticleJustice Dept. to challenge states on voting rights
WASHINGTON – The Obama administration said Thursday it will open a new front in the battle for voter protections, a response to last month’s Supreme Court ruling that dealt a major setback to the...
View ArticleU.N. says more than 100,000 dead in Syrian civil war
DAMASCUS, Syria – The number of dead in Syria’s civil war has passed 100,000, the U.N. chief said Thursday, calling for urgent talks on ending 2½ years of violence even as President Bashar Assad’s...
View ArticleTime Warner raising Internet rates
Time Warner Cable will increase its Internet retail rates by an average of $3 per month, beginning with the billing cycle dated on or after August 9.The company said the rate hike is necessary to keep...
View ArticleSources: Jairus Byrd won’t report for Buffalo Bills training camp...
By Tim Graham No surprise here, but Buffalo Bills fans must've hoped for one. The Bills and Jairus Byrd have not made progress on a new contract, and he will not report to St. John Fisher College this...
View ArticleElections Board invalidates petition for write-in candidate
LOCKPORT – The Niagara County Board of Elections on Thursday invalidated an election petition, which led county Democrats to demand a criminal investigation of Republican County Legislature Clerk Mary...
View ArticleSPCA to debut surgical trailer with free cat spaying, neutering
WHEATFIELD – The SPCA of Niagara will launch its new surgical trailer with a free spaying and neutering promotion today through Sunday, shelter director Amy Lewis announced.The trailer is on the...
View ArticleCEO of Seneca health system elected to hospital board
NIAGARA FALLS – Alan K. Barlow, CEO of the Seneca Nation Health System, has been elected to a three-year term on the board of directors of Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center. Barlow, who joined the...
View ArticleProgram that assists youth with school, sports gets grant
The First Niagara Foundation is giving a $10,000 grant to help Willie Hutch Jones Educational and Sports Programs provide character-building activities and instructional help at no charge for youth in...
View ArticleWrite-downs ding Moog’s earnings
Moog Inc.’s third-quarter profits fell by 12 percent as write-downs related to its struggling medical device business and an investment in a technology start-up canceled out what otherwise would have...
View ArticleSoft sales hit Columbus McKinnon profits
Weaker sales in its key industrial markets caused Columbus McKinnon’s profits to tumble by 17 percent during the first-quarter, although the earnings still were stronger than analysts were...
View ArticleNiagara Falls sewage treatment plant back on line
NIAGARA FALLS - The city’s damaged sewage treatment plant is back online thanks to the installation of five temporary pumps, the city announced this morning.Most of the Niagara Falls’ sewage had been...
View ArticleSardinia man charged with felony DWI on ATV
A 40-year-old Sardinia man, with two drunken-driving convictions, was charged again with DWI after he was spotted driving an all-terrain vehicle on a public road, according to Erie County sheriff’s...
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