Officials: NY gunman set 'trap' for firefighters
WEBSTER, N.Y. (AP) — A man who set his house on fire then lured firefighters to their deaths in a blaze of flames and bullets had attracted little attention since he got out of prison in the 1990s for...
View ArticleVolunteers install solar array at Haitian school
Volunteers working through the Solar Liberty Foundation navigated official corruption and geographic challenges to bring electricity to a village on an island off the coast of Haiti, where a crew...
View ArticleWorshippers rejoice in Jesus' Bethlehem birthplace
BETHLEHEM, West Bank (AP) — Pilgrims and locals celebrated Christmas Day on Tuesday in the ancient Bethlehem church built over the site where tradition holds Jesus was born, candles illuminating the...
View ArticlePope decries slaughter of 'defenseless' Syrians
VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Benedict XVI wished Christmas peace to the world Tuesday, decrying the slaughter of the "defenseless" in Syria and urging Israelis and Palestinians to find the courage to...
View ArticleDonors brighten holidays for thousands
A glistening white Christmas tree, with wrapped presents peeking out from beneath decorated branches, brought sparkle and holiday cheer to Bernice Montanez and her family.But the Season of Giving...
View ArticleElma official calls for code book review
Elma Councilman James Malczewski wants the town to take a closer look at the code book regarding townhouses, condos, senior apartment complexes, apartment buildings and multifamily dwellings.Meanwhile,...
View ArticleE. Aurora eyeing long-stalled Roycroft, village improvements
The Village of East Aurora would see two new welcome signs and snazzy improvements to two old alleyways along Main Street, while the Roycroft Campus would get new landscaping, reconfigured parking...
View ArticleBrant man charged with felony DWI after rollover crash
A Town of Brant man faces felony drunken driving and other charges following rollover crash Tuesday in North Collins.James R. Nelms, 29, of Orchard Meadows Drive. was found by Erie County sheriff’s...
View ArticleBills’ draft gets good marks
Five rookies from the Buffalo Bills’ 2012 draft class have played meaningful minutes this season.“I think very positive as a whole,” coach Chan Gailey said this week, evaluating their performance as a...
View ArticleDemolition of Bethlehem building could start Friday
Demolition of the historic Bethlehem Steel Administration Building in Lackawanna could begin as early as Friday.The building’s owner, Gateway Trade Center, has advised Lackawanna city officials that it...
View ArticleMr. Maz ends 30 years as Cheektowaga-Sloan school superintendent
James P. Mazgajewski was appointed superintendent of the Cheektowaga-Sloan School District on a Friday.The following Monday, the Erie 1 BOCES superintendent told him one of the board members had...
View ArticleSummit to assess state’s efforts to reform development
How do upstate employers feel about Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo’s efforts to reshape economic development across upstate New York?The Buffalo Niagara Partnership, through its upcoming Accelerate Upstate...
View ArticleChristmas Masses offered at area cemeteries
As they have done for some 30 years, Catholic priests will offer special Christmas Masses at 5:30 p.m. today and Thursday inside mausoleums at local Catholic cemeteries.Today’s services will be held in...
View ArticleBatavia Peace Garden has memorial to Newtown victims
BATAVIA – Friends of the Peace Garden near downtown will have a memorial to the victims of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting in Newtown, Conn., for the remainder of the holiday season. Pink...
View ArticleScience Museum offers ‘family fun’ events
The winner of an autographed Mario Williams Buffalo Bills jersey will highlight a week of “family fun” at the Buffalo Museum of Science in the days between now and New Year’s.The museum, 1020 Humboldt...
View ArticleShea’s goes nautical with Jan. 26 bash
Shea’s Performing Arts Center will turn into “the SS Shea’s” for an evening of food, cocktails, entertainment and raffles from 8 to midnight Jan. 26.Tickets are $20, $25 at the door. For more...
View ArticleMan in Newfane Highway warehouse said he lived there
NEWFANE – A man found inside the warehouse of the town Highway Department on Monday afternoon claimed to live inside the facility, Niagara County sheriff’s deputies reported.Shortly before 4:30 p.m.,...
View ArticleMissing siblings found at relative’s home
Buffalo police who had issued an alert for two children – ages 5 and 13 – who went missing from their Cambridge Avenue home Monday found them later that evening at a relative’s home. Police said...
View ArticleBuffalo man critical with stab wound suffered on Christmas Eve
A Buffalo man is in critical condition in the Erie County Medical Center, where he is being treated for a stab wound suffered Monday night, Buffalo Police reported.Carlos Stanley, 31, whose street...
View ArticleTheft ring busted at Clarence Walmart
A shoplifting ring at the Walmart Superstore in Clarence was apparently broken up Monday, when state police charged four employees with stealing thousands of dollars by not ringing up merchandise or...
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