Woman suffers serious injuries on QEW in Fort Erie
FORT ERIE, Ont. – A woman who suffered severe and possibly life-threatening head injuries was taken to Buffalo’s Erie County Medical Center after the motorcycle on which she was a passenger collided...
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View ArticleMusic will fill River Fest Park after lodge ground-breaking Friday evening
Three events that were washed out during a single rainy spell in mid-June will fill River Fest Park on Ohio Street with celebration this evening.At 4 p.m., the Valley Community Association will host a...
View ArticleChalkFest Buffalo takes creativity to the sidewalks this weekend
If a stretch of Main Street in downtown Buffalo looks a bit more lively than usual this weekend, chalk it up to a kid-friendly arts initiative aimed at turning one city block into a colorful – albeit...
View ArticleNew varieties of state apples are introduced in Geneva
Empire apples just got some new competition in New York State.DragonSnap and RubyFrost, formerly known as “NY1” and “NY2,” were dubbed with their official names Thursday after years of development and...
View ArticleCanal boat replica stops in Lockport before a three-day stay at Canalside
The history of Buffalo is written on its waterways, from the expanse of Lake Erie where world powers once vied for control of nascent America during the War of 1812, to the long stretches of the Erie...
View ArticleGaming commission takes action to curb racino marketing
ALBANY – The three racetrack-based casinos in Western New York no longer are allowed to use “casino” and “slot machines” when marketing their facilities.The State Gaming Commission took the step...
View ArticleBuffalo River cleanup to continue with $23 million in EPA funds
WASHINGTON – The Buffalo River got double-barreled good news on Thursday, as the Environmental Protection Agency said it had the money in place to continue its cleanup of the waterway and a House...
View ArticleCuomo signs extensions for ‘temporary’ county sales tax...
ALBANY – Sometime before midnight Wednesday, without fanfare or ceremony, Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo signed measures that extended or increased local sales tax levies in nearly two dozen counties around the...
View ArticleNew varieties of state apples are introduced in Geneva
Empire apples just got some new competition in New York State.DragonSnap and RubyFrost, formerly known as “NY1” and “NY2,” were dubbed with their official names Thursday after years of development and...
View ArticleCareer-track classes could help struggling Buffalo schools
A generation ago, the Buffalo Public Schools system was considered a powerhouse of vocational programs, the envy of all other districts in the region.Even now, on paper, the district’s career and...
View ArticleBuffalo students with new attitude give house new life
The two-story, blue house on 14th Street that was scheduled for demolition has been given a new start – just like the Buffalo Public Schools students who helped rehab it.Take Allegra Malone, for...
View ArticleNorth Tonawanda man faces six-count drug indictment
LOCKPORT – A North Tonawanda man pleaded not guilty in Niagara County Court Friday to an indictment accusing him of making three illegal pill sales in that city early last year.James Fontana, 23, of...
View ArticleWheatfield man jailed for animal cruelty
LOCKPORT – A man who violated the terms of his probation on a felony charge of aggravated animal cruelty was sentenced to a year behind bars Friday by State Supreme Court Justice Richard C. Kloch...
View ArticleProbation, fine, weekends in jail for drunken driver
LOCKPORT – A three-time drunken driver was sentenced Friday to five years’ probation, four weekends in jail and fines and fees total $1,555.Jason R. Mucha, 43, of Old Beattie Road, Lockport, had...
View Article10 years in prison is sentence for drug dealer who failed in treatment
LOCKPORT – A Town of Lockport man was sentenced Friday to 10 years in state prison and three years of post-release supervision after he flunked out of the judicial diversion program of...
View ArticleNew travel restrictions scheduled for Kensington Expressway
New travel restrictions – including night time closure and detours – will greet Kensington Expressway motorists next week as construction continues on Buffalo’s main commuter artery, according to the...
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Stevie Johnson suffers hamstring injury
Bills wide receiver Stevie Johnson is helped off the field. (Mark Mulville/Buffalo News) By Mark Gaughan PITTSFORD -- Bills receiver Stevie Johnson suffered a hamstring injury late in practice Friday...
View ArticleDemolition under way at historic Lockport building destroyed by fire
LOCKPORT – The City of Lockport had condemned the former Kohl’s site at 71 Gooding St. a number of years ago, barring anyone from entering the dilapidated building. But that didn’t stop thieves and...
View ArticleGunman robs juvenile on Hennepin Street
A juvenile was robbed at gunpoint Friday afternoon while walking on Hennepin Street near Bailey Avenue, Buffalo police said.The victim was approached by two men, one of whom pointed a black handgun at...
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