School bus drops off 5-year-old in Cheektowaga, miles from Blasdell home
A tearful kindergarten pupil from a Buffalo charter school was found Tuesday afternoon wandering the streets of a Cheektowaga housing development, miles from his home in Blasdell, after a school bus...
View ArticleHamburg Walmart manager fired over anti-Muslim posting
A Facebook rant about Muslims by an employee of a Walmart store in Hamburg has prompted the retail giant to fire the man.The derogatory posting on Friday morning was brought to the attention of...
View ArticlePolice identify teen girl found dead behind East Side garage
Thirteen-year-old Lanasha “Nay Nay” Rollerson hoped she’d be a model someday.She had all the beauty, presence and confidence to achieve that dream, recalled her family’s pastor, Madge “Gramma”...
View ArticleSources: Byrd, agent trying to orchestrate trade
The objective of Jairus Byrd and his agent is to engineer a trade from the Buffalo Bills by the NFL trade deadline, two league sources told The News.The negotiating position is hardly a surprise,...
View ArticleSchumer continues push to convert power plant
WASHINGTON – Sen. Charles E. Schumer continued his push Thursday for the conversion of the coal-fired NRG power plant in Dunkirk to natural gas, calling on the chairman of the State Public Service...
View ArticleFire Department gets $40,644 federal grant
NORTH TONAWANDA – The North Tonawanda Fire Department has been awarded a $40,644 Assistance to Firefighters grant from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security Federal Emergency Management Agency.The...
View ArticleYurt structures slated for Four Mile Creek park
YOUNGSTOWN – The yurts are coming to Four Mile Creek State Park. The domed-roof structures, with windows, wood floors and fabric walls, similar to those used traditionally by nomads in Central Asia,...
View ArticleCollins joins call to dredge Lake Ontario harbors
Rep. Chris Collins, R-Clarence, has joined with state and local leaders to renew a call for dredging of Lake Ontario harbors by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers after touring the harbors at Olcott and...
View ArticleTwo tons of copper stolen from Wind Farm construction site in Wyoming County
ORANGEVILLE – The Wyoming County Sheriff’s Office is seeking public assistance in its continuing investigation of the theft of nearly 4,000 pounds of large-diameter insulated and bare copper from the...
View ArticlePolice say pedestrian killed on Thruway was Orchard Park man, 26
State police identified today the man killed Thursday afternoon on the Thruway near the William Street exit in Cheektowaga as Brenden C. Ballacchino, 26, of Orchard Park.Ballacchino man was killed at...
View ArticleBuffalo Niagara home sales soared almost 22% in July
The region’s housing market continued to ride a wave in July.And even if July ends up as the crest, real estate professionals say this will be remembered as a standout year.The number of closed deals...
View ArticleLackawanna man gets 15 months for food stamp fraud
A Lackawanna man convicted of food stamp fraud was sentenced to 15 months in prison Friday by U.S. District Judge Richard J. Arcara.Riyadh Almadrahi, 35, also was ordered to pay $143,700 in...
View ArticleMore Americans stopped looking for jobs
WASHINGTON – The drop in the unemployment rate in August to a 4½-year low was hardly cause for celebration.The rate fell because more people stopped looking for work.More than 300,000 people were no...
View ArticleJobs report, tensions with Syria rattle Wall Street
NEW YORK — The stock market ended flat Friday as traders hoped for more economic stimulus from the Federal Reserve, and worried about escalating tensions between the U.S. and Syria.While stocks ended...
View ArticleHistoric shipwreck off Dunkirk shore belongs to state, appeals court rules
Whatever its name, legacy or place in history, the 19th century schooner has a final resting spot – on the bottom of Lake Erie about 20 miles off the Dunkirk shoreline.A nine-year legal battle over...
View ArticleYancey’s Fancy develops taste for expansion
Lots of consumers are saying cheese – so many that Corfu cheesemaker Yancey’s Fancy is planning a $20.7 million expansion to keep up with demand.The 66-year-old company plans to build a new $18.2...
View ArticleSorrento Cheese name ages out as owner rebrands product as Galbani
Say goodbye to the Sorrento Cheese brand.The Sorrento brand, which has been part of Buffalo’s cheese-making for 66 years, is being eliminated by the French food giant that has owned the local business...
View ArticleNew Era Cap Co. cutting up to 75 jobs at Derby plant
New Era Cap Co. is laying off as many as 75 workers, or about 25 percent of the work force, at its Derby plant.The Buffalo-based company, which is the exclusive provider of baseball caps for Major...
View ArticleWant to know who your school principal is? Get in line...
Three weeks ago, in anticipation of the start of a new school year, I asked the school district to fill me in on principal changes. The request was very straightforward and had three parts: Which...
View ArticleMontana high court blocks judge’s bid to resentence ex-teacher who...
Montana’s Supreme Court issued a ruling Friday to block a district judge’s attempt to modify a previously imposed monthlong prison sentence for a teacher convicted of raping a student.The Supreme...
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