Man gets 21 years in prison for killing girlfriend’s son
Even Justin Crouse’s defense attorney agreed that he lacked remorse for killing his girlfriend’s 3-year-old son in March.So it was perhaps no surprise that Crouse was sentenced Friday morning to 21...
View ArticleBaby gorilla born at zoo, appears to be doing well
A fifth gorilla has a Parkside address.A baby, gender to be determined, was born early Wednesday afternoon at the Buffalo Zoo to Lily, 12, and Koga, 26. The mother, a first-time mom who is showing...
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View ArticleHamister deal in Niagara Falls isn’t quite dead
Developer Mark Hamister still wants to build a $25 million development project in downtown Niagara Falls, but it sure came close to not happening.Hamister said Friday he was “99 percent” leaning...
View Article3-D printing could help speed purchases to your doorstep
In recent years, Amazon.com founder Jeffrey P. Bezos has been in relentless pursuit of a lag-less future in which you barely have time to utter the word “shipping” before a package hits the doorstep....
View ArticleTeen employment hits lows, suggesting lost generation
WASHINGTON – For the fourth consecutive summer, teen employment has stayed anchored around record lows, prompting experts to fear that a generation of youth is likely to be economically stunted with...
View ArticleEvents for people with disabilities
Catholic Health is hosting a new stroke support group from 9 to 11 a.m. every second Saturday of the month at OLV Senior Neighborhood Community Room, 55 Melroy Ave., Lackawanna. Attendance is free and...
View ArticlePinnacle community prepares for school’s reopening
Like many other parents, Rosemary and Luis Morales were not happy to find out just days before the scheduled start of the new school year that Pinnacle Charter School would be shut down and reopened...
View ArticleBacked by rival Democratic factions, newcomers vie for Erie County...
Two political newcomers, each supported by rival factions within the local Democratic party, will battle it out in Tuesday’s primary in hopes of becoming the successor to 8th District Erie County...
View ArticleGrant to square off against Wilson-Nixon in Erie Legislature primary
One of the most contentious local matches in Tuesday’s Democratic primary races is the battle for the 2nd District Erie County Legislature seat pitting a veteran lawmaker against a first-time...
View ArticleLosing games, gaining weight – the cost of being an NFL fan
Just in time for football season, a pair of French researchers report that NFL fans of losing teams will eat far more fatty foods and calories than the fans of winning teams. In other words, the agony...
View ArticleShooting at Lockport bar was part of a chaotic evening for police
By Thomas J. ProhaskaNEWS NIAGARA REPORTERLOCKPORT - One man was shot in the shoulder during a fight in a Lockport bar early Saturday, Police Chief Lawrence M. Eggert said.The unidentified victim was...
View ArticleMilt Northrop’s Sunday Playbook: Rookie QBs don’t have stellar...
Welcome to the NFL, rookie.History is not on the side of EJ Manuel today.It’s a small sample size but past experience is working against Manuel coming out a winner as an opening day starter at...
View ArticleErie County Bar ratings of judicial candidates
Twelve candidates for Buffalo-based state and local judgeships have been rated by the Bar Association of Erie County.The ratings are based on questionnaires each candidate was asked to complete,...
View ArticleVictim beaten and robbed outside Grider gas station
A person was beaten and robbed early Saturday morning by a large group of young men outside a gas station in the city’s Grider neighborhood, Buffalo police said.The male victim was jumped at about...
View ArticleUniversity Heights drug query culminates in stabbing
A man was stabbed early Saturday while on his porch in the city’s University Heights neighborhood.James Minter, no age available, told police he was sitting on his porch on Dartmouth Avenue at about...
View ArticleSlumber in Dysinger Road apartment interrupted by burglar
TOWN OF LOCKPORT – The sound of something breaking early Saturday alerted a Dysinger Road man to a burglary in his apartment, police said. The victim told Niagara County sheriff’s deputies that he was...
View ArticleNew York gun makers in a squeeze: stay or go?
ILION – Residents in this village of 8,000 or so along the Mohawk River usually don’t have much interest in news coming out of Nashville.But an item published August 20 on the business page of The...
View ArticleBaby gorilla born at zoo, appears to be doing well
A fifth gorilla has a Parkside address.A baby, gender still to be determined, was born early Wednesday afternoon at the Buffalo Zoo to Lily, 12, and Koga, 26. The mother, a first-time mom who is...
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