Lawmakers outraged by staff bonuses amid tragic VA medical problems in...
PITTSBURGH – The upstate head of the Veterans Health Administration received nearly $26,000 in bonuses at the same time as employees at the Buffalo VA Medical Center were improperly reusing insulin...
View ArticleFlorida police called on George Zimmerman
LAKE MARY, Fla. — The sobbing wife of George Zimmerman called 911 Monday to report that her estranged husband was threatening her with a gun and had punched her father in the nose, but hours later...
View ArticleSyria offers to give up chemical weapons
MOSCOW — Syria on Monday quickly welcomed a call from Russia, its close ally, to place Syrian chemical arsenals under international control, then destroy them to avert a U.S. strike, but did not offer...
View ArticlePaying more to buy Mod-Pac quells shareholder lawsuits
Mod-Pac Corp.’s two top executives have sweetened their bid to buy the Buffalo specialty printing company by 10 percent as part of an agreement that will lead to a group of shareholders dropping...
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REMEMBRANCE CEREMONY: St. Mary’s School for the Deaf students, alumni, staff and the deaf community will gather to honor and remember the sacrifices made on Sept. 11, 2001, at 9:45 a.m. today at 2253...
View ArticleStocks rise as Syria conflict becomes less likely
Stocks rose and oil prices fell Tuesday as the risk that the U.S. would attack Syria appeared to fade.The Standard & Poor’s 500 index had its sixth straight gain, the longest winning streak since...
View ArticleArrest over cab fare
A 43-year-old Inter Park man was found hiding in his home by police officers about 3 a.m. Tuesday and charged with stiffing a Buffalo taxi cab driver out of a $40 charge for service earlier in the...
View ArticleSpringville teacher questions Kerry about Syria on Google+
WASHINGTON – It’s not every day – or any day, really – that a middle-school teacher from Western New York gets to ask the secretary of state questions about the hottest issue in world affairs.But it...
View ArticleUniland hotel project delayed by Buffalo Planning Board
The Buffalo Planning Board on Tuesday tabled Uniland Development Co.’s proposal to build a 12-story hotel and office building at the corner of Delaware Avenue and Chippewa Street, after the developer...
View ArticleYahoo may employ more than 300 in new Lockport center
LOCKPORT – The new building at Yahoo’s Lockport data center will be constructed to be able to accommodate more than 300 employees, the facility’s manager told the Town of Lockport Planning Board...
View ArticleSucculents take shape at Botanical Gardens
They are small, they are shapely, and they are hot. Succulents are having a moment in the world of plants and floral arranging, showing up in centerpieces, wedding bouquets and living wreaths. That’s...
View ArticleMinority Bar Association of WNY will honor judge, 7 others
One of the state’s top judges, an educator working to improve Buffalo schools, a noted Buffalo businessman and a college administrator are among those who will be honored at the Minority Bar...
View ArticleBuffalo artist opening window to the past at Redlinski Meats
A large sign advertising stuffed banana peppers blocks the window on the north side of Redlinski Meats in Cheektowaga.A new “window” on that wall should be finished by next week, offering customers...
View ArticleLive primary coverage starts at 8 p.m.
BuffaloNews.com is the place to be for the most comprehensive primary coverage this evening. Beginning at 8 p.m., the BuffaloNews.com home page will feature: * The latest results for the featured...
View Article3 firms out, 3 in – shake-up of Dow raises questions on impact
NEW YORK – The barometer of America’s stock market – the Dow Jones industrial average – is getting a makeover.Alcoa, Bank of America and Hewlett-Packard are being dropped from the index of America’s...
View ArticleOlean Oilers to end baseball season in the red
OLEAN – As the Boys of Summer give the field to the Boys of Fall, the Olean Local Development Corp. has taken to tallying up the cost of the 2013 Olean Oilers baseball season. And it doesn’t look...
View Article9/11 Anniversary: Volunteers in Buffalo, worldwide honor victims with good...
NEW YORK – As the nation pauses once again today to remember the 2001 terror attacks, thousands of volunteers around the globe, including some in Western New York, will honor the victims with good...
View ArticleBuffalo Niagara colleges, universities ranked among best for value
The Buffalo region is home to some of the best college values in the nation, a new U.S. News & World Report survey suggests.Four private colleges are among the 15 colleges the magazine lists as...
View ArticleDubai pipe-maker plans factory with 172 jobs in Buffalo
A Dubai-based startup company plans to build a $102 million factory in Buffalo that will make steel pipes for the oil and natural gas industry, and employ an estimated 172 workers.The company, Alita...
View ArticleTwo elite Buffalo schools to ease admissions tests
Hi everybody. It’s Deidre Williams here just following up from last week’s committee meetings at the Buffalo Board of Education. There were developments we didn’t have time to get into because of the...
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