Falls man admits role in robbery
LOCKPORT – David Anthony, 21, of Ontario Avenue, Niagara Falls, accepted a plea deal Tuesday in connection with the June 20 robbery of a man in the 1600 block of Cleveland Avenue in the Falls.Anthony...
View ArticleBills’ Johnson clears the air with Marrone
Doug Marrone found it necessary to have a “long talk” recently with Stevie Johnson.The Buffalo Bills’ coach knew frustration was building with his team’s eccentric wide receiver, and he wanted to...
View ArticleEx-sheriff’s dispatcher sent to prison for injuring two in DWI accident
A former Erie County sheriff’s dispatcher was sentenced Tuesday to one to three years in prison for plowing into two pedestrians as he was driving his pickup truck at a high rate of speed last April...
View ArticlePope Francis denounces 'trickle-down' economics
Pope Francis on Tuesday sharply criticized growing economic inequality and unfettered markets in a lengthy paper outlining a populist philosophy that he says will guide his papacy as he pushes the...
View ArticlePolice from around state converge on Olean for trooper’s funeral
ALLEGANY – As many as 2,000 police officers from all over New York and elsewhere joined other mourners assembled here in St. Bonaventure University’s Reilly Center early this afternoon to say a final...
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25 years ago, Bills clinched AFC East, and ‘Fandemonium’ erupted
Scott Norwood, shown in a 1991 Buffalo News photo, kicked a field goal from 30 yards in OT to clinch the Bills' AFC East title in 1988. It was Thanksgiving week 1988, 25 years ago. After seven...
View ArticleCheektowaga woman admits embezzling $92,000 from employers
A Cheektowaga woman convicted 17 years ago of embezzling $120,000 from her Buffalo employer pleaded guilty Tuesday to stealing nearly $92,000 from other city-based companies where she worked as a...
View ArticleSnowstorm ‘pretty much on track’ as it moves into Buffalo region
Grab the shovel and snow brush and rev up the snowblower.Snow moved into the region this afternoon, and because it’s not the lake-effect variety, everyone will get some.In Buffalo and northern Erie...
View ArticleWay cleared for merger of American Airlines, US Airways
A federal bankruptcy judge has cleared the way for American Airlines and US Airways to complete their merger and create the world’s largest airline.The judge ruled Wednesday that this month’s...
View ArticleSanta’s unexpected gift: cheaper gas
WASHINGTON – No one begs Santa Claus for cheaper gasoline. Yet falling gas prices are shaping up as an unexpected gift for drivers – and for people on their holiday shopping lists.The average price of...
View ArticleAverage mortgage rates rise modestly
WASHINGTON – Average U.S. mortgage rates rose modestly this week, a move that makes home-buying a bit less affordable. Still, rates remain near historically low levels.Mortgage buyer Freddie Mac said...
View ArticleCox reportedly eyes Time Warner Cable
Cox Communications, the third- largest U.S. cable-television provider, is considering a bid for Time Warner Cable, joining a growing field of prospective bidders, a person with knowledge of the...
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Sabres claim D'Agostino; Tropp waived
Matt D'Agostini didn't have a goal in eight games with Pittsburgh. (Getty Images) By Mike Harrington Who said the Sabres are going status quo tonight? Not anymore. According to TSN The Sabres have...
View ArticleBuffalo SWAT team responds to apparent suicide in South Buffalo
Buffalo police late Wednesday afternoon were investigating an apparent suicide by gunshot in South Buffalo.At about 2:45 p.m., police were called to a home on Woodside Avenue near McKinley Parkway,...
View ArticleStock indexes stay at record levels
NEW YORK – Technology companies lifted the stock market Wednesday, keeping major indexes at record levels.Hewlett-Packard surged, leading the gains for tech companies, after it posted a $1.4 billion...
View ArticleTonawanda residents approve sale of Central School building
For the second time this year, City of Tonawanda residents overwhelmingly approved the sale of the former Central School building. The sale was approved by a vote of 180 to 78 in a special referendum...
View ArticleAs ‘Angels in Adoption,’ two hearts in Silver Creek always open
SILVER CREEK – As a little girl, Patty Wicks wanted to grow up to be a mom with 20 children.Her comment always drew laughter.But no one is laughing now that Patty and her husband, Gary, have opened...
View ArticleRed Cross soliciting holiday blood donors
The Red Cross will hold blood drives today and over the holiday weekend at several sites across Erie County, in anticipation of the need for blood for weekend accidents and other emergencies.Blood...
View ArticleNiagara Falls Water Board approves 2.6% rate hike
NIAGARA FALLS – Residents and businesses in Niagara Falls will pay higher water and sewer bills next year.The Niagara Falls Water Board on Wednesday approved a $28.8 million budget for next year that...
View ArticleShooting victim arraigned in Lockport drug sweep
LOCKPORT – A man shot in the foot Nov. 16 in the City of Lockport leaned on crutches Wednesday in State Supreme Court as he was arraigned on drug-dealing charges.Kevon L. Sykes, 23, of Caledonia...
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