Alleged ‘illegal alien’ charged in Newfane pharmacy holdup
A Niagara County man identified by police as an undocumented immigrant is accused of threatening to detonate a bomb inside a Newfane pharmacy while robbing the place on Nov. 11.Martin H. Reyes Jr.,...
View ArticleFederal appeals court dismisses Sacha case
A federal appeals court has upheld the dismissal of Mark A. Sacha’s lawsuit against Erie County District Attorney Frank A. Sedita III.Sacha said Sedita fired him in September 2009 after he publicly...
View ArticleDeveloper seeks re-use of 1490 Jefferson
A prominent East Side address that once had thriving business activity in the heart of the Jefferson Avenue commercial district is about to get a new life after years of disrepair.City approval is...
View ArticleBowling Green beats UB, 24-7
By the time Friday afternoon rolled around, UB knew the Bowling Green defense as well as the Falcons knew it themselves. The Bulls had a handle on when pressure was coming and where it was coming...
View ArticleSmall businesses strike back
It was the busiest shopping day of the year, but Monroe’s Place was dead.“We have Black Friday shoved down our throats since Halloween, but there we were and the store was no busier than any other...
View ArticleSabres take down Toronto Maple Leafs, 3-2
The Sabres need to play the Toronto Maple Leafs more often. It’s a team they can beat.Christian Ehrhoff slipped a shot through the legs of Leafs goaltender James Reimer with 28 seconds gone in...
View ArticleInside the race to rescue a health site, and Obama
WASHINGTON – As a small coterie of grim-faced advisers shuffled into the Oval Office on the evening of Oct. 15, President Obama’s chief domestic accomplishment was falling apart 24 miles away, at a...
View ArticleProsecutors appeal Montana rapist’s 30-day sentence
LOS ANGELES – Prosecutors in Montana are going to the state’s highest court in hopes of securing a longer prison term for a former teacher who was given a month-long sentence for raping a 14-year-old...
View ArticleThousands get down at World’s Largest Disco
Those who remember the 1970s are getting older, but celebrating the decade of disco seems to never grow old.The World’s Largest Disco, the once-a-year event that turns back the clock on downtown...
View ArticleWeber Avenue man, 29, connected to shooting at birthday party
A Weber Avenue man charged Saturday with felony assault is accused of shooting a woman in the foot during a birthday party Aug. 10 on Freund Street, Buffalo Police said.Marshawn D. Levy, 29, allegedly...
View ArticleLoss from break-in at rectory of Buffalo church placed at $3,500
The rectory of St. Columba-Brigid Catholic Church, at 418 N. Division St., was burglarized Thursday, Buffalo Police said.the Rev. Roy Herberger told authorities Saturday that at about 5:45 p.m.,...
View Article‘Mean one’ scoops up gifts for little girl beneath Christmas...
An early-season Grinch broke into an apartment in the 1800 block of William Street Saturday morning and stole “all the presents” under the Christmas tree, according to Buffalo Police.Police said the...
View ArticleTwo men hit by gunfire early Saturday on Lonsdale Road
Two men were being treated for serious injuries after they were struck by gunfire early Saturday on Lonsdale Road, Buffalo Police said.The victims, who were not identified, were shot just after 2 a.m....
View ArticleSunday playbook: December’s the month when playoff chapters are written
By Milt NorthropNEWS SPORTS REPORTERNo doubt injuries have greatly affected the outcome of NFL seasons before, so this one may be no different. Still, it seems like cataclysmic injuries have changed...
View ArticleScouting report: Bills’ run, passing games should find lanes vs....
By Jay SkurskiNEWS SPORTS REPORTER1. Get the running game back in gear. The Bills have been held to fewer than 100 yards rushing in each of their past two games. Fred Jackson and C.J. Spiller have the...
View ArticleSabres notebook: On verge of recall, Kaleta tears ACL
NEWARK. N.J. — Just when the Buffalo Sabres were planning to bring him back to the NHL, it appears Patrick Kaleta’s season is over.The Angola native suffered a torn anterior cruciate ligament in his...
View ArticleThe Top Line: Three people or groups making an impact in the hockey world
« Patrick Kane, ChicagoThe South Buffalo native just completed a 12-game points streak, the longest of his career. Kane scored eight goals and added nine assists during the run. Gregory Campbell,...
View ArticleThe time is ripe for Spiller to step up
C.J. Spiller says he’s feeling more like his old self again. He’s making sharper cuts, feeling the explosion in his legs. He’s getting close. How close, the Bills’ running back couldn’t say. “No, I...
View ArticleA conversation with Molly Quackenbush
The Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural Site sits like a grand dame on Delaware Avenue. The Greek Revival structure and former home of Ansley Wilcox is one of the stately mansions that remind us of Buffalo’s...
View ArticleThe thrill is gone for kick returners thanks to NFL rules changes
The kick returner stands alone in his end zone, the last man back. If he completes his mission, then he will be the first to cross the other goal line, more than 100 yards away.Running backs,...
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