Emotions run high at memorial for homeless
Jenna Buccitelli was a mother and just 34 when she died in April – homeless on the streets of Buffalo for more than a year, struggling with mental illness and self-medicating herself with drugs and...
View ArticleSabres fail to extend win streak
BOSTON – It takes a lot to beat the Bruins. The Sabres had the right recipe Thursday, scoring timely goals and playing complete hockey. Saturday’s rematch lacked both.Buffalo failed in its bid to win...
View ArticleUB gets mashed at Potato Bowl
BOISE, Idaho — In the end certain comparisons had nothing to do with anything. It didn’t matter that UB ranked fourth in the nation in turnover margin. Or that its roster included some of the most...
View Article30 years later, survivors recount horror of propane blast
It was the Buffalo Fire Department’s darkest night: Dec. 27, 1983.Thirty years later, longtime Buffalo-area residents remember that five city firefighters, all members of Ladder 5, lost their lives in...
View ArticleActivist Jackson files complaint against city judge
Community activist Darnell Jackson Sr. says he is filing a judicial conduct complaint against Buffalo City Court Judge Betty Calvo-Torres, accusing her of misusing her powers as a judge to have him...
View ArticleValue of NSA data collection dominates talk shows
WASHINGTON – A member of President Obama’s advisory committee on signals intelligence, the panel that recommended major restrictions on the National Security Agency’s data collection, on Sunday...
View ArticleThe low-simmer skirmish for space on the plane
Flying coach can be a bruising experience these days.Rory Rowland said he was rudely rebuffed after he asked the person in front of him not to recline his seat on a red-eye flight. When he later got...
View ArticleStorm hits Western New York with a one-two punch
For many Western New Yorkers, the typical pre-holiday hustle and bustle was replaced with a different kind of stress on Sunday.Rainfall and melting snow combined to clog sewers and flood basements,...
View ArticleNew York school all-in on all-digital textbooks
WHITE PLAINS – At Archbishop Stepinac High School, the backpacks got a whole lot lighter this year because nearly every book – from freshman biology to senior calculus – is now digital, accessible on...
View ArticleLetting the sunshine in, N.Y. plays catch-up with solar energy projects
ALBANY – An array of shimmering panels covering 3 acres in the Finger Lakes region is a sign of the state’s latest push to catch up to its neighbors in the Northeast that have set the pace in recent...
View ArticleWeek 16 Rewind: Plenty of playoff spots remain in play
Sunday’s Week 16 games in the National Football League settled a lot but much of the postseason puzzle remained unsolved.The four AFC division champions (New England, Cincinnati, Indianapolis and...
View ArticleQuarterly Report: Bills 19, Dolphins 0
By Mark GaughanNEWS SPORTS REPORTERFIRST QUARTER: Sack mastersThe record for sacks by the Buffalo Bills in a season was 49, set in 1995. Sacks did not become an official statistic until 1982. The...
View ArticleReport card: Ground game overruns no-show Dolphins
By Tim GrahamNEWS SPORTS REPORTER » Grading the Bills RUNNING GAME: A+The Dolphins’ obvious strategy was to take away the run. The Bills had their best day on the ground in seven weeks. Fred Jackson...
View ArticleMoorman wonders if he’s played his last game in Buffalo
Brian Moorman lingered around the Buffalo Bills’ locker room longer than normal.Moorman usually is out of the stadium in a hurry when he doesn’t punt well, but Sunday was different. He kept his game...
View ArticleBills’ receiving depth put to the test in win
The Buffalo Bills found themselves down to just three healthy receivers by the time Sunday’s 19-0 victory over the Miami Dolphins was finished.With No. 1 option Stevie Johnson inactive for the game...
View ArticleJackson plays through rib injury for big day
Fred Jackson admitted to being a “little sore” following Sunday’s 19-0 victory over the Miami Dolphins at Ralph Wilson Stadium.Understandably so.Jackson played through broken ribs – he confirmed as...
View ArticleBills’ defensive line turns Dolphins into pushovers
The Buffalo Bills held a dance party in the Miami Dolphins’ backfield Sunday.Who had the best sack celebration? The award went to Buffalo’s Kyle Williams, who did an impersonation of the semi-famous...
View ArticleSabres need holiday gifts that keep on giving
The last-minute Christmas rush is on. Gifts will be flying off the shelves and hurriedly wrapped for presenting.There are a few things the Sabres should have on their shopping list if they want to be...
View ArticleWhat's in a name? Park swirls in political winds
The 50-acre site along Hopkins Road in Amherst has been known as Margaret Louise Park for nearly a quarter-century.Now the town has decided to change the name to Hopkins Road Park.But in a few weeks,...
View ArticleCIA is target of war on secrecy
Michael Kuzma’s war on secrecy has a new target – the CIA.Kuzma, who has become known for a series of freedom of information suits against the FBI and other federal agencies, is now suing the Central...
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