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Royalton sex offender imprisoned for three felonies

LOCKPORT – A Level 1 sex offender was sentenced Wednesday by Niagara County Judge Sara Sheldon Farkas to four years in prison, 10 years of post-release supervision and fees totaling $1,425 for three...

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Lockport woman admits sexual relationship with minor

LOCKPORT – A woman who had a long-running sexual relationship with an underage boy, including bearing his child, pleaded guilty to a reduced charge Wednesday in Niagara County Court.Christine...

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10th Street Gang member pleads guilty to drug charge

A former 10th Street Gang member could be released soon because of his guilty plea Wednesday before U.S. District Judge Richard J. Arcara.Johnathan Serrano, 23, pleaded guilty to a marijuana...

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County to pay $600,000 to ex-Holding Center inmate

Erie County will pay $600,000 to a former Holding Center inmate who claims he was denied adequate medical treatment.Quandrell Ivey of Buffalo sued the county in 2010 claiming he was denied proper...

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Hartland crash victim identified as Gasport woman

HARTLAND – The Niagara County Sheriff Department identified a driver killed in a one-vehicle crash Tuesday night as Filica Rutherford, 36, of Gasport.The cause of the crash remains under...

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Town of Sheldon man arrested for underage drinking party

WARSAW -- A 20-year-old Town of Sheldon man has been arrested for hosting an underage drinking party at his home last weekend, the Wyoming County Sheriff’s Office reported Wednesday.Bradley Clark, of...

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North Tonawanda man gets 37 months in prison over cocaine charges

A North Tonawanda man convicted of dealing cocaine in Niagara and northern Erie counties has been sentenced by U.S. District Judge Richard J. Arcara to 37 months in prison.William Hutchins, 37,...

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Man sought in hold up try of Kenmore gas station

Kenmore police are searching for the man with a gun who tried to hold up a Military Road gas station Sunday night.The man entered the Gulf Mart at 877 Military Road and took two cans of Mountain Dew...

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Upstate New York takes lead in insured citizens

Not only do Western New York and upstate New York have lower uninsured rates than the state, and nation, as a whole, but the rate is lower today than the goal set for the country 10 years from now.If...

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S&P 500 ekes out another small gain, but IBM’s slump drops Dow index

NEW YORK – The Standard & Poor’s 500 index eked out its second small gain of the week Wednesday as investors pored over the latest earnings reports.Norfolk Southern climbed after the railroad...

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EBay earnings and revenue grow

NEW YORK – EBay said Wednesday that earnings and revenue grew in the last three months of 2013, driven by a strong holiday season for its e-commerce site and its fast-growing payments business,...

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Community Bank System’s net income falls 17.5 percent

Community Bank System reported a 17.5 percent drop in net income in the fourth quarter from a year ago, stemming in part from the sale of some assets.DeWitt-based Community Bank recorded net income of...

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Target drops health insurance for its part-time employees

Target Corp. will end health insurance for part-time employees in April, joining Trader Joe’s Co., Home Depot Inc. and other U.S. retailers that have scaled back benefits in response to changes from...

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City snow plow driver admits drunk driving

A City of Buffalo snowplow driver pleaded guilty today to drunken-driving, assault and unauthorized use of a motor vehicle for striking a building and a cab driver last month on the East Side.James...

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Diocese will challenge Vatican decision on St. Ann Church

The Diocese of Buffalo will appeal a Vatican decree that upheld parishioners who are trying to save historic St. Ann Church on Buffalo’s East Side, Bishop Richard J. Malone said Tuesday.The decree,...

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Sloan man indicted, arraigned in dog cruelty case

A Sloan man charged in the death of a family dog has been indicted and arraigned on a felony charge of aggravated animal cruelty, Cheektowaga court officials announced today.Michael Tortorici, 58, had...

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Buffalo contingent joins thousands of anti-abortion protesters in D.C. today

WASHINGTON – Thousands of anti-abortion protesters, including a contingent from Buffalo, prepared this morning to testify to their faith in the harshest of conditions, as the 41st annual March for...

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Woman, boyfriend dead in Cattaraugus shooting

LIMESTONE – A man and woman were killed shortly afternoon Wednesday and another man is hospitalized with a self-inflicted gunshot wound, Cattaraugus County sheriff’s officials reported.Cattaraugus...

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With Buffalonians drinking the vodka, Lockhouse plans gather steam

Saturday, Buffalonians proved that they will line up for more than Popeyes fried chicken and Krispy Kreme doughnuts. They also will line up for vodka.Not just any vodka, though. People queued up for...

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A chronicler of Niagara talks about his poetry and more

LEWISTON – The Lewiston Arts Council has chosen local poet and retired college English professor E.R. Baxter III to launch its new poetry/music series beginning at 7 p.m. Feb. 11 in the Lewiston Opera...

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