Bills decide to part ways with receiver Jones
The Buffalo Bills began the process of reshaping their receiving corps Thursday by announcing they will not make a contract offer to Donald Jones.Jones is a three-year veteran who started 22 games...
View ArticleSabres notebook: Ott takes punch for the cause
This was classic Steve Ott.An early goal, an assist on Thomas Vanek’s buzzer-beating tying tally and a complete third-period agitation that helped turn around a game going nowhere. It made for a full...
View ArticleE. Aurora teacher in drug case resigns; charge was dropped
An East Aurora high school teacher arrested in December on a misdemeanor cocaine possession charge has resigned his tenured position but will receive an undisclosed separation agreement.Ryan J. Ellis,...
View ArticleProposed film on Bills prompts a visit
The director of a proposed movie about the Buffalo Bills toured Ralph Wilson Stadium on Thursday and visited other local sites with a location scout.Ivan Reitman, best known for directing...
View ArticleDetails emerge in slaying as girlfriend is charged
Officer Timothy Sylvester walked into a nightmare late Wednesday night, responding to a report of a domestic disturbance at an Oliver Street apartment in North Tonawanda.As he entered the second-floor...
View ArticleSnowstorm will make today’s commutes a slow slog
Traveling to work today will be tough for motorists across Western New York. Coming home might be downright treacherous.That’s because a widespread winter storm will impact the entire region. There...
View ArticlePhoto gallery: Sabres 5, Canadiens 4
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View ArticleSabres beat Habs in shootout
The boos were raining down on the Buffalo Sabres harder than ever this season. The team was seconds away from losing its fourth straight overall and fourth in a row in First Niagara Center.The fans...
View ArticleCollege foundation honors memory of generous donor
BATAVIA – One of Genesee Community College Foundation’s most generous donors was honored Friday with the dedication of a library instruction room in his memory.Lynn E. Browne died at age 88 in 2011 in...
View Article‘Alberta Clipper’ hits region with unequal amounts of snowfall...
Geography meant everything Friday in the daylong winter storm that trekked across the Niagara Frontier.It meant the difference between snowblowing sidewalks and driveways in Youngstown or just...
View ArticleClarence School District confronts tough budget calls
The Clarence Central School District is facing difficult choices, including more job cuts, as it copes with a gap estimated as high as $6.4 million in its 2013-2014 budget.The school district has to...
View ArticleAmherst attorney gaining in bid for Water Authority post
An Amherst trial attorney is emerging as a top candidate for one of Erie County’s most coveted patronage posts – one of three commissioners for the Erie County Water Authority.Christopher J. O’Brien,...
View ArticleDelta flight makes emergency landing at Buffalo airport
An international Delta Air flight between Ottawa and Detroit was forced to make an emergency landing Friday at Buffalo Niagara International Airport after a mechanical problem resulted in the loss of...
View ArticleSwirling snow, freezing rain hit New York-Boston corridor
BOSTON (AP) — A storm that forecasters warned could be a blizzard for the history books began clobbering the New York-to-Boston corridor on Friday, grounding flights, closing workplaces and sending...
View ArticleSabres agree to drop reserved street parking
The Buffalo Sabres learned during their home opener Jan. 20 that they oversold season-ticket parking spaces in their arena ramp.On game day mornings since then, the Sabres used orange cones stamped to...
View ArticleNational Fuel’s profits rise on Marcellus Shale work
Surging earnings from its expanding pipeline system for transporting natural gas from the Marcellus Shale helped National Fuel Gas Co. boost its first-quarter profits by 12 percent, the Amherst-based...
View ArticleCuomo open to change in IDA reform
A top state official signaled this week that Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo may be willing to make changes in his proposal to limit state sales tax breaks available through industrial development agencies in...
View ArticleWorker awarded $6 million in racial bias suit
The taunts of “boy” and “monkey” still loom large in Elijah Turley’s race discrimination case.So does the “dancing gorilla” sign hung near his work station, and the “KKK” spelled out on a nearby...
View ArticleCollins man accused of DWI, resisting arrest
A Collins man was arrested and accused of driving while intoxicated and resisting arrest after he was stopped following a hit-and-run accident early Saturday, Erie County Sheriff’s officials...
View Article250 residents of Alden nursing home move to new home at ECMC
It was moving day Saturday for about 250 people who have lived – some for decades – in the Erie County Home in Alden.It was also a moving day for residents anxious to begin a new chapter in their...
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