Collins man arrested after nine-mile chase
CHERRY CREEK – A Collins man who led a state trooper on a nine-mile chase through this Chautauqua County town said after his arrest that he had been seeking medical attention after injecting himself...
View ArticleLast week in Congress / How our representatives voted
WASHINGTON – Here are the votes of Western New York’s four members of the House of Representatives and the state’s two U.S. senators on major legislation in Congress last week. A “Y” means the member...
View ArticleUB dorm evacuated in carbon monoxide buildup
A dormitory on the University at Buffalo North Campus in Amherst was evacuated Sunday night as an equipment malfunction near the boiler room caused carbon monoxide to build up in the building.Two...
View ArticleEx-teacher who raped boy is captured in Chicago
Federal authorities have caught Cara L. Dickey, the former charter school teacher convicted of rape for having sex with a 14-year-old male student and considered to have been a fugitive because she...
View ArticleMistakes undo Sabres against Pens
At the end of the day, even the optimists and pessimists came to a consensus. The Buffalo Sabres’ glass was empty. The latest loss, a 4-3 setback against Pittsburgh on Sunday, had enough twists to...
View ArticleFirm that hired Porter got millions
A prestigious Washington, D.C., law firm that recently hired former Seneca Nation President Robert Odawi Porter as a senior counsel received millions of dollars in fees from the Senecas while Porter...
View ArticleMan reported dead in Jamestown police custody
A 30-year-old man has died after suffering “a medical emergency” while in custody at the Jamestown Police Station, where he was shot with an electronic stun gun after he fought with officers, but...
View ArticleEscalating tax credit could boost WNY film production
Angelina Jolie almost filmed an elaborate fight scene in Buffalo for the action thriller “Salt,” using the Skyway, the I-190 ramp and the railroad tracks below as a backdrop.A location scout wanted it...
View ArticleLooking for more than cavities
Dentists focus on the inside of the mouth, and doctors care for the rest of the body.This is how medical practice has worked for decades.But a fledgling movement insists there is a better way and is...
View ArticleJamestown suspect’s death is subject of probe by county, state
Investigators are looking into whether a jolt from an electrical stun gun while he was in police custody or the ingestion of illegal drugs was the key factor in the death of Charles A. “Ditty” Baker...
View ArticleSabres are getting what they bargained for
Christian Ehrhoff helped his team recapture some pride, set up two goals and delivered another minute-hogging performance.He walked away from it with a bruised midsection and battered psyche.Like the...
View ArticleArmy National Guard offers open house at Masten Armory
The New York Army National Guard will host an open house Friday at Buffalo’s Masten Avenue Armory, 27 Masten Ave.The event will be held from 4 to 8 p.m. and will allow the public as well as young men...
View ArticleGovernment deal may put firm at risk
It looked like a great deal at first.The U.S. Department of Energy, facing a massive $900 million nuclear cleanup at the Hanford facility in Washington State over the next several decades, wanted to...
View ArticleEntrepreneur incubator set for 2nd event March 1-3
Five months after the inaugural session, another three-day event meant to help would-be entrepreneurs bring their most promising innovations to the marketplace is taking place in Buffalo.The second...
View ArticleMan arrested on charge of impersonating an officer
A 34-year-old Porter Avenue man was arrested early Valentine’s Day for allegedly stalking motorists around the Erie County Medical Center on Grider Street and pretending he was a member of the...
View ArticleMan faces trespassing count for visiting casino despite ban
A 67-year-old man was charged with third-degree criminal trespass for allegedly entering the Buffalo Creek Casino at 1 Fulton St. early Monday.According to a Buffalo police arrest report, Alvin...
View ArticleWoman accused of bilking renters out of $3,200
A Buffalo woman is charged with grand larceny and criminal mischief, accused of bilking renters of a Monroe Street property out of $3,200 and damaging a car.Theresa A. Williams, 38, was arrested in...
View ArticleStore owner charged in tobacco sale to minor
A Kensington Avenue man was arrested about 1:50 a.m. Monday for allegedly selling a pack of cigarettes in his store at 970 Kensington to an undercover 15-year-old girl working with law...
View ArticleFugitive, formerly of Medina, apprehended near Erie, Pa.
A former Medina man who had been on the run for more than two months has been apprehended near Erie, Pa., and will be extradited by U.S. Marshals.The Orleans County Major Felony Crime Task force...
View ArticleLockport man reports apartment was ransacked
LOCKPORT – A Glendale Drive man told Niagara County sheriff’s deputies that while he was sleeping, someone ransacked his apartment and took a $200 bottle of cologne and a white gold chain valued at...
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