Falls trucker charged after fatal pedestrian crash in Pittsburgh
A Niagara Falls, Ont. truck driver remains free on bond after being arraigned in Pittsburgh this morning on a charge in Pennsylvania that is the equivalent of a New York State charge of leaving the...
View ArticleSBA-backed loans here nearly triple in value
Small-business lending is picking up again in Western New York, as the amount of government-guaranteed loans to small companies in the region nearly tripled in the first two months of the federal...
View ArticlePolice: Oregon mall shooter used stolen rifle
PORTLAND, Ore. — The gunman who killed two people and himself in a shooting rampage at an Oregon mall was 22 years old and used a stolen rifle from someone he knew, authorities said Wednesday.Jacob...
View ArticleProstitution charge dropped against ‘Wife Swap’ star
A prostitution charge was dropped Tuesday in Pembroke Town Court against a former reality TV star from Williamsville, according to the Genesee County District Attorney’s Office.Alicia Guastaferro, 21,...
View ArticleMedina tech firm may relocate entirely to Lockport
WHEATFIELD – Trek Inc., the Medina electronic instrument company that moved its research and development department to Lockport last year, may move the rest of its operations to Lockport next year.Trek...
View ArticleCommunity leaders decry violence after latest city homicide
Odessa Harris already had her hands full before another tragedy struck her family this week.She had been taking care of three grandchildren who lost their mother when she succumbed to injuries from a...
View ArticleGoogle Maps return to iPhone with new mobile app
SAN FRANCISCO — Google Maps has found its way back to the iPhone.The world’s most popular online mapping system returned late Wednesday with the release of the Google Maps iPhone app. The release comes...
View ArticleNo foul play suspected in Lockport unattended death
LOCKPORT – No foul play is suspected in the unattended death of a 56-year-old Grand Street woman found in her home on Wednesday. There were earlier reports that had called the case a homicide, but...
View ArticleBuffalo data center changes hands
A privately owned San Francisco startup backed by private-equity money has acquired 16 data centers nationwide from a national company, including one in downtown Buffalo.365 Main, a 10-year-old data...
View ArticleFire destroys Rathke Road house
WRIGHTS CORNERS – Two volunteer fire departments responded to a fire in a small wood-frame house on a dead-end street behind the Tops Plaza in Wrights Corners just before 1 p.m. today. No injuries were...
View ArticleLockport man charged with rape for alleged relationship with teen
LOCKPORT – A Lockport man was arrested by state troopers today after an investigation into his allegedly illegal sexual activities with a teenage girl in the Village of Barker last year, State Police...
View ArticleTown of Lockport may try to seize GM land
LOCKPORT – The Town of Lockport is ready to fight General Motors over a plan to expand the town’s industrial park.The town Industrial Development Agency’s board of directors voted unanimously Thursday...
View ArticleCollins joins Agriculture, Small Business committees
WASHINGTON – Chris Collins will start his congressional career by serving on the House Agriculture and Small Business committees, the former Erie County executive announced Thursday.“These two...
View ArticleCity files notice of appeal in Acropolis case
The city has filed notice that it is maintaining its right to appeal a State Supreme Court ruling that found in favor of Acropolis OPA restaurant on Elmwood Avenue. The decision, filed Nov. 15, found...
View ArticleFairgrounds plans new agricultural learning center
Erie County Fair organizers are planning to build a $6 million, state-of-the-art agricultural learning center on the Hamburg fairgrounds.Assistant Fair Director Jessica Underberg said the...
View ArticleArtists have designs on mural in Clarence Hollow
Clarence Hollow might add a touch of artistic flair next spring.Members of the Clarence Hollow Association are planning to create a mural on an exterior wall of The Hollow Bistro and Brew restaurant at...
View ArticleBarker library plans to change funding stream
The Barker Free Library is seeking a new way to stabilize its finances in uncertain budget times.The library wants funding from school taxes rather than yearly budget appropriations, which are more...
View ArticleBuffalo, control board win living wage suit
A lawsuit that sought retroactive pay for seasonal sanitation workers in Buffalo under the city’s living-wage ordinance was dismissed Thursday by the state’s highest court. The Court of Appeals found...
View ArticleRestitution, probation ordered in $337,541 theft from employer
An embezzler who sold her home to pay back some of the money she stole from her Buffalo employer was ordered Thursday to also pay $300 a month in additional restitution for the next 10 years.Janice...
View ArticleSingle mom of six falls short trying to make ends meet
There’s no big, fancy flat-screen television in Angel Gordon’s home.She doesn’t spend money each week on getting her hair and nails done.The furniture is plain. In fact, it’s well-worn.And there’s no...
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