Buffalo man arrested for burglarizing LaForce Place home
A 21-year-old Massachusetts Avenue man was charged with second-degree burglary and other charges after allegedly breaking into a LaForce Place home and threatening a woman occupant when confronted...
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View ArticleMinton street couple charged after car stop
A Minton Street couple was charged with unauthorized use of a motor vehicle after Buffalo police stopped them in what turned out to be a speeding rental car on Bailey Avenue near Langfield Drive about...
View ArticleRoutine traffic stop leads to marijuana charges
A 21-year-old Herman Street man was charged with criminal possession of marijuana after Buffalo police pulled his car over in the 600 block of Hopkins Street shortly after midnight today to check on...
View ArticleTwo well-loved Wilson residents mourned following crash
WILSON – The town was mourning the loss of two longtime Wilson residents killed in a three-vehicle crash Wednesday in what authorities suspect may have been a speeding-related accident.“The Wilson...
View ArticleAnimal cruelty charges dismissed against Lockport dog breeder
TOWN OF LOCKPORT – Animal cruelty charges were dismissed Thursday in Town Court against a Lockport dog breeder charged last month after the SPCA of Niagara removed more than 60 Pomeranians from her...
View ArticleOlean budget has 2 percent cut in tax levy
OLEAN – Mayor Linda Witte and City Auditor Fred Saradin have drawn up a tentative city budget that calls for a 2 percent cut in the general tax levy for the coming year. Their plan calls for general...
View ArticleSilver Creek School Board reviews budget plan
SILVER CREEK – Members of the Silver Creek Board of Education heard a review of the budget Wednesday at their regular meeting in the high school conference room. The 2013-14 spending plan will go...
View ArticleHearing set on impact of resale law
LITTLE VALLEY – A week after a room full of secondhand merchants and some of their customers complained about the effects of a local law on the resale of merchandise, Cattaraugus County legislators...
View ArticleSocial Services sees 14 percent increase in those seeking homeless help
More homeless people turned to the Erie County Department of Social Services for emergency shelter in 2012 than the year before.Erie County reported Thursday that the number of homeless placements...
View ArticleFirst Presbyterian Church ceases merger talks with Trinity Episcopal
Merger discussions between two of Buffalo’s oldest mainline Protestant churches – one Episcopalian, the other Presbyterian – have ceased for now.Members of First Presbyterian Church have decided to...
View ArticleNew Legislature clerk tackles tax problem
BATAVIA – With a new clerk, the Genesee County Legislature took care of a dozen housekeeping items in a brief meeting Wednesday.A resolution to correct a potential income tax problem will state that...
View ArticleCommunity Health Assessment to begin in Niagara
LOCKPORT – The Niagara County Health Department will post its state-mandated Community Health Assessment survey online next week.Public Health Director Daniel J. Stapleton said at Thursday’s Board of...
View ArticleMan who raped 12-year-old girl gets 14-year sentence
Cotrell Jenkins got 14 years behind bars – close to the maximum sentence – for raping a 12-year-old girl. People on hand Thursday in Erie County Court who were hoping he would get a lighter sentence...
View ArticleBarnaby gets engagement ring back from ex-fiancee
Former Buffalo Sabre Matthew Barnaby has settled his lawsuit against his ex-fiancee, reclaiming the $50,000 diamond engagement ring he had given her.Attorneys in the case said that the out-of-court...
View ArticleBorder authorities warn of busy weekend on bridges
Travelers who plan to cross the international bridges on the Niagara Frontier during this busy holiday weekend should take steps to avoid unnecessary delays, U.S. Customs and Border Protection...
View ArticleAssembly moves fast to pass budget
ALBANY – The Assembly Thursday night gave final passage to a $141.3 billion state budget.The fiscal plan would fund a stadium rehabilitation project for the Buffalo Bills, keep aid to localities flat,...
View ArticleFort Erie is back
FORT ERIE, Ont. – It’s not Albright-Knox Art Gallery, the Buffalo Bills or even Ted’s Hot Dogs.But for decades, hundreds of thousands of area residents have seen the Fort Erie Race Track as a jewel of...
View ArticleNew outer harbor park expected to open in late May
Buffalo’s newest park on the waterfront will be open to visitors just in time for summer, complete with a beach, sand volleyball courts, decorative lighting and public art. The land on the outer...
View ArticleSabres give up lead, lose in shootout
SUNRISE, Fla. — This is the conundrum that is Buffalo Sabres hockey, circa 2013.They are good enough to have five wins over the Montreal Canadiens and Boston Bruins, the top two clubs in the Northeast...
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