Bills logo was artist's crowning achievement
He never played a down for the Buffalo Bills. He never lived in Buffalo. And if he ever attended a Bills game, he never saw one in Buffalo.But Stevens Wright, who died March 18 in his native...
View ArticleReckless driving charged after vehicle clocked at 108 mph
A Pennsylvania man’s vehicle was stopped after being clocked at 108 mph on Route 86 in Chautauqua County on Sunday afternoon, State Police at Jamestown reported.The vehicle driven by Nathan T. Koman,...
View Article‘Dining Out’ HIV/AIDS fundraiser set for Tuesday
Nearly 100 participating restaurants in Erie, Niagara, Chautauqua and Cattaraugus counties are accepting reservations from the public to dine in the 11th annual Dining Out For Life community...
View ArticleHigh winds blamed for spreading Niagara County brush fires
Crews from a number of Niagara County volunteer fire departments were called to fight brush over the weekend, including two fires in the Lewiston area.A large swamp fire was reported just after 3:30...
View ArticleVacant house damaged by fire in Newfane
NEWFANE –Investigators are attempting to determine what sparked a fire Sunday afternoon in a vacant house on McKee Road.Emergency personnel were called out just after 2 p.m. Sunday at 6051 McKee...
View ArticleSequestration hurts medical campus, researchers warn
Federal cuts to research will slow medical progress and impede the economic growth downtown spurred by the Buffalo Niagara Medical Campus, leaders of major scientific institutions here warned...
View ArticleElma child molesting suspect arrested by state police
A 45-year-old Elma man was arrested by the State Police today on felony assault and child endangerment charges for allegedly forcing a 15-year-old girl to keep her hands in a bowl of bleach for a long...
View ArticleBurgard team places 11th in auto tech competition
A team of two Burgard High School seniors finished 11th in the National Automotive Technology Competition finals, held last week at the New York International Auto Show in New York City.David Thie and...
View ArticleState troopers at Clarence looking for suspect
A 30-year-old Evans man is being sought by State Police on a court warrant linked to a recent incident in the Clarence area. Adam P. Puleo, whose latest home address was not released by state police,...
View ArticleChautauqua county car larceny warning by sheriff
MAYVILLE – A rash of car larcenies in the Village of Forestville area in recent days prompted the Chautauqua County Sheriff’s office today to ask other possible victims of such crimes to contact the...
View ArticleCuomo administration: Gov. not trying to take out Silver
By Tom Precious ALBANY -– The Cuomo administration is shooting down a story today in the New York Post that reported Gov. Andrew Cuomo and top aides were working over the weekend on a plan to lead a...
View ArticleAnnette Funicello, Mouseketeer and film star, dies
NEW YORK — The Walt Disney Co. says Annette Funicello, who went from Mouseketeer to beach party movie icon, has died at age 70.Funicello stunned fans and friends in 1992 with the announcement she was...
View ArticleKolb plans on ‘doing really special things’
By Tim Graham The Buffalo Bills this afternoon finally introduced quarterback Kevin Kolb as their newest player. There was no Drew Bledsoe-style parade or a theme song performed by Tom Sartori at the...
View ArticleTragically Hip to play Outer Harbor July 19
Fun Time Presents and After Dark Entertainment announced today that it will bring The Tragically Hip to the Buffalo Outer Harbor festival site, located on the former grounds of the Pier night club on...
View ArticleGallery: Photos of the week
Our staff photographers capture life around Western New York on a daily basis. Here’s some of their best work over the past week.To read the full story, please click here.
View ArticleHamburg village residents can pay tax bills by credit card
Hamburg village property owners will be getting their tax bills soon, and this year they will be able to pay through the village’s website. But village officials want to make sure the system is free...
View ArticleGrand Island Town Board tables law on event permits
Confusion over the particulars of a proposed law to require permits for certain public events caused the Grand Island Town Board to table the issue for further review and public input.A handful of...
View ArticleAuthor remembers growing up in a Frank Lloyd Wright house
As fixer-uppers go, the house Kim Bixler moved into with her family in 1977 came with its share of challenges.The low-slung home had a perpetually leaky roof, gutters that clogged at the mere approach...
View ArticleBryan to finish tenure at Nichols on sabbatical
Rick Bryan has been granted a sabbatical for his last months as head of Nichols School, with Mary Rech Rockwell, director of studies, taking over as interim head of school, Nichols announced Monday.In...
View ArticleEvents at branches marking National Library Week
Author visits, book sales, movies, tours, special displays and crafts are among the events and free programs planned at the 37 branches of the Buffalo & Erie County Public Library during National...
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