Depew police warn of rash of car break-ins and thefts
Thieves not only have been ransacking parked vehicles in Depew – three were stolen outright from driveways, village police reported today.Several “car pops” have occurred during the past three weeks,...
View ArticleNiagara IDA rejects tax break for Chevy dealership
WHEATFIELD – The Niagara County Industrial Development Agency board today shot down a request for a property tax and sales tax break to expand a car dealership.The co-owner of Ki-Po Chevrolet in...
View ArticlePolice release photos of 2 sought for questioning in fatal attack on man, 96
Buffalo homicide detectives Tuesday night said they were seeking to question 22-year-old Elhajji Elshabazz and 17-year-old Shaquar Pratcher in a Nov. 24 home invasion on Longview Avenue that led to...
View ArticleMemorial pool readies for summer
NORTH TONAWANDA- – The rusted steel frame of the aging water slide at Payne Park Memorial Pool will be spiffed up, sandblasted and repainted for the summer swimming season.The Common Council approved...
View ArticlePolice probe ‘suspicious’ deaths of two in Chautauqua County
FREWSBURG – The deaths of two people whose bodies were found today in the Chautauqua County town of Carroll have been labeled as suspicious, according to Chautauqua County Undersheriff Charles...
View ArticleTraffic issues, other impacts of Fashion Outlets expansion discussed
TOWN OF NIAGARA – Increased traffic around the Fashion Outlets of Niagara was one of the big concerns discussed Tuesday during a presentation on the proposed expansion of the shopping mall.Members of...
View ArticleDeputy pleads guilty to pepper-spraying inmate
An Erie County Sheriff’s deputy admitted Wednesday to pepper-spraying an inmate at the Erie County Correctional Facility in Alden.Josephine Cutolo, 54, of Buffalo, pleaded guilty before Magistrate...
View ArticleMotorists from Buffalo, Concord charged with felony DWI
Two motorists were charged with felony counts of driving while intoxicated in separate arrests Tuesday night in the Town of Sardinia and City of Buffalo, Erie County sheriff’s deputies reported.Deputy...
View ArticleCase of man charged under gun law headed to Chautauqua County Court
SILVER CREEK – The case of Benjamin Wassell, the first person to be charged under the state’s new gun law for selling an automatic weapon to someone who did not have the right to own one, will be...
View ArticleThird blast fatality was grad student from China
BEIJING (AP) — She was a food fan, eager for culinary discoveries. In her last microblog update the morning before the Boston Marathon blasts, the Chinese graduate student identified as the attack’s...
View ArticleTrial date set in puppy-burning case
Accused dog burner and parole absconder Adell Ziegler on Wednesday waived his right to a jury trial and will face a June 3 bench trial on a felony animal-cruelty count.A pretrial conference was...
View ArticleRicin in Obama letter, odd packages scramble Hill
WASHINGTON — Letters sent to President Barack Obama and a Mississippi senator tested positive for poisonous ricin in preliminary checks Wednesday, and authorities chased reports of other suspicious...
View ArticleAmherst golf course land swap may fall through
A land swap of two Amherst golf courses that would pave the way for major development near the University at Buffalo may not happen after all.The proposed swap of the town’s Audubon Golf Course and...
View ArticleFederal officials deny Boston bombing suspect is in custody
BOSTON — Federal officials are denying that a suspect is in custody in the Boston Marathon bombings.A law enforcement official briefed on the investigation told the Associated Press today a suspect...
View ArticleScholarship Gala set Saturday at Statler
SUNY Buffalo State’s 16th annual Foundation Scholarship Gala will be held on Saturday at the Statler, 107 Delaware Ave.Festivities begin at 6 p.m., followed by dinner, dancing and a live auction...
View ArticleBone marrow drive set at UB South Campus
A bone marrow donor drive will be held from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Monday in the atrium of the University at Buffalo Biomedical Education Building on the South Campus.Thousands of patients with blood...
View ArticleGowanda woman faces DWI, other charges, after traffic stop
Getting pulled over for speeding and driving on the shoulder of a road on the Cattaraugus Indian Reservation early today was only the beginning of trouble for a 21-year-old Gowanda woman, according to...
View ArticleBoy accused of assault on principal, other student
Police did not release the juvenile offender’s name but said the school nurse treated Janaski and the injured boy for minor injuries.
View ArticleA joke to die for sits at the heart of ‘The Clean House’
Sarah Ruhl’s popular and critically beloved 2004 play “The Clean House,” starring Victoria Perez as a Brazilian maid with a penchant for comedy, opens Friday night in the Road Less Traveled Theatre....
View ArticleWar of 1812 events announced
Asking, “When did the War of 1812 take place?” is a little bit of a trick question: The conflict between the United States and British-ruled Canada went on for three years. For those marking the...
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