Man kills mother, then 26 at Connecticut school, including 20 kids
NEWTOWN, Conn. (AP) — A man killed his mother at home and then opened fire Friday inside the elementary school where she taught, massacring 26 people, including 20 children, as youngsters cowered in...
View ArticleBills a no show against Seahawks in TO
TORONTO – The way the Buffalo Bills played run defense Sunday, you’d have thought all their video of the Seattle Seahawks got lost in cyberspace.Just two weeks ago, the Seahawks burned the Chicago...
View ArticleErie County Real Estate Transactions
ALDEN• 1833 Arlington Drive, Jennifer L. Hsu; John P. Hsu to Craig S. Biden; Debbie L. Biden, $269,000.• 1071 Clearview Drive, Norma J. Wichlac to David Anasiewicz, $45,000.AMHERST Highest price:...
View ArticleNiagara County Real Estate Transactions
LEWISTON• 310 Oneida St., William G. Clark; Bonnie H. Clark to Michelle Stevens, $185,000.• Lower Mountain Road, Franklin D. Silvernail to Robert Kavanaugh, $142,000.• North Hewitt Drive, Kenneth G....
View ArticleSource: Patriots invite Roosevelt for tryout
Former Buffalo Bills wide receiver Naaman Roosevelt has been invited for a tryout today with the New England Patriots, a source close to Roosevelt told The Buffalo News.The St. Joe’s and University at...
View ArticleWeek 15 Rewind: Houston, Green Bay wrap up division titles
Houston and Green Bay clinched division titles with victories over their closest pursuers, and there is a three-way tie for the lead in the NFC East as a result of Sunday’s Week 15 games in the...
View ArticleQuarterly Report: Seahawks 50, Bills 17
First quarter: Running startSeattle quarterback Russell Wilson does not have the speed of Washington rookie quarterback Robert Griffin III. But Wilson’s 4.55 time in the 40-yard dash is elite for a...
View ArticleReport Card: Overmatched, outfoxed Bills let Seahawks dominate
GRADING THE BILLSRunning game: A-C.J. Spiller had another strong game — as we’ve come to expect. He didn’t have the workhorse performance people wanted to see in Fred Jackson’s absence because the game...
View ArticleLynch lets his performance do the talking
TORONTO – Marshawn Lynch stayed true to form, both during and after the game Sunday.The Seattle Seahawks’ star running back rushed for another 113 yards on just 10 carries in a 50-17 demolition of the...
View ArticleNotebook: Spiller’s not in the mood to celebrate a grand milestone
TORONTO – Lost in the carnage that was a 50-17 loss to the Seattle Seahawks in the Rogers Centre was a milestone day for Buffalo Bills running back C.J. Spiller.A 17-carry, 103-yard day pushed Spiller...
View ArticleKen-Ton enrollment decline expected to continue
One of the region’s largest school districts keeps getting smaller.Enrollment projections to be used in determining staffing levels for next year in the Kenmore-Town of Tonawanda School District and...
View ArticleRobbery suspect accused of striking cashier in Clarence
Erie County sheriff’s deputies apprehended a robbery suspect accused of striking a cashier and taking money out of a cash register at the Aldi’s store on Transit Road on Sunday afternoon.Deputy Scott...
View ArticleTown of Tonawanda police identify murder victim
Town of Tonawanda police Monday identified the woman stabbed to death over the weekend as 34-year-old Jennifer Sacaridis, who was assaulted in her Blackmore Street apartment early Sunday morning.Police...
View ArticleFalls man pistol-whipped in home invasion
NIAGARA FALLS – City and state police responded to a call of a home invasion in the 700 block of Division Avenue just before 10 p.m. Sunday and discovered blood splatters on the carpet in the living...
View ArticleErie County clerk, realtor team to encourage vets to become real estate agents
A local Realtor is teaming up with Erie County Clerk Chris Jacobs on an initiative to encourage military veterans to become licensed real estate agents.Under the new program, Metro Roberts Realty will...
View ArticleDispute about ‘pigsty’ in Buffalo turns into a legal battle...
When neighbors took it upon themselves to clean Suzanne Taylor’s cluttered patio in Buffalo’s exclusive Waterfront Village, she accused them of trespassing and discrimination, and eventually sued them...
View ArticleCorfu woman killed in 3-vehicle crash in Orleans County
A 19-year-old Corfu woman was killed Sunday night in a complicated three-vehicle accident after the car she was riding in was involved in two collisions that apparently occurred just seconds apart,...
View ArticleNewtown holds first funerals for victims
NEWTOWN, Conn. — A grief-stricken Newtown began laying to rest the littlest victims of the school massacre, starting with two 6-year-old boys — one of them a big football fan, the other described as a...
View ArticleCuomo scraps plan to hike Thruway tolls on trucks
ALBANY – A planned 45 percent Thruway toll hike on large trucks and certain other vehicles with three or more axles is being scrubbed, Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo announced today.Administration officials this...
View Article‘Holiday Man’ turns heads with personal decor
At this time of year, it’s easy to mistake Bob Zeagler for a walking, talking Christmas tree.From the tips of his shiny boots – one bright green, the other crimson – to the top of his towering,...
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