Fredonia man pleads guilty to Buffalo home invasion
A Fredonia man has pleaded guilty to burglary and robbery charges for his role in a Buffalo home invasion in September, the Erie County District Attorney’s Office announced Wednesday.Quincy A. Smith,...
View ArticleFalls man admits crack possession, enters treatment
LOCKPORT – A Niagara Falls man was assigned to the judicial diversion program of court-supervised drug treatment Wednesday by Niagara County Judge Matthew J. Murphy III after the defendant pleaded...
View ArticleMedication, cash and jewelry stolen in Falls
NIAGARA FALLS – More than $10,000 worth of medication, cash and jewelry were stolen from a house in the 200 block of 70th Street Monday.The 52-year-old victim told police Tuesday that she had left for...
View ArticleCopper stolen from a vacant house in Falls
NIAGARA FALLS – Approximately $2,000 worth of copper pipe was stolen from a basement in a vacant house in the 2200 block of Ontario Avenue.The property manager told police Tuesday that sometime in the...
View ArticleBrady’s resignation from Olean Council shocks colleagues
OLEAN – It came as a shock to all involved in city government Tuesday afternoon when Ward 1 Alderman James Brady stepped down from his position on the Common Council.Council President Ann McLaughlin...
View ArticleCow Bingo: A tradition returns
Jeff Haseley decided it was finally time to bring back cow bingo to the 2.63-square-mile farming hamlet of Sanborn, where the fragrance of manure wafts in and out with the breeze. There were two good,...
View ArticleLocal theater groups announce dates at 710 Main Theatre
In a move that may shift the economics of the local theater scene into a higher gear, 710 Main Theatre – former home of Studio Arena – announced Wednesday that it will host three shows by local...
View ArticleNew Era to establish pavilion at new Children’s Hospital
Families with chronically ill children who go to the hospital frequently will have a place of their own when the new children’s hospital opens on the Medical Campus. No longer will they have to meet...
View ArticleSouth Park shocked as football star is charged in cabbie’s killing
Maurice R. Howie was the star quarterback last fall for South Park High School.Now he is a murder suspect in the brutal killing last month of a popular cab driver. Police say he was one of two young...
View ArticleDead bombing suspect was on U.S. terror list, officials say
WASHINGTON — The CIA added the name of the dead Boston Marathon bombing suspect to a U.S. government terrorist database 18 months before the deadly explosions, U.S. officials told The Associated Press...
View ArticleRalph Wilson statement on today’s passing of Larry Felser
By Tim Graham The Buffalo Bills have released a statement from owner Ralph Wilson on legendary Buffalo News columnist Larry Felser, who died today at 80: "I am deeply saddened to hear the news of the...
View ArticleLarry Felser, iconic former News sports columnist, dies
Larry Felser, who chronicled Buffalo sports for more than 50 years and became an icon in the newspaper business, died today.Felser worked for The Buffalo News for 38 years, the last 25 as the lead...
View ArticleDavid Mann’s paintings link the cosmic and microscopic
The vast expanse of the cosmos and the microscopic machinations of human cells will share wall space in a new exhibition featuring work by Buffalo painter David Mann opening this weekend in Nina...
View ArticleSecond Generation Theatre kicks off with cabaret fundraiser
Close followers of Buffalo’s bustling theater scene will not be surprised to learn that another group of young and energetic actors has formed a company. Second Generation Theatre, as the new group is...
View ArticlePuppy believed beaten, thrown in a trash can
NIAGARA FALLS – An eight-week old tan and white puppy left to die in a trash can was found Wednesday morning. Officials today reported the puppy, who suffered a broken jaw, was likely beaten or...
View ArticleCattaraugus lawmakers kill proposal to end Civil Service panel
LITTLE VALLEY – The bill had barely made it out of committee, it was so controversial. Now, the Cattaraugus County Legislature has effectively killed a proposal to abolish the post of county Civil...
View ArticlePolice search for bank robber
A search for a man believed to be in his 20s who robbed an M&T Bank branch in the 1800 block of Main Street about 4:15 p.m. Tuesday was continuing today, Buffalo police reported.Detectives said...
View ArticleUB lacks details on Fruit Belt development, critics say
The University at Buffalo’s description of its plans to redevelop a housing complex near the Buffalo Niagara Medical Campus left a key city lawmaker and neighborhood advocates asking for more details...
View ArticleLake Shore Bancorp earnings slip
Lake Shore Bancorp said first-quarter profits fell 9.4 percent, as revenues from lending fell and the bank set aside more for loan losses.The Dunkirk-based parent of Lake Shore Savings Bank reported...
View ArticleWestons mills firefighter collapses at rescue scene, saved by state troopers
PORTVILLE – After ambulances and fire trucks left the scene of a three-car accident at State Route 417 and Promised Land Road here early Wednesday afternoon when two motorists were taken to Olean...
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