Serial bank robber sentenced to 10 years in prison
A career criminal arrested after a spree of five bank robbery attempts was sentenced Thursday to 10 years in prison and ordered to pay $10,000 in restitution to the banks.“I’m very sorry for robbing...
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John Butler, Bill Polian and Marv Levy pretend to study their draft research for a photographer back in the Bills' glory days. By Tim Graham Since the NFL scouting combine two months ago, the Buffalo...
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View ArticleWales man arrested for suspected links to numerous larcenies
A 26-year-old Wales man is in custody at the Erie County Holding Center tonight following his arrest after a late morning search through woods ain the towns of Holland and Wales during which Erie...
View Article10th grader imprisoned for child molestation
LOCKPORT – A Wilson High School 10th grader was sentenced Thursday to two years in state prison and 10 years of post-release supervision for molesting a 5-year-old girl in Cambria.Niagara County Judge...
View ArticleSalamanca school budget would trim jobs, hold line on taxes
SALAMANCA – The proposed budget for the Salamanca School District will be higher than the current one and will cost some positions, but it holds the line on taxes, according to a presentation from...
View ArticleYahoo to receive more than $30 million in tax breaks
LOCKPORT – With the approval of a 20-year package of property tax and sales tax breaks for Yahoo’s second Lockport project, the Internet giant has the green light to invest another $170 million in the...
View ArticleBorder-entry fee proposal is universally bashed
WASHINGTON – An Obama administration proposal to study instituting a land border entry fee has prompted outrage all along the U.S-Canadian border – and a vow from federal lawmakers to kill the notion...
View ArticleNYC Mayor: Boston suspect said NYC was next
NEW YORK — New York City officials say the Boston Marathon bombing suspects intended to blow up their remaining explosives in Times Square.Mayor Michael Bloomberg and Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly...
View ArticleAnchor Bar headed to Darien Lake
The newest attraction to hit Darien Lake isn’t a roller coaster or water slide – it’s an Anchor Bar restaurant.But if park CEO Bob Montgomery’s predictions are correct, the park’s Canadian visitors...
View ArticleCity schools won’t honor teacher evaluation agreement
The Buffalo schools will not honor an agreement with the teachers union that promised not to use two years of evaluations as grounds to fire any teacher, Superintendent Pamela C. Brown announced...
View ArticleLuna’s name shines brightest in competition
The temporary name of the Buffalo Zoo’s polar bear cub who has captured the public’s imagination is going to be permanent.“Luna” received about 82 percent of the vote, easily besting four other...
View ArticleSabres’ Vanek open for any situation
Lindy Ruff was fired. Jordan Leopold, Robyn Regehr and Jason Pominville were traded. Jochen Hecht retired Friday night. It seems like Ryan Miller will be the next to go.Thomas Vanek has been watching...
View ArticleLackawanna senior dies while on class trip
A Lackawanna High School senior died of unknown causes Friday while on a class trip in Florida, a school district official told The Buffalo News on Saturday.Jeffrey Cintron was one of 48 seniors and...
View ArticleUpcoming Buffalo Board of Education candidate forums
MONDAYCitywide Candidate’s NightWhen/where: 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at Frank E. Merriweather Jr. Library, 1324 Jefferson Ave.Sponsored by: 100 Black Men of Greater Buffalo and We Are Women Warriors...
View ArticleTwo legislators seek end to Peace Bridge Authority
Discord at the Peace Bridge escalated Saturday as two state lawmakers said they want the Peace Bridge Authority dissolved so New York State can make decisions about what happens on this side of the...
View ArticleChautauqua County event makes a big deal over Bigfoot
DEWITTVILLE – Mary Ann Roller is unabashed in describing the 7-foot creature she saw one morning in the woods behind her Chautauqua County home.“I know what I saw,” said Roller, a nurse who lives not...
View ArticleFire stations hope ‘tryouts’ ignite interest in volunteering
Joe Tasker’s moment came Saturday when Tasker pried open a car door using the Jaws of Life, rescuing an imaginary victim in the back seat of makeshift car wreck at William Street’s Doyle Hose Co. 1 on...
View ArticleUB museum presents the human brain as science, art – and one...
It’s like gazing into a mirror.And a crystal ball.And, in some ways, a history book – all at the same time.The human brain offers an intriguingly triplicate view of ourselves, to those willing to...
View ArticleLauren Belfer finds her way back home
The Buffalo that Lauren Belfer will visit when she speaks at Larkinville on May 6 is far different from the one she couldn’t wait to leave as a young woman in the 1970s.That Buffalo, the one she...
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