Top 10 must-see shows of the summer concert season
Here are my Top 10 picks, in order, of the concerts that I'm looking forward to seeing this summer.1. The Flaming Lips July 17, Artpark, Lewiston; $5 advance.The Lips performed at Artpark in 2011, and...
View ArticleTotes coming to West Seneca and Lackawanna
It’s taken seven years, but the lid is about to slam shut on garbage-seeking rats in Buffalo’s first-ring suburbs.Bids were opened this morning in the West Seneca Town Clerk’s office for garbage and...
View ArticleFinn McCool race has new home, same challenges
ASHFORD — The serenity of the Cattaraugus County woods and the Griffis Sculpture Park will be interrupted Saturday when around a thousand runners traverse a 4-mile odyssey of terrain and obstacles as...
View ArticleSabres sign 2011 fourth-round pick Jacobs
Colin Jacobs got a taste of life in the Buffalo Sabres’ organization toward the end of the season. He’ll get a much better feel over the next few years.The Sabres signed the center to a three-year,...
View ArticleBills’ offensive line has speed need
Amid a flurry of questions facing the Buffalo Bills’ offensive linemen this offseason, one thing seems certain: They’re going to be in shape.The Bills’ offensive linemen have been on the move during...
View ArticleFive flee house fire in South Buffalo
A fire early Friday morning in a vacant house in South Buffalo spread to the next door occupied house, forcing five adults residents to flee, Buffalo firefighters said.The blaze at 150 Orlando St....
View ArticleHot, sticky weather to mark end of May
The sun is hot and the air is thick, but Lake Erie remains a chilly 55 degrees. So, boating, yes; swimming, you might want to wait.The high humidity is making it feel more like summer than the end of...
View ArticleVideo: Kathy Hochul eyeing a political comeback?
Kathy Hochul and her husband bought a condo on Buffalo's waterfront. Is it possible she might run for mayor in 2017? News Political Reporter Bob McCarthy tells Brian Meyer some insiders say Hochul...
View ArticleState increasing penalty for texting while driving
ALBANY – With drivers, especially teenagers, apparently not getting the message, Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo on Friday moved to increase penalties for talking or texting while driving.Starting Saturday the...
View ArticleElderly woman killed in one-car accident in Cheektowaga
An elderly motorist was killed this afternoon in a single-car crash after her vehicle left the roadway and struck a tree on Bennett Road in Cheektowaga, police reported.Police believe the woman may...
View ArticleProfits at Graham Corp. soar on refinery work
A surge in refinery work fueled a nearly 10-fold surge in Graham Corp.’s fourth-quarter profits, shattering Wall Street forecasts.With sales surging by 53 percent because of a tripling in its revenues...
View ArticleAuthorities call off search for man in Niagara Gorge
NIAGARA FALLS – A search was conducted this afternoon for a missing man in the Niagara Gorge in the vicinity of Devil’s Hole. It was abandoned around 6:30 p.m. after no sign of a person was...
View ArticleSilver Creek mayor arranges for Sheriff’s Office to cover village
SILVER CREEK – Mayor Nick Piccolo confirmed Friday that he had contacted the Chautauqua County Sheriff’s Office to start covering the Village of Silver Creek at 7 a.m. today. The village had received...
View ArticleBuffalo woman admits selling heroin from her home
A 31-year-old woman has admitted selling heroin from her Buffalo home while her young children were present.Tamara L. Ayende of Garner Street pleaded guilty in court this week to two counts of...
View Article1st N. Buffalo hotel coming to old FWS on Elmwood
Developer Rocco Termini said Friday that Acqua will operate a 21-room boutique hotel and banquet space in the former FWS building on Elmwood Avenue, which would make it the first hotel in North...
View ArticleMovie review: 'After Earth'
The first half hour of M. Night Shyamalan’s “After Earth” is so tedious that I thought the Scientologists had something to do with it. Was this, at long last, the newest film from the team that gave...
View ArticleVideo: 'Bucky & Sully Show'
News Sports Columnists Bucky Gleason and Jerry Sullivan host a weekly live show at 10 a.m. Fridays on BuffaloNews.com. Here are clips from this week's episode: Opening banter about outfits: On the...
View ArticleFBI charges Cheektowaga man with extortion
Gambling on professional football games might seem like a harmless all-American pastime, but for a Vietnamese native living in Buffalo it turned out to be a bad bet.The man hit a losing streak of...
View ArticleTornado hits Oklahoma City area in Plains outbreak
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — A violent storm formed over the prairie west of Oklahoma City late Friday afternoon, dropped a tornado in a suburb and rolled into the state capital as viewers brave enough to...
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