JetBlue to begin direct flights to L.A. in June
Direct flights from Buffalo to Los Angeles International Airport will begin June 16 on JetBlue, Sen. Charles E. Schumer announced Monday.There are currently no direct flights from Buffalo Niagara......
View ArticleMoog plans $12 million expansion in Elma, adding 100 jobs in 5 years
Moog Inc. is planning a $12 million expansion at its Elma campus that is expected to add 100 jobs within the next five years.The expansion will allow the maker of motion-control equipment bring to......
View ArticleOhio man found with .25 BAC
An Ohio man registered a blood-alcohol content more than three times the legal limit on the Thruway in Brant on Saturday morning.State Police, responding to a call about a possible disabled vehicle...
View ArticleCoffee Culture uncertain why local franchise cafes failed
A Coffee Culture executive said Monday he isn’t sure why the three franchised cafes that closed suddenly last week didn’t succeed.“Maybe that’s the toughest part is that ... Read More
View ArticleNo twerking on dance floor, Iroquois officials say
Grinding and twerking are banned on the dance floor of Iroquois High School, where students also are tested for alcohol consumption.But unlike some schools that have canceled all dances, the... Read...
View ArticleSpringville residents to provide input on new park, recreational trail
Forthcoming public sessions will let Village of Springville residents provide input about a planned park and recreational trail.The Village Board scheduled the public input meetings Monday night to...
View ArticleLackawanna lawmakers decline to pay final installment of legal fees in probe...
Lackawanna lawmakers Monday night unanimously declined to pay the final installment of legal fees for outside counsel hired in the investigation of Police Chief James L. Michel.“I think... Read More
View ArticleBuffalo woman charged with Leandra’s Law violation in Orchard Park
A 21-year-old Buffalo woman had an 18-month-old girl in her car when she was charged with drunken driving in Orchard Park on Monday.An officer responded to New Taylor Road at about 5:20 p.m. for......
View ArticleWho do you believe? Punxsutawney Phil or Dunkirk Dave?
The Pennsylvania prognosticator predicts an early spring, but Dunkirk’s groundhog forecaster disagrees.Punxsutawney Phil did not see his shadow Tuesday morning during the annual rite of... Read More
View ArticleLackawanna carjacker crashes into three cars, school bus
An irrational driver hijacked a car and struck three vehicles and a small school bus Monday during a police chase that ended on Ridge Road, where she refused to get out of the vehicle, Lackawanna......
View ArticleWNY legislators seek ‘parity’ in upstate roads, downstate MTA...
ALBANY – Republican and Democratic lawmakers are joining together to push Gov. Andrew Cuomo to provide “true parity” in funding between upstate roads and bridges and the... Read More
View ArticleAG’s office files lawsuit alleging snow-removal scam
State Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman has sued a man authorities say is scamming customers in Western New York.Joseph Lloyd, 45, of Niagara Falls, is accused of defrauding customers by taking...
View ArticleFlight 3407 families gird for new battle over aviation safety rules
WASHINGTON – The Families of Continental Flight 3407 think they have another fight on their hands, and with the help of federal lawmakers from New York State, they intend to win it.... Read More
View ArticleBuffalo to host continental Gaelic games in 2017
Buffalo has been named the host city for the 2017 Gaelic Games Association Continental Youth Championships.A weekend tournament of Gaelic football and hurling competitions involving more than 3,000...
View ArticleBeyond a shadow of a doubt
Whether you put your stock in the groundhog or a supercomputer for weather forecasting, one thing seems clear.Spring is near.Punxsutawney Phil – and most of the other popular North American... Read More
View ArticleLibraries turn to technology to drive expansion
Nearly a half million fewer people walked through the doors of Erie County’s public libraries between 2012 and 2015.Visits dropped 13 percent – from 3.65 million to 3.17 million.... Read More
View ArticleHearing weighs 2 a.m. close for area bars
Erie County’s 4 a.m. last call at bars was reassessed Tuesday evening for the first time since it was put into effect in the late 1970s.During a public hearing in Old County Hall, county... Read More
View ArticleOrchard Park police charge four in thefts from Kohl’s
Orchard Park police arrested four people Tuesday for three separate incidents of theft at Kohl’s.Police were called to the store at Milestrip and Abbott roads at 2 p.m. where they arrested... Read More
View ArticleErie County ahead of its time on microbead ban
The Erie County Legislature was ahead of the game last summer when it passed one of the most stringent laws in the country banning microbeads, which are seen as polluting rivers and lakes. Perhaps......
View ArticleHouses with violent histories frighten buyers
The spacious house in Orchard Park was home to Sean P. Keenan and his parents when Sean took an end table, beat his 70-year-old father and then stabbed him to death. Two years later, the two-story......
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