Lackawanna man faces 22 years to life in prison for felony marijuana charges
A Lackawanna man faces the possibility of life in prison after a federal court jury found him guilty Thursday of operating a criminal enterprise and importing and distributing marijuana.The jury...
View ArticleSpringville lunch program running deficit
Springville School Business Administrator Ted Welch gave a grim overview of the finances for the district’s lunch program during Tuesday’s meeting of the School Board.He said participation in the...
View ArticleCounty, parks worker settle discrimination claim
An Erie County parks worker who says he was denied a promotion because he has vision in only one eye will be offered the job, along with $22,000 in back pay and interest, under a settlement announced...
View ArticleHamburg house to be used for fire training today
The house at 113 Buffalo St. in Hamburg will be used for training by Hamburg volunteer firefighters starting at 2 p.m. this afternoon.The house is adjacent to the Village Veterinary Clinic, and is...
View ArticleFour drivers hurt in Buffalo Raceway crash
A scary accident in the third race involving four horses turned a night of entertainment into a solemn event at Buffalo Raceway on Friday night.Raceway General Manager Jim Mango confirmed that a horse...
View ArticlePsychiatrist cited for soliciting sex partners from patients
The state has suspended the medical license of a Buffalo-area psychiatrist for one year after charging him with attempting to enlist two patients to help him find sex partners.Dr. Dham Gupta also must...
View ArticlePostal carrier admits stealing $400,000 from elderly customer
The man lived in a cluttered, battered Buffalo home and was in need of help when Peter Saraceno first met him years ago while delivering the mail.So Saraceno befriended the man, a fellow veteran. He...
View ArticleOperation Purple Camp set for military youngsters
More than 120 youngsters ages 7 to 17 from military families will attend Operation Purple Camp from Sunday through Friday at Pioneer Camp and Retreat Center in Angola. The program is open to children...
View ArticlePublic meeting planned on repowering NRG Energy
FREDONIA – A public information meeting on the issue of repowering the NRG Energy plant in Dunkirk will be held at 6 p.m. Monday in the Williams Center on the campus of Fredonia State College.Public...
View ArticleConsumer confidence peaked in springtime
Consumers in the Buffalo Niagara region are feeling a little more willing to spend.A new survey by researchers at Siena College found that local consumers were more willing to spend on major purchases...
View ArticleAfter Hoskins’ conviction, fate of horses remains unclear
In the beginning, it was all about the horses – 73 animals that were reportedly suffering from neglect at a Morgan horse breeding farm in East Aurora.More than three years later, as the owner of the...
View ArticleToys R Us offers $25,000 reward in June 29 killing
Toys R Us, the scene of a Town of Hamburg killing more than two weeks ago, has offered a $25,000 reward in the case that has left police still unsure whether the slaying could have been a botched...
View ArticleHamburg cat rescue group urgently needs new home
A cat rescue organization that cares for about 40 stray mother cats and kittens is urgently seeking a new place for the animals to live after being asked to move out of the Lake Street building in...
View ArticlePolice chase leads to cab crashing into house, two arrests
Two suspects were in custody following a robbery and a police chase that resulted in a taxi cab crashing into a house at Jefferson Avenue and South Division Street Monday afternoon, police said.The...
View ArticleEast Aurora to wait on firehouse construction
Construction of East Aurora’s new $6.1 million firehouse won’t start until spring: Builders need six months to compact dirt and make a strong ground layer beneath what will eventually be a...
View ArticleKaleta doesn’t change minds in Hamburg
An appeal Monday night from Buffalo Sabre Patrick Kaleta didn’t change the minds of Hamburg Town Board members.The board voted, 2-1, to change a zoning code allowing an Orchard Park business to move...
View ArticleMychajliw lauds Poloncarz on savings in budget
The administration of Erie County Executive Mark C. Poloncarz was lauded Monday for leaving dozens of budgeted county positions unfilled, resulting in a net savings of $1.9 million in salaries and...
View ArticleSPCA offers free parvovirus vaccinations in areas of Buffalo
The SPCA Serving Erie County will offer free vaccinations Saturday to dog owners in select ZIP codes to protect against canine parvovirus – commonly called parvo – a contagious and potentially deadly...
View Article‘Top Gear’ films adrenaline-fueled episode on the Skyway
Three amphibious vehicles – a red Dodge “Turboat,” a white-and-green canopied Volk-swagen boat car and a jeep-like vehicle with a large fan in back – spun their wheels and did 180-degree turns on the...
View ArticleStore operator pleads guilty to food stamp fraud
A Buffalo man who operated a store in Lackawanna pleaded guilty to food stamp fraud, the U.S. Attorney’s Office announced Monday.Tofeek Albanna, 36, obtained more than $73,400 in fraudulent food stamp...
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