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View ArticleEden at the center of Southtowns blizzard
The Town of Eden has found itself right in the heart of the Southtowns Blizzard of 2014, and it’s far from pretty.From stranded motorists rescued overnight by volunteer firefighters on their personal...
View ArticleOrchard Park firefighters battle blaze during blizzard
A fire destroyed an Orchard Park apartment building Tuesday afternoon, as volunteer firefighters had to battle the blaze and blizzard conditions that froze their waterlines.Firefighters and police...
View ArticleSnow not stopping letter carriers during blizzard
After delivering mail for the past 17 years, Bryan Krukowski says Tuesday was the worst weather he has faced.“I can deal with snow and ice, but when you have this kind of wind, it’s a whole new...
View ArticleSituation still bleak in Evans
In the more far-flung Southtowns, roads were cleared during the day on Tuesday but highway crews had to break work at times because of reduced visibility.“The problem with us and all the other towns...
View ArticleVisibility in West Seneca down to zero
“It’s just blizzard-like conditions. The visibility is down to zero,” West Seneca Highway Superintendent Matthew English said. “There should be no unnecessary travel.”West Seneca is caught in the...
View ArticleBreakdown: Today's stories, photos by community
Amherst: Story | Transit Road story Buffalo: City Hall stays open | Story | NFTA story | Hurricanes reaction story Cheektowaga: Story Eden: Story Evans: Story Grand Island: Story | Photos Hamburg:...
View ArticleAs bad as the Blizzard of ‘77? No way
No matter how aggravating, grueling and scary the Blizzard of ’14 has been, it just can’t compare to the Blizzard of ’77.It’s still the worst storm of recent Buffalo history.The current blizzard...
View Article2 tractor-trailers go off Route 5 in Lackawanna
Despite a travel ban this afternoon in the City of Lackawanna, police were dealing near 5 p.m. with two tractor trailers that went off the road on Route 5 near Ridge Road.There were no reports of...
View ArticleBusy firefighters fight apartment fire in bitter cold
If a blizzard wasn’t already enough to deal with on Tuesday, Orchard Park firefighters had to contend with a blaze that destroyed an apartment building.The fire happened around 2 p.m. Tuesday in a...
View ArticleWater main break on Route 5 partially closes road
The Erie County Water Authority has crews dealing with a water break on Route 5 near the old steel plant.The authority was notified about the problem about 4 p.m. and requested assistance of...
View ArticleBlizzard conditions expected to last through Wednesday morning after...
Temperature-wise, the worst of the Blizzard of 2014 may be over. Officially, the thermometer bottomed out at minus 5 degrees around 10 a.m. at the National Weather Service office at Buffalo Niagara...
View ArticleLate-morning break from conditions ends abruptly in Hamburg
Highway crews in Hamburg were planning to work all night to get streets ready for residents to go to work Wednesday morning.The plan was to “really hit it hard a little past midnight, and get...
View ArticleHarsh winter has school districts eyeing calendars
Calling a snow day is about to get tougher for some school superintendents. The vexing question of whether to cancel school is made more complex as a tough winter wears on and districts begin to use...
View ArticleAt minus 5 degrees, blizzard ties record set in 1942
Temperature-wise, the worst of the Blizzard of 2014 may be over. Officially, the thermometer bottomed out at minus 5 degrees around 10 a.m. at the National Weather Service office at Buffalo Niagara...
View ArticleHarsh winter has school districts eyeing calendars
Calling a snow day is about to get tougher for some school superintendents. The vexing question of whether to cancel school is made more complex as a tough winter wears on and districts begin to use...
View ArticleNews Book Club reads ‘The Snow Child’
When Alaskan author Eowyn Ivey called her mother to tell her that Ivey’s magical and gritty first novel, “The Snow Child,” had been named the January selection of The Buffalo News Book Club, Ivey’s...
View ArticleWater Authority deals with main break on Route 5
Crews from the Erie County Water Authority were dealing with a water main break Tuesday afternoon along Route 5 near the old Bethlehem Steel plant.Authority personnel were notified about the problem...
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