Astorino files to set up committee for run for governor
Republican Rob Astorino has filed an “Astorino for Governor Committee” with the state Board of Elections – his most concrete step to date signaling a challenge to Democratic incumbent Andrew M. Cuomo...
View ArticleAssembly leader calls for Common Core delay
By Tom PreciousALBANY -- Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver and Assembly Education Chairwoman Cathy Nolan today called on the state Board of Regents to delay the state's common core program for two...
View ArticleVideo: The Trump factor in the governor’s race
News Political Reporter Bob McCarthy had a chat in the clouds with the Donald aboard Trump's opulent aircraft. McCarthy talks with Brian Meyer about the Trump factor in the governor's race:
View ArticleWrong-way driver faces felony DWI charge
LEWISTON – A man who was driving the wrong way on the Niagara Thruway for several miles early Monday morning and then struck a roadside construction crane is facing charges of drunken driving,...
View ArticleTraffic stop results in weapons charge for Kenmore man
WHEATFIELD – A traffic stop for illegally tinted windows and an expired inspection sticker led to weapons charges after a man was found to be carrying brass knuckles in a coat pocket just after 4:30...
View ArticleTwo charged in shooting narrowly missing child, 7
NIAGARA FALLS – A man and woman are facing charges after a fight escalated, and shots were fired, passing through a house and coming dangerously close to hitting a 7-year-old child inside Jan. 26,...
View ArticleWater main break prompts early closure of Cataract Elementary
NIAGARA FALLS – Students at Cataract Elementary School were sent home early from school Tuesday after a water main break was discovered.Just before noon, water could be seen gushing down one side of...
View ArticleAnother blast of winter heading our way tonight
As much as an additional foot of snow is expected across Western New York between late tonight and Wednesday evening in a massive winter storm system that will affect areas from Kansas to Maine,...
View ArticleLockport man denies charges stemming from drug raid
LOCKPORT – A Lockport man, one of two suspects captured in an Aug. 24 drug raid at an apartment on Niagara Street, pleaded not guilty to a three-count indictment Tuesday in Niagara County Court.Mark...
View ArticleMan pleads guilty in Falls stabbing
LOCKPORT – Alvin W. Baines, 41, of 68th Street, Niagara Falls, pleaded guilty Tuesday in Niagara County Court to a reduced charge connected with a Sept. 29 stabbing in the Falls.Baines admitted to...
View ArticleTwo Falls residents admit to drug felonies, opt for treatment
LOCKPORT – A man and a woman from Niagara Falls pleaded guilty to separate drug felonies Tuesday, and each was assigned to the judicial diversion program of court-supervised drug treatment by Niagara...
View ArticleFalls man freed in sentencing on robbery case
LOCKPORT – A Niagara Falls man who worked out a plea deal in a strongarm robbery case went free Tuesday, having served his maximum jail sentence as imposed earlier in the day by Niagara County Judge...
View ArticlePeace Bridge issue puts lawmakers at odds
The planned changes to the Peace Bridge plaza and short-lived discussions among federal officials to move trucks off the bridge have divided the Buffalo Common Council. On one side is North Council...
View ArticlePolice pressing to stem tide of heroin trade
Over the last week, SWAT teams have been busting heroin dealers and their associates as authorities try to stop the flow of heroin that in recent weeks is believed to have caused at least seven deaths...
View ArticleCasal renews title quest with hometown bout
NIAGARA FALLS — If life were like a video game, all Nick Casal would have had to do was either hit the continue button on his Xbox or deposit more money in the coin slot of the machine to return to...
View ArticleFormer businessman charged with identity theft
LOCKPORT – A former Lockport man, recently released from federal prison after a wire fraud conviction, was arraigned in Niagara County Court Tuesday on a charge of using his stepson’s name to sign up...
View ArticleWinter weather tests mettle of area highway crews
We have all felt the wrath of this cold and cruel winter.A nasty January beat many of us down. Now February seems to be following suit, starting with the overnight storm that was poised to pummel the...
View ArticleEmpty holster at Starpoint causes school delay
An empty gun holster found inside Starpoint Central School shortly after 7 a.m. Wednesday prompted school official to hold students on buses while police searched the school for a possible weapon....
View ArticleMan with Parkinson’s gets probation for crash that killed 2 other...
LOCKPORT - Frederick J. Lederhouse, the man with Parkinson’s disease who killed two other drivers in a crash March 27 in Wilson, was sentenced today to five years on probation and fines and fees...
View ArticleGlobal $5 million contest launched to start businesses in Buffalo
State officials today launched a $5 million competition that aims to attract entrepreneurs from across the globe with the best ideas for starting a new business in the Buffalo Niagara region.The 43...
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