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NIAGARA FALLS – Two mothers said a man exposed himself to their three girls – ages 7, 9 and 10 – following a trip to an Easter egg hunt on Saturday.The girls said they had been ... Read More

NIAGARA FALLS – Police charged a Niagara Falls man for his role in an attempted robbery and stabbing. The victim and suspect had reportedly driven to a location in the Falls to buy marijuana ... Read More

LOCKPORT – A shoplifter who made off with over $1,600 in electronics from a Walmart on South Transit Road Saturday night, may be a suspect in electronics thefts from three other area stores... Read More

A Buffalo man was sentenced last week to two years in prison for stabbing a liquor store employee as the defendant tried to leave the store without paying for a bottle of sparkling wine.Erie County ... Read More

TOWN OF NIAGARA – A Niagara Falls man was accused of taking more than $100 worth of meat from Wegman’s supermarket just before 4 p.m. Sunday at 1577 Military Road.William D. Payne, 70,... Read More

A 60-year-old Buffalo man was ordered to serve a six-month jail sentence by Cheektowaga Town Justice Paul S. Piotrowski, court officials reported Monday. Rickie N. Latham of Comstock Avenue,... Read More

A 36-year-old resident of Brazil who tried to sneak his family into the United States in a freight train from Canada pleaded guilty to illegally entering the United States and was spared more jail... Read More

The Buffalo News building in downtown Buffalo was on “lockdown” for about two hours midday Monday after an employee in the News’ editorial department opened a mailed envelope... Read More

LOCKPORT – A Niagara Falls teenager, described in a counselor’s report as “developmentally disabled,” was granted youthful offender status Monday by Niagara County Judge ... Read More

LOCKPORT – A man accused of sexually assaulting a woman in his former apartment on Oliver Street in North Tonawanda was allowed to plead guilty to sharply reduced charges Monday in Niagara... Read More

A 26-year-old Buffalo man was jailed after his arrest Sunday following investigations into two incidents against different Buffalo women since last summer. Kenneth L. Canty, no address disclosed,... Read More

LOCKPORT – A man who twice violated a restraining order obtained by his former live-in girlfriend pleaded guilty to two felonies Monday in Niagara County Court.David L. Vigrass, 40, of 15th... Read More

A 49-year-old Prospect Avenue man was arrested Sunday afternoon for allegedly breaking into two parked cars in the Kenmore Avenue area. Jose Ramos was initially charged with damaging the car of a... Read More

A 31-year-old Northampton Street man was arrested Sunday afternoon for allegedly hitting a woman on the head with a hand gun during the armed robbery of $120 from her in the 1300 block of Jefferson ... Read More

LOCKPORT – Algernon R. Dix, whom Niagara Falls police said sprayed gunfire around a Highland Avenue barroom March 7, killing a man, pleaded not guilty Monday in Niagara County Court.Dix, 34, ... Read More

A class-action lawsuit has been filed against Dinosaur Bar-B-Que restaurants, claiming the chain failed to pay fair wages to its tipped workers in Buffalo and at its other locations across the... Read More

LOCKPORT – A North Tonawanda woman was accused of collecting unemployment benefits while working as a clerk for the Niagara County Board of Elections.Katie J. Rich, 31, was charged last week ... Read More

LOCKPORT – A student at Niagara County Community College was arrested on drug-related charges after a variety of illegal substances were found in his dormitory room, State Police reported.... Read More

DUNKIRK – Two motorists involved in a collision in the Town of Dunkirk were arrested Monday night after trying to evade Chautauqua County sheriff’s deputies.Deputies reported that... Read More

A judge on Tuesday urged the families of Raymond D. Smith and the estranged girlfriend he is accused of killing to avoid any contact with members of the other family through social media or any... Read More

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