Chautauqua County sheriffs make two separate DWI arrests Saturday
Chautauqua County sheriff’s deputies charged two men over the weekend in separate incidents involving drunken driving.Charged with drunken driving Saturday on Central Avenue in Brocton just before...
View ArticleBuffalo police make arrest in fatal stabbing
Buffalo police homicide detectives arrested a woman Sunday night in connection with a fatal stabbing Sunday afternoon in the 600 block of Virginia Street.Police did not identify the victim and...
View ArticleTeenager killed in Town of Lewiston two-vehicle crash
An 18-year-old resident of the Tuscarora Indian Reservation died from his injuries late Sunday morning after being partially trapped under an overturned SUV that had been involved in a two-vehicle...
View ArticlePolice identify victim and suspect in Sunday stabbing
Lonnice Willis, 28, of West Seneca, has been identified as the woman stabbed Sunday afternoon outside a house on the 600 block of Virginia Street, police said.Nedra S. Jones, 29, of Buffalo, has been...
View ArticleEighteen-year-old woman killed in Cattaraugus County crash
An 18-year-old West Valley woman was killed Sunday morning in a two-vehicle crash that left the driver of the other vehicle seriously injured, Cattaraugus County sheriff’s officials said.Anna...
View ArticleLockport man admits shooting girl, 2
LOCKPORT – Willie R. Scott Jr., who according to his attorney had vowed never to take a plea bargain, backed away from that position Monday and admitted he shot a 2-year-old girl in the face.Scott,...
View ArticleTwo drivers injured in crash
NIAGARA FALLS – Two drivers were injured in a crash at Niagara Falls Boulevard and Packard Road at about noon today.Both drivers were taken to Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center with non...
View ArticleBicyclist struck in City of Lockport
LOCKPORT – Police are investigating after a person on a bicycle was struck by a vehicle just before 3:30 p.m. today at Market and Exchange streets.The person riding the bike, who was not immediately...
View ArticleFoul play ruled out in woman’s death
Foul play has been ruled out in the death of a Niagara Street woman whose body was found in her apartment after police received a call Friday to check on her welfare, authorities said Monday.The...
View ArticleCheck point by North Tonawanda Police screens over 1,600 drivers
NORTH TONAWANDA – Dozens of drivers were arrested or ticketed in a STOP-DWI sobriety checkpoint conducted by the North Tonawanda Police Department from 8 p.m. to 2 a.m. on Friday.A total of 1680...
View ArticleCattaraugus County man gets 12 years for forcing sex on child
Harold R. Hunt, a 39-year-old Versailles man who pleaded guilty to forcing a 12-year-old to submit to oral sex in the Town of Yorkshire six years ago, was ordered Monday by Cattaraugus County Judge...
View Article$1,000 reward offered in store holdup
Police announced Monday that a reward of up to $1000 is being offered for the arrest and conviction of an armed robber who held up the Holly Farms Market at 233 Allen Street early Thursday. At just...
View Article3 charged in probe of Salamanca cocaine trafficking
SALAMANCA – Two Buffalo men and a Salamanca woman were arrested on felony drug charges in a continuing investigation of alleged cocaine trafficking in the Salamanca area, the Southern Tier Regional...
View ArticlePolice seize 16 pounds of marijuana from West Side music store
A sour note was struck for the owners of a West Side music store Monday night when police seized 16 pounds of marijuana stashed in a large basement heating duct at the business, according to Northwest...
View ArticleHamburg schools briefly locked down because of nearby burglary
Hamburg Central School buildings were locked down for a few hours this afternoon as a precaution for student safety after a store was burglarized within about a mile of the school campus. The burglar...
View ArticleFire breaks out at Lockport bar
LOCKPORT – City fire crews were called into action after a stove reportedly exploded at Gonzo’s Bar on Main Street, between Cottage and Pine streets, at 2:30 p.m. today.According to the Lockport Fire...
View ArticleJury selection starts in slaying of school chief
MAYVILLE – Jury selection in the second-degree murder trial for Anthony R. Taglianetti II begins Tuesday.The former Dale City, Va., resident is charged with driving to New York on Sept. 21 and...
View ArticleDunkirk man pleads guilty to child porn charge
Talbert Milton Mount, 52, of Dunkirk, pleaded guilty Monday in Federal Court in Buffalo to distribution of child pornography and possession of child pornography. U.S. Attorney William J. Hochul Jr....
View ArticleMan dies in apparent accident in woods near Newfane
NEWFANE – The apparent accidental death of a man found at the base of a tree under a stand he had set up in the tree for hunting in woods east of Coomer Road is under investigation by the Niagara...
View Article$11 million from Tonawanda Coke fines could go to UB study of plant’s...
An $11 million study of toxic emissions from Tonawanda Coke and their impact on people’s health is one of the initiatives federal prosecutors want funded with fines from the company.The study by the...
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