NT drunken driver who used racial slur is jailed
LOCKPORT – A North Tonawanda man who reportedly shouted a racial slur out the window of his pickup truck at least twice on the night of his arrest for drunken driving was sentenced Tuesday to a year...
View ArticleID of alleged shooter admissible at trial
LOCKPORT – The victim’s identification of the man who allegedly shot him seven times will be admissible at a trial scheduled to begin Monday in Niagara County Court.Judge Matthew J. Murphy III ruled...
View ArticleGender discrimination case against Sterling Jewelers thrown out
Two local judges have thrown out a nationwide gender discrimination suit against one of the country’s biggest jewelry chains.The judges dismissed a four-year-old suit against Sterling Jewelers after...
View ArticleEast Amherst man gets six month behind bars in sex abuse case
An East Amherst man who molested four girls over a six-year period was sentenced Tuesday to six months in the Erie County Correctional Facility, followed by 10 years’ probation.Erie County Judge...
View ArticleProsecutor recounts slaying of 16-year-old
A 16-year-old youth was fatally shot in the back last summer on an East Side street as he walked away after fighting another teen, a prosecutor revealed Tuesday at the murder trial of a...
View ArticleGrand island man arrested on island for drunk driving
A 57-year-old Grand Island man was charged with driving while intoxicated by Erie County sheriff’s deputies Tuesday afternoon after he was found to have a blood-alcohol level of 0.25 per cent, more...
View ArticleFormer worker threatens to harm workers and a police officer
A 33-year-old Dartmouth Avenue man was arrested Tuesday afternoon on criminal trespass and other charges for allegedly threatening workers at the Bailey Avenue business where he used to work and one...
View ArticleAbandoned Jeep totalled when hit by freight train
Hamburg police about 10:30 p.m. tonight were investigating an abandoned vehicle that was struck by a freight train on tracks near Bayview Road near Willowdale Avenue.Police have located the owners of...
View ArticleHouses on Courtland Avenue evacuated after car hits a gas meter
Most of the residents of Courtland Avenue between East Delavan Avenue and Easton Avenue were asked to leave their houses after a car ran into the outside gas meter at a home in the second block of the...
View ArticleFarm animals on loose give Lancaster a wild time
Over the years, Town of Lancaster police have answered many calls reporting loose farm animals or injured birds.“We’ve had injured sea gulls, screech owls, loose horses and cows,” said Capt. William...
View ArticleAnother boy approached by man in Orchard Park
For the second time in a month, a teenage boy in Orchard Park has been approached by a man who asked him to get into a vehicle.The second incident prompted Orchard Park School Superintendent Matthew...
View ArticleKey Bank on Amherst Street in Black Rock robbed
A man who police said robbed the Key Bank on Amherst Street late this morning escaped on foot and was last seen heading north on Tonawanda Street in a burgundy Lexus.The robbery occurred shortly...
View ArticleCar fire on I-90 West on-ramp from I-190
A taxi on the southbound I-190 ramp to the Thruway caught fire shortly after 11 a.m. today, stopping traffic as flames engulfed the vehicle’s engine compartment, according to an eyewitness. The taxi...
View ArticlePerson falls onto ice at Erie Basin Marina
The man who was rescued from the ice near Erie Basin Marina this morning has been taken to Erie County Medical Center, said Buffalo Fire Commissioner Garnell Whitfield. The incident was reported at...
View ArticleBuffalo teen convicted of murder
A 15-year-old Buffalo youth was convicted today of murder in the fatal shooting of a 16-year-old last summer on an East Side street, following a fight about a photo posted on Twitter.Jurors...
View ArticleOutbound Kensington back open at Grider exit after accident
An accident on the outbound Kensington Expressway shut down the roadway at Grider Street, causing a back up from from Humboldt Parkway to beyond Grider Street, NITTEC reported via Twitter.Witnesses...
View ArticleThree incidents of suspicious behavior reported to Orchard Park police
Two boys in Orchard Park have been approached by men under suspicious circumstances over the last month, and another man was reported walking near Windom Elementary School with his pants unzipped...
View ArticleCourt throws out quadriplegic’s suit against Lockport police
LOCKPORT – An appellate court on Friday dismissed a lawsuit filed against Lockport police by a city man who fell downstairs while officers were checking on him and was left paralyzed by his...
View ArticleBuffalo man sentenced to time served for assaulting nurse
LOCKPORT – A Buffalo man who assaulted a nurse in the mental health unit of Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center on Aug. 10 was sentenced to time served Friday by Niagara County Judge Matthew J....
View ArticleTwo alleged cocaine dealers arraigned in Lockport
LOCKPORT – A pair of alleged cocaine dealers pleaded not guilty at their arraignments on four-count indictments Friday. Both are charged with two counts each of third-degree criminal sale and...
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