Five injured in fiery crash on Clinton Street
At least five people were injured Saturday afternoon in a two-vehicle crash in the city’s Emslie neighborhood.The crash happened at about 3 p.m. on Clinton Street, near Lord Street, said Buffalo...
View ArticleHamburg police pull driver from Lake Erie after crash
A man found a creative way to escape authorities on Saturday.He jumped in the lake.But Hamburg police outsmarted him when they waded him out.The incident began as a one-vehicle crash shortly before 3...
View ArticleOne killed, two hurt when car hits pole
One person was killed and two people seriously injured when their car hit a power pole this morning in Lewiston.The identities of victims, all females under the age of 21, were not released pending...
View ArticleFalls man shot to death outside home
A 37-year-old Niagara Falls man is dead after being shot outside his home early today.Niagara Falls police officers who were called to the scene of the shooting at 4:52 a.m. found Joseph Medley Sr....
View ArticleVictims of fatal Lewiston car crash named
State Police on Sunday released the identities of three victims in a fatal Lewiston car crash.Jasmin P. Dubuc, 19, of Cayuga Drive in Niagara Falls, died at the scene of the accident. She was a...
View ArticleVictim in Town of Cambria motorcycle crash identified
The Niagara County Sheriff’s Department on Sunday released the name of man who died in a motorcycle crash Saturday in the Town of Cambria.Christopher E. Rowland, 46, of the Town of Wilson lost control...
View ArticleLockport fires back in lawsuit on city ramp demolition
LOCKPORT – Battle lines have been drawn in a lawsuit between a contractor and the City of Lockport over the opening of bids for the demolition of the city’s downtown parking ramp.The city’s attorney...
View ArticleHomicide suspected in Kenmore tavern owner's death
The owner of a popular tavern in Kenmore was found dead Sunday in his home, and Kenmore police said the death is being investigated as a homicide.Vincent J. Cottone, 62, was found dead in his Landers...
View ArticleCattaraugus County man charged in crash that injured Jamestown man
A Cattaraugus County man was charged over the weekend in connection with a car accident last Wednesday in New Albion that injured a Jamestown man.Brian J. Snyder, 25, of Cattaraugus County told...
View ArticleMotorcycle checkpoint nets one DWI arrest
A motorcycle safety checkpoint conducted by two local police agencies Sunday led to the arrest of an Angola man for driving while intoxicated.Orchard Park police and the state police inspected more...
View ArticleAgents confiscate fake goods
A federal crackdown on counterfeit goods continued Monday with a search at the Boulevard Mall in Amherst and Walden Galleria in Cheektowaga.Federal agents conducted searches of eight kiosks at the two...
View ArticleKenmore police say homicide wasn't 'random act'
Homicide victim Vincent J. Cottone’s tavern in Kenmore was the site of three crimes – a burglary, a suspicious fire and a petit larceny – in the last two months, but Kenmore police aren’t sure whether...
View ArticleWestfield home destroyed by gas leak
WESTFIELD – The destruction of a home at 8131 McKinley Road here in a natural gas explosion remained under investigation Monday evening by the Chautauqua County Fire Investigation Team.Nobody was home...
View ArticleLockport man injured in shooting on South Transit Street is expected to...
LOCKPORT – Police were looking for a suspect or suspects in a South Transit Street shooting early Monday morning.Raymond T. Johnson, 31, suffered multiple gun shot wounds, but he walked from the...
View ArticleTwo hikers rescued in Whirlpool Gorge in Ontario
NIAGARA FALLS, Ont. – Two hikers who became lost in the Whirlpool Gorge were rescued by the High Angle River Team of the Niagara Parks Police Service of Ontario about 3 p.m. Monday.The High Angle team...
View ArticlePegula among those targeted by threats in extortion scheme
A California actor has admitted taking part in a scheme to extort money from Buffalo Sabres owner Terry Pegula.Vivek Shah, 25, of West Hollywood, pleaded guilty in a West Virginia federal court...
View ArticleFirefighters help bring resident to safety from Genesee County fire
Volunteer firefighters from Pavilion rescued the owner and sole occupant of a home extensively damaged by fire late Monday night, Genesee County sheriff’s officials reported.Firefighters responding to...
View ArticleDunkirk man admits filing tax returns for 122 dead people
John M. Berry Jr. had a unique way of cheating the federal government – he filed false tax returns on behalf of dead people.And not just a few.Over a seven-month period, the Dunkirk man filed 122...
View ArticleKen-Ton teacher placed on leave in criminal investigation
A teacher in the Kenmore Town of Tonawanda school district has been placed on administrative leave pending an investigation by authorities, police said Tuesday.Town of Tonawanda police have been...
View ArticleSix persons rescued in two boating incidents
Six persons were rescued by the U.S. Coast Guard’s Buffalo Station in mishaps on Lake Erie and the Niagara River over a 12-hour period from late Monday until almost noontime Tuesday. At 11:27 p.m....
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