Editorial: Major scandal at the Erie County Water Authority
AMHERST TIMES The three Commissioners in the Water Authority paid $134,000 to outside lawyers even though they already had 4 lawyers on staff. One might wonder why the ECWA needed…
Wings fly back Monday for promotion-packed week
STAFF REPORTS With just 11 home games remaining in the 2017 season, the Red Wings return to Frontier Field to open a 7-game homestand on Monday night with major playoff…
PODCAST: The Big Picture for Aug. 15, 2017
Mike talks about the upcoming eclipse and delves a bit into politics.
Nancy A. Dayer — Aug. 13, 2017
Nancy Louise Ayre Dayer of Lockport, passed away on Sunday, August 13, 2017. Born in 1923 in Wilkes-Barre, PA, to James and Julia (Carpenter) Ayre, she attended Wilkes-Barre Business College…
New York Guard volunteers from Rochester recognized
STAFF REPORTS LATHAM — Major General Anthony P. German, the Adjutant General for the State of New York, announces recent awards and individual recognitions for members of the New York…
Postal employee pleads guilty to stealing mail
STAFF REPORTS BUFFALO — Percy Jackson, 29, of Buffalo, pleaded guilty to theft of mail by a postal employee before U.S. District Judge Lawrence J. Vilardo. The charge carries a…
Arizona man pleads guilty to drug charges
STAFF REPORTS BUFFALO — Shane Grafman, 33, of Phoenix, Ariz., who pleaded guilty to conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute, and to distribute, five kilograms or more of cocaine…
Mexican national arrested, charged with ID theft
STAFF REPORTS BUFFALO — Juan Luis Jimenez Cortez, a/k/a Fernando Castillo, 45, a native of Mexico living in Chicago, Illinois, was arrested and charged by criminal complaint with aggravated identity…
Canadian man arrested for attempting to mail live snakes
STAFF REPORTS BUFFALO — Chaoyi Le, 28, of Mississauga, Ontario, Canada, was arrested and charged by criminal complaint with attempt to export and send from the United States, seven live…
Owner of “Fast Cash Tax” pleads guilty to conspiring to defraud IRS
STAFF REPORTS ROCHESTER — Jason Jimenez, 39, of Rochester, pleaded guilty to conspiring to defraud the Internal Revenue Service, before U.S. District Judge Elizabeth A. Wolford. The charge carries a…