Sabres lose early lead, game to Leafs
TORONTO — The Buffalo Sabres took a 2-0 lead on the Toronto Sabres Tuesday night before falling 4-3 at the hands of the Leafs. Kyle Okposo scored Buffalo’s first goal,…
Schneiderman applauds Assembly’s passage of contraception bill
NEW YORK – Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman released the following statement upon Assembly passage of his Comprehensive Contraception Coverage Act: “With Republicans in Congress and President-elect Trump looking to…
Amherst woman charged with drugged driving, pot possession
TOWN OF LOCKPORT — A 22-year-old Amherst woman was charged Saturday with driving a motor vehicle while impaired by drugs and unlawful possession of marijuana following a disturbance call. According…
Friendship man charge with trespassing, resisting arrest
BELMONT — A 21-year-old Friendship man is facing charges of third-degree trespassing, resisting arrest and second-degree obstruction of government administration. According to New York State Police, Troopers responded to a…
Former Boy Scout leader pleads guilty to child pornography charge
BUFFALO — Twenty-five-year-old Daniel Huzinec of Buffalo pleaded guilty to receipt of child pornography. The charge carries a mandatory minimum sentence of five years in prison, a maximum of 20…
Parents of Alden students must pick kids up at school
ALDEN — The Alden School District is asking parents to pick up their children at the school — with photo identification — due to an ongoing police matter in the…
Poloncarz goes to bat for Obamacare
Erie County Executive Mark Poloncarz is making a public push to voters to call on their elected members of Congress to allow the Affordable Care Act to remain. Poloncarz sent…
Rochester man sentenced for failing to pay federal income taxes
ROCHESTER — David Mura, 67, of Rochester, who was convicted of failing to file federal income tax returns, was sentenced by U.S. Magistrate Judge Marian W. Payson to one year…
Rochester man sentenced to prison in Jamaican lottery scam case
ROCHESTER — Roydel Nicholson, 64, of Rochester, was convicted following a jury trial of mail fraud and international money laundering for his role as a money-mule in the Jamaican lottery…
Brooklyn man charged with scaming Lowe’s out of millions of dollars
BUFFALO — Kenneth Cassidy, 50, of Brooklyn, was arrested and charged by criminal complaint with wire fraud. The charge carries a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison and a…