Great Contraption Race draws crowd
LEWISTON — Looking at the contraptions devised to float from Lewiston Landing to Fort Niagara, you just knew that someone was going into the river. The question was who and…
WNY tech girls celebrate STEM at coding camp
BUFFALO — Thirty-nine Western New York girls are on their way to smashing through the glass ceiling of the tech and computer programming industry through the region’s first computer coding…
Amherst PD issues awards
AMHERST — The Amherst Police Department issued its Summer 2016 Departmental Awards on Wednesday. Recipients included Officer Brian Farrell, Captain Enzio Villalta, and the department’s Intelligence Unit. Officer Brian Farrell…
Gas prices drop to 12-year low for July
Gasoline prices throughout the nation have fallen to $2.16 per gallon — a 12-year low for the month of July. Locally, gas prices in Buffalo and Rochester are $2.34 and…
‘Animal Cruelty Unit’ racking up success
BUFFALO — Acting Erie County District Attorney Michael J. Flaherty, Jr. announces recent successes from his new Animal Cruelty Unit, where the office is aggressively prosecuting anyone accused of killing…
Marjim Manor brings home six medals
APPLETON — The Winery at Marjim Manor won six medals from the Tastings.com June wine competition, and had two of its six submitted wines labeled as “best buys.” Sophia’s Sunrise,…
3D (distracted) driving simulator to appear in Niagara Falls
NIAGARA FALLS — Following a successful showing in Buffalo on Wednesday, AT&T’s “It Can Wait” 3D virtual reality simulator will make an appearance today in Niagara Falls State Park. A…
Virtual driving simulator coming to Canalside on Wednesday
BUFFALO — Distracted driving is coming to Canalside — via a 3D reality simulator — on Wednesday. AT&T research shows that 7 in 10 people engage in distracted smartphone activities…
Buffalo Zoo announces new lion cubs
BUFFALO — For the second time in just over as many months, the Buffalo Zoo is getting more catty. Zoo President & CEO Dr. Donna Fernandes announced on Monday, the…
Lowest July gas prices in 12 years
The national average for regular, unleaded gasoline has fallen for 35 out of 36 days to $2.21 per gallon and sits at the lowest mark for this time of year…