ALERT: Bomb threat closes Lockport’s Main Street
STAFF REPORTS news@allwnynews.com LOCKPORT – A reported bomb threat at Urban Park Towers, 77 Main St., has the city’s main thoroughfare closed down for as much as an hour. Police…
Strong earns ‘Leader in LGBTQ Healthcare Equality’ designation
STAFF REPORTS news@allwnynews.com ROCHESTER — Strong Memorial Hospital has been recognized as a 2017 national Leader in LGBTQ Healthcare Equality by the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) Foundation, the educational arm…
Higgins says new train station estimates are way off-track
STAFF REPORTS news@allwnynews.com BUFFALO — U.S. Rep. Brian Higgins says that after eliminating “the gratuitous padding inserted into the cost estimates for the Central Terminal and factoring in its eligibility…
ALERT: BPD on scene of crash involving school bus
STAFF REPORTS news@allwnynews.com BUFFALO — Buffalo Police are on scene at a crash involving a school bus on Seneca Street. Police say traffic will be delayed, and that some students…
Schneiderman leads coalition to oppose Clean Power Plan elimination
STAFF REPORTS news@allwnynews.com New York Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman led a coalition of 23 states, cities, and counties in opposing President Trump’s executive order today that the administration described…
Higgins laments White House plans to stall fuel standards
STAFF REPORTS news@allwnynews.com Congressman Brian Higgins (NY-26) spoke on the Floor of the House of Representatives concerned about how recent actions by the Trump Administration to stall fuel economy standards…
Thousands of New Yorkers petition Cuomo to fund voting rights reform
NEW YORK — As part of a comprehensive effort to “Resist Voter Suppression”, New Yorkers have sent nearly 5,000 emails, over 2,200 postcards and petitions and have made over 500…
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Schneiderman and the Trump administration are fighting again, the Sabres lose, and a man gets life plus five years for murder.
Schneiderman comments on workplace protection repeals
STAFF REPORTS news@allwnynews.com NEW YORK — New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman released the following statement after President Trump signed a bill repealing a regulation that protects workers from wage…
Schneiderman fights back on issue of sanctuary cities
STAFF REPORTS news@allwnynews.com NEW YORK — Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman responded to the Justice Department’s announcement that states and local jurisdiction could be financially penalized for allowing “santuary jurisdictions”…