Lockport hospital releases statement on armed robbery
Eastern Niagara Hospital has released a statement to the media regarding the armed robbery of its emergency room this morning, thanking local law enforcement and stating that the shots fired…
Corwin keeps up push for ethics reform
ALBANY — With less than two dozen regularly-scheduled legislative session days remaining, Assemblywoman Jane Corwin, R-Clarence, reiterated her call that legislative leaders focus their priorities on enacting meaningful ethics and…
May the Fourth be with Zoo — new otters named Luke and Leia
BUFFALO — A pair of river otter pups born at the Buffalo Zoo have been named Luke and Leia, the zoo announced today. The pups, one male and one female,…
Corwin calls for reforms in wake of Silver sentencing
ALBANY — Assemblywoman Jane Corwin called for reform of legislative rules following the sentencing Tuesday of former Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver. Silver was sentenced to 12 years in prison, $5…
ALERT: Paladino keeps school board seat, Hope ousts McCarthy
BUFFALO — Outspoken Buffalo School Board member Developer Carl Paladino appears to have narrowly defeated his 18-year-old opponent Austin Harig in unofficial results from Park District, according to the Erie…
Ortt ‘lockdown drill’ bill signed into law
ALBANY – A provision of legislation sponsored by State Sen. Rob Orr that would require mandatory lockdown drills in school districts across the state has been signed into law as…
USS Little Rock to be commissioned in Buffalo in 2017
BUFFALO – Weighing in at over 3,400 tons, and measuring 389 feet long, 57.5 feet wide, the USS Little Rock LCS 9, one of the newest US Navy ships, will…
Groundbreaking on new Original Pizza Logs facility to be held Tuesday
WHEATFIELD — The makers of Original Pizza Logs have will break ground on its new Wheatfield facility at 10 a.m. Tuesday, marking the latest chapter in the story of a…
ALERT: DOJ requires 18 First Niagara branches to be sold
The Department of Justice announced today that KeyCorp and First Niagara Financial Group Inc. have agreed to sell 18 of First Niagara’s branches in and around Buffalo, New York, with…
Pheasant program hatched at jail
BUFFALO — An Inmate Pheasant Brooding program and housing facilities have been approved by the New York State Commission of Corrections, Erie County Sheriff Tim Howard announced. The sheriff’s plan…