Nine plead guilty in check cashing scheme
BUFFALO — Nine Western New Yorkers have pleaded guilty to charges of criminal possession of a forged instrument as part of a check cashing scheme that cost area banks $52,000.…
Police looking for unbuckled drivers
Police are urging everyone to buckle up — and taking action if they don’t. A campaign to enforce seat belt use began Monday and will continue through June 5 with…
Gillibrand continues push for sexual assault bill
WASHINGTON D.C. – U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand called on the Senate today to pass the Military Justice Improvement Act, an amendment that will be offered to the National Defense Authorization…
Olcott to kick off summer season this weekend
As summer season officially kicks off around the area, Olcott Beach is no exception, with a full slate of events this weekend. The Lakeview Village Shoppes says it best in…
Repeat DWI offender gets maximum sentence
BUFFALO — A 72-year-old Lackawanna man has been sentenced to 2 1/3 – 7 years in state prison following his fourth — and fifth — DWI conviction over the past…
Buffalo woman pleads guilty to manslaughter in death of daughter
BUFFALO — A 23-year-old Buffalo woman has pleaded guilty to first-degree manslaughter charges in the case of the death of her five-month-old daughter in September. According to Acting Erie County…
Lion cub born at Buffalo Zoo named Tobias
BUFFALO — An African lion cub born at the Buffalo Zoo on March 5 has been named Tobias, the zoo announced today. The zoo had announced the cubs birth —…
Jamestown woman charged with DWI
GERRY — A 26-year-old Jamestown woman was charged Sunday with driving while intoxicated after being found idling behind the wheel of her car in a parking long. According to New…
LITERALLY THE BEST REVIEWS: The Man Without A Shadow
The Man Without a Shadow — Joyce Carol Oates Ecco Publishing 384 Pages Books by Joyce Carol Oates are sometimes hard to review. There is no neat category to fit…
HELEN BACH: ‘Towel Day’ celebrates Douglas Adams locally, online
“A towel, says, is about the most massively useful thing an interstellar hitchhiker can have. Partly it has great practical value. You can wrap it around you for warmth as…