15-year-old picked up for speeding — mom charged
AMHERST — A 37-year-old Tonawanda woman is facing three counts of endangering the welfare of a child, accused of allowing her 15-year-old drive with her 10-year-old and three-year-old in the…
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…
Amherst man sentenced on drug charge
BUFFALO — Daryl Vandermark, 45, of Amherst, who was convicted of conspiracy to import into the United States Alpha-PVP, was sentenced to 12 months in prison by U.S. District Judge…
Angela L. Leighton — Feb. 28, 1973 – Dec. 30, 2016
Angela L. Leighton of Amherst, NY, formerly of the Tuscarora Nation, passed away Friday, December 30, 2016, in Millard Fillmore Suburban Hospital, Amherst, NY. A member of the Snipe Clan,…
Sears to close two local stores
Two local Sears stores will close in the coming months. The stores at the Walden Galleria and Boulevard Mall will begin liquidation sales Jan. 6 with an anticipated closing by…
Local Guard soldiers re-enlist
LATHAM — Major General Anthony P. German, the Adjutant General, announces the recent reenlistment of 14 Western New Yorkers who are members of the New York Army National Guard in…
Erie County Water Authority tending to a pair of leaks
The Erie County Water Authority is working to repair two leaks this morning. The first leak the Water Authority reports is in Amherst on Deer Run near Brandywine. The second…
One charged in underage alcohol detail
CLARENCE — New York State Police in conjunction with the New York State Liquor Authority conducted an underage drinking enforcement detail at 12 Amherst and Clarence establishments that resulted in…
Amherst man sentenced for murdering girlfriend and setting fires for insurance benefits
BUFFALO — Fourty-eight-year-old Ronald Epps of Amherst, who was convicted following a jury trial of wire fraud, mail fraud, arson, possession of Molotov Cocktails, maintaining a premises for drug trafficking,…
WNY National Guard members promoted
LATHAM — Several members of the New York Army National Guard from Western New York were recently given new ranks and responsibilities in recognition of their capability for additional responsibility…