Gasoline prices increase with demand
STAFF REPORTS news@allwnynews.com The price of gasoline in Buffalo and Rochester each increased a penny per gallon to $2.49 and $2.47 respectively, according to AAA of Western and Central New…
Earth Day sees more than 15 tons of litter cleaned up on local shorelines
STAFF REPORTS news@allwnynews.com BUFFALO — Spring cleaning was in full-effect on Saturday — Earth Day — as over 2,000 Western New Yorkers participated in tidying up the shorelines across Erie…
ALERT: BPD on scene at shooting on Crossman Ave.
STAFF REPORTS news@allwnynews.com BUFFALO — Buffalo Police are on scene at a shooting on Crossman Avenue, where a male was reportedly struck by gunfire at approximately 9:30 p.m. Police have…
State settles with 104 auto dealerships over safety defect notices
STAFF REPORTS news@allwnynews.com SYRACUSE — New York State’s attorney general’s office reached settlements with 104 auto dealerships — including 28 in Western New York — that sold vehicles to New…
Jamaican national pleads guilty to making false statements
STAFF REPORTS news@allwnynews.com BUFFALO — LaTanya Notice, 42, of Mt. Vernon, pleaded guilty, before U.S. District Judge Lawrence J. Vilardo, to the crime of making a false statement to a…
Higgins, Ryan call on Harbor Development Corporation to push forward with public market
STAFF REPORTS news@allwnynews.com BUFFALO — Congressman Brian Higgins (NY-26) and New York State Assemblymember Sean Ryan want Erie Canal Harbor Development Corporation (ECHDC) to expedite construction of a Public Market,…
Canadian couple pleads guilty in synthetic drug case
STAFF REPORTS news@allwnynews.com BUFFALO — Karl Morrison, 59, of Kitchener, Ontario, pleaded guilty to attempting to export pentylone and furanyl fentanyl, before U.S. District Judge Lawrence J. Vilardo. The charge…
VA exonerated in medical malpractice lawsuit
STAFF REPORTS news@allwnynews.com BUFFALO — Following a 17-day civil trial, Senior U.S. District Judge William M. Skretny dismissed a medical malpractice lawsuit seeking $25,000,000 in damages brought by plaintiffs Edward…
Cheektowaga man sentenced for child porn
STAFF REPORTS news@allwnynews.com BUFFALO — Robert Acker, 34, of Cheektowaga, who was convicted of possession of child pornography, was sentenced to 36 months in prison, followed by 10 years of…
Buffalo man sentenced to 7 years in prison for role in Tonawanda bank robbery
STAFF REPORTS news@allwnynews.com BUFFALO — Nicholas Graham, 46, of Buffalo, who was convicted of aiding and abetting a bank robbery by use of a dangerous weapon, was sentenced to 84…