Coast Guard urges extra caution to holiday boaters
BUFFALO — With more than 150 emergency cases in Lake Erie, Lake Ontario and the St. Lawrence Seaway in August, Coast Guard Sector Buffalo is urging those who plan to…
Some ECSO offices, services temporarily closed
BUFFALO — Erie County Sheriff Timothy B. Howard announces the Civil Division processing center and the Finger Print Bureau, both divisions located at 134 West Eagle Street, will be closed…
Bisons lose final home game of season, 6-1
The final home game of the season did not go the Bisons’ way on Thursday, with the Herd falling to the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders 6-1. Buffalo is swept in the three-game…
Montero named Bisons MVP as team announced end of season player awards
The Buffalo Bisons today announced that 1B/DH Jesus Montero has been named the team’s Stan Barron Most Valuable Player for the 2016 season. The Herd also named RHP Dustin Antolin…
Sabres ink Girgensons to one-year deal
BUFFALO — The Buffalo Sabres today announced the team has signed forward Zemgus Girgensons to a one-year contract. “Zemgus has grown into a solid two-way player since beginning his career,”…
Bills, USA Football award grants to local football programs
ORCHARD PARK — USA Football, the sport’s national governing body and a member of the U.S. Olympic Committee, and the Buffalo Bills recently awarded football equipment and uniform grants to…
Another Buffalo man sentenced for role in fire
BUFFALO — Fifty-six-year-old Lowell Carey of Buffalo, NY, who was convicted of arson of a commercial building, was sentenced to 41 months in prison by U.S. District Judge Richard J.…
Cheektowaga man sentenced for violating supervised release
BUFFALO — A 33-year-old Cheektowaga man who was convicted of violating supervised release, was sentenced to 12 months in prison and four years of additional supervised release. Assistant U.S. Attorney…
Former union president sentenced
BUFFALO — Mark N. Kirsch, 57, former President and Business Manager of Operating Engineers Local 17, based in Hamburg, NY, who was convicted of conspiracy to commit racketeering and Hobbs…
RailRiders pounce, beat Bisons 14-2
BUFFALO — For the second straight night, the Bisons’ were beaten by the playoff-bound Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders. The second-to-last home game of the season at Coca-Cola Field saw a blowout 14-2…