Lackawanna man charged with cell phone scheme
LACKAWANNA — A 30-year-old Lackawanna man was charged today with scheming to defraud by New York State Police. According to NYSP, Bena S. Albaneh schemed victims into purchasing cellular phones…
State Police rescue Bethlehem Steel beaver
LACKWAWANNA — A pair of Troopers from the Clarence Barracks were working a traffic post Saturday evening near the Bethlehem Steel fire when something caught their eyes. One of them…
Local school districts to get aid for pre-k programs
Four WNY school districts are among the 25 high-need districts across the state that will divvy up $10.4 million in state aid to increase access to quality pre-kindergarten for more…
DEC says air quality near Bethlehem Steel plant has returned to ‘baseline levels’
LACKAWANNA — The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation released a statement on Friday concerning the air quality near Republic Steel, formerly Bethlehem Steel. The full statement follows: DEC…
Bethlehem Park residents in Lackawanna being evacuated
LACKAWANNA — Residents in the Bethlehem Park area are being evacuated due to concerns of air quality due to the ongoing fire at Republic Steel — formerly Bethlehem Steel —…
ALERT: Route 5 closed due to fire at former Bethlehem Steel plant
LACKAWANNA — The Hamburg Police Department says that due to the fire on the old Bethlehem Steel site, Route 5 will remain closed from Lake Avenue to Ridge Road for…
Lackawanna man pleads guilty to drug charges
BUFFALO — A 37-year-old Lackawanna man faces up to 20 years in prison an $1 million in fines after pleading guilty Friday to possession with intent ti distribute cocaine and…
Buffalo man indicted on murder charges in fatal stabbing
BUFFALO — Twenty-year-old Christian Gille of Buffalo has been arraigned before Erie County Court Judge Kenneth F. Case on an indictment charging him with two counts of Murder in the…
Lackawanna man gets max sentence for killing wife
BUFFALO — A 28-year-old Lackawanna man was sentenced Monday to 25-years-to-life in prison on a second-degree murder conviction for the stabbing death of his wife. According to Acting Erie County…
West Seneca Police seek larceny suspect
WEST SENECA — West Seneca Police turned to social media asking for the public’s help in identifying a suspect in a string of larcenies from liquor stores in West Seneca,…