"With the nation reeling from the slaughter of 19 fourth-graders and two teachers in Texas only 10 days after a racist massacre claimed 10 lives in Buffalo, the U.S. Senate seems poised this week to do what it often does: Nothing. Meanwhile, the U.S. Supreme Court may be poised to make it ev…
Buffalo-based 22nd Century Group has rolled out its Very Low Nicotine – or VLN – products at about 150 Circle K convenience stores in the Chicago area, as part of a pilot program.
A small brewery proposed for Portville and a materials recycling business in Ashford are asking the Cattaraugus County IDA for tax breaks.
Heralded biology professor Michael Noonan frequently traveled across the world with Canisius College students, filming wildlife and making videos aimed at conserving the natural environment. But Noonan’s actions on one of those trips and on campus – including allegations that he repeatedly s…
Hundreds of people bid farewell to retired Buffalo Police officer Aaron Salter Jr. during a memorial service at The Chapel at Crosspoint on Wednesday, May 25, 2022. Salter was working as a security guard at Tops on Jefferson Avenue when he was killed in a shootout with the heavily armed gunm…
Old bones from at least two sets of human remains were recovered Tuesday from the site of the former Chautauqua County Alms House on Meadows Road in Dewittville, according to the Chautauqua County Sheriff's Office.
A badly decomposed body was uncovered Wednesday in the 1800 block of Michigan Avenue in Niagara Falls, according to a spokesperson for the mayor's office.
Aaron Salter, the retired Buffalo police officer who was working as a security guard at the Tops on Jefferson Avenue, was laid to rest Wednesday, May 25. He was posthumously awarded the Buffalo Police Department Medal of Honor and promoted to the rank of lieutenant. His former colleagues sta…
Three friends of Aaron Salter, the retired police officer killed in the Tops Markets massacre on May 14, are at the center of a scholarship at Hutchinson Central Technical High School, where Salter graduated almost 40 years ago. The annual award will go to a student “mechanically inclined an…
At a funeral service at The Chapel in Getzville attended by hundreds, Salter was awarded the Buffalo Police Department's Medal of Honor, the highest honor that can be bestowed on an officer – "for his sheer bravery in taking on the face of evil in order to save lives," Police Commissioner Jo…
"Let these incidents in Buffalo, New York and Uvalde, Texas, be the last time we are seeing these horrible mass shootings with people's lives snatched from them and families destroyed for no reason," Buffalo Mayor Byron Brown said.
The Johnetta R. Cole Amvets Post 24 will host the Memorial Day ceremony at 11 a.m. Saturday in Historic Concordia Cemetery, 438 Walden Ave. It will include the laying of flowers on Cole’s grave in Concordia.
Deputies said Kathlyn P. Ventura, 29, of North Tonawanda was the operator of an eastbound Mitsubishi, in which the two children were passengers. The occupants of the other car, a northbound Honda, were identified as driver Jose M. Lazatin, 71, of Niagara Falls, and his passenger, Cynthia S. …
A badly decomposed body was uncovered Wednesday in the 1800 block of Michigan Avenue in Niagara Falls, according to a spokesperson for the mayor's office.
Aaron Salter, the retired Buffalo police officer who was working as a security guard at the Tops on Jefferson Avenue, was laid to rest Wednesday, May 25. He was posthumously awarded the Buffalo Police Department Medal of Honor and promoted to the rank of lieutenant. His former colleagues sta…
Three friends of Aaron Salter, the retired police officer killed in the Tops Markets massacre on May 14, are at the center of a scholarship at Hutchinson Central Technical High School, where Salter graduated almost 40 years ago. The annual award will go to a student “mechanically inclined an…
At a funeral service at The Chapel in Getzville attended by hundreds, Salter was awarded the Buffalo Police Department's Medal of Honor, the highest honor that can be bestowed on an officer – "for his sheer bravery in taking on the face of evil in order to save lives," Police Commissioner Jo…
"Let these incidents in Buffalo, New York and Uvalde, Texas, be the last time we are seeing these horrible mass shootings with people's lives snatched from them and families destroyed for no reason," Buffalo Mayor Byron Brown said.
The Johnetta R. Cole Amvets Post 24 will host the Memorial Day ceremony at 11 a.m. Saturday in Historic Concordia Cemetery, 438 Walden Ave. It will include the laying of flowers on Cole’s grave in Concordia.
The North Tonawanda Police Department plans to present a program aimed at helping city residents respond in active shooter events to help them remain safe. The program is set for 6 p.m. June 9 in North Tonawanda Senior High School Alumni Center.
A Republican primary for the new 23rd Congressional District may dominate this summer's political calendar, with fundraising posing no problem for either contestant.
More than 336,200 Western New Yorkers have contracted Covid-19 since March 2020 and 3,936 have died of it.
The joy of worship, strength of faith and love for others were hallmarks of Pearl Young's life, which was honored in a three-hour memorial service Wednesday.
State Sen. Edward A. Rath III said Wednesday that he will defend his seat against challenger Joel A. Giambra in an Aug. 23 primary election, setting up a rare intra-party contest featuring two of the best-known names in Republican politics.
Dozens of small retailers across Erie County have applied for funds from the county's new Storefront Revitalization Initiative in its first few weeks, indicating strong demand for the $10 million effort to help businesses spruce up their facades.
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