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Flight 3407 relatives talk about family lost, family gained

Updated: 5:47 PM /
At a moving memorial service today for Flight 3407 victims, relatives spoke of family lost, of course, when the plane plunged into a Clarence Center neighborhood in February. But they also talked of having gained plenty of new family over the past nine months.

Economic stimulus bill gets off to a sluggish start

Updated: 12:13 PM /
The mammoth economic stimulus bill that passed early this year created or saved just 231 jobs in the Buffalo metro area as of the end of September, a Buffalo News analysis of federal reports shows.

Walking thin line in Village of Attica

Updated: 9:13 AM /
Bianca Hervey, a 20-year-old college student, was returning home to her apartment in Attica when a village police officer drove up behind her, put on his flashing lights and pulled her over.

Karen Kuwik, of Lackawanna, places a rose on top of the memorial for victims of the Flight 3407 crash. Kuwik's son, Kevin, lost his fiancee, Lorin Maurer, in the crash.
Charles Lewis / Buffalo News

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News & Opinion

Editorials: The state budget mess

Today's editorial pages expand from two to four just so we can focus on the state's reluctance actually to deal…

— from Matters of Opinion

Got jobs?

The breaking news on the economic front this morning is the latest, and still frightening, unemployment situation:…

— from Strictly Business

Sports

This Day in Buffalo Sports History: Levy's first win

Nov. 9, 1986 -- It didn't take Marv Levy long to turn around the Buffalo Bills. At least for a week. The coach of…

— from Sports, Ink

Awesome audio slideshow from The Ralph

Check out Mark Mulville's audio slideshow from this past weekend's Section VI football championships. Some…

— from Prep Talk

Life & Arts

Zeppelin Fighters of the Stone Age

Not sure I could've dreamed up a cooler band then Them Crooked Vultures. Foo Fighter Dave Grohl back behind the kit…

— from Miers on Music

Zagajewski's poetry of the cosmic world and the human face

"Poetry summons us to life, to courage/ in the face of growing shadow./ Can you gaze at the Earth/ like the perfect…

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City & Region

Reality show plans West Side story

Updated: 6:52 PM /
The luxury bus pulled up to the battered yellow house on the West Side just before 9:30 a.m. Saturday. Ty Pennington, TV personality and America's favorite handyman, stepped off, stood in front of 228 Massachusetts Ave. and delivered the news that would change the life of Delores Powell.
•Gallery: "Extreme Makeover" comes to town

Business

V-Frog gets jump on digital dissection

Updated: 10:45 PM /
One of the country’s most vocal animal rights groups is spreading the word about a virtual dissection program developed and sold by a University at Buffalo high-tech spin-off company.

World & Nation

In historic vote, House approves health care bill

Updated: 12:40 PM /
WASHINGTON — For the first time ever, the House late Saturday passed comprehensive legislation aimed at remaking the American health care system to provide coverage for all. The bill passed, 220-215, prompting raucous cheers and hugs among Democrats.

Opinion

Revive the core

Updated: 10:46 PM /
Three iconic downtown buildings — AM&A’s, the Hotel Lafayette and the Statler — now are the focus of possible redevelopment efforts. Local developer Rocco Termini, pictured at the Lafayette, figures in two of those efforts while an investment group takes over the Statler. Requests for public support are likely to be sizeable, but they should be considered carefully.

Life

PeopleTalk: Vietnam vet still answers call to serve

Updated: 3:20 PM /
He enlisted at 18, saw combat in Vietnam and retired from the Army National Guard in 2004. But Alwin “Butch” O’Donnell is still serving his country, and he’ll be at Forest Lawn on Veterans Day, putting out 15,000 flags.

Entertainment

Carrey's 'Christmas Carol' wraps up $31M weekend

Updated: 12:16 AM /
Jim Carrey's Scrooge collected holiday donations from movie fans with his new take on "A Christmas Carol," which took in $31 million to open as the weekend's top movie.