Ex-lawyer faces prison for violating probation
Kevin J. Love, a former lawyer with longstanding drinking and cocaine problems, was told
today he faces a prison term of up to four years after admitting that he violated terms of
probation he received months ago. (Updated: 03/19/10 10:51 AM )
Geico video gives Buffett lead role
Buffalo News owner Warren Buffett apparently has a sense of humor to match his back account. See an ad featuring Buffet at http://blogs.buffalonews.com/live/2010/03/buffett-in-geico-ad.html (Updated: 03/19/10 12:41 PM )
Bryant & Stratton College gets tax breaks from Amherst IDA
The Amherst Industrial Development Agency today granted more than $790,000 in tax breaks to
Bryant & Stratton College to help it move its Amherst campus to a new site on Millersport
Highway. (Updated: 03/19/10 10:43 AM )
Fire drives three from Buffalo home
A fire drove an adult and two children from their Buffalo home early this morning. (Updated: 03/19/10 8:11 AM )
Buffalo schools chief urges parents' appeal to stop state aid cuts
Buffalo Public School Superintendent James A. Williams Thursday appealed to parents to
pressure their state representatives to avoid cutting state aid to local school districts. (Updated: 03/19/10 7:24 AM )
Victim of fatal Perry Street fire identified
The victim of a fatal fire in a Perry Street apartment late Wednesday has
been identified as Mary Bly, 59. (Updated: 03/19/10 7:22 AM )
Good Morning Buffalo: A quick look at what's happening today
Mother Nature has a cruel sense of humor. We've had a delightful final three weeks of
winter -- sunny, mild and dry -- but once spring officially arrives at 1:32 p.m. Saturday,
we're due to get plunged back into the cold and damp. In fact, a certain four-letter word is
showing up in next week's forecast. More than once. (Updated: 03/19/10 12:22 AM )
Pominville's hat trick helps Sabres blitz Lightning
TAMPA, Fla. — For the Buffalo Sabres' sake, hopefully video cameras followed their
every move prior to Thursday's game. That way they can review the tape, retrace their steps
and do exactly the same thing every game day — because whatever they did, it worked. (Updated: 03/18/10 11:30 PM )
Body identified as that of Lancaster father's missing son
SEATTLE — A child’s body found Thursday on an island beach in Puget Sound is
that of an 8-year-old boy who vanished last weekend with his mother, a Pierce County
sheriff’s spokesman said. (Updated: 03/19/10 8:28 AM )
Channel 2 pre-empts comedy "Community" for Roswell Park-sponsored show
Channel 2 pre-empted an original episode of the NBC comedy "Community" tonight to carry a special sponsored by Roswell Park. The News' Alan Pergament has more on the Talkin' TV blog. (Updated: 03/18/10 8:34 PM )
Bona downs Robert Morris in first round of WNIT
OLEAN — St. Bonaventure secured a 76-50 victory tonight over Robert Morris in the first round of the WNIT. The News' Amy Moritz kept you up to date on the Campus Watch blog. (Updated: 03/18/10 9:20 PM )
Health bill buoyed in House by report it will cut deficit
WASHINGTON — The House on Thursday moved toward a Sunday vote on a historic remaking of the U.S. health care system, buoyed by an independent analysis that said the $940 billion, 10-year measure will cut the federal deficit. (Updated: 03/19/10 8:44 AM )
Man indicted on second-degree murder charge
Dontae E. Coble was indicted today for allegedly fatally stabbing Daniel Smalls after a
Feb. 13 late night altercation at a Genesee Street party almost a month before the accused
turned 16. (Updated: 03/18/10 3:05 PM )
Amherst gets only one bid for ice arena naming rights
Despite some initial optimism that the Town of Amherst would receive multiple proposals for the naming of the former Amherst Pepsi Center, the town received only one bid for the naming rights last week. (Updated: 03/18/10 11:07 AM )
City prepared to spend $2 million on equipment for parks
The city is planning a $2 million upgrade of the equipment and vehicles that are used to
maintain Buffalo's sprawling parks system. (Updated: 03/18/10 10:11 AM )
Butler expected to replace Sekera on Sabres' blue line tonight
TAMPA, Fla. — Chris Butler, a healthy scratch the past six games, is expected to return to the Sabres' blue line tonight against Tampa Bay. The defenseman would replace Andrej Sekera. Read more on the Sabres Edge blog. (Updated: 03/18/10 5:38 PM )
Tax accountants to offer advice to callers
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Deputies arrest four drivers for drunk driving
Erie County sheriff's deputies arrested four people for driving while intoxicated Wednesday
night in Clarence, Amherst, Springville and Colden. (Updated: 03/18/10 9:25 AM )
Fatal Perry Street fire blamed on careless smoking
A woman in her 40s died late Wednesday, shortly after fire broke out in her first-floor apartment in the Commodore Perry projects, fire officials said. (Updated: 03/18/10 7:40 AM )
Good Morning, Buffalo: A quick look at what's happening today
Today looks so good it's hard to believe that it's still officially winter. The
forecast is calling for sunshine all day and temperatures as high as 61 in places that are far
enough inland not to feel the winds off frigid Lake Erie. Buffalo and the suburbs aren't
expected to be so hot, topping out only in the low to mid-50s, thanks to a stiff westerly
breeze. Friday? Much the same. (Updated: 03/18/10 12:18 AM )
Orchard Park board delays decision on rezoning for People Inc.
Orchard Park Town Board members Wednesday night put off a decision on rezoning a parcel that would allow People Inc. to build subsidized senior housing. (Updated: 03/18/10 7:41 AM )
Review Keith McShea's Prep Talk chat
The action has quieted down, but that's because only a handful of teams are still alive as we've reached the most important basketball games of the year -- the state championships. Buffalo News high schools writer Keith McShea held his live chat tonight at the Prep Talk blog. (Updated: 03/17/10 11:41 PM )
Three-time embezzler headed to prison
The former chief financial officer for Buffalo's Franklin Assets Management investment firm was taken into custody today after being sentenced to up to four years in prison on his third corporate embezzlement conviction. (Updated: 03/17/10 4:12 PM )
Harness racer gets 20-year sentence for shipping drugs
Hugh M. Stevens, a harness racer who used horse trailers to move illegal drug shipments
throughout the United States and Canada, was sentenced to 20 years in federal prison this
afternoon. (Updated: 03/17/10 1:32 PM )
Diocese closing St. Paul's School in Kenmore
St. Paul's Catholic Elementary School in Kenmore will close at the end of this school year
because of plummeting enrollment. (Updated: 03/17/10 3:55 PM )
Man robbed near UB Main Street campus
Amherst police are looking for two robbers wearing ski masks who took about $40 and a cell
phone from a 29-year-old man walking on Springville Avenue near the University at Buffalo Main
Street campus late Tuesday night. (Updated: 03/17/10 2:55 PM )
Paterson's press secretary resigns amid scandal
Gov. David Paterson's press secretary is resigning, making her the fourth top staffer to resign amid scandals that threaten the administration. (Updated: 03/17/10 5:54 PM )
Demand driving price for tickets to NCAA games
Tickets for Friday night's NCAA Tournament session at HSBC Arena are listed today for as much as $1,000 at online ticket reseller StubHub. (Updated: 03/17/10 2:33 PM )
Corfu man faces multiple charges in high-speed chase
BATAVIA — The Genesee County Sheriff's Office today formally charged a Corfu man who
was accused of leading officers on a high-speed chase March 8 that ended when he crashed his
pickup into a house. (Updated: 03/17/10 1:59 PM )
St. Patrick's Day in full swing
St. Patrick's Day got off to an early start today with hundreds of green bagels for sale at Bagel Jay's and will continue well into the night with celebrations throughout the region. (Updated: 03/17/10 12:32 PM )
Inmate accused of striking deputy during court appearance
Erie County sheriff's officials have accused an inmate of charging at a deputy and striking
him in the head and chest following a court appearance in Buffalo City Court on Tuesday
afternoon. (Updated: 03/17/10 11:48 AM )
Gaymar to close Ontario plant; shift work to Orchard Park
Gaymar Industries is closing its plant in Kitchener, Ont., and shifting that work to its
headquarters and manufacturing facility in Orchard Park, the medical device maker said today. (Updated: 03/17/10 12:51 PM )
Williamsville schools planning smaller tax hike
The superintendent of Williamsville schools rolled out a revised 2010-11 budget proposal last week that reduced proposed spending by $2 million but still maintains school programs. The result would increase school taxes by just under 2 percent instead of 4 percent. (Updated: 03/17/10 11:14 AM )
Tournament poses parking challenges
Parking could be a challenge as thousands of people converge on downtown beginning Friday
for the NCAA men's basketball tournament. (Updated: 03/17/10 9:33 AM )
Project delays dent Ecology & Environment earnings
Ecology & Environment's second-quarter profits plunged by 76 percent as the Lancaster-based
environmental services firm was stung by funding and project delays. (Updated: 03/17/10 9:45 AM )
Driver dies after DWI arrest
A 47-year-old Genesee County man arrested for driving while intoxicated Tuesday evening
became unresponsive in the back of a patrol car and later died, Genesee County sheriff's
officials reported. (Updated: 03/17/10 2:32 PM )
East Aurora elects new mayor in tight race
East Aurora has a new mayor — a Buffalo police officer who campaigned hard against the
idea of dissolving village government. (Updated: 03/17/10 1:17 AM )
Lake Shore board votes to shut two elementary schools
The Lake Shore Central School Board voted unanimously Tuesday to close two of the district’s five elementary schools because of declining enrollment and a looming economic crisis. (Updated: 03/17/10 7:44 AM )
Good morning, Buffalo: a quick look at what's happening today
Happy St. Patrick's Day! With weather like this, the entire Western New York landscape
should be wearing green pretty soon. There's more sunshine in today's forecast, which is sure
to inspire those sprouting daffodils and crocuses. High should be about 50 in Buffalo and
along the lake shore, five to 10 degrees warmer inland. Low tonight should stay in the mid
30s. (Updated: 03/17/10 12:12 AM )
Fuller, Meyer elected to Barker board
Two familiar faces in village government were elected to the Barker Village Board Tuesday,
in a five-way race for just two seats, while Democrat Bernard "Bernie" Leiker held off
Republican Keith Douglas by just 10 votes to take the sole trustee spot in Wilson. (Updated: 03/16/10 10:25 PM )
Voters in three Cattaraugus County villages OK dissolution
LITTLE VALLEY -- Resolutions to dissolve villages in Randolph, East Randolph and Perrysburg were approved overwhelmingly in voting today. (Updated: 03/16/10 10:05 PM )
Lanes closed on ramps between Youngmann Highway and Niagara Thruway
Two construction projects at major highway interchanges in Erie and Niagara counties will
cause delays and headaches for motorists and require many drivers to use local streets for
detours — until the construction season ends in November. (Updated: 03/16/10 8:04 PM )
High court clears way for Glacial mine
Glacial Aggregates is gearing for spring work on its long-delayed sand and gravel mine in
the rural Cattaraugus County town of Yorkshire now that the state's highest court has cleared
legal obstacles, an attorney for the Hamburg-based business said Tuesday. (Updated: 03/16/10 10:32 PM )
First Niagara selling bonds to pay down debt
First Niagara Financial Group on Tuesday launched a public debt offering to raise cash for
repaying older, more costly debt. (Updated: 03/16/10 4:10 PM )
NFTA seeking ways to simplify Metro system
A series of meetings that continues tonight will give Metro riders a chance to weigh in on changes proposed for bus and train fares and routes. (Updated: 03/16/10 2:29 PM )
United Health Group signs with Buffalo Medical Group
UnitedHealth Group, the nation's No. 2 health insurer, has signed a provider contract with
Buffalo Medical Group, giving the insurer's 15,000 members in three Western New York counties
"in-network" access to the region's largest private medical practice. (Updated: 03/16/10 2:24 PM )
Helicopter rescues dog from Lake Erie ice
The case of the dog stranded on ice about 300 yards off shore in Chautauqua County on
Monday evening ended happily after daybreak today, when Erie County sheriff's personnel in
their helicopter rescued the dog. (Updated: 03/16/10 1:37 PM )
Bills' Gailey says no front-runner at QB
Buffalo Bills head coach Chan Gailey said Tuesday there is no front-runner for the starting
quarterback job at the moment. (Updated: 03/17/10 9:55 AM )
As Andrews takes over, ‘Priority No. 1’ is to clean up Niagara County treasurer’s office
LOCKPORT— Kyle R. Andrews took office as Niagara County treasurer today, planning to clean up an office whose former occupant left under a cloud. (Updated: 03/16/10 12:35 PM )
Filmmaker pleads guilty to $265,000 theft
Buffalo filmmaker David R. Williams pleaded guilty Tuesday to embezzling nearly $266,000
and was allowed to remain free on a signature bond until he is sentenced June 7. (Updated: 03/16/10 10:17 PM )
North Tonawanda mayor’s e-mails assailed
NORTH TONAWANDA—Mayor Robert G. Ortt has drawn criticism for what some consider an attempt to get the city’s Environmental Committee to “rubber stamp” a proposed street extension. (Updated: 03/16/10 10:53 AM )
Police seek help finding man suspected of theft at restaurant
State Police at Buffalo are seeking the public's help in identifying this man who's
accused of stealing two employees' coats at the Angola Service Area early last Wednesday
morning. (Updated: 03/16/10 10:12 AM )
Good Morning, Buffalo: A quick look at what's happening today
Let's have a round of applause for Dunkirk Dave, Western New York's own weather
forecasting groundhog. On a frigid morning six weeks ago today, Dave awoke from his nap, took
a look around and did not see his shadow. And, as all of us can testify, our winter weather
came to an end about four weeks after that date. Now, except in some stubborn piles and shady
nooks, the snow is gone. (Updated: 03/16/10 12:13 AM )
West Seneca OKs lease with new Burchfield group
The future of the Burchfield Nature & Art Center became somewhat clearer Monday night when
the West Seneca Town Board approved a one-year lease with a new nonprofit group that plans to
launch a multitude of art classes. (Updated: 03/16/10 7:40 AM )
Committee established to address Eggertsville issues
In response to concerns raised by Eggertsville residents, the Amherst Town Board
established an Eggertsville Task Force on Monday to address quality of life, safety and
economic development issues in the community. (Updated: 03/16/10 1:20 PM )
Boat tour operators overcome Ontario residents' objections
NIAGARA-ON-THE-LAKE, Ont. — Having overcome a challenge from neighboring residents,
the operators of Whirlpool Jet Boat Tours are gearing up for a full season of rides this
spring and summer through the white-water rapids of the lower Niagara River. (Updated: 03/15/10 9:00 PM )
DirecTV, Versus have deal after more than 6 months
DirecTV and Versus have reached a deal after more than six months to return the sports network to the satellite television service, according to The Associated Press. (Updated: 03/15/10 7:44 PM )
Items stolen from 10 cars in Amherst
Amherst police are looking for the culprits who rifled through about 10 vehicles over the
weekend, stealing money and valuables from cars in the Millersport-Hartford-Sweet Home area of
the town. (Updated: 03/15/10 4:38 PM )
Video: Sully and DiCesare preview NCAA matchups
News Sports Columnists Jerry Sullivan and Bob Dicesare preview this weekend’s matchups at HSBC Arena. (Updated: 03/15/10 7:22 PM )
Jewelry sale raises money for Gilda's Club
There's still time to indulge yourself and raise money for Gilda's Club of Western New York. Seventeen local jewelry artists are participating in a one-day show and sale today at Gilda's Club, 1140 Delaware Ave., to raise money for the organization. See more at BuffaloNews.com Live. (Updated: 03/15/10 4:24 PM )