Sabres morning skate report: Lydman in, Roy and Connolly OK
Indications from today's Sabres morning skate are that Derek Roy and Tim Connolly are fine, while Toni Lydman will be back in the the lineup for tonight's game against Boston. For more, go to the Sabres Edge blog. (Updated: 11/20/09 11:44 AM )
One killed, one critical in separate Buffalo shootings
Two men were shot on Buffalo's streets Thursday night, leaving one man dead and the other
in critical condition, police said Friday. (Updated: 11/20/09 4:39 PM )
Swine flu clinic limited to Starpoint district residents
PENDLETON—The swine flu immunization clinic at Starpoint High School on Saturday is for Starpoint district residents only. (Updated: 11/20/09 2:41 PM )
Lancaster police seek gas station robber
Lancaster police have released a surveillance-video photo of a man who forcefully stole
hundreds of dollars from the Mobil Gas station on Broadway last Saturday. (Updated: 11/20/09 9:25 AM )
Good Morning, Buffalo: A quick look at what's happening today
The record-setting rain is over, the National Weather Service says, but we're still
in for a few lingering showers today. What we're likely to notice the most is that it's colder
-- upper 40s at best -- and then there's that stiff wind. (Updated: 11/20/09 12:10 AM )
Kane named Cheektowaga school superintendent
Longtime Cheektowaga Central Schools administrator Dennis M. Kane has been named superintendent for the district. (Updated: 11/20/09 7:51 AM )
Adrienne March convicted in double shooting
Adrienne S. March was convicted today of first-degree attempted murder, assault and a
weapons counts for shooting a man and woman in a car in North Buffalo. She claims the man was
supplying her the crack cocaine she sold on Buffalo streets. (Updated: 11/20/09 3:21 PM )
Broderick won't seek re-election as Niagara County treasurer
LOCKPORT-- Niagara County Treasurer David S. Broderick announced Thursday he will not seek re-election next year, and County Legislator Kyle D. Andrews said he will run for the post. (Updated: 11/19/09 6:39 PM )
One Walmart suit down, a new one to go in NT
NORTH TONAWANDA -- A judge has thrown out was left of an October 2008 lawsuit filed against
a proposed Walmart, although an appearance has been scheduled for next month on a new suit
filed earlier this month. (Updated: 11/19/09 4:19 PM )
Jobless rate slips to 8.3 percent
The unemployment rate in the Buffalo Niagara region inched down to 8.3 percent in October,
but the region continues to lose jobs at its fastest pace in nearly eight years, the state
Labor Department said today. (Updated: 11/19/09 2:20 PM )
News staff selections: Week 11
The Buffalo News' NFL staff makes its picks against the point spread of each week's National
Football League games. (Updated: 11/20/09 9:49 PM )
Women's basketball: St. Bonaventure beats Niagara, 66-49
Defense prevails for St. Bonaventure's women's basketball team as it topples Niagara, 66-49. (Updated: 11/19/09 1:46 PM )
Creamer gets nine-year sentence for role in home invasion
Anthony T. Creamer today was sentenced to nine years in prison for a violent home invasion
at a Buffalo police officer's house where a cohort was fatally shot. (Updated: 11/19/09 11:59 AM )
Board fires executive director of United Way of the Tonawandas
The United Way of the Tonawandas' executive board fired Executive Director George O'Neil
Wednesday night, at least in part because of comments he made for an upcoming story in The
Buffalo News. (Updated: 11/19/09 12:06 PM )
Three charged in Wehrle Golf Dome burglary
Three young men were charged with burglary early this morning after Lancaster police found Wehrle Golf Dome gift certificates in their possession minutes after the alarm at the golf dome went off. (Updated: 11/19/09 12:04 PM )
Leaders hold on for wins following two recounts
The leaders held on for wins in two suburban races, according to the results of hand
re-counts released today by the Erie County Board of Elections. (Updated: 11/19/09 11:43 AM )
Holy Angels names new principal
Julie Kaczor, former assistant principal at two Orchard Park public elementary schools,
has been named principal of Holy Angels Academy, an all-girls Catholic school in North
Buffalo. (Updated: 11/19/09 11:40 AM )
Review Gleason's live chat
The National Hockey League season is well under way and News hockey columnist Bucky
Gleason took questions on the league and Sabres on Thursday. (Updated: 11/20/09 10:27 PM )
Niagara Thruway accident ties up morning traffic
A truck crashed on the southbound Niagara Thruway near Vulcan Street this morning, causing
a major traffic jam for commuters bound for the city. (Updated: 11/19/09 9:58 AM )
New Era Cap closing some U.S. facilities
New Era Cap Co. plans to sharply reduce its manufacturing operations in the United States and will decide whether to keep or close its plant in Derby, sources familiar with the situation said. (Updated: 11/19/09 12:02 PM )
Bills sign quarterback Brohm
The Bills have reached a two-year agreement with Green Bay Packers practice squad quarterback Brian Brohm, according to the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. For more details, go to the BillBoard blog. (Updated: 11/20/09 9:53 PM )
Fire at Left Bank causes $500 damage
Buffalo firefighters raced across the street this morning to contain a fire in the basement
of the Left Bank restaurant on the city's West Side. (Updated: 11/19/09 8:38 AM )
Good Morning, Buffalo: A quick look at what's happening today
Remember rain? We haven't had any since Nov. 5, but what's forecast for today and
tonight will start to make up for our precipitation deficit. We're 2 inches below normal for
the month and the National Weather Service says about an inch will fall before skies start to
clear again. (Updated: 11/19/09 12:12 AM )
Thermilus detonates as UB routs Miami
OXFORD, Ohio — At this rate, the University at Buffalo might want to change its name to
Tailback U. (Updated: 11/19/09 8:08 AM )
Panthers get revenge
There was no way the Florida Panthers were going to get blown out again. The Buffalo Sabres
embarrassed them with five first-period goals in the teams' first meeting, an onslaught
Florida had no desire to repeat. (Updated: 11/20/09 10:26 PM )
Hutch Tech junior dies; cause not revealed
A junior at Buffalo's Hutchinson Central Technical High School died in a local hospital
either Tuesday night or early Wednesday morning. School district officials declined to comment
on whether the boy's death was related to swine flu. (Updated: 11/18/09 5:06 PM )
North Tonawanda teen pleads guilty in fatal DWI crash
LOCKPORT -- A North Tonawanda teenager admitted today that she was driving drunk when she
crashed her car and killed her boyfriend May 31. (Updated: 11/18/09 4:49 PM )
Man gets 20 years to life for fatal injection to girlfriend
A Town of Tonawanda man who injected his girlfriend with an overdose of a prescription painkiller after they argued on Dec. 12 was sentenced today to 20 years to life in prison. (Updated: 11/18/09 4:41 PM )
Review Keith McShea's high school sports chat
The state football playoffs are down to the semifinals and four teams from Western New York are still alive, and the Harvard Cup final between Burgard and Riverside has been set. News high school reporter Keith McShea talked about that and more during his weekly live chat. (Updated: 11/19/09 10:31 AM )
Guilty plea in arson that destroyed home
A Buffalo man pleaded guilty today to second-degree arson for a fire that destroyed his family's home over the summer and severely injured a Buffalo firefighter. (Updated: 11/18/09 1:05 PM )
Fitzpatrick working with Bills starters
Ryan Fitzpatrick was taking the first-team snaps at quarterback during the portion of practice the media watched as the Bills worked Wednesday in Ralph Wilson Stadium. (Updated: 11/20/09 9:53 PM )
Kevin Allen sentenced to 25 to life for mistaken murder
Kevin Allen, already serving a prison term for a home invasion, today was ordered to serve a 25-year-to-life term for his role in the fatal shooting of an innocent man. (Updated: 11/18/09 11:48 AM )
Bills put Fine on IR, sign TE
The Bills have placed tight end Derek Fine on the injured reserve list and signed three-year veteran Joe Klopfenstein to take his place. (Updated: 11/18/09 11:06 AM )
Chairman of county control board to exit
Robert M. Glaser, chairman of Erie County's state-appointed control board, said today
he will leave the board at the end of this year because he expects his business to demand more
of his time in 2010. (Updated: 11/18/09 11:45 AM )
Lockport teen charged in fatal hit-and-run
LOCKPORT -- City police have taken two suspects custody and charged one of them today in connection with a fatal hit-and-run crash Tuesday afternoon. (Updated: 11/18/09 7:58 PM )
Buffalo developers shout at each other over tax incentives
The normally routine monthly meeting of nonprofit Buffalo Place degenerated into a
shouting match this morning, as rival real estate developers argued and even insulted
each other over a proposed resolution endorsing a downtown major project. (Updated: 11/18/09 12:59 PM )
Former state senator Joseph Tauriello dies
Former State Sen. Joseph A. Tauriello, a major figure in local and state Democratic
politics for more than 40 years, died Tuesday evening at Elderwood Senior Care in Cheektowaga
after a long illness. He was 75. (Updated: 11/18/09 11:50 AM )
Kayaker rescued after fall into Niagara River
A kayaker who apparently fell out of his vessel in the Niagara River near Beaver Island
State Park was rescued Tuesday evening after he managed to get to shore and use his cell phone
to call for help, U.S. Coast Guard officials said today. (Updated: 11/18/09 9:59 AM )
Mandatory parent attendance at Sweet Home drug/alcohol meeting debated
The beginnings of a contentious debate over mandated parent attendance at the school
district's drug and alcohol informational meetings surfaced Tuesday night at the Sweet Home
School Board. (Updated: 11/18/09 7:38 AM )
Parents want Chinese language taught in Williamsville schools
How is it that struggling Buffalo public schools can offer Chinese language classes to its
students, yet the Williamsville Central School District … considered the best and wealthiest
in the region … can't? (Updated: 11/18/09 8:06 AM )
Good morning, Buffalo: a quick look at what's happening today
This is going to be the good one, the best day of the week. The National Weather Service is
promising sunny skies and temperatures rising into the mid to upper 50s this afternoon. Not
bad for the third week of November. (Updated: 11/18/09 12:01 AM )
Grand Island voters reject capital project
Voters today turned down a proposed $47.3 million capital project for
the Grand Island School District by a vote of 1,020 to 586. (Updated: 11/17/09 11:08 PM )
Two men hold up Grant Street M&T branch
A Grant Street M&T Bank branch was held up about 11:30 a.m. today when two man approached a
teller with a note stating "give me all the money," according to Buffalo police reports. (Updated: 11/17/09 7:26 PM )
Amherst man identified as victim in Schutrum Street slaying
An Amherst man has been identified as the victim of Monday afternoon's fatal shooting on
Schutrum Street, Buffalo police reported today. (Updated: 11/17/09 7:19 PM )
Deadly Falls fire was accidental; smoke detectors weren't working
NIAGARA FALLS -- A fire that killed a mother and daughter on Monteagle Street last weekend
was accidental, and the home where it occurred did not have working smoke detectors, city fire
investigators said on Tuesday. (Updated: 11/17/09 6:57 PM )
Ecological study of Niagara Gorge endorsed by Greenway commission
The Niagara River Greenway Commission this afternoon endorsed a proposed ecological study
of the Niagara Gorge, and at the same time stressed its action takes no side in the debate
over the future of the Robert Moses Parkway, which runs along its edge. (Updated: 11/17/09 10:34 PM )
City says it's on track to take over parks on Jan. 1
The city still plans on retaking control of its parks and recreation centers on Jan. 1, an
attorney for Mayor Byron W. Brown told lawmakers today. (Updated: 11/17/09 1:20 PM )
Wheatfield budget hole leaves Town Board in tough spot
WHEATFIELD -- The town came into this year some $743,000 in the hole, an independent
auditor told the Town Board Monday night. (Updated: 11/17/09 1:13 PM )
Riverside man charged after standoff with police
A Riverside man who threatened to blow up his house was apprehended in his basement this
morning following a two-hour standoff, Buffalo police reported. (Updated: 11/17/09 11:40 AM )
News Neediest Fund campaign begins
At 10:46 a.m. today, Buffalo News and United Way officials pulled up a lever to light the
Christmas tree in The News lobby, kicking off a campaign that has sent about $20 million in
toys and food to local needy families over the last quarter century. (Updated: 11/17/09 11:44 AM )
Narcotics sweep leads to 28 arrests
A South Buffalo auto sales business a short distance from Southside Elementary School and a
West Side barber shop were among the sites used to sell cocaine mailed from Puerto Rico to
Buffalo, authorities said today. (Updated: 11/17/09 1:18 PM )
Police make arrest in kidnapping
Buffalo police this morning arrested a 17-year-old youth and accused him of kidnapping two
Kenmore roommates over the weekend. (Updated: 11/17/09 9:13 AM )
Cuomo campaign whispering 'doesn't anger me,' Paterson says
ALBANY — If Gov. David A. Paterson is upset with the campaign saber-rattling by forces
close to Attorney General Andrew Cuomo, he is trying hard not to show it, even as another poll
is released showing support growing for a Cuomo gubernatorial run. (Updated: 11/17/09 9:27 AM )
$47.3 million Grand Island school project on ballot today
Every building and even outdoor athletic facilities in the Grand Island School District would be touched by a $47.3 million capital project on which residents are voting today. (Updated: 11/17/09 8:37 AM )
Council united in call for Davis to resign
The bitterly divided Common Council is speaking with a united voice when it comes to the
future of Brian C. Davis. (Updated: 11/17/09 3:38 PM )
Hamburg voters to determine fate of two seats on board today
Hamburg residents are voting today on whether to eliminate two seats from the Town Board. (Updated: 11/17/09 8:34 AM )
Roundball with your coffee? Review this morning's Niagara-Drexel live blog
Niagara and Drexel are playing a made-for-ESPN college basketball game at the Taps Gallagher Center this morning. (Updated: 11/17/09 6:45 PM )
Good Morning, Buffalo: A quick look at what's happening today
Today is not supposed to be the nicest day this week -- according to the National
Weather Service, that's coming Wednesday -- but it should do just fine. Forecasters are
promising more sunshine than we had on Monday, a little more wind and a high temperature that
actually makes it up to around 50 degrees. Not bad for the middle of November. (Updated: 11/17/09 12:29 AM )
Hamburg board adopts budget
Hamburg Town Board members made few changes to the preliminary 2010 budget and adopted it without comment Monday night. (Updated: 11/17/09 6:48 AM )
Paterson continues to slip in new Siena poll
ALBANY -- Maybe a few more New Yorkers feel they personally like Gov. David Paterson, but
the number of voters looking for someone else to run for governor next year is continuing to
climb, a new poll has found. (Updated: 11/16/09 10:16 AM )