The University Heights crime database contains information on more than 9,000 incidents reported to Buffalo police from 2004 to 2008. Type in an address or street name. Or select the type of crime you would like to search for. (Updated: 09/04/09 5:55 PM )
Find out how your gas station compares with others in the Buffalo Niagara region. The News analyzed nearly 8,500 daily gas prices in May 2009 at more than 300 retail gas outlets in Erie and Niagara counties to calculate how each station's prices compared with Erie County or Niagara County's average price.
Type in the name of a station, or partial name, if you know it. Or select the county or city or town in which it's located, or just the brand, for a list of stations. (Updated: 06/26/09 5:13 PM )
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You asked, we delivered. June means the start of garden tour season across Western New York and there are plenty to choose from. These self-guided, often free, tours have become enormously popular. You’ll find plenty of ideas, get some exercise, meet other gardeners (and new plants, no doubt) and certainly have some fun. Here is a look at many of the upcoming walks and tours. Keep an eye on Friday’s Garden Notes listings for any additional walks and updated information. (Updated: 06/23/09 4:03 PM )
When Kathy Smith and her husband, Rex, moved to Western New York 18 years ago with their four children, their household budget was so tight it squeaked. (Updated: 06/04/09 10:47 AM )
When Kathy Smith and her husband, Rex, moved to Western New York 18 years ago with their four children, their household budget was so tight it squeaked. (Updated: 06/04/09 10:47 AM )
Cities in the United States got safer in 2008, while small towns grew more dangerous, according to FBI data released June 1. The FBI says violent crime nationwide dropped by 2.5 percent last year. Property crimes also fell, by 1.6 percent, according to the preliminary data collected by the FBI. Search the FBI's databases to see how your city fared. (Updated: 06/01/09 3:55 PM )
Buffalo residents can now find out about crime in their neighborhoods, with street-by-street
crime updated daily by computer. The city has hired CrimeReports.com, a company that uses computer technology to make law enforcement reports more transparent. To access the crime reports,
click here. (Updated: 05/30/09 8:38 AM )
The U.S. Census Bureau's national population estimates show that our nation is becoming older and more racially and ethnically diverse. The estimates found that nearly half (47 percent) of the nation's children younger than 5 were a minority in 2008, with 25 percent being Hispanic. For all children under 18, 44 percent were a minority and 22 percent were Hispanic. (Updated: 05/14/09 4:17 PM )
Select the county or counties you are interested in, then select the district(s), the school(s) and the subject(s). (Updated: 05/07/09 5:32 PM )
Find the 2008 school test scores for math and English in grades three through eight for private schools in five Western New York Counties: Erie, Niagara, Chautauqua, Allegany and Cattaraugus. (Updated: 03/20/09 4:09 PM )
Census data show a U.S. population somewhat locked in place by the severe housing downturn and economic recession. The population figures as of July 2008 show growth slowdowns in once-booming metropolitan areas, and, as a result, rust-belt metro areas such as Buffalo, Pittsburgh and Cleveland stanched some population losses. (Updated: 03/19/09 4:32 PM )
Amherst homeowners can expect dramatic increases in their property assessments this year,
with preliminary, average assessments rising by about 20 percent for single-family homes. Find
out here how each home would be affected. (Updated: 03/12/09 3:50 PM )
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President-elect Barack Obama's inauguration committee has disclosed the names of all donors. Contributions to the inauguration were limited to $50,000 per person; Obama also banned contributions from corporations, political action committees, registered lobbyists, foreigners and registered foreign agents. Donors are being limited to $50,000 and include liberal activist and hedge fund billionaire George Soros, as well as entertainment industry figures such as actors Sharon Stone, Halle Berry and Jamie Foxx. (Updated: 01/17/09 9:53 AM )
Former president Bill Clinton has raised more than $500 million for his charitable foundation from foreign governments, including Saudi Arabia, and an international who's who of royal families, corporate barons, philanthropic foundations, entertainment
personalities, Democratic donors and longtime friends of the Clinton family, according to a list of donors made public for
the first time. (Updated: 12/18/08 4:46 PM )
The federal government has rated the nation's nearly 16,000 nursing homes. About 22 percent received the lowest rating in a new 5-star system, while 12 percent received the highest ranking possible. A home could obtain up to five stars based on criteria such
as staffing and how well they fared in state inspections. (Updated: 12/18/08 8:02 PM )
Western New York's foundations give millions each year to museums, human services agencies, schools and hospitals among other charitable and cultural groups. Find out here where the money goes. (Updated: 12/19/08 6:39 PM )
New York State has provided the names, pensions and employers for retirees as of March 2008. (Updated: 09/28/09 10:26 AM )
New York State has provided the names, pensions and other information for retirees as
of March 2008. City of Buffalo firefighter pensions are updated through August 2008. (Updated: 09/28/09 10:25 AM )
New York State has provided the names and school districts for pensioners who retired after June 2004, as well as some who retired in previous years. In some cases prior to June 2004, when the state was unable to provide the school district where the retiree worked, that category was left blank. (Updated: 09/28/09 10:26 AM )
Get the vital statistics on all the Buffalo Bills by searching through our regularly updated team roster. (Updated: 10/23/08 11:02 AM )
