Databases
- University Heights crime data 2004-2008
Updated: 09/04/09 5:55 PMThe 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 )
- Gasoline prices in Western New York
Updated: 06/26/09 5:13 PMFind 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 )
- New York Power Authority employee bonuses
Updated: 06/12/09 9:32 AM(Updated: 06/12/09 9:32 AM )
- Join the crowds with our WNY festival guide
- NEWS STAFF REPORTER
Updated: 06/23/09 4:03 PM (Updated: 06/23/09 4:03 PM )
- Western New York's 2009 Garden Tours
- HOME & STYLE EDITOR
Updated: 06/23/09 4:03 PM 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 )
Interactives
- Health care debate: Proposals for changing the system
Updated: 09/15/09 5:15 PMHouse leaders work to reassure members of the rank-and-file as they seek the votes needed to pass health care legislation. Across the Capitol, a bipartisan group of senators tries to ease concerns of governors who fear their states will be stuck with more costs. This interactive takes a comprehensive look at the various health care proposals and how they would affect you. (Updated: 09/15/09 5:15 PM )
- Key dates in Sarah Palin's career
Updated: 11/14/09 5:51 PMSarah Palin is embarking on a book tour and is considered a leading contender for the 2012 Republican presidential nomination. This interactive timeline looks at the career of the former Alaska governor and running mate for John McCain in the 2008 presidential election. (Updated: 11/14/09 5:51 PM )
- NFL 2009 season tracker charts teams, weekly matchups
Updated: 09/24/09 10:59 PMWho is your favorite NFL team playing this week? How do they match up? And which players are injured? Check out this interactive for team standings, weekly matchups, injury updates, statistical comparisons and schedules. (Updated: 09/24/09 10:59 PM )
- Fort Hood shootings: Details of a nightmare
Updated: 11/14/09 5:42 PMThe suspect in the Fort Hood shooting rampage could face the death penalty. But he will be prosecuted in the military justice system, where no one has been executed in nearly 50 years. This interactive profiles the suspect, Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan and his 13 victims, and gives a timeline of events leading to the tragedy. (Updated: 11/14/09 5:42 PM )
- Buckeyes, Hawkeyes battle for postseason position
- Associated Press
Updated: 11/11/09 2:29 PM No. 10 Ohio St. plays No. 15 Iowa on Saturday in a matchup between teams trying to remain in top-shelf bowl contention. Injured Iowa quarterback Ricky Stanzi is unlikely to take the field, which leaves Hawkeye freshman quarterback James Vandenberg on the hot seat to perform well. AP sports writers Rusty Miller and Luke Meredith analyze the game in an interactive published by the Associated Press. (Updated: 11/11/09 2:29 PM )
Slideshows
- Jellyfish swarming northward as the world warms
Updated: 11/17/09 11:56 PMThis year's swarm of Nomura, the world's largest jellyfish, is one of the worst ever seen in Japan. Scientists believe climate change — the warming of oceans — has allowed Nomura and some of the almost 2,000 jellyfish species to expand their ranges and overall numbers, much as warming has helped ticks, bark beetles and other pests to spread to new latitudes. This audio slideshow offers a look at the jellyfish menace off Japan. (Updated: 11/17/09 11:56 PM )
- Weekend Warriors: Sights and sounds from the Section VI football championships
Updated: 11/10/09 12:07 PMIt was a busy weekend at Ralph Wilson Stadium where local high schools competed in the Section VI championships. News photographer Mark Mulville was there to capture the games in this audio slideshow. (Updated: 11/10/09 12:07 PM )
- Ambush in Afghanistan: Photographer caught in firefight
Updated: 11/07/09 9:02 PMAs President Obama nears a decision on sending additional U.S. troops to Afghanistan, fighting continues between coalition forces and Taliban militias determined to destabilize the country. This audio slideshow captures the intense fighting as a U.S. Army unit is ambushed by the Taliban during a patrol in the Pech Valley of Afghanistan's Kunar province. (Updated: 11/07/09 9:02 PM )
- Words and Image: A poet and photographer collaborate
Updated: 10/22/09 9:53 PMPoet Eric Gansworth reads two selections from his forthcoming book "From the Western Door to the Lower West Side," a book of poems set to photographs by Milton Rogovin. (Updated: 10/22/09 9:53 PM )
- The Gerald Mead Collection
Updated: 10/22/09 9:34 PMThe Gerald Mead Collection - over 450 paintings, prints, drawings, sculptures, photographs, crafts and video by over 400 artists - is open until Oct. 5 at the Western New York Books Art Center at 468 Washington St. (Updated: 10/22/09 9:34 PM )
Documents
- Arts Council in Buffalo and Erie County's list of accomplishments and activities
Updated: 11/07/09 3:41 PM(Updated: 11/07/09 3:41 PM )
- 2008 audit of the Arts Council in Buffalo and Erie County
Updated: 11/07/09 4:03 PM(Updated: 11/07/09 4:03 PM )
- Auditor's letter regarding the Arts Council in Buffalo and Erie County
Updated: 11/07/09 3:39 PM(Updated: 11/07/09 3:39 PM )
- Federal stimulus grants, loans and contracts in Erie and Niagara counties as of Sept. 30
Updated: 11/07/09 11:51 AMFederal stimulus grants, loans and contracts in Erie and Niagara counties as of Sept. 30. (Updated: 11/07/09 11:51 AM )
- Erie County Budget 2010: County Executive's Budget Message and Summary
Updated: 10/03/09 2:16 PM(Updated: 10/03/09 2:16 PM )
