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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 )

Who 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 )

An Army psychiatrist set to be shipped overseas opened fire at the Fort Hood Army post Thursday in a rampage that killed 12 people and left 31 wounded in the worst mass shooting ever at a military base in the United States. It was the latest in a string of deadly shooting sprees in the United States in the past decade. This interactive timeline recounts other mass killings. (Updated: 11/07/09 9:04 PM )

The Atlantic hurricane season is under way and runs through the end of November. This interactive allows you to track the progress of tropical weather in both the Atlantic and Pacific oceans, and includes live data on wind speed and the latest storm advisories. (Updated: 06/23/09 8:10 PM )

A year into his presidency, Barack Obama faced the first Election Day test of his political strength as voters chose governors in Virginia and New Jersey and cast ballots elsewhere for a handful of congressmen and big-city mayors. Obama wasn't on the ballot, but he campaigned aggressively for Democrats. This interactive looks at the key national races. (Updated: 11/03/09 5:45 PM )

The No. 3 ranked Texas Longhorns take the field against the No. 13 ranked Oklahoma St. Cowboys on Saturday. (Updated: 10/30/09 3:13 PM )

It 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: 11/08/09 11:37 PM )

As 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 )

Poet 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 - 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 )

China's economy is booming, with its people enjoying rising standards of living. On the downside, China's people are generating vast mountains of trash, posing health, recycling and environmental problems for the country. This audio slideshow takes a look. (Updated: 10/12/09 7:30 PM )

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Federal stimulus grants, loans and contracts in Erie and Niagara counties as of Sept. 30. (Updated: 11/07/09 11:51 AM )

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