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An irrational driver hijacked a car and struck three vehicles and a small school bus Monday during a police chase that ended on Ridge Road where she refused to get out of the vehicle, Lackawanna... Read More

An irrational driver hijacked a car and struck three vehicles and a small school bus Monday during a police chase that ended on Ridge Road where she refused to exit the vehicle, Lackawanna police... Read More

ALBANY – Republican and Democratic lawmakers are joining together to push Gov. Andrew Cuomo to provide “true parity” in funding between upstate roads and bridges and the... Read More

State Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman has sued a man authorities say is scamming customers in Western New York.Joseph Lloyd, 45, of Niagara Falls, is accused of defrauding customers by taking ... Read More

WASHINGTON – The families of Continental Flight 3407 joined with senators, congressmen and one of the nation’s most prominent pilots Tuesday to launch the first strike in what they... Read More

Ron Ehmke is here to dispel the myth of the bad, old Buffalo.As the rhetoric about Buffalo’s economic and psychological resurgence approaches a fever pitch, the veteran performance artist... Read More

A fire severely damaged a vacant house at 740 South Division St., between Smith and Emslie streets, and spread to three neighboring homes early Tuesday morning.The blaze, which was reported at... Read More

A Buffalo man with 18 driver’s license suspensions and two active arrest warrants was arrested during a traffic stop on the Thruway in Cheektowaga just before 5 p.m. Monday.State Police... Read More

ALBANY – Democratic Assembly leaders are pitching a plan to hike taxes on wealthy New Yorkers while offering modest tax breaks for middle class residents.Upset that Gov. Andrew... Read More

Most of the 19th century buildings in view are long gone.... Read More