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A 42-year-old Canadian man was arrested at the Peace Bridge about 12:05 a.m. Monday and charged with allegedly trying to sneak an estimated 167.5 grams of marijuana into Buffalo. Peter J. Broersma... Read More

The number of admissions into Erie County treatment programs by people using heroin or prescription painkillers surpassed the number admitted for alcohol abuse for the first time in 2014, a Buffalo ... Read More

A vacant seat on the Cheektowaga Town Board will remain that way until a candidate is elected in November.The board Monday night withdrew a resolution appointing Dennis A. Smith Jr. to fill the... Read More

Two 20-year-old Buffalo men was taken into custody in a backyard on Mendola Avenue off Kensington Avenue about an hour or so after they allegedly staged an armed robbery in the 400 block of East... Read More

Three people were taken by ambulance to the Erie County Medical Center after a two-car accident at the intersection of Fillmore Avenue and Best Street about 8 p.m. Monday. Although initial reports... Read More

A Silver Alert for a 60-year-old Town of Tonawanda man suffering from dementia or related cognitive disorders was issued by the Erie County Sheriff’s Office Monday night. Michael J. Hughes... Read More

Casey Swain, 37, of Buffalo, was indicted by a federal grand jury Monday on 12 charges for allegedly robbing four First Niagara Bank branches in Buffalo, Lackawanna, Kenmore and Niagara Falls over... Read More

OLAF FUB SEZ: According to author Judith Viorst, born on this date in 1931, “Strength is the capacity to break a chocolate bar into four pieces with your bare hands – and then eat... Read More

ROCHESTER – Gordon L. Montgomery, 57, of Batavia, pleaded guilty here Monday before U.S. District Judge Charles J. Siragusa to conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute... Read More

Three people were taken by ambulance to the Erie County Medical Center after a two-car accident at the intersection of Fillmore Avenue and Best Street about 8 p.m. Monday. Although initial reports... Read More