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Should Western New York be concerned about the Zika virus?

If you haven’t heard much yet about Zika, you will. Zika, a virus spread through mosquitos, is affecting residents in Mexico and Puerto Rico among two dozen other countries throughout South... Read More

 

Nottingham Terrace man, Hertel barber charged with drug trafficking

A 10-month, two-country investigation led to the arrests Thursday of a Canadian man living on Nottingham Terrace and a Hertel Avenue barber and the seizure of quantities of alleged molly and... Read More

 

Fredonia woman treated for minor injuries after Cherry Creek crash

CHERRY CREEK – Katherine A. Clement, 23, of Fredonia, was taken to Brooks Memorial Hospital for treatment of minor injuries after she lost control of her vehicle was driving south on... Read More

 

Suspicious Niagara Falls death ruled a homicide

NIAGARA FALLS – The man found dead under “suspicious” circumstances at 1011 Michigan Avenue late Thursday morning was a homicide victim and was identified as Duane Price, the... Read More

 

Frontier bus driver fired for sharing sexually explicit video

A bus driver has been fired from the Frontier Central School District and is now under police investigation, after reportedly sharing a sexually explicit YouTube video with a bus of middle school... Read More

 

Corfu residents asked to vote for favorite library logo

Corfu residents are invited to vote their preference for one of three logos planned for the Corfu Free Library.They can vote until Feb. 29 on a special ballot available at the library or online at... Read More

 

Man and woman arrested for thefts from Leroy home

BATAVIA – Sara A. Howard, 21, of Bergen, and Alexander E. Fostano, 28, of Batavia, were arrested by State Police on felony charges Wednesday for two alleged burglaries in the Leroy home of a ... Read More

 

Buffalo Teachers Union rejects offer

The Buffalo Teachers Federation unanimously rejected the Board of Education’s latest contract proposal, which called for a 10 percent increase in teacher salaries.The BTF called the... Read More

 

Green Code meetings set in five Buffalo neighborhoods

Five Buffalo Green Code meetings have been scheduled, as public input opportunities continue before the Common Council considers the city’s plan to revise decades-old zoning and land use... Read More

 

Two local lottery winners receive their $1 million checks

Maryann Nowak of Cheektowaga and Amy McGavis of Dunkirk on Friday received oversized checks denoting the $1 million each won in New York Lottery games.“I went out to get the milk, and... Read More

 

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