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Parette Walker, 53, of Cedar Brook Drive, Lancaster, pleaded guilty Thursday to a misdemeanor charge of fifth-degree insurance fraud before Buffalo City Judge Kevin J. Keane for falsely collecting... Read More

Last week’s East Coast blizzard shook up the standings up like a snow globe.When everything settled and the storm moved out to sea, Buffalo was knocked out of its usual perch among the... Read More

Albert R. Cowie is an Amherst doctor known for his expertise in radiology.He’s also a recovering drug addict now looking at nearly three years in prison.Cowie, a 37-year-old graduate of the... Read More

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The former North Park Library building, closed to the public since 2008 because of asbestos concerns, was granted landmark status Thursday by a unanimous vote of the Buffalo Preservation Board. The ... Read More

The Buffalo School superintendent is seeking an additional $40 million in state aid to fund his reform agenda. Superintendent Kriner Cash spoke Wednesday before a joint budget panel of the State... Read More

The Buffalo Urban League on Thursday staunchly defended its work and reputation before the Erie County Legislature, even as some legislators called for more accountability and oversight over the $4 ... Read More

The Erie County Department of Health said it found no evidence that unsafe food-handling practices caused an outbreak of sickness associated with the LongHorn Steakhouse in Cheektowaga.Department... Read More

LOCKPORT – Dominic Saraceno, an attorney who had been a member of the Niagara County Conflict Defender’s Office, has been appointed to an assistant public defender position that had... Read More

NIAGARA FALLS – Detectives in the Criminal Investigation Division of the Niagara Falls Police Department are awaiting the findings of an autopsy to be done Friday on the body of a man found ... Read More