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Buffalo Fire officials ordered an investigation to determine if a clothes dryer fire at 171 Zelmer Street early Monday evening might have been arson-related. Investigators were ordered to look into ... Read More

The biggest transformation of the year at the Buffalo & Erie County Botanical Gardens doesn’t open to the public until Wednesday.But those changes were already visible Monday, as the... Read More

WHEATFIELD – Members of the Niagara County Planning Board found plenty not to like about a 102-unit apartment and townhouse project in North Tonawanda, voting it down by a 6-3 margin Monday.... Read More

ALBANY – Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo’s signature plan to sharply increase the state’s minimum wage generated pushback Monday from both critics and supporters of the idea because of... Read More

LOCKPORT – A Niagara County Jail inmate who threw a container of hot macaroni and cheese at another inmate, inflicting burns, was sentenced Monday to 1 1/2 to three years in prison.Tommy E.... Read More

DUNKIRK – A 27-year-old Forestville man has been arrested for allegedly stealing a Fredonia area woman’s Social Security identification card and using it on $751.80 in purchases,... Read More

ALBION – A 33-year-old Albion man was arrested by Orleans County sheriff deputies after his pickup truck was clocked at 86 mph in a 55 mph zone on State Route 104 in the Town of Murray about ... Read More

LOCKPORT – Troops of the New York National Guard will conduct a free disaster preparedness course from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday in the Lockport Public Library, 23 East Ave. The workshop is ... Read More

SANBORN – Niagara County Community College announced Monday that the NCCC Foundation is offering scholarships for this fall’s semester for incoming and current students.The... Read More

ALABAMA – A 26-year-old Rochester woman was arrested Monday for allegedly having about 1,400 untaxed cigarettes and some marijuana in her vehicle when she was pulled over in the 7100 block... Read More