Amherst News

The internet company is holding a job fair this week at the UB North Campus in Amherst.

Niagara University is offering a new bachelor's degree in developmental disabilities in its College of Education, the university announced.

When Jonah Heim wore his high school baseball jersey for the last time earlier this year, little did he know it would be the last time any Amherst baseball player wears number 6. Amherst High School retired Heim's jersey at the close of the 2013 season.

Deer are impaling themselves on a mile-long wrought-iron fence at a cemetery in Amherst, and cemetery officials say they don't have the means to do anything about it.

Our viewers and visitors to our website voted for Kenmore Avenue as one of the worst roads in Western New York and it actually came in as the second worst road in that category.

YMCA Buffalo Niagara is pleased to once again team up with Independent Health to offer "Fitness in the Parks."

Buffalo's Nardin Academy High School once again is No. 1 in Business First's rankings of Western New York high schools.

It's that time of year again, when Business First recognizes the top schools and districts in Western New York.

YMCA Buffalo Niagara is pleased to once again team up with Independent Health to offer "Fitness in the Parks."

An SUV rolled over in Amherst early Monday morning. Around 7:30 a.m. a car and a black SUV crashed at Lamarck and Wehrle Drives.

Republican Assembly members Michael Montesano , Raymond Walter , Steve Hawley , Jane Corwin , David DiPietro and Joseph Giglio led a legislative hearing Friday at the Amherst Town Hall Council Chamber in Williamsville concerning the implementation of the recently enacted SAFE Act.

Freeman L. Hockenberger, 85, of Angola, NY, formerly of Silver Creek, died Thursday, June 6, 2013, at TLC Lake Shore Hospital, Irving, NY.

U.S. Attorney William Hochul announced today that 32-year-old Peter Militello was arrested and charged by criminal complaint with possession with intent to distribute and distribution of heroin and crack cocaine.

Amherst, NY A section of Millersport Highway was closed for a majority of the afternoon rush hour after a head on collision claimed one life.

Neighbors living on Rumbold Avenue in North Tonawanda say, they live in fear of heavy rainfall.

The Buffalo-based chain has agreed to lease the former Fuddrucker's restaurant on Maple Road in Amherst, taking over a building that has sat vacant for the better part of three years.

Clinical studies conducted at the University at Buffalo School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences have completed the clinical development of the first immunologic test for diagnosing chronic rhinosinusitis.

Students were expecting to take their SAT's Saturday at Amherst High School, until they were denied entry based on their photo ID's. It was a fiasco the students and their parents say, they should never have had to go through.

Three men now admit to several burglaries in western New York. The Erie County District Attorney's Office says the burglaries were motivated by the defendants' quest to finance their heroin habits.

New York State Governor Andrew M. Cuomo announces "Tax-Free NY" during a press conference at the Center for Arts on the University of Buffalo campus, in Amherst, N.Y. For years, business owners have argued that New York 's high taxes hold back job and economic growth.