Depew News

A Depew woman is facing her second DWI after deputies say she crashed her vehicle into a mailbox and a ditch on Friday.

The semifinals were set Saturday night. In the elimination bracket Cheektowaga's Liz Johnson will take on Tonawanda's Mike Zarcone.

News 4 is told two powerful motorcycles, commonly called "crotch rockets", were heading south on Transit Road in Depew.

Through the years, those with an itch for all things firefighting have gone by different names: "Fire-fans." "Sparkies." "Fire buffs." The name "buff," according to the 1967 book "Pictorial History of Firefighting" by Robert W. Masters, came from the "hose-and-wagon days" when enthusiasts would huddle on icy street corners for hours under buffalo ... (more)

Barbara Faxlanger's third grade class at Forestville Elementary School organized and is now conducting a fundraising event to help keep the polar bears at the Buffalo Zoo.

The family of Richard Metcalf Jr. has already filed a notice of claim with Erie County and the Depew Police Department.

The Erie County Medical Examiner's Office has ruled the death of a former inmate at the Erie County Holding Center a homicide.

Countless conversations with Buffalonians meander to the bustling of Canalside, the potential of HarborCenter, the absurdly promising medical corridor, the quickly-created Donovan Building - all major projects that will continue to push the city's momentum forward.

An investigation remains underway on last week's foiled train plot to derail a passenger train on route linking Toronto and New York City.

PARK AND RIDE LOT AT EXIT 49 TO BE CLOSED Weekend Work Set For Friday, April 26 through Monday, April 29 The Park and Ride lot located on Transit Road in Depew will be closed from 11 p.m. on Friday, April 26, until 5 a.m. on Monday, April 29 for rehabilitation work, the New York Thruway Authority announced.

Bloomingburg Joint Fire District Internal Controls Over Financial Operations The district board did not ensure that disbursements were made for authorized district purposes.

The Depew Fire Department elected the following as their chiefs for 2013: David Adamberger, fire chief; Joseph Whipkey, first assistant chief; Scott Wegst, second assistant chief; Jamie Nusall, third assistant chief; Todd Rzeszutek, fourth assistant chief; and Ryan Paolella, fifth assistant chief.

A man accused of plotting with al-Qaida members in Iran to derail a train in Canada at either the Whirlpool Bridge or somewhere along a route that includes Buffalo, Depew and Niagara Falls- gave a rambling statement in a Toronto court Wednesday and appeared to be saying he does not recognizing its jurisdiction.

There nothing better than looking stylish for spring. Good good for a great cause with this year's " Fashion Show with a Twist " to benefit Haven House.

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