East Amherst News

A Buffalo man pleaded not guilty to a cocaine-selling indictment Friday in Niagara County Court.

All the trends you're seeing in women's fashion - plaids, animal prints and, of course, ruffles - aren't just for shirts, dresses and your favorite accessories.

Nearly two months after getting hit by a car and losing a leg, an East Amherst mom was released from the hospital and was able to reunite with her infant daughter.

A tragic accident that cost a mother her leg back in September, takes a positive turn today.

A Lackawanna man faced charges Wednesday morning in an accident that very nearly killed a young mother from East Amherst.

Mary Capozzi, who endured 22 years of sorrow for her wrongly imprisoned son, died in peace today, her prayers answered.

An East Amherst restaurant is gaining some national attention. Tuesday night's episode of Diners, Drive-ins, and Dives on the Food Network featured Grover's Bar and Grill on Transit Road.

Also on Tuesday night, 13 people spoke in support of a proposal forwarded by Councilmembers Mike LoCurto and David Rivera, which would make all city employees eligible for domestic partner benefits.

A company that produces hydroponic equipment for greenhouses is seeking to build a larger plant with help from a tax break from the Niagara County Industrial Development Agency.

By a vote of 5-1, the Common Council voted Wednesday to use Niagara County SPCA's dog sheltering service for one more year.

Here are the top stories that Eyewitness News will follow throughout the day. -EWN will be checking into a report of a fight involving many people outside of the Arcadia Roller Rink on East Amherst Street last night...there was at least one injury and three arrests after the facility filled to capacity-and staff declined entry to a large group ...

It was chaos along Main Street on Saturday night, as a massive brawl stretched across four city blocks.

It looks as if the city will keep the Niagara County SPCA as its shelter for stray animals, after a meeting Wednesday between the Common Council and the SPCA's interim director.

October 13, 2009, 12:11 AM / Is this Oct. 13 or Nov. 13? The calendar says it's the day after Columbus Day but the weather feels more like the week after Veterans Day.

Two women were stabbed numerous times and police found the suspected stabber hiding in a garbage bin Monday morning on Buffalo's east side.

A New York City commercial real estate investor frustrated with doing business in Buffalo has sold three city properties-two of them well known - to a Lebanese developer who now lives in Getzville.

October 05, 2009, 6:48 AM / Steven Hoak's new wood-burning fireplace insert could become his primary heating source, potentially lowering his gas bill by a whopping 75 percent.

October 05, 2009, 6:47 AM / A teenage girl was assaulted and robbed Sunday by three teenage males on East Amherst Street.

How great was the greatest pumpkin at today's 27th annual World Pumpkin Confederation Weigh-Off at the Great Pumpkin Farm in Clarence? Mike Matto, of Bradford, Pa., won the first prize with his 1,040-pound entry, out of about a dozen competitors - a champion pumpkin about as heavy as a young elephant.

September 27, 2009, 6:32 AM / An 18-year-old man was robbed of a gold chain and ring at gunpoint at Main Street and Depew Avenue, Buffalo police said.