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Yesterday | WIVB-TV Buffalo

Woman hits mailbox, charged with DWI

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

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Related Topix: Depew, NY, Alden, NY

Sun May 19, 2013

Grand Island Pennysaver

Citizen and community preparedness conference coming to Niagara University

On Saturday, June 8, Niagara University is hosting a conference designed to offer attendees "best practices" for establishing citizen and community preparedness initiatives.

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Related Topix: Niagara University, Niagara County, NY

Sat May 18, 2013

WIVB

Man pleads guilty to wild crash

A North Tonawanda man pleaded guilty Friday, after allegedly crashing his vehicle into another crash scene on Niagara Falls Boulevard in March.

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Related Topix: Tonawanda, NY, North Tonawanda, NY

Thu May 16, 2013

WIVB-TV Buffalo

Man finds unsanitary conditions at ECMC

A News 4 viewer couldn't believe what he saw when his father was admitted to the emergency room at ECMC.

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Related Topix: Springville, NY, Medicine

Wed May 15, 2013

WGRZ-TV Buffalo

Strong Reaction to NTSB's Alcohol Limit Proposal

The board says the measure would cut down on fatal crashes caused by DWI and other problems related to drunk driving.

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Mon May 13, 2013

WIVB

Drop off hazardous waste in Erie County

Erie County will hold a hazardous waste drop off event on Saturday, giving residents a safe and easy way to get rid of old paint, batteries, propane tanks and more.

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Related Topix: Environment, Science, Williamsville, NY

Sun May 12, 2013

Observer

Lake Shore Bancorp announces first quarter net income, expands branch network

Lake Shore Bancorp, Inc., the holding company for Lake Shore Savings Bank, announced first quarter 2013 net income of $906,000, or $0.16 per diluted share, compared to net income of $1.0 million, or $0.18 per diluted share, for the first quarter of 2012.

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Related Topix: Home, Mortgage, Personal Finance

WIVB-TV Buffalo

Officials help rescue stranded dog

A missing dog returned to its home in Elma with the help of many local officials, including one brave firefighter.

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Related Topix: Elma, NY, Spring-Brook, NY

Sat May 11, 2013

The Post-Journal, Jamestown New York

Higgins To Speak At SUNY Fredonia Commencement

U.S. Rep. Brian Higgins, D-South Buffalo, will be the featured speaker at the State University at Fredonia's 2013 commencement on Saturday.

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Related Topix: US Politics, Brian Higgins, US News, US House of Representatives, Democrat, Buffalo, NY, Niagara County, NY, Chautauqua County, NY

WIVB-TV Buffalo

Grand Island woman charged with 3rd DWI

Erie County Sheriff's Deputies made their 124th arrest Friday afternoon in Grand Island.

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Related Topix: Grand Island, NY

WGRZ-TV Buffalo

New Park Opens at Site of Ontario Street Boat Launch

A grass-roots effort to reclaim a portion of under-utilized public space on the Niagara River came to fruition Saturday.

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Related Topix: Tonawanda, NY

WKBW

$40,000 Worth of Marijuana Seized From Buffalo Man's Vehicle

A Buffalo man was arrested Friday after a search warrant was executed by Erie County Sheriffs, resulting in the finding of approximately $40,000 worth of marijuana.

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Fri May 10, 2013

WIVB-TV Buffalo

Severe Thunderstorm Warning

EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 421 PM EDT FRI MAY 10 2013 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A * SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR... CENTRAL ERIE COUNTY IN WESTERN NEW YORK GENESEE COUNTY IN WESTERN NEW YORK SOUTH CENTRAL ORLEANS COUNTY IN WESTERN NEW YORK ... (more)

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Related Topix: Weather, Buffalo, NY, New York, Genesee County, NY

Thu May 09, 2013

Science Daily

Geologists study mystery of 'eternal flames'

A little-known but spectacular flame in Erie County, N.Y., is the focus of an article in the journal Marine and Petroleum Geology , co-authored by Agnieszka Drobniak, research scientist with the Indiana Geological Survey, and Arndt Schimmelmann, senior scientist in the Department of Geological Sciences in the College of Arts and Sciences.

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Related Topix: Geology, Science, Indiana University Bloomington, Department of Energy, Offbeat

Wed May 08, 2013

WIVB-TV Buffalo

Sheriff's office denies inmate abuse

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

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Related Topix: Depew, NY

13WHAM

Candace Cartagena Charged In 2010 Death Of 8-year-old Daughter

More than two years after an 8-year-old western New York girl was found dead in her mother's bed, a grand jury has indicted the mother on a murder charge.

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Related Topix: Rochester, NY, Buffalo, NY

WBEN-AM Buffalo

Arrest in West Seneca Woman's Death

West Seneca, NY Police in West Seneca say the suspect in the death of an elderly woman over the weekend has turned himself in.

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Related Topix: West Seneca, NY

Tue May 07, 2013

WIVB

ME: Man brutally injured was murdered

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

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Related Topix: Depew, NY

Mon May 06, 2013

WIVB

Solar-power could clean up WNY beaches

Every summer after a heavy rain, high bacteria levels force the closure of many beaches, including Woodlawn Beach in Hamburg.

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Related Topix: Solar Energy, Alternative Energy, Renewable Energy (Green Energy), Energy, Weather, Hamburg, NY, Blasdell, NY

WIVB-TV Buffalo

Girlfriend accused of prison contraband

The Erie County Sheriff's Office says two people were arrested at the Correctional Facility in Alden for allegedly trying to smuggle controlled substances and other contraband into the building.

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Related Topix: Prison, Alden, NY