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A portion of Memorial Auditorium's southwest corner was ceremoniously pulled down Tuesday, leaving only skeletal remains to be demolished over the next several days.

Congressman Brian Higgins announced that Chautauqua County has been awarded $1.335 million from the U.S. Department of Commerce for an infrastructure project that will aid economic development in the Dunkirk area.

Dozens of people bearing banners and signs showed up Saturday morning at Erie Canal Harbor's Commercial Slip for a health care reform rally.

Here are the votes of Western New York's four members of the House of Representatives on recent major legislation in Congress.

Ford Motor Co. executives joined union officials and elected representatives Monday to acknowledge the impact of Ford's Woodlawn plant on the region.

For the first time ever, the House on Friday passed a plan to combat climate change, a top priority of President Obama's that Rep.

The US House of Representatives passed HR 2454, the "American Clean Energy and Security Act" Friday night by a slim margin as thousands of their constituents across the country flooded phone lines telling their congressmen to vote against it.

Growers in western New York fear the lack of reliable and legal labor to harvest this year's crops.

Here are the votes of Western New York's four members of the House of Representatives and the state's two U. S. senators on major legislation in Congress.

Route 60 connects the north and south ends of Chautauqua County. It can be frustrating at times and is possibly one of the most used roads in the area.

Governor David Paterson wants two mediators to break the stalemate in the state Senate - and he's hoping a Western New Yorker can help get the job done.

It wona t happen right away but city of Dunkirk water customers will see a change in the way their meters are read.

Tuesday, the head of the New York Power Authority paid a visit to western New York, talking about the advantages of green energy.

War-funding legislation survived a fierce partisan battle in the House on Tuesday, a major step in providing commanders in Iraq and Afghanistan the money they would need for military operations in the coming months.

An assemblyman from Cheektowaga is the latest to jump aboard a movement to get millions of dollars in hydropower proceeds allocated for economic development in the region.

The State Power Authority sidestepped a political brouhaha this spring by calling off $3.4 million in incentive pay to its 1,600 employees after public anger erupted over the payment of rich bonuses at Wall Street firms involved in the nation's financial meltdown.

People Inc., a provider of safe, affordable and attractive apartments for seniors throughout the region, finally broke ground on a senior housing project 48 months in the making.

The House on Tuesday approved a "cash for clunkers" bill that aims to boost new auto sales by allowing consumers to turn in their gas-guzzling cars and trucks for government-funded vouchers worth up to $4,500 toward more fuel-efficient vehicles.

Western New York's congressional delegation is asking that the panel overseeing federal compensation for former nuclear workers go to Buffalo to hear firsthand about how those employees suffered life-threatening illnesses decades after leaving their jobs at Bethlehem Steel Corp.

The missions to Beijing by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner in recent days must have drawn more than a few snickers from the cocky rulers of the Chinese dictatorship.