The 16-year-old daughter of a Buffalo family who won a new home on ABC’s Extreme Makeover: Home Edition appeared in Buffalo City Court on Thursday afternoon. Deborah Powell was charged earlier this month with felony assault and criminal possession of …
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Deborah Powell back in court
on Thursday, February 24th, 2011
PEGULA. FIN.
on Thursday, February 24th, 2011
Terry Pegula is the new owners of the Buffalo Sabres. Word on the street is he is the miracle we have been waiting for here in Upstate NY. For this, we made a video. And then another video. and another. This is the third one. Enjoy! Written b…
Two men plead guilty to credit card identity theft
on Thursday, February 24th, 2011
Two men have pleaded guilty to stealing the credit and debit card numbers of hundreds of bank customers and using them to withdraw cash from ATMs at Indian casinos in western New York and elsewhere in the country.
CELEBRATE LITERACY FOR YOUTH! Tracy Diina Communications and Read To Succeed Buffalo Join Read Across America in Celebrating Dr. Seuss’s Birthday March 2, 2011
on Thursday, February 24th, 2011
The National Education’s (NEA) Read Across America is an annual reading motivation and awareness program that calls for every child in every community to celebrate reading on March 2, the birthday of beloved children’s author Dr. Seuss. The project was launched in 1997 after a small reading task force at NEA came up with a [...]
NY businessman fined for role in corruption case
on Thursday, February 24th, 2011
A New York businessman will pay a $50,000 fine for his role in a corruption case that sent the ex-mayor of Niagara Falls to prison.
Island residents could face toll increase
on Thursday, February 24th, 2011
Grand Island residents currently get a discount to get on and off the island but that could soon come to an end, if a federal judge rules the residential discount is unfair. YNN’s Meg Rossman has more on the price residents could pay and what politic…
George H. Cohen on NFL-NFLPA Talks
on Thursday, February 24th, 2011
“One week ago, the National Football League and the National Football League Players Association accepted the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service’s invitation to conduct their continuing negotiations under my auspices, together with Deputy D…
Man sentenced in 1993 cold case murder
on Thursday, February 24th, 2011
On Thursday in State Supreme Court, Fredrick Wooten was given a sentence of 15 years in prison for the 1993 cold case murder of Karyn Snead. Snead was found strangled in her East Amherst home.
Passerby helps rescue family from burning home
on Thursday, February 24th, 2011
According to the Buffalo Fire Department, firefighters arriving on scene found flames on the first floor spreading to the second floor. Fire officials said it appears a man driving by rushed in to the house and helped save the three young children.
Rivet To Hit Waivers… Again
on Thursday, February 24th, 2011
Not surprisingly, no NHL team claimed defensemen Craig Rivet off waivers by today’s deadline, meaning for the time being he’s still the property of the Buffalo Sabres. He’s been assigned to Buffalo AHL affiliate Portland Pirates, though as has …
Campus West community takes its plea to school board
on Thursday, February 24th, 2011
Campus West is set to close its doors when its lease is up at the end of the school year. The public school sits on the Buffalo State College campus and serves children Pre-K through 8th grade.
Edwards: Medicaid and Veterans’ services essential
on Thursday, February 24th, 2011
Chautauqua County could face an $18 million budget gap in 2012 if local lawmakers do nothing to close it. That’s according to County Executive Greg Edwards, who gave his State of the County address on Wednesday night.
Prank phone call story explodes on web, crashes Buffalo Beast website
on Thursday, February 24th, 2011
An infamous website based in Buffalo is well-known for its take on current events and American culture. It’s even more well known this week, thanks to a prank call made to Wisconsin’s governor.
UB Baseball To Kick Off Season
on Thursday, February 24th, 2011
The new-look Buffalo baseball team will start its 2010 campaign this coming weekend with a pair of doubleheaders against the New Mexico State Aggies. The Bulls will rely on a talented recruiting class and solid returners to build off of last seasonR…
Pegula Today’s Guest On Gary Bettman Show
on Thursday, February 24th, 2011
New Buffalo Sabres owner Terry Pegula will be today’s guest on NHL Hour With Commissioner Gary Bettman on NHL.com and SIRIUS XM Radio at 6 p.m. ET.
In 1983, Pegula told his business partner, Robert H. Long, Jr., “If I ever have more than two nickel…