People from in and around Allegany County are headed to Angelica this week to enjoy the Allegany County fair. Our Kaitlyn Lionti stopped by the event and tells us what organizers say makes the fair unique.

Gary Buchanan was spotted in the ravine with an apparent head injury.

John Benbenek and his friend Ryan Bedder could not believe their eyes when they pulled a 34-inch curly q fry from their order.

After being canceled last summer, the Empire State Games are back. Opening Ceremonies take place Wednesday night and competition runs Thursday through Sunday at venues around the Buffalo region. YNN’s Mark Gruba examines the economic impact of hosting …

Paul Ceglia of Allegany claims Facebook owes him 84 percent of the company.

The already tough Leandra’s Law for drunk drivers who have kids in the car is going to get even tougher. As of August 15, people convicted under the law will be required to install a blood alcohol content monitoring device in their cars.

A company in Amherst has added over 100 jobs, helping boost the local economy. Officials from Local Edge announced Tuesday they have added 150 call center jobs with a dozen employees already hired and currently in training.

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Congressman Brian Higgins (NY-27) issued a letter to Bass Pro Shops CEO Johnny Morris and President Jim Hagale calling on the company to make a final decision about building a store within Buffalo’s Canal Side waterfront development project in the next two weeks.
“Waterfront development in Buffalo and Western New York is well underway [...]

Bill wonders why a dentist is going to jail for $125,000 worth of fraud while a Catholic worker is staying out of the slammer for far more than that. Also, Bill thinks Dan Derenda will be approved as Buffalo police chief despite strong opposition.
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Rory Allen , entrepreneur and local business man, a resident of Buffalo’s west side, is announcing his candidacy for New York State Senator, 60th District, after submitting over 2200 signatures from local Democrats; more than twice the number needed to get on the ballot.  Most notable is Rory’s own commitment to the petition process whereby he [...]

Permit me to preface this post by re-stating my profound hatred for fusion voting in general and the Independence Party in particular.
I was flabbergasted yesterday to receive a press release from Assemblyman Sam Hoyt announcing that he had received the endorsement of the New York State Independence Party. Anyone with even a passing [...]

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Nushawn Williams will be staying behind bars after a judge yesterday refused to dismiss a civil confinement case against the  Jamestown native. Williams infected at least 13 women with the HIV virus in the late 90s, and completed a 12 year prison sentence in April. He is still being held on allegations that he [...]

It seems that a right-wing terrorist attack may have been foiled in California:
A California man, whose mother said he was upset about Congress’ “left-wing agenda,” allegedly opened fire on police officers during a traffic stop in Oakland early Sunday morning.
The man, identified by local news reports as Byron Williams of Groveland, [...]

Channel 4’s Jacquie Walker, Don Paul and Mylous Hairston apparently are going back to school.The owner of the CBS affiliate started mandatory training for AFTRA Buffalo members at WIVB-TV and WNLO-TV last week that will teach them how to shoot and ed…

The addition of Curtis Haynes was the breath of fresh air  the Common Council needed to take a look at issues that the Grassroots Rubber-stamps would never even consider.
Kearns, Rivera, LoCurto, Fontana and Haynes added a resolution for a Joint Commission to examine police reorganization to the latest Council agenda.
The last time police organization was looked [...]