Wayne County sheriff’s deputies are on the scene of a crash involving a school bus and a snowplow.

Image via Wikipedia I woke up this morning in time to see the results of a poll on new “American Idol” judges Jennifer Lopez and Steven Tyler (see right) that aired at the end of Channel 2’s “Daybreak.” The results made you wonder if the show’s Water Cooler effect would depart this season with acerbic [...]

If you’re not listening to Bill O’Loughlin’s “talk radio the way it oughtta be” on WECK 1230-AM from 9-11 weekdays, you’re missing out.  Aside from the fact that he doesn’t pack his show with ghost stories and seditious hate speech, he’s got a distinctive delivery and prides himself on taking topics on occasional tangential journeys. [...]

I wish that the Hassan murder trial had taken place a month and a half ago so I could have attended and live-blogged/tweeted it.  It’s absolutely captivating for two reasons – firstly, the personality disorders that led Hassan to be a cold, calculated, premeditated murderer are playing out even during the trial; secondly, the sheer [...]

It was a fantastic night for UB big man Mitchell Watt against Kent State.  Watt blocked eight shots last night— the third most in UB history.
None were better than this one.  To top it off, Watts came down the court following the rejection, too…

The Fur & Feather Bait Shop in Wilson and OutdoorsNiagara.com are hosting The Wilson Harbor Ice Fishing Contest on Saturday, February 5, 2011 from dawn until noon. The species targeted during this event are trout, pike, perch and any panfish.
Each …

Chinese President Hu Jintao’s visit yesterday had the media all abuzz over human rights jabs and other superficial issues. The hard extreme of American interest in Hu’s visit is nicely summed up by Rush Limbaugh’s ignoramusly-racist burst into mock Chinese as a reaction to the lack of instant on-stage translation. Listen here for an example [...]

Riter Radio 01-19-11 HOUR 1 featuring Chris Smith from wnymedia.net Riter Radio 01-19-11 HOUR 2 Riter Radio 01-19-11 HOUR 3 Also, check out this  TREMENDOUS sequence from UB’s 25 point win over Kent State at Alumni Arena.

Byron Mulkey scored 21 of his career-high 27 points in the first half to jumpstart the Bulls to a 79-54 win over Kent State in men’s basketball action at Alumni Arena on Wednesday night.
Although Mulkey’s offensive performance opened many e…

Inappropriate doesn’t even begin to describe it and the NYS Authorities Budget Office falls one step short of calling one of the recent bonuses illegal.

Buffalo Sabres General Manager Darcy Regier announced today that defenseman Marc-Andre Gragnani has been recalled from the Portland Pirates of the American Hockey League.
This is the first recall of the season for Gragnani (6’2”, 200 lbs., 3/11/198…

Police said that 20-year-old Harold McCain was shot while inside a store on Buffalo’s east side. He left the building, and collapsed near the intersection of Genesee Street and Eller Avenue.

Several local legislators had an open forum at the Frank E. Merriweather Library, where the public could raise their concerns and offer suggestions on how to improve education in Buffalo.

For 12 weeks, MTV’s "Made," a documentary-style reality TV show, followed a then- 17-year-old Rochester mom. She wanted to turn her life around and be "made" into a fit and confident mother. The local people who helped and continue …

The 245-189 vote marks the fulfillment of a promise many Republicans made in last fall’s political campaigns.