Developer Carl Paladino on Wednesday evening blasted the Buffalo Board of Education for limiting busing to charter schools, and in return came away with a pointed suggestion that he put his money where his mouth is.

The Erie County sheriff’s deputy blamed for the foiled escape of 24- year-old Brian Collins from the Erie County Holding Center last week has been fired, Sheriff Timothy B. Howard said Tuesday.

The former operator of Marine Drive Apartments used the residential complex as its own personal money- making operation, according to a report from the state inspector generals office.

Karen Carman and Joyelle Tedeschi had an idea for one-stop shopping to help the homeless and low-income families get back on their feet.

Preservationists view the long-vacant mansion as a neglected architectural gem that could be transformed into a museum or stately home.

Workers for the American Red Cross Blood Services Division issued a report Tuesday in Buffalo contending that lower pay and inadequate training threaten the safety of the nation’s blood supply.

An energy-efficiency program hailed as the most ambitious in the country was signed into law Tuesday in Syracuse.

“The Visionaries Behind the Scenes” is the theme of the Eighth Annual Binational Doors Open Niagara and Architecture Week this weekend.

Buffalo police will launch a citywide program to try to strengthen the roles of block club leaders in fighting crime.

The Buffalo Bills embarrassing 6-3 loss to the Cleveland Browns wasnt the only crime committed in and around Ralph Wilson Stadium on Sunday and early Monday.

Kevin Guest House, the nation’s first hospital hospitality house, has been awarded a $52,000 legislative grant from State Sen. William Stachowski, D-Lake View.

Three years after the October Surprise walloped Western New York, efforts to remedy the
tree damage have yielded mixed results.

Young Armenian cellist Narek Hakhnazaryan aimed to please his audience by featuring the warm and throbbingly emotional Rachmaninoff Sonata, Op. 19, as the centerpiece of his Sunday recital. And judging by the vociferous reception, he succeeded.

St. Stanislaus, the area’s first Catholic church for Polish-Americans, is being designated a shrine and will have a Polish cultural center, Bishop Edward U. Kmiec said in a message read to parishioners at weekend Masses.

Seventh-and eighth-graders interested in attending the 15th annual Youth Police Academy at Buffalo Police Headquarters on Oct. 24 should obtain an application and return it by next Monday.