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Lifeguard Jacqueline Carlton climbed down from her 6-foot-high chair to try and restore order in the Masten Pool on Thursday when an older teenager yanked her by the ankles and pulled her into the water.

If you’re downtown today, you’ll experience everything from fresh sushi to mango smoothies.

Buffalo residents tired of loud parties, dogs running loose and even drug crimes next door could have a new, easier way to haul the offenders into court.

David A. Rivera, a Common Council member who insists that Daniel Derenda is not qualified to serve as police commissioner, wanted to become Buffalo’s top cop in 2006, Deputy Mayor Steven M. Casey claimed Thursday.

Crews performed an emergency stabilization Thursday atop a vacant city-owned building at 630 High St., at Genesee and Herman streets.

Two local programs aimed at assisting first-time homebuyers will receive federal housing aid to bolster their mission.

Clifton M. Bergfeld, a Republican lawyer living in Buffalo, said Thursday that he will campaign for Erie County clerk as a business-minded candidate.

Persistent, pervasive problems at Lafayette High School will result in its closing next June, Buffalo School Superintendent James A. Williams said Wednesday.

Although the 2011 National Preservation Conference to be hosted in Buffalo is still more than a year away, ideas for a headline speaker and visits to historical sites are already being tossed around.

Charmaine Henley knows house parties for young people can prove dangerous, especially those without adult supervision.

In anticipation of passport fee increases effective Tuesday, Erie County Clerk Kathy Hochul on Wednesday opened a satellite passport office where more than 100 applications have so far been processed.

Taking a closer look at the cost efficiency of local volunteer fire companies may be politically risky, but Erie County Comptroller Mark C. Poloncarz believes his recent report “stirring the pot” of fire protection is a worthwhile gamble.

A dog’s normal temperature is anywhere from 101 to 102.5 degrees, or a few degrees warmer than a human’s.

A Buffalo man sentenced to 20 years to life in prison as a persistent felon has won a new trial because of a mistake by his trial judge, an appellate court has ruled.