Federal agents leave Gross Plumbing&Heating Co. in Niagara Falls with boxes of evidence and computers seized Friday under a search warrant. Related photo on Picture Page, C10.

Protesters rally against state lawmakers on a private property near the Buffalo Chophouse, where State Senate Democrats hosted a private fundraiser Friday.

Improving safety and quality of life in neighborhoods throughout Erie County. Making it easier for citizens to get results when they contact City Hall. Promoting healthier lifestyles. These are only t...

An inspirational musical written by a Buffalo attorney and his son will premiere this weekend at the St. Francis of Athol Springs High School auditorium, 4129 Lake Shore Road, Athol Springs. Spirit, T...

An audit at Kenmore East High School paints the picture of a building where cash handling is sloppy and security is lacking, to the point that nobody even knows how many people have keys to the front ...

Jim Marble has been amused by the strategies people use to get him to give them rock pieces from the pile of rubble that was once Memorial Auditorium. They will stand patiently waiting to be noticed o...

BY JOE OLENICK First Niagara Financial Group saw a 10 percent increase in operating income from a year ago for the second quarter of 2009, according to results the company released Friday.During April...

LE ROY, N.Y. (AP) -- Jell-o is celebrating the 20th anniversary of "Jell-o Jigglers" with a special exhibit at the Jell-o Museum near Rochester. The colorful, fruit-flavored gelatin dessert was inven...

The parents of two Wilson High School junior varsity baseball players, who told authorities they were assaulted on a team bus, have filed a civil suit against the school district. The court documents...

OLEAN—John B. Sampson, director of the Cattaraugus County Veterans Service Agency and an American Legion representative, has announced his August schedule for meetings around the county with vet...

NIAGARA FALLS—The third annual Good News Gospel Festival and Health Fair is set from noon to 6 p. m. today at Main Street and Ontario Avenue. Musical performers scheduled to appear include Roche...

With homelessness on the rise in Erie County during recent years, the federal Department of Housing and Urban Development wants to make sure more veterans don't end up without shelter. That&#821...

Cabinet maker Stephen Oubre works on the molding of a swing-out bookcase that is being restored at architect Frank Lloyd Wright's Buffalo masterpiece, the Darwin D. Martin House.

Erie County's auto bureaus should be able to collect about $100,000 a year, said County Clerk Kathleen C. Hochul. Hochul has drawn an agreement with Metrodata Services to install televisions in ...

An off-duty Buffalo police officer who shot and killed one intruder and seriously wounded another inside his home in April has been cleared by an Erie County grand jury, authorities confirmed late Fri...

Rosa Gibson, a prominent neighborhood activist who died earlier this month, will have her name displayed on commemorative street signs under a plan Mayor Byron W. Brown is asking the Common Council to...

ELLICOTTVILLE — There's an evolutionary twist to what may become one of Ellicottville's stand-out cultural weekends: The Americana Folk Art and Music Fair. This "roots fair&#82...

LOCKPORT — A fifth Democrat was added to the list of Niagara Falls City Council candidates Friday, while a Republican candidate bowed out of the race. Niagara County Election Commissioners Scott...

Veterans in Western New York will see a boost in the quality of some medical services at the Buffalo Veterans Affairs Medical Center. Rep. Louise M. Slaughter, D-Fairport, announced that the Veterans ...

Bryce Hinton and Niome Burwell, at right, get acquainted with the PBS character Super WHY on Friday at Bethel Head Start Langfield Center. WNED-TV's Sherry Byrnes is on the left.