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A BRITISH and a South African journalist were arrested on Thursday morning while busy with undercover filming of Namibia's annual seal cull at Cape Cross.

THE bad image abroad created by Idi Amin's regime needs to be changed if Uganda is to have more foreign tourists, the Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA) has said.

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 ...

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.

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...

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

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...

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...

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 ...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...