Cheektowaga News

A shooting that was originally charged as attempted murder and later downgraded to felony assault ended up Thursday in Niagara County Court with a misdemeanor plea that won't extend the perpetrator's prison time.

Cheektowaga police are seeking the public's help in locating a 55-year-old man named John Scafetta who also goes by the name John Phillips in connection with several recent frauds in the town.

The tale of a mysterious old hermit living along Cazenovia Creek during the early 1900's has turned into a real-life mystery.

CHEEKTOWAGA - Family members of passengers killed in the crash of Continental Connection Flight 3407 were officially told Tuesday what they've long suspected: The flight could have been saved.

Regional school board members met with county and state legislators at the Millenium Hotel in Cheektowaga on Saturday to brain-storming for ideas on using limited funds more wisely.

Herea s what's all new that EWN will work on today- Eastern Snowstorm- Airports are dealing with a major snowstorm that's creeping it's way up the East Coast.

Two motorists are being credited with helping evacuate students from a burning bus outside Buffalo.

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A Cheektowaga police officer should be suspended without pay instead of being fired for sending an ex-girlfriend threatening text messages, a town attorney who investigated the case has concluded.

The investigation shows the crash last February 12th was preventable. The evidence paints a picture of a pilot and co-pilot who may have been flying tired and distracted by their non-flight-related conversations.

Evidence laid out by safety investigators Tuesday pins the cause of an airline crash into a house near Buffalo, N.Y., last year on errors by the pilots, but officials said the root problems extend far beyond a single event.

In this April 9, 2008 file photo, a UPS cargo plane is seen at Buffalo-Niagara International Airport in Cheektowaga, N.Y. Shipping giant UPS said Tuesday, Feb.2, 2010, strong operations during its peak holiday shipping season and solid international business propelled it to a fourth-quarter profit of $757 million that was nearly triple what it was ...

Two women were charged with petit larceny in separate incidents Saturday night at Walmart on Military Road.

Report Abuse Posted: 2010-01-31 South Cheektowaga Fire By: Maabliss The South Line Fire Department wants to thank the residents on Strasmer who provided the firefighters with the hot coffee on Saturday evening, January, 29th when their neighbor's house had caught fire.

An electrical problem may have sparked a fire late this afternoon that ripped through a south Cheektowaga home.

Report Abuse Posted: 2010-01-30 In response to Mary of Cheektowaga By: Michelle This is in response to Mary of Cheektowaga.

Two Cheektowaga men are facing charges after three cars in the south part of the town were broken into Thursday night.

January 26, 2010, 6:56 am / Six establishments were cited by the State Liquor Authority and the Cheektowaga police during an underage alcohol enforcement action Friday evening in Cheektowaga, authorities reported.

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A faulty wood stove is believed responsible for a fire that destroyed an East Bethany/Le Roy Road home Tuesday morning, Genesee County sheriff's officials reported.