Collins News

COLLINS, N.Y. - A woman from Phelps is accused of trying to enter the Collins Correctional Facility with a hypodermic needle filled with blood, on Sunday.

COLLINS, N.Y. - Late Sunday night, a Gowanda man was arrested for allegedly pointing a long gun at his brother in a threatening manner.

A crooked cop who used his badge, gun and NYPD "raid" jacket to rip off cigarette smugglers was Wednesday sentenced to 33 months in jail by a judge who called the caper "baffling and disappointing." "When the public sees police officers commit crimes, it casts doubt on the whole structure we have of encouraging respect for the police," Manhattan ... (more)

The politics of gun rights is suddenly front and center in the race for New York's newly-drawn 27th Congressional District.

Despite the concerns of Town of Collins and state officials, the federal government has allowed the Seneca Nation of Indians to take nearly 55 acres it purchased in southern Erie County off the tax rolls, essentially adding it to the tribe's Cattaraugus Reservation.

The town of Collins has been addressed regarding school crossing zones near Gowanda Elementary School on Aldrich Street.

Chris Collins, the former Erie County executive now running for Congress, decided he needed a couple of pairs of jeans to wear on the campaign trail in the district's rural parts.

A Gowanda man was arrested early Saturday morning by state troopers after he was stopped on Aldrich Street for reportedly driving without tail lights.

The board of HEART Animal Rescue & Adoption Team Inc., which includes Carol Rich, left, Sharon Gorman and Charlene Frasca, is sad to leave their storefront space on Buffalo Street in Hamburg and knows finding a new place won't be easy.

Residents in the Gowanda area will have to find alternative transportation to Buffalo next weekend.

For the protection of motorists, a single travel lane in each direction is now closed to motorists around-the-clock on the Horseblock Road Bridge over the Long Island Expressway in the Town of Brookhaven, Suffolk County.

BUFFALO, N.Y. - How do your benefits stack up against county workers? Six years ago, we brought the story of how some county workers were enjoying almost double the time off than the private sector.