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Staff Reports Four bartenders in Lockport, Niagara Falls, Newfane and Lewiston were arrested Wednesday night as park of a muti-agency underage drinking sting.

A burglar or burglars this week stole a $15,000 electric floor cleaner from the former American Axle & Manufacturing Plant on East Delavan Avenue, Buffalo police said.

The Restoration Advisory Board, Lake Ontario Ordinance Works feels it's getting bad rap from the Army Corps of Engineers and is taking its case to the towns.

Steve J. Washuta, who came to area in the 1950s to work on the Niagara Power Project and ended up founding a multi-million dollar business in Lewiston, died Tuesday at Mount St.

The city of Kingsport plans to retain the services of a nationally known sporting consultant who will review the city's gymnasium and ball field inventory and determine if additional facilities are needed for ...

Miami homicide detectives arrested Hayward Daywan Hilton Friday in connection with the death of Steven William Bell, found shot outside a suspected drug house Monday night.

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“The thresholds are very, very low and to create a level for upstate that is two levels lower than that of metro New York is an insult.”

New York lawmakers have just finished patting themselves on the back for reforming the Wicks Law, except that it amounts to a tweak that guarantees waste. via Buffalo News

With a new master plan in place, called the Framework for Regional Growth, the Buffalo/Niagara Falls, New York region is poised for economic growth as they face the end of the first decade of the 21st century. via Realty Times

A world class heart center could soon be coming to western New York. The cardio-vascular institute will be constructed in the Buffalo Niagara medical campus. via WIVB-TV Buffalo

“There is an aura at the drive-in. There is an experience at the drive-in that you can't get anywhere else”

As the drive-in theater readies for its 75th anniversary this summer, a group of local enthusiasts is banding together to make sure the seasonal icon is around for decades more. via Union-Sun & Journal

“The tech industry is surprisingly healthy in Western New York. It's definitely one of the bright spots as far as employment”

Some of the young workers in Synacor's waterfront offices include, from left: Mike Cooke, Marissa Koch, Frank Kumro, Darci Hosier and Tim Ace. via Buffalo News

“Hopefully, this will put some relief to our school districts and our taxpayers”

A state plan to lower property taxes by limiting growth in school district tax levies received unanimous support this week from members of the Niagara County Legislature. via Niagara Gazette

“We're excited to be pushing the boundaries of 3-D and computer technology to tell our stories in the best possible way”

NIAGARA GAZETTE My daughter is only 8 months old, and she already has more Disney movies in her collection than I've seen. via Niagara Gazette

“They asked me if I could pay for things (like Lanerra's funeral)”

For Cathy Schmidt it was forgetting to lock the bathroom door. Rita Streeter's life changed with a phone call from the Falls while she visited her grandchildren in Florida. via Niagara Gazette

“In today's dollars, $500,000 doesn't get you a lot of work”

Ending years of gridlock on the issue, New York lawmakers have reformed a decades-old law that critics maintain inflates costs on public construction projects. via Press & Sun-Bulletin

New York State Canal Corporation on Monday confirmed it will restore operating hours along the canal system that it earlier had determined to shed. via Niagara Gazette

“The thresholds are very, very low and to create a level for upstate that is two levels lower than that of metro New York is an insult.”

New York lawmakers have reformed a decades-old law that drove up local property taxes by requiring state and local governments to pay for multiple construction contracts on most public works projects. via New York Daily News

“If a guy comes in with a bandanna and a rifle in his hand, we're less likely to give it to him”

Too close to the truth North Tonawanda fought a federal agency for more than a year to get reimbursed for cleanup costs from the October 2006 storm. via Buffalo News

“Tourism generated by this awe-inspiring natural world wonder is essential to the region's financial growth and job creation”

Backing from a federal transportation agency may finally allow construction to begin on a long-stalled train station project in Niagara Falls. via Niagara Gazette