Erie County News

Assemblyman Bill Nojay, R-Pittsford, Monroe County, is criticizing Assemblyman Sean Ryan, D-Buffalo, for calling out Erie County Sheriff Tim Howard for not enforcing the NY-SAFE Act.

Tonawanda, NY Town of Tonawanda Police say they've been working with the Kenton School District and the Erie County DA's office regarding allegations of criminal acts by a teacher.

A Lackawanna man pleaded guilty to several drug charges after three separate instances.

On 20 May13, Dolores V. Marmurowicz passed from this life peacefully at Hamot Hospital with her two loving sons at her side.

Attorney John Nuchereno stunned many when he said Williams - the man accused of infecting 11 Chautauqua County women with HIV - never had the virus during a State Supreme Court hearing in Erie County.

Don Tucci, the Republican nominee for Erie County executive, is being sued by a woman who claims he owes her nearly $52,000 over a business venture.

A Depew woman is facing her second DWI after deputies say she crashed her vehicle into a mailbox and a ditch on Friday.

On Saturday, June 8, Niagara University is hosting a conference designed to offer attendees "best practices" for establishing citizen and community preparedness initiatives.

A North Tonawanda man pleaded guilty Friday, after allegedly crashing his vehicle into another crash scene on Niagara Falls Boulevard in March.

A News 4 viewer couldn't believe what he saw when his father was admitted to the emergency room at ECMC.

The board says the measure would cut down on fatal crashes caused by DWI and other problems related to drunk driving.

Erie County will hold a hazardous waste drop off event on Saturday, giving residents a safe and easy way to get rid of old paint, batteries, propane tanks and more.

Lake Shore Bancorp, Inc., the holding company for Lake Shore Savings Bank, announced first quarter 2013 net income of $906,000, or $0.16 per diluted share, compared to net income of $1.0 million, or $0.18 per diluted share, for the first quarter of 2012.

A missing dog returned to its home in Elma with the help of many local officials, including one brave firefighter.

U.S. Rep. Brian Higgins, D-South Buffalo, will be the featured speaker at the State University at Fredonia's 2013 commencement on Saturday.

Erie County Sheriff's Deputies made their 124th arrest Friday afternoon in Grand Island.

A grass-roots effort to reclaim a portion of under-utilized public space on the Niagara River came to fruition Saturday.

A Buffalo man was arrested Friday after a search warrant was executed by Erie County Sheriffs, resulting in the finding of approximately $40,000 worth of marijuana.

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A little-known but spectacular flame in Erie County, N.Y., is the focus of an article in the journal Marine and Petroleum Geology , co-authored by Agnieszka Drobniak, research scientist with the Indiana Geological Survey, and Arndt Schimmelmann, senior scientist in the Department of Geological Sciences in the College of Arts and Sciences.