Updated: 11/07/09 2:11 PM
A day before Viktor Shapiro drove 90 mph to his death with three other Amherst teenagers,
he raced down the same road in Clarence with a friend doing 115 mph.
Developers checking in with more hotel rooms
Updated: 11/07/09 9:53 AM
The Embassy Suites hotel in the Avant building on Delaware Avenue added 150 suites to the
city's portfolio of downtown hotel rooms when it debuted in July.
Mother who lost leg marks birthday at home
Updated: 11/06/09 11:51 PM
Sarah Gregory celebrated her 31st birthday Friday in the company of her husband and 7-
month-old daughter in their Amherst home.
Arrest made in Lisbon Ave. party stabbing
Updated: 11/06/09 11:42 PM
A Buffalo man was arrested Friday in the fatal stabbing of a 19-year-old Clarence man
outside a University District house.
Other City & Region News
New Falls terminal now lacks one thing: flights
Updated: 11/07/09 10:16 AM
WHEATFIELD — A new $31.6 million terminal at Niagara Falls International Airport has just about everything a secondary air destination might need.
$200 million assurance keeps Delaware North in casino race
Updated: 11/07/09 8:39 AM
ALBANY — Delaware North met a Friday deadline by Gov. David A. Paterson to confirm that it can quickly pay a $200 million upfront franchise fee payment if it were selected among a half-dozen bidders to operate a big new casino at a Queens racetrack.
State agency’s grants will help WNY groups rehabilitate 71 houses
Updated: 11/07/09 8:39 AM
A New York State agency has approved $754,000 in grants that will go toward rehabilitating 71 houses into homes for low-and moderate-income families in three Western New York counties.
DEC study shows drop in emissions
Updated: 11/07/09 8:38 AM
The final report of an air-quality study in the Town of Tonawanda conducted by a state environmental agency showed a decrease of up to 56 percent of a dangerous carcinogen from July 2008 to June 2009.
Taylor sees recovery under way
Updated: 11/07/09 9:11 AM
Douglas P. Taylor doesn’t see much to smile about in the U. S. economy, but he still thinks the recovery is under way at Taylor Devices, the North Tonawanda maker of giant shock absorbers.
Hit-run brings prison term
Updated: 11/07/09 9:12 AM
Andrea L. Glinski apologized Friday to two women she injured near Daemen College this year, but that didn’t stop a judge from sentencing her to a near maximum prison term for leaving the scene of the injury accident.
Friends of crash victims find comfort together
Updated: 11/07/09 1:04 PM
About 300 mostly young people filed Friday evening into St. Gregory the Great Catholic Church in Amherst — many with heads bowed and solemn expressions that belie carefree youth.
Marilla board approves budget of $2.5 million with no tax hike
Updated: 11/07/09 8:39 AM
The Marilla Town Board voted, 3-2, Thursday night to approve a 2010 budget of $2.5 million that features no increases in taxes.
Bill to name post office for Kemp goes to Obama
Updated: 11/07/09 8:38 AM
WASHINGTON—The House on Friday approved a bill naming a post office in Orchard Park for the late Rep. Jack Kemp, sending the measure on to President Obama for his signature.
Buffalo/Erie County
- Man pleads guilty in murder, rape
- Bus camera helps catch suspect
- Gun and cash found in traffic stop
- Jury convicts driver of assault
Northern Suburbs
- Tax relief sought in budget debate
- DEC study shows drop in emissions
- Board candidate adds votes but falls short
- Windsong Radiology to give $18,000 to City Mission
Eastern Suburbs
- Student collecting used CDs, DVDs to send to troops
- Depew schools near closing on projects
- Animals, children removed from filthy home
- Cheektowaga board members win
Southern Suburbs
- Marilla board approves budget of $2.5 million with no tax hike
- Bill to name post office for Kemp goes to Obama
- Hamburg forum airs differences on savings from downsizing boards
- Elma honors retiring dispatcher
Niagara County
- Judge orders separate trials for parents of dead baby
- Tariff suspension could help company
- Garbage pickup schedule changed for the holiday
- Sabres help answer dream of young cancer patient
Other WNY
Focus on Niagara Falls Tourism
- Falls restaurateur proposes carousel on Rainbow Boulevard
- Falls airport terminal will soon take wing
- Pursuing a dream in a bottle
- Fog hangs over tourism spending
Ontario/Niagara
- Charles and Camilla will toast wine center
- Web ads prompt campaign debate
- Binational program plans to open doors
- Man rescued near Niagara Falls
Schools
- State aid held up for Falls school
- A preview of school elections in Erie County
- School budgets, board seats on ballots
- Voters to weigh transferring students
News Contest Winners
- News wins state honors in three categories
- News staffers are big winners in New York State AP contest
Corrections, Clarifications
Columns
Donn Esmonde: Brown biting the hand that feeds his city
She has a photo of her house on her cell phone. That is how thrilled Renee Law is about grabbing a piece of the American Dream. When I asked her about the home, Law—like a new mom showing off baby pictures— opened the phone to display her prized possession.
More Columns
Bruce Andriatch
- Bruce Andriatch: ‘Unopposed’ is easy, but it isn’t the best
- Bruce Andriatch: Surrendering of identity is test for reform
Donn Esmonde
- Donn Esmonde: Brown biting the hand that feeds his city
- Donn Esmonde: Driving laws for teens not tough enough
Rod Watson
- Rod Watson: City-suburb divide suits Collins fine
- Rod Watson: If our leaders are biased, what are we?
Charity Vogel
- Charity Vogel: How a stone can soften the shell of grief
- Charity Vogel: Library story provides own happy ending



