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Driver in crash that killed four was going 90 mph, deputies say

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.

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New Falls terminal now lacks one thing: flights

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

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

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.

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