Niagara Gazette One would think that postal workers have enough to do during the holiday season.But when a small child writes a letter to Santa Claus and places it in the slot of a mailbox, there are ...

Staff Reports Niagara Gazette NIAGARA FALLSMan found dead in carFalls police were called to the 500 block of 25th Street Saturday after someone noticed a man slumped over the steering wheel of his car...

Staff Reports Niagara Gazette An investigation into several LaSalle area burglaries conducted by Niagara Falls police detectives with the assistance of investigators from the New York State Police led...

By Michael Gormley Associated Press ALBANY — An odd element appears to have surfaced briefly last week in New York politics: Civility.It began when Republican candidate for governor Rick Lazio, ...

Blou was perhaps Western New York's most famous dog and he died this week from cancer. Blou went from being an unwanted border collie to a star fund-raiser for the Pet Emergency Fund. He raised money ...

Marc-Andre Fleury might not be able to explain his success in the shootout, but the numbers tell the story.Fleury made 31 saves and stopped three more tries in the shootout, and

A Hanukkah celebration turns to sorrow for an Amherst family. Firefighters say the family's menorah candles sparked a fire that spread through much of their home on Delta Road in the Eggertsville sect...

Lindy Ruff disclosed the injury at the team's morning skate, but didn't say how much time Vanek may miss. Vanek's problem stems from taking pucks to the midsection over the past week."He hasn't been h...

Patrick Kaleta is back while Thomas Vanek is out with an upper-body injury as the Sabres host the Penguins at HSBC Arena tonight. The News' Mike Harrington keeps you up to date on

Bowling Green downed Canisius in women's basketball action this afternoon at the Koessler Athletic Center. For details, go to

Buffalo's Broadway Market was busy today as the Kriskindlemart Craft and Food Fair continued its holiday-season run. Today's scene included book signings by local authors, music from school groups an...

BUFFALO, N.Y - Daniel James joined dozens of fans in Kenmore hoping to catch a glimpse of Keanu Reeves Friday morning. This time, crews set up inside a restaurant, leaving little chance to see the sta...

Two suspects in an armed robbery at a South Park Avenue convenience store were chased down by Buffalo police and apprehended Friday afternoon. A store clerk reported that two men entered the store at...

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) -- Federal prosecutors say that New York's state Senate has such secretive record keeping, it makes it difficult to investigate corruption. In an interview with The New York Times,...

Patrick Kaleta says his head is fine and his neck is only a little stiff. So he wants to be on the ice tonight in HSBC Arena when the Sabres host the defending Stanley Cup champion Pittsburgh Penguins...

NEW YORK (AP) -- Federal prosecutors in New York say the U.S. government didn't violate a terror suspect's right to a speedy trial by detaining him for five years without charges. Ahmed Khalfan Gha...

A winter storm bearing down on the east coast today, promising more than a foot of snow from Virginia to the New York area -- great for snow lovers, bad for travelers and retailers in the last weekend...

TONAWANDA, N.Y. (AP) -- General Motors' Buffalo-area engine plant is marking the end of the line for a class of V-8 engine that's been produced there for 50 years. On Friday, the Tonawanda plant will...

A major winter storm is pounding the Northeast...areas like NYC and Philadelphia are experiencing 6 hour flight delays right now. Travel will be terrible throughout this area and flights here are now ...

About 100 health care workers and family members of former residents at St. Francis of Buffalo Nursing Home protested plans for the closing of the facility Thursday. Catholic Health System recently an...