May 25 2012 - Bus crash blamed on contractor
By midafternoon Thursday, the school bus that rammed into a South Buffalo house was hauled away, the 1 1/2-story wood-frame was boarded up, and police and other emergency workers had left the scene. |
May 24 2012 - School bus crashes into home with students on board (PHOTO)
A school bus carrying 19 children swerved out of control and crashed into a private residence on Thursday morning. The Buffalo News reports that the bus was carrying students to nearby Lorraine Academy when it crashed through the front of the home. Police say the bus driver may have been trying to avoid a nearby [...] |
May 24 2012 - School bus with students aboard crashes into home; 4 hurt
A school bus in New York State carrying 19 children swerved out of control and crashed into a private residence on Thursday morning. The Buffalo News reports that the bus was carrying students to nearby Lorraine Academy when it crashed through the front of the home. Police say the bus driver may have been trying [...] |
May 17 2012 - Construction around town
Crews were busy Thursday on new projects around town from the north to the south. On the north, a new covered entrance and walkway is going up at the Wild West Arena, the site of the Buffalo Bill Rodeos, Toby Keith and Daughtry concerts and the Miss Rodeo Nebraska horse riding competition. |
May 16 2012 - Ex-PawSox Millwood proves that he still belongs in the bigs
BOSTON - Kevin Millwood didn't mind spending last June and July pitching for Triple-A Pawtucket and riding the PawSox bus to places such as Buffalo and Louisville, Ky. It had been almost 15 years since he'd lived the minor-league life, and he didn't have any better offers. |
May 15 2012 - A preview of school elections in Erie County
Voters in every Western New York community outside of Buffalo will head to the voting booth Tuesday to consider school budgets, school board candidates and propositions ranging from downsizing boards to authorizing spending on buses. |
May 12 2012 - Drug symposium warns parents about substance abuse
Stevenson High School hosted the Community Symposium “Saving Our Children” on Wednesday, a discussion of the dangers of illicit drug use, an annual event held in conjunction with Buffalo Grove High School. Also invited were families from Libertyville and Vernon Hills high schools. |
April 30 2012 - Redskins Select Josh LeRibeus in Third Round
ASHBURN, VA – The Washington Redskins selected guard Josh LeRibeus (luh-REE-bus) in the third round (No. 71 overall) of the 2012 NFL Draft. The Redskins acquired the 71st and 217th selections from the Buffalo Bills in exchange for the 69th overall choice. |
April 22 2012 - Prosecutors question Davis' use of SUV
Meet businessman Charles S. Barone. Public records show he's 51, owns a home in Clarence Center and went out of his way a few years ago to provide a Buffalo councilman with a fine set of wheels. |
April 20 2012 - AAA to expand area bus tours
A collaborative effort between the American Automobile Association and Preservation Buffalo Niagara could bring a bit more foot traffic to two local not-for-profits this spring. |
April 11 2012 - Guess Which State Has The Highest Gas Taxes?
Buffalo, N.Y. - When you fill up at the gas station, New York has all sorts of taxes with all sorts of names. There's a Petroleum Business Tax of close to 18 cents a gallon that's imposed on distributors and passed on to all of us. |
April 10 2012 - From the driver's seat to the pulpit
As a bus driver for the Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority, Tommy C. Seay Sr. gets people to their destinations on time, and he sends them off with a smile. Seay was raised in Buffalo's Cold Spring section, the fifth of 11 children. |
March 26 2012 - Family Sues Fellowship Over Son's Death
Buffalo, N.Y. - The attorney for the family of a west side child hit and killed by a daycare bus last year, announced Monday they are suing the fellowship operating the bus that hit their son and brother. |
March 23 2012 - Police search for man who attempted to lure middle school student
Police are searching for a person who attempted to lure a student at Holmes Middle School in west Colorado Springs Thursday morning.According Colorado Springs Police, the student was walking to her bus stop about 8 a.m. near the Buffalo Lodge, 2 El Paso Blvd. A man driving a silver or... |
March 05 2012 - Zemsky to be head of NFTA, officials say
Howard A. Zemsky, who may already be one of the busiest business people in Buffalo, may be getting much busier soon. Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo is expected to name 52-year-old Zemsky chairman of the Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority, Cuomo administration officials told The Buffalo News on Sunday. |
March 04 2012 - Lawyer to the leaders
Adam W. Perry is a man on the move among Buffalo's movers and shakers. Whether he's rushing from one appointment to another or pedaling his racing bike through the Alps, he spends much of his time on his BlackBerry smartphone, taking one call after another from leaders of government and business. |
February 29 2012 - Mebagus ending Pittsburgh routes to 2 Ohio cities
PITTSBURGH (AP) - Discount carrier Megabus is ending service from Pittsburgh to Cincinnati and Columbus, Ohio, citing low ridership. A company spokeswoman tells the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette ( http://bit.ly/zpk4Ex ) that the routes will be cut March 13. The bus line had previously announced it was ending a Pittsburgh route that went to Erie, Buffalo, N.Y. and Toronto on the same day, also ... |
February 26 2012 - NCAA Game Summary - Buffalo at Toledo
Hundreds of people lined Coopersville's Main Street Saturday for an odd annual ... The Rapid is hiring more bus drivers. The Grand Rapids transit service held a ... |
February 22 2012 - Sheriff's takeover of transit police eyed
The officers patrolling Buffalo Niagara International Airport, Metro Bus and Metro Rail could soon be wearing the uniforms of the Erie County Sheriff's Office. |
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