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9:32 am
Tue April 23, 2013

City to invest $2.7 million in Fruit Belt

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Buffalo's Fruit Belt neighborhood

The City of Buffalo is investing $2.7 million into the Fruit Belt neighborhood. Mayor Byron Brown announced the funding during a Monday afternoon news conference at Carlton and Peach in front of Futures Academy in the heart of the neighborhood.

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5:00 am
Tue April 23, 2013

Buffalo's Million March Against Child Abuse

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Buffalo's Million March Against Child Abuse on steps of City Hall

Citizens marched in downtown Buffalo Monday as part of the National Million March Against Child Abuse.

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Local
2:55 pm
Mon April 22, 2013

Poll: Increasingly cynical voters expect more corruption arrests

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A new statewide poll shows greater concern among New York voters about political corruption in Albany.

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Red Cross directing donations to Boston victims
11:46 am
Sun April 21, 2013

WNYers lap park supporting Boston marathoners

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Local runners are showing their support for their counterparts in Boston with Sunday's Marathon Solidarity Run at Delaware Park.

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Executive Committee names endorsements
11:32 am
Sun April 21, 2013

County Dems endorse pair for Family Court

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Erie County Democrats have endorsed two candidates for positions with the County's Family Court.

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Game with Penguins will be moved
10:14 am
Sat April 20, 2013

Boston manhunt forces shift in Sabres' schedule

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The manhunt that closed the city of Boston on Friday forced the postponement of the hockey game between the Bruins and the Pittsburgh Penguins until tonight.

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Brutal killing case comes to a close
9:57 am
Sat April 20, 2013

Guilty plea entered in murder case

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A guilty plea has been entered in the murder of a North Tonawanda woman.

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Developing
5:40 pm
Fri April 19, 2013

Two from Massachusetts released after car check in Falls

A vehicle with Massachusetts license plates was stopped and searched Friday morning in the City of Niagara Falls.

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Air One Rescue
9:57 am
Fri April 19, 2013

Air One rescues injured girl in Zoar Valley

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Zoar Valley

The Erie County Sheriff's Department mobilized its Air One helicopter Thursday evening to rescue a teenaged girl who was hurt while hiking in Zoar Valley.

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Local
12:06 pm
Thu April 18, 2013

Three dead, including infant, in Thruway accident

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I-90 Eastbound closed at Silver Creek

Two adults and a one-month-old boy were killed Thursday morning when a minivan drifted off the road and crashed into a Thruway maintenance vehicle around 7:30 a.m. on I-90, south of Buffalo.

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Local
12:05 pm
Thu April 18, 2013

Officials break ground on downtown replica canal

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A new outdoor ice-skating venue should be open in downtown Buffalo by late fall.  Lt. Governor Robert Duffy and state and local officials helped launch the 'East Canal' project at Canalside Thursday morning.

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Local
11:50 am
Thu April 18, 2013

Robert Frost Exhibition extended at UB

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Victor E. Reichert (1897-1990) shared a long friendship with the American poet Robert Frost (1874-1963)

Officials at the University at Buffalo have extended its display of  the Victor E. Reichert Robert Frost Collection through May 15. The overwhelming interest in the exhibit proves that 50 years after his death, Robert Frost continues to command the attention of fans and scholars.

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