Updated Feb 6, 2012 at 8:59 AM EST Le Roy, N.Y. (WKBW)- There have been many theories about what is causing more than a dozen teenagers, and at least one adult, to display Tourette like symptoms in...

Updated Feb 6, 2012 at 7:55 AM EST NEW YORK (WABC) -- Mayor Michael Bloomberg announced Sunday night that New York City will host a ticker-tape parade in honor of the Super Bowl XLVI Champions New...

Updated Feb 6, 2012 at 8:01 AM EST NIAGARA FALLS, NY (WKBW-TV) - A Niagara Falls woman vanishes without a trace. Police say they are looking for 67-year-old Judith Burr who went missing Friday...

After engineering a league-high six fourth-quarter comeback victories during the regular season, Eli Manning once again lifted the Giants to victory with the game on the line late in the fourth...

At 21 years of age and "wet behind the ears," John C. "Jack" Elberson looked up into the clear blue sky above the Pacific and saw a Japanese warplane overhead. Not good. The...

There is power in the Pink. You can see it in the KitchenAid artisan stand mixers and the Yoplait lids and the cereal boxes that turn pink in October. You can see it when Niagara Falls is bathed in...

The Buffalo Sabres game will be available on all Western New York television screens Saturday, and fans won't need cable or a satellite dish to see it. An antenna will do. WGRZ-TV, Channel 2,...

Cariol J. Horne has been fired from her job as a police officer for interfering with another officer who was struggling with Mack, among other charges. Gregory M. Kwiatkowski, the officer who...

The veterinarian hired last week to oversee animal care at the SPCA of Niagara has an unpredictable personality and a history of recommending euthanasia for animals with treatable illnesses,...

Two of Buffalo's most venerable mainline Protestant churches are in discussions to share space, staff and ministries -- with one of the congregations possibly selling off its buildings and...

Jessica Blackmore and John Stamos appear in a Super Bowl commercial for Dannon's Oikos Greek Yogurt. The ad was one of about 20 that were released online before the...

in points allowed per game and last in the league in red zone defense. At the top of that list however, is the lack of a pass rush. "I think everything would look better if we had some pressure...

Follow this company game will get a wide audience on Saturday night -- for one of the rare times in recent weeks. MSG Networks and the...

Follow this company -- the smallest public school system in Western New York -- is facing a serious budget gap. More than 50 taxpayers attended a public forum over the...

The Toronto Globe and Mail has a video report from Waterloo on its website this morning. It quotes several local officials as saying that the city's economy is sufficiently diversified -- with...

The Toronto Star reports that a new poll by Forum Research shows 50 percent of Torontonians opposed to a new casino, while 35 percent are in favor. Fifteen percent expressed no opinion. Recent media...

Washington Examiner columnist Paul Bedard writes today that Cuomo will head the list of Democratic presidential contenders four years from now. Bedard quotes an unidentified Democratic official as...

Approximately 65 teams have signed up to play in the coming weekend's Labatt Blue Buffalo Street Hockey Tournament. Warmer-than-expected winter weather has forced organizers to switch from the...

Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corp. has made its quarterly slots payment to the Town of Fort Erie. The town received $326,303 (Canadian) from OLGC for the period between April 1 and June 30 of last...

A two-year study of the funding devoted to child welfare initiatives -- and whether the type or source of funding impacts health outcomes -- will be supported with a new $270,269 grant from...

During a free webinar on Feb. 14, business leaders can learn how to plan a communication strategy that will eliminate confusion and support recovery efforts. Hosted by...

BUFFALO, N.Y. - WGRZ-TV, the Gannett owned NBC affiliate in Buffalo, New Yorkhas created a Storm Team 2 weather app for iPhone, iPad and Android mobile...

Following are real estate transactions over $5,000 as listed in records of the Niagara County Clerk's Office for the week ending Dec. 30. HARTLAND o 2912 County Line Road, Dawn M. Pisarski to...

INDIANAPOLIS -- Late Saturday afternoon, I was reminded what a powerful effect a single Super Bowl can have on one man's legacy. For the sixth time, Andre Reed fell short of the Hall of Fame....

Release Date: January 31, 2012 BUFFALO, N.Y. -- The Cystic Fibrosis Therapeutics Development Center of the University at Buffalo and Women and Children's Hospital of Buffalo played a critical...

Updated Feb 5, 2012 at 6:38 PM EST BUFFALO, NY (WKBW) - Family and friends gathered at the Rose Garden in Delaware Park Saturday night to honor the life of 14-year-old Angel Keim. Songs were sung,...

Updated Feb 5, 2012 at 4:40 PM EST LeRoy (WKBW) Citing both the State Department of Health report, and their own independent company's findings, members of the LeRoy School District were...

What color Gatorade will be dumped on the head of the winning coach in this Sunday's Super Bowl? How long will it take Kelly Clarkson to sing the National Anthem? And if Tom Brady's young...

Join The News' Jerry Sullivan and Jay Skurski for a live chat leading up to kickoff and continuing through the end of tonight's game. Go to...

Michael Wilson arrived with a flourish, wowing people with his age -- he was only 22 -- and his wealth -- he bought a $6.3 million home in Hamburg plus a Hummer, a Corvette and a Mercedes-Benz. But...

ALBANY -- Maybe it's the mounting death toll or the sobering addiction statistics. Or that it's an election year for all state lawmakers. No matter the reason, efforts are taking hold for...

The Broncs (10-15, 7-6) trailed 71-64 before going 3 of 4 from behind the arc in the final three minutes. After Antoine Mason's jumper gave the Purple Eagles (9-16, 4-9) a 73-71 lead with 6 seconds...

Updated Feb 5, 2012 at 3:28 PM EST When it comes to bank robbery, this won't go down in history as the best of disguises. According to a news release issued by the Monroe (Fla.) County...

Updated Feb 5, 2012 at 12:26 PM EST According to the Fayetteville (N.C.) Observer, police in North Carolina on Friday used a taser on a 37-year-old woman who allegedly failed to surrender after...

Brandon Hansen, 18, of Wheatfield is getting some help with his college tuition from the Fireman's Association of New York while serving as a volunteer at St. Johnsburg Fire Company. Christopher...

1 New York Rangers. Ten of final 15 games will be played in MSG. (1) 2 Boston Bruins. Carolina won four meetings by combined score of 14-5. (2) 3 St. Louis Blues. Stewart needs to get on the stick...

The Rangers' Ryan Callahan was a good player with reasonable aspirations when he was a kid growing up outside Rochester. Brian Gionta was the standard at the time. He had carved a path into the...

If there's such a thing as an adult contemporary purist, it's Richard Marx. Over the course of his 25-year career, he's never pretended to be all that different from what he is -- a...

You have to laugh. Indeed, laughter in the face of insults should be a conditioned reflex in Buffalo. Patriots' quarterback Tom Brady caused a stir this pre-Super Bowl week with an off-handed...

Magdalyn Chauby, 15,a sophomore from Grand Island,rehearses with Amy Teal, her vocal coach ,on Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2012, as she will perform solo at Carnegie Hall on Feb....

BOSTON -- Jenn Suhr continues to reach new heights as she broke the American record in the pole vault Saturday at the New Balance Indoor Games, clearing 16 feet on her first attempt. Suhr set the...

The state Department of Transportation will conduct a public information meeting to discuss plans to repair and reopen the old Route 219 bridge at 7 p.m. Tuesday in the Concord Town Hall, 86 Franklin...

For years, critics of State Sen. George D. Maziarz have said the Newfane Republican has no business speaking up about problems in Niagara Falls -- after all, the city lies outside his district. But...

Betcha might be stumped by this legal question: What law are you violating when you bet $100, with your favorite Western New York bookie, on the New York Giants to defeat the New England Patriots in...

WEDNESDAY Can't be too safe Wondering about your cholesterol levels? Don't leave this to chance. Free community lipid panel screenings will be done from 6 to 10:30 a.m. in the north lobby...

Buffalo public school students consistently miss the mark, with the vast majority unable to read or do math at grade level. Most do not graduate on time. But another group in the city schools almost...