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Truck Gets Stuck Under Bridge in New York State [PIC]
A large truck hit an underpass in New York state, shutting down traffic in both directions. The same railroad bridge has quite a history when it comes to impacts as well. In fact, this is the very same bridge that was struck three times in just one weekend back in late April.
Bridge collision issue continues in Niagara Falls
NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y. — It’s a problem as old as trucks and bridges themselves, and in Niagara Falls, it’s not getting any better. State police in Niagara Falls and Grand Island have seen a continuing issue over the past decade where tractor trailers continue to strike the North Grand Island bridge, requiring the Niagara Scenic Parkway to be shut down and compromising the structural integrity of the bridge.
Storms Cause Damage At Bills’ New Stadium Site
Slowly but surely, we’re seeing the progress of the Buffalo Bills’ new stadium. After existing as just a massive pit (that fans “sacrificed” things to) last season, the site across the street from the Bills’ current home on Highmark Stadium is actually starting to look like it could be, well, a building.
Buffalo man pleads guilty to assault on police officer
BUFFALO, N.Y. — A Buffalo man has pleaded guilty for his role in an incident that injured a Town of Tonawanda Police officer last year. Dareious T. Akbar, 20, plead guilty in Erie County Court to two counts of Assault in the First Degree, one count of Assault Upon a Police Officer, one count of Criminal Possession of Stolen Property in the Third Degree and one count of Unauthorized Use of Motor Vehicle in the Third Degree.
Violence plagued all levels of American politics long before the attempt on Trump’s life
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Long before a would-be assassin wounded former President Donald Trump, the fuse of political violence had been burning across America. Members of Congress have been shot. One lawmaker’s staffers in Virginia were attacked with a baseball bat. In Louisville, a bullet grazed the mayor’s sweater after someone stormed into his campaign office. Someone put a tracking device on the Reno mayor’s car. Officials in South Carolina received death threats over a solar panel plant. And outside Buffalo, a man threw a dummy pipe bomb through the window of a county clerk candidate’s home — with a message reading: “If you don’t drop out of this race, the next pipe bomb will be real.”
Bills Reveal Main Aspect Where Josh Allen Needs To Improve
Quarterback Josh Allen has as great of a highlight reel as any NFL signal caller. But Buffalo Bills offensive coordinator Joe Brady said Allen is working this summer on not feeling compelled to make a highlight reel play on every snap. Brady explained while appearing on the "Centered on Buffalo" ...
$2.5 million NIH grant to help UB researchers remove guesswork from drug discovery
BUFFALO, N.Y. — How can a drug be designed to only target proteins that are already switched off? Does whether a drug works depend on where its molecule fragments are linked together? Is drug potency being measured incorrectly?. These are the kinds of fundamental drug discovery questions that University...
UB pharmacy professors developing antibiotics to fight resistant bacteria
BUFFALO, N.Y. — Every year, more than 1 million infections occur within health care facilities in the United States. They are associated with nearly 100,000 deaths and between $28 billion and $33 billion in excess costs, according to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Gram-negative bacteria are...
Former Jericho Road employee accused of stealing over $500,000
BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – A former employee of Jericho Road Community Health Center is being accused of stealing approximately $570,000 from the nonprofit. The employee, Dejan Karlovic, appeared before a federal magistrate on Monday and is charged with stealing from an organization that receives federal funds. Dr. Myron Glick, the center’s founder and CEO, said […]
NY weather: Severe thunderstorm watch affecting New York until Tuesday evening
A severe thunderstorm watch was issued by the National Weather Service on Tuesday at 11:05 a.m. in effect until 6 p.m. for Allegany, Cattaraugus, Cayuga, Erie, Genesee, Jefferson, Lewis, Livingston, Monroe, Niagara, Ontario, Orleans, Oswego, Wayne and Wyoming counties. Preparing for approaching lightning: Expert safety advice. Lightning strikes the United...
Gov. Hochul Pledges 'Full Support' After Oneida County Severe Weather Damage
ROME, N.Y. -- Rome and the surrounding area are in the process of cleaning up after severe weather passed through the area, resulting in fallen trees, downed wires and collapsed buildings. There was a radar-confirmed tornado that was announced in the Rome area at around 3:30 p.m. New York Gov....
Nine Thruway Plaza Buildings Sold in Cheektowaga, New York
Downstate investors have acquired a cluster of nine buildings that comprise the bulk of the Thruway Plaza. According to documents filed July 12 in the Erie County Clerk's office, Equity Holdings of Cheektowaga LLC paid $18.5 million for the buildings with the footprint of the Cheektowaga shopping destination. The deal is one of the largest commercial transactions in Cheektowaga this year.
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