Fri, Aug 5th 2016 11:15 am
(716) Food and Sport will host a send-off party for Western New York championship pole-vaulter Jenn Suhr tonight.
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Fri, Aug 5th 2016 11:10 am
The DIRTcar big block Modifieds made their annual trek into Ransomville Speedway last Tuesday night at the 32nd annual Summer Nationals, sponsored by Coors Light and Parco Buildings.
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Fri, Aug 5th 2016 10:50 am
By a 3-2 vote, the Grand Island Town Board voted Monday to tell the state it rejects a plan that would close the West River Parkway to vehicle traffic and turn it into a bike path.
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Fri, Aug 5th 2016 10:45 am
For the first time in the 11-year history of Paddles Up!, canoeists and kayakers launched from the beach at Beaver Island State Park during three different noncompetitive paddling events.
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Fri, Aug 5th 2016 10:05 am
Recently, a group of volunteers from the First Baptist Church of Columbia, Alabama, along with 25 students, visited and helped out at the Niagara Gospel Rescue Mission.
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Fri, Aug 5th 2016 10:05 am
In partnership with the Niagara Falls City School District, Niagara County Community College will offer programs in three fields of study within the hospitality and tourism field: baking and pastry arts; culinary arts; and hospitality management.
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Fri, Aug 5th 2016 10:05 am
Marc and Geraldine Carpenter of the Town of Niagara proudly announce the engagement of their daughter, Michele Margaret Carpenter, to Jay Matthew Jordan Jr., son of Jay and Mary Jordan of Lakeview, New York.
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Fri, Aug 5th 2016 10:05 am
The nationally award winning 1965 Mustang Blizzard, built by the Ring Brothers for Niagara Falls native Dom Farbo, will be on display at the annual Town of Niagara "American Graffiti Classic Car Show" Monday, Aug. 8.
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Fri, Aug 5th 2016 10:05 am
North Tonawanda Mayor Arthur G. Pappas recently announced that Jesse Gooch, proprietor of Painters Plus, has selected the winner of the sixth annual Project H.O.P.E. contest.
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Fri, Aug 5th 2016 10:00 am
Assemblyman Robin Schimminger recently announced the North Tonawanda Public Library will receive a state construction grant of $20,250.
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Fri, Aug 5th 2016 09:55 am
Wegmans, in the Town of Niagara, will present its first kids carnival from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 13, offering a family-friendly event to the community. Additionally, funds raised will benefit the United Way of Greater Niagara.
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Fri, Aug 5th 2016 07:00 am
The Saint Mary and Saint Moses Coptic Orthodox Church will host its eighth annual festival from Aug. 26-28, at 350 Wheatfield St., North Tonawanda.
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Thu, Aug 4th 2016 06:45 pm
NBCSN averaged 1.3 million viewers for the U.S. women's soccer team's 2-0 victory over New Zealand yesterday on the opening day of soccer competition at the Rio Olympics - topping by 107 percent the viewership for the team's 2012 London Olympics opener.
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Thu, Aug 4th 2016 05:40 pm
The summer may be winding down, but Old Falls Street continues to host additional free programming on Friday afternoons in August.
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Thu, Aug 4th 2016 05:20 pm
ABC and dick clark productions announced today the 2016 American Music Awards, the world's biggest fan-voted award show, will broadcast live Sunday, Nov. 20 (8-11 p.m. EST), on ABC.
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Thu, Aug 4th 2016 04:55 pm
The Mighty Niagara Half Marathon attracts runners from around the world. Participants have traveled from England, Ireland, Mexico, Germany, Austria and Ethiopia - just to name a few - to "run with the river" in this one-of-a-kind and highly anticipated race.
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Thu, Aug 4th 2016 02:25 pm
University at Buffalo endocrinologists who, in recent years, found patients with Type 1 diabetes benefit from insulin plus a drug designed for Type 2 diabetes, have now found they also can benefit from dapagliflozin, another drug designed and marketed to treat Type 2 diabetes.
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Thu, Aug 4th 2016 02:25 pm
On July 14, Laurence G. "Larry" Steele passed away. He was the administrator of the historic Oakwood Cemetery in Niagara Falls for more than five years, and a reputed pillar of the community.
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Thu, Aug 4th 2016 02:25 pm
Congressman Brian Higgins filed formal comments with New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation Commissioner Rose Harvey expressing support for the preferred alternative option for the West River Greenway Connector Trail project in the Town of Grand Island.
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Thu, Aug 4th 2016 02:20 pm
Several well-known local city leaders are coming together to present a Niagara University Continuing Education offering on transformational urban leadership.
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Thu, Aug 4th 2016 02:20 pm
The U.S. can't hire enough nurses to fill staffing shortages in both the workforce and among university instructors. To help meet the growing need, the University at Buffalo School of Nursing has received two grants for a total of nearly $2.2 million from the Health Resources and Services Administration.
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Thu, Aug 4th 2016 02:20 pm
A major need for more women's health services in Niagara County has prompted Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center to hire more OB/GYN physicians and open a second facility.
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Thu, Aug 4th 2016 10:25 am
It was in Buffalo that John Rzeznik and Robby Takac would forge the sound and style that led to "Name," "Slide" and 14 consecutive top 10 radio hits - a record for "hot" adult contemporary.
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Wed, Aug 3rd 2016 06:30 pm
Gratwick Hose Volunteer Fire Co. firefighter Kenneth Walker's Oliver Street apartment was set on fire Wednesday morning, after he received an anonymous, threatening letter Monday night.
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Wed, Aug 3rd 2016 04:45 pm
Under a framework established under an executive order, Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo today directed the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation to issue a heightened drought warning for most of Western New York.
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Wed, Aug 3rd 2016 02:30 pm
A record-breaking 650 supporters participated in the Food Bank of Western New York's 9th annual "Walk Off Hunger" and "Summerfest," which were held Sunday at Island Park in Williamsville.
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Wed, Aug 3rd 2016 02:25 pm
(716) Food and Sport will be the place to watch Western New York's Olympians compete when the Summer Olympics get underway with the opening ceremonies this Friday.
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Wed, Aug 3rd 2016 02:25 pm
Robert J. Travis, CPA, of Lewiston will be honored at the Mount St. Mary's Hospital Foundation's 17th annual "Good Works Gala," this year titled "The Enchanted Forest."
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Wed, Aug 3rd 2016 02:10 pm
Power City Eatery, a mammoth deli and coffee house serving fresh breakfast and lunch dishes, officially opened to the public Wednesday on Third Street in Niagara Falls.
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Tue, Aug 2nd 2016 08:50 pm
Students of all ages from the Miss Bev's Dance Studio recently competed in Rochester at the Summerdance Competition.
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Tue, Aug 2nd 2016 08:50 pm
From 6:30 to 9 a.m. Thursday, Buffalo firefighters will hold their annual "fill the boot" program, with this year's proceeds going to the Spinal Muscular Atrophy Research Team (SMART).
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Tue, Aug 2nd 2016 08:50 pm
Join owners Kyle Bajor, Joseph Hotchkiss and Michael Lewis Wednesday at the grand opening of their new, NYC-style deli and Cafe at 444 Third St., Niagara Falls.
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Tue, Aug 2nd 2016 08:45 pm
The Erie County Department of Social Services' Home Energy Assistance Program has announced heating equipment clean and tune assistance is now available for eligible HEAP households through Nov. 4.
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Tue, Aug 2nd 2016 08:45 pm
New York State Office of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Services (NYS OASAS) Commissioner Arlene González-Sánchez visited Buffalo Tuesday to congratulate Lake Shore Behavioral Health Inc., a substance use disorder treatment provider, on its recent award of $1.75 million. The money will be used to create a recovery community and outreach center in Buffalo.
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Tue, Aug 2nd 2016 12:55 pm
Jimmy Fallon, America's No. 1 late-night talk show entertainer, has been named host of the 74th Annual Golden Globe Awards, set to air on NBC live coast-to-coast from the Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills on Sunday, Jan. 8, 2017 (8-11 p.m. ET).
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Tue, Aug 2nd 2016 12:55 pm
Continuing its momentum of being the No. 1 broadcast series this summer, as well as drawing more viewers this season than over the past five, NBC's "America's Got Talent" is renewing all four of its judges for season 12 (Simon Cowell, Mel B, Heidi Klum and Howie Mandel), as well as host Nick Cannon.
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Tue, Aug 2nd 2016 12:55 pm
In celebration of one of America's most treasured musical icons, NBC will air the two-hour special "Tony Bennett Celebrates 90: The Best Is Yet to Come" on Tuesday, Dec. 20 (9 p.m. ET/PT).
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Tue, Aug 2nd 2016 12:35 pm
Funtime Presents has booked Metric at Artpark in Lewiston. The band will perform on stage inside the Mainstage Theater at 7 p.m. Friday, Sept. 23.
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Tue, Aug 2nd 2016 12:25 pm
Erie County Executive Mark C. Poloncarz has announced the appointment of Timothy Hogues to the position of commissioner of senior services for Erie County.
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Tue, Aug 2nd 2016 10:55 am
The Buffalo Sabres today announced the team will again host the Prospects Challenge, presented by Tops Friendly Markets, from Sept. 16-19 at HARBORCENTER.
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