Colgan Air says pilot error caused turboprop crash that killed 50 near Buffalo in February
Airline blames Buffalo crash on pilot error Blowing snow shuts down part of NY Thruway and I-90 in Pa.; 100 people stranded in stuck cars
Snow strands motorists on NY Thruway near Pa. line Snow strands 100 people on NY highway; troopers use ATVs to stay in contact with motorists
Snow strands dozens of motorists in western NY Stubborn storm leaves a trail of frigid air, stranded hunters and vexed drivers
Stubborn storm leaves behind a shivering nation 100-year-old sex offender’s freedom dismays those who warn he’s still dangerous
Western NY frets as 100-year-old molester is freed Wintry storm torments East with high wind after blasting Midwest, leaving trail of bitter cold
Storm blows east, leaves Midwest in bitter cold Wintry storm brings winds, snow to East after blasting Midwest, leaving trail of bitter cold
Wintry storm blows east with high winds, snow Biting-cold winds, icy roadways greeting morning commuters across snow-buried Midwest
Frigid temperatures follow heavy snow into Midwest New Era Cap Co. closing some facilities, consolidating others; Economy to blame
New Era Cap Co. going from 3 plants to 1 BUFFALO, N.Y. — New Era Cap Co., which supplies Major League baseball players and celebrities, said Thursday that low consumer demand is forcing the consolidation of its U.S. manufacturing operations from three plants into one. FAA chief says plane that overshot Minneapolis shows pilots need to refocus on professionalism
FAA chief: Pilots must refocus on professionalism Widow of slain abortion provider among those praising NY’s tougher state laws
Widow of NY abortion provider praises tougher law HUD official tours of upstate NY’s vacant homes; lawmakers want federal housing helpBUFFALO, N.Y. — New York lawmakers brought the nation’s top housing official through some of Buffalo’s most forlorn neighborhoods Friday, seeking support for a $300 million program to help cities with vast stocks of vacant housing that predate the nation’s foreclosure crisis. Women move over to the driver’s seat in new Transportation Hall of Fame in NYBUFFALO, N.Y. — Bad roads, bad weather, flat tires, breakdowns. A lot of Alice Ramsey’s challenges during her New York City-to-San Francisco drive could be any traveler’s. 1st woman to drive cross-continent among 1st inductees to new transportation hall of fameBUFFALO, N.Y. — Bad roads, bad weather, flat tires, breakdowns. A lot of Alice Ramsey’s challenges during her New York City-to-San Francisco drive could be any traveler’s. Western NY teen charged with false report after using ketchup to fake suicide live onlineCLARENCE, N.Y. — A 17-year-old boy in western New York has been charged with a misdemeanor after he put ketchup on his arms and faked his suicide on a live video Web site, police said. Schwarzenegger, Paterson find unlikely alliance in fiscal, climate change crisesALBANY, N.Y. — One is the courtly governor of the Empire State, the other the flashy star of the Golden State. Western NY friends hit 30 cities in a month, a marathon of fun using all-you-can-fly passesBUFFALO, N.Y. — Two adventure-seeking college buddies are back on the ground in Buffalo after squeezing 50,000 miles — and a marriage proposal and new careers — out of a pair of all-you-can-fly plane tickets that took them to 30 cities in 31 days. 2 friends from Buffalo hit 30 cities in 31 days with airline’s all-you-can-fly passesBUFFALO, N.Y. — Two friends are back on the ground in Buffalo after squeezing all they could out of an airline’s all-you-can-fly passes. Sovran Self Storage prices stock offering at $29.75BUFFALO, N.Y. — Sovran Self Storage Inc., a real estate investment trust, on Wednesday priced its public offering of 3.5 million shares of common stock at $29.75 each. States find demanding higher taxes from the rich during fiscal crisis can be risky businessALBANY, N.Y. — This year, New York’s deep-pocketed rich are being required to dig even deeper to help shore up state finances through new and higher income taxes. Father of late Tim Russert dies at 85 in NY; ‘Big Russ’ was subject of 2004 best-sellerBUFFALO, N.Y. — The father of the late “Meet the Press” moderator Tim Russert has died in Buffalo, NY. He was 85. Correction: Soldier wrongly reported dead storyBUFFALO, N.Y. — In a Sept. 15 story about a family that received a telephone call from the U.S. Army incorrectly saying that their son had been killed in Afghanistan, The Associated Press misspelled the surname of another soldier who was killed. His correct name was Army Sgt. Tyler A. Juden, not Judin. NC police investigate whether brother of adopted slain pregnant teen fathered childCHARLOTTE, N.C. — A man accused of raping his adopted teenage sister has turned himself in and is a person of interest in her shooting death at a school bus stop, police said Tuesday. Woman claiming to be military liaison calls NY dad to say solider-son killed in war; he wasn’tBUFFALO, N.Y. — An Army unit is reviewing how it delivers information to families after a call to a western New York couple led them to believe their son had been killed in combat. Volunteers turn national pain into national pride at 9/11 service events nationwideThousands of people heeded the call by President Barack Obama and Congress to observe Sept. 11 by volunteering. Here is a sample of events around the country. GM rolls past 1 million miles in fuel cell demo; Confident it’s on right trackBUFFALO, N.Y. — General Motors Co. is now 1 million miles into its fuel cell experiment and company officials say having everyday people drive a test fleet of pollution-free cars has convinced them they are on the right track. FAA chief compares cockpits in Hudson landing, Buffalo crash, notes professionalism gapBUFFALO, N.Y. — The head of the Federal Aviation Administration said Thursday that a deadly plane crash near Buffalo demonstrated a “complete inattention to basic details” compared with the “textbook greatness” of the safe landing of a jetliner on the Hudson River just weeks earlier. Upstate NY couple weds at 7-year-old son’s funeral, honoring boy’s wish that they marryBUFFALO, N.Y. — The parents of a 7-year-old boy who died after an upstate New York car crash have fulfilled his wish that they get married, and they did it at the child’s funeral. Sisters of 9/11 activist widow walk similar path as reluctant but determined advocatesEAST AURORA, N.Y. — None of the Eckert sisters ever envisioned walking the halls of Congress, advocating to right wrongs to protect the country from tragedy. Worries over pilot fatigue prod government, airlines to change rules on rest for airline crewsWASHINGTON — Crowded skies and exhausted pilots are a bad mix, the airline industry and pilot unions agree, but they’re struggling over what to do about it. |