BUFFALO — A federal grand jury in Buffalo has returned an indictment charging Tricia Griffith, 35, of Niagara Falls, with international parental kidnapping. The charge carries a maximum penalty of three years in prison, a fine of $250,000 or both.

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BUFFALO — Two Buffalo men face up to 40 years in prison and up to $200,000 in fines after pleading guilty to distributing cocaine. U.S. Attorney William J. Hochul Jr. has announced that Malik Samuel ...

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WASHINGTON, D.C. — When Elly Kausner, a 24-year-old Florida law student, bought a ticket online from Continental Airlines to fly home to see her parents in western New York, she had no idea the last leg of the flight would be on an airline she had never heard of — Colgan Air.

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BUFFALO — A director at a Buffalo debt collection business admits he stole and sold the personal information of thousands of debtors. Federal authorities in Buffalo say 35-year-old Andrew Pytlewski was a director ...

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BUFFALO — Families suing over the 2009 crash of Continental Connection Flight 3407 will be allowed to use the cockpit voice recording at trial. A federal judge in Buffalo agreed with lawyers ...

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BUFFALO — Families of at least five passengers killed in the crash of Continental Connection Flight 3407 near Buffalo have reached settlements with the airlines involved.

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New York State Attorney General Andrew M. Cuomo on Monday announced the filing of felony charges against the owner of a Buffalo debt collection company that targeted military personnel and their families.

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BUFFALO — Authorities say a personal-injury lawyer has admitted to bilking more than $2.5 million from his clients to pay for construction of his suburban Buffalo home. The Buffalo News reports that Erie County prosecutors ...

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ALBANY — A report says Republican candidate for governor Carl Paladino received a $1.4 million tax break as the developer of Buffalo real estate, but failed to deliver on promised investments and jobs.

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BUFFALO — Authorities say the damage from the massive fire that destroyed a Buffalo pallet company’s warehouse will exceed $4 million. Thursday morning’s fire leveled the warehouse at the Superior Pallets Inc. ...

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BUFFALO — A New York man charged with beheading his wife is set to go on trial for murder next week.

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BUFFALO — Prosecutors will drop public corruption charges against a former Niagara Falls mayor in exchange for a guilty plea to filing false pension claims with his union.

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