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Former jewelry store manager pleads guilty to stealing jewels, money from store
A former employee of a jewelry store pleaded guilty to stealing $100,000 worth of inventory and money from the store in a span of nearly a year, the Erie County District Attorney's Office said Monday.
Albert the Alligator’s owner an emotional wreck after NY takes 750-pound live-in pet away: ‘I don’t sleep’
Taking away his best friend was a cold-blooded thing to do. An upstate New York man who kept a 750-pound pet alligator in his house is an emotional wreck after government agents hauled his pal away – and he sees the same heartbreak in Albert’s scaly face. “I know his look, and that happy face that you see is not there no more,” an emotional and sleepless Tony Cavallaro told The Post. “He looks very lost and very distraught. “I see the look in his face,” Cavallaro said about the blind, 34-year-old alligator that was shipped to a new home in Texas this...
Local veterinary practices share national concerns with shortages in professional staffing
As the nation is facing a shortage in veterinary professionals, some local veterinarians share their concerns about the future of their practices, especially when it comes to a desperate need for large animal professionals. Read more from WBEN:
Taxpayers vote Tuesday on school budgets and board members amidst layoffs, turmoil
HAMBURG, N.Y. — Many here in Western New York have the chance to vote Tuesday on school district budgets and school board members. The vast majority of school budgets are expected to pass but it's been a very active budget-making process in some local districts. Remember the scenes from...
Body found in Letchworth State Park
WYOMING, N.Y. — The Bureau of Criminal Investigation and NYS Park Police are investigating a body that was found in the water at Letchworth State Park in Wyoming County. NYS Troopers and officers had responded to what was reported as a possible deceased body. A 2 On Your Side...
August Brings Out Barefoot Tribute Car as Nostalgia Tour Starts
WATERTOWN, NY – The Dirt Modified Nostalgia Tour begins competition this coming Friday, June 24th and Saturday June 25th at the Can Am Speedway in LaFargeville, NY and Evans Mills Raceway Park respectively. Friday at Can Am’s Summer Starter will see the Tour return to its birthplace where it...
Man honored for saving children from fire in East Aurora
EAST AURORA, N.Y. — A man credited with saving a child in South Wales from a house fire, is being honored. Assemblyman David DiPietro presented Charlie Sergel with a proclamation for his heroic actions. Sergel, 51, was on his way home last month when he noticed smoke coming from...
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