http://www.tonawanda-news.com en-us Copyright CNHI All Rights Reserved. 5 Thu, 08 Nov 2007 12:19:00 +0000 http://www.tonawanda-news.com/nationalstate/gnnnationalstate_story_312122001.html http://www.tonawanda-news.com/nationalstate/gnnnationalstate_story_312122001.html The captain wanted to keep the 207-foot ship from sinking, Lt. Chris White said. There were no reports of injuries. Wed, 07 Nov 2007 18:25:00 +0000 http://www.tonawanda-news.com/nationalstate/gnnnationalstate_story_311182630.html http://www.tonawanda-news.com/nationalstate/gnnnationalstate_story_311182630.html The trial for Bryant Purvis, 18, was set for March. Purvis had initially been charged with attempted second-degree murder, but in a brief court hearing that charge was reduced to charges of second degree-aggravated battery and conspiracy. Wed, 07 Nov 2007 16:51:00 +0000 http://www.tonawanda-news.com/nationalstate/gnnnationalstate_story_311165248.html http://www.tonawanda-news.com/nationalstate/gnnnationalstate_story_311165248.html In a study, more than twice as many people given five of the shots stopped smoking than those given fewer or phony shots — about 15 percent versus 6 percent after one year. Wed, 07 Nov 2007 13:47:00 +0000 http://www.tonawanda-news.com/nationalstate/gnnnationalstate_story_311134824.html http://www.tonawanda-news.com/nationalstate/gnnnationalstate_story_311134824.html The space shuttle touched down just after 1 p.m., after safely crossing the continent in the first coast-to-coast re-entry since the Columbia disaster almost five years ago. Wed, 07 Nov 2007 12:33:00 +0000 http://www.tonawanda-news.com/nationalstate/gnnnationalstate_story_311123351.html http://www.tonawanda-news.com/nationalstate/gnnnationalstate_story_311123351.html The oldest inmate in the New York state prison system was granted parole at age 89. Tue, 06 Nov 2007 18:29:00 +0000 http://www.tonawanda-news.com/nationalstate/gnnnationalstate_story_310183003.html http://www.tonawanda-news.com/nationalstate/gnnnationalstate_story_310183003.html Christopher Boyd, president and owner of B and L Medical in the Buffalo suburb of Cheektowaga, allegedly sold copies of medical imaging software owned by GE Health Care, MedWeb and other companies to numerous medical groups over the last six or seven years, according to affidavits submitted by FBI and IRS agents. Tue, 06 Nov 2007 16:34:00 +0000 http://www.tonawanda-news.com/nationalstate/gnnnationalstate_story_310163525.html http://www.tonawanda-news.com/nationalstate/gnnnationalstate_story_310163525.html Lillian Fletcher was rushed to the hospital after being jolted by the Taser last week, but has since been released, police said Tuesday. Tue, 06 Nov 2007 15:38:00 +0000 http://www.tonawanda-news.com/nationalstate/gnnnationalstate_story_310154015.html http://www.tonawanda-news.com/nationalstate/gnnnationalstate_story_310154015.html With the mission finally coming to a close, Discovery's commander acknowledged Tuesday she was "extremely concerned" about the safety of the spacewalker who went out to fix the space station's ripped solar wing. Mon, 05 Nov 2007 14:34:00 +0000 http://www.tonawanda-news.com/nationalstate/gnnnationalstate_story_309143453.html http://www.tonawanda-news.com/nationalstate/gnnnationalstate_story_309143453.html The league pushed back the start of New England's game at the Buffalo Bills on Nov. 18 to 8:15 p.m. EST and it will move from CBS to NBC. Originally, Patriots-Bills was set for 1 p.m. EST on CBS and Chicago at Seattle was the night game. Mon, 05 Nov 2007 11:56:00 +0000 http://www.tonawanda-news.com/nationalstate/gnnnationalstate_story_309121129.html http://www.tonawanda-news.com/nationalstate/gnnnationalstate_story_309121129.html Myisha Ferrell, 30, quietly pleaded guilty to complicity to abuse a corpse and obstruction of justice — for lying to authorities — just before opening statements were to begin in her jury trial. She was sentenced to two years in prison but will be eligible for release after one year as part of a plea deal. Mon, 05 Nov 2007 11:51:00 +0000 http://www.tonawanda-news.com/nationalstate/gnnnationalstate_story_309115248.html http://www.tonawanda-news.com/nationalstate/gnnnationalstate_story_309115248.html Gen. Pervez Musharraf's government said parliamentary elections could be delayed up to a year as it tries to stamp out a growing Islamic militant threat — effectively linking two of the greatest concerns of Pakistan's biggest international donors: the United States and Britain. Sat, 03 Nov 2007 12:56:00 +0000 http://www.tonawanda-news.com/nationalstate/gnnnationalstate_story_307125733.html http://www.tonawanda-news.com/nationalstate/gnnnationalstate_story_307125733.html The deal, reached around 3:20 a.m. EDT, must be ratified by the UAW's approximately 54,000 members covered by the contract at Ford. If approved, it would bring a close to historic negotiations that have yielded agreements designed to return U.S.-based automakers to profitability. Sat, 03 Nov 2007 12:53:00 +0000 http://www.tonawanda-news.com/nationalstate/gnnnationalstate_story_307125524.html http://www.tonawanda-news.com/nationalstate/gnnnationalstate_story_307125524.html Kelsey Peterson, a 25-year-old sixth-grade math teacher and basketball coach at Lexington Middle School, was arrested in Mexicali, a city on the border with California, Dawson County Attorney Elizabeth Waterman said. Fri, 02 Nov 2007 17:39:00 +0000 http://www.tonawanda-news.com/nationalstate/gnnnationalstate_story_306174000.html http://www.tonawanda-news.com/nationalstate/gnnnationalstate_story_306174000.html Mayor Debbie Smith said the probe conducted by the State Bureau of the Investigation and the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives confirmed initial reports that the fire started on the back deck and indicated the cause was accidental. Fri, 02 Nov 2007 16:25:00 +0000 http://www.tonawanda-news.com/nationalstate/gnnnationalstate_story_306162608.html http://www.tonawanda-news.com/nationalstate/gnnnationalstate_story_306162608.html Bombs and drive-by shootings killed at least 21 people across Baghdad and its northern belts Thursday, and the U.S. military announced the deaths of three more soldiers killed in combat in the country's north.