http://www.tonawanda-news.com en-us Copyright CNHI All Rights Reserved. 5 Fri, 16 May 2008 17:59:00 +0000 http://www.tonawanda-news.com/newtoday/gnnnewsrefresh_story_137180040.html http://www.tonawanda-news.com/newtoday/gnnnewsrefresh_story_137180040.html CHICAGO (AP) — Perhaps no one took greater comfort in the Republican Party’s third straight loss of a long-held House seat this week than Barack Obama, who says the results point to clear limits in the effectiveness of attack ads he expects this fall. Fri, 16 May 2008 16:53:00 +0000 http://www.tonawanda-news.com/newtoday/gnnnewsrefresh_story_137165419.html http://www.tonawanda-news.com/newtoday/gnnnewsrefresh_story_137165419.html As the prosecution was wrapping up its case Friday, the jury in the trial of two men accused in an alleged home invasion heard the 911 call made by one of the victims. Fri, 16 May 2008 16:24:00 +0000 http://www.tonawanda-news.com/newtoday/gnnnewsrefresh_story_137162256.html http://www.tonawanda-news.com/newtoday/gnnnewsrefresh_story_137162256.html MIDDLEPORT — Royalton-Hartland School District notified parents this week that a student was diagnosed with the antibiotic-resistant staph infection known as MRSA. Fri, 16 May 2008 14:51:00 +0000 http://www.tonawanda-news.com/newtoday/gnnnewsrefresh_story_137145233.html http://www.tonawanda-news.com/newtoday/gnnnewsrefresh_story_137145233.html A transportation project nearly a decade in the making finally launched on Friday as state and local officials broke ground on a new $29.7 million terminal at Niagara Falls International Airport. Fri, 16 May 2008 13:22:00 +0000 http://www.tonawanda-news.com/newtoday/gnnnewsrefresh_story_137132259.html http://www.tonawanda-news.com/newtoday/gnnnewsrefresh_story_137132259.html Three World War II veterans from Lockport have been chosen to be on the first Honor Flight from the Buffalo-Niagara International Airport on June 7. Fri, 16 May 2008 12:36:00 +0000 http://www.tonawanda-news.com/newtoday/gnnnewsrefresh_story_137123719.html http://www.tonawanda-news.com/newtoday/gnnnewsrefresh_story_137123719.html SHANGHAI, China (AP) — Cracked dams and buckled roads, collapsed buildings and toppled factories — China has begun to tally its losses from an earthquake this week that killed thousands and left thousands more missing, with estimates ranging to over $20 billion. Fri, 16 May 2008 11:37:00 +0000 http://www.tonawanda-news.com/newtoday/gnnnewsrefresh_story_137113835.html http://www.tonawanda-news.com/newtoday/gnnnewsrefresh_story_137113835.html CHICAGO (AP) — Perhaps no one took greater comfort in the Republican Party’s third straight loss of a long-held House seat this week than Barack Obama, who says the results point to clear limits in the effectiveness of attack ads he expects this fall. Thu, 15 May 2008 18:23:00 +0000 http://www.tonawanda-news.com/newtoday/gnnnewsrefresh_story_136182406.html http://www.tonawanda-news.com/newtoday/gnnnewsrefresh_story_136182406.html The waterfront park project off Water Street in the Village of Youngstown is finally finished, three years and about $380,000 later. Thu, 15 May 2008 17:57:00 +0000 http://www.tonawanda-news.com/newtoday/gnnnewsrefresh_story_136175737.html http://www.tonawanda-news.com/newtoday/gnnnewsrefresh_story_136175737.html At sunrise Tuesday, 60 Wheatfield business owners and government officials will be boarding a bus bound for Albany. Thu, 15 May 2008 17:03:00 +0000 http://www.tonawanda-news.com/newtoday/gnnnewsrefresh_story_136170415.html http://www.tonawanda-news.com/newtoday/gnnnewsrefresh_story_136170415.html Linda Griesbaum says people in the area don’t really know what the U.S. Coast Guard is all about. Thu, 15 May 2008 15:21:00 +0000 http://www.tonawanda-news.com/newtoday/gnnnewsrefresh_story_136152916.html http://www.tonawanda-news.com/newtoday/gnnnewsrefresh_story_136152916.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Barack Obama collected the support of four of John Edwards’ Democratic National Convention delegates on Thursday, then gained the backing of four superdelegates and a large labor union as he marched steadily toward the party’s presidential nomination. Thu, 15 May 2008 11:16:00 +0000 http://www.tonawanda-news.com/newtoday/gnnnewsrefresh_story_136111741.html http://www.tonawanda-news.com/newtoday/gnnnewsrefresh_story_136111741.html NEWFANE — People walking up and down route 78 in the town of Newfane will be able to take a break and have a seat if they’re tired out. Thu, 15 May 2008 10:17:00 +0000 http://www.tonawanda-news.com/newtoday/gnnnewsrefresh_story_136101808.html http://www.tonawanda-news.com/newtoday/gnnnewsrefresh_story_136101808.html Wilson resident Tracy Smith knows the toll cystic fibrosis can take on a family. Her 12-year-old daughter Taylor was diagnosed with the disease when she was 6-months old. Thu, 15 May 2008 09:54:00 +0000 http://www.tonawanda-news.com/newtoday/gnnnewsrefresh_story_136095449.html http://www.tonawanda-news.com/newtoday/gnnnewsrefresh_story_136095449.html WASHINGTON (AP) — The nation’s industrial output plunged in April, reflecting big cutbacks in autos and other manufacturing industries. Wed, 14 May 2008 17:17:00 +0000 http://www.tonawanda-news.com/newtoday/gnnnewsrefresh_story_135172008.html http://www.tonawanda-news.com/newtoday/gnnnewsrefresh_story_135172008.html LOCKPORT -- A Niagara County Court judge turned aside objections from lawyers for accused killer Brandon “RATT” Dennis on Wednesday and ordered the Buffalo gang member to give a DNA sample to prosecutors.