Wrapping up its plans to dispose of unwanted or extra branches, First Niagara Financial Group said Friday that it plans to close 35 overlapping offices in upstate New York and Connecticut -- including eight in the Buffalo region -- after it buys HSBC Bank USA's branch network.

BUFFALO, NY - The Erie County Sheriff's Office says they're used to dealing with motorists who may have had their driver's license suspended once or twice. But Thursday night, a deputy pulled a Buffalo man over who they say has had his license was suspended and revoked 18 different times.

Buffalo Bills cornerback Leodis McKelvin is on thin ice. His make-or-break year has come and gone––and it did not go well. With one year left on his contract, it's questionable whether he'll even make the team in 2012. Instead of making picks, the former 2008 first-round pick out of Troy State was consistently picked on all season long. More times than not, he was burned or fell victim to bad ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) - First Niagara Bank expects its $1 billion purchase of HSBC Bank's upstate New York branches to be completed by mid-May and is making plans to consolidate 35 locations where First Niagara and HSBC have buildings within a mile or two of each other.

William Jones of Tacoma loved his country. He loved it enough to enlist in the U.S. Army when it was still segregated. He served with the storied Buffalo Soldiers, the all-black 9th and 10th (Horse) Cavalry. For history, he made a museum dedicated to the Buffalo Soldiers.

Buffalo Grove trustees say they don't believe the village would be getting into the gambling business if they permit and off-track betting facility in the Village Bar & Grill, located on the municipal campus that also houses the town's village hall and police station.

A man woke up Friday morning to five intruders, who beat and robbed him inside his South Buffalo apartment. The Southside Parkway man told police he was asleep in his bed, when he felt someone reaching into his pockets at around 2:20 a.m., according to police reports.

The vacant house problem in Buffalo has been evident for some time with the city's declining population but residents still contact 2 On Your Side with their concerns about homes they feel are dangerous or just an eyesore to their neighborhood.

Almost unanimously, the Buffalo Bills' draft needs for 2012 have been narrowed down to attaining help on the offensive line or adding players who can rush the quarterback. Early mock drafts had the Bills selecting an offensive lineman (namely Riley Reiff, offensive tackle out of Iowa). However, just about every mock draft coming out recently has the Bills drafting a defensive end or outside ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. - Growing waistlines are a big problem in Western New York and across the state. According to the New York State Department of Health, nearly 60-percent of the state's population is overweight or obese.