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NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y. (AP) - New York Sen. Charles Schumer is proposing legislation targeting thieves who strip and sell copper...
(WBEN/AP) That investigation into two suspected Al Qaeda members who wanted to blow up a Toronto train continuesand local law...
Buffalo, NY (WBEN) Last year on Dyngus Day, Anderson Cooper had the kielbasa-sized case of the giggles talking about the Polo...
Buffalo, NY (WBEN) Congressman Brian Higgins and Senator Charles Schumer were on the waterfront spoke out Tuesday against the...
Amherst, NY (WBEN) After a face to face meeting, with Citi's CEO, Senator Charles Schumer says 175 more jobs have been co...
NEW YORK (AP) - New York Sen. Charles Schumer is calling on the cruise ship industry to adopt a "bill of rights" to...
Falconer (WBEN/AP) -- A New York lawmaker says he'd have no problem raising the federal minimum wage.U.S. Senator Charles...
Falconer (WBEN) -- U.S. Senator Charles Schumer on Monday encouragedthe federal government to pick up the pace on its purchas...
Washington (WBEN) -- The families of victims of Flight 3407,which crashed in Clarence four years ago tonight,are again callin...
Gowanda, NY (WBEN) FEMA has releasedmore than $1million in flood relief for Gowanda, nearly four years after devastating ...
A bipartisan group of leading senators has reached agreement on the principles for a sweeping overhaul of the nation's im...
After the mass shootings at Sandy Hook Elementary School, politicians in Albany and Washington have both taken steps to contr...
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Sen. Charles Schumer says requiring universal background checks is something that could pass Congress desp...
Albany, NY (WBEN/AP)- We're used to being outraged at the cost per gallon, but not when it comes to a bowl of cereal or i...
Niagara Falls, NY (WBEN) As members of the 107th Airlift Wing assist in evacuation, rescue and relief efforts following Sandy...
Buffalo, NY (WBEN) -- It's not clear why, but Western New Yorkers are being gouged at the gas pump.While the price of gas...
Buffalo (WBEN) -- At least one high profile Bills supporter doesn't think much of the plan to have team play home games i...
Buffalo (WBEN) -- U.S. Senator Charles Schumer is calling for standards on the use of GPS systems in commercial trucks.Schume...
Buffalo (WBEN) -- The Buffalo Bisons are now Toronto's Triple-A farm team, and the Bills will face the Seahawks at Rogers...
Buffalo, NY (WBEN) Senator Charles Schumer says Canadian Foreign Minister John Baird has heeded his call and will keep a perm...
Orchard Park, NY (WBEN) Senator Charles Schumer is in front of Ralph Wilson Stadium calling on the NFL to alter its G-4 loan ...
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) - New York Senators Charles Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand support an increase to the federal minimum wage,...
(WBEN) A measure proposed by Sen. Charles Schumer to promote New York's maple syrup industry is headed to the House of Re...
Buffalo's housing stock is the oldest in the country, according to a report in On Numbers, the online service of American...
Buffalo (WBEN) -- U-S Senator Charles Schumer is pushing a plan meant to reduce the number of babies that are born addicted t...
Niagara Falls, NY (WBEN) Senator Charles Schumer says the FAA has granted a critical permit to allow Haverfield Aviation to u...
By SCOTT MAYEROWITZ AP Airlines Writer NEW YORK (AP) -- Sen. Charles Schumer is urging airlines to allow families with young...
Buffalo, NY (WBEN) Senator Charles Schumer says he received personal word from the Postmaster General that the William Street...
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) - Buffalo's newly opened federal courthouse is closer to having a name.Two weeks before the dedication...
Buffalo (WBEN) -- The federal government will take steps to correct the name of a Western New York veteran on the Vietnam Mem...
Buffalo, NY (WBEN) Senator Charles Schumer says he's had enough with the stalling and do-overs, and demands a meeting wit...
Buffalo (WBEN) -- Preservation Buffalo Niagara is hoping to prevent the demolition of the former Tricobuilding.Preservation B...
Buffalo (WBEN) -- U-S Senator Charles Schumer says dealing with the high gas prices includes both short term -- and long-term...
LeRoy, NY (WBEN) Congresswoman Kathy Hochul and Senators Kirsten Gillibrand and Charles Schumer say barrels from the LeRoy Su...
The Federal Reserve Bank of New York's latest Empire State Manufacturing Report showed another rise in business condition...
LeRoy (WBEN) -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on Friday announced it would remove barrels from a contaminate...
Niagara Falls (WBEN) -- Officials with the Niagara Military Affairs Council will travel to Washington this week for meetings ...
ALBANY, N.Y. (WBEN/AP) - A senator is warning of a scam in which the value of gift cards can be stolen before the holiday is ...
Niagara Falls (WBEN/AP) --A hotel operator in Niagara Falls is among those hoping the federal government will fast-track the ...
Buffalo (WBEN/AP) -- Even though the congressional super-committee said Nov. 21 it couldn't arrive at a plan for debt-reducti...
Buffalo (WBEN) - New York Sen. Charles Schumer says more people would use NEXUS cards to go back and forth to Canada if they ...
The AAA reports the current cost for a gallon of unleaded gas in the region as $3.66. That's twenty-four cents higher tha...
WASHINGTON (AP) -- A thriving curbside bus industry based on cheap fares has a fatal accident rate seven times higher than ot...
(WBEN/AP) USSenator Charles Schumer is calling for public hearings on airline safety, in light of recent emails that revealed...
Buffalo, NY(WBEN)USSenator Charles Schumer (D-NY) is calling for aviation safety hearings in light of new e-mails revealed la...
Washington, DC(WBEN)Senator Charles Schumer says prescreening for commercial trucks will be part of a new northern border pac...
U.S. Senator Charles Schumer wants concert promoter LiveNation to meet with officials in Niagara Falls to explore hosting a c...
(AP) ALBANY, N.Y. — The OnStar automobile communication service used by 6 million Americans maintains its two-way conne...
