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Chess, rubber duck inducted into Toy Hall of Fame

ROCHESTER, N.Y. – The rubber duck squeaked out a win for a place in the National Toy Hall of Fame, joining the ancient game of chess in the 2013 class inducted Thursday. The pair ...

DATE: Nov 7, 2013 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

Some say Love Canal still oozes

1,100 more lawsuits may be filed

DATE: Nov 2, 2013 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Bathroom wipes clogging sewage pipes

BEMUS POINT, New York – Increasingly popular bathroom wipes – pre-moistened towelettes that are often advertised as flushable – are being blamed for creating clogs and backups in sewer syste...

DATE: Sep 28, 2013 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Students skip veggies, schools dump lunches

Program falters when kids refuse to eat

DATE: Sep 1, 2013 | CATEGORY: Health

What are Common Core State Standards?

The Common Core State Standards have been adopted by 45 states and the District of Columbia with the goal of better preparing the nation’s students for college or a job. Despite their widesp...

DATE: Aug 27, 2013 | CATEGORY: Education

New tests tough for New York students

BUFFALO, N.Y. – New York, the second state to test students under new, rigorous standards adopted across the country, said that less than a third were proficient in math and English, a steep...

DATE: Aug 20, 2013 | CATEGORY: Education

Worker finds man’s Purple Heart at Goodwill store

BUFFALO, N.Y. – Richard Zuehlke was unpacking a box of donated household miscellany at the Goodwill store where he works when he came across a gold-trimmed black case. Inside was a Purple He...

DATE: Aug 17, 2013 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Minority, poor children gain from charters

Study used data from most schools

DATE: Jul 2, 2013 | CATEGORY: Education

Bullied N.Y. bus monitor mostly same year later

More than $700K given to senior woman

DATE: Jun 22, 2013 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Pilot has lofty plans for birthday

GRAND ISLAND, N.Y. – Loved ones of John Lawton will gaze heavenward on his 90th birthday Monday. Again and again and again. Otherwise, they might miss his Cessna 172 as...

DATE: Jun 1, 2013 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Our classmate, the robot

N.Y. student with life-threatening allergies attends school remotely

DATE: May 28, 2013 | CATEGORY: Education

Dog tag returned to World War II veteran

Pendant spent 69 years in a barley field in France

DATE: May 27, 2013 | CATEGORY: Nation & World