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Group urges parents to be on the alert for harmful toys

The New York Public Interest Research Group is putting several popular toys on its naughty list this year, saying they pose possible choking and chemical hazards for children. (Updated: 01:30 PM)

Trampoline, theater troupes added to First Night

A countdown to the new year began this morning, when details were announced for the 20th annual First Night Buffalo, to be held from 5 to 10 p.m. Dec. 31. New to this year's lineup for the family oriented, drug- and alcohol-free event are performances by the New England Trampoline Company and PUSH Physical Theatre. (Updated: 11:59 AM)

Falls officer accused of tormenting women, buying cocaine on duty

Ryan G. Warme used his power as a Niagara Falls police officer to torment two women and trafficked cocaine, sometimes while on duty, according to papers filed in U.S. District Court in Buffalo. (Updated: 04:21 PM)


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More police agencies adding Tasers to crime-fighting arsenals

In Erie County next year, more of those who physically challenge police will be shocked by the results. That's because the Erie County Sheriff's Office, Cheektowaga and possibly Amherst police intend to introduce the Taser — a nonlethal, electroshock weapon. They will join five other police forces that already use Tasers. (Updated: 12:00 PM)

Sports

Injury may shelve Sabres' Lydman

The defense corps is getting thin for the Buffalo Sabres as Toni Lydman may not be available for Thursday's game in Florida. (12:19 PM)


Business

Upstate needs big projects, Wilmers says

Upstate and Western New York need "some large projects to change the dynamics" of the region and revitalize the economy, but the state's fiscal crisis means it must rely on the federal government for help, Robert Wilmers said Tuesday evening. (Updated: 02:46 PM)

World & Nation

Chrysler exec: failure could spark depression

A top Chrysler executive warned Wednesday that a carmaker collapse could send the economy spiraling into a depression, while the United Auto Workers agreed to new concessions for their companies. (Updated: 03:08 PM)


Opinion

Obama chooses well

President-elect Barack Obama has chosen well in filling four Cabinet posts with a strong diplomacy and policy team — Hillary Clinton as secretary of state, Robert Gates as a holdover defense secretary, Gen. James L. Jones as national security advisor and, to a lesser extent, Eric Holder as attorney general. (Updated: 07:23 AM)

Life

Chesley, Ch. 2's popular meteorologist, is packing up and moving on

Channel 2 meteorologist Chesley McNeil reflects on the friends and associations he made in Buffalo, which made the decision to leave for a better paying job in a bigger market all the more difficult. (Updated: 09:11 AM)


Entertainment

Take a walk in a restaurant server’s shoes

News Food Critic Janice Okun hears it from a restaurant server who took issue with recent articles about the vocabulary that servers use when taking orders. It turns out the customers could learn a thing or two themselves. (Updated: 11:39 AM)

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