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East Aurora Native Kipp Endorsed in 144th Assembly DistrictWednesday, July 20, 2011 @ 3:55AMThe Erie County Republican Committee on Monday endorsed Sean Kipp as the Republican candidate for the 144th Assembly District. The special election will be held on Sept. 13 and is a result of the resignation of Sam Hoyt. Governor Andrew Cuomo named Hoyt as senior vice president for regional economic development at Empire State Development Corp.

Report: Get ready for EV eraTuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 8:02AMA Nissan Leaf electric car is pictured during the press day of the LA auto show in Los Angeles, California, on Nov. 17, 2010.

Planning and Zoning approves junk car rulesTuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 7:52AMPhoto by Greg Fladager Casper City Council member and former state legislator Keith Goodenough noted the long-standing lack of enforcement or compliance on junk vehicle rules and suggested allowing latitude on bringing everyone into compliance with any new rules.

Karzai's half brother assassinated by bodyguardTuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 6:35AMKANDAHAR, Afghanistan (AP) — President Hamid Karzai's powerful half brother, a lightning rod for criticism of deep-rooted corruption within the Afghan government, was assassinated Tuesday by a bodyguard at his home in southern Afghanistan.

Tepco to Start Spent Fuel Rod Removal From Fukushima Within Three YearsTuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 6:12AMTokyo Electric Power Co. said it plans to start removing rods from the spent fuel pools at its crippled Fukushima station within the next three years, without saying when the process will be completed.

Marilla Seeks to Buy and Raze BuildingTuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 5:13AMMarilla officials are still trying to reach a deal to purchase a burned-out building across from Town Hall, but no purchase price has been reached. The apartment building at 1717 Two Rod Road caught fire last August and has been vacant since that time. Supervisor George Gertz applied for and received a $53,000 Community Development Block Grant to purchase the building. He was not able to make an ...

Annunciation School Unveils New Center for Health ScienceTuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 5:13AMA new and unique educational program for seventh- and eighth-grade students at Annunciation School in Elma will be introduced to students when they return for classes in September.

Work Begins on Site for Senior Housing in ElmaTuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 5:12AMBuilding efforts have begun on a new senior housing facility in Elma now that the company has all its permits and incentives to move forward.

Newcomer Levesque to Lead Holland School BoardTuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 5:11AMHolland Central’s newest School Board member, Joseph Levesque, will be leading the board as president for the 2011-2012 year. Levesque was appointed to the position during the annual reorganization meeting on Mon., July 11.