Elmwood Village Gets Recycle Stations

Keeping a jewel of a neighborhood clean...New recycling stations are in place in Buffalo's Elmwood Village, with separate ports for paper, glass, plastic, pop cans, and trash. An $18,000 grant paid for seven such stations.

Garden Walk is Tops in Nation

The Buffalo Garden Walk is gearing up for a record weekend. More than 300 homes are taking part, with attendance expected to set a record. It's being cited as the largest in the country. Garden Walk President Jim Charlier spoke with Donahue and Moore this morning on WECK.

Kids Poisoned by Air Freshener They Thought Was Candy

It's a dangerous case of confusing product packaging...Three children have recently made trips to the E-R at Women & Children's Hospital after eating "Fruit Bomb," an air freshener they mistook for candy. The Western New York Poison Center plans an afternoon press conference with more details. They'll be joined ny the mother of two of the victims, girls aged eight and nine.

Foundation Profited from Casino Stock Sale Before Supporting Anti-Casino Effort

Perhaps some irony in the downtown casino case...according to buffalopundit.com, the Wendt Foundation, which is helping to fund the local anti-casino effort, disclosed to the IRS that it owned two-point-73 million dollars worth of Harrah's Corporation stock between 2003 and 2006. The Foundation made about two million dollars upon sale of the casino company's shares, which is about how much it has spent to support the case against the local casino.

DOT Worker Dies after Wednesday Accident

A state transportation worker died today after he was hit by an SUV on a job site Wednesday morning. The motorist lost control while trying to pick up a lit cigarette, according to the Niagara County Sheriffs. 46-year-old Kevin Forsyth of Wilson was struck as he was setting up traffic cones near Porter Road and Young Street. 47-year-old Frank Serba of Wheatfield was initially charged with failure to keep right, but the accident remains under investigation and further charges may be forthcoming.

Four Charged in Troopergate

A state ethics panel has charged four Spitzer administration officials with violations ethics laws, for monitoring the travel of former Senate Majority Leader Joe Bruno. The commission charges that Preston Felton, former State Police superintendent, and Darren Dopp, former communications director, "compromised the State Police." It took no action against former governor Spitzer in the long-running Troopergate affair.

TV Job for Luke Russert?

Tim Russert's son may end up on TV himself. According to the "New York Post's" "Page Six," NBC executives were apparently so impressed with how 22-year-old Luke Russert handled himself while discussing his father's death and funeral last month, they are thinking about having him help cover the upcoming presidential election.