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Freighter on the move after it was freed from ice on frozen Lake Erie

Jan. 26, 2025 09:43 AM EST

BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — A freighter was on its way to Canada on Sunday after it was freed from ice that trapped it in a frozen Lake Erie for days, the U.S. Coast Guard said. The Manitoulin, a 663-foot (202-meter) Canadian vessel with 17 people on board, got stuck in the ice on Lake...

Freighter remains stuck in the ice on a frozen Lake Erie

Jan. 25, 2025 16:41 PM EST

BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — The U.S. and Canadian Coast Guards on Saturday continued efforts to break up ice and free a freighter that has been trapped in a frozen Lake Erie for days, officials said. The Manitoulin, a 663-foot (202-meter) Canadian vessel with 17 people on board, got stuck...

A Canadian freighter gets trapped in ice on Lake Erie

Jan. 23, 2025 17:09 PM EST

BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — A Canadian freighter with 17 people on board got stuck in the ice on Lake Erie while departing Buffalo, according to the Coast Guard, which arrived with icebreaking equipment Thursday to begin freeing the vessel. The 663-foot Manitoulin had dropped off a load...

Prosecutor moves to clear 4 Ohio men convicted in 1991 killing

Dec. 04, 2024 14:44 PM EST

Four men who have maintained their innocence the past three decades since being charged and convicted in the beating death of an Ohio woman could soon be exonerated. Two of the men have remained in prison since the mid-1990s while the other two spent more than 25 years behind bars...

Lake-effect snow heading for New York state could disrupt travel and football

Nov. 29, 2024 18:58 PM EST

BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Black Friday was giving way to a white weekend in parts of New York state, with the first big snow of the season threatening to bury towns along lakes Erie and Ontario during a hectic holiday travel and shopping weekend. As flakes began flying Friday,...