Adoptions likely for Pomeranians seized at Lockport home
The SPCA of Niagara has taken ownership of 64 Pomeranians that were seized Saturday from a woman who is due to appear in court tonight to answer charges that she was running a puppy mill out of her...
View ArticleFalls leaders recommend 'Vegas style'
Any plans to build a new casino in Niagara Falls should focus on building a large, destination-style gambling complex like those in Las Vegas, several government and business leaders in the city said...
View ArticleIndignation high as citizens oppose cuts to Falls block clubs, art center
NIAGARA FALLS – A groundswell of public indignation over the City Council majority’s plan to reduce or eliminate funding for a city arts center and the city’s block clubs swept through City Hall on...
View ArticleState action needed soon for WNY roads
ALBANY – If state officials are sincere about fixing problems that have stalled tens of millions of dollars worth of road and bridge rehabilitation work in Western New York, then legislators and...
View ArticlePlea deal offered to Falls man in uncle’s killing
LOCKPORT – Darius M. Belton, the Niagara Falls man accused of fatally shooting his uncle in front of a crowd of witnesses, was offered a plea deal Monday.Belton, 18, of South Avenue, will appear...
View ArticleConstruction debris recycling center proposed in Lockport
LOCKPORT – Auto dealer Charles Heinrich sees opportunity in the anticipated closure of the Niagara County construction and demolition debris landfill.Heinrich went before the city Planning Board on...
View ArticleLockport meeting set to discuss crime crackdown
LOCKPORT – The crackdown on crime and code violations in the Washburn-Genesee street area will be the subject of a public meeting set for 6:30 p.m. Thursday in Refuge Temple, 15 Cottage St.To try to...
View ArticleHOME sets Feb. 15 deadline for scholarship
Housing Opportunities Made Equal is accepting applications for the Joanne Champion Granger Scholarship.Applications must be postmarked no later than Feb. 15. Created in 1995 by Dr. Carl Granger to...
View ArticleFine-tuning security at schools
After the mass shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in December, every teacher, principal, superintendent and parent looked around and wondered: Could it happen here?It may be hard to stop an...
View ArticleCanadians taking leave of their cents
Canada needs some new cliches.It’s time to scrap “a penny for your thoughts” and “a penny saved is a penny earned.”The Canadian penny is headed toward extinction.Monday, the Royal Canadian Mint began...
View ArticleUnrelated armed robberies within hours in Falls
NIAGARA FALLS – A Buffalo Avenue 7-Eleven was robbed at gunpoint Monday night, two hours before four people walking to a convenience store also were robbed by gunmen on 17th Street. The holdups were...
View ArticleLancaster Town Board approves Colecraft building sale
The Lancaster Town Board on Monday approved the $1.4 million sale of a former industrial building to a North Tonawanda manufacturer that plans to move to the town once the sale closes in October.The...
View ArticleNiagara teen injured, though cause remains unclear
TOWN OF NIAGARA – A hit and run crash was reported on Lockport Road Monday night but Niagara County sheriff’s deputies aren’t sure that the injured teen actually was struck.There was no description of...
View ArticleHundreds without power following tree-trimming accident and fire in Lockport
More than 500 homes in Lockport and Newfane were without power this afternoon after a tree trimming crew working for New York State Electric & Gas caused a large branch to snap and fall on a...
View ArticleFAA lags on enacted Flight 3407 reforms
WASHINGTON – The Federal Aviation Administration is missing deadlines and falling far behind where it should be in implementing the landmark aviation safety law that Congress passed after the crash of...
View ArticleFalls man charged with felony DWI
NIAGARA FALLS – A city man stopped on a parking violation Monday faces felony drunken driving charges.Robert D. Oyer, 53, of Niagara Falls Boulevard, was stopped by city police at 7:15 p.m. in the...
View ArticleThird trial for murder needed for Drake
LOCKPORT – A third murder trial for Robie J. Drake – who admitted he killed two North Tonawanda High School students in 1981, but says he didn’t mean to do it – will be needed after the state’s...
View ArticleHarbor stadium complex: Too good to be true?
On the surface, the proposal seems almost too good to be true: a 72,000-seat stadium, with a retractable roof, a convention center and a sports and culture museum, all part of a $1.4 billion project...
View ArticleExhibition reception rescheduled for Saturday
LOCKPORT – The opening reception for the Market Street Art Center’s 2013 Photography Exhibition, canceled last weekend because of bad weather, has been rescheduled from 5 to 8 p.m. Saturday in the...
View ArticleHistorical Society seeking volunteers to lead tours
LOCKPORT – The Niagara County Historical Society seeks volunteers to lead school and group tours through its five-building complex at 215 Niagara St.Museum staff and veteran volunteers will train tour...
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