Spirit starting flights to Myrtle Beach earlier
Spirit Airlines has moved up the start date for its 2013 seasonal service between Niagara Falls International Airport and Myrtle Beach, S.C., and will bolster its service to Fort Lauderdale, Fla.Two...
View Article“Old-fashioned police work” led to Falls man’s child...
LOCKPORT – It started as a case of harassing telephone calls to an 800 number in another state – not the type of thing that normally commands a high police priority.But unfortunately for Che A. Villar...
View ArticleJohn Fuerch: Growing memories along with trees
LOCKPORT – For John Fuerch, the business of selling Christmas trees is as much about creating holiday memories as it is about selling Douglas, concolor and canaan firs, as well as the other five...
View ArticleNominees sought for King awards
NIAGARA FALLS – Nominations of individuals and organizations for awards that exemplify the ideals of the late Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. are being reviewed by committees in preparation for the...
View ArticleWilson ready for “A Very Country Christmas”
WILSON – “A Very Country Christmas” is planned for various venues throughout the Village of Wilson starting at 2:30 p.m. today, offering residents of all ages a chance to participate in free activities...
View ArticleFrom the blotter / Police calls and court cases, Nov. 28 to Dec. 4
James McClendon, 50, of 21st Street, Niagara Falls, pleaded guilty in State Supreme Court to taking part in the robbery of a Gulf gas station at Walnut and Washburn streets in Lockport Sept. 15.Justice...
View ArticleChristmas at the Castle at Old Fort Niagara
Candles twinkle in the windows of the 286-year-old French Castle. Outside the imposing stone structure, lanterns line Old Fort Niagara’s walkways as soldiers in cocked hats and wool coats prepare their...
View ArticleWilliam A. Annable, longtime Hartland supervisor
Feb. 10, 1931 – Dec. 6, 2012 HARTLAND – Longtime Town of Hartland Supervisor William “Bill” A. Annable died in his home Thursday after a long illness. He was 81.His son, W. “Ross” Annable, who took...
View ArticleFlames along the water mark 199 years since Buffalo and Black Rock burned in...
Suddenly, the suffering seemed real.For observers standing on Squaw Island on Saturday evening, watching the lighting of a massive bonfire meant to commemorate the burning of the communities of Black...
View ArticleBeaten senior is still fighting for his life
Salvatore “Sam” Trusello was pretty healthy for a man of 86.Mentally, he was still sharp. He wasn’t on any medication. And the way he was going, his daughters thought he could easily live another 10...
View ArticleFalls man gets more than he bargained for during drug buy
NIAGARA FALLS – An 18-year-old city man told police he was robbed Saturday evening after being set up by his marijuana dealer.The Niagara Street resident told police he arranged to meet the dealer at a...
View ArticleMurder victim’s resident ransacked
TOWN OF LOCKPORT – Police on Saturday were called to the apartment of a man who was recently murdered in Buffalo, noting that it had been broken into and ransacked.Sometime during the past month,...
View ArticleOld Fort Niagara plans Castle by Candlelight
YOUNGSTOWN – Old Fort Niagara will host its annual Castle by Candlelight program at 7 p.m. Saturday and Dec. 22 in its oldest building, the 286-year-old French Castle. Admission is $8.The Castle will...
View Article100,000th NEXUS customer a teen who wins signed Sabres sweater
FORT ERIE, Ont. – More than 100,000 NEXUS cards have been issued in the Buffalo-Niagara region to speed border crossings.The U.S. Customs and Border Protection reported Sunday that a youth hockey...
View ArticleRole as warrior ends in injury after crossing Rhine
Bypassed for the draft because he was married and the father of two young children, Donald F. Ferris said he still felt compelled to serve his country in World War II, so he enlisted.At age 29, he was...
View ArticleCornerstone to open branch in former HSBC location bought from KeyBank
Cornerstone Community Federal Credit Union, the largest credit union based in Western New York, is leasing a former HSBC Bank branch in Lewiston to open its fifth location in Niagara County.The...
View ArticleState comptroller to keep tabs on cities’ fiscal hazards
NIAGARA FALLS – Compact, easily digestible fiscal updates for New York’s local governments will be available online soon, State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli announced today.The comptroller unveiled...
View ArticleSchool bus hit by a BB pellet in the Falls
NIAGARA FALLS – A school bus with children on it was struck by a pellet from a BB gun this afternoon at 18th Street and South Avenue.City Police Superintendent John R. Chella said the shot caused a...
View ArticleLockport man charged in burglary of Elmwood Avenue apartment
LOCKPORT – A Glendale Drive man was arraigned on felony burglary and assault charges in City Court today.Tracy N. Shannon, 42, pleaded not guilty to second-degree burglary, third-degree menacing,...
View ArticleWarrant issued for suspect in shooting of 2-year-old
NIAGARA FALLS – Police have issued an arrest warrant for a convicted drug dealer in the shooting two weeks ago of a 2-year-old girl in front of Hometown Grocery.Willie R. Scott Jr., 32, of LaSalle...
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