Bicyclist killed by vehicle in Wheatfield
WHEATFIELD – A bicyclist was killed late Saturday night when he was hit by a vehicle on Lockport Road near Walmore Road in the town of Wheatfield, the Niagara County Sheriff’s Office reported.Deputies...
View ArticleLabor of love lights up Lackawanna church
From the outside, it’s a simple brick building, a place you might drive quickly by on bustling Abbott Road.Among Lackawanna churches, others cast far bigger shadows.Our Lady of Victory Basilica, for...
View Article3 rescued after boat capsizes in Lake Ontario
YOUNGSTOWN – Rescue crews battled 5-foot swells Saturday afternoon as they raced to the scene of a capsized boat with three Allegany County men aboard in the frigid waters of Lake Ontario, about four...
View ArticleWatchdog's critical of 'gimmicks' in budget
When Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo touted his 2013-14 state budget in Buffalo and Rochester last week, legislators and budget officials stood close by, leading the cheers for his newly passed $141.3 billion...
View ArticleNew tourist boat service planned between North Tonawanda, Niagara Falls
NORTH TONAWANDA – A new plan for a tourist boat service between Niagara Falls and this city will add to an expanding array of summer diversions near the waterfront that includes an expanded concert...
View ArticleLockport town attorney resigns; garbage contractor’s pact renewed
LOCKPORT – Daniel E. Seaman, who has been town attorney since 1999, announced his resignation at Tuesday’s work session of the Town Board.In a letter read by Town Clerk Nancy A. Brooks, Seaman, who...
View ArticlePopular fishing spots open for the season
LEWISTON – The 2013 fishing season has opened, and two popular fishing spots were opened to the pubic Monday for another season.The Niagara River shore fishing pier at the base of the New York Power...
View ArticleHearing set on Lewiston Village sewer, water rates
LEWISTON – The Lewiston Village Board will hold a public hearing at 6 p.m. Monday on its proposal to lower sewer and water rates.The board has proposed dropping the sewer rate by 6 cents to $4.59 per...
View ArticleTwo brush fires extinguished on Niagara Glen hiking trail
NIAGARA FALLS, Ont. – Two large brush fires were put out in the Pebbly Beach area of the Niagara Glen hiking trail by members of the Niagara Park Police high-angle river team late Monday afternoon...
View ArticleBuffalo Niagara region’s consumer confidence takes a hit
Consumers in the Buffalo Niagara region aren’t starting the year in a spending mood.A new survey released Wednesday by researchers at Siena College found that local consumers were less willing to...
View ArticleLockport man accused of attempting to strangle a woman
LOCKPORT – A man faces charges after he allegedly attempted to strangle his girlfriend when a fight turned violent in a South Street apartment just before 11 p.m. Tuesday.Steven T. Brown, 39, of South...
View ArticleRape charge dismissed against Falls man
LOCKPORT – Niagara County Judge Sara Sheldon Farkas dismissed an indictment Wednesday that accused Roy Reynolds of Niagara Falls of rape and predatory sexual assault.Defense attorney E. Earl Key said...
View ArticleFalls woman takes plea deal in assaults
LOCKPORT – A woman accused of assaulting a Niagara Falls man three times last year, including one stabbing, accepted a plea offer Wednesday in Niagara County Court.Sicory Y. Walker, 38, of Woodlawn...
View ArticleJudge urges defendant to take DNA test to clear himself
LOCKPORT – State Supreme Court Justice Richard C. Kloch Sr. advised a Niagara Falls man charged with raping a woman last year to give a DNA sample, after the prosecutor said Wednesday there was a...
View ArticleInjured Niagara Falls man pleads guilty to selling morphine
LOCKPORT – John S. White of Niagara Falls, leaning on a cane and walking with difficulty, pleaded guilty Wednesday to selling the painkiller morphine to a police informant last year.White, 54, of 27th...
View ArticleWoman robs Lockport credit union
LOCKPORT – Niagara County Sheriff deputies are searching for a woman suspected in the robbery of the Cornerstone Credit Union at 6485 South Transit Road just before 3:30 p.m. today.The woman, who did...
View ArticleFalls man is threatened by a man with a gun
NIAGARA FALLS – A man told police he was threatened by a man in the parking lot of the LaSalle Library on Buffalo Avenue at 9:30 a.m. Tuesday.The victim said the man, who he has known for a few years...
View ArticleLockport awards ramp contract, but legal challenge is expected
LOCKPORT – The Common Council voted Wednesday to award a contract for demolition of the downtown parking ramp to Empire Dismantlement of Grand Island. The next stop may be State Supreme...
View ArticleChance of sleet, freezing rain a possibility in forecast
Is it winter or is it spring? Western New Yorkers will be asking that question today if forecasters are correct and the rain changes to sleet and freezing rain.The National Weather Service is looking...
View ArticleFive school districts rid themselves of recalled food
Five Buffalo-area school districts listed as purchasing Farm Rich food products for their student cafeterias reported Wednesday that the items are no longer being served and have been eliminated from...
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