Niagara Falls man charged with first-degree rape
State Police at Niagara have charged a 25-year-old Niagara Falls man with first-degree rape, after receiving a complaint from a female acquaintance of his that she had been sexually assaulted.Troopers...
View ArticleMurder victim's family backs anti-stalking bill
In the days following the shooting death of Jackie Wisniewski inside an Erie County Medical Center stairwell last June, her family was besieged by CNN, “Good Morning America” and other media outlets...
View ArticleSnowbirds take off over Falls
NIAGARA FALLS, Ont. – The Snowbirds, the Royal Canadian Air Force’s aerobatics team, will help celebrate the 125th anniversary of Queen Victoria Park with a 25-minute air show beginning at 6 p.m....
View ArticleFalls seeking lifeguard applicants
NIAGARA FALLS – The city is accepting applications for certified lifeguards through Friday.Applicants should visit the Human Resources Department, located in Room 14 in City Hall, 745 Main St.
View ArticleTourist van burglarized in Falls
NIAGARA FALLS – Nearly $4,000 worth of electronics were stolen from a tourist group who parked their van near a Buffalo Avenue inn on Memorial Day.Police said it appeared that entry to the locked van...
View ArticleFamily and Children’s Service of Niagara Awards event celebrates 118...
Special recognition and awards will be presented to the following individuals:– Michael A. Piette will receive the E. Marie Davis Volunteer Service Award. Piette, a Lockport resident and partner with...
View ArticleGoo Goo Dolls heading for Darien Lake
Buffalo's favorite musical sons are coming home. The Goo Goo Dolls will return to Western New York for a concert at 7:30 p.m. Aug. 24 in the Darien Lake Performing Arts Center. Matt Nathanson will...
View ArticleMorton H. Abramowitz, World War II Army veteran, Falls attorney
May 7, 1927 – May 26, 2013Just about everyone who knew Morton H. Abramowitz knew this much about him – he absolutely loved his hometown of Niagara Falls.“He grew up in the Falls, went to schools in...
View ArticleState judge changes mind on parking ramp demolition
LOCKPORT – State Supreme Court Justice Richard C. Kloch Sr. changed his mind Tuesday and dismissed a lawsuit seeking to block the award of a contract for demolition of the downtown Lockport parking...
View ArticleRipping up of roadwork in Falls awaits word of consultants
NIAGARA FALLS – City officials have to decide soon how much of the work done by a former contractor on the southern portion of the Lewiston Road reconstruction project they want to rip out and...
View ArticleDEC orders more cleanup in Middleport; residents don’t want it
MIDDLEPORT – The state Department of Environmental Conservation on Tuesday ordered the excavation of the yards at about 180 properties in the Village of Middleport, mostly homes, to remove soil...
View ArticleCheektowaga playground honors slain 5-year-old girl
Five-year-old Isabella Tennant loved swinging on the swings and sliding down the slides at Stiglmeier Park in Cheektowaga. Always smiling and laughing, she didn’t mind that her favorite playground was...
View ArticleTragic motorcycle fatality frames debate over police-chase policies
To chase or not to chase?That’s the question public and law enforcement officials often ask – and debate – following cases like the horrific motorcycle crash last week that killed a graduating...
View ArticleO’Laughlin to challenge Ross for Legislature seat
WHEATFIELD – Sean O’Laughlin, a 37-year employee of Unifrax, announced Tuesday he is running against Niagara County Legislature Chairman William L. Ross in the 2nd District, which covers parts of...
View ArticleVillage Insulation Program completes two-year effort
The Village Insulation Program, a two-year effort to install energy-saving insulation in homes and small businesses across upstate New York, has been completed, the New York Power Authority announced...
View ArticleCopper thefts reported at several vacant properties in Falls
NIAGARA FALLS – City police received reports of copper thefts at three vacant buildings. All three were bank-owned, abandoned buildings and the thefts were reported by a contractor for Niagara Removal...
View ArticleFalls man faces cocaine charges
LOCKPORT – A Niagara Falls man, accused of selling cocaine to a police informant who was wearing a recording device Feb. 6 in North Tonawanda, pleaded not guilty Wednesday in Niagara County...
View ArticleDrunken driver accepts second chance at plea offer
LOCKPORT – Rodney W. Craft, 46, of Maple Terrace, North Tonawanda, pleaded guilty to a felony count of driving while intoxicated Wednesday, risking a trip to state prison when Niagara County Judge...
View ArticleNT man admits forging prescriptions
LOCKPORT – A North Tonawanda man pleaded guilty Wednesday to forging prescriptions and attempting to get them filled Jan. 28 at a pharmacy in North Tonawanda.Zachary S. Gravell, 25, of Oliver Street,...
View ArticleWoman pleads to three theft charges, enters drug treatment
LOCKPORT – A Town of Niagara woman pleaded guilty Wednesday in State Supreme Court to a felony and two misdemeanors regarding crimes in Niagara Falls April 7 and 8.Nita Snyder, 37, of Isherwood Drive,...
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