Falls Kiwanis attorney tries to convince judge he was wrong in Oppenheim Zoo...
LOCKPORT – The attorney for the Kiwanis Club of Niagara Falls, which in March lost a lawsuit attempting to take control of the former Oppenheim Zoo property, was back in Niagara County Court on...
View ArticleCompany seeks fertilizer lagoon in Cambria
CAMBRIA – An Ohio company constructing two facilities to convert food waste and sewage sludge into energy is seeking permission to dig a 10 million-gallon lagoon to hold the nitrogen-rich byproducts...
View ArticleRural/Metro files for bankruptcy; no changes expected for Buffalo
“There should be no impact to local operations,” a source at Rural/Metro Medical Services said Sunday. A spokesman for the parent company, Rural/Metro Corp., could not be immediately reached.Planning...
View ArticleSwapping vehicles saved North Tonawanda soldier’s life
So much ran through Robert G. Ortt’s mind as he sat in his family’s home watching the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001.He was 22 years old, just graduated from Canisius College and had always...
View ArticleEgyptian Festival planned by Coptic Orthodox church
NORTH TONAWANDA – St. Mary & St. Moses Coptic Orthodox Church will hold its fifth annual Egyptian Festival Sept. 6-8 at 350 Wheatfield St.The festival will feature Egyptian entrees, desserts,...
View ArticleNiagara Falls man recovering from shooting is shot again
NIAGARA FALLS – Police are receiving little help from the public as they search for a suspect in a shooting that happened just after 2:30 a.m. Sunday inside a crowded Highland Avenue bar. The victim,...
View ArticleTips lead police to a suspect in an armed robbery of a 7-Eleven in May
NIAGARA FALLS – A man wanted for his role in an armed robbery in May was arrested by Niagara Falls detectives this morning.Patrick D. Cronan, 49, of Main Street was charged with first-degree armed...
View ArticleTwo more convicted in federal drug case that centered on Lockport
Justin “Diddy” McTigue of Lockport was ordered by U. S. District Chief Judge William M. Skretny on Monday to serve a six-year prison term followed by four years of supervised release on his conviction...
View ArticleNor-Ton Red Jacket Club wins $8,000 grant for mower for maintaining Donald...
NORTH TONAWANDA – The Nor-Ton Red Jacket Club, an all-volunteer organization dedicated to maintaining and preserving Donald F. Miller Park in the city, has been awarded an $8,000 grant from the East...
View ArticleCommunity will mark Night Out event today
NORTH TONAWANDA – The community is invited to a free event to meet their neighbors and local police at the city’s annual Night Out event from 6 to 9 p.m. today in North Tonawanda High School, 405...
View ArticleScience Fair welcomes youngsters age 7 to 14
NIAGARA FALLS – Youngsters age 7 to 14 are invited to explore electricity, magnetism and microscopes at a Science Fair from 3 to 6 p.m. Wednesday in the Niagara Science Museum, 3625 Highland Ave....
View ArticleNiagara Parks Police issue warning about kayaking stunt
NIAGARA FALLS, Ont. – Niagara Parks Police Service spokesmen said Monday that they have warned at least one individual known to be planning a kayaking stunt on the Canadian side of the Horseshoe Falls...
View ArticlePlumbing and building supplies stolen from house in Niagara Falls
NIAGARA FALLS – Thieves targeted a house in the 1800 block of Ontario Avenue, where tools and other items valued at about $2,700 were stolen between 3 p.m. Saturday and 10 a.m. Monday.Entry was...
View ArticleBottle bombs found in yard on Ferry Avenue in Falls
NIAGARA FALLS – A 69-year-old man told police that someone placed two plastic bottles in his yard that exploded when he tried to pick them up.The victim was not injured and no property was damaged.He...
View ArticleTheft of Wheatfield fire hydrant components trigger search of scrapyards
WHEATFIELD – Cast-iron caps and valve-box lids from several fire hydrants in the 6000 block of Nash Road were stolen over the weekend, authorities said.Wheatfield Water Department Supervisor Richard...
View ArticleWheatfield home condemned after dogs complaint
WHEATFIELD – Two dogs discovered living in deplorable conditions Monday at 2465 Old Falls Blvd. led to the house being condemned, Niagara County sheriff’s deputies said..The SPCA of Niagara contacted...
View ArticleJudge rejects effort to dismiss charges in shooting of 2-year-old
LOCKPORT – Niagara County Judge Matthew J. Murphy III Tuesday rejected a defense motion to dismiss the charges against a man accused of shooting a 2-year-old girl in the face last year while he was...
View ArticleWheatfield man admits to felony DWI
LOCKPORT – A Wheatfield man pleaded guilty in State Supreme Court Tuesday to a felony count of driving while intoxicated stemming from his March 9 arrest in that town.Robert F. Banas Jr., 54, of...
View ArticleLockport man sentenced in pot case; faces federal narcotics charges
LOCKPORT – A Pine Street man was sentenced to a year in jail Tuesday for growing marijuana in his apartment, but he faces much more serious legal troubles in federal court.William H. Chapple III, 45,...
View ArticleElderly woman dies in Lewiston crash
LEWISTON – A 96-year-old woman died after the crash of her car into a house at 700 Cayuga Street at 2:54 p.m. Tuesday, authorities said.The woman, who has not been identified, was unresponsive when...
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