Repeat drunk driver is spared prison
LOCKPORT – A Newfane woman who was arrested for driving while intoxicated twice in a month was placed on five years’ probation Tuesday and ordered to wear an alcohol monitor called a... Read More
View ArticleLockport drug dealer pleads guilty
LOCKPORT – A Town of Lockport drug dealer tearfully pleaded guilty Tuesday in Niagara County Court.Jose L. Molina-Roman, 35, of Lincoln Place, admitted through a Spanish-language interpreter ... Read...
View ArticleDEC again extends public comment period on CWM expansion
PORTER – The state Department of Environmental Conservation announced Tuesday that the public comment period on CWM Chemical Services’ proposed new hazardous waste landfill is being... Read More
View ArticleNiagara County earns sizable profit on tax foreclosure auction
LOCKPORT – The winning bids at Saturday’s Niagara County tax-foreclosure auction totaled more than twice as much as the unpaid taxes than put the properties on the block in the first... Read More
View Article12-year sentencing cap set in Lockport stabbing plea
LOCKPORT – A man who was indicted on charges of stabbing a man and striking another with a baseball bat admitted to the stabbing Tuesday in Niagara County Court, a plea deal that also... Read More
View ArticleLockport teen robber gets one-year sentence
LOCKPORT – A Lockport teenager who took part in the March 29 robbery of a man whose Pine Street apartment was invaded was sentenced to a year in the Niagara County Jail Tuesday, although... Read More
View ArticleHydroplane races return to Gratwick-Riverside Park for Thunder on Niagara
NORTH TONAWANDA – They’re loud and they’re fast and that’s enough to keep fans coming back for Thunder on the Niagara hydroplane races. The Niagara River event, which is ... Read More
View ArticleChalk art festival coming this weekend in Lockport
LOCKPORT – For the second consecutive year, a sidewalk on Canal Street in Lockport will be transformed into an art gallery – which could be washed away by the next rain.Businesswoman... Read More
View ArticleRepairs to Durkee Bridge in North Tonawanda are nearly done
NORTH TONAWANDA – After more than two years, repair work on Durkee Bridge, from Main Street to Tonawanda Island, is expected to be complete by the end of September, with both lanes open to... Read More
View ArticleFelony DWI suspect charged under Leandra’s Law
LEWISTON – A Town of Porter woman was charged under Leandra’s Law after she was stopped on Lutts Road in the Town of Porter about 4:15 p.m. Tuesday, the Niagara County... Read More
View ArticleArnold withdraws from Senate primary while acknowledging affair
LOCKPORT – Gia M. Arnold announced the shutdown of her primary campaign for the State Senate as well as the breakup of her marriage in an overnight email to the media.The 24-year-old from... Read More
View ArticleIffy weather scenario moves ‘Kaboom Play Day’ to Friday
NIAGARA FALLS - The “Kaboom Play Day,” originally to take place today, has been rescheduled for Friday due to anticipated adverse weather, the city’s Youth Services Division... Read More
View ArticlePortion of Lockport Road to be closed for culvert replacement
WHEATFIELD – Lockport Road between Nash and Hoover roads in Wheatfield is slated to be closed as of 7 a.m. Thursday, said Michael F. Tracy, Niagara County deputy public works commissioner... Read More
View ArticleOpportunities Unlimited seeks applicants for November talent show
WHEATFIELD – Applications are due Friday for “Opportunity’s Got Talent,” a talent show open to those 14 and older with developmental disabilities and who live in Niagara ... Read More
View ArticleIDA offers 10-year tax break on new gym at former school
LOCKPORT – The new Ultimate Physique location in the former Washington Hunt Elementary School may receive a 10-year tax break, it was disclosed at Wednesday’s Niagara County... Read More
View ArticleFalls hotelier asks IDA aid to demolish and rebuild his business
WHEATFIELD – The owner of a Niagara Falls motel asked the Niagara County Industrial Development Agency for help Wednesday in tearing down his current business and erecting a larger one on... Read More
View ArticleArnold halts her Senate bid amid breakup of marriage
LOCKPORT – Gia M. Arnold said Wednesday that she was halting her Republican campaign for state senator in the 62nd District because of the breakup of her marriage, but by the end of the day, ... Read...
View ArticleReports of telephone hostage scam in North Tonawanda
Scams about family members being held hostage, in exchange for ransom, have been reported twice this week in North Tonawanda, police said today.A man with a Hispanic accent made phone calls... Read More
View ArticleHow did your child's school test in 2012 and '13?
With 2014 results expected this afternoon, look back at previous years' results.... Read More
View ArticleArson suspect: ‘I was drinking and I wasn’t on my meds’
Arson suspect Christopher Syracuse told the press “I’m sorry for what I did. I was drinking and I wasn’t on my meds,” as he was led into City of Tonawanda Court for... Read More
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