Schools receive fake invoices
Ten school districts, mostly on the Southern Tier, have reported that they received fake invoices from Scholastic School Supply after the Better Business Bureau Serving Upstate New York warned... Read...
View ArticleTown of Niagara man arrested in 2013 arson
LOCKPORT – A 23-year-old Town of Niagara man was arrested Wednesday afternoon by the Criminal Bureau of the Niagara County Sheriff’s Office on third-degree arson and petit larceny... Read More
View ArticleFalls man sent to prison on domestic abuse case
LOCKPORT – A 23-year-old man with a lengthy criminal history, was sentenced to five years in prison and five years post release supervision in Niagara County Court on Wednesday, after he... Read More
View ArticleSchumer bill tackles Social Security identity theft
WASHINGTON – Sen. Charles E. Schumer is pushing for passage of a “Social Security Identity Theft Bill of Rights” to crack down on criminals who stealing the identity of seniors ... Read More
View ArticleFalls teen faces serious charges
LOCKPORT – A 17-year-old facing assault and burglary charges in separate incidents pleaded guilty to reduced charges Wednesday in Niagara County Court.Eriq D. Santiago of Niagara Falls,... Read More
View ArticleLockport motorcyclist remains in critical condition
LOCKPORT -- A 36-year-old Lockport motorcyclist who was injured in a crash with a car on Upper Mountain Road in the Town of Cambria remained in critical condition Wednesday night in... Read More
View ArticleLockport man arrested for theft of motorcycle
LOCKPORT – The arrest of a 37-year-old City of Lockport man on a felony charge of criminal possession of stolen property in the alleged theft of a motorcycle from a Quaker Road home three... Read More
View ArticleGirl Scout awards to be presented
More than 30 Girl Scouts will take part in the 2014 Women of Distinction dinner and awards ceremony at 6:30 p.m. today in the Buffalo Niagara Marriott, 1340 Millersport Highway, Amherst.The Scouts......
View Article600 enjoy Buffalo Nite in Washington
WASHINGTON – More than 600 Buffalo natives crowded a Capitol Hill conference room Wednesday night to feel right at home, at the annual Buffalo Nite in Washington celebration.And the... Read More
View ArticleNiagara Wheatfield School Board urged to oppose new subdivision
SANBORN – A group of residents from the Errick Road Elementary School area asked the Niagara Wheatfield School Board Wednesday to join the fight against a proposed subdivision they said... Read More
View ArticleNFL finance committee recommends Pegulas to be Bills owners
NEW YORK – The NFL’s finance committee Wednesday afternoon met with Terry and Kim Pegula about buying the Buffalo Bills and unanimously recommended them to be the team’s next... Read More
View ArticleTrial cut short when rape suspect pleads to lesser charge
LOCKPORT – Jose Rosario took a plea deal Wednesday, ending a trial in which a jury was hearing testimony that he drugged and then raped a Lockport woman while she was unconscious last year.... Read More
View ArticleCoffee with a cop program coming to Niagara County
LOCKPORT – Niagara County sheriff’s deputies and officials will be drinking coffee with community members at a Coffee With A Cop program at 9 a.m. Sept. 25 at the Tim Hortons at 5815... Read More
View ArticleFood stamp system to be out of operation for part of Sunday
The system that processes New York’s SNAP benefits, also called food stamps, and EBT cards will be shut down for up to 12 hours on Sunday, from midnight until noon. Benefit cards... Read More
View ArticleTwo electric vehicle charging stations to be unveiled at Niagara Falls airport
The New York Power Authority and the Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority will unveil two new electric vehicle charging stations at Niagara Falls International Airport at a news conference at......
View ArticleRegents exams could change to include optional career, technical tests
The state’s top education leaders could vote as early as next month to allow high school students to substitute a career or technical education test for one of five Regents exams now... Read More
View ArticleCity of Lockport’s biggest challenge is financial
LOCKPORT - The City of Lockport’s biggest challenge remains its current fiscal situation, Mayor Anne E. McCaffrey said in a mid-year State of the City address issued Wednesday.This... Read More
View ArticleCouple admit making meth
A Lockport couple pleaded guilty Thursday before Chief U.S. District Judge William M. Skretny to conspiracy to manufacture methamphetamine.Thomas W. McCabe, 37, and Leah McCabe, 35, were charged......
View ArticleJewelry, tools and copper go missing
GASPORT – A 53-year-old woman told Niagara County sheriff’s deputies Wednesday that over the past three months she has noticed items missing from her residence in the 8400 block of... Read More
View ArticleMan charged for threatening a teen, and the teen’s python, with a knife
NIAGARA FALLS – A 15th Street man ended up on the wrong side of the law when a 13-year-old boy with a python around his neck came into his home at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday.Aaron J. Slish, 20, was ... Read...
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