Temporary closure set for Tuesday morning at Rainbow Bridge
NIAGARA FALLS – An emergency preparedness exercise will close the Rainbow Bridge, in both directions, for a few hours Tuesday morning, but authorities aren’t saying exactly when.“We’re not giving an...
View ArticleFire destroys a shed and damages two mobile homes in Cayuga Village
TOWN OF NIAGARA – Neighbors manning fire hoses helped to stop fire from spreading to two mobile homes Monday afternoon in the 1400 block of Elderberry Place in the Cayuga Village Trailer Park, just...
View ArticleFire breaks out at Lockport bar
LOCKPORT – City fire crews were called into action after a stove reportedly exploded at Gonzo’s Bar on Main Street, between Cottage and Pine streets, at 2:30 p.m. today.According to the Lockport Fire...
View ArticleIan C. Morrison, North Tonawanda school custodian
Sept. 19, 1940 – Sept. 12, 2013NORTH TONAWANDA – Ian C. Morrison, of North Tonawanda, a retired North Tonawanda school custodian, died Thursday in Niagara Hospice House. He was 72.Mr. Morrison was...
View ArticleLack of title insurance snags Mount View sale amid lingering threat of lawsuit
LOCKPORT – An inability to obtain title insurance on Mount View Health Facility is blocking Youngstown businessman David M. Tosetto from closing the purchase of the former Niagara County nursing home,...
View ArticleGroundbreaking set for Tuscarora Heroes Monument in Lewiston
LEWISTON – The Village Board learned Monday night that crews are about to break ground on the much-anticipated Tuscarora Heroes Monument at Portage and Center streets, across from Academy Park.Village...
View ArticleMan dies in apparent accident in woods near Newfane
NEWFANE – The apparent accidental death of a man found at the base of a tree under a stand he had set up in the tree for hunting in woods east of Coomer Road is under investigation by the Niagara...
View ArticleFoundation is accepting applications for grants
The Niagara Area Foundation, a division of the Community Foundation for Greater Buffalo, said Monday that it is accepting grant applications from nonprofit organizations. The foundation is making...
View ArticleMarker to be placed at grave of Civil War hero’s parents
LOCKPORT – A ceremony will be held in St. Patrick’s Cemetery on Glenwood Avenue at 6 p.m. Thursday to place a Medal of Honor grave marker beside the graves of the parents of Civil War Medal of Honor...
View ArticleRainbow Bridge to close today for emergency exercise
NIAGARA FALLS – An emergency preparedness exercise will close the Rainbow Bridge, in both directions, for a few hours this morning, but authorities aren’t saying exactly when.“We’re not giving an...
View ArticleAssembly panel to focus on improving tourism
NIAGARA FALLS – Republicans in the Assembly are coming to town to talk tourism.The Assembly Minority Economic Development, Education and Infrastructure Task Force has scheduled a forum from 10 a.m. to...
View ArticleAnderson opens door to Hamister project in Falls
NIAGARA FALLS – The City Council majority on Monday released its chokehold on a $25.3 million downtown development project.Councilman Robert A. Anderson Jr. defected on the issue from his colleagues...
View ArticlePolice name man found dead in Newfane woods
NEWFANE – The Newfane man who was found dead at the base of a tree under a stand he had set up in the tree for hunting has been identified as Donald E. Geist, 52, the Niagara County Sheriff’s Office...
View ArticleNorth Tonawanda man ID'ed as Falls fatality
NIAGARA FALLS – North Tonawanda police Tuesday said that a body pulled from Canadian side of the Niagara River this weekend has been positively identified as Douglas Vaillancourt, a 23-year-old North...
View ArticleMan killed in motorcycle crash on Lower Mountain Road
CAMBRIA – A man was killed when his motorcycle failed to negotiate a curve and he struck a mailbox in the 4500 block of Lower Mountain Road just before 1 p.m. today. The name’s man was not immediately...
View ArticleTeen charged for his role in gang assault and armed robbery
NIAGARA FALLS – A 16-year-old was charged by Falls police on Monday for his role in a gunpoint robbery from last week.The Linwood Avenue teen was charged with first-degree robbery, second-degree gang...
View Article$29 taken in an armed robbery on Falls street
NIAGARA FALLS – A 48-year-old man said three men, one armed with a handgun, robbed him of $29 as he was walking in the 1300 block of 24th Street, just before 10 p.m. Monday.He said the men, who were...
View ArticleTwo burglaries reported in Newfane
NEWFANE – Niagara County sheriff’s deputies are investigating reports of two burglaries with similar patterns that happened a short distance away from each other while the homeowners were at work on...
View ArticleMiddleport family’s new home burglarized
MIDDLEPORT – A couple was greeted by an unwelcoming committee shortly after moving into their new neighborhood in the 3300 block of Stone Road.The victims told Niagara County sheriff’s deputies that...
View ArticleSeveral pets die in Niagara Falls fire
NIAGARA FALLS – A rabbit and a dog were rescued, but five other animals perished in a fire on 15th Street just before 3:30 p.m. Wednesday.Residents John Derosa and Norma McGuire of 2318 15th St., told...
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