Double the sentence for two-time burglar
LOCKPORT – Donald M. Walls, who already was serving a sentence of 2 1/2 to five years in prison for a Genesee County burglary, was given the identical sentence Thursday for break-ins in Wilson and...
View ArticleFelon who ran from courtroom pleads guilty to injuring officer
LOCKPORT – A Niagara Falls man who fled in handcuffs from the courtroom of State Supreme Court Justice Richard C. Kloch Sr. on June 27 pleaded guilty Thursday to injuring an officer who took part in...
View ArticleLancaster man pleads guilty in child porn case
LOCKPORT – A Lancaster man pleaded guilty in a child pornography case Thursday in Niagara County Court.Jonathan Libraire, 32, of Central Avenue, admitted to a reduced charge of attempted promoting a...
View ArticleTown of Niagara man indicted in pot-growing case
LOCKPORT – A Town of Niagara man who was allegedly growing marijuana inside his home was arraigned on a three-count indictment Thursday in Niagara County Court.Bradley M. Keel, 24, of Divide Road,...
View ArticleLockport man gets break in statutory rape case
LOCKPORT – With the approval of the victim’s family, a Lockport man who had been charged with three counts of statutory rape was allowed to plead guilty to a misdemeanor Thursday in Niagara County...
View ArticleFalls man takes plea in injury to wife’s arm
LOCKPORT – Michael A. Murphy Jr. of Niagara Falls accepted a misdemeanor plea in a domestic violence case Thursday, offered because the prosecutor said Murphy’s wife stopped cooperating with the...
View ArticleBuffalo man charged with driving stolen car in Wheatfield
LOCKPORT – A Buffalo man was charged with driving a stolen car into the Town of Wheatfield in an indictment unsealed Thursday in Niagara County Court.Giang T. Cao, 29, of Elmwood Avenue, pleaded not...
View ArticleNews Neediest Fund: Paying back kind deeds by Salvation Army
NIAGARA FALLS – Despite not having some of the things most of us take for granted – such as a car, a Christmas tree and Christmas toys for her children – Kristen Schutta spends most of her days...
View ArticleTown-by-town tax rates reported for Niagara County budget
LOCKPORT – Here are the tax rates for each municipality that resulted from the passage of the 2014 Niagara County budget by the County Legislature this week:Cambria, $7.61 per $1,000 of assessed...
View ArticleYahoo to save $200 million in sales tax on Lockport center
LOCKPORT – Yahoo will save $200 million over the next 20 years by not having to pay sales tax on equipment for the second set of buildings in its Lockport data center campus.The Town of Lockport...
View ArticleHistory comes alive in Lewiston
LEWISTON – Screaming children in nightgowns ran down Center Street illuminated by the light of propane flames while hundreds looked on Thursday night as Lewiston began its observance of the 200th...
View ArticleState funding earmarked to fight vehicle theft, insurance fraud
District attorney’s offices and police agencies in Erie and Niagara counties will receive nearly half a million dollars in state grants to fight motor vehicle theft and insurance fraud, Gov. Andrew M....
View ArticleNiagara County Planning Board approves expansion of gravel pit, restaurant
WHEATFIELD – An expansion for a Lockport gravel pit and the site plan for a Niagara Falls restaurant were approved this week by the Niagara County Planning Board.Both projects were referred back to...
View ArticleChristmas memories: A look back at storm of 2001
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View ArticleFlood, winter storm watches in effect for weekend
Melting snow and rain could make for a very wet and soggy weekend.A flood watch is has been issued by the National Weather Service for Saturday afternoon through Sunday evening.“We could pick up one...
View ArticleDelaware North sets up endowed scholarship for NCCC culinary, hospitality...
SANBORN – Delaware North Companies has established a $10,000 endowed scholarship for culinary and hospitality students at Niagara County Community College, the college announced this week.The...
View ArticleWheatfield board to consider deal with suspended recreation director
WHEATFIELD – The Wheatfield Town Board has called a special meeting for 7:30 p.m. Monday in Town Hall to consider a settlement with the town’s suspended recreation director.Town Attorney Robert...
View Article22 graduate from Niagara County Law Enforcement Academy
LEWISTON – Twenty-two new police officers graduated Friday from the Niagara County Law Enforcement Academy at Niagara University, where the academy has been located since 2011.The members of the...
View ArticleFlood, winter storm watches in effect for weekend
Rain combined with a quickly melting snowpack will greatly increase the possibility of flooding this evening and into Sunday.Forecasters also are keeping a watchful eye on the temperature as rain...
View ArticleNiagara Falls Zoning Board of Appeals rejects request for liquor store
NIAGARA FALLS – The city’s Zoning Board of Appeals has rejected a second request to allow a liquor store to open in a residential neighborhood on 24th Street.The proposal from Faisel Haruna to open...
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