Drugs, cash seized in Hyde Park Avenue arrest
A 26-year-old suspected Niagara Falls drug dealer was arrested on felony drug charges as Niagara Falls police narcotics detectives and the department’s Emergency Response Team broke into his apartment...
View ArticleNiagara Falls ex-con arrested with drugs, gun
NIAGARA FALLS – A 28-year-old ex-convict was arrested on weapons and drug charges and his automobile was seized by Niagara Falls Police narcotics detectives during an early-morning raid Thursday....
View ArticleFalls police arrest 14 in raid at crack house
NIAGARA FALLS – Fourteen people, including alleged drug dealer Ray A. Harris, were arrested as Niagara Falls Police Narcotics Bureau detectives raided what was described as “a classic crack house”...
View ArticleLocal leaders lobby in Washington for Falls Air Base
TOWN OF NIAGARA – A delegation of Niagara County officials was in Washington Tuesday and Wednesday, meeting with the region’s federal representatives and Air Force brass regarding the future of the...
View ArticleDrunken driver must sell motorcycle, spend Mondays, Tuesdays in jail
LOCKPORT – An Akron man who pleaded guilty to felony driving while intoxicated will spend his Mondays and Tuesdays in the Niagara County Jail for the next four months, State Supreme Court Justice...
View ArticleIBM team offers advice on job gap
Better collaboration among agencies. Better transportation. New video games. The recommendations on how to connect young people in Buffalo with the thousands of jobs that open up every year included...
View ArticleDrug maker to pay $33 million to settle case
In 2008, a local doctor flew to Florida for a meeting with ISTA Pharmaceuticals.The company picked up the tab and even gave the doctor $500 for his trouble.Five years later, federal prosecutors are...
View ArticleNorth Park Theatre won’t be going dark
The North Park Theatre on Hertel Avenue would be high on anyone’s list of North Buffalo landmarks, so when Dipson Theatres announced Thursday it would no longer be presenting films in the aging movie...
View ArticleCity of Lockport expects cleanup access to hazardous site next month
LOCKPORT – A judge is expected to grant access to the Peters Dry Cleaning site in late June, allowing demolition and cleanup of that hazardous waste site to begin.Corporation Counsel John J. Ottaviano...
View ArticleKite fundraiser lifts hopes of helping homeless veterans find a place to live
The spectacular kites on display at Gratwick Park on Saturday gave Cheryl Matthews plenty to smile about – from the gigantic purple spider that seemed about as big as a house to the elaborate manta...
View ArticleEast Side man robbed of cash, jewelry, clothes
A man was robbed at gunpoint of $400 in cash, a large amount of jewelry and his hat and sneakers, Northeast District police said early Saturday.The robbery occurred at East Delavan and Courtland...
View Article'Field tests' raise concerns of privatization
A new packet of shrink-wrapped state tests will arrive at hundreds of elementary and middle schools across the region this week.But these 40-minute tests given in early June won’t count for students...
View ArticleLake Erie's troubled waters
The waters lapping up along the Lake Erie shoreline are no longer orange. The lake doesn’t smell as bad as it once did. And talk of “a dead lake” has been put in the distant past. The water even looks...
View ArticleOfficer released after being shot in leg
A Buffalo police officer was shot in the leg while in pursuit of a suspect late Saturday afternoon in the city’s University District.The officer was taken to Erie County Medical Center, where he was...
View ArticlePath Through History Events in North Tonawanda
Events to celebrate North Tonawanda’s history will be held this weekend and next weekend as part of the Path Through History.• Saturday – The Brass Ring Thing XIII – A Renaissance Festival, will be...
View ArticleDowntown Falls hotel effort advances
NIAGARA FALLS – Plans for a new downtown hotel took another step forward last week with an approval from City Hall, though questions popped up from neighbors about what the project will look like.The...
View ArticleThe Ransomville Community Faire is planned for June 8
RANSOMVILLE – The Ransomville Community Faire is planned from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. June 8, sponsored by the Ransomville Historical Preservation Society.The event will take place behind Ransomville Free...
View ArticleNiagara’s interim softball coach has turned program around
In early April, the Niagara University softball team was reeling with a 3-21 record. And there was widespread discontent among players about the way they were being treated by first-year coach Ellie...
View ArticleArtwork sought for “Beyond the Barrel” art exhibition
NIAGARA FALLS – The Niagara Arts and Cultural Center is seeking artwork for its “Beyond the Barrel” art exhibition, which will be held June 21 through Aug. 25 in the main gallery, 1201 Pine Ave.The...
View ArticleAnnual Wilson Historical Society Fair on Monday
WILSON –The annual Wilson Historical Society Memorial Day Fair “has grown into one of Niagara County’s staples on the list of local festivals,” according to Kyle Andrews, Niagara County treasurer, who...
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