Niagara Falls man gets probation in robbery case
LOCKPORT – A Niagara Falls man who was charged with robbing and assaulting another man on his street was placed on five years’ probation Wednesday by Niagara County Judge Sara Sheldon.... Read More/a...
View ArticleNew map details Niagara Falls' historical offerings for tourists
Tourists know about Niagara Falls. But, do they know and her pet cat, Iagara? Taylor was the first person to go over Niagara Falls in a barrel and live to tell her story. She brought Iagara with her...
View ArticleSP Niagara – Two Males Arrested for Cocaine Possession and Other Charges (New...
(Source: New York State Division of State Police) NEW YORK STATE POLICE Major Michael J. Cerretto Troop A Commander PRESS RELEASE (Niagara Falls, NY - June 14, 2015) Eric H. James, Jr. 19, and Orlando...
View ArticleTourism initiatives aimed at lengthening tourists’ stay in Niagara Falls
NIAGARA FALLS – A trip to visit Niagara Falls could be much more than a stop to view the world famous waterfalls.Plans to develop new tourism in the “Falls to Fort” region and... Read More/a...
View ArticleNiagara Falls sees upturn in tourism business in 2014
NIAGARA FALLS – Niagara Falls and Niagara County saw some solid tourism numbers last year, according to the Niagara Tourism & Convention Corp.’s annual report released Tuesday.... Read More/a...
View ArticleAmherst Town Board makes plans for Niagara Falls Boulevard, Sweet Home Road
Two important corridors in Amherst – Niagara Falls Boulevard and Sweet Home Road – got the attention of town officials Monday.In the case of Niagara Falls Boulevard, Amherst invited... Read More/a...
View ArticleBank customer is the victim in Falls larceny
NIAGARA FALLS – A 68-year-old woman told police Monday afternoon that she went into the Bank of America at 1900 Pine Avenue without her purse. When she returned she found the purse dumped on ... Read...
View ArticleReport of explosion at Niagara Falls bank turns out to be can of air
NIAGARA FALLS – Emergency crews rushed to the Key Bank, 8301 Niagara Falls Blvd., just after noon Friday after employees there reported hearing an explosion in a northwest corner office.... Read More/a...
View ArticleHead, arms and feet missing from body found inside a vacant house in Niagara...
NIAGARA FALLS – The head, arms and feet had been removed from the body of a woman discovered inside an abandoned Willow Avenue home late Tuesday, according to city police.Officers went to... Read...
View ArticleVideo game system reported stolen from Niagara Falls home
NIAGARA FALLS – A Pennsylvania woman told police that her Playstation 4 video game system was stolen Friday morning from a home on Michigan Avenue.The victim, who gave an address of Scranton,... Read...
View ArticleTroopers arrest Falls men on cocaine felonies
NIAGARA FALLS – State Police arrested two men at 1:05 a.m. Sunday after a traffic stop at Pine Avenue and 22nd Street in Niagara Falls, charging them with felony possession of more than half ... Read...
View ArticleBody found inside a vacant house in Niagara Falls
NIAGARA FALLS – The Niagara Falls Police Criminal Investigation Division was working late Tuesday, trying to trace the origin of a body found in a vacant house on Willow Avenue earlier in... Read...
View ArticleSecurity cameras at Niagara Falls Tim Hortons spot worker rifling through...
NIAGARA FALLS – Security cameras captured an employee of the Tim Hortons doughnut shop on Pine Avenue rifling through the personal belongings of several other employees recently, police said.... Read...
View ArticleMotorcyclist airlifted after Niagara Falls accident
NIAGARA FALLS – A collision between a car and a motorcycle Thursday afternoon in Niagara Falls sent at least one of the drivers to the hospital.The accident occurred when the car, which had... Read...
View ArticleSuspicious death under investigation in Niagara Falls, Ont.
NIAGARA FALLS, Ont. – Niagara Regional Police are investigating the suspicious death of a man whose body was found Friday morning in a city apartment complex at 5130 Portage Road.Police said ... Read...
View ArticleAppeals court upholds dismissal in Niagara Falls racial profiling case
LOCKPORT – An appellate court Friday refused to overturn Niagara County Judge Matthew J. Murphy III’s opinion that a Niagara Falls policeman lied on the witness stand, as it affirmed... Read More/a...
View ArticleNiagara Falls police searching for 8-year-old boy
NIAGARA FALLS – An 8-year-old boy has been missing since Sunday night, according to city police.Javion Sanders was last seen at about 9:45 p.m. Sunday near his home on the 1300 block of... Read More/a...
View ArticleNiagara Falls say 8-year-old boy has been found
NIAGARA FALLS – An 8-year-old boy who had been missing since Sunday night has been located, according to city police.Javion Sanders went missing at about 9:45 p.m. Sunday near his home on... Read...
View ArticleNiagara Falls residents decry elimination of bus route
NIAGARA FALLS – Advocates for individuals with disabilities are calling on the Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority to restore part of a bus route between Niagara Falls and Lockport... Read More/a...
View ArticleNiagara Falls City Council votes to use tourism fund to pay for district’s...
NIAGARA FALLS – City lawmakers on Monday agreed to use $100,000 from the city’s tourism fund to pay for a four-week summer camp that’s been funded for a decade by the Niagara... Read More/a...
View ArticleNiagara Falls man in county court on rape charge
LOCKPORT – A Niagara Falls man pleaded not guilty in Niagara County Court Monday to an indictment accusing him of raping a woman May 27.Christopher James, 47, of Spring Street, is charged... Read...
View ArticleFalls teen pleads guilty to selling crack
LOCKPORT – A Niagara Falls 19-year-old may head to prison for as long as 2½ years after pleading guilty Tuesday to selling crack Jan. 8 in that city.Dartanyon T. Robinson of Pine Avenue ... Read More/a...
View ArticleMaplewood Tim Hortons opens with fanfare
and grew up less than 20 miles from each other in northern Manitoba, Canada, but never met until recently. When they did meet, it was in St. Louis, as they worked out a deal for Sigurdson to bring the...
View ArticleNiagara Falls residents urge NFTA to restore route segment
NIAGARA FALLS – Advocates for individuals with disabilities on Monday called on the Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority to restore part of a bus route between Niagara Falls and... Read More/a...
View ArticleCop makes arrest while stopping for doughnuts
NIAGARA FALLS – Police scored more than doughnuts at a Tim Hortons drive-through Monday, after they learned that passengers in a car in front of them were carrying drugs.An officer pulled up ... Read...
View ArticleNiagara Falls man beaten, robbed by intruder in his home
NIAGARA FALLS – A Niagara Falls man was beaten and robbed by an armed attacker who had climbed in the victim’s house through a second-floor window.The 24-year-old victim told police... Read More/a...
View ArticleNiagara Falls police investigate death of 5-month-old boy
NIAGARA FALLS – A 5-month-old boy died Tuesday at Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center after he was discovered not breathing in a 24th Street home, police said.Niagara Falls police and... Read More/a...
View ArticleNiagara Falls native hired for business development role
NIAGARA FALLS – A Niagara Falls native who worked for the Cuomo administration in Central New York will become the city’s new director of business development, a position... Read More/a...
View ArticleDeadmau5, Jann Arden to judge Tim Hortons doughnut contest
OAKVILLE, Ont. -- One lucky Canadian will be able to add their dream doughnut to the Tim Hortons menu and walk away with $10,000 as winner of the Duelling Donuts contest, launched Wednesday by the...
View ArticleNiagara Falls man in 7-Eleven incident headed to prison
LOCKPORT – A Niagara Falls man who pistol-whipped a 7-Eleven store clerk in a robbery on December 30 was sentenced Thursday by Niagara County Judge Matthew J. Murphy III to four years in... Read More/a...
View ArticleSP Niagara – Niagara Falls Man Arrested for Marihuana Possession (New York...
(Source: New York State Division of State Police) NEW YORK STATE POLICE Major Michael J. Cerretto Troop A Commander PRESS RELEASE (Niagara Falls, NY - June 25, 2015) Gerald T. Harper,...
View ArticleTop 5 Reasons for Couples to Visit Falls Avenue Resort in Niagara Falls
Falls Avenue Resort offers one-of-a-kind dining, hotel, and entertainment destinations that make Niagara Falls the ultimate summer getaway for couples. Niagara Falls, ON (PRWEB) June 24, 2015 Best...
View ArticleCaught in the act: Hapless burglar snared... thanks to £90 security camera...
This is the moment a hapless burglar was caught in the act by a new type of security camera costing less than £100. Images of Moyo Berry walking around the house in New Malden, south-west London, on...
View Article2 women found dismembered in Niagara Falls knew each other; cases unsolved
NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y. — For the second time in three years, the dismembered body of a woman has been found in Niagara...
View ArticleHamister hires R&P Oak Hill for Niagara Falls hotel project
A pair of developments are providing further signs that the Inc. is prepping to start work on its 128-room Hyatt Place Hotel in Niagara Falls. Construction of the $35 million hotel is one of the top...
View ArticleTim Horton Children's Foundation Celebrates the Grand Opening of Tim Horton...
First campers arrived this week! PINAWA, MB, June 26, 2015 /CNW/ - The Tim Horton Children's Foundation opened the doors of its new camp, Tim Horton Camp Whiteshell, this week with the arrival of 177...
View ArticleCar occupants escape injury in Niagara Falls shooting
NIAGARA FALLS – A car was peppered with gunfire while parked in the 2900 block of Ninth Street on Friday afternoon, but none of the three occupants was injured, police said.Officers... Read More/a...
View ArticleNiagara Falls man robbed by woman with gun
NIAGARA FALLS – A 25-year-old man told police he was robbed at gunpoint Friday afternoon while walking to a corner store to buy beer.The victim, a 15th Street resident, told police he was at ... Read...
View ArticleNiagara IDA holding hearings on two Falls projects
NIAGARA FALLS – The Niagara County Industrial Development Agency will hold two public hearings Tuesday in Niagara Falls City Hall, 745 Main St., on tax breaks for new projects in the city.At ... Read...
View ArticleThe Works Gourmet Burgers set to open in Niagara Falls, Ont.
One of St. Catharines most popular restaurants, The Works Gourmet Burgers, will be opening a new location near the Clifton Hill district in Niagara Falls, Ont. The...
View ArticleNiagara Falls residents invited to Friday police forums
NIAGARA FALLS – The Niagara Falls superintendent of police and command staff will present “Kickin’ It with the Cops” – a series of community forums from 10 a.m.... Read More/a...
View ArticleMacLaren McCann wins Niagara Falls, Ont. marketing bid
Niagara Falls, Ont. needs to rebranded? Apparently that’s what tourism and economic development leaders in that region believe, this despite the popular Southern Ontario tourist destination welcoming...
View ArticleSuspect in Niagara Falls beating taken into custody without incident
NIAGARA FALLS – The man shown viciously beating a young woman in a cellphone video was taken into custody early Thursday without incident, city police said.D’Shalen Walls, 18, was... Read More/a...
View ArticleNiagara Falls man charged with dealing cocaine
LOCKPORT – A Niagara Falls man was arraigned in Niagara County Court Thursday on a six-count indictment charging him with making three cocaine sales to a police informant in the Falls.... Read More/a...
View ArticlePascoal joins four others in race to become Niagara Falls mayor
NIAGARA FALLS – A fifth person has entered this year’s race for Niagara Falls mayor.Robert Pascoal, president of the Landlords Association of Greater Niagara, will be seeking the... Read More/a...
View ArticleSuspect in Niagara Falls beating arrested
NIAGARA FALLS – The man shown viciously beating a young woman in a cellphone video was taken into custody early Thursday without incident, city police said.D’Shalen Walls, 18, was... Read More/a...
View ArticleTim Hortons staffer accused of stealing $200Gs
A Tim Hortons worker is accused of stealing more than $200,000 from her employer in Burlington. Halton Regional Police...
View ArticleNiagara Falls man charged with beating wife, who has aneurysm
LOCKPORT – A Niagara Falls man pleaded not guilty in State Supreme Court Monday to an indictment that accused him of repeatedly punching his estranged wife in the left side of her head,... Read More/a...
View ArticleMotorcyclist airlifted to ECMC after Niagara Falls accident
NIAGARA FALLS – A male motorcyclist was flown by Mercy Flight to Erie County Medical Center for treatment of internal injuries suffered in a collision with a car at about 2:10 p.m. Thursday... Read...
View ArticleTim Hortons worker in Burlington allegedly stole $200K
A Tim Hortons employee is accused of stealing over $200,000 from a Burlington, Ont., franchise between January 2014 and May 2015, say Halton Regional Police./p...
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