Quebec tourist killed by pickup in Niagara Falls, Ontario
NIAGARA FALLS, Ont. – A 76-year-old tourist from Quebec was pronounced dead at the scene after he, his wife and their grandson were struck by a pickup truck as they crossed Niagara Parkway south of...
View ArticleTourist’s car broken into in Niagara Falls’ ‘safest...
NIAGARA FALLS – After assurances from an attendant at Niagara Majestic Tours that its lot in the 6500 block of Niagara Falls Boulevard was “the safest parking lot to park in,” the driver of a rented...
View ArticleBuffalo M&T Bank branch robbed
An M&T Bank branch at 1300 Jefferson Ave. was robbed at 12:45 p.m. Wednesday, Buffalo police said.A man entered the bank and handed a teller a note reading, “Give me all your money and give me my...
View ArticleWoman killed by minivan in Buffalo intersection
A woman in her late 40s was fatally injured just after 9:30 p.m. Tuesday when she was struck by a minivan as she attempted to cross the street at East Ferry Street and Fillmore Avenue and later...
View ArticleSuspect in Amherst Target fire requires mental evaluation
Suspect in Target fire needs mental evaluation The man accused of starting a fire at a Target department store appeared in Amherst Town Court on Wednesday morning, but the proceeding was rescheduled...
View ArticlePolice sek robber of Amherst bank
Amherst police are searching for the man who robbed an Amherst bank Tuesday morning.The robbery occurred at about 10 a.m. at the KeyBank branch at 5200 Main St. at North Forest Road.The robber handed...
View ArticleAmherst woman admits embezzling funds earmarked for military families
An Amherst woman pleaded guilty Wednesday before State Supreme Court Justice Penny M. Wolfgang to embezzling more than $1,500 in funds raised last year for families of New York National Guard troops...
View ArticleWest side burglar sentenced to eight years in state prison
Reymundo Nieves-Rojas was ordered Wednesday by State Supreme Court Justice Christopher J. Burns to serve an eight-year state prison term on his guilty plea to burglary charges linked to a series of...
View ArticleSinclairville man arrested after fight
CHARLOTTE – A 51-year-old Sinclairville man was arrested Wednesday here by Chautauqua County sheriff’s deputies on assault and harassment charges for allegedly injuring a man during an altercation...
View ArticleMotorist charged with DWI after Route 219 accident
A property damage accident in the Town of Concord late Wednesday resulted in the arrest of a Lockport man on a drunken driving charge, the Erie County Sheriff’s Office reported.Deputy Donald Hoelscher...
View ArticleParking lot proves to be unsafe for tourists
NIAGARA FALLS – The driver of a 15-passenger rented van, which came from Delaware to Niagara Falls with 14 tourists, was hit by thieves Tuesday after being assured by a travel center attendant at...
View ArticleNot-guilty plea entered in Leandra’s Law case
Robert John, 57, who was arraigned Wednesday before State Supreme Court Justice John L. Michalski, faces two counts of aggravated driving while intoxicated with a child, endangering the welfare of a...
View ArticleReport of boat drifting toward the brink of Niagara Falls turns out to be...
NIAGARA FALLS – New York State Parks Police said late this afterno0on that calls about a boat drifting dangerously lose to the falls turned out to be logs floating bear a buoy. A Niagara County...
View ArticleBystanders rescue young bicyclist from beneath SUV in the Town of Tonawanda
A young bicyclist was hit by an SUV on Sheridan Drive near Delaware Avenue in the Town of Tonawanda about 5 p.m. today, town police said. According to initial reports, bystanders lifted the SUV from...
View ArticleJamaican woman arrested again on charges in alleged Medicaid scam
A Jamaican woman who is accused of scamming Medicaid repeatedly by claiming to be a U.S. citizen has been arrested again, U.S. Attorney William J. Hochul Jr. said Thursday. Georgia Bowen, also known...
View ArticleCrashes on the Youngmann and I-190 trigger drive-home traffic delays
A collision between a tractor-trailer carrying diesel fuel and a car on the eastbound Youngmann Highway near the Delaware Avenue exit about 3:30 p.m. Thursday triggered traffic delays during the...
View ArticlePrison ordered for NT man who downloaded child porn
LOCKPORT – A North Tonawanda man will serve 1½ to three years in prison for having child pornography on his cellphone, State Supreme Court Justice Richard C. Kloch Sr. ruled Thursday.Hollis Stewart,...
View ArticleNorth Tonawanda heroin dealer reluctantly takes plea-bargain
LOCKPORT – Miguel E. Febres, who was to go to trial next week on an indictment charging him with four heroin sales and possession of a loaded handgun, took a plea deal Thursday that ensured him a...
View ArticleFormer Lockport man risks life sentence in sex case
LOCKPORT – A former Lockport resident, now living in Bridgeport, W. Va., pleaded not guilty Thursday in Niagara County Court to an indictment accusing him of molesting a girl 17 years ago and a woman...
View ArticleFormer Soviet man avoids deportation in DWI case
LOCKPORT – A native of the former Soviet Union will not face deportation after being placed on five years’ probation Thursday in a felony driving while intoxicated case.Niagara County Judge Matthew J....
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