Tonawanda News

City of Tonawanda officials are going ahead with today's fireworks display, but the Common Tern isn't the only animal around here likely to object.

A 4-year-old boy was struck by a car Friday afternoon on River Road but miraculously survived without severe injuries.

Goodwill Industries will open a new donation trailer in the Town of Tonawanda Wednesday, and another store by August, as part of an effort to combat the poor economy: More people with disabilities are looking for help finding jobs just as the funding that comes from store revenues slips.

An elderly man was struck and killed after he apparently stepped into the path of a vehicle on Parker Boulevard late this morning in the Town of Tonawanda, town police said.

A car struck and killed a man in the northtowns late Wednesday morning. The elderly victim apparently walked in front of a car.

An elderly male pedestrian was struck and killed after he apparently stepped into the path of a vehicle on Parker Boulevard late this morning in the Town of Tonawanda, police confirmed.

The town of Persia was awarded a $300,000 grant to repave a county road, it was announced Tuesday.

The recent burglary of a North Tonawanda business has some in the city suspicious a group of gypsy scam artists may be looking to defraud area homeowners.

A former mayor of the City of Tonawanda and a retired business representative for Teamsters Local 264 have been appointed by Gov.

A 15 year old autistic boy has died from injuries suffered when he was hit by a train after wandering away from a baseball game.

City of Tonawanda police have announced that the 15-year-old boy who was struck by a train last week was pulled off of life support Friday.

A few minutes before the meeting got underway, Tony Napoli, gold pinky ring flashing, signed copies of his mobster-filled autobiography My Father, My Don .

The Niagara Falls School District is losing more than just its second-in-command business officer when Joseph Giarrizzo leaves for the City of Tonawanda School District in two weeks.

The first meeting to discuss a possible State Department of Health study on neighborhoods near the town's industrial district raised many questions from residents unsure of how such a study could help them.

The man in his mid-20s seemed friendly enough. He spoke English, and during his brief conversation with Michelle May in the Internet cafe in Tehran, he tried to help her find some CNN reports about the Iranian crisis.

An early morning fire in the Town of Tonawanda shut down a road for a short time.

Plans for an expanded Rite Aid pharmacy and revamped suburban physical therapy office have been solidified for a stretch of Sheridan Drive in the Town of Tonawanda.

A brawl in the streets of the Sheridan Parkside neighborhood drew more than 50 people out of their homes and resulted in four arrests Monday night.

The call for cleaner air in the Town of Tonawanda is growing louder. New York Senator Charles Schumer has written to the Tonawanda Coke Corporation, urging the company to further reduce harmful benzene emissions.

Only the completion of a stormwater plan stands between North Tonawanda and a Walmart at Melody Fair, City Attorney Shawn Nickerson reported Monday.. State Supreme Court Judge Ralph Boniello has ruled Walmart must submit a stormwater plan mandated by the state before moving ahead with controversial plans for the supercenter.