Niagara County News

A one-year experiment soon will get underway in a mid-Hudson school district. It's the sort of experimentation that state officials like to see.

On Saturday, June 8, Niagara University is hosting a conference designed to offer attendees "best practices" for establishing citizen and community preparedness initiatives.

On Friday, Assemblywoman Jane Corwin, in an effort to help restock the shelves of many local charities that have run bare, delivered food to local Western New York food banks as part of her "Annual Food Drive to Combat Hunger." Over the past month, residents of Erie and Niagara County have donated more than 750 pounds of food, which will feed more ... (more)

Imagine calling 911 for help and finding the dispatcher on the other end can't figure out who to send.

The board of directors for the Niagara County Industrial Development Agency is expected to consider an application for assistance today from Plati Niagara Inc., LLC, a firm owned by the Strangio family, operators of the Quality Inn Hotel franchise and Antonio's Banquet and Conference Center on Niagara Falls Boulevard.

Both Schofield Residence and Weinberg Campus filed plans with the state Health Department to establish certified home health agency programs.

Federal authorities have accused authorities in a western New York county of discriminating against a pregnant corrections officer by forcing her to take paid and unpaid leave.

On Friday, Assemblywoman Jane Corwin, in an effort to help restock the shelves of many local charities that have run bare, delivered food to local Western New York food banks as part of her "Annual Food Drive to Combat Hunger." Over the past month, residents of Erie and Niagara County have donated more than 750 pounds of food, which will feed more ... (more)

Peregrine's Landing Senior Community and The Clubhouse Bro's Family Restaurant have partnered to bring "Memory Lane Cafe" to Niagara County, to assist those affected by Alzheimer's and dementia-related diseases and their families.

A Niagara Falls man wanted on 17 warrants was arrested Monday by Niagara Falls Police officers, along with assistance from the US Marshals Service and Niagara County Sheriffs Office.

State Sen. George Maziarz, R-C-Newfane, today announced that Richard Soluri of Lewiston will be reappointed as a full member of the Niagara River Greenway Commission.

AT&T has upgraded two 4G mobile Internet cell sites in Erie and Niagara counties to expand existing 4G coverage for residents and businesses.

Community Missions of Niagara Frontier and the YWCA of Niagara are joining forces to host an upcoming art auction on Friday, June 7, at the Sheraton at the Falls in Niagara Falls.

U.S. Rep. Brian Higgins, D-South Buffalo, will be the featured speaker at the State University at Fredonia's 2013 commencement on Saturday.

Niagara Hospice will open a second nursing home-based hospice unit this fall through a new partnership with Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center .

Peregrine's Landing Senior Community and The Clubhouse Bro's Family Restaurant have partnered to bring "Memory Lane Cafe" to Niagara County, to assist those affected by Alzheimer's and dementia-related diseases and their families.

Police agencies from Western New York and Southern Ontario will honor the memories of law enforcement personnel who gave their lives in the line of duty during the 16th annual Niagara County Police Appreciation Day Interfaith Memorial Service on Thursday, May 16.

A man is dead after the SUV he was driving went through a guardrail and flipped onto its roof in a western New York river.

Paul Turley, the justice runaway, will be returning to court Friday to learn his fate for abusing children.

A car on Church Street, in Youngstown, crashed into a stop sign, went through a barrier and into the Niagara River Thursday around 6:45 a.m. The Niagara County Undersheriff says the driver was killed.