Niagara County News

There is a Swine Flu Clinic today from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. at Starpoint High School, 4363 Mapleton Rd.

Niagara County legislator Kyle Andrews wants to be the county's next treasurer. The Democrat from Wilson announced Thursday his candidacy for the county's top fiscal officer.

Day three of Daryl Burton's trial for allegedly raping two women began with the judge declining a request that the allegations be split into separate trials.

Niagara County Treasurer David S. Broderick announced Thursday he will not seek re-election next year, and County Legislator Kyle D. Andrews said he will run for the post.

Sources tell us the male student was a sophomore at Niagara Wheatfield High School.

City police have taken two suspects custody and charged one of them today in connection with a fatal hit-and-run crash Tuesday afternoon.

Defense attorney David E. Blackley, representing alleged rapist Daryl Burton, raised several questions during a cross examination of the prosecution's second witness - the victim - in day two of Burton's trial in Niagara County Court.

Local officials have confirmed that the second Niagara County resident to die from complications related to the H1N1 flu virus was a 10th grade student from the Niagara-Wheatfield School District.

The Niagara County Department of Health is confirming that the death of a southern Niagara County resident is linked to the H1N1 virus.

The majority of those waiting for an H1N1 vaccine likely won't see a dose until well into 2010, Niagara County's top health official said Tuesday.

Add Niagara County lawmakers to the list of people who aren't happy with National Fuel's plan to close a customer service center on the outskirts of the City of Niagara Falls.

A New York City reporter recently showed sympathy toward Niagara County for the disparity in stimulus spending statewide.

The next New York state budget would force all drivers to replace their license plates this spring for a $25 fee, unless county officials from across the state win out in their opposition to the plan.

Typically, my column is a rant. I'm upset or complaining about something. Frankly, people seem to like it that way.

Nov. 10--NIAGARA FALLS -- The city will chip in $650,000 of its casino revenue toward a project to renovate a high-rise hotel on the Niagara River.

November 15, 2009, 8:08 AM / Oct 26 State Police in Lockport charged Shawn M. Carr, 32, of Lake Road, Youngstown, on a vehicle and traffic violation on Route 425 in Cambria at 11:45 p. m., after a check revealed his driving privileges had been suspended.

Every week, I try to write about something other than the incredibly ugly scene that is the New York state Senate.

A federal judge denied a motion for a mistrial Friday in the corruption case of former New York Senate leader Joseph Bruno, rejecting the defense argument that he was favoring the prosecutors.

Niagara County's tentative 2010 budget includes no increase in the amount to be raised by taxes and is expected to result in decreases in property tax rates for home owners living in all but three municipalities.

A "middle-aged" man from eastern Niagara County died earlier this week, apparently from the swine flu, county Public Health Director Daniel J. Stapleton said today.