By Nancy A. Fischer
- NEWS NIAGARA BUREAU Updated: 05/09/08 6:38 AM
NIAGARA FALLS — The smell of smoke still hung in the air, and water had puddled into 24th Street on Thursday as the city fire chief interrupted a scheduled interview to survey the damage from the city’s latest fire.
WASHINGTON— President Bush on Thursday signed a bill creating a national heritage area in Niagara Falls, capping a prolonged effort by Rep. Louise M. Slaughter and other local lawmakers to bring some federal help to the region’s tourism promotion efforts.
By Denise Jewell Gee
- NEWS NIAGARA BUREAU Updated: 05/09/08 6:38 AM
NIAGARA FALLS — Tourists visiting the Niagara region this time next year will be greeted by a glass visitors center with interactive displays about area attractions.
By Nancy A. Fischer
- NEWS NIAGARA BUREAU Updated: 05/09/08 6:38 AM
NIAGARA FALLS — Three manhole covers were reported stolen in the last week from city streets, adding a dangerous dimension to a scrap metal theft problem, city officials said.
By Bill Michelmore
- NEWS NIAGARA BUREAU Updated: 05/09/08 9:54 AM
The Buffalo Niagara region is in a perfect location to become a major player in what a leading developer calls the “Northeast super region,” an economic powerhouse stretching from Toronto to New York City to Halifax, Nova Scotia.
NIAGARA FALLS — An assault charge against a 13-year-old boy became a felony after a police officer was injured in the incident Sunday morning, police said.
NORTH TONAWANDA — City School Board incumbents David Guido and David Rechin may only face three challengers instead of five for their seats in the May 20 School Board elections.
NEWFANE — A 2-year-old girl was found Thursday afternoon in a Town of Tonawanda motel after her mother reported her missing overnight from their home on Bayview Station.
WASHINGTON — President Bush signed a bill Thursday creating a national heritage area in Niagara Falls, capping a prolonged effort by Rep. Louise M. Slaughter and other local lawmakers to bring some federal help to the region’s tourism promotion efforts.
By Nancy A. Fischer
- NEWS NIAGARA BUREAU Updated: 05/08/08 10:58 AM
RANSOMVILLE — One of three teenagers charged with sexual abuse in the Wilson High School baseball case was arrested early Wednesday on a drug-possession count.
By Denise Jewell Gee
- NEWS NIAGARA BUREAU Updated: 05/08/08 7:04 AM
NIAGARA FALLS — An attorney on the payroll of the Niagara Falls School District while working from the offices of a private law firm has been pulled out of the state’s retirement system.
By Bill Michelmore
- NEWS NIAGARA BUREAU Updated: 05/08/08 7:01 AM
NIAGARA FALLS — A campaign to prevent the deaths of babies who sleep with their parents or caregivers was launched Wednesday in Niagara County, the first of 62 counties statewide taking part in the awareness drive.
