Apr. 20—A Lockport woman has been charged with murder in connection with the death of an Olcott man whose body was found in the Town of Alabama. Kathryn A. Henry, 33, of Lockport was charged Friday with second-degree murder, concealment of a human corpse, second- and fourth-degree conspiracy, first-degree assault, tampering with physical evidence and […]
Apr. 20—Paul Krest is no stranger to the outdoors. As a self-described lifelong outdoor and stand-up paddle-boarding enthusiast, the Lockport resident has always been drawn to bodies of water. Over the years, however, he’s become more conscious about taking care of the places he frequents most. “When I was younger, (my family and I) probably […]
Apr. 2—LOCKPORT — The former Eastern Niagara Hospital is going to online auction this month. The hospital at 521 East Ave. ceased operations in June 2023, due to bankruptcy. The search for a buyer of the property has been ongoing ever since. So far, interest in the property has been mostly from “out of towners,” […]
Feb. 18—The Lockport Police Department is investigating the crash of a stolen car that killed two Rochester residents on Saturday. The incident occurred about 2 p.m. Saturday and began in the parking lot of a Chestnut Ridge Road business in the Town of Lockport where a Niagara County Sheriff’s deputy was attempting to make a […]
Feb. 18—The Lockport Police Department is investigating the crash of a stolen car that killed two Rochester residents on Saturday. The incident occurred about 2 p.m. Saturday and began in the parking lot of a Chestnut Ridge Road business in the Town of Lockport where a Niagara County Sheriff’s deputy was attempting to make a […]
Feb. 18—The Lockport Police Department is investigating the crash of a stolen car that killed two Rochester residents on Saturday. The incident occurred about 2 p.m. Saturday and began in the parking lot of a Chestnut Ridge Road business in the Town of Lockport where a Niagara County Sheriff’s deputy was attempting to make a […]
Feb. 17—After more than four decades on the job, Kevin Bancroft, executive director of the Lockport Housing Authority, is stepping away from the agency on April 1. Bancroft said he’ll miss the people the most. He noted that his employees were “wonderful” and it’s always healthy to laugh. Sometimes getting to work is the best […]
A couple from Lockport became the latest Illinoisans to be charged in connection with the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot, federal court records show. Kelly Fontaine and Brian Dula face four counts of knowing and unlawful entry to a restricted building, disorderly conduct in restricted buildings, disorderly conduct in and around the U.S. Capitol and […]
BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — The Red Cross is assisting a mother and her two children after a fire broke out in a house in Lockport Tuesday night, authorities said. Firefighters arrived at a house at 203 West Avenue and found smoke emanating from the roof of the home but no visible fire. Firefighters opened the […]
Jan. 6—In the years after World War II, immigrants from all walks of life came to this country. That included Puerto Ricans, people from an island in the Gulf of Mexico that is a part of the United States, but not a state. According to the Library of Congress, between 1945 and 1946, the population […]
Lockport Township High School District 205 Board member Martin Boersma resigned Wednesday after seven months on the board. Boersma took office in May. He was elected in April backed by We The Parents Illinois, which during the 2023 election endorsed challengers to several school and library board incumbents in races in Homer Glen, Lockport and […]