NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y. (WIVB) — SUNY Niagara is partnering with Niagara Falls City Schools for a second time to offer a free college course for parents whose children are enrolled in the district. There are parents who dream of going back to school to get a college degree, but having children to raise and the […]
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Deceased man found in Niagara Falls after he was on ‘personal watercraft’
BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — New York State Park Police have announced the discovery of a deceased man in Niagara Falls. Just before 11:40 p.m. Sunday night, New York State Park Police Marine units were called for a man on a “personal watercraft” who did not return from the water. A deceased 60-year-old man was located […]
Niagara Falls man arrested for multiple ghost guns
Jun. 7—A Niagara Falls man was arrested Wednesday as part of an investigation into ghost guns. Members of the New York State Police Bureau of Criminal Investigation and the Town of Niagara Police Department charged Joshua M. McClelland, 42, of Niagara Falls, with fourth-degree criminal possession of a weapon (ghost gun), criminal possession of a […]
Good Samaritan rescues 2 after jet ski overturns in Niagara River
BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — A Good Samaritan rescued two individuals after a jet ski the pair were riding overturned Friday in the Niagara River near Tonawanda Island, the Erie County Sheriff’s Office announced. Deputies said they responded to the area around 6:30 p.m. after receiving a report about two people in the water. Minutes after […]
Couple accused of stealing more than $50K from Niagara County pub
MIDDLEPORT, N.Y. (WIVB) — A Depew couple has been charged with stealing tens of thousands of dollars from a pub in Niagara County. Steven, 39, and Juliet McCarthy, 38, are former employees of Pony’s Irish Pub in Middleport. Last month, New York State Troopers had a walk-in complaint from the bar, accusing the McCarthys of […]
Seven Niagara County law enforcement officers to be honored for distinguished service
Apr. 20—Seven Niagara County law enforcement officers will be honored for their work at the Legal and Business Professionals of Niagara County Lawman of the Year awards dinner tonight. The organization, previously known as the Judges and Police Executives of Niagara County, is composed of members of the local judiciary, law enforcement and the business […]
Seven Niagara County law enforcement officers to be honored for distinguished service
Apr. 20—Seven Niagara County law enforcement officers will be honored for their work at the Legal and Business Professionals of Niagara County Lawman of the Year awards dinner tonight. The organization, previously known as the Judges and Police Executives of Niagara County, is composed of members of the local judiciary, law enforcement and the business […]
Officials provide a first look at the new Niagara County Law Enforcement Academy
Apr. 16—SANBORN — It was a first look inside one of the largest investments in public safety ever undertaken in Niagara County. Sheriff Michael Filicetti and SUNY Niagara President William J. Murabito threw open the doors Monday for a hard hat tour of the new $8 million Niagara County Law Enforcement Academy (NCLEA). The facility […]
309 people shine in sun costumes at Niagara Falls on eclipse day
April 9 (UPI) — The City of Niagara Falls in Ontario, Canada, celebrated the solar eclipse by gathering 309 people to wear sun costumes and break a Guinness World Record. The city said on social media that 309 people in sun costumes came together on a Niagara City Cruise boat hours before Monday’s eclipse and […]
Discover Niagara Shuttles operating before eclipse (copy)
Apr. 8—The Discover Niagara Shuttle will be providing eclipse-day rides to points of interest on the western end of Niagara County. Shuttles will service the two main routes on the western half of the county, from Niagara Falls to Old Fort Niagara and the Four Mile Creek Campground Loop, from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. […]
Buffalo man’s body, went over Niagara Falls in 1990, identified in Oswego
BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — The remains of a man who went missing at Niagara Falls State Park over three decades ago have been identified as a man from Buffalo, according to the Oswego County Sheriff’s Office. The man, now identified as Vincent C. Stack, went missing from Niagara Falls on Dec. 4, 1990 and was […]
Canada’s Niagara region declares state of emergency ahead of eclipse tourists
Ontario’s Niagara Region has declared a state of emergency as it prepares to welcome up to a million visitors for the solar eclipse in early April. The total solar eclipse on April 8 will be the first to touch the province since 1979, and Niagara Falls was declared by National Geographic to be one of […]