Click the link below to subscribe to SPECIAL REPORTS from the Niagara Reporter http://eepurl.com/dnsYM9     By: Staff Reporter On Wednesday, March 3rd, 2021, at approximately 1:30 p.m., a sedan traveling westbound in the 3300 block of Lockport Road, struck and became entrapped under a tractor-trailer that was making aRead More

Click the link below to subscribe to SPECIAL REPORTS from the Niagara Reporter http://eepurl.com/dnsYM9       By: Staff Reporter During a City Council meeting on Wednesday, March 3rd, 2021, Councilman Andrew Touma announced his retirement from City Council. “It is with a heavy heart, that I will be steppingRead More

Click the link below to subscribe to SPECIAL REPORTS from the Niagara Reporter http://eepurl.com/dnsYM9     By: Staff Reporter Niagara Falls Police responded to the 1500 block of 22nd Street around 0215 hours on Sunday, February 28th, 2021, after reports of a burglary. According to police, the complainant, who wasRead More

Click the link below to subscribe to SPECIAL REPORTS from the Niagara Reporter http://eepurl.com/dnsYM9     By: Staff Reporter Niagara Falls Police addressed a report of harassment at Police Headquarters around 1440 hours on Friday, February 26th, 2021. According to police, the complainant stated that on February 23rd between 1400Read More

Click the link below to subscribe to SPECIAL REPORTS from the Niagara Reporter http://eepurl.com/dnsYM9     By: Staff Reporter Between February, 2020, and February, 2021, there have been 20 homicides in Niagara Falls. With a population of roughly 48,000, the murder rate for this one year period is among theRead More

Click the link below to subscribe to SPECIAL REPORTS from the Niagara Reporter http://eepurl.com/dnsYM9     By: Staff Reporter Jeff Thompson, a physics teacher at Lewiston-Porter High School, receives a first dose of Moderna COVID-19 vaccine from registered nurse Laura Hickey during a Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center clinic heldRead More

Click the link below to subscribe to SPECIAL REPORTS from the Niagara Reporter http://eepurl.com/dnsYM9     By: Staff Reporter Austin Tylec, who currently serves as Alderman – at- Large in the City of North Tonawanda, NY, announced on Tuesday, March 2nd, 2021, his candidacy for the Office of Mayor ofRead More

Click the link below to subscribe to SPECIAL REPORTS from the Niagara Reporter http://eepurl.com/dnsYM9     By: Staff Reporter law enforcement responded to the Petco on Military Road around 1800 hours on Saturday, February 27th, 2021, after reports that multiple juveniles attacked a handicap boy. Witnesses say the victim mayRead More

Click the link below to subscribe to SPECIAL REPORTS from the Niagara Reporter http://eepurl.com/dnsYM9     By: Staff Reporter Niagara County Legislators Rich Andres, Randy Bradt and Jesse Gooch today joined Niagara County Public Health Director Daniel J. Stapleton in announcing that Niagara County will be relocating its COVID-19 vaccinationRead More

Click the link below to subscribe to SPECIAL REPORTS from the Niagara Reporter http://eepurl.com/dnsYM9     BY: Staff Reporter Earlier in the month I announced my plan to seek re-election to the City Council. I was ready to run another city-wide campaign, knocking on doors in every ward, every district,Read More

Click the link below to subscribe to SPECIAL REPORTS from the Niagara Reporter http://eepurl.com/dnsYM9     By: Staff Reporter Niagara Falls City Councilman Chris Voccio has announced he is running for the County Legislature seat for District 6. Voccio had announced earlier in the month that he was running forRead More

Click the link below to subscribe to SPECIAL REPORTS from the Niagara Reporter http://eepurl.com/dnsYM9     By: Staff Reporter Niagara Falls Police responded to the 1700 block of Lafayette Avenue around 2044 hours on Monday, February 22nd, 2021, after reports of a boyfriend providing alcohol to a minor. Upon arrival,Read More

Click the link below to subscribe to SPECIAL REPORTS from the Niagara Reporter http://eepurl.com/dnsYM9     By: Staff Reporter Niagara Falls Police responded to the 1600 block of Main Street around 1345 hours on Friday, February 19th, 2021, after reports of a burglary. Upon police arriving at Maytag Laundry, noRead More

Click the link below to subscribe to SPECIAL REPORTS from the Niagara Reporter http://eepurl.com/dnsYM9     By: Staff Reporter Casey Frank, 44-years-old, of Niagara Falls, was murdered on Saturday, February 20th, 2021, on the 400 block of Niagara Street. Friends and family of Casey have set up a GoFundMe toRead More

Click the link below to subscribe to SPECIAL REPORTS from the Niagara Reporter http://eepurl.com/dnsYM9     By: Staff Reporter The following is a press release from the Niagara County Sheriff’s Office regarding a troubling increase of vehicle thefts and larcenies over the past month: Over the course of several weeks,Read More

Click the link below to subscribe to SPECIAL REPORTS from the Niagara Reporter http://eepurl.com/dnsYM9     By: Staff Reporter James Abbondanza (D), a life-long resident of Niagara Falls, stated “Enough is enough already! Our government is here to serve us, the residents, not the other way around. The culture ofRead More

Click the link below to subscribe to SPECIAL REPORTS from the Niagara Reporter http://eepurl.com/dnsYM9     By: Staff Reporter The Niagara County Department of Health issued the following update on positive COVID-19 cases in Niagara County: We regretfully report the deaths of seven Niagara County residents from COVID-19.  We sendRead More

Click the link below to subscribe to SPECIAL REPORTS from the Niagara Reporter http://eepurl.com/dnsYM9     By: Staff Reporter The Aquarium of Niagara has teamed up with full-service local energy company NOCO to highlight the impacts of illegal wildlife trading and the importance of local conservation efforts through a visuallyRead More

Click the link below to subscribe to SPECIAL REPORTS from the Niagara Reporter http://eepurl.com/dnsYM9     By: Staff Reporter One of my regular Facebook hecklers took another poke recently, and in the course of his swipe he asked me, “what is this racket you speak of?” How ironic. You see,Read More