Over-zealous prosecutors, in this apparently open-and-shut sex trafficking case, are looking at embarrassing errors and lies that may set the accused free. Marcellus Overton, a popular barbershop owner in Niagara Falls, originally pled guilty to charges claiming he transported underage females from here to Backpages.com-rendezvous in Georgia. He was facingRead More

Please click the link below to subscribe to a FREE PDF version of each print edition of the Niagara Reporter http://eepurl.com/dnsYM9     By: Staff Reporter Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center will conduct diagnostic testing for COVID-19 from 1 to 4 p.m. Friday (Sept 18) at Tops Markets, 1000 PortageRead More

Please click the link below to subscribe to a FREE PDF version of each print edition of the Niagara Reporter http://eepurl.com/dnsYM9     By: Staff Reporter At approximately 2:30 p.m. yesterday, September 14, 2020, the body of 24-year-old, Clyde Coleman, was found at the rear of 3108 Highland Avenue. ColemanRead More

Please click the link below to subscribe to a FREE PDF version of each print edition of the Niagara Reporter http://eepurl.com/dnsYM9     By: Staff Reporter At 1:57 p.m. this afternoon, a 23-year-old Niagara Falls man died in a car accident while driving an unregistered dirt bike east on PorterRead More

Please click the link below to subscribe to a FREE PDF version of each print edition of the Niagara Reporter http://eepurl.com/dnsYM9     By: Staff Reporter The Aquarium of Niagara will welcome an orange lobster into its animal collection after it arrived in a seafood shipment to Tops Friendly MarketsRead More

Please click the link below to subscribe to a FREE PDF version of each print edition of the Niagara Reporter http://eepurl.com/dnsYM9     By: Staff Reporter Niagara Falls Memorial will coordinate several events Friday in conjunction with a countywide effort to observe the nation’s September 11 Day of Service andRead More

Please click the link below to subscribe to a FREE PDF version of each print edition of the Niagara Reporter http://eepurl.com/dnsYM9     By: Staff Reporter Gill Creek Park once again has basketball courts available for public usage. The new basketball court grand opening is set for Monday, September 14,Read More

Please click the link below to subscribe to a FREE PDF version of each print edition of the Niagara Reporter http://eepurl.com/dnsYM9     By: Staff Reporter The Aquarium of Niagara announced this week that they will be open daily from 9am to 5pm and the organization will offer special family-friendlyRead More

Owner and Publisher of the Niagara Reporter Frank Parlato By Frank Parlato The Reporter is identifying the accuser only by her first name, Noelle, even though she has identified herself on social media and in public filings by her full name, in order to strike a balance between shielding allegedRead More

  By Frank Parlato Nicholas D’Angelo, the Niagara Falls attorney who is being sued civilly for rape by a former client, is now suing three individuals who accused him of being convicted of rape in the past. D’Angelo was managing editor of this publication and has taken a leave ofRead More

Please click the link below to subscribe to a FREE PDF version of each print edition of the Niagara Reporter http://eepurl.com/dnsYM9     By: Staff Reporter Niagara Falls Police Department is investigating a homicide that occurred at 1701 LaSalle Avenue. The victim is 28-year-old Mariah Wilson, a resident of thatRead More

Please click the link below to subscribe to a FREE PDF version of each print edition of the Niagara Reporter http://eepurl.com/dnsYM9     By: Peter Green     The other day a friend and I were driving along Whirlpool Avenue close to the Whirlpool Bridge.  Ahead of us was aRead More

Please click the link below to subscribe to a FREE PDF version of each print edition of the Niagara Reporter http://eepurl.com/dnsYM9     By: Staff Reporter The Niagara Falls City Council will host a community outreach meeting on Saturday, September 19 at 9am at the Doris Jones Resource Center atRead More

Note: As editor and publisher of the Niagara Falls Reporter and author of this article, I want to make the following point: The civil lawsuit against our former managing editor, Nicholas D’Angelo, has affected our publication. I am not here to defend or attack him but, as an investigative reporter,Read More

Please click the link below to subscribe to a FREE PDF version of each print edition of the Niagara Reporter http://eepurl.com/dnsYM9     By: Staff Reporter Niagara Falls City Council Chairman Chris Voccio has scheduled a Coffee with Chris event for Saturday, September 12 at 9 a.m. at the CristoforoRead More

Please click the link below to subscribe to a FREE PDF version of each print edition of the Niagara Reporter http://eepurl.com/dnsYM9     By: Reporter Staff In response to yesterday’s announcement from Governor Cuomo about the implementation of the ‘SWAT’ rapid COVID-19 testing sites being set up around Western NewRead More

Please click the link below to subscribe to a FREE PDF version of each print edition of the Niagara Reporter http://eepurl.com/dnsYM9     By: Staff Reporter The Niagara Falls Police Department and the Niagara County District Attorney’s Office announce the arrest of Breanna Best, 24, of Niagara Falls.  Best wasRead More

Please click the link below to subscribe to a FREE PDF version of each print edition of the Niagara Reporter http://eepurl.com/dnsYM9     By: Staff Reporter In celebration of the 100th anniversary of the ratification of the 19th Amendment, Niagara Falls will be illuminated on August 30, 2020, at 9:45Read More

Please click the link below to subscribe to a FREE PDF version of each print edition of the Niagara Reporter http://eepurl.com/dnsYM9     By: Staff Reporter At approximately 5:00 p.m. yesterday, August 25, 2020, a 31-year-old Niagara Falls man was shot in the neck and arm while sitting in aRead More

Please click the link below to subscribe to a FREE PDF version of each print edition of the Niagara Reporter http://eepurl.com/dnsYM9     By: Reporter Staff Due to COVID-19 restrictions and the safety of the public, the city of Niagara Falls and Niagara Falls Fire Department has made the unfortunateRead More