Appleton News

Cherilyn D. Evert, 39, of Ferry Avenue, Niagara Falls, was charged with driving while intoxicated and improper lane usage after police stopped her car in the 1900 block of Cudaback Avenue just before 3 a. m., Niagara Falls police said.

An Appleton teen was charged Monday with assaulting another teen after reportedly following him through Newfane and Olcott.

Greater Lockport Development Corp. is taking action to ensure the Wine Emporium opens on Canal Street this summer.

City of Lockport * DISORDERLY CONDUCT: Dishan J. Barnes, 29, 45 Ontario St., Apt.

From left: James Cromitie, David Williams and Onta Williams, three of four suspects in a plot to bomb synagogues in the Bronx and shoot down military planes at an air base in Upstate New York, are escorted from Federal Plaza in New York, early Thursday, May 21, 2009.

It wasn't exactly the "dollar and a dream" scenario, but Niagara Falls resident Betty Lou Ross has become the New York State Lottery's newest millionaire.

Family farms in Niagara County are continents away from growers in Japan, but a Japanese senior writer from one of the world's largest agricultural daily newspapers said the two countries have much in common.

An Appleton man said he was stabbed and slashed by three men at about 4 a. m. Thursday during a robbery in the 2800 block of Main Street.

City of Lockport n DWI: Raymond Wienke, 37, 6035 South Transit Road, was charged Thursday with driving while intoxicated.

The Niagara County Health Department is taking a proactive approach when it comes to swine flu.

Niagara County Public Health officials will continue their extra and early inspections of migrant worker camps along the Lake Ontario shoreline Tuesday, in light of the swine flu outbreaks in Mexico and elsewhere.

Retailers say their sales for the month of March went out with a wimper. How are stores faring in a tight economy? With the economy in a slump, retail stores are slashing prices a little more than usual, even for the Easter shopping season.

Taxpayers stage a revolt against state leaders who are considering a series of taxes to dig New York out of the red.

City of Lockport * LARCENY: Joseph M. Kiszka, 29, of Lockport, was charged Wednesday morning with third-degree grand larceny, first-degree falsifying business records and first-degree offering a false instrument for filing.

City of Lockport * NO LICENSE: Daniel Snickles, 33, 515 Locust St., Apt. C1, was charged with aggravated unlicensed operation of a vehicle Monday.

Wheatfield * CHARGED: Juan M. Carmona, III, 18, 1720 Hess Road, Appleton, was charged with unlawful possession of marijuana and driving without a seat belt.

Niagara Falls * ARRESTS: Two Falls men were arrested after a shoplifting incident at a supermarket in the 7200 block of Niagara Falls Boulevard.

City of Lockport * ENDANGERMENT: Sonia I. Matias, 23, 22 Walnut St., upper, was charged Thursday morning with endangering the welfare of a child and resisting arrest.

APPLETON Man charged with breaking into friend's apartment A Wilson man was arrested late Monday after he broke into a friend's apartment.

City of Lockport * CHARGED: Karl H. Smith, 53, 91 Locust St., Apt. B, was charged with disorderly conduct.