Lewiston News

A Wheatfield man who killed his best friend while driving drunk last fall will serve a short jail sentence before going on probation, Niagara County Judge Matthew J. Murphy III decided Monday.

A public urination charge led town police to a suspect in an unrelated crime early Sunday morning.

A 17-year-old girl was charged with following too closely after she rear-ended another vehicle Monday afternoon, state police said.

Hail or lightning may have caused power failures that affected nearly 1,300 people in the Lewiston and Cambria area Monday afternoon.

On the day jury selection was set to begin for their trial, the two coaches charged in connection with alleged hazing on a Wilson school bus had the cases against them dismissed.

Town of Lockport * LARCENY: A Jennifer Drive woman reported Monday that over the weekend, someone entered her car and stole three bags of groceries, a Tom-Tom GPS and about $6 in change.

A top official with the New York State Division of Parole told community leaders and residents on Thursday that his office will work harder to find alternative living arrangements for a group of supervised sex offenders who live within walking distance of an elementary school in Niagara Falls.

Macri's Italian Grille Restaurant, a longtime city of Niagara Falls favorite, will be re-opening at the Clarkson House in Lewiston in August.

On Monday, New York Power Authority President and CEO Richard Kessel said he'll recommend to NYPA's Board of Trustees that Williamsville-based Solar Liberty be approved for a multi-million dollar contract to install a 1.1-megawatt solar photovoltaic system at the University at Buffalo .

Frequent rains, poor drainage, overgrowth, untended properties, mosquitoes all warm weather aggravations are beginning to get on the nerves of area residents.

It takes an awfully big yard to accommodate the recreational needs of three Irish wolf hounds.

Town of Lockport * LARCENY: A Gardenwood Drive woman told police Wednesday sometime between June 19 and the morning of June 20, someone stole 476 morphine tablets from a cupboard in her house.

LEWISTON, N.Y. - The Niagara Falls Bridge Commission has launched a real-time traffic notification system using Twitter to inform travelers which bridge into Canada has the shortest crossing time.

Jun. 24--David Lacki, vice president of tourism for the Buffalo Niagara Convention and Visitors Bureau, has left his 23-year position at the CVB, he confirmed Tuesday.

A tentative plan to conduct aerial spraying for mosquitoes has been put on hold pending further information from the Niagara County Health Department.

As expected, representatives from the county's new lobbying firm paid a visit to the area last week.

Chelsea Pelsone has everything she needs to chase her dream as a singer. She's got the lithe frame, the dark hair that flows over her shoulders and a voice that reminds listeners of Jewel or Alanis Morissette.

City of Lockport * CHARGED: Timothy J. Zastrow, 51, 243 Pine St. was charged with passing a red traffic signal, driving while intoxicated and a seatbelt violation.

Democratic Councilman Sean Edwards has announced he will not seek re-election in the Town of Lewiston this year.

Mount St. Mary's Hospital and Health Care Center launched a $1 million campaign on Wednesday to raise money to establish the Mount St.