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Jail sentence stayed in signboards case
The 15-day jail sentence for a Town of Lockport businessman, twice convicted of violating the town's law against video signboards, has been stayed until Sept.
Who says drive-in movies are dead?
That sounds right. We can get streaming video of just about any movie we want on our 56-inch televisions or Blu-ray players that make the picture impossibly clear.
Police arrest 14 motorists over weekend
On Saturday, police say they arrested 21-year-old Ryan Lucas, of Lewiston, for allegedly being in possession of cocaine.
Strawberries & Antiques Festival returns to Lockport
Niagara County History Center is hosting its annual spring festival titled "Strawberries & Antiques," on the grounds of the History Center at 215 Niagara St., Lockport.
Gasport man charged in Craigslist scam
A Gasport man has been charged with third-degree grand larceny for allegedly bilking a Lockport- area woman out of $7,500 through a Craigslist scam linked to a residential loan the victim was seeking, state police reported Wednesday.
Live Wire Cut And Stolen From A Retail Store In Lockport
It may be hard to believe, but in Niagara County the Sheriff's Office says there have been at least five, separate incidents of people cutting live, high voltage wires in order to get to the copper inside.
Copper wire ripped from Lockport store
LOCKPORT, NY - Thieves in the Town of Lockport made off with 25-feet of live, high-voltage copper wiring from a Big Lots Store on Monday.
Three projects approved for Greenway funding
Greenway funding was approved by the Host Community Standing Committee on Tuesday for projects in Niagara Falls, Lockport and Hartland.
Flat Track Racing Is Democracy In Action [Video]
If the late Big Willie Robinson taught us anything, it's the simply elegant joy of "run whatcha brung." That tenet works equally well in motorcycling, as Wes Siler found out on his first flat-track outing at Ventura Raceway.
Role in drug ring brings 2 1/2-year prison term
A Rochester man who had been making $10,000 every three days as part of a drug ring in Lockport was denied youthful offender status and sentenced Monday to 2 1/2 years in state prison by Niagara County Judge Matthew J. Murphy III.
Lockport settles suits on commercial assessments
City officials, determined to solve the issue for years to come, have made a long series of out-of- court settlements on assessment challenges from commercial property owners this year.
SWAT Team Surround Lockport Home
LOCKPORT, NY - Niagara County Sheriff's, New York State Police, North Tonawanda Police K-9 Unit and City of Lockport Police and S.W.A.T Teams responded to a residence on Willow Street in Lockport just after 5:00 p.m. Saturday.
Buffalo Seminary, an independent high school for girls, promoted Helen L. Marlette to assistant head of school/director of external relations.
In 3.5 months, couple steals over $50K
LOCKPORT, N.Y. - In just three and a half months, authorities say a Lockport couple took over $50,000 using stolen credit cards.
LOCKPORT, N.Y. - Authorities said the victim Dale Billips, 55, was walking eastbound on Transit Road at Robinson Road when a red Nissan Versa struck him.
NY Surgeons Await State Approval for Lockport Surgery Center
The surgeons at Great Lakes Surgical Associates in Lockport, N.Y., are awaiting approval from the state Department of Health to open a new surgery center in Lockport, according to a Business First report .
The Western New York Land Conservancy is hosting a Wildflower Hike from noon to 2 p.m. Saturday, May 19, at the Frank L. and Julia Dersham Young Niagara Escarpment Preserve on Leete Road in Lockport.
Pedestrian Struck & Killed in Lockport
Troopers say the accident happened around 11:30 Thursday night near the intersection of South Transit Road and Robinson Road.
Council OKs cost-saving plan to move 6 police dispatchers to Sheriff's Office
The Common Council on Tuesday unanimously approved a money-saving plan to move six police dispatchers to the Niagara County Sheriff's Office this summer, a decision that followed almost two years of consideration and employee union protests.