Lockport News

According to a broadcast press conference on YNN, the Town of Lockport has been chosen by Internet giant Yahoo! for a data center.

Wednesday was "James Scapelliti, Kevin Pratt and Michael Barnwell Day" in the city.

A Town of Lockport teen has been charged with possessing fireworks after sheriff's deputies reportedly saw a box in his pickup during a traffic stop.

Ulrich City Centre will pay the tab for two additional, uniformed city police officers to provide additional security on Friday nights during the 2009 Canal Concert Series.

A city man has been charged with assault after allegedly breaking another man's nose in a fight over a woman.

All day long they came by to pay their respects. But the message was clear - a fire Tuesday that destroyed Macaluso's Shoe Repair at 93 Locust St.

It's official. Yahoo! is coming. The well-known Internet services company's plan to build a data center in the Town of Lockport was given the green light Tuesday.

Following weeks of speculation, Governor Paterson and Senator Charles Schumer announced Tuesday that yes, indeed, Yahoo! will build a new data center in Western New York.

Healthcare workers at Eastern Niagara Hospital 's Inter-Community Hospital site in Newfane have voted to picket if a negotiating session on July 2 fails to produce results.

Three people ended up in hospitals Saturday evening following a two-car crash on Carmen and Seaman roads in the Town of Hartland, Niagara County sheriff's deputies report.

Every morning, Harvey Etheridge gets up early to go to work. His shift at Bon-Ton begins at 6 a.m., so he has to be up by 5 a.m. to get there on time.

More than 24 hours after pop legend Michael Jackson died at a California hospital, the news was still reverberating through the streets of Lockport and the minds of music lovers.

With heavy drumbeats, bright melodies and a wide variety of world instruments, Rusted Root took the stage Friday in downtown Lockport to kick off the 2009 Molson Canal Concert Series season.

City residents will get a preview how easy it can be to recycle during the Canal Concert Series.

A group of youths are targeting an open plot downtown for beautification and they're asking the community's help with the endeavor.

Lockport police have released more information about a shooting on Ashley Place Sunday night.

A home health care aide has been accused of stealing money from the family of a man she was caring for.

Sheriff's deputies responding to a suspicious person report on Hess Road early Tuesday ended up chasing suspects through a field with the help of Border Patrol helicopters.

A group of Lockport natives will be among the opening bands at the first of this year's Molson Canal Concert Series events.

Phone service at City Hall remained unavailable Monday after a system failure late last week.