Niagara Falls News

Officers responded to a report of shots fired at 1:15am this morning in the area of Main Street and Niagara Avenue.

Thanks to a financial boost from the city, it will be a Rockin' New Year's Eve in downtown Niagara Falls.

Kevin Cottrell tells police of "very intimidating" visit from self-proclaimed relative of Renae Kimble By Mark Scheer mark.scheer@niagara-gazette.com Niagara Gazette The man leading a push to promote the area's ties to the Underground Railroad told Niagara Falls police that he had a "very intimidating" encounter this week with an individual who ...

With one cash payment, Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center has nearly wiped the slate clean on all of its debt with the Niagara Falls Water Board.

Niagara Falls The Niagara Falls is one of the most spectacular sights in North America.

More than 100 people stood up in unison Monday night to help deliver a message encouraging Niagara Falls City Council members to join in on the fight against racial discrimination in the city.

Niagara County and the City of Niagara Falls are considering plans to provide financial support to a struggling local advocacy group.

A Niagara Falls High School junior has been charged with raping a classmate at the school.

The phrase "something for everyone" will be taken to new heights during an event being pitched for the end of January at Conference Center Niagara Falls.

Supporters say it's a good idea that will lead to smaller government and less cost.

The city is contemplating an appeal to the State Supreme Court's Appelate Division after its attempt to block suspended Public Works employee James Curtis from returning to work was denied this week.

October 29, 2009, 7:10 AM / The Central Terminal Restoration Corp., Western New York Ghost Hunters and the Iron Island Preservation Society will hold a "Halloween Ghost Hunt" from 4 p. m. Friday to 2 a. m. Saturday in the Central Terminal, 495 Paderewski Drive, and the Iron Island Museum, 998 Lovejoy St.

Did you know Buffalo's favorite roll, the kummelweck, has its roots in Halloween? Me neither.

The United Way of the Tonawandas on Thursday voted alone, opposing a years in the making plan to consolidate their group with those in Lockport and Niagara Falls.

Falls firefighters out on a routine ride to check on hydrants were pressed into action Wednesday morning to battle a suspicious blaze in a home in the 1900 block of East Falls Street.

A consortium of health care interests in Niagara County are joining to hold a day-long conference on postpartum depression, "Addressing Symptoms of Postpartum Depression Through Comprehensive Risk Assessment and Intervention." The conference will be held from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Nov.

Outspoken developer Carl Paladino isn't one to mince words. And on Tuesday, during a public forum sponsored by a local group of concerned residents, the owner of the former United Office Building in downtown Niagara Falls didn't disappoint.

Just as the water main broke outside the Vacanti family's residence three weeks ago, Joshua Vacanti, 16, got a call from "America's Got Talent." "I answered the phone and immediately said: 'Call back later, I'm in the middle of a crisis,' before I even knew who was on the phone," said Vacanti's mother, Diane.

The halls of the old Niagara Falls Safety Building will once again be occupied by those who protect and serve, if only for a few days.

Members of the public will have their final chance to hear from all of the candidates running for local government during a Candidate's Night forum from 6 to 8:45 p.m. Wednesday at the Niagara Falls Public Library, 1425 Main St.