North Tonawanda News

Ella Mae Renckert was called home to be among the angels on May 19, 2013 at the age of 75.

Located at 2549 Niagara Road in Bergholz, the museum is the principal project of the Historical Society of North German Settlements in WNY, and tells the story of the people who left Northern Germany in 1843 to be able to teach their children their own religious beliefs.

Sixty-nine-year-old Rosemond Johnson of North Tonawanda was cited for changing lanes unsafely.

A North Tonawanda man pleaded guilty Friday, after allegedly crashing his vehicle into another crash scene on Niagara Falls Boulevard in March.

As New York State lawmakers get closer to the end of another legislative session in Albany, they will hear from groups pushing for new laws or funding.

Niagara Hospice will open a second nursing home-based hospice unit this fall through a new partnership with Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center .

Paul Turley, the justice runaway, will be returning to court Friday to learn his fate for abusing children.

Lineups for two free concert series in the Buffalo-Niagara area have been announced - Cornerstone's Niagara River Rocks Series at Gratwick Park in North Tonawanda and the Labatt Canal Concert Series in Lockport.

According to police, 38-year-old Hollis Stewart of Main Street was the subject leaving messages in the voice mail boxes of an online chat room wanting to discuss his sexual fantasies involving underage children.

Niagara Hospice will open a second nursing home-based hospice unit this fall through a new partnership with Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center .

A Town of Tonawanda man who kidnapped and sexually abused a 5 year old girl last summer will be formally sentenced to the next 15 years in prison this morning.

After becoming chairman of the Niagara County Republican Committee Wednesday, Niagara County Industrial Development Agency Chairman Scott P. Kiedrowski has announced he will be stepping down from the IDA board.

The ripple effect of Mike Norris stepping down as Niagara County Republican Committee chair is forcing the recently named chairman of the Niagara County Industrial Development Agency to resign his post.

Dave Hojnowski is 54-years old. Around the Buffalo Bills organization, players and staff call him Hojo.

Mayor Robert G. Ortt announced at a press conference Tuesday the plans for a three-concert series titled "Cornerstone's Niagara River Rocks" at Gratwick Riverside Park on Sundays, June 9, July 14 and Aug 25.

Authorities say there were no batteries in four smoke detectors found inside a house where two people died in a fire.

University at Buffalo students have teamed up with the Shoe Recycling Fundraising Organization to collect used shoes.

The North Tonawanda fire chief wants to remind residents to change batteries in smoke detectors on a six-month schedule.

Four smoke detectors were found in the home where two North Tonawanda women died earlier this month, but officials said none of them had batteries in them.