Tonawanda News

John's Pizza & Subs under the ownership of four Islanders began June 2, 1982, at its original location on Niagara Falls Boulevard.

Rita O'Brian of the Town of Tonawanda, a longtime substitute teacher, died Tuesday on her 86th birthday in the Schofield Residence in the town after a long illness.

Edward W. Umiker, a former Erie County commissioner of Public Works and longtime resident of the Town of Tonawanda, died Tuesday in the Beechwood Continuing Care Facility in Getzville.

BUFFALO, NY - Attorney General Eric Schneiderman today announced the arrest of 24 people in a wide-ranging drug trafficking probe dubbed "Operation Babcock". The AG's Organized Crime Task Force and the New York State Police narcotics C-Net unit were investigating drug trafficking in Erie, Allegany, Cattaraugus and Genesee Counties.A A The South ... (more)

TONAWANDA, N.Y. - Here's your chance to stock up on your summer reading and entertainment for a low, low price.

A day after an elderly woman crashed into a Williamsville restaurant, a local expert who works with older drivers says more state regulations are not needed.

Milos Restaurant is back open Tuesday after a car slammed through the side of the restaurant Monday afternoon.

Rachael Adel, with the Kenmore East band performs during the Memorial Day Parade along Delaware Ave, on Monday, May 28, 2012.

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.

Canisius College graduate Caryn Woomer, of Tonawanda, wore a celebratory message on her cap during graduation ceremonies May 21, 2011, in UB's Alumni Arena.

VILLAGE OF WILLIAMSVILLE, N.Y. "She flew past me and the next thing I heard was this crash and when I got up to look, I said oh my God Jerry she drove into the building," that's how Shirley Wagner Greenberg of Clarence describes what she saw just before 4 o'clock Monday afternoon.

On Saturday evening, while investigating a disorderly person on Iola Drive, dep-uties from the Chautauqua County Sheriff's Depart-ment were notified of a fight involving weapons.

Ryan J. Burke, 25, of Kenmore was charged with felony DWI, aggravated DWI per se and driving across hazard markings at 2:05 a.m. Sunday.

The Tonawanda chapter of the U.S. Navy Seabee Veterans of America was among the groups in the Twin Cities Memorial Day parade on Sunday.

The good news is that the Amherst Industrial Development agency is doing a bang-up job in producing jobs, although not necessarily industrial jobs.

Of all the veterans' monuments Ralph Sirianni has designed for city, town and village parks throughout Western New York, he walks past his favorite one nearly every day on his way into work.

One person was stabbed and another taken into custody after a fight Saturday night in Sunset Bay, N.Y. The Chautauqua County's Sheriff's Office responded to the fight on Iola Drive on Saturday at about 7:25 p.m. The victim was taken to Lake Shore Hospital in Irving, N.Y. A condition report wasn't available today but a dispatcher said the injury ... (more)

Don Hourigan, 74, left, and Bill Boy, 69, prepare to take a group of Scouts on a 25-mile bike trip Saturday.

Albert F. Zarcone, retired co-owner of a Grant Street meat market, died Thursday at his home in the Town of Tonawanda, after a brief illness.

Derek Vasquez, right, and Capt. Mark Stetz tend to the plantings at the Fallen Solider Memorial at the Masten Avenue Armory.