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Published 4 hours agoGoodyear to Close Niagara Falls Chemical Plant After 80 Years Amid Decades of Worker Cancers and Flagrant Air Violations
Goodyear to Close Niagara Falls Chemical Plant After 80 Years Amid Decades of Worker Cancers and Flagrant Air Violations After operating for eight decades and leaving a horrific imprint on the health of Western New York workers, the Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. chemical plant on…
Orleans Hub
Published September 30Rivals will visit Flyers on Thursday
Looking to maintain a share of first place, Albion/Medina will visit Maryvale at 7 p.m. Thursday in a key B1 Division football game. Albion/Medina is currently tied for first place with McKinley at 3-0 (4-0 overall) while Maryvale is just a game off the pace at 2-1 (3-1).…
Orleans Hub
Published September 29Albion boys, Akron girls score X-C sweeps
The Albion boys and Akron girls both scored a twin bill sweep in a Niagara-Orleans League cross-country tri-meet this afternoon at Albion. The Albion boys defeated Akron 23-33 and Newfane 19-40 to finish the dual meet portion of the N-O season at 5-1. Akron downed Newfane 23-36…
Niagara Action
Published 1 hour agoThree Erie County Dispatchers Suspended After Snooping on Coworker with Flock License Plate Readers
A high-tech surveillance tool designed to catch car thieves and wanted felons was turned into an internal tracking device inside the Cheektowaga Police Department, leading to the suspension of three public safety dispatchers. The disciplinary action follows an internal audit that…
Niagara Action
Published 13 hours agoThe Grift in the Room: Calling BS on Nate McMurray
I. NATE MCMURRAY MAKES THE NAACP AWARDS ALL ABOUT HIM The room was supposed to be about the work. Not the clips. Not the headlines. Not the carefully staged confrontation that somebody’s going to screenshot and post before the appetizers are cleared. The NAACP awards ceremony in…
Niagara Action
Published 17 hours agoWoman Takes Clothes Off While Holding Large Butcher Knife on Niagara Falls Street
POLICE AUDIO CAN BE FOUND AT THE END OF THIS ARTICLE: Law enforcement received a call around 1:03pm on September 28th after reports of a person with a weapon on Nevada Avenue in Niagara Falls. The 911 caller, a third party, told dispatch that there was a person taking their…
Niagara Action
Published 17 hours agoWoman Burned with a Torch and Thrown Out of Vehicle in Niagara County, Found in Roadway
POLICE AUDIO CAN BE FOUND AT THE END OF THIS ARTICLE: Law enforcement received a call around 4:23am on October 1st after reports of an assault that took place at the intersection of Coomer Road and Wilson Burt Road in Newfane, Niagara County. The 911 caller, a third party, told…
Investigative Post
Published 20 hours agoFun and gamesmanship at Dem re-org meeting
The main event at Saturday’s meeting of the Erie County Democratic Committee was the election of Jeremy Zellner to an eighth term as party chair. Zellner, facing two challengers, won that contest with more than 85 percent of the weighted vote. It took hours to to collect and…
The Villager (Ellicottville)
Published September 30EA2EVL Fondo Fundraiser, Oct. 3 6th Annual East Aurora to E’Ville Event for Rail Trail
By Kate Bartlett The 6th annual EA2EVL Fondo will take place on Saturday, October 3rd. This non-competitive, 42-mile charity bike ride from East Aurora to Ellicottville raises funds for the development, construction, […]
Niagara Action
Published September 30Caller Says Uncle Beat Pregnant Girlfriend for Hours as She Begged Him to Stop in Niagara Falls
POLICE AUDIO CAN BE FOUND AT THE END OF THIS ARTICLE: Law enforcement received a call around 11:25pm on September 27th after reports of a domestic incident and assault with injuries on 18th Street in Niagara Falls. The 911 caller, a third party and niece of the suspect, told…
Investigative Post
Published September 30Niagara County dallies as overdose deaths mount
Over three years, Niagara County spent less than half the $8 million it received to battle the ravages of opioid addiction. Those funds, originating from settlements to lawsuits against drug manufacturers, came in two pots — one over which the state exercises oversight, another…
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Published September 29Seven Alleged Attackers Go Back Inside Wagon Wheel to Drink as Man Shouts Slurs, Waits for Niagara Falls Police
POLICE AUDIO CAN BE FOUND AT THE END OF THIS ARTICLE: Law enforcement received a call around 2:21am on September 29th after reports of an assault at the Wagon Wheel bar on Niagara Falls Blvd. in Niagara Falls. The 911 caller and victim told dispatch that, “seven people tried to…