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Published 6 hours agoAkron tops Medina in N-O field hockey
Defending champion Akron downed Medina 6-0 at Vets Park this morning to stay unbeaten at 8-0 in Niagara-Orleans League field hockey competition. Mackenzie Tomporowski and Abigail Schlabach both scored 2 goals as Brooke Milhollen and Madison Gates each had 1 for Akron which led…
Orleans Hub
Published October 02Medina earns first N-O field hockey win
Snapping a season opening four league game losing streak, Medina downed Newfane (2-4) 2-0 in a Niagara-Orleans League field hockey game Thursday evening at Vets Park. Jenelle Stalker and Olivia Bessel each scored a goal for the Mustangs. Wilson 8, Roy-Hart 3 Wilson improved to…
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Published October 02Akron tips Medina in OT in N-O soccer; Barker/Lyndonville downs Albion
Akron nipped Medina 3-2 in overtime in a Niagara-Orleans League boys soccer game Thursday at Vets Park. Sawyer Ranney scored the game winning goal in overtime for the Tigers which also got goals from Thatcher Ranney and Owen Kreher. Cam Fike and Tyler Raduns both scored goals for…
Niagara Action
Published October 02Goodyear 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…
Niagara Action
Published 7 hours ago8-year-old Girl’s Face Ripped Apart, Bitten Repeatedly by Dog in Niagara Falls
POLICE AUDIO CAN BE FOUND AT THE END OF THIS ARTICLE: Law enforcement received a call around 6:54pm on October 2nd after reports of a medical emergency on 26th Street in Niagara Falls. The 911 caller told dispatch that an 8-year-old girl was bit in the face by a dog. At the time…
Niagara Action
Published 18 hours agoMother Starves Two Young Children for Three Days in North Tonawanda, No Food or Water
POLICE AUDIO CAN BE FOUND AT THE END OF THIS ARTICLE: Law enforcement received a call around 12:31pm on October 2nd to check the welfare after reports of child neglect and/or maltreatment on Oliver Street in North Tonawanda. The 911 caller told dispatch that she has not fed her…
Niagara Action
Published October 02Woman Runs to Niagara Falls 7-Eleven Reporting Sexual Assault, Begged for an Ambulance
POLICE AUDIO CAN BE FOUND AT THE END OF THIS ARTICLE: Law enforcement received a call around 4:31am on October 2nd after reports of a sexual assault at 7-Eleven on Pine Avenue in Niagara Falls. The 911 caller, a third-party, told dispatch that a woman came into the store and…
Investigative Post
Published October 02ICE may use tents or trailers in Batavia
The ICE detention center in Batavia. Photo by J. Dale Shoemaker. The Trump administration this week confirmed its plans for a major expansion of the ICE detention center in Batavia — a project that could include tents or trailers. Documents show ICE plans to spend up to $8.8…
Niagara Action
Published October 02Child Found in Trunk of Vehicle at Niagara County Walmart
POLICE AUDIO CAN BE FOUND AT THE END OF THIS ARTICLE: Law enforcement received a call around 4:42pm on October 1st for a welfare check at Walmart on South Transit Road in Lockport, Niagara County. The 911 caller, a third-party, told dispatch that approx. three spots from the door…
Niagara Action
Published October 02Man Buries Hatchet in Suspect’s Head During Attempted Home Invasion in Niagara County
POLICE AUDIO CAN BE FOUND AT THE END OF THIS ARTICLE: Law enforcement received a call around 12:33am on September 30th after reports of an attempted home invasion on Willow Bend Drive in Lockport, Niagara County. The 911 caller told dispatch that there was a male who attempted to…
Niagara Action
Published October 02Three 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 October 01The 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…