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Published September 21Big plans to grow tourism in Niagara Falls, Ontario.
The Toronto Star reported on ambitious plans to double the number of tourists visiting Niagara Falls, Ontario, which would leave the ‘Falls on our side of the border that much further in the dust. The strategy is intended to “create new, world-class attractions and boost local…
Niagara Action
Published September 19Elderly Woman Publicly Beats Crying Child with Large Spoon in Niagara County
POLICE AUDIO CAN BE FOUND AT THE END OF THIS ARTICLE: Law enforcement received a call around 5:10pm on September 18th after reports of an assault on Elmira Street in Lockport, Niagara County. The 911 caller, a third-party, reported that she saw a heavyset (i.e.: fat) “elderly…
Niagara Action
Published September 19‘I’ll shoot anyone who comes on my property’: National Grid Worker Threatened in North Tonawanda
POLICE AUDIO CAN BE FOUND AT THE END OF THIS ARTICLE: Law enforcement received a call around 10:28am on September 16th after reports of menacing with a weapon on Hagen Drive in North Tonawanda. The 911 caller, an employee for National Grid, told dispatch that he was at a home…
Niagara Action
Published September 19Body Found at Three Sisters Island in Niagara Falls State Park
POLICE AUDIO CAN BE FOUND AT THE END OF THIS ARTICLE: Law enforcement received a call around 4:31pm on September 18th after reports of a dead body in Niagara Falls State Park. Dispatch notified the coroner to respond to Three Sisters Island on Goat Island after reports of a dead…
Niagara Action
Published September 18What Happened to Tony Valentine? New Details Deepen Niagara Falls Death Mystery
Tony Valentine of Niagara Falls, 42, is dead. His girlfriend says the police have her phone. She says investigators told her his body had poison ivy. The autopsy found no impact injuries. The case is open. Here is everything we know. Tony Valentine is forty-two years old and he…
Investigative Post
Published September 18Lead-free drinking water isn’t cheap
A lead water pipe during a replacement. Photo: Amudalat Ajasa / New York Focus. This story originally appeared in New York Focus, a nonprofit news publication investigating power in New York. Sign up for their newsletter here. Barbara Deyounge-Ezell and her husband worked…
Niagara Action
Published September 18Couple Spotted Carrying ‘Thick and long’ Snake Through Gateway Park in North Tonawanda
POLICE AUDIO CAN BE FOUND AT THE END OF THIS ARTICLE: Law enforcement received a call around 3:05pm on September 16th after reports of suspicious activity at Gateway Harbor Park in North Tonawanda. The 911 caller, a third-party, told dispatch that there was a white male and white…
Niagara Action
Published September 18Niagara Falls Family Searches for Missing Father, Then Finds Him Dead in a Bathtub
POLICE AUDIO CAN BE FOUND AT THE END OF THIS ARTICLE: Law enforcement received a call around 9:03pm on September 16th after requests to check the welfare on Willow Avenue in Niagara Falls. The 911 caller, a third-party, told dispatch that they hadn’t heard from their father and…
Investigative Post
Published September 17Nearly half of schools have lead contaminated water
A new study recommends New York State stop spending time and money testing for lead contamination in drinking fountains and sinks in public schools and instead focus on filtering the neurotoxin out of any water children might consume. Testing has long indicated the state’s…
Niagara Action
Published September 1795% of Correction Officers Back Republican Bruce Blakeman in Historic Blow to Kathy Hochul
Governor Kathy Hochul’s disastrous handling of New York’s correctional system has triggered a revolt on the front lines, with rank-and-file prison officers delivering a landslide endorsement to her Republican challenger. In an overwhelming display of no confidence in Hochul, the…
Niagara Action
Published September 16Naked Man Runs Through Niagara Falls Hotel After Reported Violent Domestic Incident
POLICE AUDIO CAN BE FOUND AT THE END OF THIS ARTICLE: Law enforcement received a call around 12:50am on September 13th after reports of a domestic incident and indecent exposure at a hotel on Rainbow Boulevard in downtown Niagara Falls. The initial 911 caller, a third-party, told…
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Published September 16Intoxicated Man Falls Repeatedly in Tops Parking Lot, Then Drops Pants and Urinates in Public
POLICE AUDIO CAN BE FOUND AT THE END OF THIS ARTICLE: Law enforcement received a call around 6:33pm on September 15th after reports of indecent exposure and public intoxication at Tops on Portage Road in Niagara Falls. The 911 caller, an employee at Tops, told dispatch that there…