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Niagara County DA pursues case against man whose convictions were overturned last year
The Niagara County District Attorney's Office is retrying a Niagara Falls man who a judge last year ordered released from prison after ruling he had been denied a fair trial in 2012. Michael D. Agee, who spent a decade in prison, saw convictions for robbery and attempted robbery overturned after...
Missing teen from Lockport
LOCKPORT, N.Y. — The Niagara County Sheriff's Office is looking for the community's help in locating 13-year-old Bra'Onna Gibson. Bra'Onna went missing in the area of Old Niagara Road and Lake Avenue in Lockport. She was last seen wearing a pink hooded shirt, and black sweatpants according to police.
Suspect charged for making threat against Niagara County government agency
A Niagara Falls man suspected of making a threat of violence Thursday against the Niagara County Treasurer's Building in the City of Lockport has been arrested. Jonathan W. Harding, 39, was charged with felony making a terroristic threat and second-degree aggravated harassment and multiple firearms were recovered at his residence.
Two charged with making terrorist threats in separate Niagara County cases
Two people were charged in recent days with threatening Niagara County government employees in two separate instances. Jonathan W. Harding, 39, of Niagara Falls, faces counts of making a terroristic threat, a felony, and a misdemeanor count of second-degree aggravated harassment, county sheriff's officials said. Harding is accused of threatening...
EPA Seeks Community Input on Proposed Cleanup Plan for Eighteen Mile Creek Superfund Site in Niagara County, NY
(212)-637-3672. Mike Basille (basille.michael@epa.gov) NEW YORK – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is inviting the public to comment on its proposed cleanup plan to address contaminated creek sediment and floodplain soil along a portion of the Eighteen Mile Creek Superfund site in Niagara County, New York. The 30-day public comment period runs from July 19 to August 19, 2024. EPA will host a public meeting at Newfane Townhall located at 2737 Main Street, Newfane, New York on August 1, 2024, at 6:00 p.m. to discuss the cleanup plan.
Niagara Falls woman gets 10-year prison term for hitting four people with SUV
A Niagara Falls woman was sentenced to 10 years in state prison after being convicted of intentionally running over four people on a Pierce Avenue sidewalk in the Falls last year. Shawnquilla N. Armstrong, 32, received two five-year sentences to run consecutively for each count of first-degree attempted assault Thursday...
NY weather: Prepare for damaging winds and walnut-sized hail with thunderstorms to hit New York Tuesday
The National Weather Service issued a severe thunderstorm warning at 10:41 a.m. on Tuesday valid until 11:30 a.m. for Monroe, Niagara and Orleans counties. Brace for walnut-sized hail (1.5 inches) and wind gusts of up to 60 mph. "At 10:41 a.m., a severe thunderstorm was located 8 miles north of...
'A place you can go to be yourself': Niagara County art program needs your help to stay open
LOCKPORT, N.Y. (WKBW) — A Niagara County art program that's become a place for students to express themselves needs your help. WAHI Art Studio serves middle and high school students in rural areas of the county and gives them a place to go after school where they can be themselves.
THURSDAY 07.18.2024
SIX TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS IN NIAGARA COUNTY WEDNESDAY - THREE OF THEM IN NIAGARA FALLS. TWO YOUNG PEOPLE WERE HOSPITALIZED AFTER BEING STABBED DURING A FIGHT IN DOWNTOWN BUFFALO YESTERDAY. A DRUG BUST IN BUFFALO RESULTED IN AN ARREST AND THE SEIZURE OF GUNS, DRUGS AND CASH. DARIUS AKBAR OF BUFFALO...
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