Three charged with welfare fraud
TOWN OF LOCKPORT — Niagara County Sheriff Jim Voutour announced the arrest of three people this week related to welfare fraud investigations conducted by Niagara County Department of Social Services,…
Free public fitness program starts Sunday
A series of free community exercise classes starts Sunday at venues across Western New York. Fitness in the Parks, a collaborative effort from Independent Health and YMCA Buffalo Niagara, is…
Local music options abound tonight
If you’re looking for something to do tonight and want to get out of the house and listen to local music, you have a variety of options. Waterfront Wednesdays and…
Buffalo man pleads to prostitution charges
BUFFALO — A 28-year-old Buffalo man pleaded guilty on Thursday to a total of nine charges of promoting prostitution — five in the second-degree and four in the third-degree. According…
Old Fashioned Street Dance set for this evening
TONAWANDA — Brush off your blue suede shoes, or pull that poodle skirt out of the cedar chest, because from tonight in Tonawanda it’s and Old Fashioned Street Dance. Gateway…
Gateway Harbor to kick off Wednesday concert series
Gateway Harbor will kick off its free Wednesday night concerts this coming Wednesday at Sweeney and Webster streets with Steelhorse and Black Widow. Each 6 p.m. concert will be a…
Tonawanda’s Food Truck Thursdays kick off tonight
TONAWANDA — Gateway Harbor will host its first weekly Food Truck Thursday of the season tonight from 5 to 8 p.m. Between five and nine food trucks are expected to…
Taste of the Tonawandas slated for Sunday
Gateway Harbor plays host to Taste of the Tonawandas Sunday, rain or shine. From noon to 7 p.m., enjoy live music, children’s entertainment and, of course, food from local favorites…
Nine plead guilty in check cashing scheme
BUFFALO — Nine Western New Yorkers have pleaded guilty to charges of criminal possession of a forged instrument as part of a check cashing scheme that cost area banks $52,000.…
Tonawanda man charged with pot possession
AMHERST — An 18-year-old Tonawanda man was charged Sunday with fourth-degree criminal possession of marijuana following a traffic stop on the I-290. According to New York State Police, Robert Wroblewski…