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Increased bridge volume expected for Bills game

Updated: 11/17/08 6:33 AM

U. S. Customs and Border Protection are warning of possible cross-border congestion today because of the Monday Night Football game between the Buffalo Bills and Cleveland Browns.
Canadian accused of trying to smuggle $458,140 into U.S.

Updated: 11/13/08 10:23 AM

A 32-year-old Canadian man tried to smuggle $458,140 in U.S. currency into the United States earlier this week, according to U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers.
Barenaked singer gets dismissal
NEWS STAFF REPORTER

Updated: 10/30/08 3:36 PM

If Barenaked Ladies singer Steven J. Page stays out of trouble for the next six months, misdemeanor drug charges filed against him in connection with an incident near Syracuse this summer will be dismissed, a Syracuse-area judge ruled Tuesday.
Suspect arrested in Fort Erie break-in

Updated: 10/22/08 4:09 PM

FORT ERIE, Ont. — Niagara Regional Police have arrested a Fort Erie man in connection with a break-in at a downtown business in September.
Inmate flees custody by impersonating another

Updated: 10/21/08 7:06 AM

NIAGARA FALLS, Ont. — A Niagara Falls, Ont., man is at large after escaping custody by fraudulently impersonating another inmate in order to obtain early release from the St. Catharines courthouse, Niagara Regional Police said.
Crash in Falls, Ont., kills male driver, 51

Updated: 10/21/08 7:06 AM

NIAGARA FALLS, Ont. — A medical condition apparently led to a violent crash that killed a 51-year-old man and injured a female passenger late Monday morning, Niagara Regional Police reported.
Pickup driver killed after crashing into trees

Updated: 10/19/08 7:01 AM

FORT ERIE, Ont. — A 67-year-old Fort Erie man was fatally injured shortly after 11 a. m. Saturday when he lost control of his pickup, which crashed into trees off Point Abino Road near Fox Road, Niagara Regional police said.
Woman accused of stabbing boyfriend in back and face

Updated: 10/18/08 6:51 AM

An early-morning domestic incident Friday led Amherst police to arrest a 19-year-old Eggertsville woman accused of stabbing her boyfriend in the back and face.
Seven kilos of cocaine, $100,000 seized in raids

Updated: 10/18/08 6:51 AM

NIAGARA FALLS, Ont. — About seven kilograms of cocaine and $100,000 in Canadian currency were seized Thursday in a pair of raids on homes, Niagara Regional Police said.
NASCAR says no to track at Fort Erie

Updated: 10/18/08 8:19 AM

The promise of a new $172 million, state-of-the-art race track isn’t enough to lure NASCAR to Fort Erie, Ont., a spokesman for the auto-racing organization said Friday.
Fires at Ontario work sites believed to be connected

Updated: 10/16/08 6:37 AM

NIAGARA FALLS, Ont. — Canadian fire investigators were probing the second suspicious fire at a construction site in as many weeks.
Foreclosure auction, tax payments net $883,416
NEWS NIAGARA BUREAU

Updated: 10/15/08 7:07 AM

LOCKPORT — Niagara County’s tax foreclosure auction was a big success, County Treasurer David S. Broderick reported to a County Legislature committee Tuesday.
Company from Kuwait plans 65,000-seat speedway in Fort Erie

Updated: 10/15/08 10:02 AM

A Kuwaiti financial company is leading a group that plans to spend almost $172 million (U. S.) to build a NASCAR-ready race track and entertainment complex in Fort Erie, officials in Ontario announced Tuesday.
From the blotter / Niagara County police calls, Sept. 22 to Oct. 2

Updated: 10/12/08 7:16 AM

Sept. 22
Police locate two dogs that killed smaller one

Updated: 10/12/08 7:06 AM

PORT COLBORNE, Ont. — Two dogs taken from a Port Colborne animal shelter last month were located at a Port Colborne residence Friday, Niagara Regional Police said.


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