A high-speed pursuit ended with a Niagara Falls Police officer shooting the driver Thursday evening. According to a statement it started in the 1100 block of Connecting Road, just north of Niagara Falls Boulevard and just west of a 190 exit. Police said that’s where officers attempted to make a traffic stop. .”The officer involved has been placed on administrative leave pending the result of the investigations,”
An argument back and forth about two Buffalo budget proposals are reaching a boiling point amongst elected officials.Comm on Council members, along with Assembly Majority Leader Crystal Peoples-Stokes, are urging state senators Sean Ryan and April Baskin to support the 3% hotel bed tax bill.
Outside Chronicles has expanded trail options for the 2025 hiking challenge. Organizers are combining trail listings from the WNY and Finger Lakes challenges, offering more variety for its 2025 Summer Hiking Challenge with 46 trails and points-based badges. Registration opens April 30 at 8 PM at www.outsidechronicle.com.