12-26-25 PM Headlines

10 Niagara County projects have received a combined $10.17 million in funds, ranging from new residential developments to marketing campaigns for local businesses and Niagara Falls. Redeveloping the Rapids Theatre and new residential redevelopments on Niagara Falls’ Main Street and Tonawanda Island are some of the local projects that received state funding.

The Lewiston Town Board approved a six-month moratorium on approving new mobile home parks, campgrounds, and cemeteries at its meeting this week.

An incarcerated woman at the Niagara County Correctional Facility is facing a new criminal charge after allegedly spitting on a correctional officer during routine rounds Wednesday morning. 24-year-old Barbara A. Rodgers was arrested inside the jail around 9:13 a.m. Wednesday following the incident.

A crash involving a Roswell Park Public Safety vehicle caused traffic delays on Route 33 East on Christmas Eve.

Doctors at Oishei Children’s Hospital say this flu season is shaping up to be one of the most severe they’ve seen in years, with a sharp increase in pediatric cases across Western New York.