The Skyway reopened at 12 p.m. on Tuesday after it was closed overnight on Monday due to the winter storm, according to Erie County Executive Mark Poloncarz. The length of route 5 between the I-190 and route 179 reopened to traffic.
Code Blue is in effect through Wednesday morning (Jan. 21) in the city of Lockport due to forecasted overnight below-freezing temperatures, the Niagara County Department of Social Services announced.
The City of Jamestown has announced the retirement of their police chief, Timothy Jackson effective February 4th, just over a week after Tonawanda and Orchard Park announced the same.
State Senate Democrats have made it a tradition to pass election-related bills on their first work day of each year, and this year that tradition included an effort to get New York more attention in presidential races.
As the nation approaches the 40th anniversary of the loss of the Challenger STS-51-L crew on Jan. 28, 1986, the Challenger Learning Center of Lockport is joining the national organization, Challenger Center, in commemorating the tragedy.