Lockport

Eastern Niagara Hospital is making more cuts to services and employees, as it attempts to close a $10 million deficit.

The city of Lockport's business district is getting a shot in the arm from Albany. The state is awarding the city $10 million for several downtown revitalization projects.

Lockport City Schools are testing a facial recognition system intended to spot potentially dangerous intruders, but state officials are among those raising privacy concerns.

Eastern Niagara Health System has announced a “2020 Transformation Plan” that will expand some services and cut others.

The Niagara County Sheriff's Office is reporting the arrest of a Medina woman in connection with a robbery at a supermarket in Lockport.

Over the course of the last few days, the Niagara County Sheriff's Office has been contacted by several concerned citizens in regards to the torture and killing of two dogs found on Wilson Road in Lockport. A reward is now offered for an arrest and conviction.

The Oath data center in Lockport, which is now a wholly owned subsidiary of Verizon Communications, is planning on adding a third facility to its already 250-member workforce.

New York State will provide low-cost electricity to 22 businesses, non-profits and other organizations around the state in exchange for promises to create or retain jobs. Unifrax's recently opened facility in Tonawanda and the Historic Palace Theater in Lockport are among the beneficiaries this year.

Lockport Mayor Anne McCaffrey has been named president and chief executive officer at Eastern Niagara Hospital. The appointment comes as Kaleida is finalizing the process to become an "active parent" of ENH.

A Niagara County man has been charged with criminally negligent homicide in the fatal drug overdose of his sister.

A Lockport man is facing 5-40 years in prison for selling fentanyl-laced heroin, while a Buffalo is also facing up to 40 years in prison for beating a witness in a public housing drug-related case.

The $17.7 million Packet Boat Landing Apartments in Lockport are now officially open.

Four people have pleaded guilty in what authorities are calling a "large drug trafficking organization operating out of Lockport."

A Lockport man will be spending time behind bars for the possession and distribution of drugs.

A 13-year-old has been charged with falsely reporting an incident, in connection with a threat against North Park Junior High School last week.

A fellow Cheektowaga council member and the town's Republican Committee chair are calling on James Rogowski to resign.

A Lockport woman has been charged with violating Leandra's Law after an accident Friday evening.

Vice President Mike Pence will be coming to Buffalo on October 17. He will be here to support local Republican incumbents and candiates.

A Lockport real estate broker is facing up to a year in prison and a $100,000 fine for not providing a lead paint warning notice to a property buyer.

Democrat Erin Cole does not consider herself a political person, but has been on a career track to run for political office for quite some time. The 46-year-old said the timing is now right for a run, and she intends to take on Clarence Republican Chris Collins.

The Niagara County Sheriff's Office is warning the public about funny money being passed locally.