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  • ‘Newfane Nuke’ powers Niagara Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 9:49PMJames Neiss/staff photographerNiagara Falls, NY - Niagara Power pitcher Rohn Pierce winds up to strike out another batter during game action against the Allegany Nitros at Sal Maglie Stadium.
  • Police testimony links Lai to illegal gaming house Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 9:41PMImmigration and Refugee Board holds detention review hearing for one of China’s most wanted fugitives
  • Ricotta put bowling on the map at Nardin Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 9:34PMTeresa Ricotta averaged over 200 during her high school bowling career. The Nardin Academy graduate was named MVP of the Monsignor Martin after her sophomore and junior seasons.
  • Third NHS staffer gets C. diff, ER visits down 20% over last summer Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 9:21PMA third employee of the Niagara Health System has tested positive for C. difficile, prompting local health officials to order all staffers to report how they're feeling before they begin each shift.[...]
  • Falls, PAL play with lacrosse program Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 9:19PMDAN CAPPELLAZZO/STAFF PHOTOGRAPHERNiagara Falls - Salvatore Messing,of Niagara Falls High, work out during PAL lacrosse camp at Niagara Falls High School.
  • Rigali Out as Cardinal in Philadelphia Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 8:46PMA man who once led the Roman Catholic church in St. Louis is officially retiring as the Archbishop of Philadelphia. 76 year old Cardinal Justin Rigali is under pressure for his handling of a long-running priest sex-abuse scandal.
  • Video: Optimism wanes in NFL dispute Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 8:40PMNFL Players' Association spokesman George Atallah told reporters Tuesday to expect a long wait as negotiations in the labor dispute continue
  • Alouettes snap up Surla Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 8:05PMThere's a Niagara Falls connection in Montreal these days. John Surla is the latest city resident to be signed by the Canadian Football League's Montreal Alouettes. The long snapper and linebacker joins kicker Sandro DeAngelis.[...]
  • Niagara Falls Nationals: Over before it began Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 8:05PMDespite the organizer's best efforts, season-ticket sales and multiple meetings with city officials, the Niagara Falls Nationals will not see the ice this season.[...]
  • Local woman survives fall into Niagara rapids Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 7:58PMA 30-year-old Park Hills woman is recovering in a New York hospital room Tuesday night after falling into the whirlpool rapids below Niagara Falls.
  • Pirates continue winning ways to stay atop standings Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 2:10PMWELLAND — Cam Cartwright went 2-for-3 and doubled to give the Bullett Proof Pirates a 6-5 victory over the Thorold Fantoms in senior men's baseball.[...]
  • Dorland exhibits watercolours at Keith's Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 2:10PMPELHAM — A love of painting keeps Jacquie Dorland going. "When you get older, you have to have a passion. Without it you fade," the Niagara Falls artist said. Dorland has an exhibition of her watercolour paintings at Keith's Restaurant in Fonthill until the end of August.[...]
  • Retired school teachers from Niagara Falls win $41.3-million 6-49 jackpot Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 2:06PMTORONTO - A couple of retired school teachers from Niagara Falls picked up a cheque for $41.3 million today after winning a Lotto 6-49 jackpot.
  • Niagara Falls couple claim massive 6/49 jackpot Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 2:05PMWhen Loretta DeMizio returned home broke from a Syracuse casino last week, the customs officer at the border jokingly told her to check her Lotto 6/49 tickets, since the winning stub was purchased in Niagara Falls.[...]
  • Falls councillor angry with GNGH experience Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 1:41PMNIAGARA FALLS — There is something wrong with the state of local health care when medical staff at Greater Niagara General Hospital will not take an ill patient from their parking lot into the hospital, says Joyce Morocco.[...]
  • BBB warns travelers of phone charges Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 1:35PMWith today’s technology, cell phone users can surf the web, receive emails and watch movies on their smart phones.
  • Missouri Woman Pulled From Niagra Falls Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 1:18PMNIAGARA FALLS, N.Y. (AP) - A 30-year-old woman from Missouri was rescued from the Whirlpool Rapids below Niagara Falls after she fell in while hiking along the shore with her fiance.
  • So Many Gays Want To Get Wed Sunday, So NYC Needs A Lottery Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 1:14PMSunday, July 24, is gonna be one big gay wedding day in New York. And not just because Niagara Falls will be lit up like a rainbow . So many couples have expressed interest in getting hitched on the first day of legal marriage equality in New York State that New York City can't accomodate them all! Instead, the city today announced plans to give out spots to marry on Sunday via lottery. All in ...
  • Schumer Renews Push for Legislation to Strengthen Bus Safety and Driver Training Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 1:04PM“We need to pass comprehensive safety legislation that includes tire safety standards to slow this growing epidemic of crashes," Senator says in light of Sunday's fatal bus crash in Southern Tier.
  • Niagara Falls couple claims $41M lottery jackpot Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 1:03PMA Niagara Falls couple will be heading home $41.3 million richer today after a visit to the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corp. prize centre in Toronto.
  • 2 Killed, Dozens Injured in Steuben Co. Tour Bus Crash Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 12:25AMBATH, N.Y. (AP) - New York state police say a tour bus heading from Washington, D.C., to Niagara Falls crashed in a wooded median in western New York, killing two people and injuring 35.
  • Tour bus crash kills 2 in Western N.Y. Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 12:15AMBATH, N.Y. — A tour bus traveling from Washington, D.C., to Niagara Falls crashed in a wooded median in western New York on Sunday afternoon, killing two people and injuring 35, state police said.
  • Sending a message Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 11:22PMSitting in his corner office in the historic Guaranty Building in downtown Buffalo, Dan Oliverio admits he’s come a long way from growing up in the LaSalle section of Niagara Falls.
  • Keeping watch on C. difficile Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 11:22PMThe deadly C. difficile outbreak at three area hospitals in Ontario has apparently not spread to this side of the border, according to public health officials in the county and state.
  • Scheer: How times change Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 11:07PMOne of the best days of my journalism career involved Niagara Falls Reporter editor Mike Hudson.
  • Plenty of candidates seek Falls seats Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 11:07PMThe new-look Niagara County Legislature is drawing plenty of interest from candidates in Niagara Falls.
  • 2 dead, 35 hurt in tour bush crash in N.Y. Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 11:03PMAVOCA, N.Y., July 17 (UPI) -- A tour bus crashed on Interstate 390 in upstate New York Sunday, killing two people and injuring 35 others, authorities said.
  • Road rage incident leads to charges against Fort Erie man Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 10:50PMPolice charged a 50-year-old Fort Erie more than two weeks after a Niagara Falls man was violently assaulted in what they called a "road-rage type incident" in Thorold. On June 29, a Niagara Falls man was driving near Sullivan Ave., and Towpath Rd., in Thorold.[...]
  • Tour bus crashes in western New York Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 10:15PMA tour bus traveling from Washington, D.C., to Niagara Falls crashed in a wooded median in western New York on Sunday afternoon, killing two people and injuring 35, state police...
  • Two dead, 35 hurt in tour bus crash Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 10:13PMA TOUR bus travelling to Niagara Falls has crashed in western New York state, killing two people and injuring 35, police say.
  • Harvey wins Carolinas Amateur in Myrtle Beach Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 6:15PMScott Harvey delayed calling his father to inform him of his win in the 97th Carolinas Amateur until
  • Latest death puts C. diff toll at 24 Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 6:15PMThe C. difficile outbreak death toll in Niagara rose by one over the weekend when a Welland hospital patient passed away Saturday. Twenty-four C. difficile patients have died since the first of four Niagara outbreaks was declared May 28.[...]
  • Fairview Cemetery tour was part of cross-border celebration Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 6:15PMGlenn Blanchfield often finds himself in cemeteries doing research so when he heard from a relative that Niagara Falls city historian Sherman Zavitz was giving a tour of Fairview Cemetery on Saturday, he was dying to attend.[...]
  • Arrest in road rage incident Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 6:05PMTHOROLD — An arrest has been made in the case of 50-year-old Niagara Falls man police say was the victim of a "road rage" incident. Niagara Regional Police say on June 29 about 5:35 p.m., the man was driving his vehicle in the area of Sullivan Ave.[...]
  • Pender Harbour wins Prince of Wales Stakes Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 5:20PMFORT ERIE - It was a photo finish as Pender Harbour won the $500,000 Prince of Wales Stakes at Fort Erie Race Track Sunday. Pender Harbour, under jockey Luis Contreras, finished just in front of Bowman's Causeway, who ended second.[...]
  • Firefighters' resources take a hit from gorge rescues Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 5:05PM"Do you have a cellphone?" It's a line Gary Konkle uses whenever he sees a young person heading towards the DeCew gorge with a towel and bathing suit. "If they don't have a cellphone, they're in trouble if nobody else is down there.[...]
  • Good Morning, Buffalo Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 4:14PMIt will be sunny and hot, with a high of nearly 85 degrees and not a drop of rain in sight. Clouds will move in by evening to make for partly cloudy skies, but still no rain. The low will be about 68, with light southwest winds between 5 and 7 mph.
  • Ontario C. difficile outbreak linked to 24th death Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 3:29PMAnother death has been linked to C. difficile in Ontario as six hospitals in the province continue to battle outbreaks of the infection.
  • Pawnathon Canada show will feature father and son from Niagara Falls Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 3:15PMYou need to have a broad range of knowledge to be in the pawn business. You can make money when you are right, or you can lose money when you are wrong. Those who are wrong too many times soon find themselves out of business.[...]
  • When the police come, most kids run Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 3:02PMMy little brother died quite tragically more than 30 years ago. It was a case of teenage misadventure and it was a big deal.
  • Puerto Iguazu, Argentina - adventure and good food Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 2:32AMJason Bennett, San Francisco We went because: Part of an adventure to South America for a massive DJ festival (ASOT 500 in Buenos Aires). Don't miss: Iguazu Falls. Mind blowing. Niagara Falls looks like a kitchen faucet...
  • Residents, businesses hope tax cap stems exodus from New York Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 1:35AMALBANY — Ten miles south of a Broome County PVC piping factory sits Pennsylvania, where the average resident pays 60 percent of the property taxes New Yorkers pay.
  • Final ‘Potter’ could have been trilogy Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 1:22AMHarry Potter and the Deathly Hallows -- Part 3?
  • Pakistani woman in burqa assaulted at Niagara Falls Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 1:16AMIslamabad, July 17 (ANI): A 26-year-old Pakistani woman wearing a hijab was assaulted while on a visit to the famous Niagara Falls.
  • Confronting the Superbug Crisis Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 12:50AMEvolution doesn't play favourites. As a mindless, undirected process, natural selection is utterly unconcerned with the wants and wishes of living things, from worms to humans. It just does what it does and if we suffer as a result, evolution will shed no tears.[...]
  • The College Conversation: Prepare your kids for independent living Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 12:28AMParents worry. It's what we do. We're pretty good at it, actually. But for parents of college-bound children, we might even worry more about whether our children are really ready to go away to college — without us.
  • Hey, Yo swear-o Taco Bell Saturday, July 16, 2011 @ 11:42PMHis exit strategy was strictly outside the bun. A fed-up Taco Bell manager who had a simmering beef with his bosses got even with an F-bomb resignation beaming from the drive-in's sign. In neon letters, the disgusted worker wrote: "I quit - Adam / f--k you," and signed it with...
  • Now the real work begins for Bisons' Buczkowski Saturday, July 16, 2011 @ 11:14PMPeople have been joking for a few months with Bisons General Manager Mike Buczkowski that he's on the clock. Hosting the 2012 Triple-A All-Star Game -- the 25th anniversary of a contest that began in 1988 at Coca-Cola Field -- is a large task for a minor-league club.
  • Fixing the Falls: Building up support Saturday, July 16, 2011 @ 9:52PMDAN CAPPELLAZZO/STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER SLOW MOVING: The old Native American Center for Living Arts, commonly known as the Turtle, is owned by Howard Milstein and is assessed at $1.5 million.
  • On eve of Baird's visit, poll shows most Chinese know little of Canada Saturday, July 16, 2011 @ 1:03PMWhen Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird touches down in China on Sunday to begin a five-day visit to Beijing and Shanghai, his bid to boost Canada's profile with the Asian superpower will be a monumental challenge — at least according to a newly released, Canadian government-commissioned study that probed Chinese citizens' knowledge of, and attitudes towards, this country.