photos by James Neiss/staff photographer AFTERMATH: Town of Niagara Police Lt. Craig Guiliani, left, and Traffic Officer Russell DeFranco check out Beacon Christian Books & Gifts on Military Road, where a man drove his vehicle into the building. --
WHAT HAPPENED? Town of Niagara Traffic Officer Russell DeFranco takes a report from a man who drove his vehicle into the front of Beacon Christian Books & Gifts on Military Road. --
Niagara Gazette — Town of Niagara Police say no one was injured when a car drove into a store in the 2400 block of Military Road Tuesday morning.
The accident happened just after 11 a.m., when a 60-year-old man, driving a 2003 Toyota, pulled into the store parking lot. The driver told police the throttle on the car stuck and he accelerated into the building.
Police said the store was closed at the time of the accident.
The driver was not charged in connection with the crash.
Celebrating Developmental Disabilities Day in the Falls
The 25th annual Developmental Disabilities Awareness Day program was held Thursday at Conference Center Niagara Falls.
Falls second-grader's "Six Sick Chicks" part of PBS Kids Go! writers contest
Last year, Jewell Battle was learning the basics of writing. Putting sentences together, crafting paragraphs and figuring out how to complete a whole story weren't natural to the then-first grade student at Hyde Park Elementary.
Signs of improvement at the SPCA of Niagara
Niagara Gazette's 2013 Women of Distinction honored Tuesday
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Stop DWI program makes it point at Niagara Falls High School
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Long-awaited Pine Avenue signal expected to begin operation soon
A much-debated and long-awaited traffic signal in front of the Como Restaurant on Pine Avenue may finally be fully operational in a matter of weeks.
Leadership Niagara youth program collects and shares prom clothes
From scrambling to find a date, to practicing dance moves, to searching endlessly for the perfect dress, high schoolers from all over the region are preparing for one of the most memorable nights of their lives -- prom night.
Teddy bear clinic teaches important lessons
Using teddy bears, students got demonstrations in various useful subjects including proper hand washing and bandaging during the first ever Teddy Bear Clinic at Niagara Street Elementary.
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