Niagara Falls

A U.S. Coast Guard helicopter crew braved frigid rapids to rescue the driver of a car partly submerged in water near the brink of Niagara Falls. The woman did not survive.

A U.S. Coast Guard helicopter crew braved poor visibility and frigid rapids to reach a car partly submerged in water near the brink of Niagara Falls, then lowered a rescue swimmer on a hoist who pulled out the driver trapped inside

A tour bus bound for Niagara Falls ran off the New York State Thruway and rolled over in central New York, sending more than 50 people to hospitals, state police and a hospital said. The bus landed on its side in the grass around 12:40 p.m. along the highway’s westbound side near Weedsport, a village about 25 miles (40 kilometers)…

See a view of Niagara Falls from the sky as a military plane flies over the falls as a salute to service as Western New York combats the coronavirus pandemic.

Severe rain and wind have managed to move a massive iron scow that has been stuck on a rocky perch near Niagara Falls since 1918. For 101 years the dumping scow was considered to be an unmovable landmark ⁠— until it dislodged on Thursday, according to Niagara Parks. The ship, which has deteriorated over the last century, appeared to have...

Two siblings from the famed Flying Wallendas safely crossed Times Square on a high wire strung between two skyscrapers 25 stories above the pavement.

Two siblings from the famed Flying Wallendas safely crossed Times Square on a high wire strung between two skyscrapers 25 stories above the pavement.

A suspect is in custody after police in New York say a woman was found chained in a basement

Three family members — including a 4-year-old girl — were all killed when their vehicle was T-boned by a drunk drive while on a Memorial Day weekend trip to Niagara falls, authorities say.

Indiana Hunt-Martin served in the little-known unit known as the 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion, along with 843 others. They were all women and all African-American.

Rapper Kodak Black was arrested Saturday at the Rolling Loud Music Festival, officials said.

The three passengers of a small plane made a lucky escape late Sunday night after they ran out of fuel, clipped power lines and came down nose first in the yard of a Long Island home.

A Massachusetts mayor’s dog that became known for her cross-country journey after a cancer diagnosis has died. The Sun Chronicle reports Attleboro Mayor Paul Heroux announced on Facebook Mura the Japanese wolf dog died Saturday afternoon. Mura’s death prompted an outpouring of sympathy online, with more than 1,600 users posting messages of condolences.

A 78-year-old New York man who was evicted from federally subsidized housing because he uses medical marijuana for pain said Tuesday that the conflicting state and federal pot laws that left him homeless are now threatening his medical care.

Niagara Falls is inviting married couples to re-tie the knot in a place already known as a honeymoon hotspot. City promoters are putting together a Guinness World Records attempt at the largest marriage vow renewal ceremony. Couples are asked to register online for the June 23 ceremony. Organizers are hoping thousands of couples will take part.

Daredevil Nik Wallenda brought his high-wire act to Maryland Wednesday morning, walking between two buildings at National Harbor.

Erendira Wallenda, the aerialist wife of daredevil Nik Wallenda, successfully hung by her teeth from a helicopter over Niagara Falls on Thursday, pulling off the stunt five years to the day her husband walked a tight rope over the falls.