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  • NY: U.S. Border Patrol details rise in illegal border crossings

    02/11/2024 9:59:28 AM PST · by jimjohn · 13 replies
    Niagara Gazette ^ | Robert Creenan
    This is not New York City folks. This is north of Niagara falls, New York on the other side. Seems we have an illegal invasion going on here too. And the residents all know it.
  • The FBI Has Released Their Conclusion Regarding the Niagara Falls Car Explosion

    11/23/2023 8:39:47 AM PST · by SeekAndFind · 101 replies
    Townhall ^ | 11/23/2023 | Matt Vespa
    The car explosion at Niagara Falls yesterday has conclusively been ruled not an act of terrorism by the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Spencer wrote how a car explosion at the Rainbow Bridge border crossing triggered reports of a possible terror attack. There were also rumors that the vehicle was packed with explosives. New camera footage cast doubt on the terrorism angle, with the FBI describing the situation as “fluid” initially. The Port of Buffalo, NY has resumed operations at the Peace Bridge, Whirlpool Bridge and Lewiston Bridge border crossings. https://t.co/9twuEbrPsZ— CBP Buffalo (@CBPBuffalo) November 22, 2023When the terrorism narrative began...
  • FBI completes Rainbow Bridge car explosion, says it was traffic accident

    11/22/2023 9:03:53 PM PST · by Nextrush · 93 replies
    TASS Russia ^ | 11/22/2023 | TASS
    The matter has been turned over to the Niagara Falls Police Department as a traffic investigation NEW YORK, November 23./TASS/. The US Federal Bureau of Investigation said it has completed the probe into the car blast at the Rainbow Bridge connecting the United States and Canada at Niagara Falls and referred the case to the local police as a traffic accident... The accident occurred on Wednesday when a car rammed the checkpoint on the US side of the Rainbow Bridge. According to witnesses, the car was running at a speed of more than 160 km/h. As a result, the car...
  • Niagra Falls explosion - 'officials' are now saying this wasn't a terrorist attack and there were no (remnants) of explosives found

    11/22/2023 12:50:28 PM PST · by rxsid · 115 replies
    X.com ^ | 11.22.2023 | Several
    Numerous sources:Fox News is now disputing its own reporting. Embarrassing. Would love to know who the "high level sources" are that they initially quoted. https://t.co/BQXOK4iE5U— Citizen Free Press (@CitizenFreePres) November 22, 2023 NYTimes: "A law enforcement official briefed on the incident said investigators believed the explosion resulted from the impact of the collision. The car went airborne and struck a cement pillar, according to the official. A suitcase was found near the car but did not contain…— Steve Lookner (@lookner) November 22, 2023 NBC -- NO EXPLOSIVES FOUND IN VEHICLE AT US-CANADA BORDER."The vehicle was traveling at a high rate...
  • Report: Two Car Bombers Killed in Attempted Terrorist Attack at Rainbow Bridge

    11/22/2023 11:55:01 AM PST · by Red Badger · 122 replies
    Gateway Pundit ^ | Nov. 22, 2023 1:40 pm | By Kristinn Taylor
    The vehicle explosion at the Rainbow Bridge connecting the cities of Niagara Falls, New York and Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada on Wednesday is reported to be an attempted terrorist attack. Fox News reporter Alexis McAdams reports sources say this was an attempted terrorist attack, “High level police sources tell me this is an attempted terrorist attack. Sources say the car was full of explosives. Both men inside dead.” A U.S. Border Patrol agent is reported to have been injured. The vehicle is reported to have been on the U.S. side approaching to enter Canada when it ... exploded. Fox reports...
  • Two dead in 'attempted terror attack' on Rainbow Bridge: Car entering the US from Canada EXPLODES at iconic Niagara Falls crossing, killing two occupants inside

    11/22/2023 11:14:53 AM PST · by Red Badger · 138 replies
    Daily Mail UK ^ | PUBLISHED: 13:18 EST, 22 November 2023 | UPDATED: 13:59 EST, 22 November 2023 | By JAMES NYE FOR DAILYMAIL.COM
    Explosion came from a car 'trying to enter the US from Canada' All four land crossings between the two countries are now closed The FBI in Buffalo is investigating; it's unclear if there are any injuries An attempted terror attack on Rainbow Bridge at Niagara Falls today saw a car explode, causing a massive explosion at a toll checkpoint that killed the vehicle's two occupants. Fox News cites law enforcement sources who say the intention was a larger attack to kill more. It remains unclear if anyone aside from those in the car were injured. The City of Niagara Falls...
  • NY vehicle explosion at Rainbow Bridge border crossing is attempted terror attack: sources

    11/22/2023 11:12:46 AM PST · by Avalon Memories · 37 replies
    Fox News ^ | 11/22/23 | Timothy H.J. Nerozzi & Alexis McAdams
    The FBI is investigating a vehicle explosion Wednesday at the Rainbow Bridge border crossing between the U.S. and Canada in what sources tell Fox News was an attempted terrorist attack.Explosives were in the vehicle at the time and two people who were in the car are dead, the sources told Fox News. A border officer was injured.
  • Terror attack fears after car explosion at Rainbow Bridge near Niagara Falls leaves two dead at US border

    11/22/2023 10:58:28 AM PST · by Eleutheria5 · 45 replies
    NY Post ^ | 22/11/23 | Alyssa Guzman
    A bridge leading into the US from Canada has been shut down due to a car explosion, officials said. The Rainbow Bridge — which leads into Niagara Falls — was temporarily closed after the explosion Wednesday. The car was heading into the US, according to the city mayor’s office. New York Governor Kathy Hochul has been briefed about the incident and is “closely monitoring the situation,” she announced on X.
  • NY: Possible Vehicle Explosion at US/Canadian Border

    11/22/2023 9:56:39 AM PST · by jimjohn · 146 replies
    word came across the wire as CAR BOMB, but details are sketchy, and I don't want to rush to judgement...
  • Rainbow Bridge between U.S., Canada closed after incident involving a vehicle (Boom)

    11/22/2023 10:35:42 AM PST · by JonPreston · 47 replies
    Business Insider ^ | 11/22/23 | Brendan Taylor
    All four international border bridges between the US and Canada closed after the Rainbow Bridge explosion involving a vehicle A representative from the Niagara Falls Mayor’s Office reportedly stated that the closure will remain in effect until further notice, and federal authorities are presently looking into the matter.Footage from the location reveals smoke and harm to the inspection/screening area that drivers navigate when entering the U.S.The Peace Bridge, Lewiston-Queenston Bridge, Whirlpool Bridge, and Rainbow Bridge are all shut down in both directions, as confirmed by Ron Reinas, the general manager of the Peace Bridge.
  • Video shows Coast Guard diver pull body from car above Niagara Falls

    12/08/2021 7:04:01 PM PST · by BenLurkin · 26 replies
    ktla ^ | Dec 8, 2021
    Video showed Duryea, in an orange suit and with an axe in his left hand, buffeted by winds and spraying water as he was lowered toward the car through falling snow. After slowly spinning and swinging past the car, he was able to grab hold on the passenger side, open the door and disappear inside. About two minutes later, with water surging around the vehicle and over the precipice about 50 yards (meters) downstream, Duryea emerged and signaled to the helicopter, which then hoisted him and the motionless driver from the water. It was unclear how the car got into...
  • A Plague Upon Us; the Niagara Falls Smallpox Epidemic of 1914

    12/13/2019 12:49:36 PM PST · by robowombat · 6 replies
    Oakwood Cemetery Heritage Foundation ^ | September 1, 2015 | Michelle Ann Kratts
    A Plague Upon Us; the Niagara Falls Smallpox Epidemic of 1914 September 1, 2015 By Michelle Ann Kratts It must have seemed like the end of the world--the Apocalypse--when smallpox came to Niagara Falls, New York, in January of 1914. Luckily, the city pulled through...although it was quite a harrowing journey to the end. It wasn't exactly a topic I wanted to dive into after a refreshing vacation at Saranac Lake, but there it was on my desk: a dusty, decrepit scrapbook filled with tattered news clippings on one subject, smallpox. I try and imagine the person who cut these...
  • Capitalizing on the Slavery Racket

    11/15/2019 4:22:39 PM PST · by robowombat · 2 replies
    Niagara Falls Reporter ^ | Nov 15, 2019 | Bernard Thuersam/Mike Hudson
    Capitalizing on the Slavery Racket Mike Hudson was an investigative journalist for the now-defunct Niagara Falls Reporter in 2014, and looked deeply into city plans to erect a monument to the largely mythological “underground railroad” of the mid-nineteenth century. Hudson wrote in August 2014 that: “City Council approved spending $262,000 to dedicate a park and erect a statue to a woman who by all accounts never set foot in Niagara Falls, Harriet Tubman. The city’s actual role in the underground railroad movement is a speculative one. A study conducted by the city’s underground railroad commission in conjunction with Niagara University,...
  • When a woman's car broke down, these teens pushed it five miles to her home

    07/19/2019 11:13:53 AM PDT · by Innovative · 43 replies
    CNN ^ | July 19, 2019 | Gabriel Kinder
    A late-night run to the donut shop turned into a roadside rescue for three teens living near Niagara Falls. It ended with them pushing a stranded stranger's car for hours and inspiring others on Facebook. Aeron McQuillin, 18, Bailey Campbell, 17, and Billy Tarbett, 15, were on their way to a Tim Hortons donut shop in Fonthill, Ontario, when they spotted a woman on the side of the road with smoke coming out of her car. They quickly diagnosed the problem as a leak that allowed the engine coolant and oil to mix. They also determined the car was too...
  • Smuggler hid 5,000 live, blood-sucking leeches in his carry-on, Canadian officials say

    05/28/2019 7:14:18 AM PDT · by Red Badger · 24 replies
    www.miamiherald.com ^ | Updated May 27, 2019 07:56 PM | By Jared Gilmour
    Canada slapped a traveler with a $15,000 fine after he was caught at the airport with a bizarre, blood-sucking secret in his carry-on luggage, officials said. Ippolit Bodounov of Niagara Falls, Ontario, had flown from Russia to Canada on Oct. 17, 2018, when agents discovered “a large quantity of live leeches in his carry-on luggage” at Toronto’s Pearson International Airport, the country’s environment and climate change agency said in a news release Monday. “An enforcement officer detained the leeches to identify the species and determine if the import was lawful,” environment officials said. Lawful it was not: Bodounov pleaded guilty...
  • Niagara Falls is a frozen winter wonderland right now (PHOTOS)

    12/31/2017 5:25:33 AM PST · by Daffynition · 57 replies
    DailyHive ^ | Dec 27, 2017 | Ainsley Smith
    While most of Ontario is under an extreme cold alert, the effects have resulted in some pretty incredible photo opportunities. Especially at Niagara Falls, which currently looks like a frozen winter wonderland. As of this morning [12/27], it felt like -19°C in Niagara, which has helped transform Niagara Falls into a frozen spectacle.
  • Niagara Falls Turns into Crystal Palace

    12/30/2017 4:40:54 PM PST · by BenLurkin · 43 replies
    ozarksfirst.com ^ | Dec 30, 2017 05:17 PM CST
    Days of bone-chilling temperatures in Canada have not frozen Niagara Falls yet, but locals predict the waterfalls could come to an icy halt this winter if the present cold snap continues. ... Days of snow and thick white mist have turned the area around Niagara Falls into a crystal palace, however, rushing water could still be seen flowing over the edge of the waterfalls on Friday. Many tourists, who continued to brave the bitterly cold December temperatures to enjoy the natural beauty of the falls, believe the coldest month of the year is actually January. "It's particularly cold today and...
  • Niagara Falls may slow to a trickle [snip]

    01/25/2016 6:00:37 AM PST · by Daffynition · 53 replies
    FoxBoston ^ | Jan 25, 2016 | Cox Media Group National Content Desk
    Niagara Falls, a distinct collective of three waterfalls that straddle the border of the U.S. and Canada, will go dry in the next two or three years. But it will only happen on the American side of the falls in New York. For some, this will be the second time in their lifetime that the falls have dried. In 1969 researchers stopped the flow of water to study the effects of erosion and buildup of rock at the base of the falls. That year, people traveled from all over the world to see the landmark without water.
  • There are 3 US cities — and an entire state — that will pay you to live there

    03/18/2015 7:19:53 AM PDT · by SeekAndFind · 19 replies
    Business Insider ^ | 03/18/2015 | TIERNA UNRUH-ENOS, SMARTASSET
    A city will pay me to live there? How is that possible, you may ask. Well, it's true. There are cities in the US that will actually pay you to live there. Might they always be your first choice for where you would live? Maybe, and maybe not. But getting paid to move and live in a community, if even for a short while can be quite an adventure, save you a ton of money and might even surprise you with how much you enjoy living in that city. Find out now: How much house can I afford? Here are...
  • Niagara Falls spectacular ice boulders form (Video)

    02/20/2015 1:35:02 PM PST · by NYer · 14 replies
    cbc news ^ | February 20, 2015
    The winter's deep freeze has transformed Niagara Falls into an icy spectacle, encasing the trees around it into crystal shells — a sight that's drawing tourists. The Niagara River keeps flowing below the ice cover, so the falls aren't totally frozen over. But the massive ice buildup near the brink has become a tourist magnet for the second straight year after several relatively mild winters. READ MORE: Daredevil Will Gadd climbs Niagara's Horseshoe Falls ice wallREAD MORE: 2 people rescued from disabled boat near brink of Niagara Falls Visitors have been flocking to Niagara Falls State Park, next to the American...