Son facing charges following double homicide in St. Catharines: police
Niagara regional police say they were called out to a home in a St. Catharines residential neighbourhood early Thursday and found a man and a woman dead.
Crime
May 2
1 dead after morning fire engulfs Welland, Ont. home
Niagara Regional police say a large blaze at home near St. Catharines, Ont. just before noon has claimed the life of one person and a dog.
Fire
May 2
$8M worth of illicit cannabis plants seized from warehouse in Niagara Falls: OPP
Five people are facing charges after OPP and Niagara Regional Police raided an illicit grow-op inside a facility just south of Niagara Falls.
Crime
Apr 23
Man found dead by side of road in Niagara Falls: police
Niagara Regional Police say a man was found dead on Sodom Road in Chippawa early Monday. Investigators have not revealed the cause of the death.
Crime
Apr 8
1 dead after shooting in Niagara Falls: police
Niagara Regional Police say an investigation into a fatal shooting in the area of Epworth Circle on Monday is still in its early stages.
Crime
Apr 2
Homicide investigators identify 2 seniors found dead in St. Catharines home
Niagara Regional Police say a probe into the death of a couple at a Elma Street residence is still ongoing and that a search for suspects is underway.
Crime
Mar 27
Son charged with 1st degree murder in death of parents in St. Catharines, Ont.
Niagara Regional Police say they've arrested a suspect days after finding a dead couple at a Elma Street residence in St. Catharines, Ont.
Crime
Mar 28
Niagara police investigating after 2 found dead in St. Catharines home
Niagara Regional Police Service says it's investigating after two bodies were found deceased inside a home in St. Catharines on Monday.
Crime
Mar 25
Ontario man facing drug charges in connection with opiod death in Niagara Region
Niagara Regional Police say they arrested a man at a home in Leamington, Ont. Thursday. He's a suspect in a case probing an overdose death in Thorold last spring.
Crime
Mar 22
Niagara police begin public safety plans for million expected to view solar eclipse
Niagara Regional Police have begun preparations to deploy public safety measures ahead of the April 8 event which is expected to draw large crowds to the region.
Canada
Mar 21
Driver dead after two-vehicle crash in Niagara-on-the-Lake
Niagara Regional Police say a 80-year-old man died a day after a two-vehicle crash on Four Mile Creek Road in Niagara-on-the-Lake on Tuesday morning.
Traffic
Mar 21
Man facing attempted murder charges after 2 people struck by gunfire in Fort Erie: police
Niagara regional police say they are investigating a shooting early Monday morning that saw a man and woman sent to hospital with serious injuries.
Crime
Mar 11
School bus driver in Niagara Falls, Ont. faces impaired driving charge
A 30-year-old school bus driver is facing one count of impaired driving, say Niagara Regional Police. No students were on board the bus at the time.
Crime
Mar 6
81-year-old woman dead after fatal crash in Welland: Niagara police
Niagara regional police say the passenger was in an SUV that came together with a pickup during a turn Wednesday afternoon in Welland, Ont.
Traffic
Feb 7
9th suspect charged with murder in death of man held at Niagara Detention Centre
Police say they have charged one more person with second-degree murder in the June 2023 death of a man who was being held at an Ontario detention centre.
Crime
Mar 15
School bus with kids on board hits pickup, then flees on 3 wheels in Niagara Region: police
Niagara police say a school bus hit a pickup in the St. Catharines area, then left the scene of the crash and travelled down a roadway on only three wheels.
Crime
Jan 26
Patience, people: Count on traffic woes when crowds hit Ontario eclipse hotspots
OPP, local police and city officials are preparing for the prospect of intense vehicular travel to their locales Monday ahead of the solar eclipse.
Traffic
Apr 3
Hamilton man, woman face charges in connection with porch thefts in Niagara Region
Niagara Regional Police say two people from Hamilton, Ont. have been arrested in connection with multiple reports of Amazon packages going missing from front porches.
Crime
Jan 26
Pedestrian dead after being hit by van in St. Catharines
Niagara Regional police say a man was struck and killed while crossing a busy intersection onThursday evening. The incident closed nearby roads for hours.
Traffic
Jan 19
5 more face 2nd degree murder charges in connection with suspicious death at Niagara jail
Police laid more second-degree murder charges Friday a day after two men were accused Thursday in the June death of an inmate at the the Niagara Detention Centre in Thorold.
Crime
Feb 23