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Man survives 180-foot plunge over Niagara Falls
man survived a plunge of at least 180 feet over Niagara Falls in an apparent suicide attempt Monday only the third person known to have lived after going over the falls without a safety device.Niagara Parks Police said witnesses reported seeing the man climb Read more »
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Daredevil: Niagara Falls tightrope walk June 15
walk will merge two pop culture traditions -- his family's death-defying feats on the high wire and the daredevil acts at Niagara Falls that date back more than 100 years.It took an act of New York's Legislature and persistent lobbying of Canadian parks officials Read more »
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Museum of Contemporary Art honors Annie Leibovitz
Women in the Arts Tuesday at a private luncheon at the Regent Beverly Wilshire hotel in Beverly Hills . She showed the Niagara Falls image and told a story about a recent trip there with her children featured in her new book, "Pilgrimage." Maria Shriver presented Read more »
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Push begins to preserve Niagara Falls guard unit
-- A day after military officials revealed plans to eliminate more than 800 Air National Guard jobs at the Niagara Falls Air Reserve Station, local leaders held out hope for a new mission for the unit that would squash the decision.U.S. Air Force plans released Read more »
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Niagara Falls tour boats will run this season
-- The historic Maid of the Mist tour boats to Niagara Falls will launch from both Canada and the United States once again this year.The Maid of the Mist had said the 2012 tourist season was in doubt following a decision by Canada to give the contract to a Read more »
Around the web
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Bill passes House, brings airbase hope
FALLS, N.Y. (WIVB) - Thursday night the House of Representatives approved a bill to build a C-130 flight simulator at the Niagara Falls Air Reserve Station. The measure provides $6 million in funding, bringing new hope to the air base. Congresswoman Kathy 7:06 AM from WIVB News Channel 4 Buffalo NY Read more »
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What's Zayn doing in that police car? And shouldn't he be sitting in the back?
Malik jumped in the front of a police car during One Direction's visit to Niagara Falls on Wednesday and didn't get arrested, which shows just how successful the band have become. Not just anyone can leap into the front of a police car. We tried it once and 6:42 AM from 3am: Gossip Gone Toxic Read more »
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Retail Council of Canada and border community Chambers of Commerce call on government to start leveling the retail playing field
shop." "Many retailers in border communities are struggling just to stay in business," said Carolyn Bones, President of the Niagara Falls Chamber of Commerce. "The federal government needs to act immediately to remove barriers to competition, so that Canadians 6:20 AM from PR Newswire Read more »
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Buffalo Avenue road repairs finally ready to go
will cover 95 percent of the construction cost and the city will pay the remaining five percent. Charles Knoll, who owns the Niagara Falls Motel in the 5800 block of Buffalo Avenue, has been waiting a long time to see the chewed-up road in front of his business 3:44 AM from Niagara Falls Gazette Read more »
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Product Test: Duct Tape Tote
to watch Nik Wallenda make his historic walk across Niagara Falls will ... Police are asking for your help to find a man they believe is connected to a ... 2-On-Your-Side's Adam Benigni spoke with NBC's Pierre McGuire on the Stanley ... The Lancaster baseball 3:40 AM from WGRZ | Buffalo, NY Read more »
